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. 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 1959
  2. 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. 3.0 3.1 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