Members of the Australian Senate, 1901–1903
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Senate composition at March 1901
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Protectionist (11)
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Labour (8)
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Free Trade (17)
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This is a list of the members of the Australian Senate in the First Australian Parliament, which was elected on 29 March 1901.[1][2] 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,[3] 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 would sit for a three-year term, finishing on 31 December 1903.[4] The process for filing of casual vacancies was complex, with an initial appointment followed by an election.Template:Efn The status of political parties varied, being national,Template:Efn State based,Template:Efn and informal.Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
George Pearce, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the 1901-1903 Senate. Robert Best was the last surviving Protectionist member, and John Clemons was the last surviving Free Trade member.
Senators
| Image | Member | Party | State | Term expiry | Term start | Term end | Portfolio | Notes | |
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Free Trade | South Australia | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 |
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Previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council. Retired |
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Labour | Victoria | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 1903 | Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Carlton South. Lost seat | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Protectionist | 1903 | 31 December 1903 | ||||||
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Protectionist | Victoria | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1910 |
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Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Fitzroy. Re-elected |
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Protectionist | Tasmania | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1903 | Lost seat. Later re-elected to the Senate in 1906 | |
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Free Trade | South Australia | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1903 | Previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council. Lost seat | |
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Free Trade | Tasmania | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 5 September 1914 |
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Re-elected |
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Labour | Queensland | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously held the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Charters Towers. Lost seat | |
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Labour | Western Australia | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1923 | Re-elected | |
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Free Trade | Tasmania | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1910 | Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Brighton. Re-elected | |
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Protectionist | South Australia | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1903 | Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Barossa. Retired. Later elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1905 | |
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Protectionist | Queensland | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Lost preselection and retired | |
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Free Trade | Western Australia | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 17 April 1903 Template:Efn | Previously held the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Swan. Resigned to focus on legal practice. Later elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin in 1909 | |
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Free Trade | Queensland | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 6 October 1903 Template:Efn | Simultaneously a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Seat made vacant due to prolonged absence without permission. Oldest member of the 1901-1903 Senate | |
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Protectionist | Victoria | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1913 | Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Re-elected | |
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Protectionist | Queensland | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1903 | Previously held the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Bundaberg. Lost seat | |
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Free Trade | New South Wales | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1917 | Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Singleton. Re-elected | |
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Free Trade | Western Australia | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1903 | Retired. Later elected to the British House of Commons seat of South Shields in 1922 | |
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Labour | Queensland | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously held the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Fortitude Valley. Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Capricornia in 1910 | |
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Protectionist | Tasmania | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 30 June 1923 |
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Re-elected. Youngest member of the 1901-1903 Senate |
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Free Trade | Tasmania | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1910 | Re-elected | |
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Protectionist | New South Wales | 31 December 1903 | 8 October 1903 Template:Efn Template:Efn | 30 November 1903 | Previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Resigned to return to the Legislative Council after deciding not to contest the 1903 federal election | |
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Free Trade | Western Australia | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Retired | |
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Labour Template:Efn | South Australia | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 13 August 1914 |
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Previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council. Re-elected |
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Free Trade | New South Wales | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 14 September 1923 | Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Bourke. Re-elected | |
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Free Trade | New South Wales | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1910 | Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Paddington. Re-elected | |
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Protectionist | New South Wales | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 27 September 1903 Template:Efn |
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Previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Resigned in order to become a Justice of the High Court |
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Protectionist Template:Efn | Tasmania | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | May 1901 | Lost seat. Later re-elected to the Senate in 1910 | |
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Labour | Western Australia | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1938 | Re-elected. Last surviving member of the 1901-1903 Senate | |
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Protectionist | South Australia | 31 December 1906 | 30 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 |
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Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Gumeracha. Lost seat |
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Free Trade | New South Wales | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1910 | Previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Re-elected | |
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Free Trade | Victoria | 31 December 1903 | 21 January 1903 Template:Efn Template:Efn | 31 December 1903 | Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Retired | |
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Free Trade | Victoria | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 2 January 1903 Template:Efn | Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Died in office | |
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Free Trade | Western Australia | 31 December 1903 | 20 May 1903 Template:Efn Template:Efn | 31 December 1903 | Previously a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Lost seat. Later elected to the Legislative Council in 1918 | |
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Free Trade | Western Australia | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Retired | |
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Labour | Queensland | 31 December 1903 | 30 March 1901 | 30 June 1917 |
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Previously held the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Rockhampton North. Re-elected |
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Protectionist | Victoria | 31 December 1903 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Williamstown. Lost seat | |
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Free Trade | South Australia | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1913 |
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Previously held the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Sturt. Re-elected |
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Free Trade | New South Wales | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 30 June 1913 | Re-elected | |
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Protectionist | Victoria | 31 December 1906 | 29 March 1901 | 31 December 1906 | Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Retired | |
Notes
References
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- ↑ Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive, Senate 1903 National summary NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas and appointments. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) Part II the Senate.
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