The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Australian Parliament.
Currently composed of 150 representatives elected from single-member constituencies, the House decides which party shall govern and is the focal point of political debate and conflict.
House of Reps Members – All Parliaments Since 1901
Use the following links to see complete lists of all House members in each Parliament (1st to 45th) since 1901. All members who served in each parliament are listed, including members who arrived through by-elections. Their seats, states, parties, terms, ages, and dates of birth and death are shown.
- Longest-Serving Members of the Australian Parliament
- House Members – Oldest, Youngest & Last Survivors of Each Parliament
- All Surviving Members of the House of Representatives Since 1949
- The Menzies Era 1949-1972: House Members Still Living
- The Menzies Era 1949-1972: Senators Still Living
- The Whitlam Era 1972-1975: House Members Still Living
- 2019 Election – 46th Parliament
- 2016 Election – 45th Parliament
- 2013 Election – 44th Parliament
- 2010 Election – 43rd Parliament
- 2007 Election – 42nd Parliament
- 2004 Election – 41st Parliament
- 2001 Election – 40th Parliament
- 1998 Election – 39th Parliament
- 1996 Election – 38th Parliament
- 1993 Election – 37th Parliament
- 1990 Election – 36th Parliament
- 1987 Election – 35th Parliament
- 1984 Election – 34th Parliament
- 1983 Election – 33rd Parliament
- 1980 Election – 32nd Parliament
- 1977 Election – 31st Parliament
- 1975 Election – 30th Parliament
- 1974 Election – 29th Parliament
- 1972 Election – 28th Parliament
- 1969 Election – 27th Parliament
- 1966 Election – 26th Parliament
- 1963 Election – 25th Parliament
- 1961 Election – 24th Parliament
- 1958 Election – 23rd Parliament
- 1955 Election – 22nd Parliament
- 1954 Election – 21st Parliament
- 1951 Election – 20th Parliament
- 1949 Election – 19th Parliament
- 1946 Elections – 18th Parliament
- 1943 Election – 17th Parliament
- 1940 Election – 16th Parliament
- 1937 Election – 15th Parliament
- 1934 Election – 14th Parliament
- 1931 Election – 13th Parliament
- 1929 Election – 12th Parliament
- 1928 Election – 11th Parliament
- 1925 Election – 10th Parliament
- 1922 Election – 9th Parliament
- 1919 Election – 8th Parliament
- 1917 Election – 7th Parliament
- 1914 Election – 6th Parliament
- 1913 Election – 5th Parliament
- 1910 Election – 4th Parliament
- 1906 Election – 3rd Parliament
- 1903 Election – 2nd Parliament
- 1901 Election – 1st Parliament
State of the Parties
- State of the Parties in the House of Representatives Since 1901 – single table showing the seats won by the various parties at every election since Federation.
- State of the Parties Since 1943 – the party numbers in the House of Representatives following every federal election since 1943.
- State-by-State Party Representation Since 1972 – the state-by-state representation for each party in the House of Representatives since 1972; OR
- House of Representatives Election Results Tables Since 1972 – state-by-state and party breakdown of seats won, but in individual tables for every election since 1972.
- Federal Elections Since 1972 – detailed federal election results.
- Living Former Members of the House of Representatives 1949-72
Elections and Meetings of the House
House of Representatives Activity
- The 44th Parliament – Work of the Session, Spring 2013
- Statistics 1983-99 – detailed data on the number of sitting days, bills passed, number of guillotines, private members’ bills, and more.
- Statistics 1994 – number of sitting days, hours of sitting, average length of sitting day and number of bills passed in both houses
- Sitting Times and Acts Passed 1900-90 – decade by decade statistics of number of sitting days/year, average sitting hours/year, Acts passed/year, Hours debated/year.
- Supply and the Budget: An Explanation
House of Representatives Procedures
- House of Representatives Practice 6th Edition – the definitive guide to the rules and procedures of the House.
