Members of the Australian Senate, 1974–1975

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1974 to 1975. The 18 May 1974 election was a double dissolution of both Houses, with all 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate up for election. The incumbent Labor Party led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam defeated the opposition Liberal Party led by Billy Snedden and their Coalition partner the Country Party led by Doug Anthony.

In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution, following a double dissolution of Parliament, the terms for Senators commence on 1 July preceding the election – i.e., on 1 July 1973. Half the Senators representing each State were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1976 and the other half were to serve full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1979. However, in fact, the Senate was dissolved on 11 November 1975 for another double dissolution election on 13 December 1975.

Senator	Party	State	Years in Office
Hon Sir Ken Anderson[1]	Liberal	New South Wales	1953–1975
Dr Peter Baume[1]	Liberal	New South Wales	1953–1975
Eric Bessell[1]	Liberal	Tasmania	1974–1975
Hon Reg Bishop[2]	ALP	South Australia	1961–1981
Neville Bonner[2]	Liberal	Queensland	1971–1983
Bill Brown[2]	ALP	Victoria	1969–1970, 1971–1978
Cleaver Bunton[3]	Independent	New South Wales	1974–1975
John Button[2]	ALP	Victoria	1974–1993
Don Cameron[1]	ALP	South Australia	1969–1978
Hon John Carrick[2]	Liberal	New South Wales	1970–1987
Hon Jim Cavanagh[2]	ALP	South Australia	1961–1981
Fred Chaney[1]	Liberal	Western Australia	1974–1990
Ruth Coleman[1]	ALP	Western Australia	1974–1987
Hon Sir Magnus Cormack[2]	Liberal	Victoria	1951–1953, 1962–1978
Hon Bob Cotton[2]	Liberal	New South Wales	1965–1978
Gordon Davidson[1]	Liberal	South Australia	1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Don Devitt[2]	ALP	Tasmania	1965–1978
Hon Tom Drake-Brockman[2]	Country/NCP	Western Australia	1958, 1959–1978
Arnold Drury[1]	ALP	South Australia	1959–1975
Peter Durack[1]	Liberal	Western Australia	1970–1993
Merv Everett[1]	ALP	Tasmania	1974–1975
Albert Field[4]	Independent	Queensland	1974–1975
George Georges[2]	ALP	Queensland	1967–1987
Arthur Gietzelt[1]	ALP	New South Wales	1970–1989
Hon Ivor Greenwood[2]	Liberal	Victoria	1968–1976
Dr Don Grimes[1]	ALP	Tasmania	1974–1987
Margaret Guilfoyle[1]	Liberal	Victoria	1970–1987
Steele Hall[2]	Liberal Movement/Liberal	South Australia	1974–1977
Don Jessop[1]	Liberal	South Australia	1970–1991
Jim Keeffe[1]	ALP	Queensland	1964–1983
Sir Condor Laucke[2]	Liberal	South Australia	1967–1981
Ellis Lawrie[1]	Liberal	Queensland	1965–1975
John Marriott[1]	Liberal	Tasmania	1953–1975
Kathy Martin[1]	Liberal	Queensland	1974–1984
Ron Maunsell[2]	Country/NCP	Queensland	1967–1981
Ron McAuliffe[2]	ALP	Queensland	1970–1981
Hon Doug McClelland[2]	ALP	New South Wales	1961–1987
Hon Jim McClelland[1]	ALP	New South Wales	1970–1978
Gordon McIntosh[1]	ALP	Western Australia	1974–1987
Geoff McLaren[1]	ALP	South Australia	1970–1983
Jean Melzer[1]	ALP	Victoria	1974–1981
Bertie Milliner[2][4]	ALP	Queensland	1968–1975
Alan Missen[1]	Liberal	Victoria	1974–1986
Tony Mulvihill[2]	ALP	New South Wales	1964–1983
Hon Lionel Murphy[1][3]	ALP	New South Wales	1962–1975
Hon Justin O'Byrne[2]	ALP	Tasmania	1947–1981
George Poyser[1]	ALP	Victoria	1966–1975
Cyril Primmer[2]	ALP	Victoria	1971–1985
Peter Rae[2]	Liberal	Tasmania	1967–1986
Douglas Scott[1]	Country/NCP	New South Wales	1970, 1974–1985
Dr Glen Sheil[1]	Country/NCP	Queensland	1974–1981
Peter Sim[2]	Liberal	Western Australia	1964–1981
Michael Townley[1]	Liberal	Tasmania	1970–1987
Peter Walsh[1]	ALP	Western Australia	1974–1993
James Webster[1]	Country/NCP	Victoria	1964–1981
Hon John Wheeldon[2]	ALP	Western Australia	1964–1981
Hon Don Willesee[2]	ALP	Western Australia	1950–1975
Reg Withers[2]	Liberal	Western Australia	1966, 1967–1987
Ian Wood[2]	Liberal	Queensland	1950–1978
Hon Ken Wriedt[2]	ALP	Tasmania	1964–1980
Hon Reg Wright[2]	Liberal	Tasmania	1950–1978
Harold Young[2]	Liberal	South Australia	1968–1981

Notes

1. Term finishing 30 June 1976
2. Term finishing 30 June 1979
3. ALP Senator Lionel Murphy resigned on 9 February 1975 to be appointed to the High Court of Australia; Independent Cleaver Bunton was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 27 February.
4. ALP Senator Bertie Milliner died on 30 June 1975; independent Albert Field was appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy on 3 September.

References

• Journal of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1975.
• "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

See also

• Australian House of Representatives
• Australian electoral system

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 1972–1974  · 1974–1975  · 1975–1977

Senate 1971–1974  · 1974–1975  · 1975–1978