Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954

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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.

MemberPartyElectorateStateIn office
Charles Adermann   Country Fisher Qld1943–1972
Ian Allan [1]   Country Gwydir NSW1953–1969
Gordon Anderson   Labor Kingsford Smith NSW1949–1955
Tom Andrews   Labor Darebin Vic1949–1955
Larry Anthony   Country Richmond NSW1937–1957
Jeff Bate   Liberal Macarthur NSW1949–1972
Howard Beale   Liberal Parramatta NSW1946–1958
Kim Beazley   Labor Fremantle WA1945–1977
Doug Berry   Liberal Griffith Qld1949–1954
Alan Bird   Labor Batman Vic1949–1962
Francis Bland   Liberal Warringah NSW1951–1961
William Bostock   Liberal Indi Vic1949–1958
Bill Bourke   Labor Fawkner Vic1949–1955
George Bowden   Country Gippsland Vic1943–1961
Wilfred Brimblecombe   Country Maranoa Qld1951–1966
Geoffrey Brown   Liberal McMillan Vic1949–1955
Harry Bruce   Labor Leichhardt Qld1951–1958
Bill Bryson   Labor Wills Vic1943–1946, 1949–1955
Tom Burke   Labor Perth WA1943–1955
Arthur Calwell   Labor Melbourne Vic1940–1972
Archie Cameron   Liberal Barker SA1934–1956
Clyde Cameron   Labor Hindmarsh SA1949–1980
Donald Cameron   Liberal Oxley Qld1949–1961
Richard Casey   Liberal La Trobe Vic1931–1940, 1949–1960
Cyril Chambers   Labor Adelaide SA1943–1958
Ben Chifley [2]   Labor Macquarie NSW1928–1931, 1940–1951
Percy Clarey   Labor Bendigo Vic1949–1960
Joe Clark   Labor Darling NSW1934–1969
Bernard Corser   Country Wide Bay Qld1928–1954
Eric Costa   Labor Banks NSW1949–1969
John Cramer   Liberal Bennelong NSW1949–1974
Frank Crean   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic1951–1977
Jack Cremean   Labor Hoddle Vic1949–1955
Dan Curtin   Labor Watson NSW1949–1969
Fred Daly   Labor Grayndler NSW1943–1975
Charles Davidson   Country Dawson Qld1946–1963
Billy Davies   Labor Cunningham NSW1949–1956
Frank Davis   Liberal Deakin Vic1949–1966
Roger Dean   Liberal Robertson NSW1949–1964
Alick Downer   Liberal Angas SA1949–1964
Arthur Drakeford   Labor Maribyrnong Vic1934–1955
David Drummond   Country New England NSW1949–1963
Nigel Drury   Liberal Ryan Qld1949–1975
Gil Duthie   Labor Wilmot Tas1946–1975
Bill Edmonds   Labor Herbert Qld1946–1958
Jim Eggins [3]   Country Lyne NSW1949–1952
H.V. Evatt   Labor Barton NSW1940–1960
Keith Ewert [4]   Labor Flinders Vic1952–1954
Arthur Fadden   Country McPherson Qld1936–1958
Laurie Failes   Country Lawson NSW1949–1969
David Fairbairn   Liberal Farrer NSW1949–1975
Allen Fairhall   Liberal Paterson NSW1949–1969
Bill Falkinder   Liberal Franklin Tas1946–1966
Joe Fitzgerald   Labor Phillip NSW1949–1955
Josiah Francis   Liberal Moreton Qld1922–1955
Allan Fraser   Labor Eden-Monaro NSW1943–1966, 1969–1972
Jim Fraser [5]   Labor Australian Capital Territory ACT1951–1970
Gordon Freeth   Liberal Forrest WA1949–1969
Arthur Fuller   Labor Hume NSW1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Pat Galvin   Labor Kingston SA1951–1966
Bill Graham   Liberal St George NSW1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Bill Grayden   Liberal Swan WA1949–1954
Arthur Greenup [6]   Labor Dalley NSW1953–1955
Charles Griffiths   Labor Shortland NSW1949–1972
Jo Gullett   Liberal Henty Vic1946–1955
Len Hamilton   Country Canning WA1946–1961
Eric Harrison   Liberal Wentworth NSW1931–1956
Jim Harrison   Labor Blaxland NSW1949–1969
Paul Hasluck   Liberal Curtin WA1949–1969
William Haworth   Liberal Isaacs Vic1949–1969
Les Haylen   Labor Parkes NSW1943–1963
Harold Holt   Liberal Higgins Vic1935–1967
John Howse   Liberal Calare NSW1946–1960
Billy Hughes [7]   Liberal Bradfield NSW1901–1952
Alan Hulme   Liberal Petrie Qld1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack   Liberal North Sydney NSW1949–1966
Rowley James   Labor Hunter NSW1928–1958
Herbert Johnson   Labor Kalgoorlie WA1940–1958
Bob Joshua   Labor Ballaarat Vic1951–1955
Percy Joske [8]   Liberal Balaclava Vic1951–1960
Bruce Kekwick   Liberal Bass Tas1949–1954
Wilfrid Kent Hughes   Liberal Chisholm Vic1949–1970
Stan Keon   Labor Yarra Vic1949–1955
William Lawrence   Liberal Wimmera Vic1949–1958
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane Qld1931–1961
Bert Lazzarini [9]   Labor Werriwa NSW1919–1931, 1934–1952
Hugh Leslie   Country Moore WA1949–1958, 1961–1963
Tony Luchetti [2]   Labor Macquarie NSW1951–1975
Aubrey Luck   Liberal Darwin Tas1951–1958
Philip Lucock [3]   Country Lyne NSW1952–1980
Dan Mackinnon [10]   Liberal Corangamite Vic1949–1951, 1953–1966
Philip McBride   Liberal Wakefield SA1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Malcolm McColm   Liberal Bowman Qld1949–1961
Allan McDonald [10]   Liberal Corangamite Vic1940-1953
John McEwen   Country Murray Vic1934–1971
John McLeay Sr.   Liberal Boothby SA1949–1966
Don McLeod   Labor Wannon Vic1940–1949, 1951–1955
William McMahon   Liberal Lowe NSW1949–1982
Robert Menzies   Liberal Kooyong Vic1934–1966
Dan Minogue   Labor West Sydney NSW1949–1969
Charles Morgan   Labor Reid NSW1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy [11]   Labor Lang NSW1934–1953
Jack Mullens   Labor Gellibrand Vic1949–1955
Jock Nelson [5]   Labor Northern Territory NT1949–1966
William O'Connor   Labor Martin NSW1946–1969
Hubert Opperman   Liberal Corio Vic1949–1967
Frederick Osborne   Liberal Evans NSW1949–1961
Sir Earle Page   Country Cowper NSW1919–1961
Henry Pearce   Liberal Capricornia Qld1949–1961
Ted Peters   Labor Burke Vic1949–1969
Reg Pollard   Labor Lalor Vic1937–1966
Bill Riordan   Labor Kennedy Qld1936–1966
Hugh Roberton   Country Riverina NSW1949–1965
Sol Rosevear [6]   Labor Dalley NSW1931–1953
Edgar Russell   Labor Grey SA1943–1963
Rupert Ryan [4]   Liberal Flinders Vic1940–1952
Tom Sheehan   Labor Cook NSW1937–1955
Frank Stewart [11]   Labor Lang NSW1953–1979
Reginald Swartz   Liberal Darling Downs Qld1949–1972
Albert Thompson   Labor Port Adelaide SA1946–1963
Frank Timson   Liberal Higinbotham Vic1949–1960
Athol Townley   Liberal Denison Tas1949–1964
Thomas Treloar [1]   Country Gwydir NSW1949–1953
Winton Turnbull   Country Mallee Vic1946–1972
Harry Turner [7]   Liberal Bradfield NSW1952–1974
Eddie Ward   Labor East Sydney NSW1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW1935–1958
Bill Wentworth   Liberal Mackellar NSW1949–1977
Roy Wheeler   Liberal Mitchell NSW1949–1961
Gough Whitlam [9]   Labor Werriwa NSW1952–1978
Thomas White [8]   Liberal Balaclava Vic1929–1951
Bruce Wight   Liberal Lilley Qld1949–1961
Keith Wilson   Liberal Sturt SA1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

