Members of the Australian Senate, 1914–1917
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1914 to 1917. The 5 September 1914 election was a double dissolution called by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Cook in an attempt to gain control of the Senate. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Andrew Fisher, who announced with the outbreak of World War I during the campaign that under a Labor Government, Australia would "stand beside the mother country to help and defend her to the last man and the last shilling."[1]
In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution terms for Senators was taken to commence on 1 July 1914. Half the Senators representing the States were allocated terms finishing on 30 June 1917 and the other half on 30 June 1920.
In September 1916, 24 Labor members of the House of Representatives and the Senate—including Prime Minister Billy Hughes—were expelled for their support of conscription during World War I and later formed the National Labor Party, which merged with the Commonwealth Liberal Party in February 1917 to form the Nationalist Party of Australia.
| Senator | Party | State | Years in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bakhap[2] | Liberal/Nationalist | Tasmania | 1913–1923 |
| Stephen Barker[3] | ALP | Victoria | 1910–1920, 1923–1924 |
| John Barnes[3] | ALP | Victoria | 1913–1920, 1923–1935 |
| Albert Blakey[2] | ALP | Victoria | 1910–1917 |
| Richard Buzacott[2] | ALP/Nationalist | Western Australia | 1910–1923 |
| Hugh de Largie[2] | ALP/Nationalist | Western Australia | 1901–1923 |
| John Earle[2][4] | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1917–1923 |
| Myles Ferricks[3] | ALP | Queensland | 1913–1920 |
| Edward Findley[2] | ALP | Victoria | 1904–1917, 1923–1929 |
| Albert Gardiner[3] | ALP | New South Wales | 1910–1926, 1928 |
| Hon Thomas Givens[3] | ALP/Nationalist | Queensland | 1904–1928 |
| Hon Albert Gould[2] | Liberal/Nationalist | New South Wales | 1901–1917 |
| John Grant[3] | ALP | New South Wales | 1914–1920, 1923–1928 |
| Robert Guthrie[2] | ALP/Nationalist | South Australia | 1904–1921 |
| James Guy[3] | ALP | Tasmania | 1914–1920 |
| George Henderson[2] | ALP/Nationalist | Western Australia | 1904–1923 |
| Hon John Keating[2] | Liberal/Nationalist | Tasmania | 1901–1923 |
| James Long[3] | ALP | Tasmania | 1910–1918 |
| Patrick Lynch[3] | ALP/Nationalist | Western Australia | 1907–1938 |
| William Maughan[3] | ALP | Queensland | 1913–1920 |
| Allan McDougall[3] | ALP | New South Wales | 1910–1920, 1922–1924 |
| Andrew McKissock[2] | ALP | Victoria | 1914–1917 |
| Hon Edward Millen[2] | Liberal/Nationalist | New South Wales | 1901–1923 |
| John Mullan[2] | ALP | Queensland | 1913–1917 |
| Ted Needham[3] | ALP | Western Australia | 1907–1920, 1923–1929 |
| John Newlands[3] | ALP/Nationalist | South Australia | 1913–1932 |
| David O'Keefe[3] | ALP | Tasmania | 1901–1906, 1910–1914, 1914–1920, 1922–1925 (HoR) |
| James O'Loghlin[3] | ALP | South Australia | 1907, 1913–1920, 1923–1925 |
| Hon George Pearce[3] | ALP/Nationalist | Western Australia | 1901–1938 |
| Rudolph Ready[4] | ALP | Tasmania | 1910–1917 |
| James Rowell[2][5] | Nationalist | South Australia | 1917–1923 |
| Edward Russell[3] | ALP/Nationalist | Victoria | 1907–1925 |
| William Senior[2] | ALP/Nationalist | South Australia | 1913–1923 |
| John Shannon[3] | Liberal/Nationalist | South Australia | 1912–1913, 1914–1920 |
| James Stewart[2] | ALP | Queensland | 1901–1917 |
| William Story[5] | ALP/Nationalist | South Australia | 1904–1917 |
| Hon Harry Turley[2] | ALP | Queensland | 1904–1917 |
| David Watson[2] | ALP | New South Wales | 1914–1917 |
Notes
- ↑ Murphy, D. J. "Fisher, Andrew (1862 - 1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Term finishing 30 June 1917
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Term finishing 30 June 1920
- 1 2 ALP senator Rudolph Ready resigned on 1 March 1917; on the same day Nationalist John Earle was appointed to replace him.
- 1 2 Nationalist senator William Story resigned on 24 April 1917 to run successfully for the House of Representatives seat of Boothby; on 24 May 1917 Nationalist James Rowell—who had been elected at the 5 May 1917 election for a term commencing on 1 July 1917—was appointed to replace him.
References
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1917.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
See also
| Members of the Australian Parliament | ||
| House of Representatives | ||
| Senate |