Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1955–1958
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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 22nd Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1955 election on 10 December 1955. Three new seats were created (Bonython, Bruce and Stirling) and two were abolished (Hoddle and Martin). The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden won an additional eleven seats, defeating the Australian Labor Party led by Herbert Evatt, which lost ten seats.
Member | Party | Electorate | State | In office | |
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Charles Adermann | Country | Fisher | Qld | 1943–1972 | |
Ian Allan | Country | Gwydir | NSW | 1953–1969 | |
Charles Anderson | Country | Hume | NSW | 1949–1951, 1955–1961 | |
Doug Anthony[1] | Country | Richmond | NSW | 1957–1984 | |
Larry Anthony[1] | Country | Richmond | NSW | 1937–1957 | |
William Aston | Liberal | Phillip | NSW | 1955–1961, 1963–1972 | |
Lance Barnard | Labor | Bass | Tas | 1954–1975 | |
Sir Garfield Barwick[2] | Liberal | Parramatta | NSW | 1958–1964 | |
Jeff Bate | Liberal | Macarthur | NSW | 1949–1972 | |
Howard Beale[2] | Liberal | Parramatta | NSW | 1946–1958 | |
Kim Beazley | Labor | Fremantle | WA | 1945–1977 | |
Alan Bird | Labor | Batman | Vic | 1949–1962 | |
Francis Bland | Liberal | Warringah | NSW | 1951–1961 | |
William Bostock | Liberal | Indi | Vic | 1949–1958 | |
George Bowden | Country | Gippsland | Vic | 1943–1961 | |
William Brand | Country | Wide Bay | Qld | 1954–1958 | |
Wilfred Brimblecombe | Country | Maranoa | Qld | 1951–1966 | |
Harry Bruce | Labor | Leichhardt | Qld | 1951–1958 | |
Gordon Bryant | Labor | Wills | Vic | 1955–1980 | |
Alex Buchanan | Liberal | McMillan | Vic | 1955–1972 | |
Les Bury[3] | Liberal | Wentworth | NSW | 1956–1974 | |
Jim Cairns | Labor | Yarra | Vic | 1955–1977 | |
Arthur Calwell | Labor | Melbourne | Vic | 1940–1972 | |
Archie Cameron[4] | Liberal | Barker | SA | 1934–1956 | |
Clyde Cameron | Labor | Hindmarsh | SA | 1949–1980 | |
Donald Cameron | Liberal | Oxley | Qld | 1949–1961 | |
Richard Casey | Liberal | La Trobe | Vic | 1931–1940, 1949–1960 | |
Cyril Chambers | Labor/Independent/Labor[5] | Adelaide | SA | 1943–1958 | |
Fred Chaney | Liberal | Perth | WA | 1955–1969 | |
Percy Clarey | Labor | Bendigo | Vic | 1949–1960 | |
Joe Clark | Labor | Darling | NSW | 1934–1969 | |
Richard Cleaver | Liberal | Swan | WA | 1955–1969 | |
Jim Cope | Labor | Watson | NSW | 1955–1975 | |
Eric Costa | Labor | Banks | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
Wilfred Coutts | Labor | Griffith | Qld | 1954–1958, 1961–1966 | |
John Cramer | Liberal | Bennelong | NSW | 1949–1974 | |
Frank Crean | Labor | Melbourne Ports | Vic | 1951–1977 | |
Dan Curtin | Labor | Kingsford-Smith | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
Fred Daly | Labor | Grayndler | NSW | 1943–1975 | |
Charles Davidson | Country | Dawson | Qld | 1946–1963 | |
Billy Davies[6] | Labor | Cunningham | NSW | 1949–1956 | |
Frank Davis | Liberal | Deakin | Vic | 1949–1966 | |
Roger Dean | Liberal | Robertson | NSW | 1949–1964 | |
