Members_of_the_Australian_Senate,_1917–1920

Members of the Australian Senate, 1917–1920

Members of the Australian Senate, 1917–1920

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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1917 to 1920.[1] Half of its members were elected at the 5 September 1914 election and had terms notionally starting on 1 July 1914 and finishing on 30 June 1920; the other half were elected at the 5 May 1917 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1917 and finishing on 30 June 1923.

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Composition 1914-1916
Government (24) - (5 seat majority)
  Nationalist (24)

Opposition (12)
  Labor (12) [lower-roman 1]
 
Changes in composition

  1. Labor senator James Long resigned in December 1918 and was replaced by Nationalist Edward Mulcahy.

Notes

  1. Labor senator James Long resigned on 20 December 1918; on 15 January 1919 Nationalist Edward Mulcahy was appointed to replace him.
  2. Mulcahy was 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] In 1919 Mulcahy was elected for the balance of the term ending in 1920.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1918". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. [2]
    Evans, H. "Filling Casual Vacancies before 1977" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. [3]
    Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive, Senate 1919 Tas. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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