Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954 explained

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.

Member	Party		Electorate	State	In office
Charles Adermann				Fisher	Qld	1943–1972
Ian Allan^[1]				Gwydir	NSW	1953–1969
Gordon Anderson				Kingsford Smith	NSW	1949–1955
Tom Andrews				Darebin	Vic	1949–1955
				Richmond	NSW	1937–1957
Jeff Bate				Macarthur	NSW	1949–1972
Howard Beale				Parramatta	NSW	1946–1958
Kim Beazley				Fremantle	WA	1945–1977
Doug Berry					Griffith	Qld	1949–1954
Alan Bird				Batman	Vic	1949–1962
				Warringah	NSW	1951–1961
William Bostock				Indi	Vic	1949–1958
Bill Bourke				Fawkner	Vic	1949–1955
George Bowden				Gippsland	Vic	1943–1961
Wilfred Brimblecombe				Maranoa	Qld	1951–1966
Geoffrey Brown				McMillan	Vic	1949–1955
Harry Bruce				Leichhardt	Qld	1951–1958
Bill Bryson				Wills	Vic	1943–1946, 1949–1955
Tom Burke				Perth	WA	1943–1955
Arthur Calwell				Melbourne	Vic	1940–1972
Archie Cameron				Barker	SA	1934–1956
Clyde Cameron				Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Donald Cameron				Oxley	Qld	1949–1961
				La Trobe	Vic	1931–1940, 1949–1960
Cyril Chambers				Adelaide	SA	1943–1958
Ben Chifley^[2]				Macquarie	NSW	1928–1931, 1940–1951
				Bendigo	Vic	1949–1960
Joe Clark				Darling	NSW	1934–1969
Bernard Corser				Wide Bay	Qld	1928–1954
Eric Costa				Banks	NSW	1949–1969
John Cramer				Bennelong	NSW	1949–1974
Frank Crean				Melbourne Ports	Vic	1951–1977
Jack Cremean				Hoddle	Vic	1949–1955
Dan Curtin				Watson	NSW	1949–1969
Fred Daly				Grayndler	NSW	1943–1975
Charles Davidson				Dawson	Qld	1946–1963
Billy Davies				Cunningham	NSW	1949–1956
Frank Davis				Deakin	Vic	1949–1966
Roger Dean				Robertson	NSW	1949–1964
Alick Downer				Angas	SA	1949–1964
Arthur Drakeford				Maribyrnong	Vic	1934–1955
David Drummond				New England	NSW	1949–1963
Nigel Drury				Ryan	Qld	1949–1975
Gil Duthie				Wilmot	Tas	1946–1975
Bill Edmonds				Herbert	Qld	1946–1958
Jim Eggins^[3]				Lyne	NSW	1949–1952
				Barton	NSW	1940–1960
Keith Ewert^[4]				Flinders	Vic	1952–1954
Arthur Fadden				McPherson	Qld	1936–1958
Laurie Failes				Lawson	NSW	1949–1969
David Fairbairn				Farrer	NSW	1949–1975
Allen Fairhall				Paterson	NSW	1949–1969
Bill Falkinder				Franklin	Tas	1946–1966
Joe Fitzgerald				Phillip	NSW	1949–1955
Josiah Francis				Moreton	Qld	1922–1955
Allan Fraser				Eden-Monaro	NSW	1943–1966, 1969–1972
Jim Fraser^[5]				Australian Capital Territory	ACT	1951–1970
Gordon Freeth				Forrest	WA	1949–1969
Arthur Fuller				Hume	NSW	1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Pat Galvin				Kingston	SA	1951–1966
Bill Graham				St George	NSW	1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Bill Grayden				Swan	WA	1949–1954
Arthur Greenup^[6]				Dalley	NSW	1953–1955
Charles Griffiths				Shortland	NSW	1949–1972
Jo Gullett				Henty	Vic	1946–1955
Len Hamilton				Canning	WA	1946–1961
Eric Harrison				Wentworth	NSW	1931–1956
Jim Harrison				Blaxland	NSW	1949–1969
Paul Hasluck				Curtin	WA	1949–1969
William Haworth				Isaacs	Vic	1949–1969
Les Haylen				Parkes	NSW	1943–1963
Harold Holt				Higgins	Vic	1935–1967
