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1934

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 14th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1934 election on 15 September 1934. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by James Scullin. Labor's share of the primary vote fell to an even lower number than in the 1931 election due to the Lang Labor split, but it was able to pick up an extra four seats on preferences and therefore improve on its position.

Member Party Electorate State Term in office
Hon Aubrey Abbott[1] Country Gwydir NSW 1925–1929, 1931–1937
Frank Baker Labor Griffith Qld 1931–1939
Claude Barnard Labor Bass Tas 1934–1949
Hon Jack Beasley Lang Labor/Labor West Sydney NSW 1928–1946
Hon George Bell UAP Darwin Tas 1919–1922, 1925–1943
Maurice Blackburn Labor Bourke Vic 1934–1943
Adair Blain[2] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934–1949
Hon Frank Brennan Labor Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949
Archie Cameron UAP Barker SA 1934–1956
Sir Donald Charles Cameron UAP Lilley Qld 1919–1931, 1934–1937
Hon Richard Casey UAP Corio Vic 1931–1940, 1949–1960
Joe Clark Lang Labor/Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
Thomas Collins Country Hume NSW 1931–1943
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
John Curtin Labor Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945
Arthur Drakeford Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955
Arthur Fadden[3] Country Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958
James Fairbairn UAP Flinders Vic 1933–1940
Archibald Fisken UAP Ballaarat Vic 1934–1937
Hon Frank Forde Labor Capricornia Qld 1922–1946
Hon Josiah Francis UAP Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Charles Frost Labor Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946
Joe Gander Lang Labor/Labor Reid NSW 1931–1940
Jock Garden Lang Labor/Labor Cook NSW 1934–1937
Sydney Gardner UAP Robertson NSW 1922–1940
Hon Albert Green Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940
Roland Green Country Richmond NSW 1922–1937
Hon Henry Gregory Country Swan WA 1913–1940
Hon Sir Littleton Groom[3] UAP Darling Downs Qld 1901–1929, 1931–1936
Hon Henry Gullett UAP Henty Vic 1925–1940
Eric Fairweather Harrison UAP Bendigo Vic 1931–1937
Hon Eric Harrison UAP Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Hon Charles Hawker UAP Wakefield SA 1929–1938
Hon Jack Holloway Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951
Harold Holt[4] UAP Fawkner Vic 1935–1967
Rt Hon Billy Hughes UAP North Sydney NSW 1901–1952
Hon James Hunter Country Maranoa Qld 1921–1940
William Hutchinson UAP Indi Vic 1931–1949
Rowley James Lang Labor/Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
John Jennings UAP Watson NSW 1931–1940
Albert Lane UAP Barton NSW 1931–1940
George Lawson Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
John Lawson UAP Macquarie NSW 1931–1940
Bert Lazzarini Lang Labor/Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952
Rt Hon Joseph Lyons UAP Wilmot Tas 1929–1939
Gerald Mahoney Labor Denison Tas 1934–1940
Norman Makin Labor Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963
William Maloney Labor Melbourne Vic 1904–1940
Hon Sir Charles Marr UAP Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943
George Martens Labor Herbert Qld 1928–1946
George Maxwell[4] UAP Fawkner Vic 1917–1935
Philip McBride UAP Grey SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
William McCall UAP Martin NSW 1934–1943
Hugh McClelland Country Wimmera Vic 1931–1937
Hon John McEwen Country Echuca Vic 1934–1971
Rt Hon Robert Menzies UAP Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Dan Mulcahy Lang Labor/Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953
Walter Nairn UAP Perth WA 1929–1943
Horace Nock Country Riverina NSW 1931–1940
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Hon Archdale Parkhill UAP Warringah NSW 1927–1937
Hon Thomas Paterson Country Gippsland Vic 1922–1943
Hon John Perkins UAP Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–1929, 1931–1943
John Price UAP Boothby SA 1928–1941
John Prowse Country Forrest WA 1919–1943
Bill Riordan[5] Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Darby Riordan[5] Labor Kennedy Qld 1929–1936
Sol Rosevear Lang Labor/Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Thomas Scholfield UAP Wannon Vic 1931–1940
Rt Hon James Scullin Labor Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949
William Scully[1] Labor Gwydir NSW 1937–1949
Fred Stacey UAP Adelaide SA 1931–1943
Hon Frederick Stewart UAP Parramatta NSW 1931–1946
Geoffrey Street UAP Corangamite Vic 1934–1940
Victor Thompson Country New England NSW 1922–1940
Hon Harold Thorby Country Calare NSW 1931–1940
Eddie Ward Lang Labor/Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
Hon David Watkins[6] Labor Newcastle NSW 1901–1935
David Oliver Watkins[6] Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958
Hon Thomas White UAP Balaclava Vic 1929–1951
  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Country Party member Aubrey Abbott resigned on 28 March 1937 to become Administrator of the Northern Territory; Labor candidate William Scully won the resulting by-election on 8 May.
  2. Jump up^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b UAP member Littleton Groom died on 6 November 1936; Country Party candidate Arthur Fadden won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b UAP member George Maxwell died on 25 June 1935; UAP candidate Harold Holt won the resulting by-election on 17 August.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b ALP member Darby Riordan died on 15 October 1936; his nephew, Labor candidate Bill Riordan won the resulting by-election on 12 December.
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b ALP member David Watkins died on 8 April 1935; his son, Labor candidate David Oliver Watkins won the resulting by-election on 1 June.