Candidates of the 1949 Australian federal election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1949 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 December 1949.

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate were expanded at this election. All seats are designated as held by the party that held the notional majority after the redistribution.

By-elections, appointments and defections

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Defections

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  • In 1949, Labor MP Max Falstein (Watson) lost endorsement for the election. He was expelled from the Labor Party and sat as an Independent.
  • At the previous election, Charles Davidson had been jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties to contest the seat of Capricornia, and had caucused with the Liberals in parliament. In 1949, he was endorsed instead by the Country Party to contest the new seat of Dawson, and subsequently sat as a Country Party member.

Redistributions and seat changes

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Retiring Members and Senators

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Labor

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Liberal

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Country

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House of Representatives

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Australian Capital Territory

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Electorate Labor candidate Liberal candidate Independent candidates
Australian Capital Territory Sidney Rhodes Malcolm Moir Jessie Ashton
Lewis Nott*

New South Wales

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Banks Labor Eric Costa Howard Fletcher (Lib) Francis Foy (LL)
Barton Labor H. V. Evatt Nancy Wake (Lib)
Bennelong Liberal Raymond Watt John Cramer (Lib)
Blaxland Lang Labor Jim Harrison Thomas Handran-Smith (Lib) Roy Kirby (CPA)
Jack Lang (LL)
Bradfield Liberal Ken Gee Billy Hughes (Lib) Edward Price (Ind)
Calare Liberal George Gibbons John Howse (Lib)
Cook Labor Tom Sheehan Gerald Davis (Lib) John Eldridge (LL)
Mervyn Pidcock (CPA)
Cowper Country Louis Jabour Sir Earle Page (CP)
Cunningham Labor Billy Davies Alan Thomson (Lib) Eric Aarons (CPA)
Dalley Labor Sol Rosevear Charles Shields (Lib)
Darling Labor Joe Clark Elson Whyte (CP) Cecil Connors (CPA)
Madge Roberts (Ind)
East Sydney Labor Eddie Ward John Mant (Lib) William Dalton (Ind)
Eden-Monaro Labor Allan Fraser Denzil Macarthur-Onslow (Lib)
Evans Labor Ronald Nicholls Frederick Osborne (Lib)
Farrer Country Thomas McGrath David Fairbairn* (Lib)
John Mackay (CP)
Bill Gollan (CPA)
Grayndler Labor Fred Daly Donald Clark (Lib) William McCristal (RP)
Henry McPhillips (CPA)
Gwydir Labor William Scully Thomas Treloar (CP)
Hume Labor Arthur Fuller Charles Anderson (CP)
Hunter Labor Rowley James Ted Fletcher (Lib) Evan Phillips (CPA)
Kingsford-Smith Labor Gordon Anderson Charles de Monchaux (Lib) Henry Crittenden (Ind)
Clare Peters (Ind)
Lang Labor Dan Mulcahy Eric Willis (Lib) Roy Boyd (CPA)
Lawson Labor Alan Manning Elwyn Croft (Lib)
Laurie Failes* (CP)
William Ferguson (Ind)
Lowe Labor Hector McDonald William McMahon (Lib) Edith Shortland (Ind Lib)
Lyne Country Edward Hayes Jim Eggins* (CP)
Francis Hain (CP)
Philip Lucock (CP)
Eric Mackay (CP)
Joe Cordner (Ind)
Macarthur Liberal William McDonnell Jeff Bate (Lib)
Mackellar Liberal James Mitchell Bill Wentworth (Lib)
Macquarie Labor Ben Chifley Bob Cotton (Lib) John King (CPA)
Martin Labor William O'Connor Frederick Mann (Lib) Tom Dowling (CPA)
Malinda Ivey (Ind)
Frank Moss (LL)
Mitchell Labor Joseph White Roy Wheeler (Lib)
New England Country William Wilson David Drummond* (CP)
Donald Shand (CP)
Newcastle Labor David Watkins Harry Quinlan (Lib) Laurie Aarons (CPA)
Grahame Bland (Ind)
North Sydney Labor Leo Haylen William Jack (Lib) Norman Ferguson (LL)
Patrick Williams (Ind)
Parkes Labor Les Haylen Dick Dein (Lib)
Parramatta Liberal Clement Jackson Howard Beale (Lib)
Paterson Labor Cecil Robinson Robert Clendinning (CP)
Arie Dorsman (CP)
Allen Fairhall* (Lib)
Greg McGirr (CP)
Ernest Slater (CP)
Phillip Labor Joe Fitzgerald William Latimer (Lib) Jessie Street (Ind)
Reid Labor Charles Morgan Jim Clough (Lib) Rupert Sheldon (LL)
Richmond Country Alexander Bryen Larry Anthony (CP)
Riverina Labor Joe Langtry Hugh Roberton (CP) William Mitchell (CPA)
Robertson Labor Thomas Williams Roger Dean (Lib)
Shortland Labor Charles Griffiths Harold Daisley (Lib) Alfred Boa (Ind)
Isabel Longworth (Ind)
Eugene Marshall (CPA)
St George Labor Joseph Nicholson Bill Graham (Lib)
Warringah Liberal Percy Spender (Lib) Norman Chadwick (Ind Lab)
Bill Fisher (Ind Lab)
Watson Labor Dan Curtin Stanley Card (Lib) Max Falstein (Ind Lab)
Harold O'Reilly (LL)
Wentworth Liberal William McKell Eric Harrison (Lib)
Werriwa Labor Bert Lazzarini Ray Watson (Lib)
West Sydney Labor Dan Minogue Basil Mottershead (Lib) Horace Foley (LL)
Stan Moran (CPA)

