Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910

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
Edward Archer Anti-Socialist/Liberal Capricornia Qld 1906
Llewellyn Atkinson Anti-Socialist/Liberal Wilmot Tas 1906
Frederick Bamford Labor 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
Ernest Carr Labor Macquarie NSW 1906
James Catts Labor Cook † NSW 1906
Hon John Chanter Protectionist/Labor 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 Independent/Liberal Fawkner † Vic 1906
Andrew Fisher Labor Wide Bay Qld 1901
Rt Hon Sir John Forrest Western Australian/Liberal Swan WA 1901
Francis Foster Labor New England NSW 1906
James Fowler 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 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 * 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 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
King O'Malley Labor Darwin Tas 1901
Jim Page Labor Maranoa Qld 1901
Albert Palmer Anti-Socialist/Liberal Echuca Vic 1906
Alexander Poynton * Labor Grey SA 1901
Sir John Quick 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 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 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
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 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
  3. ^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  4. ^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
  5. ^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
  6. ^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
  7. ^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
  8. ^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
  9. ^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
  10. ^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
  11. ^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  12. ^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  13. ^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
  14. ^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  15. ^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
  16. ^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
  17. ^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
  18. ^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1903–1906  · 1906–1910  · 1910–1913

Senate

1904–1906  · 1907–1910  · 1910–1913

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