Members of the Australian Senate, 1971–1974

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1971 to 1974. Half of its members were elected at the 25 November 1967 half Senate election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1974; the other half were elected at the 21 November 1970 half Senate election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1977. In fact, the term for all of them was terminated by the double dissolution for the 18 May 1974 election.

Senator Party State Years in Office
Hon Sir Ken Anderson[1] Liberal New South Wales 1953–1975
Hon Reg Bishop[2] ALP South Australia 1961–1981
Neville Bonner[2] Liberal Queensland 1971–1983
Bill Brown[1] ALP Victoria 1969–1970, 1971–1978
Nancy Buttfield[2] Liberal South Australia 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Condon Byrne[2] DLP Queensland 1951–1959, 1968–1974
Don Cameron[1] ALP South Australia 1969–1978
Harry Cant[1] ALP Western Australia 1959–1974
Hon John Carrick[1] Liberal New South Wales 1970–1987
Hon Jim Cavanagh[2] ALP South Australia 1961–1981
Hon Sir Magnus Cormack[2] Liberal Victoria 1951–1953, 1962–1978
Hon Bob Cotton[2] Liberal New South Wales 1965–1978
Gordon Davidson[1] Liberal South Australia 1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Don Devitt[1] ALP Tasmania 1965–1978
Hon Tom Drake-Brockman[1] Country Western Australia 1958, 1959–1978
Arnold Drury[1] ALP South Australia 1959–1975
Peter Durack[1] Liberal Western Australia 1970–1993
Joe Fitzgerald[2] ALP New South Wales 1949–1955 (HoR), 1962–1974
Hon Vince Gair[1] DLP Queensland 1965–1974
George Georges[2] ALP Queensland 1967–1987
Arthur Gietzelt[1] ALP New South Wales 1970–1989
Hon Ivor Greenwood[1] Liberal Victoria 1968–1976
Margaret Guilfoyle[1] Liberal Victoria 1970–1987
George Hannan[2] Liberal/National Liberal Victoria 1956–1965, 1970–1974
Don Jessop[1] Liberal South Australia 1970–1991
Jack Kane[2] DLP New South Wales 1970–1974
Jim Keeffe[1] ALP Queensland 1964–1983
Sir Condor Laucke[2] Liberal South Australia 1967–1981
Ellis Lawrie[1] Liberal Queensland 1965–1975
Elliot Lillico[1] Liberal Tasmania 1959–1974
Jack Little[2] DLP Victoria 1968–1974
John Marriott[1] Liberal Tasmania 1953–1975
Ron Maunsell[2] Country Queensland 1967–1981
Ron McAuliffe[1] ALP Queensland 1970–1981
Hon Doug McClelland[2] ALP New South Wales 1961–1987
Hon Jim McClelland[1] ALP New South Wales 1970–1978
Geoff McLaren[1] ALP South Australia 1970–1983
Frank McManus[1] DLP Victoria 1956–1962, 1965–1974
Bertie Milliner[2] ALP Queensland 1968–1975
Tony Mulvihill[1] ALP New South Wales 1964–1983
Hon Lionel Murphy[2] ALP New South Wales 1962–1975
Syd Negus[1] Independent Western Australia 1971–1974
Hon Justin O'Byrne[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1981
Bob Poke[2] ALP Tasmania 1956–1974
George Poyser[2] ALP Victoria 1966–1975
Cyril Primmer[1] ALP Victoria 1971–1985
Edgar Prowse[2][3] Country Western Australia 1962–1973
Peter Rae[2] Liberal Tasmania 1967–1986
David Reid[3] Country Western Australia 1974
Peter Sim[2] Liberal Western Australia 1964–1981
Michael Townley[1] Independent Tasmania 1970–1987
Reg Turnbull[2] Independent Tasmania 1962–1974
James Webster[2] Country Victoria 1964–1981
John Wheeldon[1] ALP Western Australia 1964–1981
Laurie Wilkinson[2] ALP Western Australia 1966–1974
Don Willesee[2] ALP Western Australia 1950–1975
Reg Withers[2] Liberal Western Australia 1966, 1967–1987
Ian Wood[1] Liberal Queensland 1950–1978
Hon Ken Wriedt[2] ALP Tasmania 1964–1980
Hon Reg Wright[2] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1978
Harold Young[2] Liberal South Australia 1968–1981

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 1977
  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 1974
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Country Party Senator Edgar Prowse resigned on 31 December 1973; Country Party member David Reid was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 16 January 1974.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1969–1972  · 1972–1974  · 1974–1975

Senate

1968–1971  · 1971–1974  · 1974–1975