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1963


This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1961 to 1963, as elected at the 1961 federal election.

Member Party Electorate State Term of office
Hon Charles Adermann Country Fisher Qld 1943–1972
Ian Allan Country Gwydir NSW 1953–1969
Doug Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1957–1984
John Armitage Labor Mitchell NSW 1961–1963, 1969–1983
Lance Barnard Labor Bass Tas 1954–1975
Charles Barnes Country McPherson Qld 1958–1972
Sir Garfield Barwick Liberal Parramatta NSW 1958–1964
Jeff Bate Liberal Macarthur NSW 1949–1972
Noel Beaton Labor Bendigo Vic 1960–1969
Kim Beazley Labor Fremantle WA 1945–1977
Sam Benson [2] Labor Batman Vic 1962–1969
Alan Bird [2] Labor Batman Vic 1949–1962
Wilfred Brimblecombe Country Maranoa Qld 1951–1966
Gordon Bryant Labor Wills Vic 1955–1980
Alexander Buchanan Liberal McMillan Vic 1955–1972
Les Bury Liberal Wentworth NSW 1956–1974
Dr Jim Cairns Labor Yarra Vic 1955–1977
Hon Arthur Calwell Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972
Clyde Cameron Labor Hindmarsh SA 1949–1980
Don Cameron Labor Lilley Qld 1961–1963
Fred Chaney Sr. Liberal Perth WA 1955–1969
Don Chipp Liberal Higinbotham Vic 1960–1977
Joe Clark Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969
Lionel Clay Labor St George NSW 1958–1963
Richard Cleaver Liberal Swan WA 1955–1969
John Cockle Liberal Warringah NSW 1961–1966
Fred Collard Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1961–1975
Jack Comber Labor Bowman Qld 1961–1963
Jim Cope Labor Watson NSW 1955–1975
Dominic Costa Labor Banks NSW 1949–1969
Frank Courtnay Labor Darebin Vic 1958–1969
Wilfred Coutts Labor Griffith Qld 1954–1958, 1961–1966
Hon John Cramer Liberal Bennelong NSW 1949–1974
Frank Crean Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1951–1977
Manfred Cross Labor Brisbane Qld 1961–1975, 1980–1990
Dan Curtin Labor Kingsford-Smith NSW 1949–1969
Fred Daly Labor Grayndler NSW 1943–1975
Hon Charles Davidson Country Dawson Qld 1946–1963
Ron Davies Labor Braddon Tas 1958–1975
Frank Davis Liberal Deakin Vic 1949–1966
Roger Dean Liberal Robertson NSW 1949–1964
Len Devine [4] Labor East Sydney NSW 1963–1969
Hon Alick Downer Liberal Angas SA 1949–1964
Hon David Drummond Country New England NSW 1949–1963
Nigel Drury Liberal Ryan Qld 1949–1975
Gil Duthie Labor Wilmot Tas 1946–1975
Syd Einfeld Labor Phillip NSW 1961–1963
John England Country Calare NSW 1960–1975
Dudley Erwin Liberal Ballaarat Vic 1955–1975
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
Dr Jim Forbes Liberal Barker SA 1956–1975
Max Fox Liberal Henty Vic 1955–1974
Allan Fraser Labor Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972
Jim Fraser [1] Labor Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951–1970
Malcolm Fraser Liberal Wannon Vic 1955–1983
Gordon Freeth Liberal Forrest WA 1949–1969
Arthur Fuller Labor Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955,
1961–1963
Bill Fulton Labor Leichhardt Qld 1958–1975
Pat Galvin Labor Kingston SA 1951–1966
George Gray Labor Capricornia Qld 1961–1967
Charles Griffiths Labor Shortland NSW 1949–1972
Brendan Hansen Labor Wide Bay Qld 1961–1974
Ted Harding Labor Herbert Qld 1961–1966
Jim Harrison Labor Blaxland NSW 1949–1969
Hon Paul Hasluck Liberal Curtin WA 1949–1969
