Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1974–1975 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives of the 29th Parliament of Australia (1974–1975) as elected on 18 May 1974. It convened on 12 June 1974, and ended on 11 November 1975.^[1] On 18 May 1974 a double dissolution of both Houses was held. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Billy Snedden and Coalition partner the Country Party led by Doug Anthony.

Members

Member	Party		Electorate	State	Years in office
Evan Adermann				Fisher	Qld	1972–1990
Doug Anthony				Richmond	NSW	1957–1984
John Armitage				Chifley	NSW	1961–1963, 1969–1983
Lance Barnard ^1				Bass	Tas	1954–1975
Kim Beazley Sr.				Fremantle	WA	1945–1977
Adrian Bennett				Swan	WA	1969–1975
Joe Berinson				Perth	WA	1969–1975
Robert Bonnett				Herbert	Qld	1966–1977
John Bourchier				Bendigo	Vic	1972–1983
Lionel Bowen				Kingsford-Smith	NSW	1969–1990
Gordon Bryant				Wills	Vic	1955–1980
Mel Bungey				Canning	WA	1974–1983
Alan Cadman				Mitchell	NSW	1974–2007
Jim Cairns				Lalor	Vic	1955–1977
Kevin Cairns				Lilley	Qld	1963–1972, 1974–1980
Sam Calder				Northern Territory	NT	1966–1980
Clyde Cameron				Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Don Cameron				Griffith	Qld	1966–1990
Moss Cass				Maribyrnong	Vic	1969–1983
Joan Child				Henty	Vic	1974–1975, 1980–1990
Don Chipp				Hotham	Vic	1960–1977
Gareth Clayton				Isaacs	Vic	1974–1975
John Coates				Denison	Tas	1972–1975
Barry Cohen				Robertson	NSW	1969–1990
Fred Collard				Kalgoorlie	WA	1961–1975
David Connolly				Bradfield	NSW	1974–1996
Rex Connor				Cunningham	NSW	1963–1977
James Corbett				Maranoa	Qld	1966–1980
Jim Cope				Sydney	NSW	1955–1975
Frank Crean				Melbourne Ports	Vic	1951–1977
Manfred Cross				Brisbane	Qld	1961–1975, 1980–1990
Fred Daly				Grayndler	NSW	1943–1975
Ron Davies				Braddon	Tas	1958–1975
John Dawkins				Tangney	WA	1974–1975, 1977–1994
Peter Drummond				Forrest	WA	1972–1987
Nigel Drury				Ryan	Qld	1949–1975
Gil Duthie				Wilmot	Tas	1946–1975
Harry Edwards				Berowra	NSW	1972–1993
Bob Ellicott				Wentworth	NSW	1974–1981
Kep Enderby				Canberra	ACT	1970–1975
John England				Calare	NSW	1960–1975
Dudley Erwin				Ballaarat	Vic	1955–1975
Doug Everingham				Capricornia	Qld	1967–1975, 1977–1984
David Fairbairn				Farrer	NSW	1949–1975
Peter Fisher				Mallee	Vic	1972–1993
John FitzPatrick				Darling	NSW	1969–1980
Jim Forbes				Barker	SA	1956–1975
Malcolm Fraser				Wannon	Vic	1955–1984
Ken Fry				Fraser	ACT	1974–1984
Bill Fulton				Leichhardt	Qld	1958–1975
Victor Garland				Curtin	WA	1969–1981
Horrie Garrick				Batman	Vic	1969–1977
Geoffrey Giles				Angas	SA	1964–1983
John Gorton				Higgins	Vic	1968–1975
Bill Graham				North Sydney	NSW	1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Richard Gun				Kingston	SA	1969–1975
Bill Hayden				Oxley	Qld	1961–1988
Arthur Hewson				McMillan	Vic	1972–1975
John Hodges				Petrie	Qld	1974–1983, 1984–1987
Mac Holten				Indi	Vic	1958–1977
John Howard				Bennelong	NSW	1974–2007
Ralph Hunt				Gwydir	NSW	1969–1989
Chris Hurford				Adelaide	SA	1969–1988
John Hyde				Moore	WA	1974–1983
Ted Innes				Melbourne	Vic	1972–1983
Ralph Jacobi				Hawker	SA	1969–1987
Bert James				Hunter	NSW	1960–1980
Alan Jarman				Deakin	Vic	1966–1983
Harry Jenkins Sr.				Scullin	Vic	1969–1985
Keith Johnson				Burke	Vic	1969–1980
Les Johnson				Hughes	NSW	1955–1966, 1969–1984
Charles Jones				Newcastle	NSW	1958–1983
Bob Katter Sr.				Kennedy	Qld	1966–1990
Paul Keating				Blaxland	NSW	1969–1996
Bert Kelly				Wakefield	SA	1958–1977
Len Keogh				Bowman	Qld	1969–1975, 1983–1987
John Kerin				Macarthur	NSW	1972–1975, 1978–1993
James Killen				Moreton	Qld	1955–1983
Robert King				Wimmera	Vic	1958–1977
Dick Klugman				Prospect	NSW	1969–1990
Tony Lamb				La Trobe	Vic	1972–1975, 1984–1990
Bruce Lloyd				Murray	Vic	1971–1996
Tony Luchetti				Macquarie	NSW	1951–1975
Philip Lucock				Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
Stephen Lusher				Hume	NSW	1974–1984
Phillip Lynch				Flinders	Vic	1966–1982
Michael MacKellar				Warringah	NSW	1969–1994
Ian Macphee				Balaclava	Vic	1974–1990
Vince Martin				Banks	NSW	1969–1980
Race Mathews				Casey	Vic	1972–1975
David McKenzie				Diamond Valley	Vic	1972–1975
John McLeay Jr.				Boothby	SA	1966–1981
William McMahon				Lowe	NSW	1949–1981
Tom McVeigh				Darling Downs	Qld	1972–1988
Clarrie Millar				Wide Bay	Qld	1974–1990
Peter Morris				Shortland	NSW	1972–1998
Bill Morrison				St George	NSW	1969–1975, 1980–1984
Allan Mulder				Evans	NSW	1972–1975
Kevin Newman ^1				Bass	Tas	1975–1984
Martin Nicholls				Bonython	SA	1963–1977
Peter Nixon				Gippsland	Vic	1961–1983
Frank O'Keefe				Paterson	NSW	1969–1984
Max Oldmeadow				Holt	Vic	1972–1975
Rex Patterson				Dawson	Qld	1966–1975
Andrew Peacock				Kooyong	Vic	1966–1994
Len Reynolds				Barton	NSW	1958–1966, 1969–1975
Joe Riordan				Phillip	NSW	1972–1975
Eric Robinson				McPherson	Qld	1972–1990
Ian Robinson				Cowper	NSW	1963–1981
Philip Ruddock				Parramatta	NSW	1973–2016
Gordon Scholes				Corio	Vic	1967–1993
Ray Sherry				Franklin	Tas	1969–1975
Ian Sinclair				New England	NSW	1963–1998
Billy Snedden				Bruce	Vic	1955–1983
Tony Staley				Chisholm	Vic	1970–1980
Frank Stewart				Lang	NSW	1953–1979
Tony Street				Corangamite	Vic	1966–1984
John Sullivan				Riverina	NSW	1974–1977
Ray Thorburn				Cook	NSW	1972–1975
Tom Uren				Reid	NSW	1958–1990
Ian Viner				Stirling	WA	1972–1983
Laurie Wallis				Grey	SA	1969–1983
Bill Wentworth				Mackellar	NSW	1949–1977
Bob Whan				Eden-Monaro	NSW	1972–1975
Gough Whitlam				Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
Ralph Willis				Gellibrand	Vic	1972–1998
Ian Wilson				Sturt	SA	1966–1969, 1972–1993
Mick Young				Port Adelaide	SA	1974–1988

