Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1955–1958

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 22nd Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1955 election on 10 December 1955. Three new seats were created (Bonython, Bruce and Stirling) and two were abolished (Hoddle and Martin). The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden won an additional eleven seats, defeating the Australian Labor Party led by Herbert Evatt, which lost ten seats.

Seat changes between 1954 and 1955 elections
Liberal Won by Liberal Party
Country Won by Country Party
Bonython New seat
Member Party Electorate State First elected
Charles Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1943
Ian Allan Country Gwydir NSW 1953
Charles Anderson Country Hume NSW 1949–51, 1955
Doug Anthony[1] Country Richmond NSW 1957
Hon Larry Anthony[1] Country Richmond NSW 1937
William Aston Liberal Phillip NSW 1955
Lance Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1954
Sir Garfield Barwick[2] Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946
Jeff Bate Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949
Hon Howard Beale[2] Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946
Kim Beazley ALP Fremantle WA 1945
Alan Bird ALP Batman Vic 1949
Francis Bland Liberal Warringah NSW 1951
William Bostock Liberal Indi Vic 1949
George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943
William Brand Country Wide Bay Qld 1954
Wilfred Brimblecombe Country Maranoa Qld 1951
Hon Harry Bruce ALP Leichhardt Qld 1951
Gordon Bryant ALP[3] Wills Vic 1955
Alexander Buchanan Liberal McMillan Vic 1955
Leslie Bury[4] Liberal Wentworth NSW 1956
Dr Jim Cairns ALP[3] Yarra Vic 1955
Hon Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940
Archie Cameron[5] Liberal Barker SA 1934
Clyde Cameron ALP Hindmarsh SA 1949
Hon Dr Donald Cameron Liberal Oxley Qld 1949
Rt Hon Richard Casey Liberal La Trobe Vic 1931–40, 1949
Hon Cyril Chambers ALP/Independent/ALP[6] Adelaide SA 1943
Fred Chaney Liberal Perth WA 1955
Hon Percy Clarey ALP Bendigo Vic 1949
Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934
Richard Cleaver Liberal Swan WA 1955
Jim Cope ALP Watson NSW 1955
Dominic Costa ALP Banks NSW 1949
Wilfred Coutts ALP Griffith Qld 1954
Hon John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949
Frank Crean ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1951
Dan Curtin ALP Kingsford-Smith NSW 1949
Fred Daly ALP Grayndler NSW 1943
Hon Charles Davidson Country Dawson Qld 1946
Billy Davies[7] ALP Cunningham NSW 1949
Frank Davis Liberal Deakin Vic 1949
Roger Dean Liberal Robertson NSW 1949
Hon Alec Downer Liberal Angas SA 1949
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
Dudley Erwin Liberal Ballaarat Vic 1955
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940
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
Dr Jim Forbes[5] Liberal Barker SA 1956
Max Fox Liberal Henty Vic 1955
Allan Fraser ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1943
Malcolm Fraser Liberal Wannon Vic 1955
Jim Fraser[8] ALP Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951
Gordon Freeth Liberal Forrest WA 1949
Pat Galvin ALP Kingston SA 1951
Bill Graham Liberal St George NSW 1949–1954, 1955
Charles Griffiths ALP Shortland NSW 1949
Len Hamilton Country Canning WA 1946
Rt Hon Eric Harrison[4] 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
Hon Robert Holt ALP[3] Darebin Vic 1955
John Howse Liberal Calare NSW 1946
Peter Howson Liberal Fawkner Vic 1955
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
Les Johnson ALP Hughes NSW 1955
Percy Joske Liberal Balaclava Vic 1951
Victor Kearney[7] ALP Cunningham NSW 1956
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949
Jim Killen Liberal Moreton Qld 1955
William Lawrence Liberal Wimmera Vic 1949
Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931
Hugh Leslie Liberal Moore Country 1949
Robert Lindsay Liberal Flinders Vic 1954
Tony Luchetti ALP Macquarie NSW 1951
Aubrey Luck Liberal Braddon Tas 1951
Philip Lucock Country Lyne NSW 1953
Dan Mackinnon Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949–51, 1953
Hon Norman Makin ALP Bonython SA 1919–46, 1954
Hon Philip McBride Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–37, 1937–43 (S), 1946
Malcolm McColm Liberal Bowman Qld 1949
Rt Hon John McEwen Country Murray Vic 1934
Hector McIvor ALP[3] Gellibrand Vic 1955
Hon John McLeay Liberal Boothby SA 1949
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
Jock Nelson[8] ALP Northern Territory NT 1949
William O'Connor ALP Dalley 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 Scullin Vic 1949
Hon Reg Pollard ALP Lalor Vic 1937
Hon Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936
Hon Hugh Roberton Country Riverina NSW 1949
Edgar Russell ALP Grey SA 1943
Billy Snedden Liberal Bruce Vic 1955
Frank Stewart ALP Lang NSW 1953
Philip Stokes Liberal Maribyrnong Vic 1955
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
Winton Turnbull Country Mallee Vic 1946
Harry Turner Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952
Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932
David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935
Harry Webb Liberal Stirling WA 1954
Bill Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949
Roy Wheeler Liberal Mitchell NSW 1949
Gough Whitlam ALP Werriwa NSW 1952
Bruce Wight Liberal Lilley Qld 1949
Keith Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1949–54, 1955

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Country Party member Larry Anthony died on 12 July 1957; Country Party candidate Doug Anthony (his son) won the resulting by-election on 14 September
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liberal member Howard Beale resigned on 10 February 1958; Liberal candidate Sir Garfield Barwick won the resulting by-election on 8 March.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Seat won back for Labor from a member of Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Liberal member Eric Harrison resigned on 17 October 1956; Liberal candidate Leslie Bury won the resulting by-election on 8 December.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Liberal member Archie Cameron died on 9 August 1956; Liberal candidate Jim Forbes won the resulting by-election on 13 October.
  6. ↑ ALP member Cyril Chambers was expelled from the party in August 1957 for attacking Evatt's leadership. He was readmitted in June 1958.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 ALP member Billy Davies died on 17 February 1956; ALP candidate Victor Kearney won the resulting by-election on 11 April.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1954–1955  · 1955–1958  · 1958–1961

Senate

1953–1956  · 1956–1959  · 1959–1962