Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1963–1966

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966, as elected at the 1963 federal election.

Member Party Electorate State In office Charles Adermann  Fisher Qld 1943–1972 Ian Allan  Gwydir NSW 1953–1969 Doug Anthony  Richmond NSW 1957–1984 Bill Armstrong   Riverina NSW 1965–1969 William Aston  Phillip NSW 1955–1961, 1963–1972 Lance Barnard  Bass Tas 1954–1975 Charles Barnes  McPherson Qld 1958–1972 Sir Garfield Barwick   Parramatta NSW 1958–1964 Jeff Bate  Macarthur NSW 1949–1972 Noel Beaton   Bendigo Vic 1960–1969 Kim Beazley  Fremantle WA 1945–1977 Sam Benson  / Batman Vic 1962–1969 Fred Birrell  Port Adelaide SA 1963–1974 Len Bosman  St George NSW 1963–1969 Nigel Bowen   Parramatta NSW 1964–1973 William Bridges-Maxwell   Robertson NSW 1964–1969 Wilfred Brimblecombe  Maranoa Qld 1951–1966 Gordon Bryant  Wills Vic 1955–1980 Alex Buchanan  McMillan Vic 1955–1972 Les Bury  Wentworth NSW 1956–1974 Jim Cairns  Yarra Vic 1955–1977 Kevin Cairns  Lilley Qld 1963–1972, 1974–1980 Arthur Calwell  Melbourne Vic 1940–1972 Clyde Cameron  Hindmarsh SA 1949–1980 Fred Chaney Sr.  Perth WA 1955–1969 Don Chipp   Higinbotham Vic 1960–1977 Joe Clark  Darling NSW 1934–1969 Richard Cleaver  Swan WA 1955–1969 John Cockle  Warringah NSW 1961–1966 Fred Collard  Kalgoorlie WA 1961–1975 Rex Connor  Cunningham NSW 1963–1977 Jim Cope  Watson NSW 1955–1975 Eric Costa  Banks NSW 1949–1969 Frank Courtnay  Darebin Vic 1958–1969 Wilfred Coutts  Griffith Qld 1954–1958, 1961–1966 John Cramer  Bennelong NSW 1949–1974 Frank Crean  Melbourne Ports Vic 1951–1977 Manfred Cross  Brisbane Qld 1961–1975, 1980–1990 Dan Curtin  Kingsford-Smith NSW 1949–1969 Fred Daly  Grayndler NSW 1943–1975 Ron Davies  Braddon Tas 1958–1975 Frank Davis  Deakin Vic 1949–1966 Roger Dean   Robertson NSW 1949–1964 Len Devine   East Sydney NSW 1963–1969 Alick Downer   Angas SA 1949–1964 Nigel Drury  Ryan Qld 1949–1975 Gil Duthie  Wilmot Tas 1946–1975 John England   Calare NSW 1960–1975 Dudley Erwin  Ballaarat Vic 1955–1975 Laurie Failes  Lawson NSW 1949–1969 David Fairbairn  Farrer NSW 1949–1975 Allen Fairhall  Paterson NSW 1949–1969 Bill Falkinder  Franklin Tas 1946–1966 Jim Forbes  Barker SA 1956–1975 Max Fox  Henty Vic 1955–1974 Allan Fraser  Eden-Monaro NSW 1943–1966, 1969–1972 Jim Fraser   Australian Capital Territory ACT 1951–1970 Malcolm Fraser  Wannon Vic 1955–1983 Gordon Freeth  Forrest WA 1949–1969 Bill Fulton  Leichhardt Qld 1958–1975 Pat Galvin  Kingston SA 1951–1966 Wylie Gibbs  Bowman Qld 1963–1969 Adrian Gibson   Denison Tas 1964–1969 Geoffrey Giles   Angas SA 1964–1983 George Gray  Capricornia Qld 1961–1967 Charles Griffiths  Shortland NSW 1949–1972 John Hallett  Canning WA 1963–1974 Brendan Hansen  Wide Bay Qld 1961–1974 Ted Harding  Herbert Qld 1961–1966 Jim Harrison  Blaxland NSW 1949–1969 Paul Hasluck  Curtin WA 1949–1969 William Haworth  Isaacs Vic 1949–1969 Bill Hayden  Oxley Qld 1961–1988 Harold Holt  Higgins Vic 1935–1967 Mac Holten  Indi Vic 1958–1977 Peter Howson  Fawkner Vic 1955–1972 Tom Hughes  Parkes NSW 1963–1972 Alan Hulme  Petrie Qld 1949–1961, 1963–1972 Les Irwin  Mitchell NSW 1963–1972 William Jack  North Sydney NSW 1949–1966 Bert