House Of Representatives Members - Oldest, Youngest, Last Survivors

The data on this page provides information on the membership of each House of Representatives since 1901.

The table shows each parliament since 1901, the youngest and oldest members of the House at the time of election, and the ages of the last and second-last surviving members. The party each member belonged to at the time of that parliament’s election is shown, as are the dates of birth and death of the member.

All the members of the first eighteen parliaments (1901-1949) are deceased, as are all members of the 21st, 22nd and 23rd parliaments. Each of the 24th to 47th parliaments have members still living. No parliament has all its members still living.

The table contains links to pages with a full list of members for each parliament.

All Houses of Representatives Since 1901
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
1st Parliament 1901 – 1903	(Sir) John Kirwan Kalgoorlie (WA) Free Trade 02.12.1869 – 09.09.1949 31	(Sir) Edward Braddon Tasmania Free Trade 11.06.1829 – 02.02.1904 71	William Morris Hughes West Sydney (NSW) Labour 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 90	King O’Malley Tasmania Labour 3-4.07.1854 – 20.12.1953 99
2nd Parliament 1903 – 1906	Charles Frazer Kalgoorlie (WA) Labour 02.01.1880 – 25.11.1913 23	(Sir) Edward Braddon Wilmot (Tas) Free Trade 11.06.1829 – 02.02.1904 74	King O’Malley Darwin (Tas) Labour 3-4.07.1854 – 20.12.1953 99	Willie Kelly Wentworth (NSW) Liberal 01.12.1877 – 27.01.1960 82
3rd Parliament 1906 – 1910	Charles Frazer Kalgoorlie (WA) Labour 02.01.1880 – 25.11.1913 26	(Sir) Philip Fysh Denison (Tas) Protectionist 01.03.1835 – 20.12.1919 71	John McDougall Wannon (Vic) Labour 10.08.1867 – 11.04.1957 89	Willie Kelly Wentworth (NSW) Liberal 01.12.1877 – 27.01.1960 82
4th Parliament 1910 – 1913	Charles Frazer Kalgoorlie (WA) Labour 02.01.1880 – 25.11.1913 30	Robert Harper Mernda (Vic) Protectionist 01.02.1842 – 09.01.1919 68	Parker Moloney Indi (Vic) / Hume (NSW) ALP 12.08.1879 – 08.05.1961 81	Alfred Ozanne Corio (Vic) ALP xx.xx.1877 – 27.05.1961 83-84
5th Parliament 1913 – 1914	Reginald Burchell Fremantle (WA) ALP 20.05.1883 – 20.06.1955 29	William Spence Darling (NSW) ALP 07.08.1846 – 13.12.1926 66	Willie Kelly Wentworth (NSW) Liberal 01.12.1877 – 27.01.1960 82	William Fleming Robertson (NSW) Liberal 19.05.1874 – 24.07.1961 87
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
6th Parliament 1914 – 1917	Reginald Burchell Fremantle (WA) ALP 20.05.1883 – 20.06.1955 31	John Chanter Riverina (NSW) Protectionist/ALP/Nationalist 11.02.1845 – 09.03.1931 69	William Fleming Robertson (NSW) Liberal/Nationalist 19.05.1874 – 24.07.1961 87	William Mahoney Dalley (NSW) ALP xx.xx.1877 – 28.08.1962 84-85
7th Parliament 1917 – 1919	Edwin Corboy Swan (WA) ALP 24.08.1896 – 06.08.1950 22	John Chanter Riverina (NSW) Protectionist/ALP/Nationalist 11.02.1845 – 09.03.1931 72	James Bayley Oxley (Qld) Nationalist 26.03.1882 – 14.01.1968 85	Arthur Blakeley Darling (NSW) ALP 03.07.1886 – 27.06.1972 85
8th Parliament 1919 – 1922	Syd Jackson Bass (Tas) Nationalist 06.06.1889 – 28.02.1941 30	John Chanter Riverina (NSW) Protectionist/ALP/Nationalist 11.02.1845 – 09.03.1931 74	Arthur Blakeley Darling (NSW) ALP 03.07.1886 – 27.06.1972 85	Norman Makin Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 93
9th Parliament 1922 – 1925	Percy Coleman Reid (NSW) ALP 23.10.1892 – 25.05.1934 30	Frederick Bamford Herbert (Qld) ALP/Nationalist 11.02.1849 – 10.09.1934 73	Norman Makin Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 93	Frank Forde Capricornia (Qld) ALP 19.07.1890 – 28.01.1983 92
10th Parliament 1925 – 1928	Graham Pratten Martin (NSW) Nationalist/Country 13.12.1899 – 18.12.1977 25	John West East Sydney (NSW) ALP 27.01.1852 – 05.02.1931 73	Norman Makin Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 93	Frank Forde Capricornia (Qld) ALP 19.07.1890 – 28.01.1983 92
Parliament	Youngest Member	Oldest Member	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
