- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1943–1946
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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 17th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1943 election on 21 August 1943. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin defeated the opposition Country Party led by Arthur Fadden with coalition partner the United Australia Party led by Billy Hughes.
Seat changes between 1940 and 1943 elections Labor Won by Labor Party Country Won by Country Party Member Party Electorate State First elected Hon Joe Abbott Country New England NSW 1940 Charles Adermann Country Maranoa Qld 1943 Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937 Claude Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1934 Hon Jack Beasley ALP West Sydney NSW 1928 Kim Beazley[1] ALP Fremantle WA 1945 Adair Blain[2] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934 George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943 John Breen ALP Calare NSW 1940 Hon Frank Brennan ALP Batman Vic 1911–31, 1934 Bill Bryson ALP Bourke Vic 1943 Tom Burke ALP Perth WA 1943 Hon Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940 Hon Archie Cameron UAP/Liberal Barker SA 1934 Cyril Chambers ALP Adelaide SA 1943 Hon Ben Chifley ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940 Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934 Arthur Coles[3] Independent Henty Vic 1940 William Conelan ALP Griffith Qld 1939 Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928 Rt Hon John Curtin[1] ALP Fremantle WA 1928–31, 1934 Fred Daly ALP Martin NSW 1943 Hon John Dedman ALP Corio Vic 1940 Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934 Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt ALP Barton NSW 1940 Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country Darling Downs Qld 1936 Max Falstein ALP Watson NSW 1940 Rt Hon Frank Forde ALP Capricornia Qld 1922 Hon Josiah Francis UAP/Liberal Moreton Qld 1922 Allan Fraser ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1943 Charles Frost ALP Franklin Tas 1929–31, 1934 Arthur Fuller ALP Hume NSW 1943 John Gaha ALP Denison Tas 1943 Henry Gullett[3] Liberal Henty Vic 1940 Allan Guy UAP Wilmot Tas 1929–34, 1940 James Hadley ALP Lilley Qld 1943 Hon Eric Harrison UAP/Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931 Leslie Haylen ALP Parkes NSW 1943 Hon Jack Holloway ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1929 Hon Harold Holt UAP/Liberal Fawkner Vic 1935 Rt Hon Billy Hughes UAP/Liberal North Sydney NSW 1901 William Hutchinson UAP/Liberal Deakin Vic 1931 Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928 Herbert Johnson ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940 Joseph Langtry ALP Riverina NSW 1940 Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931 Hon Hubert Lazzarini ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934 Nelson Lemmon ALP Forrest WA 1943 Dame Enid Lyons UAP/Liberal Darwin Tas 1943 Hon Norman Makin ALP Hindmarsh SA 1919 George Martens ALP Herbert Qld 1928 Hon Allan McDonald UAP/Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940 Hon John McEwen Country Indi Vic 1934 Donald McLeod ALP Wannon Vic 1940 Rt Hon Robert Menzies UAP/Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934 Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940 Donald Mountjoy ALP Swan WA 1943 Daniel Mulcahy ALP Lang NSW 1934 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919 Hon Reg Pollard ALP Ballaarat Vic 1937 George Rankin Country Bendigo Vic 1937 Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936 Hon Sol Rosevear ALP Dalley NSW 1931 Edgar Russell ALP Grey SA 1943 Rupert Ryan UAP/Liberal Flinders Vic 1940 Rt Hon James Scullin ALP Yarra Vic 1910–13, 1922 Hon William Scully ALP Gwydir NSW 1937 Thomas Sheehan ALP Cook NSW 1937 Thomas Sheehy ALP Boothby SA 1943 Albert Smith ALP Wakefield SA 1943 Hon Percy Spender UAP/Liberal Warringah NSW 1937 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart UAP Parramatta NSW 1931 Winton Turnbull[4] Country Wimmera Vic 1946 Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932 David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935 Hon Thomas White UAP/Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929 Thomas Williams ALP Robertson NSW 1943 Alexander Wilson[4] Independent Wimmera Vic 1937 Notes
- ^ a b ALP member John Curtin died on 5 July 1945; ALP candidate Kim Beazley won the resulting by-election on 18 August.
- ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
- ^ a b Independent member Arthur Coles resigned on 11 February 1946; Liberal Party candidate Henry Gullett won the resulting by-election on 30 March.
- ^ a b Independent member Alexander Wilson resigned on 31 December 1945 to be appointed Administrator of Norfolk Island; Country Party candidate Winton Turnbull won the resulting by-election on 9 February 1946.
References
- Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Seventeenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1946.
- "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080725081310/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/index.htm. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament House of Representatives
Senate
Categories:- Members of Australian parliaments by term
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