Chapter 1 - The
Senate and its constitutional role
TABLE 2: PARTY AFFILIATIONS IN THE
SENATE, 1901–2007
In all cases the
figures reflect the composition of the Senate after newly-elected senators have
taken their seats.
1901 Labor 8 Freetraders
17 Protectionists 11
1903 Labor
14 Freetraders 12 Protectionists 8 Tariff Reformers 1 Independent
1
1906 Labor
15 Freetraders 12 Protectionists 6 Tariff Reformers 1 Independent
2
1910 Labor
23 Fusion 13
1913 Labor
29 Liberal 7
1914(a) Labor 31 Liberal
5
1917 Labor
12 Nationalists 24
1919 Labor 1 Nationalists
35
1922 Labor
12 Nationalists 24
1925 Labor 8 Nationalists
25 Country Party* 3
1928 Labor 7 Nationalists
24 Country Party* 5
1931 Labor
10 Country Party* 5 United Australia
Party 21
1934 Labor 3 Country
Party* 7 United Australia Party 26
1937 Labor
16 Country Party* 4 United Australia
Party 16
1940 Labor
17 Country Party* 3 United Australia
Party 16
1943 Labor
22 Country Party* 2 United Australia
Party 12
1946 Labor
33 Liberal 2 Country Party* 1
1949(b) Labor 34 Liberal
20 Country Party* 6
1951(a) Labor 28 Liberal
26 Country Party* 6
1953(c) Labor 29 Liberal
26 Country Party* 5
1955 Labor
28 Democratic Labor 2 Liberal 24 Country Party* 6
1958 Labor
26 Democratic Labor 2 Liberal 25 Country Party* 7
1961 Labor
28 Democratic Labor 1 Independent 1 Liberal 24 Country
Party* 6
1964(c) Labor 27 Democratic
Labor 2 Independent 1 Liberal 23 Country Party* 7
1967(c) Labor 27 Democratic
Labor 4 Independent 1 Liberal 21 Country Party* 7
1970(c) Labor 26 Democratic
Labor 5 Independent 3 Liberal 21 Country Party* 5
1974(a) Labor 29 Independent
1 Liberal Movement 1 Liberal 23 Country Party* 6
1975(a)(d) Labor 27 Independent
1 Liberal Movement 1 Liberal 27 National Country Party* 8
1977 Labor
26 Independent 1 Liberal 29 National Country Party* 6 Australian
Democrats 2
1980 Labor
27 Independent 1 Liberal 28 National Country Party* 3 Australian
Democrats 5
1983(a) Labor 30 Independent
1 Liberal 24 National Party* 4 Australian Democrats 5
1984(e) Labor 34 Nuclear
Disarmament Party 1 Independent 1 Liberal 28 National Party* 5 Australian
Democrats 7
1987(a) Labor 32 Nuclear
Disarmament Party 2 Independent 1 Liberal 27 National Party* 7 Australian
Democrats 7
1990 Labor
32 Independent 2 Liberal 29 National Party* 5 Australian
Democrats 8
1993 Labor
29 Independent 4(f) Liberal 30 National Party* 6 Australian
Democrats 7
1996 Labor
29 Independent 3(g) Liberal 31 National Party* 6 Australian
Democrats 7
1998 Labor
29 Independent 3(h) Liberal 31 National Party*4 Australian Democrats
9
2001 Labor 28 Independent 5(j) Liberal
31 National Party*4 Australian Democrats 8(j)
2004 Labor
28 Independent 1(k) Liberal 33 National Party*6 Australian Democrats
4 Greens 4
2007 Labor
32 Independent 2(k) Liberal 32 National Party 5 Greens 5
(see Supplement)
* In May 1975 the name “Country Party” was changed
to “National Country Party” and in October 1982 the name “National Country
Party” was changed to “National Party of Australia”.
(a) The elections of
1914, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1983 and 1987 followed simultaneous dissolutions.
(b) Senate increased from
36 to 60 senators.
(c) Senate election held separately from House of
Representatives.
(d) Senate increased from 60 to 64 senators following
the election of territory senators - 2 from each of Australian
Capital Territory and Northern Territory.
(e) Senate increased from 64 to 76 senators.
(f) 2 Greens (WA), 1 Ind
(Tas), 1 Ind (Tas) until 1995 ALP.
(g) 1 Green (WA),
1 Green (Tas), 1 Ind (Tas). After August 1996 Labor 28
Independent 4.
(h) 1 Green (Tas),
1 Ind (Tas), 1 One Nation.
(i)
Labor 28, Independent 4 from October 2001.
(j) 2
Greens, 2 Independents (both Tas), 1 One Nation. After July 2002, 7 Australian
Democrats, 6 Independents.
(k) 1
Family First.
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