Northern Territory

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Independent candidates
Northern Territory Independent Jock Nelson Adair Blain
Victor Webster

Queensland

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Communist candidate Independent candidates
Bowman Labor Wilfred Coutts Malcolm McColm (Lib) Mabel Hanson
Brisbane Labor George Lawson James Long (Lib) Alby Graham
Capricornia Liberal Mick Gardner George Pearce (Lib) Ted Robertson
Darling Downs Country James Kane Reginald Swartz (Lib) Raymond Mullaly Charles Farquharson
Charles Lacaze
Dawson Labor George Burns Charles Davidson (CP) Richard Andrew
Fisher Country Edmund Roberts Charles Adermann (CP) Norman Logan
Griffith Liberal William Conelan Doug Berry (Lib) Anna Slater
Herbert Labor Bill Edmonds Doug Jeffrey (CP) Jim Henderson
Kennedy Labor Bill Riordan Ulick Browne (CP) Eric Wyper
Leichhardt Labor Cecil Holdcroft Tom Gilmore (CP) Ralph Leinster Leslie Keough
Thomas Mackey
Lilley Liberal Jim Hadley Bruce Wight (Lib)
Maranoa Country Martin Laracy Charles Russell (CP)
McPherson Liberal John Hilton Arthur Fadden (CP)
Moreton Liberal William Thieme Josiah Francis (Lib) Bill Yarrow
Oxley Liberal Evan Marginson Donald Cameron* (Lib)
John Martin (CP)
Edmund Crisp
Petrie Liberal Samuel Martin Alan Hulme (Lib) James Ryan
Ryan Liberal Leonard Eastment Nigel Drury (Lib)
Wide Bay Country Samuel Round Bernard Corser (CP) Robert McDowell

South Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Cyril Chambers Basil Harford Christopher Doherty (Ind)
Elsie Watt (CPA)
Angas Liberal Albert Strachan Alick Downer Ralph Whittle (Ind)
Barker Liberal John Klar Archie Cameron John Gartner (Ind)
Boothby Liberal Ralph Wells John McLeay
Grey Labor Edgar Russell Edward Andrews
Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Albert Turnbull
Kingston Labor Thomas Sheehy Jim Handby
Port Adelaide Labor Albert Thompson Frederick Boscombe Peter Symon (CPA)
Sturt Labor Leslie McMullin Keith Wilson Leonard Smith (Ind)
Wakefield Liberal Cyril Hasse Philip McBride

Tasmania

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate
Bass Labor Claude Barnard Bruce Kekwick
Darwin Liberal Harold Kirkpatrick Dame Enid Lyons
Denison Labor Henry Cosgrove Athol Townley
Franklin Liberal Jack Frost Bill Falkinder
Wilmot Labor Gil Duthie Rickman Furmage

