Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1943–1946

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 17th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1943 election on 21 August 1943. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin defeated the opposition Country Party led by Arthur Fadden with coalition partner the United Australia Party (UAP) led by Billy Hughes. On 21 February 1945, the parliamentary UAP was dissolved and replaced by the newly established Liberal Party.LIBERAL PARTY ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT, The Canberra Times, 22 February 1945.

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 Jack Beasley  West Sydney NSW 1928–1946 Kim BeazleyALP member John Curtin died on 5 July 1945; Labor candidate Kim Beazley won the resulting by-election on 18 August.  Fremantle WA 1945–1977 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 John Breen   Calare NSW 1940–1946 Frank Brennan  Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949 Bill Bryson  Bourke Vic 1943–1946, 1949–1955 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 Arthur ColesIndependent member Arthur Coles resigned on 11 February 1946; Liberal Party candidate Jo Gullett won the resulting by-election on 30 March.  Henty Vic 1940–1946 William Conelan  Griffith Qld 1939–1949 Bernard Corser  Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954 John Curtin  Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945 Fred Daly  Martin NSW 1943–1975 John Dedman  Corio Vic 1940–1949 Arthur Drakeford  Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955 H.V. Evatt   Barton NSW 1940–1960 Arthur Fadden  Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958 Max Falstein  Watson NSW 1940–1949 Frank Forde  Capricornia Qld 1922–1946 Josiah Francis  / Moreton Qld 1922–1955 Allan Fraser  Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972 Charles Frost  Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946 Arthur Fuller  Hume NSW 1943–1949, 1951–1955, 1961–1963 Frank Gaha  Denison Tas 1943–1949 Jo Gullett  Henty Vic 1946–1955 Allan Guy  / Wilmot Tas 1929–1934, 1940–1946 Jim Hadley  Lilley Qld 1943–1949 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 Billy HughesHughes was expelled from the UAP on 14 April 1944 after defying the party by rejoining the Advisory War Council. He sat as an independent until 13 September 1945, when he was admitted to the parliamentary Liberal Party.  /Ind./Lib. North Sydney NSW 1901–1952 William Hutchinson  / Deakin Vic 1931–1949 Rowley James  Hunter NSW 1928–1958 Herbert Johnson  Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958 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 Dame Enid Lyons  / Darwin Tas 1943–1951 Norman Makin  Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963 George Martens  Herbert Qld 1928–1946 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 Charles Morgan  Reid NSW 1940–1946, 1949–1958 Don Mountjoy  Swan WA 1943–1946 Dan Mulcahy   Lang NSW 1934–1953 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 Albert Smith  Wakefield SA 1943–1946 Percy SpenderSpender was expelled from the UAP on 23 February 1944 after defying party instructions to resign his seat on the Advisory War Council. He subsequently sat as an independent. He became a financial member of the Liberal Party in May 1945, but was not admitted to the parliamentary party until 13 September 1945, after the council's abolition.  /Ind./Lib. Warringah NSW 1937–1951 Sir Frederick Stewart  / Parramatta NSW 1931–1946 Winton TurnbullIndependent member Alexander Wilson resigned on 31 December 1945 to be appointed Administrator of Norfolk Island; Country Party candidate Winton Turnbull won the resulting by-election on 9 February 1946.  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 Alexander Wilson  Wimmera Vic 1937–1945

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