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1953

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 20th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1951 election on 28 April 1951. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley.

Member Party Electorate State Term in office
Charles Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1943–1972
Ian Allan[1] Country Gwydir NSW 1953–1969
Gordon Anderson Labor Kingsford Smith NSW 1949–1955
Tom Andrews Labor Darebin Vic 1949–1955
Hon Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937–1957
Jeff Bate Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949–1972
Hon Howard Beale Liberal Parramatta NSW 1946–1958
Kim Beazley Labor Fremantle WA 1945–1977
Doug Berry Liberal Griffith Qld 1949–1954
Alan Bird Labor Batman Vic 1949–1962
Francis Bland Liberal Warringah NSW 1951–1961
William Bostock Liberal Indi Vic 1949–1958
Bill Bourke Labor Fawkner Vic 1949–1955
George Bowden Country Gippsland Vic 1943–1961
Wilfred Brimblecombe Country Maranoa Qld 1951–1966
Geoffrey Brown Liberal McMillan Vic 1949–1955
Hon Harry Bruce Labor Leichhardt Qld 1951–1958
Bill Bryson Labor Wills Vic 1943–1946, 1949–1955
Tom Burke Labor Perth WA 1943–1955
Hon Arthur Calwell Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972
Hon Archie Cameron Liberal Barker SA 1934–1956
Clyde Cameron Labor Hindmarsh SA 1949–1980
Dr Donald Cameron Liberal Oxley Qld 1949–1961
Rt Hon Richard Casey Liberal La Trobe Vic 1931–1940, 1949–1960
Hon Cyril Chambers Labor Adelaide SA 1943–1958
Rt Hon Ben Chifley[2] Labor Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951
Hon Percy Clarey Labor Bendigo Vic 1949–1960
Joe Clark Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
Dominic Costa Labor Banks NSW 1949–1969
Hon John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949–1974
Frank Crean Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1951–1977
Jack Cremean Labor Hoddle Vic 1949–1955
Dan Curtin Labor Watson NSW 1949–1969
Fred Daly Labor Grayndler NSW 1943–1975
Charles Davidson Country Dawson Qld 1946–1963
Billy Davies Labor Cunningham NSW 1949–1956
Frank Davis Liberal Deakin Vic 1949–1966
Roger Dean Liberal Robertson NSW 1949–1964
Alick Downer Liberal Angas SA 1949–1964
Hon Arthur Drakeford Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955
Hon David Drummond Country New England NSW 1949–1963
Nigel Drury Liberal Ryan Qld 1949–1975
Gil Duthie Labor Wilmot Tas 1946–1975
Bill Edmonds Labor Herbert Qld 1946–1958
Jim Eggins[3] Country Lyne NSW 1949–1952
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt Labor Barton NSW 1940–1960
Keith Ewert[4] Labor Flinders Vic 1952–1954
Rt Hon Arthur Fadden Country McPherson Qld 1936–1958
Laurie Failes Country Lawson NSW 1949–1969
David Fairbairn Liberal Farrer NSW 1949–1975
Hon Allen Fairhall Liberal Paterson NSW 1949–1969
Bill Falkinder Liberal Franklin Tas 1946–1966
Joe Fitzgerald Labor Phillip NSW 1949–1955
Hon Josiah Francis Liberal Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Allan Fraser Labor Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972
Jim Fraser[5] Labor Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951–1970
Gordon Freeth Liberal Forrest WA 1949–1969
Arthur Fuller Labor Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963
Pat Galvin Labor Kingston SA 1951–1966
Bill Graham Liberal St George NSW 1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Bill Grayden Liberal Swan WA 1949–1954
Arthur Greenup[6] Labor Dalley NSW 1953–1955
Charles Griffiths Labor Shortland NSW 1949–1972
Jo Gullett Liberal Henty Vic 1946–1955
Len Hamilton Country Canning WA 1946–1961
Rt Hon Eric Harrison Liberal Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Jim Harrison Labor Blaxland NSW 1949–1969
Hon Paul Hasluck Liberal Curtin WA 1949–1969
Hon William Haworth Liberal Isaacs Vic 1949–1969
Les Haylen Labor Parkes NSW 1943–1963
Rt Hon Harold Holt Liberal Higgins Vic 1935–1967
John Howse Liberal Calare NSW 1946–1960
Rt Hon Billy Hughes[7] Liberal Bradfield NSW 1901–1952
Alan Hulme Liberal Petrie Qld 1949–1961, 1963–1972
William Jack Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949–1966
Rowley James Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
Hon Herbert Johnson Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958
Bob Joshua Labor Ballaarat Vic 1951–1955
Percy Joske[8] Liberal Balaclava Vic 1951–1960
Bruce Kekwick Liberal Bass Tas 1949–1954