Victoria

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Balaclava Liberal Martin Dunne Thomas White (Lib)
Ballaarat Labor Raymond Hyatt Alan Pittard (Lib)
Batman Labor Alan Bird Neil McKay (Lib)
Bendigo Labor Percy Clarey Thomas Grigg (Lib) Allan Goodman (Ind)
Burke Labor Ted Peters Alfred Wall (Lib) Henry Hodges (Ind)
James Whitworth (Ind)
Chisholm Liberal Leo Fennessy Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) Bill Tregear (CPA)
Corangamite Liberal Henry Stacpoole Allan McDonald (Lib) Elsie Brushfield (Ind)
Corio Labor John Dedman Hubert Opperman (Lib)
Darebin Labor Tom Andrews Jack McColl (Lib)
Deakin Liberal Rod Leeson Frank Davis (Lib)
Fawkner Labor Bill Bourke Magnus Cormack (Lib)
Flinders Liberal Robert Wilson Rupert Ryan (Lib) Andrew Hughes (Ind Lab)
Gellibrand Labor Jack Mullens William Massey (Lib) William Anderson (Ind)
John Arrowsmith (CPA)
Angus Macdonald (Ind Lab)
Gippsland Country Horace Hawkins George Bowden (CP)
Henty Liberal Val Doube Jo Gullett (Lib) Charles Dicker (LL)
Higgins Liberal Jules Meltzer Harold Holt (Lib)
Higinbotham Liberal Frank Field Frank Timson (Lib)
Hoddle Labor Jack Cremean Terence Kirby (Lib) Leslie Loye (CPA)
Albert Wallace (Ind)
Indi Country Charles Edmondson William Bostock* (Lib)
Clive Nason (CP)
Isaacs Liberal John Bourke William Haworth (Lib)
Kooyong Liberal Keith Ewert Robert Menzies (Lib)
La Trobe Liberal Robert Balcombe Richard Casey (Lib)
Lalor Labor Reg Pollard John Bellair (Lib)
Mallee Country Alfred O'Connor Winton Turnbull (CP)
Maribyrnong Labor Arthur Drakeford George Hannan (Lib) Colin Neyland (Ind)
McMillan Country Adam Keltie Geoffrey Brown* (Lib)
Bob May (CP)
Bob Hamilton (CPA)
Melbourne Labor Arthur Calwell Desmond McGinnes (Lib) Charles McLaren (Ind)
Niven Neyland (PCD)
Gerry O'Day (CPA)
Philip Wilson (ALPN)
Melbourne Ports Labor Jack Holloway Frank Block (Lib)
Murray Country Desmond Devlin John McEwen (CP)
Wannon Labor Don McLeod Dan Mackinnon* (Lib)
Helena Marfell (CP)
Wills Labor Bill Bryson Allan Tyrer (Lib) Doris Blackburn (Ind Lab)
Wimmera Country Cyril Sudholz William Lawrence* (Lib)
Harrie Wade (CP)
Yarra Labor Stan Keon Charles Barrington (Lib) John Prescott (CPA)
Wenham Vines (Ind)

Western Australia

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Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Canning Country Thomas Scaddan William Gillespie (Lib)
Len Hamilton* (CP)
Arthur Neville (Ind CP)
Curtin Labor William Lonnie Paul Hasluck (Lib)
Forrest Labor Nelson Lemmon Gordon Freeth* (Lib)
Arnold Potts (CP)
James Bolitho (Ind)
Fremantle Labor Kim Beazley Billy Snedden (Lib) Paddy Troy (CPA)
Kalgoorlie Labor Herbert Johnson John Porteus (Lib)
Moore Country Kevin Byrne Ken Jones (Lib)
Hugh Leslie* (CP)
Perth Labor Tom Burke Gordon Hack (Lib) James Collins (Ind)
James Kelly (CPA)
Swan Labor Harry Webb Bill Grayden (Lib)

Senate

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Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. The Senate was expanded at this election, with each state now allocated ten senators instead of six. Each state elected seven senators, two of whom were elected to short-term vacancies. This was also the first occasion where the Senate was elected using proportional representation. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Labor Senators James Arnold, Bill Ashley and William Large were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates Freedom candidates FDP candidates PPP candidates
  1. John Armstrong*
  2. Donald Grant*
  3. Stan Amour*
  4. Patrick Grace
  1. Bill Spooner* (Lib)
  2. Albert Reid* (CP)
  3. John McCallum* (Lib)
  4. John Tate* (Lib)
  1. Edgar Ross
  2. Adam Ogston
  3. Joe Bailes
  4. Freda Brown
  1. Alexander Huie
  2. John Owen
  3. Lionel Willis
  1. George McDonald
  2. Clem Turnbull
  1. Ronald Sarina
  2. Jonno Hodgson
PSJP candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Peter Pollack
  2. George Jameson

