- 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.
Seat changes between 1937 and 1940 elections Labor Won by Labor Party UAP Won by United Australia Party Lang Labor Won by Lang Labor Independent Won by an independent Member Party Electorate State First elected Hon Joe Abbott Country New England NSW 1940 Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937 Oliver Badman UAP Grey SA 1937 Francis Patrick Baker ALP Maranoa Qld 1940 Claude Barnard ALP Bass Tas 1934 Jack Beasley Lang Labor/ALP West Sydney NSW 1928 Arthur Beck UAP Denison Tas 1940 Hon George Bell UAP Darwin Tas 1925 Maurice Blackburn ALP/Independent Bourke Vic 1934 Adair Blain[1] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934 John Breen ALP Calare NSW 1940 Hon Frank Brennan ALP Batman Vic 1911–31, 1934 Arthur Calwell ALP Melbourne Vic 1940 Hon Archie Cameron[2] UAP Barker SA 1934 Hon Ben Chifley ALP Macquarie NSW 1928–31, 1940 Joe Clark ALP Darling NSW 1934 Arthur Coles Independent Henty Vic 1940 Hon Thomas Collins Country Hume NSW 1931 William Conelan ALP Griffith Qld 1939 Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928 Rt Hon. John Curtin ALP Fremantle WA 1928–31, 1934 Hon John Dedman ALP Corio Vic 1940 Hon Arthur Drakeford ALP Maribyrnong Vic 1934 John Duncan-Hughes UAP Wakefield SA 1922–28, 1932–38 (S), 1940 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 Hon Frank Forde ALP Capricornia Qld 1922 Hon Josiah Francis UAP Moreton Qld 1922 Hon Charles Frost ALP Franklin Tas 1929–31, 1934 Hon Albert Green[3] ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1922 Hon Henry Gregory[4] Country Swan WA 1913 Hon Allan Guy UAP Wilmot Tas 1929–34, 1940 Hon Eric Harrison UAP Wentworth NSW 1931 Hon Jack Holloway ALP Melbourne Ports Vic 1929 Hon Harold Holt UAP Fawkner Vic 1935 Rt Hon Billy Hughes UAP North Sydney NSW 1901 William Hutchinson UAP Deakin Vic 1931 Rowley James ALP Hunter NSW 1928 Herbert Johnson[3] ALP Kalgoorlie WA 1940 William Jolly UAP Lilley Qld 1937 Joseph Langtry ALP Riverina NSW 1940 Hon George Lawson ALP Brisbane Qld 1931 Hon Hubert Lazzarini ALP Werriwa NSW 1919–31, 1934 Hon Norman Makin ALP Hindmarsh SA 1919 Hon Sir Charles Marr UAP Parkes NSW 1919–29, 1931 George Martens ALP Herbert Qld 1928 Thomas Marwick[4] Country Swan WA 1940 William McCall UAP Martin NSW 1931 Hon Allan McDonald UAP Corangamite Vic 1940 Hon John McEwen Country Indi Vic 1934 Donald McLeod ALP Wannon Vic 1940 Rt Hon Robert Menzies UAP Kooyong Vic 1934 Charles Morgan ALP Reid NSW 1940 Daniel Mulcahy Lang Labor/ALP Lang NSW 1934 Hon Walter Nairn UAP Perth WA 1929 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919 Hon Thomas Paterson Country Gippsland Vic 1922 Hon John Perkins UAP Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–29, 1931 Hon Reg Pollard ALP Ballaarat Vic 1937 Grenfell Price[5] UAP Boothby SA 1941 John Price[5] UAP Boothby SA 1928 John Prowse Country Forrest WA 1919 George Rankin Country Bendigo Vic 1937 Bill Riordan ALP Kennedy Qld 1936 Hon Sol Rosevear Lang Labor/ALP Dalley NSW 1931 Rupert Ryan UAP Flinders Vic 1940 Rt Hon James Scullin ALP Yarra Vic 1910–13, 1922 Hon William Scully ALP Gwydir NSW 1937 Thomas Sheehan Lang Labor/ALP Cook NSW 1937 Hon Percy Spender UAP Warringah NSW 1937 Hon Eric Spooner UAP Robertson NSW 1940 Fred Stacey UAP Adelaide SA 1931 Hon Frederick Stewart UAP Parramatta NSW 1931 Hon Eddie Ward ALP East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932 David Oliver Watkins ALP Newcastle NSW 1935 Hon Thomas White UAP Balaclava Vic 1929 Alexander Wilson Independent Wimmera Vic 1937 Notes
- ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
- ^ Archie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party.
- ^ a b ALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; ALP candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b UAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May.
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. http://web.archive.org/web/20080725081310/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/index.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament House of Representatives
Senate
Categories:- Members of Australian parliaments by term
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