Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1958–1961 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1958 to 1961, as elected at the 1958 federal election.^[1]

Member	State	In office
Charles Adermann	Fisher	Qld	1943–1972
Ian Allan	Gwydir	NSW	1953–1969
Charles Anderson	Hume	NSW	1949–1951, 1955–1961
Doug Anthony	Richmond	NSW	1957–1984
William Aston	Phillip	NSW	1955–1961, 1963–1972
Henry Bandidt	Wide Bay	Qld	1958–1961
Lance Barnard	Bass	Tas	1954–1975
Charles Barnes	McPherson	Qld	1958–1972
Sir Garfield Barwick	Parramatta	NSW	1958–1964
Jeff Bate	Macarthur	NSW	1949–1972
	Bendigo	Vic	1960–1969
Kim Beazley	Fremantle	WA	1945–1977
Alan Bird	Batman	Vic	1949–1962
Francis Bland	Warringah	NSW	1951–1961
George Bowden	Gippsland	Vic	1943–1961
Wilfred Brimblecombe	Maranoa	Qld	1951–1966
Peter Browne	Kalgoorlie	WA	1958–1961
Gordon Bryant	Wills	Vic	1955–1980
Alex Buchanan	McMillan	Vic	1955–1972
Les Bury	Wentworth	NSW	1956–1974
Jim Cairns	Yarra	Vic	1955–1977
Arthur Calwell	Melbourne	Vic	1940–1972
Clyde Cameron	Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Donald Cameron	Oxley	Qld	1949–1961
	La Trobe	Vic	1931–1940, 1949–1960
Doug Cash	Stirling	WA	1958–1961
Fred Chaney Sr.	Perth	WA	1955–1969
	Higinbotham	Vic	1960–1977
Arthur Chresby	Griffith	Qld	1958–1961
	Bendigo	Vic	1949–1960
Joe Clark	Darling	NSW	1934–1969
Lionel Clay	St George	NSW	1958–1963
Richard Cleaver	Swan	WA	1955–1969
Jim Cope	Watson	NSW	1955–1975
Eric Costa	Banks	NSW	1949–1969
Frank Courtnay	Darebin	Vic	1958–1969
John Cramer	Bennelong	NSW	1949–1974
Frank Crean	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1951–1977
Dan Curtin	Kingsford-Smith	NSW	1949–1969
Fred Daly	Grayndler	NSW	1943–1975
Charles Davidson	Dawson	Qld	1946–1963
Ron Davies	Braddon	Tas	1958–1975
Frank Davis	Deakin	Vic	1949–1966
Roger Dean	Robertson	NSW	1949–1964
Alick Downer	Angas	SA	1949–1964
David Drummond	New England	NSW	1949–1963
Nigel Drury	Ryan	Qld	1949–1975
Gil Duthie	Wilmot	Tas	1946–1975
	Calare	NSW	1960–1975
Dudley Erwin	Ballaarat	Vic	1955–1975
	Hunter	NSW	1940–1960
Laurie Failes	Lawson	NSW	1949–1969
David Fairbairn	Farrer	NSW	1949–1975
Allen Fairhall	Paterson	NSW	1949–1969
Bill Falkinder	Franklin	Tas	1946–1966
Jim Forbes	Barker	SA	1956–1975
Max Fox	Henty	Vic	1955–1974
Allan Fraser	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1943–1966, 1969–1972
	Australian Capital Territory	ACT	1951–1970
Malcolm Fraser	Wannon	Vic	1955–1983
Gordon Freeth	Forrest	WA	1949–1969
Bill Fulton	Leichhardt	Qld	1958–1975
Pat Galvin	Kingston	SA	1951–1966
Charles Griffiths	Shortland	NSW	1949–1972
Hugh Halbert	Moore	WA	1958–1961
Len Hamilton	Canning	WA	1946–1961
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
Mac Holten	Indi	Vic	1958–1977
	Calare	NSW	1946–1960
Peter Howson	Fawkner	Vic	1955–1972
Alan Hulme	Petrie	Qld	1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack	North Sydney	NSW	1949–1966
	Hunter	NSW	1960–1980
	La Trobe	Vic	1960–1972