11th Parliament 1928 – 1929	Graham Pratten Martin (NSW) Nationalist/Country 13.12.1899 – 18.12.1977 25	John West East Sydney (NSW) ALP 27.01.1852 – 05.02.1931 76	Norman Makin Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 93	Frank Forde Capricornia (Qld) ALP 19.07.1890 – 28.01.1983 92
12th Parliament 1929 – 1931	Eddie Ward East Sydney (NSW) Lang Labor 07.03.1899 – 31.07.1963 32	John West East Sydney (NSW) ALP 27.01.1852 – 05.02.1931 76	Frank Forde Capricornia (Qld) ALP 19.07.1890 – 28.01.1983 92	(Sir) Edward McTiernan Parkes (NSW) ALP 16.02.1892 – 09.01.1990 97
13th Parliament 1931 – 1934	William Hutchinson Indi (Vic) United Australia Party 07.01.1904 – 29.09.1967 27	Dr William Maloney Melbourne (Vic) ALP 12.04.1854 – 29.08.1940 77	Norman Makin Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 93	Frank Forde Capricornia (Qld) ALP 19.07.1890 – 28.01.1983 92
14th Parliament 1934 – 1937	Harold Holt Fawkner (Vic) United Australia Party 05.08.1908 – 17.12.1967 27	Dr William Maloney Melbourne (Vic) ALP 12.04.1854 – 29.08.1940 80	Adair Blain Northern Territory (NT) Inddependent 21.11.1894 – 28.04.1983 88	Joe Clark Darling (NSW) Lang/ALP 29.07.1897 – 09.12.1992 95
15th Parliament 1937 – 1940	Harold Holt Fawkner (Vic) United Australia Party 05.08.1908 – 17.12.1967 29	Dr William Maloney Melbourne (Vic) ALP 12.04.1854 – 29.08.1940 80	Percy Spender Warringah (NSW) Ind/UAP/Lib 05.10.1897 – 03.05.1985 87	Joe Clark Darling (NSW) Lang/ALP 29.07.1897 – 09.12.1992 95
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
16th Parliament 1940 – 1943	Max Falstein Watson (NSW) ALP 30.05.1914 – 18.05.1967 26	William Morris Hughes North Sydney (NSW) Liberal 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 77	Percy Spender Warringah (NSW) Ind/UAP/Lib 05.10.1897 – 03.05.1985 87	Joe Clark Darling (NSW) Lang/ALP 29.07.1897 – 09.12.1992 95
17th Parliament 1943 – 1946	Kim Beazley Fremantle (WA) ALP 30.09.1917 – 12.10.2007 25	William Morris Hughes North Sydney (NSW) Liberal 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 80	Henry (Jo) Gullett Henty (Vic) Liberal 16.12.1914 – 24.08.1999 84	Kim Beazley Fremantle (WA) ALP 30.09.1917 – 12.10.2007 90
18th Parliament 1946 – 1949	Bill Falkinder Franklin (Tas) Liberal 29.08.1921 – 11.07.1993 25	William Morris Hughes North Sydney (NSW) Liberal 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 84	John Howse Calare (NSW) Liberal 10.10.1913 – 11.07.2002 88	Kim Beazley Fremantle (WA) ALP 30.09.1917 – 12.10.2007 90
19th Parliament 1949 – 1951	Bill Falkinder Franklin (Tas) Liberal 29.08.1921 – 11.07.1993 28	William Morris Hughes Bradfield (NSW) Liberal 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 87	Clyde Cameron Hindmarsh (SA) ALP 11.02.1913 – 14.03.2008 95	1 member still living: Bill Grayden 104
20th Parliament 1951 – 1954	Frank Stewart Lang (NSW) ALP 20.02.1923 – 16.04.1979 28	William Morris Hughes Bradfield (NSW) Liberal 25.09.1862 – 28.10.1952 88	Gough Whitlam Werriwa (NSW) ALP 11.07.1916 – 21.10.2014 98	1 member still living: Bill Grayden 104
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
21st Parliament 1954 – 1955	Frank Stewart Lang (NSW) ALP 20.02.1923 – 16.04.1979 31	Arthur Drakeford Maribyrnong (Vic) ALP 26.04.1878 – 09.06.1957 75	Frank Crean Melbourne Ports (Vic) ALP 28.02.1916 – 02.12.2008 92	Gough Whitlam Werriwa (NSW) ALP 11.07.1916 – 21.10.2014 98
22nd Parliament 1955 – 1958	Doug Anthony Richmond (NSW) Country Party 31.12.1929 – 20.12.2020 27	(Sir) Earle Page Cowper (NSW) Country Party 08.08.1880 – 20.12.1961 75	Dr Jim Forbes Barker (SA) Liberal 16.12.2023 – 10.08.2019 95	Doug Anthony Richmond (NSW) Country Party 31.12.1929 – 20.12.2020 90
23rd Parliament 1958 – 1961	Doug Anthony Richmond (NSW) Country Party 31.12.1929 – 28	(Sir) Earle Page Cowper (NSW) Country Party 08.08.1880 – 20.12.1961 78	Dr Jim Forbes Barker (SA) Liberal 16.12.2023 – 10.08.2019 95	Doug Anthony Richmond (NSW) Country Party 31.12.1929 – 20.12.2020 90
24th Parliament 1961 – 1963	Bill Hayden Oxley (Qld) ALP 23.01.1933 – 28	Norman Makin Bonython (SA) ALP 31.03.1889 – 20.07.1982 72	Manfred Cross Brisbane (Qld) ALP 12.08.1929 – 30.01.2024 94	1 member still living Peter Nixon 97
