User:Onetwothreeip/Earliest living former members of the Australian House of Representatives

This table lists the earliest serving living former members of the House of Representatives in the Parliament of Australia (see Earliest living former members of the Senate for the last surviving senators of parliaments). The first ranking criteria is the first year of election. If an MP was a member of one or more parties, the party they held membership with for the longest period is listed.

Earliest serving living MPs

No.	Member	Portrait	State	Party		Constituency	Born	Elected	Left House	Became Eldest	Died	Career Length
1	The Honourable King O'Malley		Tasmania		Labor	Tasmania (1901-1903) Darwin (1903-1917)	2 July 1858 Kansas, USA	29 March 1901	5 May 1917 (lost seat)	28 October 1952 (death of Billy Hughes)	20 December 1953 Albert Park, VIC	16 years 1901-17
2	The Honourable William Kelly		New South Wales		Comm. Liberal	Wentworth (1903-1919)	1 December 1877 Sydney, NSW	16 December 1903	3 November 1919 (retired)	20 December 1953	27 January 1960 Camperdown, NSW	16 years 1903-1919
3	Alfred Ozanne		Victoria		Labor	Corio (1910-1913, 1914-1917)	1877 Melbourne, VIC	13 April 1910	5 May 1917 (lost seat)	27 January 1960	27 May 1961 Brighton, VIC	5 years 1910-13, 1914-17
4	William Fleming		New South Wales		Comm. Liberal	Robertson (1913-1922)	19 May 1874 Donald, VIC	2 April 1915	16 December 1922 (lost seat)	27 May 1961	24 July 1961 Terrigal, NSW	7 years 1915-1922
5	William Mahony		New South Wales		Labor	Dalley (1915-1927)	1877 Ireland	2 April 1915	18 January 1927 (resigned)	24 July 1961	28 August 1962 NSW	12 years 1915-1927
6	The Honourable Arthur Blakeley		New South Wales		Labor	Darling (1915-1927)	3 July 1886 Gilberton, SA	5 May 1917	15 September 1934 (lost seat)	28 August 1962	27 June 1972 Glen Iris, VIC	17 years 1917-1934
7	The Honourable Norman Makin AO		South Australia		Labor	Hindmarsh (1919-1946) Sturt (1954-1955) Bonython (1955-1963)	31 March 1889 Petersham, NSW	13 December 1919	1 November 1963 (party age limit)	27 June 1972	20 July 1982 Glenelg, SA	35 years 1919-1946, 1954-1963
8	The Right Honourable Frank Forde		Queensland		Labor	Capricornia 1922-1946	18 July 1890 Mitchell, QLD	16 December 1922	28 September 1946 (lost seat)	20 July 1982	28 January 1983 Brisbane, QLD	23 years 1922-1946
9	Joseph Clark		New South Wales		Labor	Darling 1934-1969	29 July 1897 Coonamble, NSW	15 September 1934	29 September 1969 (lost seat)	28 January 1983	9 December 1992	35 years 1934-1969
10	The Honourable Frederick Daly AO		New South Wales		Labor	Martin 1943-1949 Grayndler 1949-1975	13 June 1912 Currabubula, NSW	21 August 1943	11 November 1975 (retired)	9 December 1992	2 August 1995 Marrickville, NSW	32 years 1943-1975
11	The Honourable Kim Beazley Sr. AO		Western Australia		Labor	Fremantle 1945-1977	30 September 1917 Northam, WA	18 August 1945	10 December 1977 (retired)	2 August 1995	12 October 2007 Claremont, WA	32 years 1945-1977
12	The Honourable Clyde Cameron AO		South Australia		Labor	Hindmarsh 1949-1980	11 February 1913 Murray Bridge, SA	10 December 1949	19 September 1980 (retired)	12 October 2007 (dual)	14 March 2008 Adelaide, SA	31 years 1949-1980
	George Pearce		Queensland		Liberal	Capricornia 1949-1961	17 September 1917 Rockhampton, QLD	10 December 1949	9 December 1961 (lost seat)	12 October 2007 (dual)		12 years 1949-1961
	The Honourable Captain William Grayden AM		Western Australia		Liberal	Swan 1949-1954	5 August 1920 Bickley, WA	10 December 1949	29 May 1954 (lost seat)	12 October 2007 (dual)		4 years 1949-1954

The 1949 election was the first after which multiple MPs became the earliest serving former MPs.