Les Johnson	Hughes	NSW	1955–1966, 1969–1984
Charles Jones	Newcastle	NSW	1958–1983
	Balaclava	Vic	1951–1960
Victor Kearney	Cunningham	NSW	1956–1963
Bert Kelly	Wakefield	SA	1958–1977
Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Chisholm	Vic	1949–1970
Jim Killen	Moreton	Qld	1955–1983
Robert King	Wimmera	Vic	1958–1977
George Lawson	Brisbane	Qld	1931–1961
Robert Lindsay	Flinders	Vic	1954–1966
Tony Luchetti	Macquarie	NSW	1951–1975
Philip Lucock	Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
Dan Mackinnon	Corangamite	Vic	1949–1951, 1953–1966
Norman Makin	Bonython	SA	1919–1946, 1954–1963
Malcolm McColm	Bowman	Qld	1949–1961
John McEwen	Murray	Vic	1934–1971
Hector McIvor	Gellibrand	Vic	1955–1972
John McLeay Sr.	Boothby	SA	1949–1966
William McMahon	Lowe	NSW	1949–1982
Robert Menzies	Kooyong	Vic	1934–1966
Dan Minogue	West Sydney	NSW	1949–1969
John Murray	Herbert	Qld	1958–1961
	Northern Territory	NT	1949–1966
William O'Connor	Dalley	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	Scullin	Vic	1949–1969
Reg Pollard	Lalor	Vic	1937–1966
Len Reynolds	Barton	NSW	1958–1966, 1969–1975
Bill Riordan	Kennedy	Qld	1936–1966
Hugh Roberton	Riverina	NSW	1949–1965
Edgar Russell	Grey	SA	1943–1963
Joe Sexton	Adelaide	SA	1958–1966
Billy Snedden	Bruce	Vic	1955–1983
Frank Stewart	Lang	NSW	1953–1979
Philip Stokes	Maribyrnong	Vic	1955–1969
Reginald Swartz	Darling Downs	Qld	1949–1972
Albert Thompson	Port Adelaide	SA	1946–1963
	Higinbotham	Vic	1949–1960
Athol Townley	Denison	Tas	1949–1964
Winton Turnbull	Mallee	Vic	1946–1972
Harry Turner	Bradfield	NSW	1952–1974
Tom Uren	Reid	NSW	1958–1990
Eddie Ward	East Sydney	NSW	1931, 1932–1963
Bill Wentworth	Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Roy Wheeler	Mitchell	NSW	1949–1961
Gough Whitlam	Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
	Balaclava	Vic	1960–1974
Bruce Wight	Lilley	Qld	1949–1961
Keith Wilson	Sturt	SA	1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.

The Labor member for Hunter, H.V. Evatt, resigned on 10 February 1960; Labor candidate Bert James won the resulting by-election on 9 April.

The Liberal member for La Trobe, Richard Casey, resigned on 10 February 1960; Liberal candidate John Jess won the resulting by-election on 9 April.

The Liberal member for Balaclava, Percy Joske, resigned on 2 June 1960; Liberal candidate Ray Whittorn won the resulting by-election on 16 July.

The Liberal member for Calare, John Howse, resigned on 28 September 1960; Country Party candidate John England won the resulting by-election on 5 November.

The Labor member for Bendigo, Percy Clarey, died on 17 May 1960; Labor candidate Noel Beaton won the resulting by-election on 16 July.

The Liberal member for Higinbotham, Frank Timson, died on 16 October 1960; Liberal candidate Don Chipp won the resulting by-election on 10 November.

Notes and References

Web site: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . Parliament of Australia . 29 October 2016.