Members of the Australian Senate, 1920–1923

> Senate composition at 1 July 1920
> Government (34) \- (16 seat majority)[f]
>    Nationalist (34) [e]

>  Opposition (3)
>    Labor (2) [c]

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.

Senator  | Party  | State  | Term ending  | Years in office

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John Adamson [e] |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1926 | 1920–1922
Thomas Bakhap |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1923 | 1913–1923
Benjamin Benny |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1926 | 1920–1926
William Bolton |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1923 | 1917–1923
Richard Buzacott |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1923 | 1910–1923
Charles Cox |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1926 | 1920–1938
Thomas Crawford |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1923 | 1917–1947
Hugh de Largie |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1923 | 1901–1923
Edmund Drake-Brockman |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1926 | 1920–1926
Walter Duncan |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1926 | 1920–1931
John Earle |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1923 | 1917–1923
Harold Elliott |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1926 | 1920–1931
George Fairbairn |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1923 | 1917–1923
Harry Foll |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1923 | 1917–1947
George Foster |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1926 | 1920–1925
Albert Gardiner |   | Labor | New South Wales | 1926 | 1910–1926, 1928
Henry Garling [d] |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1922 [a] | 1921–1922
Thomas Givens |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1926 | 1904–1928
William Glasgow |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1926 | 1920–1932
James Guthrie |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1926 | 1920–1938
Robert Guthrie [b] |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1923 | 1904–1921
George Henderson |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1923 | 1904–1923
Bert Hoare |   | Labor | South Australia | 1923 [b] | 1922–1935
John Keating |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1923 | 1901–1923
Patrick Lynch |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1926 | 1907–1938
John MacDonald [e] |   | Labor | Queensland | 1922 [a] | 1922, 1928, 1932–1937
Allan McDougall |   | Labor | New South Wales | 1923 [d] | 1910–1920, 1922–1924
Edward Millen |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1923 | 1901–1923
John Millen |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1926 | 1920–1938
John Newlands |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1926 | 1913–1932
Herbert Payne |   | Nationalist | Tasmania | 1926 | 1920–1938
George Pearce |   | Nationalist | Western Australia | 1926 | 1901–1938
William Plain |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1923 | 1917–1923, 1925–1938
Herbert Pratten [d] |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1923 | 1917–1921)
Matthew Reid |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1923 | 1917–1935
James Rowell |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1923 | 1917–1923
Edward Russell |   | Nationalist | Victoria | 1926 | 1907–1925
William Senior |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1923 | 1913–1923
Josiah Thomas |   | Nationalist | New South Wales | 1923 | 1917–1923, 1925–1929
William Thompson |   | Nationalist | Queensland | 1926 [e] | 1922–1932
Edward Vardon [b][c] |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1922 [a] | 1921–1922
Victor Wilson |   | Nationalist | South Australia | 1926 | 1920–1926

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d 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]
2. ^ a b c d 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.
3. ^ a b c 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.
4. ^ a b c d 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.
5. ^ a b c d e 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.
6. ^ Changes to the Senate in chronological order,[a] were Guthrie died,[b] Vardon's appointment lapsed,[c] Pratten resigned,[d] Adamson died,[e]

## References

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1. ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1921". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. ^ 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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