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