Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943
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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 16th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1940 election on 21 September 1940. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.
Notes
[edit]- ^ At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
- ^ Archie Cameron won as a UAP candidate, but had previously represented the Country Party.
- ^ a b ALP member Albert Green died on 2 October 1940; Labor candidate Herbert Johnson won the resulting by-election on 16 November 1940.
- ^ a b Country Party member Henry Gregory died on 15 November 1940; Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick won the resulting by-election on 21 December 1940.
- ^ a b UAP member John Price died on 23 April 1941; UAP candidate Grenfell Price won the resulting by-election on 24 May 1941.
References
[edit]- Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Sixteenth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1943.
- "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
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