Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 20th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1951 election on 28 April 1951. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley.

Seat changes between 1949 and 1951 elections
Labor Won by Labor Party
Member Party Electorate State First elected
Charles Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1943
Ian Allan[1] Country Gwydir NSW 1953
Gordon Anderson ALP Kingsford Smith NSW 1949
Tom Andrews ALP Darebin Vic 1949
Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937
Jeff Bate Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949
Hon Howard Beale Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946
Kim Beazley ALP Fremantle WA 1945
Doug Berry Liberal Griffith Qld 1949
Alan Bird ALP Batman Vic 1949
Francis Bland Liberal Warringah NSW 1951
William Bostock Liberal Indi Vic 1949
Bill Bourke ALP Fawkner Vic 1949
George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943
Wilfred Brimblecombe[2] Country Maranoa Qld 1951
Geoffrey Brown Liberal McMillan Vic 1949
Hon Harry Bruce ALP Leichhardt Qld 1951
Tom Burke ALP Perth WA 1943
Bill Bryson ALP Wills Vic 1943–1946, 1949
Hon Archie Cameron Liberal Barker SA 1934
Clyde Cameron ALP Hindmarsh SA 1949
Dr Donald Cameron Liberal Oxley Qld 1949
Hon Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940
Rt Hon Richard Casey Liberal La Trobe Vic 1931–40, 1949
Hon Cyril Chambers ALP Adelaide SA 1943
Rt Hon Ben Chifley[3] ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940
Hon Percy Clarey ALP Bendigo Vic 1949
Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928
Dominic Costa ALP Banks NSW 1949
Hon John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949
Frank Crean ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1951
Jack Cremean ALP Hoddle Vic 1949
Dan Curtin ALP Watson NSW 1949
Fred Daly ALP Grayndler NSW 1943
Charles Davidson Country Dawson Qld 1946
Billy Davies ALP Cunningham NSW 1949
Frank Davis Liberal Deakin Vic 1949
Roger Dean Liberal Robertson NSW 1949
Alec Downer Liberal Angas SA 1949
Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934
Hon David Drummond Country New England NSW 1949
Nigel Drury Liberal Ryan Qld 1949
Gil Duthie ALP Wilmot Tas 1946
Bill Edmonds ALP Herbert Qld 1946
Jim Eggins[4] Country Lyne NSW 1949
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940
Keith Ewert[5] ALP Flinders Vic 1952
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country McPherson Qld 1949
Laurie Failes Country Lawson NSW 1949
David Fairbairn Liberal Farrer NSW 1949
Hon Allen Fairhall Liberal Paterson NSW 1949
Bill Falkinder Liberal Franklin Tas 1946
Joe Fitzgerald ALP Phillip NSW 1949
Hon Josiah Francis Liberal Moreton Qld 1922
Allan Fraser ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1943
Jim Fraser[6] ALP Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951
Gordon Freeth Liberal Forrest WA 1949
Arthur Fuller ALP Hume NSW 1943–49, 1951
Pat Galvin ALP Kingston SA 1951
Bill Graham Liberal St George NSW 1949
Bill Grayden Liberal Swan WA 1949
Arthur Greenup[7] ALP Dalley NSW 1953
Charles Griffiths ALP Shortland NSW 1949
Jo Gullett Liberal Henty Vic 1946
Len Hamilton Country Canning WA 1946
Rt Hon Eric Harrison Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931
Jim Harrison ALP Blaxland NSW 1949
Hon Paul Hasluck Liberal Curtin WA 1949
Hon William Haworth Liberal Isaacs Vic 1949
Leslie Haylen ALP Parkes NSW 1943
Rt Hon Harold Holt Liberal Higgins Vic 1935
John Howse Liberal Calare NSW 1946
Rt Hon Billy Hughes[8] Liberal Bradfield NSW 1901
Alan Hulme Liberal Petrie Qld 1949
William Jack Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949
Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928
Hon Herbert Johnson ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940
Bob Joshua ALP Ballaarat Vic 1951
Percy Joske[9] Liberal Balaclava Vic 1951
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949
Bruce Kekwick Liberal Bass Tas 1949
Stan Keon ALP Yarra Vic 1949
William Lawrence Liberal Wimmera Vic 1949
Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931
Hon Bert Lazzarini[10] ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934
