This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1954 Australian federal election. The election was held on 29 May 1954. There was no election for the Senate.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments On 28 July 1951, Tony Luchetti (Labor) was elected to replace Ben Chifley (Labor) as the member for Macquarie. On 28 July 1951, Percy Joske (Liberal) was elected to replace Thomas White (Liberal) as the member for Balaclava. On 22 March 1952, Philip Lucock (Country) was elected to replace Jim Eggins (Country) as the member for Lyne. On 18 October 1952, Keith Ewert (Labor) was elected to replace Rupert Ryan (Liberal) as the member for Flinders. On 29 November 1952, Gough Whitlam (Labor) was elected to replace Bert Lazzarini (Labor) as the member for Werriwa. On 20 December 1952, Harry Turner (Liberal) was elected to replace Billy Hughes (Liberal) as the member for Bradfield. On 9 May 1953, Arthur Greenup (Labor) was elected to replace Sol Rosevear (Labor) as the member for Dalley. On 29 August 1953, Frank Stewart (Labor) was elected to replace Dan Mulcahy (Labor) as the member for Lang. On 29 August 1953, Dan Mackinnon (Liberal) was elected to replace Allan McDonald (Liberal) as the member for Corangamite. On 19 December 1953, Ian Allan (Country) was elected to replace Thomas Treloar (Country) as the member for Gwydir.
Retiring Members
Country Bernard Corser MP (Wide Bay, Qld)
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateLiberal candidateIndependent candidates Australian Capital Territory Labor Jim Fraser Mary Steel Stevenson John Cusack
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateCoalition candidateCommunist candidateOther candidates Banks Labor Eric Costa Harold Stalker (Lib) Pat ClancyBarton LaborH. V. Evatt Bill Arthur (Lib) Bennelong Liberal Thomas Campbell John Cramer (Lib) Blaxland LaborJim Harrison Reginald Allsop (Lib) Jack Hughes Bradfield LiberalHarry Turner (Lib) Calare Liberal John BreenJohn Howse (Lib) Madge Roberts (Ind)Cook LaborTom Sheehan Harry Hatfield Percy Staines (Ind)Cowper Country William BaileySir Earle Page (CP) Kenneth HardingCunningham LaborBilly Davies John Parkinson (Lib) Bill Parkinson Dalley LaborArthur Greenup Robert Stafford (Lib) Flo Davis Darling LaborJoe Clark Rodan Dawson (CP) East Sydney LaborEddie Ward George Chambers (Lib) Bill Brown Eden-Monaro LaborAllan Fraser Royce Beavis (Lib) Evans Liberal Robert BaileyFrederick Osborne (Lib) Farrer Liberal Daniel ByrnesDavid Fairbairn (Lib) Grayndler LaborFred Daly Kenneth Innes (Lib) William McCristal (Ind)Gwydir Country Michael QuinnIan Allan (CP) Hume LaborArthur Fuller Charles Anderson (CP)Linden Roth (Lib) Hunter LaborRowley James Edward Farrell (Lib) Evan Phillips John McCroarey (Ind) John White (Ind)Kingsford-Smith LaborGordon Anderson George Dan (Lib) Lang LaborFrank Stewart John Spicer (Lib) Lawson Country Alan ManningLaurie Failes (CP) Dick Bourke (Ind)Lowe Liberal William Webster William McMahon (Lib) Lyne CountryPhilip Lucock (CP) Joe Cordner (Ind) Donald Lancaster (Ind)Macarthur Liberal Claude AllenJeff Bate (Lib) Mackellar Liberal Francis NeateBill Wentworth (Lib) Ray Clarke Macquarie LaborTony Luchetti Horace Brownlow (Lib) John King Martin LaborWilliam O'Connor Elton Lewis (Lib) Ernie Thornton Mitchell Liberal Doug BowdRoy Wheeler (Lib) Mel McCalman New England Country Frederick CowleyDavid Drummond (CP) Newcastle LaborDavid Watkins Matthew Tapp (Lib) Doug Olive Sidney Monroe (Ind)North Sydney Liberal Leo HaylenWilliam Jack (Lib) Parkes LaborLes Haylen William Ness (Lib) Parramatta Liberal John HolmesHoward Beale (Lib) Paterson Liberal Kevin BarlowAllen Fairhall (Lib) Phillip LaborJoe Fitzgerald Henry Clarke (Lib) Reid LaborCharles Morgan Bob Mutton (Lib) Laurie Aarons Horace Hancock (OLM)Richmond Country Larry Anthony (CP) Riverina Country Michael Sheehan Hugh Roberton (CP) Les Kelton Robertson Liberal Walter GeraghtyRoger Dean (Lib) John Tapp Shortland LaborCharles Griffiths Arthur Downey (Lib) St George LiberalNelson Lemmon Bill Graham (Lib) Warringah Liberal Ronald NibbsFrancis Bland (Lib) Ernest White (Ind)Watson LaborDan Curtin Hubert O'Connell (Lib) Wentworth Liberal Sir Eric Harrison (Lib) Werriwa LaborGough Whitlam Jack Lee (Lib) Edwin Lipscombe West Sydney LaborDan Minogue Lance Sharkey Anthony Micallef (Ind)
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateCountry candidate Northern Territory Labor Jock Nelson Ralph Edwards
Queensland
