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.

Notes

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

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