- Members of the Australian Senate, 1914–1917
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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1914 to 1917. The 5 September 1914 election was a double dissolution called by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Cook in an attempt to gain control of the Senate. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Andrew Fisher, who announced with the outbreak of World War I during the campaign that under a Labor Government, Australia would "stand beside the mother country to help and defend her to the last man and the last shilling."[1]
In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution terms for Senators was taken to commence on 1 July 1914. Half the Senators representing the States were allocated terms finishing on 30 June 1917 and the other half on 30 June 1920.
In September 1916, 24 Labor members of the House of Representatives and the Senate—including Prime Minister Billy Hughes—were expelled for their support of conscription during World War I and later formed the National Labor Party, which merged with the Commonwealth Liberal Party in February 1917 to form the Nationalist Party of Australia.
Senator Party State Years in Office Thomas Bakhap[2] Liberal/Nationalist Tasmania 1913–1923 Stephen Barker[3] ALP Victoria 1910–1920, 1923–1924 John Barnes[3] ALP Victoria 1913–1920, 1923–1935 Albert Blakey[2] ALP Victoria 1910–1917 Richard Buzacott[2] ALP/Nationalist Western Australia 1910–1923 Hugh de Largie[2] ALP/Nationalist Western Australia 1901–1923 John Earle[2][4] Nationalist Tasmania 1917–1923 Myles Ferricks[3] ALP Queensland 1913–1920 Edward Findley[2] ALP Victoria 1904–1917, 1923–1929 Albert Gardiner[3] ALP New South Wales 1910–1926, 1928 Hon Thomas Givens[3] ALP/Nationalist Queensland 1904–1928 Hon Albert Gould[2] Liberal/Nationalist New South Wales 1901–1917 John Grant[3] ALP New South Wales 1914–1920, 1923–1928 Robert Guthrie[2] ALP/Nationalist South Australia 1904–1921 James Guy[3] ALP Tasmania 1914–1920 George Henderson[2] ALP/Nationalist Western Australia 1904–1923 Hon John Keating[2] Liberal/Nationalist Tasmania 1901–1923 James Long[3] ALP Tasmania 1910–1918 Patrick Lynch[3] ALP/Nationalist Western Australia 1907–1938 William Maughan[3] ALP Queensland 1913–1920 Allan McDougall[3] ALP New South Wales 1910–1920, 1922–1924 Andrew McKissock[2] ALP Victoria 1914–1917 Hon Edward Millen[2] Liberal/Nationalist New South Wales 1901–1923 John Mullan[2] ALP Queensland 1913–1917 Ted Needham[3] ALP Western Australia 1907–1920, 1923–1929 John Newlands[3] ALP/Nationalist South Australia 1913–1932 David O'Keefe[3] ALP Tasmania 1901–1906, 1910–1914, 1914–1920, 1922–1925 (HoR) James O'Loghlin[3] ALP South Australia 1907, 1913–1920, 1923–1925 Hon George Pearce[3] ALP/Nationalist Western Australia 1901–1938 Rudolph Ready[4] ALP Tasmania 1910–1917 James Rowell[2][5] Nationalist South Australia 1917–1923 Edward Russell[3] ALP/Nationalist Victoria 1907–1925 William Senior[2] ALP/Nationalist South Australia 1913–1923 John Shannon[3] Liberal/Nationalist South Australia 1912–1913, 1914–1920 James Stewart[2] ALP Queensland 1901–1917 William Story[5] ALP/Nationalist South Australia 1904–1917 Hon Harry Turley[2] ALP Queensland 1904–1917 David Watson[2] ALP New South Wales 1914–1917 Notes
- ^ Murphy, D. J.. "Fisher, Andrew (1862 - 1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080529b.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Term finishing 30 June 1917
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Term finishing 30 June 1920
- ^ a b ALP senator Rudolph Ready resigned on 1 March 1917; on the same day Nationalist John Earle was appointed to replace him.
- ^ a b Nationalist senator William Story resigned on 24 April 1917 to run successfully for the House of Representatives seat of Boothby; on 24 May 1917 Nationalist James Rowell—who had been elected at the 5 May 1917 election for a term commencing on 1 July 1917—was appointed to replace him.
References
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1917.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080725081044/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/senate/index.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament House of Representatives
Senate
Categories:- Members of Australian parliaments by term
- Australian Senate lists
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