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949–1970
Stan Keon Labor Yarra Vic 1949–1955
William Lawrence Liberal Wimmera Vic 1949–1958
Hon George Lawson Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
Hon Bert Lazzarini[9] Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952
Hugh Leslie Liberal Moore WA 1949–1958, 1961–1963
Tony Luchetti[2] Labor Macquarie NSW 1951–1975
Aubrey Luck Liberal Darwin Tas 1951–1958
Philip Lucock[3] Country Lyne NSW 1953–1980
Dan Mackinnon[10] Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949–1951, 1953–1966
Hon Philip McBride Liberal Wakefield SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Malcolm McColm Liberal Bowman Qld 1949–1961
Hon Allan McDonald[10] Liberal Corangamite Vic 1940-1953
Rt Hon John McEwen Country Murray Vic 1934–1971
John McLeay Sr. Liberal Boothby SA 1949–1966
Don McLeod Labor Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955
Hon William McMahon Liberal Lowe NSW 1949–1982
Rt Hon Robert Menzies Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Dan Minogue Labor West Sydney NSW 1949–1969
Charles Morgan Labor Reid NSW 1940–1946, 1949–1958
Dan Mulcahy[11] Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953
Jack Mullens Labor Gellibrand Vic 1949–1955
Jock Nelson[5] Labor Northern Territory NT 1949–1966
William O'Connor Labor Martin NSW 1946–1969
Hubert Opperman Liberal Corio Vic 1949–1967
Hon Frederick Osborne Liberal Evans NSW 1949–1961
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Henry Pearce Liberal Capricornia Qld 1949–1961
Ted Peters Labor Burke Vic 1949–1969
Hon Reg Pollard Labor Lalor Vic 1937–1966
Hon Bill Riordan Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Hugh Roberton Country Riverina NSW 1949–1965
Hon Sol Rosevear[6] Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Edgar Russell Labor Grey SA 1943–1963
Rupert Ryan[4] Liberal Flinders Vic 1940–1952
Tom Sheehan Labor Cook NSW 1937–1955
Frank Stewart[11] Labor Lang NSW 1953–1979
Reginald Swartz Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1949–1972
Albert Thompson Labor Port Adelaide SA 1946–1963
Frank Timson Liberal Higinbotham Vic 1949–1960
Hon Athol Townley Liberal Denison Tas 1949–1964
Thomas Treloar[1] Country Gwydir NSW 1949–1953
Winton Turnbull Country Mallee Vic 1946–1972
Harry Turner[7] Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952–1974
Hon Eddie Ward Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
David Oliver Watkins Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958
Bill Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949–1977
Roy Wheeler Liberal Mitchell NSW 1949–1961
Gough Whitlam[9] Labor Werriwa NSW 1952–1978
Thomas White[8] Liberal Balaclava Vic 1929–1951
Bruce Wight Liberal Lilley Qld 1949–1961
Keith Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966
  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Liberal member Thomas Treloar died on 15 November 1953; Liberal candidate Ian Allan won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b Labor member Ben Chifley died on 13 June 1951; Labor candidate Tony Luchetti won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b Country member Jim Eggins died on 28 January 1952; Country candidate Philip Lucock won the resulting by-election on 22 March.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b Liberal member Rupert Ryan died on 25 August 1952; Labor candidate Keith Ewert won the resulting by-election on 18 October.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b Labor member Sol Rosevear died on 21 March 1953; Labor candidate Arthur Greenup won the resulting by-election on 9 May.
  7. ^ Jump up to:a b Liberal member Billy Hughes died on 28 October 1952; Liberal candidate Henry Turner won the resulting by-election on 20 December.
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b Liberal member Thomas White resigned on 20 June 1951; Liberal candidate Percy Joske won the resulting by-election on 28 July.
  9. ^ Jump up to:a b Labor member Bert Lazzarini died on 1 October 1952; Labor candidate Gough Whitlam won the resulting by-election on 29 November.
  10. ^ Jump up to:a b Liberal member Allan McDonald died on 10 June 1953; Liberal candidate Dan Mackinnon won the resulting by-election on 29 August.
  11. ^ Jump up to:a b Labor member Dan Mulcahy died on 13 July 1953; Labor candidate Frank Stewart won the resulting by-election on 29 August.