25th Parliament 1963 – 1966	Adrian Gibson Denison (Tas) Liberal 03.11.1935 – 30.04.2015 28	William Jack North Sydney (NSW) Liberal 01.05.1892 – 14.09.1982 73	–	3 members still living
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
26th Parliament 1966 – 1969	Andrew Jones Adelaide (SA) Liberal 26.05.1944 – 02.12.2015 22	Dan Minogue West Sydney (NSW) ALP 18.07.1893 – 07.01.1983 73	–	5 members still living
27th Parliament 1969 – 1972	Paul Keating Blaxland (NSW) ALP 18.01.1944 – 25	(Sir) John Cramer Bennelong (NSW) Liberal 18.02.1896 – 18.05.1994 73	–	8 members still living
28th Parliament 1972 – 1974	John Coates Denison (Tas) ALP 23.03.1944 – 28	(Sir) John Cramer Bennelong (NSW) Liberal 18.02.1896 – 18.05.1994 75	–	17 members still living
29th Parliament 1974 – 1975	John Dawkins Tangney (WA) ALP 02.03.1947 – 27	James Corbett Maranoa (Qld) Country Party 17.07.1906 – 03.03.2005 67	–	25 members still living
30th Parliament 1975 – 1977	James Porter Barker (SA) Liberal 19.02.1950- 25	James Corbett Maranoa (Qld) Country Party 17.07.1906 – 03.03.2005 69	–	39 members still living
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
31st Parliament 1977 – 1980	Peter Shack Tangney (WA) Liberal 20.06.1953 – 24	James Corbett Maranoa (Qld) Country Party 17.07.1906 – 03.03.2005 71	–	44 members still living
32nd Parliament 1980 – 1983	Peter Shack Tangney (WA) Liberal 20.06.1953 – 27	Frank O’Keefe Paterson (NSW) National 06.10.1912 – 21.04.1989 68	–	50 members still living
33rd Parliament 1983 – 1984	Gary Punch Barton (NSW) ALP 21.08.1957 – 25	Bob Katter Sr. Kennedy (Qld) National 05.09.1918 – 18.03.1990 64	–	64 members still living
34th Parliament 1984 – 1987	Gary Punch Barton (NSW) ALP 21.08.1957- 27	Bob Katter Sr. Kennedy (Qld) National 05.09.1918 – 18.03.1990 66	–	82 members still living
35th Parliament 1987 – 1990	Michael Lavarch Fisher (Qld) ALP 08.06.1961 26	Bob Katter Sr. Kennedy (Qld) National 05.09.1918 – 18.03.1990 68	–	95 members still living
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
36th Parliament 1990 – 1993	Michael Lavarch Fisher (Qld) ALP 08.06.1961 – 28	Bruce Cowan Lyne (NSW) National 15.01.1926 – 07.04.2011 64	–	109 members still living
37th Parliament 1993 – 1996	Christopher Pyne Sturt (SA) Liberal 13.08.1967 – 25	Russ Gorman Greenway (NSW) ALP 20.07.1926 – 03.01.2017 66	–	116 members still living
38th Parliament 1996 – 1998	Andrew Southcott Boothby (SA) Liberal 15.10.1967 – 28	Ted Grace Fowler (NSW) ALP 13.03.1931 – 22.08.2020 64	–	122 members still living
39th Parliament 1998 – 2001	Christian Zahra McMillan (Vic) ALP 08.04.1973 – 25	Garry Nehl Cowper (NSW) National 19.02.1934 – 62	–	128 members still living
40th Parliament 2001 – 2004	Steven Ciobo Moncrieff (Qld) Liberal 29.05.1974 – 27	Frank Mossfield Greenway (NSW) ALP 04.06.1935 – 66	–	135 members still living
Parliament	Youngest Member At Election	Oldest Member At Election	Second-Last Surviving Member	Last Surviving Member
41st Parliament 2004 – 2007	Kate Ellis Adelaide (SA) ALP 22.09.1977 – 27	Wilson Tuckey O’Connor (WA) Liberal 10.07.1935 – 69	–	137 members still living
42nd Parliament 2007 – 2010	Amanda Rishworth Kingston (SA) ALP 10.07.1978 – 29	Alby Schultz Hume (NSW) Liberal 29.05.1939 – 14.07.2015 68	–	148 members still living
43rd Parliament 2010 – 2013	Wyatt Roy Longman (Qld) LNP/Liberal 22.05.1990 – 20	Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar (NSW) Liberal 19.10.1942 – 67	–	144 members still living
44th Parliament 2013 – 2016	Wyatt Roy Longman (Qld) LNP/Liberal 22.05.1990 – 23	Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar (NSW) Liberal 19.10.1942 – 70	–	150 members still living
45th Parliament 2016 – 2019	Chris Crewther Dunkley (Vic) Liberal 06.08.1983 – 32	Bob Katter Kennedy (Qld) Nat/Ind/KAP 22.05.1945 – 71	–	152 members still living
46th Parliament 2019 – 2022	Phillip Thompson Herbert (Qld) LNP/Liberal 07.05.1988 – 31	Bob Katter Kennedy (Qld) Nat/Ind/KAP 22.05.1945 – 73	–	151 members still living
47th Parliament 2022 –	Stephen Bates Brisbane (Qld) Greens 23.11.1992 – 29	Bob Katter Kennedy (Qld) Nat/Ind/KAP 22.05.1945 – 76	–	154 members still living

