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1910

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the Third Australian Parliament, which was elected on 12 December 1906.

In 1909 the Anti-Socialist Party (previously Free Trade) and most of the Protectionist Party merged to become the Commonwealth Liberal Party.

Member Party Electorate State First elected
Edward Archer Anti-Socialist/Liberal [1] Capricornia Qld 1906
Llewellyn Atkinson Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wilmot Tas 1906
Frederick Bamford Labor [2] Herbert Qld 1901
Lee Batchelor * Labor Boothby SA 1901
Eric Bowden Anti-Socialist/Liberal Nepean † NSW 1906
Joseph Brown Anti-Socialist/Liberal Indi Vic 1906
Hon Thomas Brown Labor Calare † NSW 1901 [3]
Ernest Carr Labor Macquarie NSW 1906
James Catts Labor Cook † NSW 1906
Hon John Chanter [4] Protectionist/Labor [5] Riverina NSW 1904 (by-election)
Austin Chapman Protectionist/Liberal Eden-Monaro NSW 1901
James Cook Protectionist/Liberal Bourke Vic 1901
Hon Joseph Cook * Anti-Socialist/Liberal Parramatta NSW 1901
Hon Jabez Coon Protectionist/Liberal Batman † Vic 1906
Richard Crouch Protectionist/Liberal Corio Vic 1901
Hon Alfred Deakin Protectionist/Liberal Ballarat Vic 1901
Hon Richard Edwards Anti-Socialist/Liberal Oxley Qld 1901
Thomas Ewing Protectionist/Liberal Richmond NSW 1901
George Fairbairn [6] Independent/Liberal Fawkner † Vic 1906
Andrew Fisher Labor Wide Bay Qld 1901
Rt Hon Sir John Forrest Western Australian/Liberal [7] Swan WA 1901
Francis Foster Labor New England NSW 1906
James Fowler [8] Labor/Liberal Perth WA 1901
Justin Foxton Anti-Socialist/Liberal Brisbane Qld 1906
Charles Frazer Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1903
George Fuller Anti-Socialist/Liberal Illawarra NSW 1901
Hon Sir Philip Fysh Anti-Socialist/Liberal Denison Tas 1901
Patrick Glynn Anti-Socialist/Liberal Angas SA 1901
Littleton Groom Protectionist/Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1901
David Hall Labor Werriwa NSW 1906
Robert Harper Protectionist/Liberal Mernda Vic 1901
William Hedges Western Australian/Liberal Fremantle WA 1906
Hon Frederick Holder [9] Independent Wakefield SA 1901
Billy Hughes Labor West Sydney NSW 1901
James Hutchison * Labor Hindmarsh SA 1903
Hans Irvine Anti-Socialist/Liberal Grampians Vic 1906
Hon William Irvine Anti-Socialist/Liberal Flinders Vic 1906
Elliot Johnson Anti-Socialist/Liberal Lang NSW 1903
Willie Kelly Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wentworth NSW 1903
Rt Hon Charles Kingston * [10] Protectionist Adelaide SA 1901
William Knox Anti-Socialist/Liberal Kooyong Vic 1901
Dr Frank Liddell Anti-Socialist/Liberal Hunter NSW 1903
John Livingston Anti-Socialist/Liberal Barker SA 1906
Hon Sir William Lyne [11] Protectionist/Independent Hume NSW 1901
Charles McDonald Labor Kennedy Qld 1901
John McDougall Labor Wannon Vic 1906
William McWilliams * Anti-Socialist/Liberal Franklin Tas 1903
Hugh Mahon Labor Coolgardie WA 1901
Dr William Maloney Labor Melbourne Vic 1906
James Mathews Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1906
Hon Samuel Mauger Protectionist/Liberal Maribyrnong † Vic 1901 [12]
King O'Malley Labor Darwin Tas 1901
Jim Page Labor Maranoa Qld 1901
Albert Palmer [13] Anti-Socialist/Liberal Echuca Vic 1906
Alexander Poynton * Labor Grey SA 1901
Sir John Quick [14] Anti-Socialist/Liberal Bendigo Vic 1901
Rt Hon George Reid Anti-Socialist/Liberal East Sydney NSW 1901
Dr Carty Salmon Protectionist/Liberal Laanecoorie Vic 1901
Sydney Sampson [15] Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wimmera Vic 1906
Hugh Sinclair Anti-Socialist/Liberal Moreton Qld 1906
Bruce Smith Anti-Socialist/Liberal Parkes NSW 1901
William Spence Labor Darling NSW 1901
David Storrer [16] Protectionist/Independent Bass Tas 1901
Josiah Thomas Labor Barrier NSW 1901
Dugald Thomson * Anti-Socialist/Liberal North Sydney NSW 1901
John Thomson Protectionist/Liberal Cowper NSW 1906
Frank Tudor Labor Yarra Vic 1901
David Watkins Labor Newcastle NSW 1901
Hon Chris Watson Labor South Sydney NSW 1901 [17]
William Webster Labor Gwydir NSW 1903
William Wilks Anti-Socialist/Liberal Dalley NSW 1901
Henry Willis Anti-Socialist/Liberal Robertson NSW 1901
Dr Gratton Wilson Anti-Socialist/Liberal Corangamite Vic 1903
George Wise [18] Protectionist/Independent Gippsland Vic 1906
Agar Wynne Independent/Liberal Balaclava Vic 1906

* These candidates were elected unopposed.
† These Divisions were created at the 1906 redistribution.

  1. ^ The Anti-Socialists were known as the Free Trade Party before the 1906 election. In 1908, the Anti-Socialists, the Protectionists and the Western Australia Party merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
  2. ^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
  3. ^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  4. ^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
  5. ^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
  6. ^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
  7. ^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
  8. ^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
  9. ^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
  10. ^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
  11. ^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  12. ^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  13. ^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
  14. ^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  15. ^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  16. ^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  17. ^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  18. ^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.