House of Representatives Seating Plans
New Members of the House of Representatives
- 2016 Election – The Oncers Who Became Twicers
- 2016 Election – New Members
- 2013 Election – Orientation Day for New Members
Longest-Serving Members
Lists: Members of the House of Representatives
- 2001 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents
- 1998 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents
- 1996 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents
Women in the House of Representatives
- Women Members of the House of Representatives Since 1901 – complete list with names, party affiliation, seats and dates served.
- Women in the 45th Parliament (2016)
First/Maiden Speeches
Archived Posts
- Aug 31, 2020: Kristy McBain (ALP – Eden-Monaro) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 24, 2020: Historic Parliamentary Sitting As Members Given Remote Access Because Of COVID-19
- Sep 10, 2019: Elizabeth Coker (ALP-Corangamite) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 01, 2019: Retirement of David Elder, Clerk of the House
- Aug 01, 2019: Dr Anne Webster (Nats-Mallee) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 01, 2019: Dr Helen Haines (Ind-Indi) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 01, 2019: David Smith (ALP-Bean) – Maiden Speech
- Aug 01, 2019: Dr Daniel Mulino (ALP-Fraser) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 31, 2019: Angie Bell (LNP-Moncrieff) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 31, 2019: Terry Young (Lib-Longman) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 30, 2019: James Stevens (Lib-Sturt) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 30, 2019: Fiona Phillips (ALP-Gilmore) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 29, 2019: Vince Connelly (Lib-Stirling) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 29, 2019: Celia Hammond (Lib-Curtin) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 29, 2019: Katie Allen (Lib-Higgins) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 25, 2019: Fiona Martin (Lib-Reid) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Dave Sharma (Lib-Wentworth) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Gavin Pearce (Lib-Braddon) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Alicia Payne (ALP-Canberra) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Kate Thwaites (ALP-Jagajaga) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Pat Conaghan (Nats-Cowper) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Peta Murphy (ALP-Dunkley) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 24, 2019: Zali Steggall (Ind-Warringah) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 23, 2019: Gladys Liu (Lib-Chisholm) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 22, 2019: Anika Wells (ALP-Lilley) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 22, 2019: Josh Burns (ALP-Macnamara) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 22, 2019: Julian Simmonds (Lib-Ryan) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 22, 2019: Melissa McIntosh (Lib-Lindsay) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 02, 2019: Seating Plan – House of Representatives – 46th Parliament
- Dec 14, 2018: Preferential Voting In Federal Elections Is One Hundred Years Old Today
- Nov 27, 2018: Julia Banks (Lib-Chisholm) Turns Independent
- May 24, 2018: Speaker Sets July 28 As Date For Five By-Elections; Opposition Outraged
- Sep 05, 2017: Doug Everingham Condolences
- Sep 05, 2017: Death Of John Bourchier, Former Liberal MP, Announced To House
- Sep 04, 2017: Shorten Releases Proof Of Renunciation Of British Citizenship
- Sep 04, 2017: Doug Everingham Condolences: House Remembers Whitlam Minister
- Aug 14, 2017: Barnaby Joyce May Have New Zealand Dual Citizenship; Deputy PM Refers Himself To High Court
- May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
- Apr 01, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
- Feb 07, 2017: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Sep 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
- Sep 02, 2016: How The Turnbull Government Lost Control Of The House
- Aug 31, 2016: House Of Representatives Seating Plan: 45th Parliament
- Aug 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
- Aug 30, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Aug 25, 2016: South Australia Likely To Lose A Seat In Looming Redistribution
- Aug 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
- Aug 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
- Aug 19, 2016: 2016 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
- Aug 17, 2016: Seats Changing Hands At The 2016 Federal Election
- Aug 10, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The 2016 Federal Election?