Living former MPs who were elected over 40 years ago

Rank	Member	Party		Elected	Constituency	Date of Birth
19th Parliament (elected: 10 December 1949, first sat: 22 February 1950, dissolved: 19 March 1951)
01	George Pearce		Liberal	10 December 1949	Capricornia (1949-1961)	17 September 1917
02	The Honourable Bill Grayden		Liberal	10 December 1949	Swan (1949-1954)	5 August 1920
22nd Parliament (elected: 10 December 1955, first sat: 15 February 1956, dissolved: 14 October 1958)
03	The Right Honourable Doug Anthony		Country	14 September 1957	Richmond (1957-1984)	31 December 1929
24th Parliament (elected: 9 December 1961, first sat: 20 February 1962, dissolved: 1 November 1963)
04	The Honourable Peter Nixon		Country	9 December 1961	Gippsland (1961-1983)	22 March 1928
05	Manfred Cross		Labor	9 December 1961, 18 October 1980	Brisbane (1961-1975, 1980-1990)	12 August 1929
06	The Honourable Bill Hayden		Labor	9 December 1961	Oxley (1961-1988)	23 January 1933
25th Parliament (elected: 30 November 1963, first sat: 25 February 1964, dissolved: 31 October 1966)
07	Dr. Wylie Gibbs		Liberal	30 November 1963	Bowman (1963-1969)	26 July 1922
08	The Honourable Tom Hughes		Liberal	30 November 1963	Parkes (1963-1969) Berowra (1969-1972)	26 November 1923
09	The Right Honourable Ian Sinclair		Country	30 November 1963	New England (1963-1998)	10 June 1929
10	The Honourable Andrew Peacock		Liberal	2 April 1966	Kooyong (1966-1994)	13 February 1939
26th Parliament (elected: 26 November 1966, first sat: 21 February 1967, dissolved: 29 September 1969)
11	The Honourable Tony Street		Liberal	26 November 1966	Corangamite (1966-1984)	8 February 1926
12	The Honourable Vic Garland		Country	19 April 1969	Curtin (1969-1998)	5 May 1934
13	David Kennedy		Labor	7 June 1969	Bendigo (1969-1972)	20 March 1940
27th Parliament (elected: 25 October 1969, first sat: 25 November 1969, dissolved: 2 November 1972)
13	The Honourable Dr. Moss Cass		Labor	25 October 1969	Maribyrnong (1969-1983)	18 February 1927
14	The Honourable Chris Hurford		Labor	25 October 1969	Adelaide (1969-1987)	30 July 1931
15	Robert Solomon		Liberal	25 October 1969	Denison (1969-1972)	2 November 1931
17	Dr Richard Gun		Labor	25 October 1969	Kingston (1969-1975)	27 May 1936
18	The Honourable Paul Keating		Labor	25 October 1969	Blaxland (1969-1996)	18 January 1944
19	The Honourable Tony Staley		Liberal	19 September 1970	Chisholm (1970-1980)	15 May 1939
20	Bruce Lloyd		Country	20 March 1971	Murray (1971-1996)	24 February 1937
28th Parliament (elected: 2 December 1972, first sat: 27 February 1973, dissolved: 11 April 1974)
21	The Honourable Tom McVeigh		Country	2 December 1972	Darling Downs (1972-1984) Groom 1984-1988)	7 May 1930
22	The Honourable Peter Morris		Labor	2 December 1972	Shortland (1972-1998)	29 July 1932
23	The Honourable Ian Viner		Liberal	2 December 1972	Stirling (1972-1983)	21 January 1933
24	David McKenzie		Labor	2 December 1972	Diamond Valley (1972-1975)	30 May 1933
25	The Honourable Race Mathews		Labor	2 December 1972	Casey (1972-1975)	27 March 1935
26	Peter Fisher		Country	2 December 1972	Mallee (1972-1993)	19 September 1936
27	The Honourable John Kerin		Labor	2 December 1972, 23 September 1978	Macarthur (1972-1975) Werriwa (1978-1993)	21 November 1937
28	Marshall Cooke		Liberal	2 December 1972	Petrie (1972-1974)	4 March 1938
29	The Honourable Ralph Willis		Labor	2 December 1972	Gellibrand (1972-1998)	14 April 1938
30	Tony Lamb		Labor	2 December 1972, 1 December 1984	La Trobe (1972-1975) Streeton 1984-1990)	7 March 1939
31	John Coates		Labor	2 December 1972	Denison (1972-1975)	23 March 1944
