Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1974–1975

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives of the 29th Parliament of Australia (1974–1975) as elected on 18 May 1974. It convened on 12 June 1974, and ended on 11 November 1975.[1] On 18 May 1974 a double dissolution of both Houses was held. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Billy Snedden and Coalition partner the Country Party led by Doug Anthony.

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Members
All 127 seats of the 1974–1975 House shown grouped by party
Member Party Electorate State Years in office
Evan Adermann  Country Fisher Qld 1972–1990
Doug Anthony  Country Richmond NSW 1957–1984
John Armitage  Labor Chifley NSW 1961–1963, 1969–1983
Lance Barnard 1  Labor Bass Tas 1954–1975
Kim Beazley Sr.  Labor Fremantle WA 1945–1977
Adrian Bennett  Labor Swan WA 1969–1975
Joe Berinson  Labor Perth WA 1969–1975
Robert Bonnett  Liberal Herbert Qld 1966–1977
John Bourchier  Liberal Bendigo Vic 1972–1983
Lionel Bowen  Labor Kingsford-Smith NSW 1969–1990
Gordon Bryant  Labor Wills Vic 1955–1980
Mel Bungey  Liberal Canning WA 1974–1983
Alan Cadman  Liberal Mitchell NSW 1974–2007
Jim Cairns  Labor Lalor Vic 1955–1977
Kevin Cairns  Liberal Lilley Qld 1963–1972, 1974–1980
Sam Calder  Country Liberal Northern Territory NT 1966–1980
Clyde Cameron  Labor Hindmarsh SA 1949–1980
Don Cameron  Liberal Griffith Qld 1966–1990
Moss Cass  Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1969–1983
Joan Child  Labor Henty Vic 1974–1975, 1980–1990
Don Chipp  Liberal Hotham Vic 1960–1977
Gareth Clayton  Labor Isaacs Vic 1974–1975
John Coates  Labor Denison Tas 1972–1975
Barry Cohen  Labor Robertson NSW 1969–1990
Fred Collard  Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1961–1975
David Connolly  Liberal Bradfield NSW 1974–1996
Rex Connor  Labor Cunningham NSW 1963–1977
James Corbett  Country Maranoa Qld 1966–1980
Jim Cope  Labor Sydney NSW 1955–1975
Frank Crean  Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1951–1977
Manfred Cross  Labor Brisbane Qld 1961–1975, 1980–1990
Fred Daly  Labor Grayndler NSW 1943–1975
Ron Davies  Labor Braddon Tas 1958–1975
John Dawkins  Labor Tangney WA 1974–1975, 1977–1994
Peter Drummond  Liberal Forrest WA 1972–1987
Nigel Drury  Liberal Ryan Qld 1949–1975
Gil Duthie  Labor Wilmot Tas 1946–1975
Harry Edwards  Liberal Berowra NSW 1972–1993
Bob Ellicott  Liberal Wentworth NSW 1974–1981
Kep Enderby  Labor Canberra ACT 1970–1975
John England  Country Calare NSW 1960–1975
Dudley Erwin  Liberal Ballaarat Vic 1955–1975
Doug Everingham  Labor Capricornia Qld 1967–1975, 1977–1984
David Fairbairn  Liberal Farrer NSW 1949–1975
Peter Fisher  Country Mallee Vic 1972–1993
John FitzPatrick  Labor Darling NSW 1969–1980
Jim Forbes  Liberal Barker SA 1956–1975
Malcolm Fraser  Liberal Wannon Vic 1955–1984
Ken Fry  Labor Fraser ACT 1974–1984
Bill Fulton  Labor Leichhardt Qld 1958–1975
Victor Garland  Liberal Curtin WA 1969–1981
Horrie Garrick  Labor Batman Vic 1969–1977
Geoffrey Giles  Liberal Angas SA 1964–1983
John Gorton  Liberal Higgins Vic 1968–1975
Bill Graham  Liberal North Sydney NSW 1949–1954, 1955–1958, 1966–1980
Richard Gun  Labor Kingston SA 1969–1975
Bill Hayden  Labor Oxley Qld 1961–1988
Arthur Hewson  Country McMillan Vic 1972–1975
John Hodges  Liberal Petrie Qld 1974–1983, 1984–1987
Mac Holten  Country Indi Vic 1958–1977
John Howard  Liberal Bennelong NSW 1974–2007
Ralph Hunt  Country Gwydir NSW 1969–1989
Chris Hurford  Labor Adelaide SA 1969–1988
John Hyde  Liberal Moore WA 1974–1983
Ted Innes  Labor Melbourne Vic 1972–1983
Ralph Jacobi  Labor Hawker SA 1969–1987
Bert James  Labor Hunter NSW 1960–1980
Alan Jarman  Liberal Deakin Vic 1966–1983
Harry Jenkins Sr.  Labor Scullin Vic 1969–1985
Keith Johnson  Labor Burke Vic 1969–1980
Les Johnson  Labor Hughes NSW 1955–1966, 1969–1984
Charles Jones  Labor Newcastle NSW 1958–1983
Bob Katter Sr.  Country Kennedy Qld 1966–1990
Paul Keating  Labor Blaxland NSW 1969–1996
Bert Kelly  Liberal Wakefield SA 1958–1977
Len Keogh  Labor Bowman Qld 1969–1975, 1983–1987
John Kerin  Labor Macarthur NSW 1972–1975, 1978–1993
James Killen  Liberal Moreton Qld 1955–1983
Robert King  Country Wimmera Vic 1958–1977
Dick Klugman  Labor Prospect NSW 1969–1990
Tony Lamb  Labor La Trobe Vic 1972–1975, 1984–1990
Bruce Lloyd  Country Murray Vic 1971–1996
Tony Luchetti  Labor Macquarie NSW 1951–1975
Philip Lucock  Country Lyne NSW 1952–1980
Stephen Lusher  Country Hume NSW 1974–1984
Phillip Lynch  Liberal Flinders Vic 1966–1982
Michael MacKellar  Liberal Warringah NSW 1969–1994
Ian Macphee  Liberal Balaclava Vic 1974–1990
Vince Martin  Labor Banks NSW 1969–1980
Race Mathews  Labor Casey Vic 1972–1975
David McKenzie  Labor Diamond Valley Vic 1972–1975
John McLeay Jr.  Liberal Boothby SA 1966–1981
William McMahon  Liberal Lowe NSW 1949–1981
Tom McVeigh  Country Darling Downs Qld 1972–1988
Clarrie Millar  Country Wide Bay Qld 1974–1990
Peter Morris  Labor Shortland NSW 1972–1998
Bill Morrison  Labor St George NSW 1969–1975, 1980–1984
Allan Mulder  Labor Evans NSW 1972–1975
Kevin Newman 1  Liberal Bass Tas 1975–1984
Martin Nicholls  Labor Bonython SA 1963–1977
Peter Nixon  Country Gippsland Vic 1961–1983
Frank O'Keefe  Country Paterson NSW 1969–1984
Max Oldmeadow  Labor Holt Vic 1972–1975
Rex Patterson  Labor Dawson Qld 1966–1975
Andrew Peacock  Liberal Kooyong Vic 1966–1994
Len Reynolds  Labor Barton NSW 1958–1966, 1969–1975
Joe Riordan  Labor Phillip NSW 1972–1975
Eric Robinson  Liberal McPherson Qld 1972–1990
Ian Robinson  Country Cowper NSW 1963–1981
Philip Ruddock  Liberal Parramatta NSW 1973–2016
Gordon Scholes  Labor Corio Vic 1967–1993
Ray Sherry  Labor Franklin Tas 1969–1975
Ian Sinclair  Country New England NSW 1963–1998
Billy Snedden  Liberal Bruce Vic 1955–1983
Tony Staley  Liberal Chisholm Vic 1970–1980
Frank Stewart  Labor Lang NSW 1953–1979
Tony Street  Liberal Corangamite Vic 1966–1984
John Sullivan  Country Riverina NSW 1974–1977
Ray Thorburn  Labor Cook NSW 1972–1975
Tom Uren  Labor Reid NSW 1958–1990
Ian Viner  Liberal Stirling WA 1972–1983
Laurie Wallis  Labor Grey SA 1969–1983
Bill Wentworth  Liberal Mackellar NSW 1949–1977
Bob Whan  Labor Eden-Monaro NSW 1972–1975
Gough Whitlam  Labor Werriwa NSW 1952–1978
Ralph Willis  Labor Gellibrand Vic 1972–1998
Ian Wilson  Liberal Sturt SA 1966–1969, 1972–1993
Mick Young  Labor Port Adelaide SA 1974–1988
1 Labor member Lance Barnard resigned on 2 June 1975; Liberal candidate Kevin Newman won the resulting by-election on 28 June 1975.

