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.
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
Majority leadership (Labor)
Minority leadership (Liberal–Country)
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
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