Members of the Australian Senate, 1950–1951
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1950 to 1951.
The Senate was expanded from 36 to 60 seats as a result of legislation passed in 1948, which came into effect on 22 February 1950. The membership of the newly-expanded Senate broke down as follows:
- 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.
- 42 of its members (7 for each state) were elected at the 10 December 1949 election. These were divided into two classes:
- 30 of its members (5 for each state) had terms starting on 1 July 1950 and due to finish on 30 June 1956. The 18 senators elected in the 21 August 1943 election served until their terms ended on 30 June 1950.
- 12 of its members (2 for each state) had terms starting on 22 February 1950 (the day the term of the House of Representatives began) and due to finish on 30 June 1953.
However, 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 |
| Alex 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 Term finishing 30 June 1953
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 Term finishing 30 June 1956
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 New seat established on 22 February 1950, with expansion of Parliament
References
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1951.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
See also
- Australian House of Representatives
- Australian electoral system
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