- Aug 07, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The Oncers Who Have Become Twicers
- Aug 06, 2016: Summoning Parliament: Turnbull’s Timing And The Historical Experience
- Jul 31, 2016: New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- Jul 31, 2016: ALP Wins Herbert By 37 Votes; Turnbull Government Re-Elected With Barest Majority Of 76 Seats
- Jul 14, 2016: The 120 Seats That Swung To The ALP In The Federal Election
- Jul 14, 2016: Seats That Swung To The Coalition In The 2016 Federal Election
- Jul 13, 2016: ALP Claims Hindmarsh, Now Holds 68 Seats; LNP Takes Lead In Herbert, Last Undecided Seat
- Jul 12, 2016: Turnbull Seems Set For Floor Majority Of Three In 45th Parliament
- Jul 11, 2016: Is Melbourne Ports Going To Be The Surprise Result In The Election?
- Jul 10, 2016: As Turnbull Claims Election Victory, Coalition Seems On Track For 76 Seats
- Jul 09, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The Federal Election?
- Jul 08, 2016: Government’s Victory Assured But Still No Definite Results In Key Seats
- Jul 07, 2016: Turnbull Government Returned To Office, But Majority Or Minority Status Still Not Clear
- Jul 07, 2016: Which Seats Have Changed Hands So Far In The Federal Election?
- Jul 03, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
- Jun 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
- Jun 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
- Jun 09, 2016: Election Nominations: Three MPs Who Blundered Their Way Out Of Parliament
- Jun 07, 2016: Fact Checking Mr. Windsor: Only One Majority Parliament In The First 20 Years Of Federation?
- May 05, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Budget Reply Speech As 44th Parliament Ends
- May 03, 2016: Philip Ruddock (Lib-Berowra) – Valedictory Speech
- Apr 11, 2016: Revised Parliamentary Sitting Times Released
- Apr 04, 2016: New Research Paper On House By-Elections
- Sep 21, 2015: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Jul 21, 2015: Don Randall, Liberal Member For Canning, Dies, 62
- Mar 26, 2015: Standing Orders – House of Representatives
- Feb 17, 2015: AEC Guidelines For Naming Electoral Divisions
- Feb 11, 2014: Condolence Motions Make For Heartfelt Start To Parliament
- Feb 06, 2014: The 44th Parliament: Work Of The Session – Nov-Dec 2013
- Dec 11, 2013: That’s It, You’re Out: Disorderly Conduct In The House Of Representatives
- Oct 31, 2013: Seats Changing Hands At The 2013 Federal Election
- Oct 15, 2013: Orientation Day For New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- Aug 04, 2013: 2013 Federal Election Timetable
- Aug 04, 2013: RUDD CALLS FEDERAL ELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER 7
- May 13, 2013: A Scenario For Tony Abbott And A Motion Of No-Confidence
- Mar 21, 2013: Question Time Ended As Government Wins Technical Victory On Suspension Motion
- Mar 21, 2013: Tony Abbott Attempts To Move No-Confidence Motion In Gillard
- Feb 25, 2013: A.L.P. Federal Election Results Since 1910
- Feb 24, 2013: Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91
- Feb 19, 2013: Greens End Agreement With Gillard Government
- Oct 09, 2012: Julia Gillard Lashes Abbott In Slipper Debate; Misogyny Speech
- Oct 01, 2012: The Speaker, Deputy Speaker And Officers
- Aug 14, 2012: Malcolm Turnbull Pays Tribute To Robert Hughes
- Jul 26, 2012: Former Speaker Harry Jenkins To Retire At Next Election
- Jul 18, 2012: Sharon Grierson Announces Retirement As Member For Newcastle
- May 08, 2012: Peter Slipper’s Statement To Parliament
- Apr 22, 2012: Peter Slipper Stands Aside As Speaker
- Apr 21, 2012: Rorts Allegations & Sexual Harassment Claim Against Slipper
