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]

MemberPartyElectorateStateIn office
Charles Adermann  FisherQld1943–1972
  GwydirNSW1953–1969
Doug Anthony  RichmondNSW1957–1984
  RiverinaNSW1965–1969
Bill Arthur  BartonNSW1966–1969
William Aston  PhillipNSW1955–1961, 1963–1972
Lance Barnard  BassTas1954–1975
Charles Barnes  McPhersonQld1958–1972
Jeff Bate  MacarthurNSW1949–1972
  BendigoVic1960–1969
Kim Beazley  FremantleWA1945–1977
Sam Benson  BatmanVic1962–1969
Fred Birrell  Port AdelaideSA1963–1974
Robert Bonnett  HerbertQld1966–1977
Len Bosman  St GeorgeNSW1963–1969
Nigel Bowen  ParramattaNSW1964–1973
William Bridges-Maxwell  RobertsonNSW1964–1969
Kay Brownbill  KingstonSA1966–1969
Gordon Bryant  WillsVic1955–1980
Alex Buchanan  McMillanVic1955–1972
Les Bury  WentworthNSW1956–1974
Jim Cairns  YarraVic1955–1977
Kevin Cairns  LilleyQld1963–1972, 1974–1980
  Northern TerritoryNT1966–1980
Arthur Calwell  MelbourneVic1940–1972
Clyde Cameron  HindmarshSA1949–1980
Don Cameron  GriffithQld1966–1990
Fred Chaney Sr.  PerthWA1955–1969
  HiginbothamVic1960–1977
Joe Clark  DarlingNSW1934–1969
Richard Cleaver  SwanWA1955–1969
Fred Collard  KalgoorlieWA1961–1975
Rex Connor  CunninghamNSW1963–1977
Jim Cope  WatsonNSW1955–1975
James Corbett  MaranoaQld1966–1980
Eric Costa  BanksNSW1949–1969
Frank Courtnay  DarebinVic1958–1969
John Cramer  BennelongNSW1949–1974
Frank Crean  Melbourne PortsVic1951–1977
Manfred Cross  BrisbaneQld1961–1975, 1980–1990
Dan Curtin  Kingsford-SmithNSW1949–1969
Fred Daly  GrayndlerNSW1943–1975
Ron Davies  BraddonTas1958–1975
  East SydneyNSW1963–1969
Don Dobie  HughesNSW1966–1972, 1975–1996
Nigel Drury  RyanQld1949–1975
Gil Duthie  WilmotTas1946–1975
  CalareNSW1960–1975
Dudley Erwin  BallaaratVic1955–1975
  CapricorniaQld1967–1975, 1977–1984
Laurie Failes  LawsonNSW1949–1969
David Fairbairn  FarrerNSW1949–1975
Allen Fairhall  PatersonNSW1949–1969
Jim Forbes  BarkerSA1956–1975
Max Fox  HentyVic1955–1974
  Australian Capital TerritoryACT1951–1970
Malcolm Fraser  WannonVic1955–1983
Gordon Freeth  ForrestWA1949–1969
Bill Fulton  LeichhardtQld1958–1975
  CurtinWA1969–1981
Wylie Gibbs  BowmanQld1963–1969
  DenisonTas1964–1969
  AngasSA1964–1983
  HigginsVic1968–1975
Bill Graham  North SydneyNSW1949–1954, 1955–1958,
1966–1980
  CapricorniaQld1961–1967
Charles Griffiths  ShortlandNSW1949–1972
John Hallett  CanningWA1963–1974
Brendan Hansen  Wide BayQld1961–1974
Jim Harrison  BlaxlandNSW1949–1969
  CurtinWA1949–1969
William Haworth  IsaacsVic1949–1969
Bill Hayden  OxleyQld1961–1988
  HigginsVic1935–1967
Mac Holten  IndiVic1958–1977
Peter Howson  FawknerVic1955–1972
Tom Hughes  ParkesNSW1963–1972
Alan Hulme  PetrieQld1949–1961, 1963–1972
  GwydirNSW1969–1989
Les Irwin  MitchellNSW1961–1972
Bert James  HunterNSW1960–1980
Alan Jarman  DeakinVic1966–1983
John Jess  La TrobeVic1960–1972
Don Jessop  GreySA1966–1969
Andrew Jones  AdelaideSA1966–1969
Charles Jones  NewcastleNSW1958–1983
Bob Katter, Sr.  KennedyQld1966–1990
Bert Kelly  WakefieldSA1958–1977
  BendigoVic1969–1972
Wilfrid Kent Hughes  ChisholmVic1949–1970
Jim Killen  MoretonQld1955–1983
Rob King  WimmeraVic1958–1977
Mervyn Lee  LalorVic1966–1969
Tony Luchetti  MacquarieNSW1951–1975
Philip Lucock  LyneNSW1952–1980
Phillip Lynch  FlindersVic1966–1982
Malcolm Mackay  EvansNSW1963–1972
Don Maisey  MooreWA1963–1974
John McEwen  MurrayVic1934–1971
Hector McIvor  GellibrandVic1955–1972
John McLeay, Jr.  BoothbySA1966–1981
William McMahon  LoweNSW1949–1982
Dan Minogue  West SydneyNSW1949–1969
Dugald Munro  Eden-MonaroNSW1966–1969
Martin Nicholls  BonythonSA1963–1977
Peter Nixon  GippslandVic1961–1983
William O'Connor  DalleyNSW1946–1969
  CorioVic1949–1967
  DawsonQld1966–1975
Andrew Peacock  KooyongVic1966–1994
Thomas Pearsall  FranklinTas1966–1969
Ted Peters  ScullinVic1949–1969
Ian Pettitt  HumeNSW1963–1972
Ian Robinson  CowperNSW1963–1990
Edward St John  /WarringahNSW1966–1969
  CorioVic1967–1993
Ian Sinclair  New EnglandNSW1963–1998
Billy Snedden  BruceVic1955–1983
Frank Stewart  LangNSW1953–1979
Philip Stokes  MaribyrnongVic1955–1969
Tony Street  CorangamiteVic1966–1984
Reginald Swartz  Darling DownsQld1949–1972
Winton Turnbull  MalleeVic1946–1972
Harry Turner  BradfieldNSW1952–1974
Tom Uren  ReidNSW1958–1990
Harry Webb  StirlingWA1954–1958, 1961–1972
Bill Wentworth  MackellarNSW1949–1977
Gough Whitlam  WerriwaNSW1952–1978
  BalaclavaVic1960–1974
Ian Wilson  SturtSA1966–1969, 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.