Members_of_the_Australian_Senate,_1904–1906

Members of the Australian Senate, 1904–1906

Members of the Australian Senate, 1904–1906

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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1904 to 1906.[1] Half of its members were elected at the March 1901 election and had terms deemed to start on 1 January 1901 and finishing on 31 December 1906; the other half were elected at the 16 December 1903 election and had terms starting on 1 January 1904 and finishing on 30 June 1910, extended as a result of the 1906 referendum, which changed Senate terms to finish on 30 June, rather than 31 December.[2] Parties reflect those acknowledged at the time of the 1904 election[lower-alpha 1]

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Senate composition at 1 January 1904
  Protectionist (8)

  Labour (14)

  Anti-Socialist (12)

  Tariff Reform (1)

  Independent (1)

Notes

  1. Prior to the 1906 election the Free Trade Party renamed itself the Anti-Socialist Party.
  2. William Trenwith, was a former trade union official and leader of the Victorian Labour Party who was an independent because of his refusal to pledge to vote as directed by the Labour Party.[3]

References

  1. "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1904". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

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