This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1951 to 1953. The 28 April 1951 election was a double dissolution called by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies in an attempt to gain control of the Senate and to pass the Commonwealth Bank Bill, if necessary at a joint sitting of both houses. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley and gained control of the Senate with 32 seats to Labor's 28.
In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution, Rotation of senators. terms for senators was taken to commence on 1 July 1950. The first five senators elected in each state were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1956 while the other half were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1953.
The Commonwealth Bank Bill was presented to Parliament again on 26 June 1951 and passed both houses.
Senator Party State Term ending Years in office New South Wales 1953 1938–1965 New South Wales 1956 1938–1962 New South Wales 1953 1941–1965 New South Wales 1956 1938–1962 Tasmania 1953 1938–1965 Queensland 1956 1950–1968 Queensland 1953 1932–1965 Queensland 1953 1951–1959, 1968–1974 Victoria 1956 1938–1962 Tasmania 1956 1951–1953 Tasmania 1953 1950–1965 Western Australia 1953 1947–1951, 1952–1965 Queensland 1956 1928–1932, 1935–1968 Victoria 1953 1951–1953, 1962–1978 Queensland 1956 1937–1962 South Australia 1953 1947–1959 Victoria 1953 1946–1957 South Australia 1953 1944–1953 Western Australia 1953 1938–1959 Victoria 1953 1950–1968 New South Wales 1953 1944–1959 Tasmania 1956 1950–1956 South Australia 1956 1950–1967 Victoria 1953 1947–1971 Tasmania 1956 1950–1968 Queensland 1953 1950–1965 South Australia 1953 1951–1969 Queensland 1953 1950–1965 Tasmania 1953, 1959 1953, 1953–1975 South Australia 1956 1944–1946, 1950–1968 New South Wales 1956 1950–1962 Tasmania 1956 1944–1968 South Australia 1956 1935–1947, 1950–1955 New South Wales 1953 1951–1971 / Tasmania 1953 1947–1953 Western Australia 1953 1943–1951 South Australia 1956 1944–1968 Tasmania 1953 1947–1981 South Australia 1956 1944–1962 Queensland 1956 1947–1962 Western Australia 1953 1951–1966 South Australia 1953 1951–1961 Western Australia 1956 1950–1952 Queensland 1956 1947–1971 Victoria 1956 1950–1956 New South Wales 1956 1950–1962 Western Australia 1956 1950–1962 Western Australia 1953 1952–1953 South Australia 1953 1950–1959 Victoria 1956 1947–1956, 1957–1966 Western Australia 1953 1950–1971 Western Australia 1953 1951–1958 Victoria 1956 1938–1940, 1944–1962 Victoria 1956 1940–1944, 1950–1956 New South Wales 1956 1950–1965 Western Australia 1956 1943–1968 New South Wales 1953 1950–1953 Western Australia 1956 1950–1964 Tasmania 1956 1953–1962 Victoria 1953 1950–1971 Western Australia 1956 1950–1975 Queensland 1953 1950–1978 Tasmania 1953 1950–1959 Tasmania 1956 1950–1978
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