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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 16th Australian Parliament , which was elected at the 1940 election on 21 September 1940. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.
Member Party Electorate State In office Joe Abbott Country New England NSW 1940–1949 Larry Anthony Country Richmond NSW 1937–1957 Oliver Badman United Australia Grey SA 1932–1937 (S), 1937–1943 Frank Baker Labor Maranoa Qld 1940–1943 Claude Barnard Labor Bass Tas 1934–1949 Jack Beasley Lang Labor /Labor West Sydney NSW 1928–1946 Arthur Beck United Australia Denison Tas 1940–1943 George Bell United Australia Darwin Tas 1919–1922, 1925–1943 Maurice Blackburn Labor /Independent Bourke Vic 1934–1943 Adair Blain [1] Independent Northern Territory NT 1934–1949 John Breen Labor Calare NSW 1940–1946 Frank Brennan Labor Batman Vic 1911–1931, 1934–1949 Arthur Calwell Labor Melbourne Vic 1940–1972 Archie Cameron [2] United Australia Barker SA 1934–1956 Ben Chifley Labor Macquarie NSW 1928–1931, 1940–1951 Joe Clark Labor Darling NSW 1934–1969 Arthur Coles Independent Henty Vic 1940–1946 Thomas Collins Country Hume NSW 1931–1943 William Conelan Labor Griffith Qld 1939–1949 Bernard Corser Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954 Rt John Curtin Labor Fremantle WA 1928–1931, 1934–1945 John Dedman Labor Corio Vic 1940–1949 Arthur Drakeford Labor Maribyrnong Vic 1934–1955 Jack Duncan-Hughes United Australia Wakefield SA 1922–1928, 1931–1938 (S), 1940–1943 H.V. Evatt Labor Barton NSW 1940–1960 Arthur Fadden Country Darling Downs Qld 1936–1958 Max Falstein Labor Watson NSW 1940–1949 Frank Forde Labor Capricornia Qld 1922–1946 Josiah Francis United Australia Moreton Qld 1922–1955 Charles Frost Labor Franklin Tas 1929–1931, 1934–1946 Albert Green[3] Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940 Henry Gregory[4] Country Swan WA 1913–1940 Allan Guy United Australia Wilmot Tas 1929–1934, 1940–1946 Eric Harrison United Australia Wentworth NSW 1931–1956 Jack Holloway Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951 Harold Holt United Australia Fawkner Vic 1935–1967 Billy Hughes United Australia North Sydney NSW 1901–1952 William Hutchinson United Australia Deakin Vic 1931–1949 Rowley James Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958 Herbert Johnson[3] Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1940–1958 William Jolly United Australia Lilley Qld 1937–1943 Joe Langtry Labor Riverina NSW 1940–1949 George Lawson Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961 Bert Lazzarini Labor Werriwa NSW 1919–1931, 1934–1952 Norman Makin Labor Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963 Sir Charles Marr United Australia Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943 George Martens Labor Herbert Qld 1928–1946 Thomas Marwick [4] Country Swan WA 1936–1937 (S), 1940–1943 William McCall United Australia Martin NSW 1934–1943 Allan McDonald United Australia Corangamite Vic 1940–1953 John McEwen Country Indi Vic 1934–1971 Don McLeod Labor Wannon Vic 1940–1949, 1951–1955 Robert Menzies United Australia Kooyong Vic 1934–1966 Charles Morgan Labor Reid NSW 1940–1946, 1949–1958 Dan Mulcahy Lang Labor /Labor Lang NSW 1934–1953 Walter Nairn United Australia Perth WA 1929–1943 Sir Earle Page Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961 Thomas Paterson Country Gippsland Vic 1922–1943 John Perkins United Australia Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–1929, 1931–1943 Reg Pollard Labor Ballaarat Vic 1937–1966 Grenfell Price [5] United Australia Boothby SA 1941–1943 John Price[5] United Australia Boothby SA 1928–1941 John Prowse Country Forrest WA 1919–1943 George Rankin Country Bendigo Vic 1937–1949, 1950–1956 (S) Bill Riordan Labor Kennedy Qld 1936–1966 Sol Rosevear Lang Labor /Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953 Rupert Ryan United Australia Flinders Vic 1940–1952 James Scullin Labor Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949 William Scully Labor Gwydir NSW 1937–1949 Tom Sheehan Lang Labor /Labor Cook NSW 1937–1955 Percy Spender United Australia Warringah NSW 1937–1951 Eric Spooner United Australia Robertson NSW 1940–1943 Fred Stacey United Australia Adelaide SA 1931–1943 Frederick Stewart United Australia Parramatta NSW 1931–1946 Eddie Ward Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963 David Oliver Watkins Labor Newcastle NSW 1935–1958 Thomas White United Australia Balaclava Vic 1929–1951 Alexander Wilson Independent Wimmera Vic 1937–1945
Notes ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory. ^ Archie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party. ^ a b ALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; Labor candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November 1940. ^ a b Country Party member Henry Gregory died on 15 November 1940; Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick won the resulting by-election on 21 December 1940. ^ a b UAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May 1941. References Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Sixteenth Parliament . Parliament of Australia . 1943. "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia . Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008 .