- Members of the Australian Senate, 1965–1968
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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1965 to 1968. Half of its members were elected at the 9 December 1961 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1962 and finishing on 30 June 1968; the other half were elected at the 5 December 1964 half Senate election and had terms starting on 1 July 1965 and finishing on 30 June 1971.
Senator Party State Years in Office Hon Sir Ken Anderson[1] Liberal New South Wales 1953–1975 Archie Benn[2] ALP Queensland 1950–1968 Reg Bishop[2] ALP South Australia 1962–1981 Tom Bull[1] Country New South Wales 1965–1971 George Branson[1] Liberal Western Australia 1958–1971 Marie Breen[2] Liberal Victoria 1962–1968 Harry Cant[1] ALP Western Australia 1959–1974 Jim Cavanagh[2] ALP South Australia 1962–1981 Sam Cohen[2] ALP Victoria 1962–1969 Magnus Cormack[2] Liberal Victoria 1951–1953, 1962–1978 Hon Walter Cooper[2] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968 Bob Cotton[2][3] Liberal New South Wales 1965–1978 Gordon Davidson[1] Liberal South Australia 1961, 1962, 1965–1981 Donald Devitt[1] ALP Tasmania 1965–1978 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 Joe Fitzgerald[2] ALP New South Wales 1949–1955 (HoR), 1962–1974 Hon Vince Gair[1] DLP Queensland 1965–1974 Hon John Gorton[1][4] Liberal Victoria 1950–1968 Ivor Greenwood[4] Liberal Victoria 1968–1976 Clive Hannaford[2][5] Liberal South Australia 1950–1967 Bill Heatley[2][6] Liberal Queensland 1966–1968 Bert Hendrickson[1] ALP Victoria 1947–1971, 1970–1974 Hon Denham Henty[2] Liberal Tasmania 1950–1968 Jim Keeffe[1] ALP Queensland 1965–1983 Pat Kennelly[1] ALP Victoria 1953–1971 Bert Lacey[1] ALP Tasmania 1965–1971 Condor Laucke[2][5] Liberal South Australia 1967–1981 Keith Laught[1] Liberal South Australia 1951–1969 Ellis Lawrie[1] Liberal Queensland 1965–1975 Elliot Lillico[1] Liberal Tasmania 1959–1974 John Marriott[1] Liberal Tasmania 1953–1975 Hon Ted Mattner[2] Liberal South Australia 1944–1946, 1950–1968 Doug McClelland[2] ALP New South Wales 1962–1987 Hon Colin McKellar[2] Country New South Wales 1958–1970 Hon Nick McKenna[2] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968 Frank McManus[1] DLP Victoria 1956–1962, 1965–1974 Hon Alister McMullin[1] Liberal New South Wales 1951–1971 Kenneth Morris[2] Liberal Queensland 1963–1968 Tony Mulvihill[1] ALP New South Wales 1965–1983 Lionel Murphy[2] ALP New South Wales 1962–1975 Theo Nicholls[2] ALP South Australia 1944–1968 Justin O'Byrne[1] ALP Tasmania 1947–1981 James Ormonde[1] ALP New South Wales 1958, 1959–1970 Hon Shane Paltridge[2][7] Liberal Western Australia 1951–1966 Bob Poke[2] ALP Tasmania 1956–1974 Arthur Poyser[2][8] ALP Victoria 1966–1975 Edgar Prowse[2] Country Western Australia 1962–1973 Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin[2] Liberal Queensland 1947–1971 Clem Ridley[1] ALP South Australia 1959–1971 Charles Sandford[2][8] ALP Victoria 1947–1956, 1957–1966 Malcolm Scott[1] Liberal Western Australia 1950–1971 Bob Sherrington[2][6] Liberal Queensland 1962–1966 Peter Sim[2] Liberal Western Australia 1964–1981 Hon Bill Spooner[2][3] Liberal New South Wales 1950–1965 Dame Dorothy Tangney[1] ALP Western Australia 1943–1968 Jim Toohey[1] ALP South Australia 1953–1971 Reg Turnbull[2] Independent Tasmania 1962–1974 James Webster[2] Country Victoria 1964–1981 Dame Ivy Wedgwood[1] Liberal Victoria 1950–1971 John Wheeldon[1] ALP Western Australia 1964–1981 Laurie Wilkinson[2][7] ALP Western Australia 1966–1974 Don Willesee[2] ALP Western Australia 1950–1975 Reg Withers[7] Liberal Western Australia 1966, 1967–1987 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 ae Term finishing 30 June 1971
- ^ 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 ae af ag ah Term finishing 30 June 1968
- ^ a b Liberal Senator Bill Spooner resigned on 14 July 1965; Liberal member Bob Cotton was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 4 August and served to the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election, when he was elected to the vacant Senate seat with immediate effect.
- ^ a b Liberal Senator John Gorton resigned on 1 February 1968 to become Prime Minister (which required that he move to the House of Representatives); Liberal member Ivor Greenwood was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 21 February.
- ^ a b Liberal Senator Clive Hannaford died on 24 October 1967; Liberal member Condor Laucke was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 2 November.
- ^ a b Liberal Senator Bob Sherrington died on 16 March 1966; Liberal member Bill Heatley was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 14 April and won a special election at the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election to retain the position.
- ^ a b c Liberal Senator Shane Paltridge died on 21 January 1966; Liberal member Reg Withers was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 17 February. He lost a special election at the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election to retain the position to ALP candidate Laurie Wilkinson.
- ^ a b ALP Senator Charles Sandford died on 22 October 1966; ALP member Arthur Poyser was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 26 October and won a special election at the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election to retain the position (along with Country Party Senator James Webster, who had been appointed to fill a vacancy on 9 December 1964, following the death of Senator Harrie Wade on 18 November 1964).
References
- Journal of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1968.
- "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 24 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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