Origins
Early proposals
Six colonies
Drafting a constitution
Declaration of the Commonwealth

Election
Conducting the first Federal election
Who could vote?
The election campaign

Opening
9 May 1901
The royal visit
Celebrations

Members
The first federal parliamentarians
Ministry of May, 1901
Edmund Barton

Work
Political parties
Legislative program
Relationship between the houses
Administration

Members of the First Parliament

Members for South Australia

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Sir Richard Chaffey Baker

Senator for South Australia 1901-1906

Egerton Lee Batchelor

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Boothby (South Australia) 1903-1911

Sir John Langdon Bonython

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Barker (South Australia) 1903-1906

David Morley Charleston

Senator for South Australia 1901-1903

Sir John William Downer

Senator for South Australia 1901-1903

Patrick McMahon Glynn

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Angas (South Australia) 1903-1919

Frederick William Holder

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Wakefield (South Australia) 1903-1909

Charles Cameron Kingston

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Adelaide (South Australia) 1903-1908

Gregor McGregor

Senator for South Australia 1901-1914

Thomas Playford

Senator for South Australia 1901-1906

Alexander Poynton

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Member for Grey (South Australia) 1903-1922

Vaiben Louis Solomon

Member for South Australia 1901-1903

Sir Josiah Henry Symon

Senator for South Australia 1901-1913