Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1966–1969 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1966 to 1969, as elected at the 1966 federal election.^[1]

Member	Party		Electorate	State	In office
Charles Adermann				Fisher	Qld	1943–1972
				Gwydir	NSW	1953–1969
Doug Anthony				Richmond	NSW	1957–1984
				Riverina	NSW	1965–1969
Bill Arthur				Barton	NSW	1966–1969
William Aston				Phillip	NSW	1955–1961, 1963–1972
Lance Barnard				Bass	Tas	1954–1975
Charles Barnes				McPherson	Qld	1958–1972
Jeff Bate				Macarthur	NSW	1949–1972
				Bendigo	Vic	1960–1969
Kim Beazley				Fremantle	WA	1945–1977
Sam Benson				Batman	Vic	1962–1969
Fred Birrell				Port Adelaide	SA	1963–1974
Robert Bonnett				Herbert	Qld	1966–1977
Len Bosman				St George	NSW	1963–1969
Nigel Bowen				Parramatta	NSW	1964–1973
William Bridges-Maxwell				Robertson	NSW	1964–1969
Kay Brownbill				Kingston	SA	1966–1969
Gordon Bryant				Wills	Vic	1955–1980
Alex Buchanan				McMillan	Vic	1955–1972
Les Bury				Wentworth	NSW	1956–1974
Jim Cairns				Yarra	Vic	1955–1977
Kevin Cairns				Lilley	Qld	1963–1972, 1974–1980
				Northern Territory	NT	1966–1980
Arthur Calwell				Melbourne	Vic	1940–1972
Clyde Cameron				Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Don Cameron				Griffith	Qld	1966–1990
Fred Chaney Sr.				Perth	WA	1955–1969
				Higinbotham	Vic	1960–1977
Joe Clark				Darling	NSW	1934–1969
Richard Cleaver				Swan	WA	1955–1969
Fred Collard				Kalgoorlie	WA	1961–1975
Rex Connor				Cunningham	NSW	1963–1977
Jim Cope				Watson	NSW	1955–1975
James Corbett				Maranoa	Qld	1966–1980
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
Manfred Cross				Brisbane	Qld	1961–1975, 1980–1990
Dan Curtin				Kingsford-Smith	NSW	1949–1969
Fred Daly				Grayndler	NSW	1943–1975
Ron Davies				Braddon	Tas	1958–1975
				East Sydney	NSW	1963–1969
Don Dobie				Hughes	NSW	1966–1972, 1975–1996
Nigel Drury				Ryan	Qld	1949–1975
Gil Duthie				Wilmot	Tas	1946–1975
				Calare	NSW	1960–1975
Dudley Erwin				Ballaarat	Vic	1955–1975
				Capricornia	Qld	1967–1975, 1977–1984
Laurie Failes				Lawson	NSW	1949–1969
David Fairbairn				Farrer	NSW	1949–1975
Allen Fairhall				Paterson	NSW	1949–1969
Jim Forbes				Barker	SA	1956–1975
Max Fox				Henty	Vic	1955–1974
				Australian Capital Territory	ACT	1951–1970
Malcolm Fraser				Wannon	Vic	1955–1983
Gordon Freeth				Forrest	WA	1949–1969
Bill Fulton				Leichhardt	Qld	1958–1975
				Curtin	WA	1969–1981
Wylie Gibbs				Bowman	Qld	1963–1969
				Denison	Tas	1964–1969
				Angas	SA	1964–1983
				Higgins	Vic	1968–1975
Bill Graham				North Sydney	NSW	1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
				Capricornia	Qld	1961–1967
Charles Griffiths				Shortland	NSW	1949–1972
John Hallett				Canning	WA	1963–1974
Brendan Hansen				Wide Bay	Qld	1961–1974
Jim Harrison				Blaxland	NSW	1949–1969
				Curtin	WA	1949–1969
William Haworth				Isaacs	Vic	1949–1969
Bill Hayden				Oxley	Qld	1961–1988
				Higgins	Vic	1935–1967
Mac Holten				Indi	Vic	1958–1977
Peter Howson				Fawkner	Vic	1955–1972
Tom Hughes				Parkes	NSW	1963–1972
Alan Hulme				Petrie	Qld	1949–1961, 1963–1972
				Gwydir	NSW	1969–1989
Les Irwin				Mitchell	NSW	1961–1972
Bert James				Hunter	NSW	1960–1980
Alan Jarman				Deakin	Vic	1966–1983
