Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1903

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the First Australian Parliament, which was elected on 29 and 30 March 1901. There were 75 members, as required by the Constitution, as near as possible to twice the number of Senators which was then 36. South Australia and Tasmania had not been divided into electoral divisions in 1901 which resulted in the particular state voting as a single electorate. There were seven members for South Australia, and five members for Tasmania elected.

Member	Party	Electorate	State	In office
Fred Bamford	Labor ^[i]	Herbert	Qld	1901–1925
Rt Hon Edmund Barton	Protectionist ^[ii]	Hunter	NSW	1901–1903
Lee Batchelor	Labor	South Australia	SA	1901–1911
Sir Langdon Bonython	Protectionist	South Australia	SA	1901–1906
Rt Hon Sir Edward Braddon	Free Trade ^[iii]	Tasmania	Tas	1901–1904
Thomas Brown	Labor	Canobolas	NSW	1901–1913
Norman Cameron	Free Trade	Tasmania	Tas	1901–1903; 1904–1906
John Chanter	Protectionist	Riverina	NSW	1901–1903; 1904–1913; 1914–1922
Austin Chapman	Protectionist	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1901–1926
Francis Clarke	Protectionist	Cowper	NSW	1901–1903
Alfred Conroy	Free Trade	Werriwa	NSW	1901–1906; 1913–1914
James Cook	Protectionist	Bourke	Vic	1901–1910
Hon Joseph Cook	Free Trade	Parramatta	NSW	1901–1921
Samuel Cooke	Free Trade	Wannon	Vic	1901–1903
Richard Crouch	Protectionist	Corio	Vic	1901–1910; 1929–1931
George Cruickshank	Protectionist	Gwydir	NSW	1901–1903
Hon Alfred Deakin	Protectionist	Ballarat	Vic	1901–1913
George Edwards	Free Trade	South Sydney	NSW	1901–1906; 1910–1911
Richard Edwards	Protectionist	Oxley	Qld	1901–1913
Thomas Ewing	Protectionist	Richmond	NSW	1901–1910
Andrew Fisher	Labor	Wide Bay	Qld	1901–1915
Rt Hon Sir John Forrest	Protectionist	Swan	WA	1901–1918
James Fowler	Labor	Perth	WA	1901–1922
George Fuller	Free Trade	Illawarra	NSW	1901–1913
Hon Sir Philip Fysh	Protectionist	Tasmania	Tas	1901–1910
Paddy Glynn	Free Trade	South Australia	SA	1901–1919
Arthur Groom	Free Trade	Flinders	Vic	1901–1903
Littleton Groom ^[a]	Protectionist	Darling Downs	Qld	1901–1929; 1931–1936
William Henry Groom ^[a]	Protectionist	Darling Downs	Qld	1901
Robert Harper	Protectionist	Mernda	Vic	1901–1913
William Hartnoll ^[b]	Free Trade	Tasmania	Tas	1902–1903
H. B. Higgins	Protectionist	Northern Melbourne	Vic	1901–1906
Hon Frederick Holder	Free Trade/Independent	South Australia	SA	1901–1909
Billy Hughes	Labor	West Sydney	NSW	1901–1952
Hon Isaac Isaacs	Protectionist	Indi	Vic	1901–1906
Thomas Kennedy	Protectionist	Moira	Vic	1901–1906
Rt Hon Charles Kingston	Protectionist	South Australia	SA	1901–1908
John Kirwan	Free Trade	Kalgoorlie	WA	1901–1903
William Knox	Free Trade	Kooyong	Vic	1901–1910
Hon Sir William Lyne	Protectionist	Hume	NSW	1901–1913
James McCay	Protectionist	Corinella	Vic	1901–1906
James McColl	Protectionist	Echuca	Vic	1901–1906
Charles McDonald	Labor	Kennedy	Qld	1901–1925
Thomas Macdonald-Paterson	Protectionist	Brisbane	Qld	1901–1903
Sir Malcolm McEacharn	Protectionist	Melbourne	Vic	1901–1904
Allan McLean	Protectionist	Gippsland	Vic	1901–1906
Francis McLean	Free Trade	Lang	NSW	1901–1903
Hon Sir William McMillan	Free Trade	Wentworth	NSW	1901–1903
Hugh Mahon	Labor	Coolgardie	WA	1901–1913; 1913–1917; 1919–1920
Chester Manifold	Protectionist	Corangamite	Vic	1901–1903; 1913–1918
Samuel Mauger	Protectionist	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1901–1910
King O'Malley	Labor	Tasmania	Tas	1901–1917
Jim Page	Labor	Maranoa	Qld	1901–1921
Alexander Paterson	Independent	Capricornia	Qld	1901–1903
Pharez Phillips	Protectionist	Wimmera	Vic	1901–1906
Frederick William Piesse ^[b]	Free Trade	Tasmania	Tas	1901–1902
Alexander Poynton	Free Trade/Labor	South Australia	SA	1901–1922
Sir John Quick	Protectionist	Bendigo	Vic	1901–1913
Rt Hon George Reid ^[c]	Free Trade	East Sydney	NSW	1901–1903; 1903–1910
James Ronald	Labor	Southern Melbourne	Vic	1901–1906
Dr Carty Salmon	Protectionist	Laanecoorie	Vic	1901–1913; 1915–1917
William Sawers	Protectionist	New England	NSW	1901–1903
Thomas Skene	Free Trade	Grampians	Vic	1901–1906
Bruce Smith	Free Trade	Parkes	NSW	1901–1919
Sydney Smith	Free Trade	Macquarie	NSW	1901–1906
Elias Solomon	Free Trade	Fremantle	WA	1901–1903
Vaiben Louis Solomon	Free Trade	South Australia	SA	1901–1903
William Spence	Labor	Darling	NSW	1901–1917; 1917–1919
Josiah Thomas	Labor	Barrier	NSW	1901–1917
Dugald Thomson	Free Trade	North Sydney	NSW	1901–1910
Rt Hon Sir George Turner	Protectionist	Balaclava	Vic	1901–1906
Frank Tudor	Labor	Yarra	Vic	1901–1922
David Watkins	Labor	Newcastle	NSW	1901–1935
Chris Watson	Labor	Bland	NSW	1901–1910
James Wilkinson	Independent	Moreton	Qld	1901–1906
Bill Wilks	Free Trade	Dalley	NSW	1901–1910
Henry Willis	Free Trade	Robertson	NSW	1901–1910

