Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943

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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 16th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1940 election on 21 September 1940. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.

Member Party Electorate State In office
Joe Abbott   Country New England NSW 1940–1949
Larry Anthony   Country Richmond NSW 1937–1957
Oliver Badman   United Australia Grey SA 1932–1937 (S), 1937–1943
Frank Baker   Labor Maranoa Qld 1940–1943
Claude Barnard   Labor Bass Tas 1934–1949
Jack Beasley   Lang Labor/Labor West Sydney NSW 1928–1946
Arthur Beck   United Australia Denison Tas 1940–1943
George Bell   United Australia Darwin Tas 1919–1922, 1925–1943
Maurice Blackburn   Labor/Independent Bourke Vic 1934–1943
Adair Blain[1]   Independent Northern Territory NT 1934–1949
John Breen   Labor Calare NSW 1940–1946
Frank Brennan   Labor Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949
Arthur Calwell   Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972
Archie Cameron[2]   United Australia Barker SA 1934–1956
Ben Chifley   Labor Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951
Joe Clark   Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
Arthur Coles   Independent Henty Vic 1940–1946
Thomas Collins   Country Hume NSW 1931–1943
William Conelan   Labor Griffith Qld 1939–1949
Bernard Corser   Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
Rt John Curtin   Labor Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945
John Dedman   Labor Corio Vic 1940–1949
Arthur Drakeford   Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955
Jack Duncan-Hughes   United Australia Wakefield SA 1922–1928, 1931–1938 (S), 1940–1943
H.V. Evatt   Labor Barton NSW 1940–1960
Arthur Fadden   Country Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958
Max Falstein   Labor Watson NSW 1940–1949
Frank Forde   Labor Capricornia Qld 1922–1946
Josiah Francis   United Australia Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Charles Frost   Labor Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946
Albert Green[3]   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940
Henry Gregory[4]   Country Swan WA 1913–1940
Allan Guy   United Australia Wilmot Tas 1929–1934, 1940–1946
Eric Harrison   United Australia Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Jack Holloway   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951
Harold Holt   United Australia Fawkner Vic 1935–1967
Billy Hughes   United Australia North Sydney NSW 1901–1952
William Hutchinson   United Australia Deakin Vic 1931–1949
Rowley James   Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
Herbert Johnson[3]   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958
William Jolly   United Australia Lilley Qld 1937–1943
Joe Langtry   Labor Riverina NSW 1940–1949
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
Bert Lazzarini   Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952
Norman Makin   Labor Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963
Sir Charles Marr   United Australia Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943
George Martens   Labor Herbert Qld 1928–1946
Thomas Marwick[4]   Country Swan WA 1936–1937 (S), 1940–1943
William McCall   United Australia Martin NSW 1934–1943
Allan McDonald   United Australia Corangamite Vic 1940–1953
John McEwen   Country Indi Vic 1934–1971
Don McLeod   Labor Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955
Robert Menzies   United Australia Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Charles Morgan   Labor Reid NSW 1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy   Lang Labor/Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953
Walter Nairn   United Australia Perth WA 1929–1943
Sir Earle Page   Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Thomas Paterson   Country Gippsland Vic 1922–1943
John Perkins   United Australia Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–1929, 1931–1943
Reg Pollard   Labor Ballaarat Vic 1937–1966
Grenfell Price[5]   United Australia Boothby SA 1941–1943
John Price[5]   United Australia Boothby SA 1928–1941
John Prowse   Country Forrest WA 1919–1943
George Rankin   Country Bendigo Vic 1937–1949, 1950–1956 (S)
Bill Riordan   Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Sol Rosevear   Lang Labor/Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Rupert Ryan   United Australia Flinders Vic 1940–1952
James Scullin   Labor Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949
William Scully   Labor Gwydir NSW 1937–1949
Tom Sheehan   Lang Labor/Labor Cook NSW 1937–1955
Percy Spender   United Australia Warringah NSW 1937–1951
Eric Spooner   United Australia Robertson NSW 1940–1943
Fred Stacey   United Australia Adelaide SA 1931–1943
Frederick Stewart   United Australia Parramatta NSW 1931–1946
Eddie Ward   Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958
Thomas White   United Australia Balaclava Vic 1929–1951
Alexander Wilson   Independent Wimmera Vic 1937–1945

Notes

  1. ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
  2. ^ Archie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party.
  3. ^ a b ALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; Labor candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November 1940.
  4. ^ a b Country Party member Henry Gregory died on 15 November 1940; Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick won the resulting by-election on 21 December 1940.
  5. ^ a b UAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May 1941.

References

  • Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Sixteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1943.
  • "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.