Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1961–1963 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1961 to 1963, as elected at the 1961 federal election.^[1]

Member	Party		Electorate	State	In office
Charles Adermann				Fisher	Qld	1943–1972
Ian Allan				Gwydir	NSW	1953–1969
Doug Anthony				Richmond	NSW	1957–1984
John Armitage				Mitchell	NSW	1961–1963, 1969–1983
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
				Batman	Vic	1962–1969
				Batman	Vic	1949–1962
Wilfred Brimblecombe				Maranoa	Qld	1951–1966
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
Don Cameron				Lilley	Qld	1961–1963
Fred Chaney Sr.				Perth	WA	1955–1969
				Higinbotham	Vic	1960–1977
Joe Clark				Darling	NSW	1934–1969
Lionel Clay				St George	NSW	1958–1963
Richard Cleaver				Swan	WA	1955–1969
John Cockle				Warringah	NSW	1961–1966
Fred Collard				Kalgoorlie	WA	1961–1975
Jack Comber				Bowman	Qld	1961–1963
Jim Cope				Watson	NSW	1955–1975
Eric Costa				Banks	NSW	1949–1969
Frank Courtnay				Darebin	Vic	1958–1969
Wilfred Coutts				Griffith	Qld	1954–1958, 1961–1966
John Cramer				Bennelong	NSW	1949–1974
Frank Crean				Melbourne Ports	Vic	1951–1977
Manfred Cross				Brisbane	Qld	1961–1975, 1980–1990
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
				East Sydney	NSW	1963–1969
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
Syd Einfeld				Phillip	NSW	1961–1963
				Calare	NSW	1960–1975
Dudley Erwin				Ballaarat	Vic	1955–1975
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
Arthur Fuller				Hume	NSW	1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Bill Fulton				Leichhardt	Qld	1958–1975
Pat Galvin				Kingston	SA	1951–1966
George Gray				Capricornia	Qld	1961–1967
Charles Griffiths				Shortland	NSW	1949–1972
Brendan Hansen				Wide Bay	Qld	1961–1974
Ted Harding				Herbert	Qld	1961–1966
Jim Harrison				Blaxland	NSW	1949–1969
Paul Hasluck				Curtin	WA	1949–1969
William Haworth				Isaacs	Vic	1949–1969
Bill Hayden				Oxley	Qld	1961–1988
Les Haylen				Parkes	NSW	1943–1963
Harold Holt				Higgins	Vic	1935–1967
Mac Holten				Indi	Vic	1958–1977
Peter Howson				Fawkner	Vic	1955–1972
William Jack				North Sydney	NSW	1949–1966
Bert James				Hunter	NSW	1960–1980
John Jess				La Trobe	Vic	1960–1972
Les Johnson				Hughes	NSW	1955–1966, 1969–1984
Charles Jones				Newcastle	NSW	1958–1983
Victor Kearney				Cunningham	NSW	1956–1963
Bert Kelly				Wakefield	SA	1958–1977
Wilfrid Kent Hughes				Chisholm	Vic	1949–1970
James Killen				Moreton	Qld	1955–1983
Robert King				Wimmera	Vic	1958–1977
Hugh Leslie				Moore	WA	1949–1958, 1961–1963
Robert Lindsay				Flinders	Vic	1954–1966
Tony Luchetti				Macquarie	NSW	1951–1975
Philip Lucock				Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
John McEwen				Murray	Vic	1934–1971
Frank McGuren				Cowper	NSW	1961–1963
Hector McIvor				Gellibrand	Vic	1955–1972
Dan Mackinnon				Corangamite	Vic	1949–1951, 1953–1966
John McLeay Sr.				Boothby	SA	1949–1966
William McMahon				Lowe	NSW	1949–1982
Neil McNeill				Canning	WA	1961–1963
Norman Makin				Bonython	SA	1919–1946, 1954–1963
Robert Menzies				Kooyong	Vic	1934–1966
Dan Minogue				West Sydney	NSW	1949–1969
James Monaghan				Evans	NSW	1961–1963
				Grey	SA	1963–1966
				Northern Territory	NT	1949–1966
Peter Nixon				Gippsland	Vic	1961–1983
Reginald O'Brien				Petrie	Qld	1961–1963
William O'Connor				Dalley	NSW	1946–1969
Hubert Opperman				Corio	Vic	1949–1967
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
				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
Athol Townley				Denison	Tas	1949–1964
Winton Turnbull				Mallee	Vic	1946–1972
Harry Turner				Bradfield	NSW	1952–1974
Tom Uren				Reid	NSW	1958–1990
				East Sydney	NSW	1931, 1932–1963
Harry Webb				Stirling	WA	1954–1958, 1961–1972
Bill Wentworth				Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Gough Whitlam				Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
				Balaclava	Vic	1960–1974
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 Batman, Alan Bird, died on 21 July 1962; Labor candidate Sam Benson won the resulting by-election on 1 September.

The Labor member for Grey, Edgar Russell, died on 31 March 1963; Labor candidate Jack Mortimer won the resulting by-election on 1 June.

The Labor member for East Sydney, Eddie Ward, died on 31 July 1963; Labor candidate Len Devine won the resulting by-election on 28 September.

Notes and References

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