This is the full list of members of the House of Representatives elected on December 10, 1977.
The 31st Parliament was the second term of the Fraser coalition government. In 1975, the Coalition won a landslide victory, with 91 seats to the ALP’s 36. In 1977, the previous victory was largely replicated with the Coalition winning 86 seats (Liberal 67, Nationals 19) in a reduced House of 124 members. The ALP increased its tally to 38.
There were two by-elections during the life of the 31st Parliament. John Kerin replaced Gough Whitlam in Werriwa and Leo McLeay replaced Frank Stewart in Grayndler. Accordingly, the ALP is shown with 40 members in the table below.
There are 58 (46%) of these 126 former members still living. There are 14 from the ALP, 35 Liberals and 9 Nationals.
Members of the 31st Parliament – 1977-1980 | |||||
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Party | Number of members | Died | Died % | Living | Living % |
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY | |||||
COALITION | |||||
TOTAL | |||||
— Liberal Party | |||||
— National Country Party |
The oldest living former member is the Liberal Party’s Tony Street, 97. The National Country Party’s oldest member is Peter Nixon, 95. The oldest ALP member is Moss Cass, 96.
The youngest former member is the ALP’s John Dawkins, who is 76.
The most recent deaths have been:
– Jun 24, 2020: Roger Johnston, Liberal (Hotham-Vic), 90
– Nov 17, 2019: Ben Humphreys, ALP (Griffith-Qld), 85
– Dec 09, 2018: Gordon Scholes, ALP (Corio-Vic), 87
– Dec 18, 2017: Barry Cohen, ALP (Robertson-NSW), 82
– Nov 28, 2017: Clarrie Millar, Country (Wide Bay-Qld), 92
– Nov 16, 2017: Wal Fife, Liberal (Farrer-NSW), 88
– Aug 31, 2017: John Bourchier, Liberal (Bendigo-Vic), 87
– Aug 24, 2017: Doug Everingham, ALP (Capricornia-Qld), 94
– Mar 23, 2017: Ian Robinson, Country (Cowper/Page-NSW), 91
The table below lists members by their party affiliation, seat, term and age. Ages of living ex-MPs are updated automatically.
Members of the 31st Parliament – 1977-1980 | ||||||||
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No. | Name | Party | Seat | Term Began | Term Ended |
Birth | Death | Age |
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY MEMBERS | ||||||||
John Armitage | Chifley (NSW) |
25.10.1969 |
04.02.1983 |
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Dr Neal Blewett | ||||||||
Lionel Bowen | ||||||||
John Brown | ||||||||
Gordon Bryant | ||||||||
Clyde Cameron | ||||||||
Moss Cass | ||||||||
Barry Cohen | ||||||||
John Dawkins | Fremantle (WA) |
10.12.1977 |
04.02.1994 |
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Doug Everingham | 10.12.1977 |
26.10.1984 |
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John FitzPatrick | Riverina (NSW) |
10.12.1977 |
19.09.1980 |
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Ken Fry | ||||||||
Bill Hayden | ||||||||
Clyde Holding | Melbourne Ports (Vic) |
10.12.1977 |
31.08.1998 |
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Brian Howe | ||||||||
Ben Humphreys | ||||||||
Chris Hurford | ||||||||
Ted Innes | ||||||||
Ralph Jacobi | ||||||||
Bert James | ||||||||
Dr Harry Jenkins, Sr. | ||||||||
Keith Johnson | ||||||||
Les Johnson | 25.10.1969 |
19.12.1983 |
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Barry Jones | Lalor (Vic) |
10.12.1977 |
31.08.1998 |
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Charles Jones | ||||||||
Paul Keating | ||||||||
John Kerin | Werriwa (NSW) |
23.09.1978 |
22.12.1993 |
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Dr Richard Klugman | ||||||||
Vince Martin | ||||||||
Leo McLeay | Watson (NSW) |
13.03.1993 |
31.08.2004 |
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Les McMahon | ||||||||
Peter Morris | ||||||||
Gordon Scholes | ||||||||
Frank Stewart | Grayndler (NSW) |
10.12.1977 |
16.04.1979 |
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Tom Uren | ||||||||
Laurie Wallis | ||||||||
Stewart West | ||||||||
Gough Whitlam | ||||||||
Ralph Willis | ||||||||
Mick Young | ||||||||
LIBERAL PARTY MEMBERS | ||||||||
Ken Aldred | Bruce (Vic) Deakin (Vic) |
28.05.1983 24.03.1990 |
24.03.1990 29.01.1996 |
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Marshall Baillieu | ||||||||
