This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1950 to 28 April 1951.[1] The Senate was expanded from 36 to 60 seats as a result of legislation passed in 1948, which came into effect on 22 February 1950.[2] The membership of the newly expanded Senate broke down as follows:
Labor retained a Senate majority at the election. The Senate was dissolved for the 1951 election, which was a double dissolution. Labor has not held a Senate majority since.
| Senator | Party | State | End term | Years in Office | | {{sortname|Stan|Amour}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1953 | 1938–1965 |
| {{sort|Armstrong, John|Hon John Armstrong}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1956 | 1938–1962 |
| {{sortname|James|Arnold|James Arnold (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1953 | 1941–1965 |
| {{sort|Ashley, Bill|Hon. Bill Ashley}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1953 | 1938–1962 |
| {{sortname|Bill|Aylett}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | 1956 | 1938–1965 |
| {{sortname|Fred|Beerworth}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1953 | 1946–1951 |
| {{sortname|Archie|Benn}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Queensland | 1956 | 1950–1968 |
| {{sort|Brown, Gordon|Hon. Gordon Brown}} {{efn|name=Father|Father of the Senate}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Queensland | 1953 | 1932–1965 |
| {{sort|Cameron, Don|Hon. Don Cameron}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1956 | 1938–1962 |
| {{sortname|George|Cole|George Cole (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | name=new|Term commenced on 22 February 1950, with expansion of Parliament.}} | 1950–1965 |
| {{sortname|Joe|Cooke|Joe Cooke (politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | 1953 | 1947–1951, 1952–1965 |
| {{sort|Cooper, Walter|Hon. Walter Cooper}} | National}}| | Country | Queensland | 1953 | 1928–1932, 1935–1968 |
| {{sort|Courtice, Ben|Hon. Ben Courtice}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Queensland | 1956 | 1937–1962 |
| {{sortname|Jack|Critchley}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1953 | 1947–1959 |
| {{sortname|Jack|Devlin|Jack Devlin (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1956 | 1946–1957 |
| {{sortname|Alex|Finlay}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1956 | 1944–1953 |
| {{sort|Fraser, James|Hon. James Fraser}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | 1956 | 1938–1959 |
| {{sortname|John|Gorton}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Victoria | name=new}} | 1950–1968 |
| {{sortname|Donald|Grant}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1956 | 1944–1959 |
| {{sortname|Allan|Guy}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Tasmania | name=new}} | 1950–1956 |
| {{sortname|Clive|Hannaford}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | South Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1967 |
| {{sortname|John|Harris|John Harris (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | 1953 | 1947–1951, 1953–1959 |
| {{sortname|Bert|Hendrickson}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1953 | 1947–1971 |
| {{sortname|Denham|Henty}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Tasmania | 1956 | 1950–1968 |
| {{sortname|Fred|Katz}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1953 | 1947–1951 |
| {{sortname|Roy|Kendall}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Queensland | name=new}} | 1950–1965 |
| {{sortname|William|Large}} | Labor}}| | Labor | New South Wales | 1953 | 1941–1951 |
| {{sortname|Ted|Maher|Ted Maher (politician)}} | National}}| | Country | Queensland | name=new}} | 1950–1965 |
| {{sortname|Ted|Mattner}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | South Australia | name=new}} | 1944–1946, 1950–1968 |
| {{sortname|John|McCallum|John McCallum (Australian politician)}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | New South Wales | name=new}} | 1950–1962 |
| {{sortname|Nick|McKenna}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | 1956 | 1944–1968 |
| {{sort|McLeay, George|Hon. George McLeay}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | South Australia | name=new}} | 1935–1947, 1950–1955 |
| {{sortname|Bill|Morrow|Bill Morrow (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | 1953 | 1947–1953 |
| {{sortname|Reg|Murray}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | 1953 | 1947–1951 |
| {{sortname|Richard|Nash|Richard Nash (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | 1956 | 1943–1951 |
| {{sortname|Theo|Nicholls}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1956 | 1944–1968 |
| {{sortname|Justin|O'Byrne}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Tasmania | 1953 | 1946–1981 |
| {{sortname|Sid|O'Flaherty}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1956 | 1944–1962 |
| {{sort|O'Sullivan, Neil|Hon. Neil O'Sullivan}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Queensland | 1953 | 1947–1962 |
| {{sortname|Edmund|Piesse}} | National}}| | Country | Western Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1952 |
| {{sortname|Dame Annabelle|Rankin|Annabelle Rankin|Rankin, Annabelle}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Queensland | 1953 | 1947–1971 |
| {{sortname|George|Rankin}} | National}}| | Country | Victoria | name=new}} | 1950–1956 |
| {{sortname|Albert|Reid}} | National}}| | Country | New South Wales | name=new}} | 1950–1962 |
| {{sortname|Agnes|Robertson}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Western Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1962 |
| {{sortname|John|Ryan|John Ryan (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1959 |
| {{sortname|Charles|Sandford|Charles Sandford (politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1953 | 1947–1956, 1957–1966 |
| {{sortname|Malcolm|Scott}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Western Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1971 |
| {{sortname|Jim|Sheehan}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Victoria | 1953 | 1938–1940, 1944–1962 |
| {{sortname|Wilfrid|Simmonds}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Queensland | name=new}} | 1950–1951 |
| {{sort|Spicer, John|Hon. John Spicer}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Victoria | name=new}} | 1940–1944, 1950–1956 |
| {{sort|Spooner, Bill|Hon. Bill Spooner}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | New South Wales | name=new}} | 1950–1965 |
| {{sortname|Dame Dorothy|Tangney|Dorothy Tangney|Tangney, Dorothy}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | 1953 | 1943–1968 |
| {{sortname|John|Tate|John Tate (Australian politician)}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | New South Wales | name=new}} | 1950–1953 |
| {{sortname|Seddon|Vincent}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Western Australia | 1956 | 1950–1964 |
| {{sortname|Frederick|Ward|Frederick Ward (Australian politician)}} | Labor}}| | Labor | South Australia | 1953 | 1947–1951 |
| {{sortname|Dame Ivy|Wedgwood|Ivy Wedgwood|Wedgwood, Ivy}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Victoria | name=new}} | 1950–1971 |
| {{sortname|Don|Willesee}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Western Australia | name=new}} | 1950–1975 |
| {{sortname|Ian|Wood |Ian Wood (Australian politician)}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Queensland | name=new}} | 1950–1978 |
| {{sortname|Robert|Wordsworth}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Tasmania | name=new}} | 1950–1959 |
| {{sortname|Reg|Wright}} | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Tasmania | name=new}} | 1950–1978 |
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1. ^{{cite web |title=The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1950 |url=http://biography.senate.gov.au/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=3&cs-dates-0=1950&search=Search |publisher=Parliament of Australia |access-date=20 March 2017}}
2. ^[https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1948A00016/a8fe0c2e-e3d8-4778-afa5-80964c16f109 Representation Act 1948] (Cth).