Members of the Australian Senate, 1929–1932

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...

from 1929 to 1932. Half of its members were elected at the 14 November 1925 election

Australian federal election, 1925

Federal elections were held in Australia on 14 November 1925. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 22 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election...

and had terms starting on 1 July 1926 and finishing on 30 June 1932; the other half were elected at the 17 November 1928 election

Australian federal election, 1928

Federal elections were held in Australia on 17 November 1928. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election...

and had terms starting on 1 July 1929 and finishing on 30 June 1935.

In 1931 five Labor members in the House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....

split from the Scullin

James Scullin

James Henry Scullin , Australian Labor politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. Two days after he was sworn in as Prime Minister, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred, marking the beginning of the Great Depression and subsequent Great Depression in Australia.-Early life:Scullin was...

government in opposition to its economic policies on the Great Depression

Great Depression in Australia

Australia suffered badly during the period of the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. As in other nations, Australia suffered years of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging incomes, and...

and joined the Nationalist Party

Nationalist Party of Australia

The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...

and three conservative independents in the House to form the United Australia Party

United Australia Party

The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...

(UAP). Subsequently some New South Wales members and senators were expelled from the Labor Party for their support of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang

Jack Lang (Australian politician)

John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...

's policy of repudiating foreign debt and formed the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales)—known as Lang Labor

Lang Labor

Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe three successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, all led by the New South Wales Labor leader Jack Lang premier of NSW .-Initial opposition to Lang's leadership:...

—and later voted with the UAP to defeat the Scullin government, leading to the 1931 election

Australian federal election, 1931

Federal elections were held in Australia on 19 December 1931. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election...

