Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1943–1946

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 17th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1943 election on 21 August 1943. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin defeated the opposition Country Party led by Arthur Fadden with coalition partner the United Australia Party led by Billy Hughes.

Seat changes between 1940 and 1943 elections
Labor Won by Labor Party
Country Won by Country Party
Member Party Electorate State First elected
Hon Joe Abbott Country New England NSW 1940
Charles Adermann Country Maranoa Qld 1943
Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937
Claude Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1934
Hon Jack Beasley ALP West Sydney NSW 1928
Kim Beazley[1] ALP Fremantle WA 1945
Adair Blain[2] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934
George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943
John Breen ALP Calare NSW 1940
Hon Frank Brennan ALP Batman Vic 1911–31, 1934
Bill Bryson ALP Bourke Vic 1943
Tom Burke ALP Perth WA 1943
Hon Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940
Hon Archie Cameron UAP/Liberal Barker SA 1934
Cyril Chambers ALP Adelaide SA 1943
Hon Ben Chifley ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940
Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934
Arthur Coles[3] Independent Henty Vic 1940
William Conelan ALP Griffith Qld 1939
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928
Rt Hon John Curtin[1] ALP Fremantle WA 1928–31, 1934
Fred Daly ALP Martin NSW 1943
Hon John Dedman ALP Corio Vic 1940
Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country Darling Downs Qld 1936
Max Falstein ALP Watson NSW 1940
Rt Hon Frank Forde ALP Capricornia Qld 1922
Hon Josiah Francis UAP/Liberal Moreton Qld 1922
Allan Fraser ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1943
Charles Frost ALP Franklin Tas 1929–31, 1934
Arthur Fuller ALP Hume NSW 1943
John Gaha ALP Denison Tas 1943
Henry Gullett[3] Liberal Henty Vic 1940
Allan Guy UAP Wilmot Tas 1929–34, 1940
James Hadley ALP Lilley Qld 1943
Hon Eric Harrison UAP/Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931
Leslie Haylen ALP Parkes NSW 1943
Hon Jack Holloway ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1929
Hon Harold Holt UAP/Liberal Fawkner Vic 1935
Rt Hon Billy Hughes UAP/Liberal North Sydney NSW 1901
William Hutchinson UAP/Liberal Deakin Vic 1931
Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928
Herbert Johnson ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940
Joe Langtry ALP Riverina NSW 1940
Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931
Hon Bert Lazzarini ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934
Nelson Lemmon ALP Forrest WA 1943
Dame Enid Lyons UAP/Liberal Darwin Tas 1943
Hon Norman Makin ALP Hindmarsh SA 1919
George Martens ALP Herbert Qld 1928
Hon Allan McDonald UAP/Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940
Hon John McEwen Country Indi Vic 1934
Don McLeod ALP Wannon Vic 1940
Rt Hon Robert Menzies UAP/Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934
Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940
Don Mountjoy ALP Swan WA 1943
Dan Mulcahy ALP Lang NSW 1934
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919
Hon Reg Pollard ALP Ballaarat Vic 1937
George Rankin Country Bendigo Vic 1937
Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936
Hon Sol Rosevear ALP Dalley NSW 1931
Edgar Russell ALP Grey SA 1943
Rupert Ryan UAP/Liberal Flinders Vic 1940
Rt Hon James Scullin ALP Yarra Vic 1910–13, 1922
Hon William Scully ALP Gwydir NSW 1937
Tom Sheehan ALP Cook NSW 1937
Thomas Sheehy ALP Boothby SA 1943
Albert Smith ALP Wakefield SA 1943
Hon Percy Spender UAP/Liberal Warringah NSW 1937
Hon Sir Frederick Stewart UAP Parramatta NSW 1931
Winton Turnbull[4] Country Wimmera Vic 1946
Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932
David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935
Hon Thomas White UAP/Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929
Thomas Williams ALP Robertson NSW 1943
Alexander Wilson[4] Independent Wimmera Vic 1937

Notes

  1. 1 2 ALP member John Curtin died on 5 July 1945; ALP candidate Kim Beazley won the resulting by-election on 18 August.
  2. ↑ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
  3. 1 2 Independent member Arthur Coles resigned on 11 February 1946; Liberal Party candidate Henry Gullett won the resulting by-election on 30 March.
  4. 1 2 Independent member Alexander Wilson resigned on 31 December 1945 to be appointed Administrator of Norfolk Island; Country Party candidate Winton Turnbull won the resulting by-election on 9 February 1946.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1940–1943  · 1943–1946  · 1946–1949

Senate

1941–1944  · 1944–1947  · 1947–1950

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