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 |
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