Leadership

Presiding officer
Office Party Officer Electorate State Term
Speaker of the House   Labor Jim Cope Sydney NSW 27 February 1973 – 27 February 1975
  Labor Gordon Scholes Corio Vic 27 February 1975 – 11 November 1975

Majority leadership (Labor)
Office Officer Electorate State Term of office
Leader of the House Fred Daly[2] Grayndler NSW 5 December 1972 – 22 December 1975
House Majority Whip Martin Nicholls[3] Bonython SA 10 June 1974 – 9 March 1977
Deputy Speaker Gordon Scholes Corio Vic 28 February 1973 – 27 February 1975
Joe Berinson Perth WA 27 February 1975 – 14 July 1975
Harry Jenkins Sr. Scullin Vic 19 August 1975 – 11 November 1975
Chair, Labor Party Caucus Bill Brown Vic
Deputy Chair, Labor Party Caucus Ted Innes[3] Melbourne Vic

Minority leadership (Liberal–Country)
Office Officer Party Electorate State Term of office
Opposition Leader of the House Ian Sinclair  Country New England NSW 22 December 1975 – 27 September 1979
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Phillip Lynch[4]  Liberal Flinders Vic
Chief Opposition Whip in the House Victor Garland[5]  Liberal Curtin WA

Partisan mix of the House by state and territory
All 127 seats of the 1974–1975 House shown grouped by state, largest to smallest
Partisan mix of the House by state and territory
State/Territory ranked in partisan order Percentage Liberal-Country Percentage Labor Liberal-Country/Labor Liberal-Country seat plurality
NT 100% 0% 1/0 +1
QLD 67% 33% 12/6 +6
VIC 53% 47% 18/16 +2
WA 50% 50% 5/5 0
NSW 44% 56% 20/25 −5
SA 42% 58% 5/7 −2
TAS 20% 80% 1/4 −3
ACT 0% 100% 0/2 −2
House of Representatives 48.8% 51.2% 62/65 -3

References
  1. "Historical information on the Australian Parliament". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. "ParlInfo – FAMILY LAW BILL". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. "ParlInfo – Federal Parliamentary Labor party caucus committees: 29th Federal Parliament". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. "ParlInfo – PM Should Demand Ambassador Gair's Resignation". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. "ParlInfo – Re-Assembly of House of Representatives". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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