Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1934–1937
This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 14th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1934 election on 15 September 1934. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by James Scullin. Labor's share of the primary vote fell to an even lower number than in the 1931 election due to the Lang Labor split, but it was able to pick up an extra four seats on preferences and therefore improve on its position.
Seat changes between 1931 and 1934 elections | |
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Labor | Won by Labor Party |
UAP | Won by United Australia Party |
Lang Labor | Won by Lang Labor |
Independent | Won by an independent |
Griffith | New seat |
Echuca | Seat abolished at the end of the 14th Parliament |
Notes
- 1 2 Country Party member Aubrey Abbott resigned on 28 March 1937 to become Administrator of the Northern Territory; ALP candidate William Scully won the resulting by-election on 8 May.
- ↑ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
- 1 2 UAP member Littleton Groom died on 6 November 1936; Country Party candidate Arthur Fadden won the resulting by-election on 19 December.
- 1 2 UAP member George Maxwell died on 25 June 1935; UAP candidate Harold Holt won the resulting by-election on 17 August.
- 1 2 ALP member Darby Riordan died on 15 October 1936; his nephew, ALP candidate Bill Riordan won the resulting by-election on 12 December.
- 1 2 ALP member David Watkins died on 8 April 1935; his son, ALP candidate David Oliver Watkins won the resulting by-election on 1 June.
References
- Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Fourteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1937.
- "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament | ||
House of Representatives | ||
Senate |
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