Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 16th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1940 election on 21 September 1940. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.

Member Party Electorate State In office Joe Abbott  New England NSW 1940–1949 Larry Anthony   Richmond NSW 1937–1957 Oliver Badman  Grey SA 1932–1937 (S), 1937–1943 Frank Baker   Maranoa Qld 1940–1943 Claude Barnard  Bass Tas 1934–1949 Jack Beasley  / West Sydney NSW 1928–1946 Arthur Beck  Denison Tas 1940–1943 George Bell  Darwin Tas 1919–1922, 1925–1943 Maurice Blackburn  / Bourke Vic 1934–1943 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 John Breen   Calare NSW 1940–1946 Frank Brennan  Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949 Arthur Calwell  Melbourne Vic 1940–1972 Archie CameronArchie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party.  Barker SA 1934–1956 Ben Chifley  Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951 Joe Clark  Darling NSW 1934–1969 Arthur Coles   Henty Vic 1940–1946 Thomas Collins  Hume NSW 1931–1943 William Conelan  Griffith Qld 1939–1949 Bernard Corser  Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954 Rt John Curtin  Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945 John Dedman  Corio Vic 1940–1949 Arthur Drakeford  Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955 Jack Duncan-Hughes  Wakefield SA 1922–1928, 1931–1938 (S), 1940–1943 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 Charles Frost  Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946 Albert GreenALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; Labor candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November 1940.  Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940 Henry GregoryCountry Party member Henry Gregory died on 15 November 1940; Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick won the resulting by-election on 21 December 1940.  Swan WA 1913–1940 Allan Guy  Wilmot Tas 1929–1934, 1940–1946 Eric Harrison  Wentworth NSW 1931–1956 Jack Holloway  Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951 Harold Holt  Fawkner Vic 1935–1967 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 William Jolly  Lilley Qld 1937–1943 Joe Langtry  Riverina NSW 1940–1949 George Lawson  Brisbane Qld 1931–1961 Bert Lazzarini  Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952 Norman Makin  Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963 Sir Charles Marr  Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943 George Martens  Herbert Qld 1928–1946 Thomas Marwick   Swan WA 1936–1937 (S), 1940–1943 William McCall  Martin NSW 1934–1943 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 Dan Mulcahy   / Lang NSW 1934–1953 Walter Nairn  Perth WA 1929–1943 Sir Earle Page  Cowper NSW 1919–1961 Thomas Paterson  Gippsland Vic 1922–1943 John Perkins  Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–1929, 1931–1943 Reg Pollard  Ballaarat Vic 1937–1966 Grenfell PriceUAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May 1941.  Boothby SA 1941–1943 John Price  Boothby SA 1928–1941 John Prowse  Forrest WA 1919–1943 George Rankin   Bendigo Vic 1937–1949, 1950–1956 (S) Bill Riordan  Kennedy Qld 1936–1966 Sol Rosevear  / Dalley NSW 1931–1953 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 Percy Spender   Warringah NSW 1937–1951 Eric Spooner  Robertson NSW 1940–1943 Fred Stacey  Adelaide SA 1931–1943 Frederick Stewart  Parramatta NSW 1931–1946 Eddie Ward  East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963 David Oliver Watkins  Newcastle NSW 1935–1958 Thomas White   Balaclava Vic 1929–1951 Alexander Wilson  Wimmera Vic 1937–1945

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