Notes

  1. 1 2 Liberal member Thomas Treloar died on 15 November 1953; Liberal candidate Ian Allan won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
  2. 1 2 Labor member Ben Chifley died on 13 June 1951; Labor candidate Tony Luchetti won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  3. 1 2 Country member Jim Eggins died on 28 January 1952; Country candidate Philip Lucock won the resulting by-election on 22 March.
  4. 1 2 Liberal member Rupert Ryan died on 25 August 1952; Labor candidate Keith Ewert won the resulting by-election on 18 October.
  5. 1 2 At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
  6. 1 2 Labor member Sol Rosevear died on 21 March 1953; Labor candidate Arthur Greenup won the resulting by-election on 9 May.
  7. 1 2 Liberal member Billy Hughes died on 28 October 1952; Liberal candidate Henry Turner won the resulting by-election on 20 December.
  8. 1 2 Liberal member Thomas White resigned on 20 June 1951; Liberal candidate Percy Joske won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  9. 1 2 Labor member Bert Lazzarini died on 1 October 1952; Labor candidate Gough Whitlam won the resulting by-election on 29 November.
  10. 1 2 Liberal member Allan McDonald died on 10 June 1953; Liberal candidate Dan Mackinnon won the resulting by-election on 29 August.
  11. 1 2 Labor member Dan Mulcahy died on 13 July 1953; Labor candidate Frank Stewart won the resulting by-election on 29 August.

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