John Jess				La Trobe	Vic	1960–1972
Don Jessop				Grey	SA	1966–1969
Andrew Jones				Adelaide	SA	1966–1969
Charles Jones				Newcastle	NSW	1958–1983
Bob Katter, Sr.				Kennedy	Qld	1966–1990
Bert Kelly				Wakefield	SA	1958–1977
				Bendigo	Vic	1969–1972
Wilfrid Kent Hughes				Chisholm	Vic	1949–1970
Jim Killen				Moreton	Qld	1955–1983
Rob King				Wimmera	Vic	1958–1977
Mervyn Lee				Lalor	Vic	1966–1969
Tony Luchetti				Macquarie	NSW	1951–1975
Philip Lucock				Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
Phillip Lynch				Flinders	Vic	1966–1982
Malcolm Mackay				Evans	NSW	1963–1972
Don Maisey				Moore	WA	1963–1974
John McEwen				Murray	Vic	1934–1971
Hector McIvor				Gellibrand	Vic	1955–1972
John McLeay, Jr.				Boothby	SA	1966–1981
William McMahon				Lowe	NSW	1949–1982
Dan Minogue				West Sydney	NSW	1949–1969
Dugald Munro				Eden-Monaro	NSW	1966–1969
Martin Nicholls				Bonython	SA	1963–1977
Peter Nixon				Gippsland	Vic	1961–1983
William O'Connor				Dalley	NSW	1946–1969
				Corio	Vic	1949–1967
				Dawson	Qld	1966–1975
Andrew Peacock				Kooyong	Vic	1966–1994
Thomas Pearsall				Franklin	Tas	1966–1969
Ted Peters				Scullin	Vic	1949–1969
Ian Pettitt				Hume	NSW	1963–1972
Ian Robinson				Cowper	NSW	1963–1990
Edward St John			/	Warringah	NSW	1966–1969
				Corio	Vic	1967–1993
Ian Sinclair				New England	NSW	1963–1998
Billy Snedden				Bruce	Vic	1955–1983
Frank Stewart				Lang	NSW	1953–1979
Philip Stokes				Maribyrnong	Vic	1955–1969
Tony Street				Corangamite	Vic	1966–1984
Reginald Swartz				Darling Downs	Qld	1949–1972
Winton Turnbull				Mallee	Vic	1946–1972
Harry Turner				Bradfield	NSW	1952–1974
Tom Uren				Reid	NSW	1958–1990
Harry Webb				Stirling	WA	1954–1958, 1961–1972
Bill Wentworth				Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Gough Whitlam				Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
				Balaclava	Vic	1960–1974
Ian Wilson				Sturt	SA	1966–1969, 1972–1993

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

The Liberal member for Corio, Hubert Opperman, resigned on 10 June 1967 to accept an appointment as Australia's first High Commissioner to Malta; Labor candidate Gordon Scholes won the resulting by-election on 22 July 1967.

The Labor member for Capricornia, George Gray, died on 2 August 1967; Labor candidate Doug Everingham won the resulting by-election on 30 September 1967.

The Prime Minister and Liberal member for Higgins, Harold Holt, was presumed dead on 19 December 1967, after disappearing two days earlier while swimming at Portsea; Liberal candidate John Gorton won the resulting by-election on 24 February 1968.

The Liberal member for Curtin, Paul Hasluck, resigned on 10 February 1969 to accept an appointment as Governor-General of Australia; Liberal candidate Victor Garland won the resulting by-election on 19 April 1969.

The Labor member for Bendigo, Noel Beaton, resigned on 9 April 1969; Labor candidate David Kennedy won the resulting by-election on 7 June 1969.

The Country Party member for Gwydir, Ian Allan, resigned on 30 April 1969; Country Party candidate Ralph Hunt won the resulting by-election on 7 June 1969.

Notes and References

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