Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1931–1934

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 13th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1931 election on 19 December 1931. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia James Scullin was defeated by the newly formed opposition United Australia Party (descended from the Nationalist Party of Australia) led by ex-Labor Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page.

Member Party Electorate State In office
Aubrey Abbott   Country Gwydir NSW 1925–1929, 1931–1937
Frank Anstey   Labor Bourke Vic 1910–1934
Frank Baker   Labor Oxley Qld 1931–1939
Jack Beasley   Lang Labor West Sydney NSW 1928–1946
George Bell   United Australia Darwin Tas 1919–1922, 1925–1943
Archibald Blacklow   United Australia Franklin Tas 1931–1934
Arthur Blakeley   Labor Darling NSW 1917–1934
Stanley Bruce[1]   United Australia Flinders Vic 1918–1929, 1931–1933
Malcolm Cameron   United Australia Barker SA 1922–1934
Richard Casey   United Australia Corio Vic 1931–1940, 1949–1960
John Clasby[2]   United Australia East Sydney NSW 1931–1932
Thomas Collins   Country Hume NSW 1931–1943
Bernard Corser   Country Wide Bay Qld 1928–1954
Dick Dein   United Australia Lang NSW 1931–1934, 1935–1941 (S)
Samuel Dennis   United Australia Batman Vic 1931–1934
James Fairbairn[1]   United Australia Flinders Vic 1933–1940
James Fenton   United Australia Maribyrnong Vic 1910–1934
Frank Forde   Labor Capricornia Qld 1922–1946
Josiah Francis   United Australia Moreton Qld 1922–1955
Moses Gabb   Independent Angas SA 1919–1925, 1929–1934
Joe Gander   Lang Labor Reid NSW 1931–1940
Sydney Gardner   United Australia Robertson NSW 1922–1940
William Gibson   Country Corangamite Vic 1918–1929, 1931–1934
Albert Green   Labor Kalgoorlie WA 1922–1940
Roland Green   Country Richmond NSW 1922–1937
Henry Gregory   Country Swan WA 1913–1940
Sir Littleton Groom   Independent/UAP Darling Downs Qld 1901–1929, 1931–1936
Sir Henry Gullett   United Australia Henty Vic 1925–1940
Allan Guy   United Australia Bass Tas 1929–1934, 1940–1946
Eric Fairweather Harrison   United Australia Bendigo Vic 1931–1937
Eric Harrison   United Australia Wentworth NSW 1931–1956
Charles Hawker   United Australia Wakefield SA 1929–1938
William Hill   Country Echuca Vic 1919–1934
Jack Holloway   Labor Melbourne Ports Vic 1929–1951
William Holman   United Australia Martin NSW 1931–1934
Billy Hughes   United Australia North Sydney NSW 1901–1952
James Hunter   Country Maranoa Qld 1921–1940
Arthur Hutchin   United Australia Denison Tas 1931–1934
William Hutchinson   United Australia Indi Vic 1931–1949
Rowley James   Lang Labor Hunter NSW 1928–1958
John Jennings   United Australia South Sydney NSW 1931–1940
Albert Lane   United Australia Barton NSW 1931–1940
John Latham   United Australia Kooyong Vic 1922–1934
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane Qld 1931–1961
John Lawson   United Australia Macquarie NSW 1931–1940
Joseph Lyons   United Australia Wilmot Tas 1929–1939
George Mackay   United Australia Lilley Qld 1917–1934
Norman Makin   Labor Hindmarsh SA 1919–1946, 1954–1963
William Maloney   Labor Melbourne Vic 1904–1940
Charles Marr   United Australia Parkes NSW 1919–1929, 1931–1943
George Martens   Labor Herbert Qld 1928–1946
George Maxwell   United Australia Fawkner Vic 1917–1935
Philip McBride   United Australia Grey SA 1931–1937, 1937–1943 (S), 1946–1958
Hugh McClelland   Country Wimmera Vic 1931–1937
Charles McGrath   United Australia Ballaarat Vic 1913–1919, 1920–1934
Walter McNicoll   United Country Werriwa NSW 1931–1934
Walter Nairn   United Australia Perth WA 1929–1943
Harold George Nelson[3]   Labor Northern Territory NT 1922–1934
Horace Nock   Country Riverina NSW 1931–1940
Sir Earle Page   Country Cowper NSW 1919–1961
Archdale Parkhill   United Australia Warringah NSW 1927–1937
Thomas Paterson   Country Gippsland Vic 1922–1943
John Perkins   United Australia Eden-Monaro NSW 1926–1929, 1931–1943
John Price   United Australia Boothby SA 1928–1941
John Prowse   Country Forrest WA 1919–1943
Edward Charles Riley   Labor Cook NSW 1922–1934
Darby Riordan   Labor Kennedy Qld 1929–1936
Sol Rosevear   Lang Labor Dalley NSW 1931–1953
Thomas Scholfield   United Australia Wannon Vic 1931–1940
James Scullin   Labor Yarra Vic 1910–1913, 1922–1949
Fred Stacey   United Australia Adelaide SA 1931–1943
Frederick Stewart   United Australia Parramatta NSW 1931–1946
Victor Thompson   Country New England NSW 1922–1940
Harold Thorby   Country Calare NSW 1931–1940
Eddie Ward[2]   Lang Labor East Sydney NSW 1931, 1932–1963
David Watkins   Labor Newcastle NSW 1901–1935
William Watson   Independent Fremantle WA 1922–1928, 1931–1934
Thomas White   United Australia Balaclava Vic 1929–1951

Notes

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  1. ^ a b UAP member Stanley Bruce resigned on 6 October 1933 to be appointed Australian High Commissioner to London; UAP candidate James Fairbairn won the resulting by-election on 11 November.
  2. ^ a b UAP member John Clasby died on 15 January 1932; Lang Labor candidate Eddie Ward won the resulting by-election on 6 February.
  3. ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.

References

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  • Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Thirteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1934.
  • "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.