Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1906–1910

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the Third Australian Parliament, which was elected on 12 December 1906.

In 1909 the Anti-Socialist Party (previously Free Trade) and most of the Protectionist Party merged to become the Commonwealth Liberal Party.

Member		Electorate	State	In office
Edward Archer	Anti-Socialist/Liberal ^[1]	Capricornia	Qld	1906
Llewellyn Atkinson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wilmot	Tas	1906
Frederick Bamford	Labor ^[2]	Herbert	Qld	1901
Lee Batchelor *	Labor	Boothby	SA	1901
Eric Bowden	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Nepean †	NSW	1906
Joseph Brown	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Indi	Vic	1906
Thomas Brown	Labor	Calare †	NSW	1901 ^[3]
Ernest Carr	Labor	Macquarie	NSW	1906
James Catts	Labor	Cook †	NSW	1906
John Chanter ^[4]	Protectionist/Labor ^[5]	Riverina	NSW	1904 (by-election)
Austin Chapman	Protectionist/Liberal	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1901
James Cook	Protectionist/Liberal	Bourke	Vic	1901
Joseph Cook *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Parramatta	NSW	1901
Jabez Coon	Protectionist/Liberal	Batman †	Vic	1906
Richard Crouch	Protectionist/Liberal	Corio	Vic	1901
Alfred Deakin	Protectionist/Liberal	Ballarat	Vic	1901
Richard Edwards	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Oxley	Qld	1901
Thomas Ewing	Protectionist/Liberal	Richmond	NSW	1901
George Fairbairn ^[6]	Independent/Liberal	Fawkner †	Vic	1906
Andrew Fisher	Labor	Wide Bay	Qld	1901
Sir John Forrest	Western Australian Party/Liberal ^[7]	Swan	WA	1901
Frank Foster	Labor	New England	NSW	1906
James Fowler ^[8]	Labor/Liberal	Perth	WA	1901
Justin Foxton	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Brisbane	Qld	1906
Charlie Frazer	Labor	Kalgoorlie	WA	1903
George Fuller	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Illawarra	NSW	1901
Sir Philip Fysh	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Denison	Tas	1901
Paddy Glynn	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Angas	SA	1901
Littleton Groom	Protectionist/Liberal	Darling Downs	Qld	1901
David Hall	Labor	Werriwa	NSW	1906
Robert Harper	Protectionist/Liberal	Mernda	Vic	1901
William Hedges	Western Australian Party/Liberal	Fremantle	WA	1906
Frederick Holder ^[9]	Independent	Wakefield	SA	1901
Billy Hughes	Labor	West Sydney	NSW	1901
James Hutchison *	Labor	Hindmarsh	SA	1903
Hans Irvine	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Grampians	Vic	1906
William Irvine	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Flinders	Vic	1906
Elliot Johnson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Lang	NSW	1903
Willie Kelly	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wentworth	NSW	1903
Charles Kingston * ^[10]	Protectionist	Adelaide	SA	1901
William Knox	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Kooyong	Vic	1901
Frank Liddell	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Hunter	NSW	1903
John Livingston	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Barker	SA	1906
Sir William Lyne ^[11]	Protectionist/Independent	Hume	NSW	1901
Charles McDonald	Labor	Kennedy	Qld	1901
John McDougall	Labor	Wannon	Vic	1906
William McWilliams *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Franklin	Tas	1903
Hugh Mahon	Labor	Coolgardie	WA	1901
William Maloney	Labor	Melbourne	Vic	1906
James Mathews	Labor	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1906
Samuel Mauger	Protectionist/Liberal	Maribyrnong †	Vic	1901 ^[12]
King O'Malley	Labor	Darwin	Tas	1901
Jim Page	Labor	Maranoa	Qld	1901
Albert Palmer ^[13]	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Echuca	Vic	1906
Alexander Poynton *	Labor	Grey	SA	1901
Sir John Quick ^[14]	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Bendigo	Vic	1901
George Reid	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	East Sydney	NSW	1901
Carty Salmon	Protectionist/Liberal	Laanecoorie	Vic	1901
Sydney Sampson ^[15]	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Wimmera	Vic	1906
Hugh Sinclair	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Moreton	Qld	1906
Bruce Smith	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Parkes	NSW	1901
William Spence	Labor	Darling	NSW	1901
David Storrer ^[16]	Protectionist/Independent	Bass	Tas	1901
Josiah Thomas	Labor	Barrier	NSW	1901
Dugald Thomson *	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	North Sydney	NSW	1901
John Thomson	Protectionist/Liberal	Cowper	NSW	1906
Frank Tudor	Labor	Yarra	Vic	1901
David Watkins	Labor	Newcastle	NSW	1901
Chris Watson	Labor	South Sydney	NSW	1901 ^[17]
William Webster	Labor	Gwydir	NSW	1903
William Wilks	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Dalley	NSW	1901
Henry Willis	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Robertson	NSW	1901
John Gratton Wilson	Anti-Socialist/Liberal	Corangamite	Vic	1903
George Wise ^[18]	Protectionist/Independent	Gippsland	Vic	1906
Agar Wynne	Independent/Liberal	Balaclava	Vic	1906

Notes

* These candidates were elected unopposed.
† These Divisions were created at the 1906 redistribution.

^ The Anti-Socialists were known as the Free Trade Party before the 1906 election. In 1909, the Anti-Socialists, the Protectionists and the Western Australia Party merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
^ In 1908 the Labor Party became officially known as the Australian Labour Party (ALP).
^ Thomas Brown was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Canobolas, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ John Chanter rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and joined the ALP.
^ There was no national Protectionist Party organisation in 1906. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Alfred Deakin.
^ George Fairbairn was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but campaigned as an independent Protectionist. He did not sit with the Anti-Socialists.
^ The two Western Australia Party members were considered to be independent conservatives.
^ James Fowler defected from the ALP to the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the time of the merger.
^ Frederick Holder died in 1909. He was replaced at a by-election on 28 August 1909 by Richard Foster a Commonwealth Liberal Party candidate.
^ Charles Kingston died in 1908. He was replaced at a by-election on 13 June 1908 by Ernest Roberts, a Labor candidate.
^ Sir William Lyne rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
^ Samuel Mauger was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Melbourne Ports, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ In 1907 Albert Palmer's election was declared void. He was re-elected in a by-election on 10 July 1907.
^ John Quick was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
^ Sydney Sampson was endorsed by the Anti-Socialists, but sat as an independent.
^ David Storrer rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.
^ Chris Watson was first elected in 1901 to the Division of Bland, which was abolished at the 1906 redistribution.
^ George Wise rejected the Commonwealth Liberal Party merger and became an independent.

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