That occurred on 8 April 1935 with the death of David Watkins, leaving Billy Hughes as the inaugural Father of the House of Representatives.
The only parliamentarian who took part in the Joint Sitting who is still serving today is the Father of the House and of the Parliament, Philip Ruddock, who had been elected to the House of Representatives in 1973.
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