Members of the Australian Senate, 1962–1965

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1962 to 1965. Half of its members were elected at the 22 November 1958 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1959 and finishing on 30 June 1965; the other half were elected at the 9 December 1961 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1962 and finishing on 30 June 1968.

Senator Party State Years in Office
Stan Amour[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1965
Hon Ken Anderson[1] Liberal New South Wales 1953–1975
James Arnold[1] ALP New South Wales 1941–1965
Archie Benn[2] ALP Queensland 1950–1968
Bill Aylett[1] ALP Tasmania 1938–1965
Reg Bishop[2] ALP South Australia 1962–1981
George Branson[1] Liberal Western Australia 1958–1971
Marie Breen[2] Liberal Victoria 1962–1968
Hon Gordon Brown[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1965
Nancy Buttfield[1] Liberal South Australia 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Harry Cant[1] ALP Western Australia 1959–1974
Jim Cavanagh[2] ALP South Australia 1962–1981
Sam Cohen[2] ALP Victoria 1962–1969
George Cole[1] DLP Tasmania 1950–1965
Magnus Cormack[2] Liberal Victoria 1951–1953, 1962–1978
Joe Cooke[1] ALP Western Australia 1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon Walter Cooper[2] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968
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
Joe Fitzgerald[2] ALP New South Wales 1949–1955 (HoR), 1962–1974
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
Doug McClelland[2] ALP New South Wales 1962–1987
Hon Colin McKellar[2] Country New South Wales 1958–1970
Hon Nick McKenna[2] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968
Hon Alister McMullin[1] Liberal New South Wales 1951–1971
Kenneth Morris[2][3] Liberal Queensland 1963–1968
Lionel Murphy[2] ALP New South Wales 1962–1975
Theo Nicholls[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1968
Justin O'Byrne[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1981
James Ormonde[1] ALP New South Wales 1958, 1959–1970
Hon Shane Paltridge [2] Liberal Western Australia 1951–1966
Bob Poke[2] ALP Tasmania 1956–1974
Max Poulter[3] ALP Queensland 1962
Edgar Prowse[2] Country Western Australia 1962–1973
Dame Annabelle Rankin[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1971
Clem Ridley[1] ALP South Australia 1959–1971
Charles Sandford[2] ALP Victoria 1947–1956, 1957–1966
Hon Malcolm Scott[1] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1971
Bob Sherrington[2] Liberal Queensland 1962–1966
Peter Sim[2][4] Liberal Western Australia 1964–1981
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
Reg Turnbull[2] Independent Tasmania 1962–1974
Seddon Vincent[4] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1964
Hon Harrie Wade[5] Country Victoria 1956–1964
James Webster[2][5] Country Victoria 1964–1981
Dame Ivy Wedgwood[1] Liberal Victoria 1950–1971
George Whiteside[3] ALP Queensland 1962–1963
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 1968
  3. ^ a b c ALP Senator Max Poulter died on 2 September 1962; ALP member George Whiteside was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 9 October. He lost a special election at the 30 November 1963 House of Representatives election to retain the position to Liberal candidate Kenneth Morris.
  4. ^ a b Liberal Party Senator Seddon Vincent died on 9 November 1964; Liberal Party member Peter Sim was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 26 November until a special election at the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election, when he was re-elected to complete the term until 30 June 1968.
  5. ^ a b Country Party Senator Harrie Wade died on 18 November 1964; Country Party member James Webster was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 9 December.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1958–1961  · 1961–1963  · 1963–1966
Senate

1959–1962  · 1962–1965  · 1965–1968