Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives,_1929-1931

Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1929–1931

Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1929–1931

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This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 12th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1929 election on 12 October 1929. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce in power since 1923 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by James Scullin. Labor won with its then largest-ever majority in the federal parliament. However major divisions within the Labor over policy responses to the Great Depression, and the subsequent creation of the United Australia Party led to thirty parliamentarians changing their party affiliation in 1931.

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Independent member William McWilliams died on 22 October 1929; Labor candidate Charles Frost won the resulting by-election on 14 December.
  2. [2]
    ALP member Edward McTiernan resigned on 19 December 1930 to be appointed to the High Court of Australia; Nationalist candidate Charles Marr won the resulting by-election on 31 January 1931.
  3. [3]
    At this time, the member for the Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Northern Territory.
  4. [4]
    ALP member John West died on 5 February 1931; Labor candidate Eddie Ward won the resulting by-election on 7 March.

References

  • Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives during the session of the Twelfth Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 1931.
  • "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
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