James  Hunter NSW 1960–1980 John Jess  La Trobe Vic 1960–1972 Les Johnson  Hughes NSW 1955–1966, 1969–1984 Charles Jones  Newcastle NSW 1958–1983 Bert Kelly  Wakefield SA 1958–1977 Wilfrid Kent Hughes  Chisholm Vic 1949–1970 James Killen  Moreton Qld 1955–1983 Robert King  Wimmera Vic 1958–1977 Robert Lindsay  Flinders Vic 1954–1966 Tony Luchetti  Macquarie NSW 1951–1975 Philip Lucock  Lyne NSW 1952–1980 Malcolm Mackay  Evans NSW 1963–1972 Dan Mackinnon  Corangamite Vic 1949–1951, 1953–1966 Don Maisey  Moore WA 1963–1974 John McEwen  Murray Vic 1934–1971 Hector McIvor  Gellibrand Vic 1955–1972 Sir John McLeay Sr.  Boothby SA 1949–1966 William McMahon  Lowe NSW 1949–1982 Robert Menzies  Kooyong Vic 1934–1966 Dan Minogue  West Sydney NSW 1949–1969 Jack Mortimer   Grey SA 1963–1966 Jock Nelson   Northern Territory NT 1949–1966 Martin Nicholls  Bonython SA 1963–1977 Peter Nixon  Gippsland Vic 1961–1983 William O'Connor  Dalley NSW 1946–1969 Hubert Opperman  Corio Vic 1949–1967 Rex Patterson   Dawson Qld 1966–1975 Ted Peters  Scullin Vic 1949–1969 Ian Pettitt  Hume NSW 1963–1972 Reg Pollard  Lalor Vic 1937–1966 Len Reynolds  Barton NSW 1958–1966, 1969–1975 Bill Riordan  Kennedy Qld 1936–1966 Hugh Roberton   Riverina NSW 1949–1965 Ian Robinson  Cowper NSW 1963–1990 Joe Sexton  Adelaide SA 1958–1966 George Shaw   Dawson Qld 1963–1966 Ian Sinclair  New England NSW 1963–1998 Billy Snedden  Bruce Vic 1955–1983 Frank Stewart  Lang NSW 1953–1979 Philip Stokes  Maribyrnong Vic 1955–1969 Reginald Swartz  Darling Downs Qld 1949–1972 Athol Townley   Denison Tas 1949–1964 Winton Turnbull  Mallee Vic 1946–1972 Harry Turner  Bradfield NSW 1952–1974 Tom Uren  Reid NSW 1958–1990 Harry Webb  Stirling WA 1954–1958, 1961–1972 Bill Wentworth  Mackellar NSW 1949–1977 Gough Whitlam  Werriwa NSW 1952–1978 Ray Whittorn   Balaclava Vic 1960–1974 Keith Wilson  Sturt SA 1937–1944 (S), 1949–1954, 1955–1966

At this time, the members for the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory could only vote on matters relating to their respective territories. The Liberal member for Denison, Athol Townley died on 24 December 1963; Liberal candidate Adrian Gibson won the resulting by-election on 15 February 1964. The Liberal member for Angas, Alick Downer, resigned on 23 April 1964; Liberal candidate Geoff Giles won the resulting by-election on 20 June. The Liberal member for Parramatta, Sir Garfield Barwick, resigned on 24 April 1964; Liberal candidate Nigel Bowen won the resulting by-election on 20 June. The Liberal member for Robertson, Roger Dean, resigned on 30 September 1964; Liberal candidate William Bridges-Maxwell won the resulting by-election on 5 December. The Country Party member for Riverina, Hugh Roberton, resigned on 21 January 1965; Country Party candidate Bill Armstrong won the resulting by-election on 27 February. The Country Party member for Dawson, George Shaw, died on 9 January 1966; Labor candidate Rex Patterson won the resulting by-election on 26 February. The member for Batman, Sam Benson, was expelled from the Australian Labor Party in September 1966 over his support for the Vietnam War. He served out his term as an independent.

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