- Members of the Australian Senate, 1956–1959
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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 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
- ^ 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 1959
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20080725081044/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/senate/index.htm. Retrieved 28 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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