32	The Honourable Philip Ruddock		Liberal	22 September 1973	Parramatta (1973-1987) Dundas (1977-1993) Berowra (1993-2016)	12 March 1943
29th Parliament (elected: 18 May 1974, first sat: 9 July 1974, dissolved: 11 November 1975)
33	The Honourable Ian Macphee		Liberal	18 May 1974	Wentworth (1974-1981)	15 April 1927
34	John Sullivan		National	18 May 1974	Riverina (1974-1977)	7 February 1929
35	Mel Bungey		Liberal	18 May 1974	Canning (1974-1983)	30 August 1934
36	John Hyde		Liberal	18 May 1974	Moore (1974-1983)	2 February 1936
37	The Honourable Alan Cadman		Liberal	18 May 1974	Mitchell (1974-2007)	26 July 1937
38	The Honourable John Hodges		Liberal	18 May 1974	Petrie (1974-1983, 1984-1987)	3 October 1937
39	David Connolly		Liberal	18 May 1974	Canning (1974-1996)	20 July 1939
40	Stephen Lusher		National	18 May 1974	Hume (1974-1984)	18 October 1945
41	The Honourable John Dawkins		Labor	18 May 1974, 10 December 1977	Tangney (1974-1975) Fremantle (1977-1994)	2 March 1947
30th Parliament (elected: 13 December 1975, first sat: 17 February 1976, dissolved: 10 November 1977)
42	The Honourable Michael Baume		Liberal	13 December 1975	Macarthur (1975-1983)	6 July 1930
43	John Martyr		Liberal	13 December 1975	Swan (1975-1984)	25 May 1932
44	Ray Braithwaite		National	13 December 1975	Dawson (1975-1996)	6 December 1933
45	Mick Cotter		Liberal	13 December 1975	Kalgoorlie (1975-1980)	21 March 1935
46	John Moore		Liberal	13 December 1975	Ryan (1975-2001)	16 November 1936
47	The Honourable James Short		Liberal	13 December 1975	Ballaarat (1975-1980)	7 December 1936
48	Marshall Baillieu		Liberal	13 December 1975	La Trobe (1975-1980)	6 June 1937
49	Max Burr		Liberal	13 December 1975	Wilmot (1975-1984) Lyons (1984-1993)	9 January 1939
50	Dr. Peter Richardson		Liberal	13 December 1975	Tangney (1975-1977)	23 January 1939
51	John Haslem		Liberal	13 December 1975	Canberra (1975-1980)	1 February 1939
52	Murray Sainsbury		Liberal	13 December 1975	Eden-Monaro (1975-1983)	14 September 1940
53	Sandy Mackenzie		National	13 December 1975	Calare (1975-1983)	29 August 1941
54	Peter Johnson		Liberal	13 December 1975	Brisbane (1975-1980)	27 August 1943
55	Peter Falconer		Liberal	13 December 1975	Casey (1975-1983)	23 September 1943
56	The Honourable Tony Whitlam		Labor	13 December 1975	Grayndler (1975-1977)	7 January 1944
57	Maurice Neil		Liberal	13 December 1975	Tangney (1975-1980)	29 May 1944
58	Ross McLean		Liberal	13 December 1975	Perth (1975-1983)	30 June 1944
59	The Honourable Ray Groom		Liberal	13 December 1975	Braddon (1975-1984)	3 September 1944
60	Grant Chapman		Liberal	13 December 1975	Kingston (1975-1983)	27 April 1949
61	James Porter		Liberal	13 December 1975	Barker (1975-1990)	19 February 1950
62	The Honourable Stewart West		Labor	15 October 1977	Cunningham (1977-1993)	31 March 1934
31st Parliament (elected: 10 December 1977, first sat: 21 February 1978, dissolved: 19 September 1980)
63	Ewan Cameron		Liberal	10 December 1977	Indi (1977-1993)	12 January 1930
64	Roger Johnston		Liberal	10 December 1977	Hotham (1977-1980)	18 June 1930
65	The Honourable John Brown		Labor	10 December 1977	Parramatta (1977-1990)	19 December 1931
66	The Honourable Barry Jones		Labor	10 December 1977	Parramatta (1977-1990)	11 October 1932
67	The Honourable Neal Blewett		Labor	10 December 1977	Bonython (1977-1994)	24 October 1933
68	The Reverend, The Honourable Brian Howe		Labor	10 December 1977	Bonython (1977-1996)	23 January 1936
69	Gordon Dean		Liberal	10 December 1977	Herbert (1977-1983)	16 September 1943
70	Peter Shack		Liberal	10 December 1977	Tangney (1977-1983, 1984-1993)	20 June 1953
71	Leo McLeay		Labor	23 June 1979	Grayndler (1979-1993) Watson (1993-2004)	4 October 1945

