- Members of the Australian Senate, 1959–1962
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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 Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Term finishing 30 June 1965
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Term finishing 30 June 1962
- ^ a b c 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.
References
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1962.
- "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 27 November 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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