				Calare	NSW	1946–1960
Billy Hughes^[7]				Bradfield	NSW	1901–1952
Alan Hulme				Petrie	Qld	1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack				North Sydney	NSW	1949–1966
Rowley James				Hunter	NSW	1928–1958
Herbert Johnson				Kalgoorlie	WA	1940–1958
Bob Joshua				Ballaarat	Vic	1951–1955
Percy Joske^[8]				Balaclava	Vic	1951–1960
Bruce Kekwick				Bass	Tas	1949–1954
Wilfrid Kent Hughes				Chisholm	Vic	1949–1970
Stan Keon				Yarra	Vic	1949–1955
William Lawrence				Wimmera	Vic	1949–1958
George Lawson				Brisbane	Qld	1931–1961
Bert Lazzarini^[9]				Werriwa	NSW	1919–1931, 1934–1952
Hugh Leslie				Moore	WA	1949–1958, 1961–1963
				Macquarie	NSW	1951–1975
Aubrey Luck				Darwin	Tas	1951–1958
				Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
Dan Mackinnon^[10]				Corangamite	Vic	1949–1951, 1953–1966
Philip McBride				Wakefield	SA	1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Malcolm McColm				Bowman	Qld	1949–1961
Allan McDonald				Corangamite	Vic	1940-1953
John McEwen				Murray	Vic	1934–1971
John McLeay Sr.				Boothby	SA	1949–1966
Don McLeod				Wannon	Vic	1940–1949, 1951–1955
William McMahon				Lowe	NSW	1949–1982
Robert Menzies				Kooyong	Vic	1934–1966
Dan Minogue				West Sydney	NSW	1949–1969
Charles Morgan				Reid	NSW	1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy^[11]				Lang	NSW	1934–1953
Jack Mullens				Gellibrand	Vic	1949–1955
Jock Nelson				Northern Territory	NT	1949–1966
William O'Connor				Martin	NSW	1946–1969
Hubert Opperman				Corio	Vic	1949–1967
Frederick Osborne				Evans	NSW	1949–1961
Sir Earle Page				Cowper	NSW	1919–1961
Henry Pearce				Capricornia	Qld	1949–1961
Ted Peters				Burke	Vic	1949–1969
Reg Pollard				Lalor	Vic	1937–1966
Bill Riordan				Kennedy	Qld	1936–1966
Hugh Roberton				Riverina	NSW	1949–1965
Sol Rosevear				Dalley	NSW	1931–1953
Edgar Russell				Grey	SA	1943–1963
				Flinders	Vic	1940–1952
				Cook	NSW	1937–1955
Frank Stewart				Lang	NSW	1953–1979
Reginald Swartz				Darling Downs	Qld	1949–1972
Albert Thompson				Port Adelaide	SA	1946–1963
Frank Timson				Higinbotham	Vic	1949–1960
Athol Townley				Denison	Tas	1949–1964
Thomas Treloar				Gwydir	NSW	1949–1953
Winton Turnbull				Mallee	Vic	1946–1972
				Bradfield	NSW	1952–1974
Eddie Ward				East Sydney	NSW	1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins				Newcastle	NSW	1935–1958
Bill Wentworth				Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Roy Wheeler				Mitchell	NSW	1949–1961
				Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
				Balaclava	Vic	1929–1951
Bruce Wight				Lilley	Qld	1949–1961
Keith Wilson				Sturt	SA	1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

References

• Book: Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the twentieth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1954.
• Web site: Members of the House of Representatives since 1901 . Parliamentary Handbook . . 9 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725081310/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/index.htm . 25 July 2008 . dead .

Notes and References

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