Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1946–1949

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 18th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1946 election on 28 September 1946. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley defeated the newly formed opposition Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) led by its founder Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden.

Member Party Electorate State In office
Joe Abbott   Country New England NSW 1940–1949
Charles Adermann   Country Maranoa Qld 1943–1972
Larry Anthony   Country Richmond NSW 1937–1957
Claude Barnard   Labor Bass Tas 1934–1949
Howard Beale   Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946–1958
Kim Beazley   Labor Fremantle WA 1945–1977
Doris Blackburn   Independent Bourke Vic 1946–1949
Adair Blain[1]   Independent Northern Territory NT 1934–1949
George Bowden   Country Gippsland Vic 1943–1961
Frank Brennan   Labor Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949
Tom Burke   Labor Perth WA 1943–1955
Arthur Calwell   Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972
Archie Cameron   Liberal Barker SA 1934–1956
Cyril Chambers   Labor Adelaide SA 1943–1958
Ben Chifley   Labor Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951
Joe Clark   Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
William Conelan   Labor Griffith Qld 1939–1949
Bernard Corser   Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
Fred Daly   Labor Martin NSW 1943–1975
Charles Davidson   Country Capricornia Qld 1946–1963
John Dedman   Labor Corio Vic 1940–1949
Arthur Drakeford   Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955
Gil Duthie   Labor Wilmot Tas 1946–1975
Bill Edmonds   Labor Herbert Qld 1946–1958
H.V. Evatt   Labor Barton NSW 1940–1960
Arthur Fadden   Country Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958
Bill Falkinder   Liberal Franklin Tas 1946–1966
Max Falstein   Labor Watson NSW 1940–1949
Josiah Francis   Liberal Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Allan Fraser   Labor Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972
Arthur Fuller   Labor Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Frank Gaha   Labor Denison Tas 1943–1949
Jo Gullett   Liberal Henty Vic 1946–1955
Jim Hadley   Labor Lilley Qld 1943–1949
Len Hamilton   Country Swan WA 1946–1961
Eric Harrison   Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Les Haylen   Labor Parkes NSW 1943–1963
Jack Holloway   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951
Harold Holt   Liberal Fawkner Vic 1935–1967
John Howse   Liberal Calare NSW 1946–1960
Billy Hughes   Liberal North Sydney NSW 1901–1952
William Hutchinson   Liberal Deakin Vic 1931–1949
Rowley James   Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
Herbert Johnson   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958
Jack Lang   Lang Labor Reid NSW 1946–1949
Joe Langtry   Labor Riverina NSW 1940–1949
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
Bert Lazzarini   Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952
Nelson Lemmon   Labor Forrest WA 1943–1949, 1954–1955
Enid Lyons   Liberal Darwin Tas 1943–1951
Philip McBride   Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Allan McDonald   Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940–1953
John McEwen   Country Indi Vic 1934–1971
Don McLeod   Labor Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955
Robert Menzies   Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Dan Mulcahy   Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953
William O'Connor   Labor West Sydney NSW 1946–1969
Sir Earle Page   Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Reg Pollard   Labor Ballaarat Vic 1937–1966
George Rankin   Country Bendigo Vic 1937–1949, 1950–1956 (S)
Bill Riordan   Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Sol Rosevear   Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Edgar Russell   Labor Grey SA 1943–1963
Rupert Ryan   Liberal Flinders Vic 1940–1952
James Scullin   Labor Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949
William Scully   Labor Gwydir NSW 1937–1949
Tom Sheehan   Labor Cook NSW 1937–1955
Thomas Sheehy   Labor Boothby SA 1943–1949
Percy Spender   Liberal Warringah NSW 1937–1951
Albert Thompson   Labor Hindmarsh SA 1946–1963
Winton Turnbull   Country Wimmera Vic 1946–1972
Eddie Ward   Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958
Thomas White   Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929–1951
Thomas Williams   Labor Robertson NSW 1943–1949

Notes

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  1. ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.

References

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  • Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Eighteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1949.
  • "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.