Members of the Australian Senate, 1951–1953 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1951 to 1953.^[1] The 28 April 1951 election was a double dissolution called by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies in an attempt to gain control of the Senate and to pass the Commonwealth Bank Bill,^[2] if necessary at a joint sitting of both houses. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley and gained control of the Senate with 32 seats to Labor's 28.

In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution,^[3] terms for senators was taken to commence on 1 July 1950. The first five senators elected in each state were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1956 while the other half were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1953.^[4]

The Commonwealth Bank Bill was presented to Parliament again on 26 June 1951 and passed both houses.^{[5] [6]}

Senator	Party		State	Term ending	Years in office
					1953	1938–1965
				New South Wales	1956	1938–1962
				New South Wales	1953	1941–1965
				New South Wales	1956	1938–1962
					1953	1938–1965
					1956	1950–1968
				Queensland	1953	1932–1965
				Queensland	1953	1951–1959, 1968–1974
					1956	1938–1962
				Tasmania	1956	1951–1953
				Tasmania	1953	1950–1965
				Western Australia	1953	1947–1951, 1952–1965
				Queensland	1956	1928–1932, 1935–1968
				Victoria	1953	1951–1953, 1962–1978
				Queensland	1956	1937–1962
					1953	1947–1959
				Victoria	1953	1946–1957
				South Australia	1953	1944–1953
				Western Australia	1953	1938–1959
				Victoria	1953	1950–1968
				New South Wales	1953	1944–1959
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1956
				South Australia	1956	1950–1967
				Victoria	1953	1947–1971
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1968
				Queensland	1953	1950–1965
				South Australia	1953	1951–1969
				Queensland	1953	1950–1965
				Tasmania	1953, 1959	1953, 1953–1975
				South Australia	1956	1944–1946, 1950–1968
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1962
				Tasmania	1956	1944–1968
				South Australia	1956	1935–1947, 1950–1955
				New South Wales	1953	1951–1971
				Tasmania	1953	1947–1953
				Western Australia	1953	1943–1951
				South Australia	1956	1944–1968
				Tasmania	1953	1947–1981
				South Australia	1956	1944–1962
				Queensland	1956	1947–1962
				Western Australia	1953	1951–1966
				South Australia	1953	1951–1961
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1952
				Queensland	1956	1947–1971
				Victoria	1956	1950–1956
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1962
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1962
				Western Australia	1953	1952–1953
				South Australia	1953	1950–1959
				Victoria	1956	1947–1956, 1957–1966
				Western Australia	1953	1950–1971
				Western Australia	1953	1951–1958
				Victoria	1956	1938–1940, 1944–1962
				Victoria	1956	1940–1944, 1950–1956
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1965
				Western Australia	1956	1943–1968
				New South Wales	1953	1950–1953
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1964
				Tasmania	1956	1953–1962
				Victoria	1953	1950–1971
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1975
				Queensland	1953	1950–1978
				Tasmania	1953	1950–1959
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1978

References

• Book: Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1953.
• Web site: Members of the Senate since 1901 . Parliamentary Handbook . . 29 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725081044/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/senate/index.htm . 25 July 2008 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1951 . . 20 March 2017.
2. News: 23 June 1950 . Commonwealth Bank Bill . 1 . . 5 September 2022 . Trove.
3. Rotation of senators.
4. Commonwealth of Australia . Senate . Rotation of Senators . 13 June 1951 . 35.
5. Book: Odgers' Australian Senate Practice . Parliament of Australia . 14th . Simultaneous dissolutions of 1951 . Chapter 21 – Relations with the House of Representatives . CITEREFOdgers' Australian Senate Practice . 3 September 2022 . https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Odgers_Australian_Senate_Practice/Chapter_21.
6. News: 27 June 1951 . Commonwealth Bank Bill re-submitted to parliament . 1 . . 3 September 2022 . Trove.