Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1949–1951

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 19th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1949 election on 10 December 1949.

In the first of two significant expansions, the house was expanded by 48 seats, from 75 (including the Northern Territory) to 123 seats (including the Australian Capital Territory) — the other expansion in 1984 added 23 seats. In addition the seat of Bourke was replaced by Burke. The opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden won a net of 48 additional seats, allowing it to form government. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley won a net of four additional seats and the four representatives of minor parties and an independent were all defeated.

Member	Party	Electorate	State	Term in office
Charles Adermann	Country	Fisher	Qld	1943–1972
Charles Anderson	Country	Hume	NSW	1949–1951, 1955–1961
Gordon Anderson	Labor	Kingsford Smith	NSW	1949–1955
Tom Andrews	Labor	Darebin	Vic	1949–1955
Hon Larry Anthony	Country	Richmond	NSW	1937–1957
Jeff Bate	Liberal	Macarthur	NSW	1949–1972
Hon Howard Beale	Liberal	Parramatta	NSW	1946–1958
Kim Beazley	Labor	Fremantle	WA	1945–1977
Doug Berry	Liberal	Griffith	Qld	1949–1954
Alan Bird	Labor	Batman	Vic	1949–1962
William Bostock	Liberal	Indi	Vic	1949–1958
Bill Bourke	Labor	Fawkner	Vic	1949–1955
George Bowden	Country	Gippsland	Vic	1943–1961
Geoffrey Brown	Liberal	McMillan	Vic	1949–1955
Bill Bryson	Labor	Wills	Vic	1943–1946, 1949–1955
Tom Burke	Labor	Perth	WA	1943–1955
Hon Arthur Calwell	Labor	Melbourne	Vic	1940–1972
Hon Archie Cameron	Liberal	Barker	SA	1934–1956
Clyde Cameron	Labor	Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Dr Donald Cameron	Liberal	Oxley	Qld	1949–1961
Rt Hon Richard Casey	Liberal	La Trobe	Vic	1931–1940, 1949–1960
Hon Cyril Chambers	Labor	Adelaide	SA	1943–1958
Rt Hon Ben Chifley	Labor	Macquarie	NSW	1928–1931, 1940–1951
Hon Percy Clarey	Labor	Bendigo	Vic	1949–1960
Joe Clark	Labor	Darling	NSW	1934–1969
Bernard Corser	Country	Wide Bay	Qld	1928–1954
Dominic Costa	Labor	Banks	NSW	1949–1969
Hon John Cramer	Liberal	Bennelong	NSW	1949–1974
Jack Cremean	Labor	Hoddle	Vic	1949–1955
Dan Curtin	Labor	Watson	NSW	1949–1969
Fred Daly	Labor	Grayndler	NSW	1943–1975
Charles Davidson	Country	Dawson	Qld	1946–1963
Billy Davies	Labor	Cunningham	NSW	1949–1956
Frank Davis	Liberal	Deakin	Vic	1949–1966
Roger Dean	Liberal	Robertson	NSW	1949–1964
Alick Downer	Liberal	Angas	SA	1949–1964
Hon Arthur Drakeford	Labor	Maribyrnong	Vic	1934–1955
Hon David Drummond	Country	New England	NSW	1949–1963
Nigel Drury	Liberal	Ryan	Qld	1949–1975
Gil Duthie	Labor	Wilmot	Tas	1946–1975
Bill Edmonds	Labor	Herbert	Qld	1946–1958
Jim Eggins	Country	Lyne	NSW	1949–1952
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt	Labor	Barton	NSW	1940–1960
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden	Country	McPherson	Qld	1936–1958
Laurie Failes	Country	Lawson	NSW	1949–1969
David Fairbairn	Liberal	Farrer	NSW	1949–1975
Hon Allen Fairhall	Liberal	Paterson	NSW	1949–1969
Bill Falkinder	Liberal	Franklin	Tas	1946–1966
Joe Fitzgerald	Labor	Phillip	NSW	1949–1955
Hon Josiah Francis	Liberal	Moreton	Qld	1922–1955
Allan Fraser	Labor	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1943–1966, 1969–1972
Gordon Freeth	Liberal	Forrest	WA	1949–1969
Hon Tom Gilmore, Sr.	Country	Leichhardt	Qld	1949–1951
Bill Graham	Liberal	St George	NSW	1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Bill Grayden	Liberal	Swan	WA	1949–1954
Charles Griffiths	Labor	Shortland	NSW	1949–1972
Jo Gullett	Liberal	Henty	Vic	1946–1955
Len Hamilton	Country	Canning	WA	1946–1961
