Members of the Australian Senate, 1950–1951

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1950 to 1951. 18 of its members (3 for each state) were elected at the 28 September 1946 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1947 and due to finish on 30 June 1953. The Senate was expanded from 36 to 60 members on 22 February 1952. 42 members were elected at the 10 December 1949 election, 12 (two for each state) had terms starting on 22 February 1952 and finishing on 30 June 1953, another 12 had terms starting on 22 February 1952 and finishing on 30 June 1956. The remaining 18 were re-elected or replaced the 18 Senators elected at the 21 August 1943 election 1 July 1950 and due to finish on 30 June 1956. In fact, the Senate was dissolved for the 1951 election, which was a double dissolution.

Senator Party State Years in Office
Stan Amour[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1965
Hon John Armstrong[2] ALP New South Wales 1938–1962
Hon Bill Ashley[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1962
James Arnold[1] ALP New South Wales 1941–1965
Fred Beerworth[1] ALP South Australia 1946–1951
Archie Benn[2] ALP Queensland 1950–1968
Bill Aylett[2] ALP Tasmania 1938–1965
Hon Gordon Brown[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1965
Hon Don Cameron[2] ALP Victoria 1938–1962
George Cole[1][3] ALP Tasmania 1950–1965
Joe Cooke[1] ALP Western Australia 1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon Walter Cooper[1] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968
Hon Ben Courtice[2] ALP Queensland 1937–1962
Jack Critchley[1] ALP South Australia 1947–1959
Jack Devlin[2] ALP Victoria 1946–1957
Alexander Finlay[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1953
Hon James Fraser[2] ALP Western Australia 1938–1959
John Gorton[2][3] Liberal Victoria 1950–1968
Donald Grant[2] ALP New South Wales 1944–1959
Allan Guy[2][3] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1956
Clive Hannaford[1][3] Liberal South Australia 1950–1967
John Harris[1] ALP Western Australia 1947–1951, 1953–1959
Bert Hendrickson[1] ALP Victoria 1947–1971, 1970–1974
Denham Henty[2] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1968
Fred Katz[1] ALP Victoria 1947–1951
Roy Kendall[2][3] Liberal Queensland 1950–1965
William Large[1] ALP New South Wales 1941–1951
Ted Maher[2][3] Country Queensland 1950–1965
Ted Mattner[2][3] Liberal South Australia 1944–1946, 1950–1968
John McCallum[2][3] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1962
Hon Nick McKenna[2] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968
Hon George McLeay[2][3] Liberal South Australia 1935–1947, 1950–1955
Bill Morrow[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1953
Reg Murray[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1951
Richard Nash[2] ALP Western Australia 1943–1951
Theo Nicholls[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1968
Justin O'Byrne[1] ALP Tasmania 1946–1981
Sid O'Flaherty[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1962
Hon Neil O'Sullivan[1] Liberal Queensland 1947–1962
Edmund Piesse[2][3] Country Western Australia 1950–1952
Dame Annabelle Rankin[1] Liberal Queensland 1947–1971
George Rankin[2][3] Country Victoria 1950–1956
Albert Reid[2][3] Country New South Wales 1950–1962
Agnes Robertson[2][3] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1962
John Ryan[1][3] ALP South Australia 1950–1959
Charles Sandford[1] ALP Victoria 1947–1956, 1957–1966
Malcolm Scott[1][3] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1971
Jim Sheehan[1] ALP Victoria 1938–1940, 1944–1962
Wilfrid Simmonds[1][3] Liberal Queensland 1950–1951
Hon John Spicer[2][3] Liberal Victoria 1940–1944, 1950–1956
Hon Bill Spooner[2][3] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1965
Dame Dorothy Tangney[1] ALP Western Australia 1943–1968
John Tate[1][3] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1953
Seddon Vincent[2] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1964
Frederick Ward[1] ALP South Australia 1947–1951
Dame Ivy Wedgwood[1][3] Liberal Victoria 1950–1971
Don Willesee[1][3] ALP Western Australia 1950–1975
Ian Wood[2][3] Liberal Queensland 1950–1978
Robert Wordsworth[1][3] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1959
Reg Wright[2][3] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1978

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Term finishing 30 June 1953
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Term finishing 30 June 1956
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x New seat established on 22 February 1952, with expansion of Parliament

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1946–1949  · 1949–1951  · 1951–1954
Senate

1947–1950  · 1950–1951  · 1951–1953