Michael Baume | Senate (NSW) |
01.07.1985 |
09.09.1996 |
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Jack Birney | ||||||||
John Bourchier | ||||||||
Jim Bradfield | ||||||||
Neil Brown | Diamond Valley (Vic) Menzies (Vic) |
13.12.1975 01.12.1984 |
05.03.1983 25.02.1991 |
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Mel Bungey | ||||||||
William Burns | ||||||||
Max Burr | 01.12.1984 |
08.02.1993 |
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Alan Cadman | ||||||||
Kevin Cairns | 18.05.1974 |
18.10.1980 |
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Don Cameron | Fadden (Qld) Moreton (Qld) |
10.12.1977 05.11.1983 |
05.03.1983 24.03.1990 |
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Ewen Cameron | ||||||||
Jim Carlton | ||||||||
Grant Chapman | Senate (SA) |
11.11.1987 |
30.06.2008 |
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David Connelly | ||||||||
John (“Mick”) Cotter | ||||||||
Gordon Dean | ||||||||
Don Dobie | Cook (NSW) Cook (NSW) |
25.10.1969 13.12.1975 |
02.12.1972 29.01.1996 |
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Peter Drummond | ||||||||
Dr Harry Edwards | ||||||||
Robert Ellicott | ||||||||
Peter Falconer | ||||||||
Wal Fife | Farrer (NSW) Hume (NSW) |
13.12.1975 01.12.1984 |
01.12.1984 08.02.1993 |
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Malcolm Fraser | ||||||||
Victor Garland | ||||||||
Geoffrey Giles | ||||||||
Reg Gillard | ||||||||
Bruce Goodluck | ||||||||
Bill Graham | St George (NSW) North Sydney (NSW) |
10.12.1955 26.11.1966 |
22.11.1958 19.09.1980 |
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Ray Groom | MLA Denison (Tas) |
08.02.1986 |
09.08.2001 |
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John Haslem | ||||||||
John Hodges | 01.12.1984 |
11.07.1987 |
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Michael Hodgman | Denison (Tas) MLA Denison (Tas) |
13.12.1975 1992 |
11.07.1987 2010 |
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John Howard | ||||||||
John Hyde | ||||||||
Alan Jarman | ||||||||
Peter Johnson | ||||||||
Roger Johnston | ||||||||
David Jull | Fadden (Qld) |
01.12.1984 |
17.10.2007 |
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Jim Killen | ||||||||
Phillip Lynch | ||||||||
Michael MacKellar | ||||||||
Ian MacPhee | ||||||||
John Martyr | Senate (WA) |
11.03.1981 |
04.02.1983 |
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Ross McLean | ||||||||
John McLeay Jr. | ||||||||
William McMahon | ||||||||
John Moore | ||||||||
Maurice Neil | ||||||||
Kevin Newman | ||||||||
Andrew Peacock | ||||||||
James Porter | ||||||||
Eric Robinson | ||||||||
Philip Ruddock | Dundas (NSW) Berowra (NSW) |
10.12.1977 13.03.1993 |
13.03.1993 09.05.2016 |
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Murray Sainsbury | ||||||||
Peter Shack | 01.12.1984 |
08.02.1993 |
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Roger Shipton | ||||||||
Jim Short | Senate (Vic) |
01.12.1984 |
12.05.1997 |
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Barry Simon | ||||||||
Billy Snedden | ||||||||
Tony Staley | ||||||||
Tony Street | ||||||||
Ian Viner | ||||||||
Ian Wilson | Sturt (SA) |
02.12.1972 |
08.02.1993 |
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William Yates | Holt (Vic) |
13.12.1975 |
18.10.1980 |
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NATIONAL COUNTRY PARTY / CLP MEMBERS | ||||||||
Evan Adermann | Fairfax (Qld) |
01.12.1984 |
19.02.1990 |
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Doug Anthony | ||||||||
Ray Braithwaite | ||||||||
Sam Calder | ||||||||
James Corbett | ||||||||
Peter Fisher | ||||||||
Ralph Hunt | ||||||||
Bob Katter Sr. | ||||||||
Bruce Lloyd | ||||||||
Philip Lucock | ||||||||
Stephen Lusher | ||||||||
Sandy Mackenzie | ||||||||
Tom McVeigh | Groom (Qld) |
01.12.1984 |
29.02.1988 |
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Clarrie Millar | ||||||||
Peter Nixon | ||||||||
Frank O’Keefe | ||||||||
Ian Robinson | Page (NSW) |
01.12.1984 |
24.03.1990 |
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Ian Sinclair | New England (NSW) |
30.11.1963 |
31.08.1998 |
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David Thomson |