Members of the Australian Senate, 1962–1965

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1962 to 1965. Half of its members were elected at the 22 November 1958 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1959 and finishing on 30 June 1965; the other half were elected at the 9 December 1961 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1962 and finishing on 30 June 1968.

Senator	Party	State	Years in Office
Stan Amour[1]	ALP	New South Wales	1938–1965
Hon Ken Anderson[1]	Liberal	New South Wales	1953–1975
James Arnold[1]	ALP	New South Wales	1941–1965
Archie Benn[2]	ALP	Queensland	1950–1968
Bill Aylett[1]	ALP	Tasmania	1938–1965
Reg Bishop[2]	ALP	South Australia	1962–1981
George Branson[1]	Liberal	Western Australia	1958–1971
Marie Breen[2]	Liberal	Victoria	1962–1968
Hon Gordon Brown[1]	ALP	Queensland	1932–1965
Nancy Buttfield[1]	Liberal	South Australia	1955–1965, 1968–1974
Harry Cant[1]	ALP	Western Australia	1959–1974
Jim Cavanagh[2]	ALP	South Australia	1962–1981
Sam Cohen[2]	ALP	Victoria	1962–1969
George Cole[1]	DLP	Tasmania	1950–1965
Magnus Cormack[2]	Liberal	Victoria	1951–1953, 1962–1978
Joe Cooke[1]	ALP	Western Australia	1947–1951, 1952–1965
Hon Walter Cooper[2]	Country	Queensland	1928–1932, 1935–1968
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 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
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
Hon Alister McMullin[1]	Liberal	New South Wales	1951–1971
Kenneth Morris[2][3]	Liberal	Queensland	1963–1968
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]	Liberal	Western Australia	1951–1966
Bob Poke[2]	ALP	Tasmania	1956–1974
Max Poulter[3]	ALP	Queensland	1962
Edgar Prowse[2]	Country	Western Australia	1962–1973
Dame Annabelle Rankin[2]	Liberal	Queensland	1947–1971
Clem Ridley[1]	ALP	South Australia	1959–1971
Charles Sandford[2]	ALP	Victoria	1947–1956, 1957–1966
Hon Malcolm Scott[1]	Liberal	Western Australia	1950–1971
Bob Sherrington[2]	Liberal	Queensland	1962–1966
Peter Sim[2][4]	Liberal	Western Australia	1964–1981
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
Reg Turnbull[2]	Independent	Tasmania	1962–1974
Seddon Vincent[4]	Liberal	Western Australia	1950–1964
Hon Harrie Wade[5]	Country	Victoria	1956–1964
James Webster[2][5]	Country	Victoria	1964–1981
Dame Ivy Wedgwood[1]	Liberal	Victoria	1950–1971
George Whiteside[3]	ALP	Queensland	1962–1963
Don Willesee[2]	ALP	Western Australia	1950–1975
Ian Wood[1]	Liberal	Queensland	1950–1978
Reg Wright[2]	Liberal	Tasmania	1950–1978

Notes

1. ^ ^{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
2. ^ ^{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 1968
3. ^ ^{a b c} ALP Senator Max Poulter died on 2 September 1962; ALP member George Whiteside was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 9 October. He lost a special election at the 30 November 1963 House of Representatives election to retain the position to Liberal candidate Kenneth Morris.
4. ^ ^{a b} Liberal Party Senator Seddon Vincent died on 9 November 1964; Liberal Party member Peter Sim was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 26 November until a special election at the 26 November 1966 House of Representatives election, when he was re-elected to complete the term until 30 June 1968.
5. ^ ^{a b} Country Party Senator Harrie Wade died on 18 November 1964; Country Party member James Webster was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 9 December.

References

• Journal of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1966. 
• "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 25 November 2008. 

See also

• Australian House of Representatives
• Australian electoral system

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 1958–1961  · 1961–1963  · 1963–1966

Senate 1959–1962  · 1962–1965  · 1965–1968