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Bowman Liberal Jack Houston Malcolm McColm (Lib) Mabel Hanson (CPA)Brisbane Labor George Lawson Vic Mead (Lib) Max Julius (CPA)Capricornia Liberal Mick Gardner George Pearce (Lib) Eric Browne (CPA)Darling Downs Liberal William Watson Reginald Swartz (Lib) Dawson Country George Hyde Charles Davidson (CP) Fisher Country Sydney Campbell Charles Adermann (CP) Griffith Liberal Wilfred Coutts Doug Berry (Lib) Herbert Labor Bill Edmonds Fred Purdie (CP) Claude Jones (CPA)Kennedy Labor Bill Riordan Cliff Lanham (CP) Leichhardt Labor Harry Bruce Tom Gilmore (CP) Joe Howe (CPA)Lilley Liberal Bernard Williams Bruce Wight (Lib) McPherson Country Sir Arthur Fadden (CP) Sir Raphael Cilento (Ind Dem)Maranoa Country Eric Taylor Wilfred Brimblecombe (CP) Charles Russell (Ind Dem)Moreton Liberal Ted Mansfield Josiah Francis (Lib) Bill Yarrow (CPA)Oxley Liberal Norman Thomas Donald Cameron (Lib) Tom Millar (CPA)Petrie Liberal Alexander Barry Alan Hulme (Lib) Ryan Liberal Frank Luton Nigel Drury (Lib) Wide Bay Country Frank Forde William Brand (CP) Frank Falls (CPA)
South Australia
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateLiberal candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labor Cyril Chambers Nancy Buttfield Charles McCaffrey (CPA)Angas Liberal Alick Downer Barker Liberal Ralph Dettman Archie Cameron Boothby Liberal Rex Mathews John McLeay Grey Labor Edgar Russell Thomas Cheesman Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Kingston Labor Pat Galvin Howard Zelling Port Adelaide Labor Albert Thompson Alan Finger (CPA)Sturt Liberal Norman Makin Keith Wilson Wakefield Liberal Edward Harradine Sir Philip McBride Hector Henstridge (Ind)
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateLiberal candidateCommunist candidate Bass Liberal Lance Barnard Bruce Kekwick Darwin Liberal Clem Foster Aubrey Luck Denison Liberal Bert Lacey Athol Townley Max BoundFranklin Liberal Jack Frost Bill Falkinder Wilmot Labor Gil Duthie Lionel Browning
Victoria
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal Leonard Prior Percy Joske (Lib) Ballaarat Labor Bob Joshua Allen Driscoll (Lib) Batman Labor Alan Bird Neil McKay (Lib) Andy Wallace (CPA)Bendigo Labor Percy Clarey John Barton (Lib) Burke Labor Ted Peters Alfred Wall (Lib) Vida Little (CPA)Chisholm Liberal Les Cahill Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) Corangamite Liberal Angus McLean Dan Mackinnon (Lib) Corio Liberal John Dedman Hubert Opperman (Lib) Darebin Labor Tom Andrews Charles White (Lib) Deakin Liberal Gordon Bryant Frank Davis (Lib) Fawkner Labor Bill Bourke Peter Howson (Lib) Flinders Labor Keith Ewert Robert Lindsay (Lib) Gellibrand Labor Jack Mullens George Carrington (Lib) Alex Dobbin (CPA)Gippsland Country Syd Crofts George Bowden (CP) Henty Liberal Alexander Miller Jo Gullett (Lib) Noel Schafer (Ind Lib)Higgins Liberal Benjamin Nicholas Harold Holt (Lib) Higinbotham Liberal Geoffrey Sowerbutts Frank Timson (Lib) Hoddle Labor Jack Cremean Desmond Byrne (Lib) John Prescott (CPA)Indi Liberal Carl Reeves William Bostock* (Lib)Cyril Davy (CP) Isaacs Liberal Don MacSween William Haworth (Lib) Kooyong Liberal George Miller Robert Menzies (Lib) Rex Mortimer (CPA)La Trobe Liberal Edward Smith Richard Casey (Lib) Gerry O'Day (CPA)Lalor Labor Reg Pollard George Morison (Lib) Mallee Country Winton Turnbull (CP) Maribyrnong Labor Arthur Drakeford Stuart Collie (Lib) Frank Johnson (CPA)McMillan Liberal Desmond Devlin Geoffrey Brown* (Lib)John McDonald (CP) Bob Hamilton (CPA)Melbourne Labor Arthur Calwell Alfred Carter (Lib) Melbourne Ports Labor Frank Crean Norman Fittock (Lib) Ted Bull (CPA)Murray Country John McEwen (CP) Wannon Labor Don McLeod Malcolm Fraser (Lib) Wills Labor Bill Bryson Ian Ingram (Lib) Wimmera Liberal Cyril Sudholz Herbert Hilton (CP)William Lawrence* (Lib) Yarra Labor Stan Keon Jim MacDonald (Lib) Ken Miller (CPA)
Western Australia
ElectorateHeld by Labor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Canning Country Percy Munday Len Hamilton (CP) Curtin Liberal Harry Bishop Paul Hasluck (Lib) Forrest Liberal Frederick O'Connor Gordon Freeth (Lib) Fremantle Labor Kim Beazley Douglas McPherson (Lib) Paddy Troy (CPA)Kalgoorlie Labor Herbert Johnson Harold Illingworth (Ind)Moore Country Arthur Dargin Hugh Leslie (CP) Perth Labor Tom Burke Robert Phillips (Lib) Carlyle Ferguson (APA)John Gandini (CPA)Swan Liberal Harry Webb Bill Grayden (Lib) Jack Marks (CPA)
Summary by party
Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state.
Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT TotalAustralian Labor Party 44 31 17 8 9 5 1 1 116Liberal Party of Australia 37 30 10 5 8 5 1 96Australian Country Party 9 6 8 2 1 26Communist Party of Australia 18 10 8 3 2 1 42All Parties Administration 1 1Independent and other 11 1 2 1 1 1 17
See also 1954 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1954–1955 List of political parties in Australia
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1954