William Haworth Liberal Isaacs Vic 1949–1969
Bill Hayden Labor Oxley Qld 1961–1988
Les Haylen Labor Parkes NSW 1943–1963
Rt Hon Harold Holt Liberal Higgins Vic 1935–1967
Mac Holten Country Indi Vic 1958–1977
Peter Howson Liberal Fawkner Vic 1955–1972
William Jack Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949–1966
Bert James Labor Hunter NSW 1960–1980
John Jess Liberal La Trobe Vic 1960–1972
Les Johnson Labor Hughes NSW 1955–1966, 1969–1984
Charles Jones Labor Newcastle NSW 1958–1983
Victor Kearney Labor Cunningham NSW 1956–1963
Bert Kelly Liberal Wakefield SA 1958–1977
Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Chisholm Vic 1949–1970
Jim Killen Liberal Moreton Qld 1955–1983
Robert King Country Wimmera Vic 1958–1977
Hugh Leslie Country Moore WA 1949–1958, 1961–1963
Robert Lindsay Liberal Flinders Vic 1954–1966
Tony Luchetti Labor Macquarie NSW 1951–1975
Philip Lucock Country Lyne NSW 1953–1980
Rt Hon John McEwen Country Murray Vic 1934–1971
Frank McGuren Labor Cowper NSW 1961–1963
Hector McIvor Labor Gellibrand Vic 1955–1972
Dan Mackinnon Liberal Corangamite Vic 1949–1951, 1953–1966
Hon John McLeay Sr. Liberal Boothby SA 1949–1966
Hon William McMahon Liberal Lowe NSW 1949–1982
Neil McNeill Liberal Canning WA 1961–1963
Hon Norman Makin Labor Bonython SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963
Rt Hon Robert Menzies Liberal Kooyong Vic 1934–1966
Dan Minogue Labor West Sydney NSW 1949–1969
James Monaghan Labor Evans NSW 1961–1963
Jack Mortimer [3] Labor Grey SA 1963–1966
Jock Nelson [1] Labor Northern Territory NT 1949–1966
Peter Nixon Country Gippsland Vic 1961–1983
Reginald O'Brien Labor Petrie Qld 1961–1963
William O'Connor Labor Dalley NSW 1946–1969
Hubert Opperman Liberal Corio Vic 1949–1967
Ted Peters Labor Scullin Vic 1949–1969
Hon Reg Pollard Labor Lalor Vic 1937–1966
Len Reynolds Labor Barton NSW 1958–1966, 1969–1975
Hon Bill Riordan Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966
Hon Hugh Roberton Country Riverina NSW 1949–1965
Edgar Russell [3] Labor Grey SA 1943–1963
Joe Sexton Labor Adelaide SA 1958–1966
Billy Snedden Liberal Bruce Vic 1955–1983
Frank Stewart Labor Lang NSW 1953–1979
Philip Stokes Liberal Maribyrnong Vic 1955–1969
Reginald Swartz Liberal Darling Downs Qld 1949–1972
Albert Thompson Labor Port Adelaide SA 1946–1963
Hon Athol Townley Liberal Denison Tas 1949–1964
Winton Turnbull Country Mallee Vic 1946–1972
Harry Turner Liberal Bradfield NSW 1952–1974
Tom Uren Labor Reid NSW 1958–1990
Hon Eddie Ward [4] Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
Harry Webb Labor Stirling WA 1954–1958, 1961–1972
Bill Wentworth Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949–1977
Gough Whitlam Labor Werriwa NSW 1952–1978
Ray Whittorn Liberal Balaclava Vic 1960–1974
Keith Wilson Liberal Sturt SA 1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966
1 At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories.
2 The Labor member for Batman, Alan Bird, died on 21 July 1962; Labor candidate Sam Benson won the resulting by-election on 1 September.
3 The Labor member for Grey, Edgar Russell, died on 31 March 1963; Labor candidate Jack Mortimer won the resulting by-election on 1 June.
4 The Labor member for East Sydney, Eddie Ward, died on 31 July 1963; Labor candidate Len Devine won the resulting by-election on 28 September.