Members of the Australian Senate, 1926–1929

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1926 to 1929.[1] Half of its members were elected at the 16 December 1922 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1923 and finishing on 30 June 1929; the other half were elected at the 14 November 1925 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1926 and finishing on 30 June 1932. 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
Percy Abbott		Nationalist	New South Wales	1929	1925–29
Richard Abbott [lower-alpha 1]		Country	Victoria	1929	1928–1929
David Andrew [lower-alpha 1]		Country	Victoria	1929	1925–1928
John Barnes		Labor	Victoria	1929	1913–1920, 1923–1935
Henry Barwell [lower-alpha 2]		Nationalist	South Australia	1928 [lower-alpha 3]	1925–1928
William Carroll		Country	Western Australia	1932	1926–1936
John Chapman		Country	South Australia	1932	1926–1931
Walter Cooper [lower-alpha 4]		Country	Queensland	1932	1928–1932, 1935–1968
Charles Cox		Nationalist	New South Wales	1932	1920–1938
Thomas Crawford		Nationalist	Queensland	1929	1917–1947
John Daly [lower-alpha 5]		Labor	South Australia	1929	1928–1935
John Dooley [lower-alpha 6]		Labor	New South Wales	1929	1928–1935
Walter Duncan		Nationalist	New South Wales	1932	1920–1931
Harold Elliott		Nationalist	Victoria	1932	1920–1931
Edward Findley		Labor	Victoria	1929	1904–1917, 1923–1929
Harry Foll		Nationalist	Queensland	1929	1917–1947
Albert Gardiner [lower-alpha 6]		Labor	New South Wales	1928 [lower-alpha 3]	1910–1926, 1928
Hon. Thomas Givens [lower-alpha 4]		Nationalist	Queensland	1932	1904–1928
Hon. William Glasgow		Nationalist	Queensland	1932	1920–1932
Charles Graham		Labor	Western Australia	1929	1923–1929
John Grant [lower-alpha 6]		Labor	New South Wales	1929	1914–1920, 1923–1928
James Guthrie		Nationalist	Victoria	1932	1920–1938
John Hayes		Nationalist	Tasmania	1929	1923–1947
Herbert Hays		Nationalist	Tasmania	1929	1923–1947
Bert Hoare		Labor	South Australia	1929	1922–1935
Walter Kingsmill		Nationalist	Western Australia	1929	1923–1935
Patrick Lynch		Nationalist	Western Australia	1932	1907–1938
John MacDonald [lower-alpha 4]		Labor	Queensland	1928 [lower-alpha 3]	1922, 1928, 1932–1937
Hon. Walter Massy-Greene		Nationalist	New South Wales	1932	1923–1925, 1926–1938
Charles McHugh [lower-alpha 5]		Labor	South Australia	1929	1923–1927
Alexander McLachlan		Nationalist	South Australia	1932	1926–1944
John Millen		Nationalist	Tasmania	1932	1920–1938
Ted Needham		Labor	Western Australia	1929	1907–1920, 1923–1929
Hon. John Newlands		Nationalist	South Australia	1932	1913–1932
James Ogden		Ind/Nationalist [lower-alpha 7]	Tasmania	1929	1923–1932
Mick O'Halloran [lower-alpha 2]		Labor	South Australia	1929	1928–1935
Herbert Payne		Nationalist	Tasmania	1932	1920–1938
Hon. Sir George Pearce [lower-alpha 8]		Nationalist	Western Australia	1932	1901–1938
William Plain		Nationalist	Victoria	1932	1917–1923, 1925–1938
Matthew Reid		Nationalist	Queensland	1929	1917–1935
Albert Robinson [lower-alpha 2]		Nationalist	South Australia	1928 [lower-alpha 3]	1928
Burford Sampson		Nationalist	Tasmania	1932	1925–1938, 1941–1947
Hon. Josiah Thomas		Nationalist	New South Wales	1929	1917–1923, 1925–1929
William Thompson		Nationalist	Queensland	1932	1922–1932
John Verran [lower-alpha 5]		Nationalist	South Australia	1928 [lower-alpha 3]	1927–1928

Senate composition at 1 July 1926

Government (28) - (11 seat majority)
  Nationalist (25) [lower-roman 1][lower-roman 2]
  Country Party (3)

Opposition (7)
  Labor (7) [lower-roman 3]

Crossbench (1)
  Independent (1) [lower-roman 4]

Changes in composition

1. Nationalist Senator Thomas Givens died in June 1928 and was replaced by Labor member John MacDonald until the November 1928 election, when the casual vacancy was won by Country Party candidate Walter Cooper.
2. Nationalist Senator Albert Robinson did not stand for election at the November 1928 election and the casual vacancy was won by Labor candidate Mick O'Halloran.
3. Labor Senator Charles McHugh died in July 1927 and was replaced by Nationalist John Verran until the November 1928 election, when the casual vacancy was won by Labor candidate John Daly.
4. James Ogden was expelled from the Labor Party in 1925 & sat as an independent until the 1928 election when he was re-elected as a Nationalist.

Notes

1. Country Party Senator David Andrew died on 18 November 1928, having not stood for re-election at the 1928 election; Country Party member Richard Abbott was appointed on 18 December to replace him for the rest of his term, expiring on 30 June 1929.
2. Nationalist Senator Henry Barwell resigned on 22 March 1928 to become South Australian Agent-General to London; Nationalist Albert Robinson was appointed on 18 April to replace him until the November 1928 election. Robinson did not stand for re-election in 1928 and the vacancy was won by Labor candidate Mick O'Halloran.
3. 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]
4. Nationalist Senator Thomas Givens died on 19 June 1928; Labor member John MacDonald was appointed on 1 August to replace him until the November 1928 election, when he was defeated by Country Party candidate Walter Cooper.
5. Labor Senator Charles McHugh died on 24 July 1927; Nationalist and former Premier of South Australia John Verran was appointed on 30 August to replace him until the November 1928 election, when he was defeated by Labor candidate John Daly.
6. Labor Senator John Grant died on 19 May 1928; Labor member and former senator Albert Gardiner was appointed on 5 June to replace him until the November 1928 election. Gardiner did not stand for re-election in 1928 and the vacancy was won by Labor candidate John Dooley.
7. James Ogden was expelled from the Labor Party in 1925 for supporting the Bruce-Page government's legislation on navigation and immigration. He sat as an independent until the 1928 election when he was re-elected as a Nationalist.
8. Father of the Senate

References

1. "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1926". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. Evans, H. "Filling Casual Vacancies before 1977" (PDF). The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, Volume 3. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

• Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1928.
• "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.