Members_of_the_Australian_Senate,_1953–1956
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1953 to 1956.[1] Half of its members were elected at the 28 April 1951 election and had terms deemed to start on 1 July 1950 and finishing on 30 June 1956; the other half were elected at the 9 May 1953 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1953 and finishing on 30 June 1959.
Senate composition at 1 July 1953
Government (31) - (1 seat majority)
Liberal (26) [lower-roman 1]
Country Party (5) [lower-roman 1]
Opposition (29)
Labor (29) [lower-roman 2]
Changes in composition
Agnes Robertson left the Liberal Party in 1955, then after 21 days as an independent joined the Country Party. George Cole joined the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) in 1955, which became the Democratic Labor Party in 1957.