Members of the Australian Senate, 1959–1962

Government (32) - (1 seat majority)

     Liberal (26)
     Country Party (6)

Opposition (26)
     Labor (26)

Crossbench (2)

     DLP (2)

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1959 to 1962.[1] 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. The process for filling casual vacancies was complex. While senators were elected for a six year term, people appointed to a casual vacancy only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.[2]

Senator Party State End term Years in Office
Amour, StanStan Amour   Labor New South Wales 1965 1938–1965
Anderson, KenKen Anderson   Liberal New South Wales 1965 1953–1975
Hon. John Armstrong   Labor New South Wales 1962 1938–1962
Arnold , JamesJames Arnold   Labor New South Wales 1965 1941–1965
Aylett, BillBill Aylett   Labor Tasmania 1965 1938–1965
Benn, ArchieArchie Benn   Labor Queensland 1962 1950–1968
Branson, GeorgeGeorge Branson   Liberal Western Australia 1965 1958–1971
Hon. Gordon Brown [lower-alpha 1]   Labor Queensland 1965 1932–1965
Buttfield, NancyNancy Buttfield [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal South Australia 1962, 1965 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Hon. Don Cameron   Labor Victoria 1962 1938–1962
Cant, HarryHarry Cant   Labor Western Australia 1965 1959–1974
Cole, GeorgeGeorge Cole   DLP Tasmania 1965 1950–1965
Cooke, JoeJoe Cooke   Labor Western Australia 1965 1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon. Walter Cooper   Country Queensland 1962 1928–1932, 1935–1968
Hon. Ben Courtice   Labor Queensland 1962 1937–1962
Davidson, GordonGordon Davidson [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal South Australia 1961,[lower-alpha 3] 1962 [lower-alpha 3] 1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Dittmer, FelixFelix Dittmer   Labor Queensland 1965 1959–1971
Drake-Brockman, TomTom Drake-Brockman   Country Western Australia 1965 1958, 1959–1978
Drury, ArnoldArnold Drury   Labor South Australia 1965 1959–1975
Hon. John Gorton   Liberal Victoria 1965 1950–1968
Hannaford, CliveClive Hannaford   Liberal South Australia 1962 1950–1967
Hannan, GeorgeGeorge Hannan   Liberal Victoria 1965 1956–1965, 1970–1974
Hendrickson, BertBert Hendrickson   Labor Victoria 1965 1947–1971
Hon. Denham Henty   Liberal Tasmania 1962 1950–1968
Kendall, RoyRoy Kendall   Liberal Queensland 1965 1950–1965
Kennelly, PatPat Kennelly   Labor Victoria 1965 1953–1971
Laught, KeithKeith Laught   Liberal South Australia 1965 1951–1969
Lillico, ElliotElliot Lillico   Liberal Tasmania 1965 1959–1974
John McCallum   Liberal New South Wales 1962 1950–1962
Colin McKellar   Country New South Wales 1962 1958–1970
Hon. Nick McKenna   Labor Tasmania 1962 1944–1968
Frank McManus   DLP Victoria 1962 1956–1962, 1965–1974
Hon. Alister McMullin   Liberal New South Wales 1965 1951–1971
Maher, TedTed Maher   Country Queensland 1965 1950–1965
Marriott, JohnJohn Marriott   Liberal Tasmania 1965 1953–1975
Hon. Ted Mattner   Liberal South Australia 1962 1944–1946, 1950–1968
Nicholls, TheoTheo Nicholls   Labor South Australia 1962 1944–1968
Justin O'Byrne   Labor Tasmania 1965 1947–1981
Sid O'Flaherty   Labor South Australia 1962 1944–1962
Ormonde, JamesJames Ormonde   Labor New South Wales 1965 1958, 1959–1970
Hon. Neil O'Sullivan   Liberal Queensland 1962 1947–1962
Hon Shane Paltridge   Liberal Western Australia 1962 1951–1966
Pearson, RexRex Pearson [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal South Australia 1965 1951–1961
Poke, BobBob Poke   Labor Tasmania 1962 1956–1974
Rankin, AnnabelleDame Annabelle Rankin   Liberal Queensland 1962 1947–1971
Reid, AlbertAlbert Reid   Country New South Wales 1962 1950–1962
Ridley, ClemClem Ridley   Labor South Australia 1965 1959–1971
Robertson, AgnesAgnes Robertson   Liberal Western Australia 1962 1950–1962
Sandford, CharlesCharles Sandford   Labor Victoria 1962 1947–1956, 1957–1966
Scott, MalcolmMalcolm Scott   Liberal Western Australia 1965 1950–1971
Sheehan, JimJim Sheehan   Labor Victoria 1962 1938–1940, 1944–1962
Hon. Bill Spooner   Liberal New South Wales 1962 1950–1965
Tangney, DorothyDame Dorothy Tangney   Labor Western Australia 1962 1943–1968
Toohey, JimJim Toohey   Labor South Australia 1965 1953–1971
Vincent, SeddonSeddon Vincent   Liberal Western Australia 1962 1950–1964
Hon. Harrie Wade   Country Victoria 1962 1956–1964
Wardlaw, RobertRobert Wardlaw   Liberal Tasmania 1962 1953–1962
Wedgwood, IvyDame Ivy Wedgwood   Liberal Victoria 1965 1950–1971
Willesee, DonDon Willesee   Labor Western Australia 1962 1950–1975
Wood, IanIan Wood   Liberal Queensland 1965 1950–1978
Wright, RegReg Wright   Liberal Tasmania 1962 1950–1978

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Father of the Senate
  2. 1 2 3 Liberal Senator Rex Pearson died on 11 September 1961; Liberal member Gordon Davidson was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 28 September. He did not stand at the 9 December 1961 election and his position was won by Liberal candidate Nancy Buttfield. In order to take up the seat with a term finishing on 30 June 1965, Buttfield resigned her pre-existing seat won at the 1955 election and scheduled to expire on 30 June 1962; Davidson was appointed to that position on 8 February 1962.
  3. 1 2 Appointed to a casual vacancy and only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1959". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Evans, H. "Filling Casual Vacancies before 1977" (PDF). The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, Volume 3. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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