Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910

Last updated May 14, 2022

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the Third Australian Parliament, which was elected on 12 December 1906.

In 1909 the Anti-Socialist Party (previously Free Trade) and most of the Protectionist Party merged to become the Commonwealth Liberal Party.

Member	Party	Electorate	State	In office
Edward Archer	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Capricornia	Qld	1906
Llewellyn Atkinson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wilmot	Tas	1906
Frederick Bamford	Labor	Herbert	Qld	1901
Lee Batchelor *	Labor	Boothby	SA	1901
Eric Bowden	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Nepean †	NSW	1906
Joseph Brown	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Indi	Vic	1906
Hon Thomas Brown	Labor	Calare †	NSW	1901
Ernest Carr	Labor	Macquarie	NSW	1906
James Catts	Labor	Cook †	NSW	1906
Hon John Chanter	Protectionist/Labor	Riverina	NSW	1904 (by-election)
Austin Chapman	Protectionist/Liberal	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1901
James Cook	Protectionist/Liberal	Bourke	Vic	1901
Hon Joseph Cook *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Parramatta	NSW	1901
Hon Jabez Coon	Protectionist/Liberal	Batman †	Vic	1906
Richard Crouch	Protectionist/Liberal	Corio	Vic	1901
Hon Alfred Deakin	Protectionist/Liberal	Ballarat	Vic	1901
Hon Richard Edwards	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Oxley	Qld	1901
Thomas Ewing	Protectionist/Liberal	Richmond	NSW	1901
George Fairbairn	Independent/Liberal	Fawkner †	Vic	1906
Andrew Fisher	Labor	Wide Bay	Qld	1901
Rt Hon Sir John Forrest	Western Australian/Liberal	Swan	WA	1901
Frank Foster	Labor	New England	NSW	1906
James Fowler	Labor/Liberal	Perth	WA	1901
Justin Foxton	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Brisbane	Qld	1906
Charlie Frazer	Labor	Kalgoorlie	WA	1903
George Fuller	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Illawarra	NSW	1901
Hon Sir Philip Fysh	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Denison	Tas	1901
Paddy Glynn	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Angas	SA	1901
Littleton Groom	Protectionist/Liberal	Darling Downs	Qld	1901
David Hall	Labor	Werriwa	NSW	1906
Robert Harper	Protectionist/Liberal	Mernda	Vic	1901
William Hedges	Western Australian/Liberal	Fremantle	WA	1906
Hon Frederick Holder	Independent	Wakefield	SA	1901
Billy Hughes	Labor	West Sydney	NSW	1901
James Hutchison *	Labor	Hindmarsh	SA	1903
Hans Irvine	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Grampians	Vic	1906
Hon William Irvine	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Flinders	Vic	1906
Elliot Johnson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Lang	NSW	1903
Willie Kelly	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wentworth	NSW	1903
Rt Hon Charles Kingston *	Protectionist	Adelaide	SA	1901
William Knox	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Kooyong	Vic	1901
Dr Frank Liddell	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Hunter	NSW	1903
John Livingston	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Barker	SA	1906
Hon Sir William Lyne	Protectionist/Independent	Hume	NSW	1901
Charles McDonald	Labor	Kennedy	Qld	1901
John McDougall	Labor	Wannon	Vic	1906
William McWilliams *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Franklin	Tas	1903
Hugh Mahon	Labor	Coolgardie	WA	1901
Dr William Maloney	Labor	Melbourne	Vic	1906
James Mathews	Labor	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1906
Hon Samuel Mauger	Protectionist/Liberal	Maribyrnong †	Vic	1901
King O'Malley	Labor	Darwin	Tas	1901
Jim Page	Labor	Maranoa	Qld	1901
Albert Palmer	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Echuca	Vic	1906
Alexander Poynton *	Labor	Grey	SA	1901
Sir John Quick	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Bendigo	Vic	1901
Rt Hon George Reid	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	East Sydney	NSW	1901
Dr Carty Salmon	Protectionist/Liberal	Laanecoorie	Vic	1901
Sydney Sampson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wimmera	Vic	1906
Hugh Sinclair	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Moreton	Qld	1906
Bruce Smith	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Parkes	NSW	1901
William Spence	Labor	Darling	NSW	1901
David Storrer	Protectionist/Independent	Bass	Tas	1901
Josiah Thomas	Labor	Barrier	NSW	1901
Dugald Thomson *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	North Sydney	NSW	1901
John Thomson	Protectionist/Liberal	Cowper	NSW	1906
Frank Tudor	Labor	Yarra	Vic	1901
David Watkins	Labor	Newcastle	NSW	1901
Hon Chris Watson	Labor	South Sydney	NSW	1901
William Webster	Labor	Gwydir	NSW	1903
William Wilks	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Dalley	NSW	1901
Henry Willis	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Robertson	NSW	1901
Dr John Gratton Wilson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Corangamite	Vic	1903
George Wise	Protectionist/Independent	Gippsland	Vic	1906
Agar Wynne	Independent/Liberal	Balaclava	Vic	1906

Notes

* These candidates were elected unopposed.
† These Divisions were created at the 1906 redistribution.

^ The Anti-Socialists were known as the Free Trade Party before the 1906 election. In 1909, the Anti-Socialists, the Protectionists and the Western Australia Party merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.

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