This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 18th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1946 election on 28 September 1946. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley defeated the newly formed opposition Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) led by its founder Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden.
Member Party Electorate State In office Joe Abbott New England NSW 1940–1949 Charles Adermann Maranoa Qld 1943–1972 Larry Anthony Richmond NSW 1937–1957 Claude Barnard Bass Tas 1934–1949 Howard Beale Parramatta NSW 1946–1958 Kim Beazley Fremantle WA 1945–1977 Doris Blackburn Bourke Vic 1946–1949 Adair BlainAt this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory. Northern Territory NT 1934–1949 George Bowden Gippsland Vic 1943–1961 Frank Brennan Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949 Tom Burke Perth WA 1943–1955 Arthur Calwell Melbourne Vic 1940–1972 Archie Cameron Barker SA 1934–1956 Cyril Chambers Adelaide SA 1943–1958 Ben Chifley Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951 Joe Clark Darling NSW 1934–1969 William Conelan Griffith Qld 1939–1949 Bernard Corser Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954 Fred Daly Martin NSW 1943–1975 Charles Davidson Capricornia Qld 1946–1963 John Dedman Corio Vic 1940–1949 Arthur Drakeford Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955 Gil Duthie Wilmot Tas 1946–1975 Bill Edmonds Herbert Qld 1946–1958 H.V. Evatt Barton NSW 1940–1960 Arthur Fadden Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958 Bill Falkinder Franklin Tas 1946–1966 Max Falstein Watson NSW 1940–1949 Josiah Francis Moreton Qld 1922–1955 Allan Fraser Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972 Arthur Fuller Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963 Frank Gaha Denison Tas 1943–1949 Jo Gullett Henty Vic 1946–1955 Jim Hadley Lilley Qld 1943–1949 Len Hamilton Swan WA 1946–1961 Eric Harrison Wentworth NSW 1931–1956 Les Haylen Parkes NSW 1943–1963 Jack Holloway Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951 Harold Holt Fawkner Vic 1935–1967 John Howse Calare NSW 1946–1960 Billy Hughes North Sydney NSW 1901–1952 William Hutchinson Deakin Vic 1931–1949 Rowley James Hunter NSW 1928–1958 Herbert Johnson Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958 Jack Lang Reid NSW 1946–1949 Joe Langtry Riverina NSW 1940–1949 George Lawson Brisbane Qld 1931–1961 Bert Lazzarini Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952 Nelson Lemmon Forrest WA 1943–1949, 1954–1955 Enid Lyons Darwin Tas 1943–1951 Philip McBride Wakefield SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958 Allan McDonald Corangamite Vic 1940–1953 John McEwen Indi Vic 1934–1971 Don McLeod Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955 Robert Menzies Kooyong Vic 1934–1966 Dan Mulcahy Lang NSW 1934–1953 William O'Connor West Sydney NSW 1946–1969 Sir Earle Page Cowper NSW 1919–1961 Reg Pollard Ballaarat Vic 1937–1966 George Rankin Bendigo Vic 1937–1949, 1950–1956 (S) Bill Riordan Kennedy Qld 1936–1966 Sol Rosevear Dalley NSW 1931–1953 Edgar Russell Grey SA 1943–1963 Rupert Ryan Flinders Vic 1940–1952 James Scullin Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949 William Scully Gwydir NSW 1937–1949 Tom Sheehan Cook NSW 1937–1955 Thomas Sheehy Boothby SA 1943–1949 Percy Spender Warringah NSW 1937–1951 Albert Thompson Hindmarsh SA 1946–1963 Winton Turnbull Wimmera Vic 1946–1972 Eddie Ward East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963 David Oliver Watkins Newcastle NSW 1935–1958 Thomas White Balaclava Vic 1929–1951 Thomas Williams Robertson NSW 1943–1949
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