House Of Representatives Members – 30th Parliament 1975-1977

This is the full list of members of the House of Representatives elected on December 13, 1975.

The 30th Parliament followed three years of Labor government and the Dismissal of Gough Whitlam on November 11, 1975. The Coalition won a landslide victory in the elections, 91 seats to the ALP’s 36.

There were 127 members elected: ALP 36, Liberal 68 and National Party 23. There was one by-election during the parliamentary term. Following the resignation of the ALP’s Rex Connor, the ALP’s Stewart West won the Cunningham by-election in 1977.

There are 51 (40%) of these 128 former members still living. There are 8 from the ALP, 33 Liberals and 10 Nationals.

The oldest former member is the Liberal Party’s Tony Street, 97.

The ALP’s oldest former member is Moss Cass, 96. The National Country Party’s oldest member is Peter Nixon, 95.

The youngest former member is the National Country Party’s Stephen Lusher, who is 77.

The most recent deaths have been:
– November 19, 2019: John Abel, Liberal, (Evans-NSW), 80
– December 09, 2018: Gordon Scholes, ALP, (Corio-Vic), 87
– December 18, 2017: Barry Cohen, ALP (Robertson-NSW), 82
– November 28, 2017: Clarrie Millar, Country (Wide Bay-Qld), 92
– November 16, 2017: Wal Fife, Liberal (Farrer-NSW), 88
– August 31, 2017: John Bourchier, Liberal (Bendigo-Vic), 87
– March 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.

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