- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1972–1974
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This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1972 to 1974. At the 2 December 1972 election, all 125 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The Liberal Party of Australia had been in power since 1949, under Prime Minister of Australia William McMahon since March 1971 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Doug Anthony, but were defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam.
Member Party Electorate State First elected Evan Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1972 Rt Hon Doug Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1957 John Armitage ALP Chifley NSW 1961-63, 1969 Alfred Ashley-Brown ALP Mitchell NSW 1972 Lance Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1954 Kim Beazley ALP Fremantle WA 1945 Adrian Bennett ALP Swan WA 1969 Joe Berinson ALP Perth WA 1969 Fred Birrell ALP Port Adelaide SA 1963 Robert Bonnett Liberal Herbert Qld 1966 John Bourchier Liberal Bendigo Vic 1972 Lionel Bowen ALP Kingsford-Smith NSW 1969 Hon Nigel Bowen 1 Liberal Parramatta NSW 1964 Gordon Bryant ALP Wills Vic 1955 Hon Leslie Bury Liberal Wentworth NSW 1956 Dr Jim Cairns ALP Lalor Vic 1955 Sam Calder CLP Northern Territory NT 1966 Clyde Cameron ALP Hindmarsh SA 1949 Donald Milner Cameron Liberal Griffith Qld 1966 Dr Moss Cass ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1969 Hon Don Chipp Liberal Hotham Vic 1960 John Coates ALP Denison Tas 1972 Barry Cohen ALP Robertson NSW 1969 Fred Collard ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1961 Rex Connor ALP Cunningham NSW 1963 Marshall Cooke Liberal Petrie Qld 1972 James Corbett Country Maranoa Qld 1966 Jim Cope ALP Sydney NSW 1955 Hon Sir John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949 Frank Crean ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1951 Manfred Cross ALP Brisbane Qld 1961 Fred Daly ALP Grayndler NSW 1943 Ron Davies ALP Braddon Tas 1958 Frank Doyle ALP Lilley Qld 1972 Peter Drummond Liberal Forrest WA 1972 Nigel Drury Liberal Ryan Qld 1949 Gilbert Duthie ALP Wilmot Tas 1946 Dr Dr Harry Edwards Liberal Berowra NSW 1972 Keppel Enderby ALP Canberra ACT 1970 John England Country Calare NSW 1960 Hon Dudley Erwin Liberal Ballaarat Vic 1955 Dr Doug Everingham ALP Capricornia Qld 1967 Hon David Fairbairn Liberal Farrer NSW 1949 Peter Fisher Country Mallee Vic 1972 John FitzPatrick ALP Darling NSW 1969 Hon Dr Jim Forbes Liberal Barker SA 1956 Max Fox Liberal Henty Vic 1955 Hon Malcolm Fraser Liberal Wannon Vic 1955 Bill Fulton ALP Leichhardt Qld 1958 Hon Victor Garland Liberal Curtin WA 1969 Horace Garrick ALP Batman Vic 1969 Geoff Giles Liberal Angas SA 1964 Rt Hon John Gorton Liberal Higgins Vic 1968 Bill Graham Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949-54, 1955-58, 1966 Al Grassby ALP Riverina NSW 1969 Dr Richard Gun ALP Kingston SA 1969 John Hallett Country Canning WA 1963 David Hamer Liberal Isaacs SA 1969 Brendan Hansen ALP Wide Bay Qld 1961 Bill Hayden ALP Oxley Qld 1961 Arthur Hewson Country McMillan Vic 1972 Hon Mac Holten Country Indi Vic 1958 Hon Ralph Hunt Country Gwydir NSW 1969 Chris Hurford ALP Adelaide SA 1969 Ted Innes ALP Melbourne Vic 1972 Ralph Jacobi ALP Hawker SA 1969 Bert James ALP Hunter NSW 1960 Alan Jarman Liberal Deakin Vic 1966 Dr Harry Jenkins ALP Scullin Vic 1969 Keith Johnson ALP Burke Vic 1969 Les Johnson ALP Hughes NSW 1955-66, 1969 Charles Jones ALP Newcastle NSW 1958 Hon Bob Katter Country Kennedy Qld 1966 Paul Keating ALP Blaxland NSW 1969 Hon Bert Kelly Liberal Wakefield SA 1969 Leonard Keogh ALP Bowman Qld 1969 John Kerin ALP Macarthur NSW 1972 Hon Jim Killen Liberal Moreton Qld 1955 Hon Bob King Country Wimmera Vic 1958 Dr Richard Klugman ALP Prospect NSW 1969 Tony Lamb ALP La Trobe Vic 1972 Bruce Lloyd Country Murray Vic 1971 Anthony Luchetti ALP Macquarie NSW 1951 Philip Lucock Country Lyne NSW 1953 Hon Phillip Lynch Liberal Flinders Vic 1966 Michael MacKellar Liberal Warringah NSW 1969 Donald Maisey Country Moore WA 1963 Vince Martin ALP Banks NSW 1969 Race Mathews ALP Casey Vic 1972 David McKenzie ALP Diamond Valley Vic 1972 Hon John McLeay Liberal Boothby SA 1966 Rt Hon William McMahon Liberal Lowe NSW 1949 Tom McVeigh Country Darling Downs Qld 1972 Peter Morris ALP Shortland NSW 1972 Bill Morrison ALP St George NSW 1969 Allan Mulder ALP Evans NSW 1972 Martin Nicholls ALP Bonython SA 1963 Hon Peter Nixon Country Gippsland Vic 1961 Frank O'Keefe Country Paterson NSW 1969 Max Oldmeadow ALP Holt Vic 1972 Frank Olley ALP Hume NSW 1972 Dr Rex Patterson ALP Dawson Qld 1966 Hon Andrew Peacock Liberal Kooyong Vic 1966 Leonard Reynolds ALP Barton NSW 1958-66, 1969 Joseph Riordan ALP Phillip NSW 1972 Eric Robinson Liberal McPherson Qld 1972 Hon Ian Robinson Country Cowper NSW 1963 Philip Ruddock 1 Liberal Parramatta NSW 1973 Gordon Scholes ALP Corio Vic 1967 Ray Sherry ALP Franklin Tas 1969 Rt Hon Ian Sinclair Country New England NSW 1963 Rt Hon Billy Snedden Liberal Bruce Vic 1955 Tony Staley Liberal Chisholm Vic 1970 Hon Frank Stewart ALP Lang NSW 1953 Hon Tony Street Liberal Corangamite Vic 1966 Ray Thorburn ALP Cook NSW 1972 Harry Turner Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952 Hon Tom Uren ALP Reid NSW 1958 Ian Viner Liberal Stirling WA 1972 Laurie Wallis ALP Grey SA 1969 Hon William Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949 Bob Whan ALP Eden-Monaro NSW 1972 Gough Whitlam ALP Werriwa NSW 1952 Ray Whittorn Liberal Balaclava Vic 1960 Ralph Willis ALP Gellibrand Vic 1972 Ian Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1966-69, 1972 - 1 Liberal member Nigel Bowen resigned on July 11, 1973; Liberal candidate Philip Ruddock won the resulting by-election on September 22.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament House of Representatives
Senate
Categories:- Members of Australian parliaments by term
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