Senator	Party	State	Years in Office
John Barnes John Barnes (Australian politician) John Barnes was a union official and Australian federal politician representing the Labor Party.-Early life:...	ALP Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	1913–1920, 1923–1935
Tom Brennan	UAP United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...	Victoria	1931–1938
William Carroll William Carroll (Australian politician) William Carroll was an Australian politician. Born in Garvoc, Victoria, he was educated at Horsham before moving to Western Australia during the gold rush to become a miner, and subsequently became a farmer at Tammin...	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...	1926–1936
John Chapman John Chapman (Australian politician) John Hedley Chapman was an Australian politician. Born in Jamestown, South Australia, he was educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide before becoming a bank clerk, and a farmer at Port Lincoln. In 1918, he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Country Party member for...	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... /UAP	South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	1926–1931
Hal Colebatch Hal Colebatch Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch CMG , better known as Sir Hal Colebatch, was a long-serving and occasionally controversial figure in Western Australian politics...	Nationalist/UAP	Western Australia	1929–1933
Walter Cooper	Country	Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	1928–1932, 1935–1968
Charles Cox Charles Frederick Cox Major General Charles Frederick Cox CB, CMG, DSO, VD was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in World War I. He retired in 1930 as an honorary major general.-Early life and career:...	Nationalist/UAP	New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	1920–1938
Thomas Crawford Thomas Crawford (Australian politician) Thomas William Crawford was a long-serving member of the Australian Senate and joint Father of the Senate.-Early life:...	Nationalist/UAP	Queensland	1917–1947
John Daly John Daly (Australian politician) John Joseph Daly was an Australian politician.Daly was born at Hemington, now part of the Adelaide suburb of Thebarton and educated at St John the Baptist School, Thebarton, but left at 13...	ALP	South Australia	1928–1935
John Dooley John Dooley John Braidwood Dooley was an Australian politician who was elected to the Australian Senate.Dooley was born at Tumbarumba, New South Wales and educated at Wagga Wagga Superior Public School and at Courabyra, but left school early to become a shearer and miner. From 1901 to 1904 he was as an...	ALP	New South Wales	1928–1935
Walter Duncan Walter Duncan Walter Leslie Duncan was an Australian politician. Born in Armidale, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a clerk, and was President of the Labor Council of New South Wales in 1911. A member of the Labor Party, he joined the Nationalists in the wake of the 1916 split...	Nationalist	New South Wales	1920–1931
Jack Duncan-Hughes	UAP	South Australia	1922–28 (HoR), 1931–38, 1940–1943 (HoR)
James Dunn James Dunn (Australian politician) James Patrick Digger Dunn was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Liverpool, he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1903, where he became a miner and shearer. He was an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union and the Sydney Vice-President of the Iron...	ALP/Lang Labor Lang Labor Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe three successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, all led by the New South Wales Labor leader Jack Lang premier of NSW .-Initial opposition to Lang's leadership:...	New South Wales	1929–1935
Harold Elliott Harold Edward Elliott Major General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, VD was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War. Elliot also served as a Senator in the Australian parliament.-Early life:...	Nationalist	Victoria	1920–1931
Robert Elliott Robert Elliott (Victorian politician) Robert Charles Dunlop Elliott was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, he was educated at state schools before becoming a businessman, owning country newspapers and radio stations. He was a company director, land owner and philanthropist...	Country	Victoria	1929–1935
Harry Foll	Nationalist/UAP	Queensland	1917–1947
Hon Bill Glasgow Thomas William Glasgow Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO , was an Australian Army Major General in World War I and member of the Australian Senate, representing Queensland as a Nationalist Party member from 1919 - 1931.-Early life and career:...	Nationalist/UAP	Queensland	1920–1932
Charles Grant Charles Grant (Australian politician) Charles William Grant was an Australian politician.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at Hutchins School before becoming a merchant and later a magistrate. In 1922 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Denison...	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...	1925, 1932–1941
James Guthrie James Guthrie (Australian politician) James Francis Guthrie was an Australian politician. Born at Rich Avon Station in Victoria, he was educated at Geelong College before becoming a grazier, sheep breeder and woolbroker. In 1919, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Victoria...	Nationalist/UAP	Victoria	1920–1938
John Hayes John Hayes (Australian politician) John Blyth Hayes was Premier of Tasmania from 12 August 1922 to 14 August 1923. Hayes was also the President of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1938 to 30 June 1941.Hayes was born in Bridgewater, and died in Launceston....	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania	1923–1947
Herbert Hays Herbert Hays Herbert Hays was an Australian politician. Born at Forth, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer. In 1911, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a member for Wilmot, serving as an Honorary Minister 1916-1922...	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania	1923–1947
Bert Hoare	ALP	South Australia	1922–1935
Bertie Johnston	Country	Western Australia	1929–1942
Walter Kingsmill Walter Kingsmill Sir Walter Kingsmill was an Australian politician.Born in Glenelg, South Australia, he was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide before becoming a geologist. Moving to Western Australia in 1888, he became a mine manager...	Nationalist/UAP	Western Australia	1923–1935
Harry Kneebone	ALP	South Australia	1931
Harry Lawson Harry Lawson Sir Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson KCMG , Australian politician, was the 27th Premier of Victoria.Lawson was born in Dunolly, the son of a Presbyterian clergyman of Scottish descent. He was educated at a local school and then briefly Scotch College in Melbourne. He was a noted Australian rules...	Nationalist/UAP	Victoria	1929–1935
Patrick Lynch Patrick Lynch (Australian politician) Patrick Joseph Lynch was an Australian politician.Lynch was born in Skeark, County Meath, Ireland and educated at Cormeen National School and Bailieborough Model School, County Cavan. He migrated to Queensland in 1886 and cut railway sleepers near Charleville and then travelled to the Croydon...	Nationalist/UAP	Western Australia	1907–1938
Alexander McLachlan Alexander McLachlan Alexander John McLachlan was an Australian politician.McLachlan was born in Naracoorte, South Australia and educated at Hamilton Academy, and Mount Gambier High School. He was an articled clerk in Mount Gambier and completed the Final Certificate in Law at the University of Adelaide in 1895. He...	Nationalist/UAP	South Australia	1926–1944
Hon Walter Massy-Greene	Nationalist/UAP	New South Wales	1910–1922 (HoR), 1923–1925, 1926–1938
John Millen John Millen (Australian politician) John Dunlop Millen was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in Derry, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at the University of Sydney, becoming an engineer and mine manager in Tasmania. In 1919, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Tasmania...	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania	1920–1938
Patrick Mooney Patrick Mooney (Australian politician) Patrick Frederick Mooney was an Australian politician. Born in Eurobodalla, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a hotel manager and tram driver. He was an official with the Tramway Workers Union, and also served on Redfern Council...	Lang Labor	New South Wales	1931–1932
Hon John Newlands John Newlands (Australian politician) Sir John Newlands , formerly John Newland, was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Nairnshire, he was educated in Scotland before migrating to Australia in 1883, where he became a railway worker...	Nationalist/UAP	South Australia	1913–1932
James Ogden James Ogden James Ernest Ogden was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate....	UAP	Tasmania	1923–1932
Mick O'Halloran Mick O'Halloran Michael Raphael O'Halloran was an Australian Labor Party politician, serving in the Australian Senate and as opposition leader in the Parliament of South Australia....	ALP	South Australia	1928–1935
Herbert Payne Herbert Payne Herbert James Mockford Payne was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an investor and grazier. In 1903, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Burnie, transferring to Darwin in 1909. He was Treasurer, Minister for...	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania	1920–1938
Hon George Pearce George Pearce Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO was an Australian politician who was instrumental in founding the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia....	Nationalist/UAP	Western Australia	1901–1938
William Plain William Plain William Plain was a Scottish-born Australian politician.Born in Scotland, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1890, where he became a farm worker and goldminer at Lara, Victoria. In 1908, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Geelong...	Nationalist/UAP	Victoria	1917–1923, 1925–1938
Arthur Rae Arthur Rae Arthur Rae was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. Born in Christchurch, he received a primary education at Blenheim before migrating to Australia in 1878, where he became a miner, shearer and journalist. He was secretary of the New South Wales Shearers' Union during the 1890 strike...	ALP/Lang Labor	New South Wales	1910–1914, 1929–1935
Matthew Reid Matthew Reid (Australian politician) Matthew Reid was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Ayrshire, he was educated in London before migrating to Australia in 1887. He was active in the Carpenters' Union and was an organiser of the Australian Labour Federation from 1890. In 1893, he was elected to the Queensland...	Nationalist/UAP	Queensland	1917–1935
Burford Sampson Burford Sampson Burford Sampson was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before serving in the military 1899-1901, during the Boer War. He remained in Africa, serving with the Rhodesian Mountain Police and farming in South Africa. He returned to...	Nationalist/UAP	Tasmania	1925–1938, 1941–1947
William Thompson William Thompson (Australian politician) William George Thompson was an Irish-born Australian politician. He migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at state schools in Rockhampton in Queensland. He became a shop worker, a business owner and a colliery owner. He served in the military 1899-1901 and 1910–1917, and also sat on...	Nationalist/UAP	Queensland	1922–1932

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