Members of the Australian Senate, 1959–1962

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1959 to 1962. Half of its members were elected at the 10 December 1955 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1956 and finishing on 30 June 1962; the other half were elected at the 22 November 1958 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1959 and finishing on 30 June 1965.

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
James Arnold[1] ALP New South Wales 1941–1965
Archie Benn[2] ALP Queensland 1950–1968
Bill Aylett[1] ALP Tasmania 1938–1965
George Branson[1] Liberal Western Australia 1958–1971
Hon Gordon Brown[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1965
Nancy Buttfield[2][3] Liberal South Australia 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Hon Don Cameron[2] ALP Victoria 1938–1962
Harry Cant[1] ALP Western Australia 1959–1974
George Cole[1] DLP Tasmania 1950–1965
Joe Cooke[1] ALP Western Australia 1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon Walter Cooper[2] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968
Hon Ben Courtice[2] ALP Queensland 1937–1962
Gordon Davidson[3] Liberal South Australia 1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Felix Dittmer[1] ALP Queensland 1959–1971
Tom Drake-Brockman[1] Country Western Australia 1958, 1959–1978
Arnold Drury[1] ALP South Australia 1959–1975
Hon John Gorton[1] Liberal Victoria 1950–1968
Clive Hannaford[2] Liberal South Australia 1950–1967
George Hannan[1] Liberal Victoria 1956–1965, 1970–1974
Bert Hendrickson[1] ALP Victoria 1947–1971, 1970–1974
Hon 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
Elliot Lillico[1] Liberal Tasmania 1959–1974
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
Colin McKellar[2] Country New South Wales 1958–1970
Hon Nick McKenna[2] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968
Frank McManus[2] DLP Victoria 1956–1962, 1965–1974
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
James Ormonde[1] ALP New South Wales 1958, 1959–1970
Hon Neil O'Sullivan[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1962
Hon Shane Paltridge [2] Liberal Western Australia 1951–1966
Rex Pearson[1][3] Liberal South Australia 1951–1961
Bob Poke[2] ALP Tasmania 1956–1974
Dame Annabelle Rankin[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1971
Albert Reid[2] Country New South Wales 1950–1962
Clem Ridley[1] ALP South Australia 1959–1971
Agnes Robertson [2] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1962
Charles Sandford[2] ALP Victoria 1947–1956, 1957–1966
Malcolm Scott[1] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1971
Jim Sheehan[2] ALP Victoria 1938–1940, 1944–1962
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
Hon Harrie Wade[2] Country Victoria 1956–1964
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
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 1965
  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 1962
  3. ^ a b c Liberal Senator Rex Pearson died on 11 September 1961; Liberal member Gordon Davidson was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 28 September. He did not stand at the 9 December 1961 election and his position was won by Liberal candidate Nancy Buttfield. In order to take up the seat with a term finishing on 30 June 1965, Buttfield resigned her pre-existing seat won at the 1955 election and scheduled to expire on 30 June 1962; Davidson was appointed to that position on 8 February 1962.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1955–1958  · 1958–1961  · 1961–1963
Senate

1956–1959  · 1959–1962  · 1962–1965