NOTES:

1. Whilst 22-year-old Edwin Corboy was the youngest member of the 7th Parliament (1917-19), entering at a by-election in 1918, the youngest member elected at the May 1917 election was 30-year-old Arthur Blakeley (Darling-NSW, ALP).

2. Whilst 25-year-old Graham Pratten was the youngest member of the 10th Parliament (1925-28), entering at a by-election in 1928, the youngest member elected at the November 1925 election was 33-year-old Percy Coleman (Reid-NSW, ALP).

3. Whilst I have denoted John West as the oldest member of the 10th Parliament (1925-28), it is possible that the title belongs to Edward Corser (Wide Bay-Qld, Nationalist), whose precise birthday in 1852 is unknown.

4. Whilst 32-year-old Eddie Ward was the youngest member of the 12th Parliament (1929-31), entering at a by-election in 1931, the youngest member elected at the October 1929 election was 35-year-old Charles Hawker (Wakefield-SA, Nationalist).

5. Whilst 27-year-old Harold Holt was the youngest member of the 14th Parliament (1934-37), entering at a by-election in 1935, the youngest member elected at the September 1934 election was 30-year-old William Hutchinson (Indi-Vic, UAP).

5. Whilst 28-year-old Adrian Gibson was the youngest member of the 25th Parliament (1963-66), entering at a by-election in 1964, the youngest member elected at the November 1963 election was 30-year-old Bill Hayden (Oxley-Qld, ALP).

House Of Representatives Members – Oldest, Youngest, Last Survivors

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