Alick Downer | Liberal | Angas | SA | 1949–1964 | |
David Drummond | Country | New England | NSW | 1949–1963 | |
Nigel Drury | Liberal | Ryan | Qld | 1949–1975 | |
Gil Duthie | Labor | Wilmot | Tas | 1946–1975 | |
Bill Edmonds | Labor | Herbert | Qld | 1946–1958 | |
Dudley Erwin | Liberal | Ballaarat | Vic | 1955–1975 | |
H.V. Evatt | Labor | Barton | NSW | 1940–1960 | |
Arthur Fadden | Country | McPherson | Qld | 1936–1958 | |
Laurie Failes | Country | Lawson | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
David Fairbairn | Liberal | Farrer | NSW | 1949–1975 | |
Allen Fairhall | Liberal | Paterson | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
Bill Falkinder | Liberal | Franklin | Tas | 1946–1966 | |
Jim Forbes[4] | Liberal | Barker | SA | 1956–1975 | |
Max Fox | Liberal | Henty | Vic | 1955–1974 | |
Allan Fraser | Labor | Eden-Monaro | NSW | 1943–1966, 1969–1972 | |
Jim Fraser[7] | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | ACT | 1951–1970 | |
Malcolm Fraser | Liberal | Wannon | Vic | 1955–1983 | |
Gordon Freeth | Liberal | Forrest | WA | 1949–1969 | |
Pat Galvin | Labor | Kingston | SA | 1951–1966 | |
Bill Graham | Liberal | St George | NSW | 1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980 | |
Charles Griffiths | Labor | Shortland | NSW | 1949–1972 | |
Len Hamilton | Country | Canning | WA | 1946–1961 | |
Eric Harrison[3] | Liberal | Wentworth | NSW | 1931–1956 | |
Jim Harrison | Labor | Blaxland | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
Paul Hasluck | Liberal | Curtin | WA | 1949–1969 | |
William Haworth | Liberal | Isaacs | Vic | 1949–1969 | |
Les Haylen | Labor | Parkes | NSW | 1943–1963 | |
Harold Holt | Liberal | Higgins | Vic | 1935–1967 | |
Robert Holt | Labor | Darebin | Vic | 1955–1958 | |
John Howse | Liberal | Calare | NSW | 1946–1960 | |
Peter Howson | Liberal | Fawkner | Vic | 1955–1972 | |
Alan Hulme | Liberal | Petrie | Qld | 1949–1961, 1963–1972 | |
William Jack | Liberal | North Sydney | NSW | 1949–1966 | |
Rowley James | Labor | Hunter | NSW | 1928–1958 | |
Herbert Johnson | Labor | Kalgoorlie | WA | 1940–1958 | |
Les Johnson | Labor | Hughes | NSW | 1955–1966, 1969–1984 | |
Percy Joske | Liberal | Balaclava | Vic | 1951–1960 | |
Victor Kearney[6] | Labor | Cunningham | NSW | 1956–1963 | |
Wilfrid Kent Hughes | Liberal | Chisholm | Vic | 1949–1970 | |
Jim Killen | Liberal | Moreton | Qld | 1955–1983 | |
William Lawrence | Liberal | Wimmera | Vic | 1949–1958 | |
George Lawson | Labor | Brisbane | Qld | 1931–1961 | |
Hugh Leslie | Country | Moore | WA | 1949–1958, 1961–1963 | |
Robert Lindsay | Liberal | Flinders | Vic | 1954–1966 | |
Tony Luchetti | Labor | Macquarie | NSW | 1951–1975 | |
Aubrey Luck | Liberal | Braddon | Tas | 1951–1958 | |
Philip Lucock | Country | Lyne | NSW | 1952–1980 | |
Dan Mackinnon | Liberal | Corangamite | Vic | 1949–1951, 1953–1966 | |
Norman Makin | Labor | Bonython | SA | 1919–1946, 1954–1963 | |
Philip McBride | Liberal | Wakefield | SA | 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958 | |
Malcolm McColm | Liberal | Bowman | Qld | 1949–1961 | |
