Members of the Australian Senate, 1956–1959
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1956 to 1959. Half of its members were elected at the 9 May 1953 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1953 and finishing on 30 June 1959; the other half were elected at the 10 December 1955 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1956 and finishing on 30 June 1962.
Senator | Party | State | Years in Office |
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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[3] | 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 |
George Branson[4] | Liberal | Western Australia | 1958–1971 |
Hon Gordon Brown[1] | ALP | Queensland | 1932–1965 |
Nancy Buttfield[2] | Liberal | South Australia | 1955–1965, 1968–1974 |
Condon Byrne[1] | ALP/QLP | Queensland | 1951–1959, 1968–1974 |
Hon Don Cameron[2] | ALP | Victoria | 1938–1962 |
George Cole[1] | ALP (A–C)/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 |
Jack Critchley[1] | ALP | South Australia | 1947–1959 |
Jack Devlin[5] | ALP | Victoria | 1946–1957 |
Tom Drake-Brockman[1][4] | Country | Western Australia | 1958, 1959–1978 |
Hon James Fraser[1] | ALP | Western Australia | 1938–1959 |
Hon John Gorton[1] | Liberal | Victoria | 1950–1968 |
Donald Grant[1] | ALP | New South Wales | 1944–1959 |
Clive Hannaford[2] | Liberal | South Australia | 1950–1967 |
George Hannan[1][6] | Liberal | Victoria | 1956–1965, 1970–1974 |
John Harris[1] | ALP | Western Australia | 1947–1951, 1953–1959 |
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 |
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][3] | Country | New South Wales | 1958–1970 |
Hon Nick McKenna[2] | ALP | Tasmania | 1944–1968 |
Frank McManus[2] | ALP (A–C)/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[3] | 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] | 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 |
Agnes Robertson[2] | Liberal | Western Australia | 1950–1962 |
John Ryan[1] | ALP | South Australia | 1950–1959 |
Charles Sandford[2][5] | ALP | Victoria | 1947–1956, 1957–1966 |
Malcolm Scott[1] | Liberal | Western Australia | 1950–1971 |
Harrie Seward[4] | Country | Western Australia | 1951–1958 |
Jim Sheehan[2] | ALP | Victoria | 1938–1940, 1944–1962 |
Hon John Spicer[6] | 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 |
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 |
Robert Wordsworth[1] | Liberal | Tasmania | 1950–1959 |
Reg Wright[2] | Liberal | Tasmania | 1950–1978 |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Term finishing 30 June 1959
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Term finishing 30 June 1962
- 1 2 3 ALP Senator Bill Ashley died on 27 June 1958; ALP member James Ormonde was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 30 July, expiring at the 1958 election on 22 November. At the 1958 election, Country Party candidate Colin McKellar was elected to fill the vacancy, with Ormonde elected to another seat, commencing on 1 July 1959.
- 1 2 3 Country Party Senator Harrie Seward died on 23 July 1958; Country Party member Tom Drake-Brockman was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 12 August, expiring at the 1958 election on 22 November. At the 1958 election, Liberal candidate George Branson was elected to fill the vacancy, with Drake-Brockman elected to another seat, commencing on 1 July 1959.
- 1 2 ALP Senator Jack Devlin died on 26 May 1957; former ALP Senator Charles Sandford was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 6 June, expiring at the 1958 election on 22 November, when he was re-elected to fill the vacancy, with immediate effect.
- 1 2 Liberal Senator John Spicer resigned on 13 August 1956 to be appointed to the Commonwealth Industrial Court; Liberal member George Hannan was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 28 August.
References
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1959.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament | ||
House of Representatives | ||
Senate |
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