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This is a list of the members of the Australian Senate in the First Australian Parliament, which was elected on 29 March 1901. There were 36 Senators in this initial parliament.
| Senator | Party | State | Years in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Sir Richard Baker | Free Trade 1 | South Australia | 1901-1906 |
| John Barrett | Labor 2 | Victoria | 1901-1903 |
| Hon Robert Best | Protectionist 3 | Victoria | 1901-1922 |
| Cyril Cameron | Protectionist | Tasmania | 1901-03, 1906-1913 |
| Hon David Charleston | Free Trade | South Australia | 1901-1903 |
| John Clemons | Free Trade | Tasmania | 1901-1914 |
| Hon Anderson Dawson | Labor | Queensland | 1901-1906 |
| Hugh De Largie | Labor | Western Australia | |
| Hon Henry Dobson | Free Trade | Tasmania | |
| Hon Sir John Downer | Protectionist | South Australia | |
| Hon James Drake | Protectionist | Queensland | 1901-1906 |
| Norman Ewing Note 5: | Free Trade | Western Australia | 1901-1903 |
| John Ferguson | Free Trade | Queensland | |
| Hon Simon Fraser | Protectionist | Victoria | |
| Thomas Glassey | Protectionist | Queensland | |
| Hon Albert Gould | Free Trade | New South Wales | |
| Edward Harney | Free Trade | Western Australia | |
| William Higgs | Labor | Queensland | 1901-1906 |
| John Keating | Protectionist | Tasmania | |
| James Macfarlane | Free Trade | Tasmania | |
| Dr Charles Mackellar Note 6: | Protectionist | New South Wales | |
| Hon Alexander Matheson | Free Trade | Western Australia | |
| Hon Gregor McGregor | Protectionist | South Australia | 1901-1914 |
| Edward Millen | Free Trade | New South Wales | |
| John Neild | Free Trade | New South Wales | |
| Hon Richard O'Connor Note 6: | Protectionist | New South Wales | 1901-1903 |
| David O'Keefe | Protectionist | Tasmania | |
| George Pearce | Labor | Western Australia | 1901-1938 |
| Hon Thomas Playford | Protectionist | South Australia | 1901-1906 |
| Hon Edward Pulsford | Free Trade | New South Wales | |
| Robert Reid Note 4: | Free Trade | Victoria | |
| Hon Sir Frederick Sargood Note 4: | Free Trade | Victoria | 1901-1903 |
| Henry Saunders Note 5: | Free Trade | Western Australia | |
| Staniforth Smith | Free Trade | Western Australia | |
| James Stewart | Labor | Queensland | |
| James Styles | Protectionist | Victoria | |
| Hon Sir Josiah Symon | Free Trade | South Australia | 1901-1913 |
| James Walker | Free Trade | New South Wales | |
| Hon Sir William Zeal | Protectionist | Victoria |
- Note 1: The Free Trade Party, then known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, was the only national political party at the 1901 election.
- Note 2: There was no national Labor Party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Labor" were endorsed by their various state Labor parties.
- Note 3: There was no national Protectionist party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Edmund Barton.
- Note 4: Victorian Free Trade Senator Frederick Sargood died on January 2, 1903. Robert Reid was appointed as his replacement on January 21.
- Note 5: Western Australian Free Trade Senator Norman Ewing resigned on April 17, 1903. Henry Saunders was appointed as his replacement on May 20.
- Note 6: New South Wales Protectionist Senator Richard O'Connor resigned on September 27, 1903, to take up a position as a Justice of the new High Court of Australia. Dr Charles Mackellar was appointed as his replacement on October 8.
[edit] See also
| Members of the Australian Parliament | ||
| House of Representatives |
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| Senate -1901 - 1901-1903 - 1903-1906 |
[[Category:Members of Australian Parliaments by term]]