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b On 8 August 1901, Protectionist MP William Henry Groom (Darling Downs) died. His son, Protectionist candidate Littleton Groom won the resulting by-election on 14 September 1901.
^ ^a ^b On 6 March 1902, Free Trade MP Frederick William Piesse (Tasmania) died. Free Trade candidate William Hartnoll won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1902.
^ On 18 August 1903, the Leader of the Free Trade Party George Reid (East Sydney) resigned following the passing of a bill dealing with the electoral boundaries of New South Wales. A by-election was held on 4 September 1903, with Reid regaining the seat.

^ There was no national Labor Party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Labor" were endorsed by their various state Labor parties.
^ There was no national Protectionist party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Edmund Barton.
^ The Free Trade Party, then known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, was the only national political party at the 1901 election.

[WHG-4] On 8 August 1901, Protectionist MP William Henry Groom (Darling Downs) died. His son, Protectionist candidate Littleton Groom won the resulting by-election on 14 September 1901.

[FWP-5] On 6 March 1902, Free Trade MP Frederick William Piesse (Tasmania) died. Free Trade candidate William Hartnoll won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1902.

[GR-6] On 18 August 1903, the Leader of the Free Trade Party George Reid (East Sydney) resigned following the passing of a bill dealing with the electoral boundaries of New South Wales. A by-election was held on 4 September 1903, with Reid regaining the seat.

[Lab-1] There was no national Labor Party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Labor" were endorsed by their various state Labor parties.

[Prot-2] There was no national Protectionist party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Edmund Barton.

[FT-3] The Free Trade Party, then known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, was the only national political party at the 1901 election.

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