Members of the Australian Senate, 1953–1956

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1953 to 1956. Half of its members were elected at the 28 April 1951 election and had terms deemed to start on 1 July 1950 and finishing on 30 June 1956; the other half were elected at the 9 May 1953 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1953 and finishing on 30 June 1959.

Senator Party State Years in Office
Stan Amour[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1965
Ken Anderson[1] Liberal New South Wales 1953–1975
Hon John Armstrong[2] ALP New South Wales 1938–1962
Hon Bill Ashley[2] ALP New South Wales 1938–1958
James Arnold[1] ALP New South Wales 1941–1965
Archie Benn[2] ALP Queensland 1950–1968
Bill Aylett[1] ALP Tasmania 1938–1965
Gordon Brown[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1965
Nancy Buttfield[2][3] Liberal South Australia 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Condon Byrne[1] ALP Queensland 1951–1959, 1968–1974
Don Cameron[2] ALP Victoria 1938–1962
George Cole[1] ALP/DLP Tasmania 1950–1965
Joe Cooke[1] ALP Western Australia 1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon Walter Cooper[2] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968
Ben Courtice[2] ALP Queensland 1937–1962
Jack Critchley[1] ALP South Australia 1947–1959
Jack Devlin[1] ALP Victoria 1946–1957
Hon James Fraser[1] ALP Western Australia 1938–1959
John Gorton[1] Liberal Victoria 1950–1968
Donald Grant[1] ALP New South Wales 1944–1959
Allan Guy[2] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1956
Clive Hannaford[2] 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
Roy Kendall[1] Liberal Queensland 1950–1965
Pat Kennelly[1] ALP Victoria 1953–1971
Keith Laught[1] Liberal South Australia 1951–1969
Ted Maher[1] Country Queensland 1950–1965
John Marriott[1] Liberal Tasmania 1953–1975
Hon Ted Mattner[2] Liberal South Australia 1944–1946, 1950–1968
John McCallum[2] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1962
Hon Nick McKenna[2] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968
Hon George McLeay[3] Liberal South Australia 1935–1947, 1950–1955
Hon Alister McMullin[1] Liberal New South Wales 1951–1971
Theo Nicholls[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1968
Justin O'Byrne[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1981
Sid O'Flaherty[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1962
Hon Neil O'Sullivan[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1962
Hon Shane Paltridge [2] Liberal Western Australia 1951–1966
Rex Pearson[1] Liberal South Australia 1951–1961
Dame Annabelle Rankin[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1971
George Rankin[2] Country Victoria 1950–1956
Albert Reid[2] Country New South Wales 1950–1962
Agnes Robertson [2] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1962
John Ryan[1] ALP South Australia 1950–1959
Charles Sandford[2] ALP Victoria 1947–1956, 1957–1966
Malcolm Scott[1] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1971
Harrie Seward[1] Country Western Australia 1951–1958
Jim Sheehan[2] ALP Victoria 1938–1940, 1944–1962
Hon John Spicer[2] Liberal Victoria 1940–1944, 1950–1956
Hon Bill Spooner[2] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1965
Dame Dorothy Tangney[2] ALP Western Australia 1943–1968
Jim Toohey[1] ALP South Australia 1953–1971
Seddon Vincent[2] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1964
Robert Wardlaw[2] Liberal Tasmania 1953–1962
Dame Ivy Wedgwood[1] Liberal Victoria 1950–1971
Don Willesee[2] ALP Western Australia 1950–1975
Ian Wood[1] Liberal Queensland 1950–1978
Robert Wordsworth[1] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1959
Reg Wright[2] 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 1959
  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 Liberal Senator George McLeay died on 14 September 1955; Liberal Party member Nancy Buttfield was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 11 October.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1951–1954  · 1954–1955  · 1955–1958
Senate

1951–1953  · 1953–1956  · 1956–1959