Members of the Australian Senate, 1950–1951 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1950 to 28 April 1951.^[1] The Senate was expanded from 36 to 60 seats as a result of legislation passed in 1948, which came into effect on 22 February 1950.^[2] The membership of the newly expanded Senate broke down as follows:

• 18 of its members (3 for each state) were elected at the 28 September 1946 election, the last election under the plurality-at-large voting system where the Australian Labor Party had won 15 of the 18 seats. These senators had terms starting on 1 July 1947 and due to finish on 30 June 1953.
• 42 of its members (7 for each state) were elected at the 10 December 1949 election, which was the first election conducted with a single transferable vote under a proportional voting system. The senators were divided into two classes:
  • 30 of its members (5 for each state) had terms starting on 1 July 1950 and due to finish on 30 June 1956. The 18 senators elected in the 21 August 1943 election served until their terms ended on 30 June 1950.
  • 12 of its members (2 for each state) had terms starting on 22 February 1950 (the day the term of the House of Representatives began) and due to finish on 30 June 1953.

Labor retained a Senate majority at the election. The Senate was dissolved for the 1951 election, which was a double dissolution. Labor has not held a Senate majority since.

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	1953	1938–1962
					1956	1938–1965
					1953	1946–1951
					1956	1950–1968
				Queensland	1953	1932–1965
					1956	1938–1962
				Tasmania	1953	1950–1965
					1953	1947–1951, 1952–1965
				Queensland	1953	1928–1932, 1935–1968
				Queensland	1956	1937–1962
				South Australia	1953	1947–1959
				Victoria	1956	1946–1957
				South Australia	1956	1944–1953
				Western Australia	1956	1938–1959
				Victoria	1956	1950–1968
				New South Wales	1956	1944–1959
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1956
				South Australia	1953	1950–1967
				Western Australia	1953	1947–1951, 1953–1959
				Victoria	1953	1947–1971
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1968
				Victoria	1953	1947–1951
				Queensland	1956	1950–1965
				New South Wales	1953	1941–1951
				Queensland	1956	1950–1965
				South Australia	1956	1944–1946, 1950–1968
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1962
				Tasmania	1956	1944–1968
				South Australia	1956	1935–1947, 1950–1955
				Tasmania	1953	1947–1953
				Tasmania	1953	1947–1951
				Western Australia	1956	1943–1951
				South Australia	1956	1944–1968
				Tasmania	1953	1946–1981
				South Australia	1956	1944–1962
				Queensland	1953	1947–1962
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1952
				Queensland	1953	1947–1971
				Victoria	1956	1950–1956
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1962
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1962
				South Australia	1953	1950–1959
				Victoria	1953	1947–1956, 1957–1966
				Western Australia	1953	1950–1971
				Victoria	1953	1938–1940, 1944–1962
				Queensland	1953	1950–1951
				Victoria	1956	1940–1944, 1950–1956
				New South Wales	1956	1950–1965
				Western Australia	1953	1943–1968
				New South Wales	1953	1950–1953
				Western Australia	1956	1950–1964
				South Australia	1953	1947–1951
				Victoria	1953	1950–1971
				Western Australia	1953	1950–1975
				Queensland	1956	1950–1978
				Tasmania	1953	1950–1959
				Tasmania	1956	1950–1978

References

• Book: Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1951.
• Web site: Members of the Senate since 1901 . Parliamentary Handbook . . 30 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 1950 . . 20 March 2017.
2. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1948A00016/a8fe0c2e-e3d8-4778-afa5-80964c16f109 Representation Act 1948