Senate composition at 1 July 1938 Government (20) - (2 seat majority) United Australia Party (16) Country Party (3) Independent Country (1) [i]
Changes in composition This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1938 to 1941.
[1] Half of its members were elected at the 15 September 1934 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1935 and finishing on 30 June 1941; the other half were elected at the 23 October 1937 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1938 and finishing on 30 June 1944.
The process for filling casual vacancies was complex.
While senators were elected for a six-year term, people appointed to a casual vacancy only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.