- Apr 17, 2012: Alby Schultz Announces Retirement From Hume
- Feb 14, 2012: Speaker Peter Slipper’s Procession
- May 31, 2011: Drama In The House As Speaker Jenkins Threatens To Resign
- Sep 30, 2010: Seats Changing Hands At The 2010 Federal Election
- Sep 07, 2010: Victorious Gillard Says Democracy Works
- Aug 22, 2010: Politics Abhors A Vacuum
- Jul 19, 2010: Dissolutions, Prorogations and a Mea Culpa
- Jun 24, 2010: Lindsay Tanner Announces His Retirement
- Sep 09, 2009: Pyne and Gillard Debate Waste in the BER Program
- Feb 09, 2009: Black Saturday Bushfires: Moving Speeches In Parliament For Victims
- Feb 18, 2008: Craig Thomson (ALP-Dobell) – Maiden Speech
- Feb 13, 2008: Rudd Government Faces First Question Time
- Feb 13, 2008: Brendan Nelson Supports Stolen Generations Apology
- Feb 13, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Speech On The Apology To The Stolen Generations
- Dec 20, 2007: Seats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
- Dec 19, 2005: Costello Denies Misleading Parliament; Treasury Releases Executive Minute On IR
- Nov 29, 2004: Personal Explanations – House of Representatives
- Nov 29, 2004: Presentation Of Petitions – House Of Representatives
- Nov 29, 2004: Condolences For Former Senator Janine Haines – House Of Representatives
- Nov 29, 2004: Statements By Members – House Of Representatives
- Nov 17, 2004: John Anderson Denies Tony Windsor Allegations
- Nov 16, 2004: Governor-General’s Address Opening The 41st Parliament
- Oct 31, 2004: Seats Changing Hands At The 2004 Federal Election
- Aug 26, 2002: Mark Latham: The New Political Correctness
- May 19, 2002: Supply And The Budget
- Apr 18, 2002: Parliamentary Sitting Days – 2001
- Feb 11, 2002: An Independent Speaker: Howard vs Crean
- Dec 01, 2001: ALP Members – House – 2001
- Dec 01, 2001: Members Of The House Of Representatives – 2001
- Dec 01, 2001: Liberal Party Members – House – 2001
- Dec 01, 2001: National Party Members – House – 2001
- Dec 01, 2001: Independent Members – House – 2001
- May 06, 2001: Speaker Neil Andrew Proposes Reforms To Parliament
- May 01, 2001: Longest Currently Serving Members Of Federal Parliament
- Jul 01, 2000: House Of Representatives Activity Statistics – 1983-1999
- Nov 01, 1998: Members Of The House Of Representatives – 1998
- Nov 01, 1998: ALP Members – House – 1998
- Nov 01, 1998: Liberal Party Members – House – 1998
- Nov 01, 1998: National Party Members – House – 1998
- Nov 01, 1998: Independent Members – House – 1998
- Sep 10, 1996: Pauline Hanson’s Maiden Speech In The House Of Representatives
- Apr 01, 1996: Liberal Party Members – House – 1996
- Apr 01, 1996: ALP Members – House – 1996
- Apr 01, 1996: National Party Members – House – 1996
- Apr 01, 1996: House Of Representatives Members – 1996
- Apr 01, 1996: Independent Members – House – 1996
- Mar 15, 1995: Federal Parliamentary Sitting Days – 1994
- Feb 24, 1994: Keating And Hewson Do Battle In Censure Debate Over Sports Rorts Affair
- May 10, 1993: Wayne Swan (ALP-Lilley) – Maiden Speech 1993
- Feb 18, 1986: Oiliness, Criminal Intellects & Kristine – Wild Afternoon In Parliament
- Oct 08, 1984: Hawke Announces Early Election For December 1, 1984
- Apr 21, 1983: Sir Billy Snedden Retires From Parliament; Asserts Tradition Of Former Speakers Departing
- Sep 11, 1980: Malcolm Fraser Announces Date Of 1980 Federal Election
- Jul 09, 1975: Special One-Day Sitting: Overseas Loans Affair
- Mar 09, 1971: Malcolm Fraser’s Resignation Speech: “Disloyalty Intolerable And Not To Be Endured”
- Apr 20, 1939: Earle Page’s Speech Attacking Robert Menzies
