Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1977–1980 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1977 to 1980, as elected at the 1977 federal election:^[1]

Member	Party		Electorate	State	In office
Evan Adermann				Fisher	Qld	1972–1990
Ken Aldred				Henty	Vic	1975–1980, 1983–1990
Doug Anthony				Richmond	NSW	1957–1984
John Armitage				Chifley	NSW	1961–1963, 1969–1983
Marshall Baillieu				La Trobe	Vic	1975–1980
Michael Baume				Macarthur	NSW	1975–1983
Jack Birney				Phillip	NSW	1975–1983
Neal Blewett				Bonython	SA	1977–1994
John Bourchier				Bendigo	Vic	1972–1983
Lionel Bowen				Kingsford-Smith	NSW	1969–1990
Jim Bradfield				Barton	NSW	1975–1983
Ray Braithwaite				Dawson	Qld	1975–1996
John Brown				Parramatta	NSW	1977–1990
Neil Brown				Diamond Valley	Vic	1969–1972, 1975–1991
Gordon Bryant				Wills	Vic	1955–1980
Mel Bungey				Canning	WA	1974–1983
Bill Burns				Isaacs	Vic	1977–1980
Max Burr				Wilmot	Tas	1975–1993
Alan Cadman				Mitchell	NSW	1974–2007
Kevin Cairns				Lilley	Qld	1963–1972, 1974–1980
Sam Calder				Northern Territory	NT	1966–1980
Clyde Cameron				Hindmarsh	SA	1949–1980
Don Cameron				Fadden	Qld	1966–1990
Ewen Cameron				Indi	Vic	1977–1993
Jim Carlton				Mackellar	NSW	1977–1994
Moss Cass				Maribyrnong	Vic	1969–1983
Grant Chapman				Kingston	SA	1975–1983
Barry Cohen				Robertson	NSW	1969–1990
David Connolly				Bradfield	NSW	1974–1996
James Corbett				Maranoa	Qld	1966–1980
Mick Cotter				Kalgoorlie	WA	1975–1980
John Dawkins				Fremantle	WA	1974–1975, 1977–1994
Gordon Dean				Herbert	Qld	1977–1983
Don Dobie				Cook	NSW	1966–1972, 1975–1996
Peter Drummond				Forrest	WA	1972–1987
Harry Edwards				Berowra	NSW	1972–1993
Bob Ellicott				Wentworth	NSW	1974–1981
Doug Everingham				Capricornia	Qld	1967–1975, 1977–1984
Peter Falconer				Casey	Vic	1975–1983
Wal Fife				Farrer	NSW	1975–1993
Peter Fisher				Mallee	Vic	1972–1993
John FitzPatrick				Riverina	NSW	1969–1980
Malcolm Fraser				Wannon	Vic	1955–1984
Ken Fry				Fraser	ACT	1974–1984
Victor Garland				Curtin	WA	1969–1981
Geoffrey Giles				Wakefield	SA	1964–1983
Reg Gillard				Macquarie	NSW	1975–1980
Bruce Goodluck				Franklin	Tas	1975–1993
Bill Graham				North Sydney	NSW	1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Ray Groom				Braddon	Tas	1975–1984
John Haslem				Canberra	ACT	1975–1980
Bill Hayden				Oxley	Qld	1961–1988
John Hodges				Petrie	Qld	1974–1983, 1984–1987
Michael Hodgman				Denison	Tas	1975–1987
Clyde Holding				Melbourne Ports	Vic	1977–1998
John Howard				Bennelong	NSW	1974–2007
Brian Howe				Batman	Vic	1977–1996
Ben Humphreys				Griffith	Qld	1977–1996
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
Peter Johnson				Brisbane	Qld	1975–1980
Roger Johnston				Hotham	Vic	1977–1980
Barry Jones				Lalor	Vic	1977–1998
Charles Jones				Newcastle	NSW	1958–1983
David Jull				Bowman	Qld	1975–1983, 1984–2007
Bob Katter Sr.				Kennedy	Qld	1966–1990
Paul Keating				Blaxland	NSW	1969–1996
John Kerin ^1				Werriwa	NSW	1972–1975, 1978–1994
James Killen				Moreton	Qld	1955–1983
Dick Klugman				Prospect	NSW	1969–1990
Bruce Lloyd				Murray	Vic	1971–1996
Philip Lucock				Lyne	NSW	1952–1980
Stephen Lusher				Hume	NSW	1974–1984
Phillip Lynch				Flinders	Vic	1966–1982
Michael MacKellar				Warringah	NSW	1969–1994
Sandy Mackenzie				Calare	NSW	1975–1983
Ian Macphee				Balaclava	Vic	1974–1990
Vince Martin				Banks	NSW	1969–1980
John Martyr				Swan	WA	1975–1980
Ross McLean				Perth	WA	1975–1983
John McLeay Jr.				Boothby	SA	1966–1981
Leo McLeay ^2				Grayndler	NSW	1979–2004
Les McMahon				Sydney	NSW	1975–1983
William McMahon				Lowe	NSW	1949–1981
Tom McVeigh				Darling Downs	Qld	1972–1988
Clarrie Millar				Wide Bay	Qld	1974–1990
John Moore				Ryan	Qld	1975–2001
Peter Morris				Shortland	NSW	1972–1998
Maurice Neil				St George	NSW	1975–1980
Kevin Newman				Bass	Tas	1975–1984
Peter Nixon				Gippsland	Vic	1961–1983
Frank O'Keefe				Paterson	NSW	1969–1984
Andrew Peacock				Kooyong	Vic	1966–1994
James Porter				Barker	SA	1975–1990
Eric Robinson				McPherson	Qld	1972–1990
Ian Robinson				Cowper	NSW	1963–1981
Philip Ruddock				Dundas	NSW	1973–2016
Murray Sainsbury				Eden-Monaro	NSW	1975–1983
Gordon Scholes				Corio	Vic	1967–1993
Peter Shack				Tangney	WA	1977–1983, 1984–1993
Roger Shipton				Higgins	Vic	1975–1990
Jim Short				Ballaarat	Vic	1975–1980
Barry Simon				McMillan	Vic	1975–1980
Ian Sinclair				New England	NSW	1963–1998
Sir Billy Snedden				Bruce	Vic	1955–1983
Tony Staley				Chisholm	Vic	1970–1980
Frank Stewart ^2				Grayndler	NSW	1953–1979
Tony Street				Corangamite	Vic	1966–1984
David Thomson				Leichhardt	Qld	1975–1983
Tom Uren				Reid	NSW	1958–1990
Ian Viner				Stirling	WA	1972–1983
Laurie Wallis				Grey	SA	1969–1983
Stewart West				Cunningham	NSW	1977–1993
Gough Whitlam ^1				Werriwa	NSW	1952–1978
Ralph Willis				Gellibrand	Vic	1972–1998
Ian Wilson				Sturt	SA	1966–1969, 1972–1993
William Yates				Holt	Vic	1975–1980
Mick Young				Port Adelaide	SA	1974–1988

¹ Labor member Gough Whitlam resigned on 31 July 1978; Labor candidate John Kerin won the resulting by-election on 23 September 1978.

² Labor member Frank Stewart died on 16 April 1979; Labor candidate Leo McLeay won the resulting by-election on 23 June 1979.

Notes and References

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