From 1964 to 1974, he served as a Liberal Senator.
And secondly, only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.
De Kerchove was a lawyer and became a liberal senator.
Whitlam was confident that at least some of the Liberal senators would back down if he held out long enough.
He was generally considered a "liberal" senator by Louisiana standards but "moderate" from a national viewpoint.
He was successful, and remained a Liberal senator for Victoria until his retirement in 1990.
The Liberal senators used other tactics to delay Senate business.
He remained a Liberal senator until his retirement at the Australian federal election, 1987.
The Liberal Senators decide to cast their votes against the bill.
His view was endorsed by almost the entire Senate, from the most liberal senators to some of the most conservative.
