Members of the Australian Senate, 1944–1947

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1944 to 1947. Half of its members were elected at the 21 September 1940 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1941 and finishing on 30 June 1947; the other half were elected at the 21 August 1943 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1944 and finishing on 30 June 1950.

In 1945, Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia and it soon absorbed the moribund United Australia Party.

Senator Party State Years in Office
Stan Amour[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1965
John Armstrong[1] ALP New South Wales 1938–1962
Hon Bill Ashley[2] ALP New South Wales 1938–1962
James Arnold[2] ALP New South Wales 1941–1965
Fred Beerworth[2][3] ALP South Australia 1946–1951
Bill Aylett[1] ALP Tasmania 1938–1965
Charles Brand[2] UAP/Liberal Victoria 1935–1947
Hon Gordon Brown[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1965
Hon Don Cameron[1] ALP Victoria 1938–1962
Robert Clothier[1] ALP Western Australia 1943–1968
Hon Herbert Collett[2] UAP/Liberal Western Australia 1933–1947
Hon Joe Collings[1] ALP Queensland 1932–1950
Walter Cooper[2] Country Queensland 1928–1932, 1935–1968
Ben Courtice[1] ALP Queensland 1937–1962
Thomas Crawford[2] UAP/Liberal Queensland 1917–1947
Jack Devlin[1][4] ALP Victoria 1946–1957
Alex Finlay[1] ALP South Australia 1944–1953
Hon Harry Foll[2] UAP/Liberal Queensland 1917–1947
Alexander Fraser[4] Country Victoria 1946
Hon James Fraser[1] ALP Western Australia 1938–1959
Hon William Gibson[2] Country Victoria 1935–1947
Donald Grant[1] ALP New South Wales 1944–1959
Hon John Hayes[2] UAP/Liberal Tasmania 1923–1947
Herbert Hays[2] UAP/Liberal Tasmania 1923–1947
Hon Richard Keane[4] ALP Victoria 1929–1931 (HoR), 1938–1946
Charles Lamp[1] ALP Tasmania 1938–1950
William Large[2] ALP New South Wales 1941–1951
Hon John Leckie[2] UAP/Liberal Victoria 1935–1947
Hon Allan MacDonald[2] UAP/Liberal Western Australia 1935–1947
Ted Mattner[3] UAP/Liberal South Australia 1944–1946, 1950–1968
Nick McKenna[1] ALP Tasmania 1944–1968
James McLachlan[2] UAP/Liberal South Australia 1935–1947
Hon George McLeay[2] UAP/Liberal South Australia 1935–1947, 1950–1955
Richard Nash[1] ALP Western Australia 1943–1951
Theo Nicholls[1] ALP South Australia 1944–1968
Sid O'Flaherty[1] ALP South Australia 1944–1962
Burford Sampson[2] UAP/Liberal Tasmania 1925–1938, 1941–1947
Jim Sheehan[1] ALP Victoria 1938–1940, 1944–1962
Dorothy Tangney[2] ALP Western Australia 1943–1968
Oliver Uppill[3] UAP South Australia 1935–1944

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Term finishing 30 June 1950
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Term finishing 30 June 1947
  3. 1 2 3 UAP Senator Oliver Uppill resigned on 16 September 1944; UAP member Ted Mattner was appointed to replace him on 10 October, with his term expiring at the 28 September 1946 election, when he was defeated by ALP candididate Fred Beerworth for the vacancy expiring on 30 June 1947.
  4. 1 2 3 ALP Senator Richard Keane died on 26 April 1946; Country Party member Alexander Fraser was appointed to replace him on 15 May, with his term expiring at the 28 September 1946 election, when he was defeated by ALP candidate Jack Devlin for the vacancy expiring on 30 June 1950.

References

See also

Members of the Australian Parliament
House of Representatives

1940–1943  · 1943–1946  · 1946–1949

Senate

1941–1944  · 1944–1947  · 1947–1950

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