Frederick Roberts
Edward Harding

Queensland

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Liberal Senators Neil O'Sullivan and Annabelle Rankin and Country Party Senator Walter Cooper were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates PPP candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Ben Courtice*
  2. Archie Benn*
  3. Gordon Brown*
  4. Austin Elliott
  5. Martin Hanson
  6. John Quinlan
  1. Ted Maher* (CP)
  2. Ian Wood* (Lib)
  3. Roy Kendall* (Lib)
  4. Wilfrid Simmonds* (Lib)
  1. Max Julius
  2. Alex Macdonald
  3. Gloria Phelan
  4. Bert Field
  1. James Fowler
  2. Arthur Sainsbury

James Julin

South Australia

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Labor Senators Fred Beerworth, Jack Critchley and Frederick Ward were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Communist candidates PPP candidates ESWD candidates Group D candidates
  1. Sid O'Flaherty*
  2. Theo Nicholls*
  3. Alex Finlay*
  4. John Ryan*
  1. Ted Mattner*
  2. George McLeay*
  3. Clive Hannaford*
  4. Frank Chapman
  1. Alan Finger
  2. Alf Watt
  3. John Sendy
  1. Hector Mackay
  2. James McNicoll
  1. Charles Johnson
  2. Lawrence McKenzie
  3. George Reval
  1. Albert Smith
  2. Charles Lloyd
  3. John Williams
Ungrouped candidates

Charles Armbruster
Edmund Craig
Frank Halleday
Frank Rieck
Mary Smith
George Edwin Yates

Tasmania

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Labor Senators Bill Morrow, Reg Murray and Justin O'Byrne were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Communist candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Nick McKenna*
  2. Bill Aylett*
  3. Charles Lamp
  4. George Cole*
  5. Howard D'Alton
  1. Allan Guy*
  2. Denham Henty*
  3. Robert Wordsworth*
  4. Reg Wright*
  1. George Walliss
  2. Jack Lynch

Burford Sampson

Victoria

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Labor Senators Bert Hendrickson, Fred Katz and Charles Sandford were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates PPP candidates HGL candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Don Cameron*
  2. Jack Devlin*
  3. Jim Sheehan*
  4. Arthur Clarey
  1. John Spicer* (Lib)
  2. George Rankin* (CP)
  3. John Gorton* (Lib)
  4. Ivy Wedgwood* (Lib)
  1. Ralph Gibson
  2. Ted Laurie
  3. Thelma Lees
  4. Leslie Sampson
  1. Gordon Stead
  2. Mervyn Ray
  1. John Atkinson
  2. Leslie Bawden
  3. Eileen Serpell

Charles Webber
John Dale
Edmund Evans
Ada Bromham

Western Australia

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Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. Four seats were newly created. Labor Senators Joe Cooke, John Harris and Dorothy Tangney were not up for re-election.

Labor candidates Coalition candidates Communist candidates Ungrouped candidates
  1. Richard Nash*
  2. James Fraser*
  3. Don Willesee*
  4. Robert Clothier
  1. Agnes Robertson* (Lib)
  2. Edmund Piesse* (CP)
  3. Seddon Vincent* (Lib)
  4. Malcolm Scott* (Lib)
  5. Hubert Malcolm (Lib)
  1. Alex Jolly
  2. Kevin Healy
  3. Joan Williams

Robert Salter (IBI)
William Fitzgerald (PPP)
Claude Swaine (Indiv.)
Mary McKinlay (Ind)
Carlyle Ferguson (APA)

Summary by party

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Beside each party is the candidates put forward by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested Senate elections in each state.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Total
HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR S HR HR HR S
Australian Labor Party 46 * 33 * 18 * 8 * 10 * 5 * 1 1 122 6
Liberal Party of Australia 39 * 30 * 10 * 8 * 10 * 5 * 1 103 6
Australian Country Party 18 * 7 * 9 * 3 * 37 4
Communist Party of Australia 14 * 6 * 11 * 2 * 2 * * 35 6
Lang Labor 8 2 10
Republican Party 1 1
Protestant People's Party * * * * * 5
Freedom Party * 1
Fair Deal Party * 1
People's Social Justice Party * 1
Henry George League * 1
Independent British Israel * 1
Individualist * 1
All Parties Administration * 1
Ex-Servicemen and Women and Dependents * 1
Independent and other 17 13 7 3 4 2 2 48

See also

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References

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