¹ Labor member Lance Barnard resigned on 2 June 1975; Liberal candidate Kevin Newman won the resulting by-election on 28 June 1975.

Leadership

Presiding officer

Party!Officer!Electorate!State!Term

Speaker of the House				Jim Cope	Sydney	NSW	27 February 1973 – 27 February 1975
				Gordon Scholes	Corio	Vic	27 February 1975 – 11 November 1975

Majority leadership (Labor)

!Office!Officer!Electorate!State!Term of office

Leader of the House	Fred Daly^[2]	Grayndler	NSW	5 December 1972 – 22 December 1975
House Majority Whip	Martin Nicholls^[3]	Bonython	SA	10 June 1974 – 9 March 1977
Deputy Speaker	Gordon Scholes	Corio	Vic	28 February 1973 – 27 February 1975
	Joe Berinson	Perth	WA	27 February 1975 – 14 July 1975
	Harry Jenkins Sr.	Scullin	Vic	19 August 1975 – 11 November 1975
Chair, Labor Party Caucus	Bill Brown		Vic
Deputy Chair, Labor Party Caucus	Ted Innes	Melbourne	Vic

Minority leadership (Liberal–Country)

Party!Electorate!State!Term of office

Opposition Leader of the House	Ian Sinclair				New England	NSW	22 December 1975 – 27 September 1979
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Phillip Lynch^[4]				Flinders	Vic
Chief Opposition Whip in the House	Victor Garland^[5]				Curtin	WA

Partisan mix of the House by state and territory

Partisan mix of the House by state and territory!State/Territory ranked in partisan order!Percentage Liberal-Country!Percentage Labor!Liberal-Country/Labor!Liberal-Country seat plurality

NT	100%	0%	1/0	+1
QLD	67%	33%	12/6	+6
VIC	53%	47%	18/16	+2
WA	50%	50%	5/5	0
NSW	44%	56%	20/25	−5
SA	42%	58%	5/7	−2
TAS	20%	80%	1/4	−3
ACT	0%	100%	0/2	−2
House of Representatives	48.8%	51.2%	62/65	-3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . Parliament of Australia . 29 October 2016.
2. Web site: ParlInfo – FAMILY LAW BILL . 2022-05-28 . parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
3. Web site: ParlInfo – Federal Parliamentary Labor party caucus committees: 29th Federal Parliament . 2022-05-28 . parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
4. Web site: ParlInfo – PM Should Demand Ambassador Gair's Resignation . 2022-05-28 . parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
5. Web site: ParlInfo – Re-Assembly of House of Representatives . 2022-05-28 . parlinfo.aph.gov.au.