Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910
Appearance
This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the Third Australian Parliament, which was elected on 12 December 1906.
In 1909 the Anti-Socialist Party (previously Free Trade) and most of the Protectionist Party merged to become the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
Member | Party | Electorate | State | First elected |
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Edward Archer | Anti-Socialist/Liberal [1] | Capricornia | Qld | 1906 |
Llewellyn Atkinson | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Wilmot | Tas | 1906 |
Frederick Bamford | Labor [2] | Herbert | Qld | 1901 |
Lee Batchelor * | Labor | Boothby | SA | 1901 |
Eric Bowden | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Nepean † | NSW | 1906 |
Joseph Brown | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Indi | Vic | 1906 |
Hon Thomas Brown | Labor | Calare † | NSW | 1901 [3] |
Ernest Carr | Labor | Macquarie | NSW | 1906 |
James Catts | Labor | Cook † | NSW | 1906 |
Hon John Chanter [4] | Protectionist/Labor [5] | Riverina | NSW | 1904 (by-election) |
Austin Chapman | Protectionist/Liberal | Eden-Monaro | NSW | 1901 |
James Cook | Protectionist/Liberal | Bourke | Vic | 1901 |
Hon Joseph Cook * | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Parramatta | NSW | 1901 |
Hon Jabez Coon | Protectionist/Liberal | Batman † | Vic | 1906 |
Richard Crouch | Protectionist/Liberal | Corio | Vic | 1901 |
Hon Alfred Deakin | Protectionist/Liberal | Ballarat | Vic | 1901 |
Hon Richard Edwards | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Oxley | Qld | 1901 |
Thomas Ewing | Protectionist/Liberal | Richmond | NSW | 1901 |
George Fairbairn [6] | Independent/Liberal | Fawkner † | Vic | 1906 |
Andrew Fisher | Labor | Wide Bay | Qld | 1901 |
Rt Hon Sir John Forrest | Western Australian/Liberal [7] | Swan | WA | 1901 |
Francis Foster | Labor | New England | NSW | 1906 |
James Fowler [8] | Labor/Liberal | Perth | WA | 1901 |
Justin Foxton | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Brisbane | Qld | 1906 |
Charles Frazer | Labor | Kalgoorlie | WA | 1903 |
George Fuller | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Illawarra | NSW | 1901 |
Hon Sir Philip Fysh | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Denison | Tas | 1901 |
Patrick Glynn | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Angas | SA | 1901 |
Littleton Groom | Protectionist/Liberal | Darling Downs | Qld | 1901 |
David Hall | Labor | Werriwa | NSW | 1906 |
Robert Harper | Protectionist/Liberal | Mernda | Vic | 1901 |
William Hedges | Western Australian/Liberal | Fremantle | WA | 1906 |
Hon Frederick Holder [9] | Independent | Wakefield | SA | 1901 |
Billy Hughes | Labor | West Sydney | NSW | 1901 |
James Hutchison * | Labor | Hindmarsh | SA | 1903 |
Hans Irvine | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Grampians | Vic | 1906 |
Hon William Irvine | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Flinders | Vic | 1906 |
Elliot Johnson | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Lang | NSW | 1903 |
Willie Kelly | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Wentworth | NSW | 1903 |
Rt Hon Charles Kingston * [10] | Protectionist | Adelaide | SA | 1901 |
William Knox | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Kooyong | Vic | 1901 |
Dr Frank Liddell | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Hunter | NSW | 1903 |
John Livingston | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Barker | SA | 1906 |
Hon Sir William Lyne [11] | Protectionist/Independent | Hume | NSW | 1901 |
Charles McDonald | Labor | Kennedy | Qld | 1901 |
John McDougall | Labor | Wannon | Vic | 1906 |
William McWilliams * | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Franklin | Tas | 1903 |
Hugh Mahon | Labor | Coolgardie | WA | 1901 |
Dr William Maloney | Labor | Melbourne | Vic | 1906 |
James Mathews | Labor | Melbourne Ports | Vic | 1906 |
Hon Samuel Mauger | Protectionist/Liberal | Maribyrnong † | Vic | 1901 [12] |
King O'Malley | Labor | Darwin | Tas | 1901 |
Jim Page | Labor | Maranoa | Qld | 1901 |
Albert Palmer [13] | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Echuca | Vic | 1906 |
Alexander Poynton * | Labor | Grey | SA | 1901 |
Sir John Quick [14] | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Bendigo | Vic | 1901 |
Rt Hon George Reid | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | East Sydney | NSW | 1901 |
Dr Carty Salmon | Protectionist/Liberal | Laanecoorie | Vic | 1901 |
Sydney Sampson [15] | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Wimmera | Vic | 1906 |
Hugh Sinclair | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Moreton | Qld | 1906 |
Bruce Smith | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Parkes | NSW | 1901 |
William Spence | Labor | Darling | NSW | 1901 |
David Storrer [16] | Protectionist/Independent | Bass | Tas | 1901 |
Josiah Thomas | Labor | Barrier | NSW | 1901 |
Dugald Thomson * | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | North Sydney | NSW | 1901 |
John Thomson | Protectionist/Liberal | Cowper | NSW | 1906 |
Frank Tudor | Labor | Yarra | Vic | 1901 |
David Watkins | Labor | Newcastle | NSW | 1901 |
Hon Chris Watson | Labor | South Sydney | NSW | 1901 [17] |
William Webster | Labor | Gwydir | NSW | 1903 |
William Wilks | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Dalley | NSW | 1901 |
Henry Willis | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Robertson | NSW | 1901 |
Dr Gratton Wilson | Anti-Socialist/Liberal | Corangamite | Vic | 1903 |
George Wise [18] | Protectionist/Independent | Gippsland | Vic | 1906 |
Agar Wynne | Independent/Liberal | Balaclava | Vic | 1906 |
Notes
* These candidates were elected unopposed.
† These Divisions were created at the 1906 redistribution.
- ^ The Anti-Socialists were known as the Free Trade Party before the 1906 election. In 1908, the Anti-Socialists, the Protectionists and the Western Australia Party merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
- ^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
- ^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
- ^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
- ^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
- ^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
- ^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
- ^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
- ^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
- ^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
- ^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
- ^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
- ^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
- ^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
- ^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
- ^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
- ^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
- ^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.