John McEwen | Country | Murray | Vic | 1934–1971 | |
Hector McIvor | Labor | Gellibrand | Vic | 1955–1972 | |
John McLeay Sr. | Liberal | Boothby | SA | 1949–1966 | |
William McMahon | Liberal | Lowe | NSW | 1949–1982 | |
Robert Menzies | Liberal | Kooyong | Vic | 1934–1966 | |
Dan Minogue | Labor | West Sydney | NSW | 1949–1969 | |
Charles Morgan | Labor | Reid | NSW | 1940–1946, 1949–1958 | |
Jock Nelson[7] | Labor | Northern Territory | NT | 1949–1966 | |
William O'Connor | Labor | Dalley | NSW | 1946–1969 | |
Hubert Opperman | Liberal | Corio | Vic | 1949–1967 | |
Frederick Osborne | Liberal | Evans | NSW | 1949–1961 | |
Sir Earle Page | Country | Cowper | NSW | 1919–1961 | |
Henry Pearce | Liberal | Capricornia | Qld | 1949–1961 | |
Ted Peters | Labor | Scullin | Vic | 1949–1969 | |
Reg Pollard | Labor | Lalor | Vic | 1937–1966 | |
Bill Riordan | Labor | Kennedy | Qld | 1936–1966 | |
Hugh Roberton | Country | Riverina | NSW | 1949–1965 | |
Edgar Russell | Labor | Grey | SA | 1943–1963 | |
Billy Snedden | Liberal | Bruce | Vic | 1955–1983 | |
Frank Stewart | Labor | Lang | NSW | 1953–1979 | |
Philip Stokes | Liberal | Maribyrnong | Vic | 1955–1969 | |
Reginald Swartz | Liberal | Darling Downs | Qld | 1949–1972 | |
Albert Thompson | Labor | Port Adelaide | SA | 1946–1963 | |
Frank Timson | Liberal | Higinbotham | Vic | 1949–1960 | |
Athol Townley | Liberal | Denison | Tas | 1949–1964 | |
Winton Turnbull | Country | Mallee | Vic | 1946–1972 | |
Harry Turner | Liberal | Bradfield | NSW | 1952–1974 | |
Eddie Ward | Labor | East Sydney | NSW | 1931, 1932–1963 | |
David Oliver Watkins | Labor | Newcastle | NSW | 1935–1958 | |
Harry Webb | Labor | Stirling | WA | 1954–1958, 1961–1972 | |
Bill Wentworth | Liberal | Mackellar | NSW | 1949–1977 | |
Roy Wheeler | Liberal | Mitchell | NSW | 1949–1961 | |
Gough Whitlam | Labor | Werriwa | NSW | 1952–1978 | |
Bruce Wight | Liberal | Lilley | Qld | 1949–1961 | |
Keith Wilson | Liberal | Sturt | SA | 1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966 |
Notes
- ^ a b Country Party member Larry Anthony died on 12 July 1957; Country Party candidate Doug Anthony (his son) won the resulting by-election on 14 September
- ^ a b Liberal member Howard Beale resigned on 10 February 1958; Liberal candidate Sir Garfield Barwick won the resulting by-election on 8 March.
- ^ a b Liberal member Eric Harrison resigned on 17 October 1956; Liberal candidate Les Bury won the resulting by-election on 8 December.
- ^ a b Liberal member Archie Cameron died on 9 August 1956; Liberal candidate Jim Forbes won the resulting by-election on 13 October.
- ^ Labor member Cyril Chambers was expelled from the party in August 1957 for attacking Evatt's leadership. He was readmitted in June 1958.
- ^ a b Labor member Billy Davies died on 17 February 1956;Labor candidate Victor Kearney won the resulting by-election on 11 April.
- ^ a b At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
References
- Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the twenty-second Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1958.
- "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.