Hugh Leslie Liberal Moore WA 1949
Tony Luchetti[3] ALP Macquarie NSW 1951
Aubrey Luck Liberal Darwin Tas 1951
Philip Lucock[4] Country Lyne NSW 1953
Dan Mackinnon[11] Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949–51, 1953
Hon Philip McBride Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–37, 1937–43 (S), 1946
Malcolm McColm Liberal Bowman Qld 1949
Hon Allan McDonald[11] Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940
Rt Hon John McEwen Country Murray Vic 1934
John McLeay Liberal Boothby SA 1949
Don McLeod ALP Wannon Vic 1940–49, 1951
Hon William McMahon Liberal Lowe NSW 1949
Rt Hon Robert Menzies Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934
Dan Minogue ALP West Sydney NSW 1949
Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940–46, 1949
Dan Mulcahy[12] ALP Lang NSW 1934
Jack Mullens ALP Gellibrand Vic 1949
Jock Nelson[6] ALP Northern Territory NT 1949
William O'Connor ALP Martin NSW 1946
Hubert Opperman Liberal Corio Vic 1949
Hon Frederick Osborne Liberal Evans NSW 1949
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919
Henry Pearce Liberal Capricornia Qld 1949
Ted Peters ALP Burke Vic 1949
Hon Reg Pollard ALP Lalor Vic 1937
Hon Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936
Hugh Roberton Country Riverina NSW 1949
Hon Sol Rosevear[7] ALP Dalley NSW 1931
Edgar Russell ALP Grey SA 1943
Rupert Ryan[5] Liberal Flinders Vic 1940
Tom Sheehan ALP Cook NSW 1937
Frank Stewart[12] ALP Lang NSW 1953
Reginald Swartz Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1949
Albert Thompson ALP Port Adelaide SA 1946
Frank Timson Liberal Higinbotham Vic 1949
Hon Athol Townley Liberal Denison Tas 1949
Thomas Treloar[1] Country Gwydir NSW 1949
Winton Turnbull Country Mallee Vic 1946
Harry Turner[8] Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952
Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932
David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935
Bill Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949
Roy Wheeler Liberal Mitchell NSW 1949
Gough Whitlam[10] ALP Werriwa NSW 1952
Bruce Wight Liberal Lilley Qld 1949
Keith Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1937–44 (S), 1949
Thomas White[9] Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liberal member Thomas Treloar died on 15 November 1953; Liberal candidate Ian Allan won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
  2. ↑ Seat won back for Country Party from a former member, turned independent, Charles Russell
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ALP member Ben Chifley died on 13 June 1951; ALP candidate Tony Luchetti won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Country member Jim Eggins died on 28 January 1952; Country candidate Philip Lucock won the resulting by-election on 22 March.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Liberal member Rupert Ryan died on 25 August 1952; ALP candidate Keith Ewert won the resulting by-election on 18 October.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 ALP member Sol Rosevear died on 21 March 1953; ALP candidate Arthur Greenup won the resulting by-election on 9 May.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Liberal member Billy Hughes died on 28 October 1952; Liberal candidate Henry Turner won the resulting by-election on 20 December.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Liberal member Thomas White resigned on 20 June 1951; Liberal candidate Percy Joske won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 ALP member Bert Lazzarini died on 1 October 1952; ALP candidate Gough Whitlam won the resulting by-election on 29 November.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Liberal member Allan McDonald died on 10 June 1953; Liberal candidate Dan Mackinnon won the resulting by-election on 29 August.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 ALP member Dan Mulcahy died on 13 July 1953; ALP candidate Frank Stewart won the resulting by-election on 29 August.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1949–1951  · 1951–1954  · 1954–1955

Senate

1950–1951  · 1951–1953  · 1953–1956