Members of the Australian Senate, 1920–1923
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1920 to 1923.[1] Half of its members were elected at the 5 May 1917 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1917 and finishing on 30 June 1923; the other half were elected at the 13 December 1919 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1920 and finishing on 30 June 1926.
Senate composition at 1 July 1920
Government (34) - (16 seat majority)[lower-alpha 6]
Nationalist (34) [lower-alpha 5]
Opposition (3)
Labor (2) [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
- 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]
- Nationalist senator Robert Guthrie died on 20 January 1921; on 16 February Nationalist Edward Vardon was appointed to replace him however Vardon's appointment lapsed on 4 August 1921 due to lack of confirmation by the South Australian Parliament.
- Nationalist Vardon was reappointed on 9 August 1921until the 16 December 1922 election, when he was defeated by Labor candidate Bert Hoare for the remainder of the term finishing on 30 June 1923.
- Nationalist senator Herbert Pratten resigned on 23 November 1921 to contest successfully the 1922 election for the House of Representatives seat of Parramatta; on 15 December Nationalist Henry Garling was appointed to replace him until the 16 December 1922 election, when he was defeated by Labor candidate Allan McDougall for the remainder of the term finishing on 30 June 1923.
- Nationalist senator John Adamson died on 2 May 1922; on 26 May Labor member John MacDonald was appointed to replace him until the 16 December 1922 election, when he was defeated by Nationalist candidate William Thompson for the remainder of the term finishing on 30 June 1926.
- Changes to the Senate in chronological order,[lower-alpha 1] were Guthrie died,[lower-alpha 2] Vardon's appointment lapsed,[lower-alpha 3] Pratten resigned,[lower-alpha 4] Adamson died,[lower-alpha 5]
References
- "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1921". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- Evans, H. "Filling Casual Vacancies before 1977" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- Journals of the Senate. Parliament of Australia. 1923.
- "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
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