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

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 Term finishing 30 June 1965
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 Term finishing 30 June 1962
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.

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See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1955–1958  · 1958–1961  · 1961–1963

Senate

1956–1959  · 1959–1962  · 1962–1965