Members of the Australian Senate, 1901–1903
Appearance
This is a list of the members of the Australian Senate in the First Australian Parliament, which was elected on 29 March 1901.[1] There were 36 senators in this initial parliament. Terms were deemed to start on 1 January 1901. In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution,[2] the Senate resolved that in each State the three senators who received the most votes would sit for a six year term, finishing on 31 December 1906 while the other half half would sit for a three year term, finishing on 31 December 1903.[3]
Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in Office |
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Sir Richard Baker | Free Trade[n 1] | South Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
John Barrett | Labor[n 2] | Victoria | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
Hon Robert Best | Protectionist[n 3] | Victoria | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1910, 1910–1922 (HoR) |
Cyril Cameron | Protectionist | Tasmania | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903, 1907–1913 |
Hon David Charleston | Free Trade | South Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
John Clemons | Free Trade | Tasmania | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1914 |
Hon Anderson Dawson | Labor | Queensland | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Hugh de Largie | Labor | Western Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1923 |
Hon Henry Dobson | Free Trade | Tasmania | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1910 |
Sir John Downer | Protectionist | South Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
Hon James Drake | Protectionist | Queensland | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Norman Ewing [n 4] | Free Trade | Western Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
John Ferguson | Free Trade | Queensland | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
Hon Simon Fraser | Protectionist | Victoria | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1913 |
Thomas Glassey | Protectionist | Queensland | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
Hon Albert Gould | Free Trade | New South Wales | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1917 |
Edward Harney | Free Trade | Western Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
William Higgs | Labor | Queensland | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906, 1910–1922 (HoR) |
John Keating | Protectionist | Tasmania | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1923 |
James Macfarlane | Free Trade | Tasmania | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1910 |
Dr Charles Mackellar [n 5] | Protectionist | New South Wales | 30 December 1903 | 1903 |
Alexander Matheson | Free Trade | Western Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Gregor McGregor | Labor | South Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1914 |
Edward Millen | Free Trade | New South Wales | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1923 |
John Neild | Free Trade | New South Wales | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1910 |
Hon Richard O'Connor[n 5] | Protectionist | New South Wales | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
David O'Keefe | Labor | Tasmania | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906, 1910–1914, 1914–1920, 1922–1925 (HoR) |
George Pearce | Labor | Western Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1938 |
Hon Thomas Palyford | Protectionist | South Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Edward Pulsford | Free Trade | New South Wales | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1910 |
Robert Reid [n 6] | Free Trade | Victoria | 30 December 1903 | 1903 |
Hon Sir Frederick Sargood [n 6] | Free Trade | Victoria | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1903 |
Henry Saunders [n 4] | Free Trade | Western Australia | 30 December 1903 | 1903 |
Staniforth Smith | Free Trade | Western Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
James Stewart | Labor | Queensland | 30 December 1903 | 1901–1917 |
James Styles | Protectionist | Victoria | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Hon Sir Josiah Symon | Free Trade | South Australia | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1913 |
James Walker | Free Trade | New South Wales | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1913 |
Hon Sir William Zeal | Protectionist | Victoria | 30 December 1906 | 1901–1906 |
Notes
- ^ The Free Trade Party, then known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, was the only national political party at the 1901 election.
- ^ There was no national Labor Party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Labor" were endorsed by their various state Labor parties.
- ^ There was no national Protectionist party organisation at the time of the 1901 election. Members categorised as "Protectionist" were those who accepted the leadership of Edmund Barton.
- ^ a b Western Australian Free Trade Senator Norman Ewing resigned on 17 April 1903. Henry Saunders was appointed as his replacement on 20 May.
- ^ a b New South Wales Protectionist Senator Richard O'Connor resigned on 27 September 1903, to take up a position as a Justice of the new High Court of Australia. Dr Charles Mackellar was appointed as his replacement on 8 October.
- ^ a b Victorian Free Trade Senator Frederick Sargood died on 2 January 1903. Robert Reid was appointed as his replacement on 21 January.
References
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1901". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) Part II the Senate.
- ^ "Rotation of Senators" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 4 July 1901. pp. 2012–2017.
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1903.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
See also
Members of the Australian Parliament | ||
House of Representatives | ||
Senate |