Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1937–1940

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 15th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1937 election on 23 October 1937. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin. At the 1934 election, nine seats in New South Wales were won by Lang Labor. Following the reunion of the two Labor parties in February 1936, these were held by their members as Labor seats at the 1937 election. With the party's win in Ballaarat and Gwydir (initially at a by-election on 8 March 1937), the Labor had a net gain of 11 seats compared with the previous election.

Member Party Electorate State In office Larry Anthony   Richmond NSW 1937–1957 Oliver Badman  Grey SA 1932–1937 (S), 1937–1943 Frank BakerALP member Frank Baker died on 28 March 1939; Labor candidate William Conelan won the resulting by-election on 20 May.  Griffith Qld 1931–1939 Claude Barnard  Bass Tas 1934–1949 Jack Beasley  West Sydney NSW 1928–1946 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 Frank Brennan  Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949 Archie Cameron  Barker SA 1934–1956 Richard CaseyUAP member Richard Casey resigned on 30 January 1940 to become Australian Ambassadors to the United States; Labor candidate John Dedman won the resulting by-election on 2 March.  Corio Vic 1931–1940, 1949–1960 Joe Clark  Darling NSW 1934–1969 Thomas Collins  Hume NSW 1931–1943 William Conelan   Griffith Qld 1939–1949 Bernard Corser  Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954 John Curtin  Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945 John Dedman   Corio Vic 1940–1949 Arthur Drakeford  Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955 Arthur Fadden  Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958 James Fairbairn  Flinders Vic 1933–1940 Frank Forde  Capricornia Qld 1922–1946 Josiah Francis  Moreton Qld 1922–1955 Charles Frost  Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946 Joe Gander  Reid NSW 1931–1940 Sydney Gardner  Robertson NSW 1922–1940 Albert Green   Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940 Henry Gregory   Swan WA 1913–1940 Henry Gullett   Henty Vic 1925–1940 Eric Harrison  Wentworth NSW 1931–1956 Charles HawkerUAP member Charles Hawker died on 25 October 1938 in an aircrash; Labor candidate John Dedman won the resulting by-election on 10 December.  Wakefield SA 1929–1938 Jack Holloway  Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951 Harold Holt  Fawkner Vic 1935–1967 Billy Hughes  North Sydney NSW 1901–1952 James Hunter   Maranoa Qld 1921–1940 William Hutchinson  Deakin Vic 1931–1949 Rowley James  Hunter NSW 1928–1958 John Jennings  Watson NSW 1931–1940 William Jolly  Lilley Qld 1937–1943 Albert Lane   Barton NSW 1931–1940 George Lawson  Brisbane Qld 1931–1961 John Lawson  Macquarie NSW 1931–1940 Bert Lazzarini  Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952 Joseph LyonsUAP member Prime Minister Joseph Lyons died on 7 April 1939; Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr won the resulting by-election on 27 May.  Wilmot Tas 1929–1939 Gerald Mahoney  Denison Tas 1934–1940 Norman Makin  Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963 William Maloney  Melbourne Vic 1904–1940 Sir Charles Marr  Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943 George Martens  Herbert Qld 1928–1946 William McCall  Martin NSW 1934–1943 John McEwen  Indi Vic 1934–1971 Sydney McHugh  Wakefield SA 1938–1940 Robert Menzies  Kooyong Vic 1934–1966 Dan Mulcahy   Lang NSW 1934–1953 Walter Nairn  Perth WA 1929–1943 Horace Nock  Riverina NSW 1931–1940 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 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 Thomas Scholfield  Wannon Vic 1931–1940 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 Lancelot Spurr   Wilmot Tas 1939–1940 Fred Stacey  Adelaide SA 1931–1943 Frederick Stewart  Parramatta NSW 1931–1946 Geoffrey Street  Corangamite Vic 1934–1940 Victor Thompson  New England NSW 1922–1940 Harold Thorby   Calare NSW 1931–1940 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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