Last surviving members of government ministries

Lists the last Minister from particular ministries who was alive (ministries up to 50 years ago).

Ministry	Party		Member	Portrait	Constituency	Appointed	Portfolio	Date of Birth	Date of Death
Barton (January 1901 – September 1903)		Protectionist	The Honourable James Drake		Senator (QLD)	5 February 1901	Postmaster-General	26 April 1850	1 August 1941
Deakin I (September 1903 – April 1904)
Watson (April 1904 – August 1904)		Labor	The Right Honourable Billy Hughes CH, KC		West Sydney (NSW)	27 April 1904	External Affairs	25 September 1862	28 October 1952
Reid (August 1904 – July 1905)		Free Trade	The Honourable James Drake		Senator (QLD)	17 August 1904	Vice-President of the Executive Council	26 April 1850	1 August 1941
Deakin II (July 1905 – January 1907)		Protectionist	The Right Honourable Isaac Isaacs GCB, GCMG, PC, KC		Indi (VIC)	5 July 1905	Attorney-General	5 August 1855	11 February 1948
Deakin III (January 1907 – November 1908)
Fisher I (November 1908 – June 1909)		Labor	The Right Honourable Billy Hughes CH, KC		West Sydney (NSW)	13 November 1908	Attorney-General	25 September 1862	28 October 1952
Deakin IV (June 1909 – April 1910)		Commonwealth Liberal	The Right Honourable Joseph Cook GCMG		Parramatta (NSW)	2 June 1909	Defence	7 December 1860	30 July 1947
Fisher II (April 1910 – June 1913)		Labor	The Honourable King O'Malley		Darwin (TAS)	29 April 1910	Home Affairs	2 July 1858	20 December 1953
Cook (June 1913 – September 1914)		Commonwealth Liberal	The Honourable Willie Kelly		Wentworth (NSW)	24 June 1913	none	1 December 1877	27 January 1960
Fisher III (September 1914 – October 1915)		Labor	The Right Honourable Billy Hughes CH, KC		West Sydney (NSW)	17 September 1914	Attorney-General	25 September 1862	28 October 1952
Hughes I (October 1915 – November 1916)		Labor	The Honourable King O'Malley		Darwin (TAS)	27 October 1915	Home Affairs	2 July 1858	20 December 1953
Hughes II (November 1916 – February 1917)		Labor	The Right Honourable Billy Hughes CH, KC		West Sydney (NSW)	27 October 1915	Prime Minister	25 September 1862	28 October 1952
Hughes III (February 1917 – May 1917)
Hughes IV (May 1917 – February 1920)		Nationalist	The Honourable Walter Massy-Greene KCMG		Richmond (NSW)	5 May 1917	Trade & Customs	6 November 1874	16 November 1952
Hughes V (February 1920 – February 1923)		Nationalist	The Right Honourable The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne CH, MC, PC, FRS		Flinders (VIC)	4 February 1920	Treasurer (1920-1923) Prime Minister (1923-1929)	15 April 1883	25 August 1967
Bruce I (February 1923 – November 1925)
Bruce II (November 1925 – November 1928)
Bruce III (November 1928 – October 1929)		Nationalist	The Honourable Aubrey Abbott		Gwydir (NSW)	29 November 1928	Home Affairs	4 May 1886	30 April 1975
