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1968

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1968 to 1971.[1] Half of its members were elected at the 5 December 1964 half Senate election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1971; the other half were elected at 25 November 1967 half Senate election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1974. The process for filling casual vacancies was complex. While senators were elected for a six year term, people appointed to a casual vacancy only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.[2]

Senator Party State End term Years in Office
Ken Anderson   Liberal New South Wales 1971 1953–1975
Reg Bishop   Labor South Australia 1974 1961–1981
George Branson   Liberal Western Australia 1971 1958–1971
Bill Brown [a]   Labor Victoria 1970 [b] 1969–1970, 1971–1978
Tom Bull   Country New South Wales 1971 1965–1971
Nancy Buttfield   Liberal South Australia 1974 1955–1965, 1968–1974
Condon Byrne   DLP Queensland 1974 1951–1959, 1968–1974
Don Cameron [c]   Labor South Australia 1971 1969–1978
Martin Cameron [c]   Liberal South Australia 1969 [b] 1969
Harry Cant   Labor Western Australia 1971 1959–1974
Jim Cavanagh   Labor South Australia 1974 1961–1981
Sam Cohen [a]   Labor Victoria 1974 1962–1969
Hon. Sir Magnus Cormack   Liberal Victoria 1974 1951–1953, 1962–1978
Hon. Bob Cotton   Liberal New South Wales 1974 1965–1978
Gordon Davidson   Liberal South Australia 1971 1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Don Devitt   Labor Tasmania 1971 1965–1978
Felix Dittmer   Labor Queensland 1971 1959–1971
Hon. Tom Drake-Brockman   Country Western Australia 1971 1958, 1959–1978
Arnold Drury   Labor South Australia 1971 1959–1975
Joe Fitzgerald   Labor New South Wales 1974 1962–1974
Hon. Vince Gair   DLP Queensland 1971 1965–1974
George Georges   Labor Queensland 1974 1967–1987
Ivor Greenwood [d]   Liberal Victoria 1971 1968–1976
George Hannan [a]   Liberal Victoria 1974 1956–1965, 1970–1974
Bert Hendrickson [e]   Labor Victoria 1971 1947–1971
Jack Kane [f]   DLP New South Wales 1974 1970–1974
Jim Keeffe   Labor Queensland 1971 1964–1983
Pat Kennelly   Labor Victoria 1971 1953–1971
Bert Lacey   Labor Tasmania 1971 1965–1971
Condor Laucke   Liberal South Australia 1974 1967–1981
Keith Laught [c]   Liberal South Australia 1971 1951–1969
Ellis Lawrie   Liberal Queensland 1971 1965–1975
Elliot Lillico   Liberal Tasmania 1971 1959–1974
Jack Little   DLP Victoria 1974 1968–1974
Doug McClelland   Labor New South Wales 1974 1961–1987
Jim McClelland [g]   Labor New South Wales 1971 [b] 1970–1978
Colin McKellar [f]   Country New South Wales 1974 1958–1970
Frank McManus   DLP Victoria 1971 1956–1962, 1965–1974
Hon. Alister McMullin   Liberal New South Wales 1971 1951–1971
John Marriott   Liberal Tasmania 1971 1953–1975
Ron Maunsell   Country Queensland 1974 1967–1981
Bertie Milliner   Labor Queensland 1974 1968–1975
Tony Mulvihill   Labor New South Wales 1971 1964–1983
Hon. Lionel Murphy   Labor New South Wales 1974 1962–1975
Hon. Justin O'Byrne [e]   Labor Tasmania 1971 1947–1981
James Ormonde [g]   Labor New South Wales 1971 1958, 1959–1970
Bob Poke   Labor Tasmania 1974 1956–1974
George Poyser   Labor Victoria 1974 1966–1975
Edgar Prowse   Country Western Australia 1974 1962–1973
Peter Rae   Liberal Tasmania 1974 1968–1986
Dame Annabelle Rankin [e]   Liberal Queensland 1974 1947–1971
Clem Ridley   Labor South Australia 1971 1959–1971
Douglas Scott [f]   Country New South Wales 1970 [b] 1970, 1974–1985
Hon. Malcolm Scott   Liberal Western Australia 1971 1950–1971
Peter Sim   Liberal Western Australia 1974 1964–1981
Jim Toohey   Labor South Australia 1971 1953–1971
Reg Turnbull   Independent Tasmania 1974 1962–1974
James Webster   Country Victoria 1974 1964–1981
Dame Ivy Wedgwood   Liberal Victoria 1971 1950–1971
John Wheeldon   Labor Western Australia 1971 1964–1981
Laurie Wilkinson   Labor Western Australia 1974 1966–1974
Don Willesee   Labor Western Australia 1974 1950–1975
Reg Withers   Liberal Western Australia 1974 1966, 1967–1987
Ian Wood   Liberal Queensland 1971 1950–1978
Ken Wriedt   Labor Tasmania 1974 1964–1980
Hon. Reg Wright   Liberal Tasmania 1974 1950–1978
Harold Young   Liberal South Australia 1974 1968–1981

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b c Labor Senator Sam Cohen died on 7 October 1969; Labor member Bill Brown was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 19 November but he was defeated for the seat at the November 1970 half Senate election by Liberal candidate George Hannan to complete the term until 30 June 1974.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b c d Appointed to a casual vacancy and only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.[2]
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b c Liberal Senator Keith Laught died on 13 May 1969; Liberal member Martin Cameron was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 23 May but he was defeated for the seat at the October 1969 House of Representatives election by Labor candidate Don Cameron to complete the term until 30 June 1971.
  4. Jump up^ Liberal Senator John Gorton resigned from the Senate on 1 February 1968. Liberal member Ivor Greenwood was appointed to fill the ensuing Senate vacancy on 21 February until a special election at the October 1969 House of Representatives election, when he was elected to complete the term until 30 June 1971.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b c Father of the Senate
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b c Country Party Senator Colin McKellar died on 13 April 1970; Country Party member Douglas Scott was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 6 August but he was defeated for the seat at the November 1970 half Senate election by DLP candidate Jack Kane to complete the term until 30 June 1974.
  7. ^ Jump up to:a b Labor Senator James Ormonde died on 30 November 1970; Labor member Jim McClelland was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 16 March to complete the term until 30 June 1971. McClelland had been elected to the Senate at the 1970 election for a term from 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1977