Jim Handby	Liberal	Kingston	SA	1949–1951
Rt Hon Eric Harrison	Liberal	Wentworth	NSW	1931–1956
Jim Harrison	Labor	Blaxland	NSW	1949–1969
Hon Paul Hasluck	Liberal	Curtin	WA	1949–1969
Hon William Haworth	Liberal	Isaacs	Vic	1949–1969
Les Haylen	Labor	Parkes	NSW	1943–1963
Rt Hon Jack Holloway	Labor	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1929–1951
Rt Hon Harold Holt	Liberal	Higgins	Vic	1935–1967
John Howse	Liberal	Calare	NSW	1946–1960
Rt Hon Billy Hughes	Liberal	Bradfield	NSW	1901–1952
Alan Hulme	Liberal	Petrie	Qld	1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack	Liberal	North Sydney	NSW	1949–1966
Rowley James	Labor	Hunter	NSW	1928–1958
Hon Herbert Johnson	Labor	Kalgoorlie	WA	1940–1958
Bruce Kekwick	Liberal	Bass	Tas	1949–1954
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Liberal	Chisholm	Vic	1949–1970
Stan Keon	Labor	Yarra	Vic	1949–1955
William Lawrence	Liberal	Wimmera	Vic	1949–1958
Hon George Lawson	Labor	Brisbane	Qld	1931–1961
Hon Bert Lazzarini	Labor	Werriwa	NSW	1919–1931, 1934–1952
Hugh Leslie	Liberal	Moore	WA	1949–1958, 1961–1963
Hon Enid Lyons	Liberal	Darwin	Tas	1943–1951
Dan Mackinnon	Liberal	Wannon	Vic	1949–1951, 1953–1966
Hon Philip McBride	Liberal	Wakefield	SA	1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Malcolm McColm	Liberal	Bowman	Qld	1949–1961
Hon Allan McDonald	Liberal	Corangamite	Vic	1940–1953
Rt Hon John McEwen	Country	Murray	Vic	1934–1971
John McLeay Sr.	Liberal	Boothby	SA	1949–1966
William McMahon	Liberal	Lowe	NSW	1949–1982
Rt Hon Robert Menzies	Liberal	Kooyong	Vic	1934–1966
Dan Minogue	Labor	West Sydney	NSW	1949–1969
Charles Morgan	Labor	Reid	NSW	1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy	Labor	Lang	NSW	1934–1953
Jack Mullens	Labor	Gellibrand	Vic	1949–1955
Jock Nelson[1]	Labor	Northern Territory	NT	1949–1966
Lewis Nott[1]	Independent	Australian Capital Territory	ACT	1925–1928, 1949–1951
William O'Connor	Labor	Martin	NSW	1946–1969
Hubert Opperman	Liberal	Corio	Vic	1949–1967
Hon Frederick Osborne	Liberal	Evans	NSW	1949–1961
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page	Country	Cowper	NSW	1919–1961
Henry Pearce	Liberal	Capricornia	Qld	1949–1961
Ted Peters	Labor	Burke	Vic	1949–1969
Alan Pittard	Liberal	Ballaarat	Vic	1949–1951
Hon Reg Pollard	Labor	Lalor	Vic	1937–1966
Hon Bill Riordan	Labor	Kennedy	Qld	1936–1966
Hugh Roberton	Country	Riverina	NSW	1949–1965
Hon Sol Rosevear	Labor	Dalley	NSW	1931–1953
Charles Russell	Country	Maranoa	Qld	1949–1951
Edgar Russell	Labor	Grey	SA	1943–1963
Rupert Ryan	Liberal	Flinders	Vic	1940–1952
Tom Sheehan	Labor	Cook	NSW	1937–1955
Hon Percy Spender	Liberal	Warringah	NSW	1937–1951
Reginald Swartz	Liberal	Darling Downs	Qld	1949–1972
Albert Thompson	Labor	Port Adelaide	SA	1946–1963
Frank Timson	Liberal	Higinbotham	Vic	1949–1960
Hon Athol Townley	Liberal	Denison	Tas	1949–1964
Thomas Treloar	Country	Gwydir	NSW	1949–1953
Winton Turnbull	Country	Mallee	Vic	1946–1972
Hon Eddie Ward	Labor	East Sydney	NSW	1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins	Labor	Newcastle	NSW	1935–1958
Bill Wentworth	Liberal	Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Roy Wheeler	Liberal	Mitchell	NSW	1949–1961
Hon Thomas White	Liberal	Balaclava	Vic	1929–1951
Bruce Wight	Liberal	Lilley	Qld	1949–1961
Keith Wilson	Liberal	Sturt	SA	1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

Notes

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

• Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the nineteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1951.
• "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 1946–1949  · 1949–1951  · 1951–1954

Senate 1947–1950  · 1950–1951  · 1951–1953