Scullin (October 1929 – January 1932)		Labor	The Right Honourable Frank Forde		Capricornia (QLD)	22 October 1929	Trade & Customs	18 July 1890	28 January 1983
Lyons I (January 1932 – October 1934)		UAP	The Honourable Allan Guy CBE		Bass (TAS)	6 January 1932	Trade & Customs (Assistant)	30 November 1890	16 December 1979
Lyons II (October 1934 – November 1934)		UAP	The Right Honourable Sir Robert Menzies KT AK CH FAA FRS QC		Kooyong (VIC)	12 October 1934	Attorney-General	20 December 1894	15 May 1978
Lyons III (November 1934 – November 1937)		UAP/Country
Lyons IV (November 1937 – April 1939)		UAP/Country	The Right Honourable Sir John McEwen GCMG CH		Indi (VIC)	6 January 1932	Interior	29 March 1900	20 November 1980
Page (April 1939)		Country
Menzies I (April 1939 – March 1940)		UAP	The Honourable Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC		Warringah (NSW)	6 January 1932	Assistant Treasurer (1939-1940) Army (1940-1941)	5 October 1897	3 May 1985
Menzies II (March 1940 – October 1940)
Menzies III (October 1940 – August 1941)
Fadden (August 1941 – October 1941)		Country
Curtin I (October 1941 – September 1943)		Labor	The Right Honourable Frank Forde		Capricornia (QLD)	7 October 1941	Army (1941-1946) Prime Minister (1945)	18 July 1890	28 January 1983
Curtin II (September 1943 – July 1945)
Forde (July 1945)
Chifley I (July 1945 – November 1946)
Chifley II (November 1946 – December 1949)		Labor	The Honourable Nelson Lemmon		Forrest (WA)	1 November 1946	Works & Housing	22 March 1908	20 March 1989
Menzies IV (December 1949 – May 1951)		Liberal	The Honourable Sir Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC		Warringah (NSW)	19 December 1949	External Affairs	5 October 1897	3 May 1985
Menzies V (May 1951 – July 1954)		Liberal	The Right Honourable Sir Paul Hasluck KG, GCMG, GCVO		Curtin (WA)	11 May 1951	Territories	1 April 1905	9 January 1993
Menzies VI (July 1954 – January 1956)
Menzies VII (January 1956 – December 1958)		Liberal	The Honourable Allen Fairhall KBE		Paterson (NSW)	11 January 1956	Interior & Works (1956-1961) Supply (1951-1966)	24 November 1909	3 November 2006
Menzies VIII (December 1958 – December 1961)
Menzies IX (December 1961 – December 1963)
Menzies X (December 1963 – January 1966)	2 members living Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)
Holt I (January 1966 – December 1966)	2 members living Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)
Holt II (December 1966 – December 1967)	3 members living Peter Nixon (b.1928) , Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)
McEwen (December 1967 – January 1968)	3 members living Peter Nixon (b.1928) , Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)
Gorton I (January 1968 – November 1969)	3 members living Peter Nixon (b.1928) , Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)
Gorton II (November 1969 – March 1971)	3 members living Peter Nixon (b.1928) , Ian Sinclair (b.1929) & Doug Anthony (b.1929)