Noel Crichton-Browne was elected to the Senate in 1980 (term began 1 July 1981) as a Senator for Western Australia representing the Liberal Party. Within the Liberal Party he held positions as Member, Liberal Party State Council from 1970; Senior Vice-President, Liberal Party(Perth Div.) 1972-74; Senior Vice-President, Liberal Party (W.A.) 1973-75; President, Liberal Party (Stirling Div.) 1974-75;Member, Liberal Party State Executive (W.A.) 1974-81; Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive 1975-79 and Federal Council 1975-80; and State President, Liberal Party (W.A.) 1975-79.
 
Senator Crichton-Browne's Parliamentary Service was extended when he was elected to the Senate in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 and 1993. He became an Independent Liberal from 9 September 1995 until his retirement on 30 June 1996. 

His Parliamentary Appointments included the Representative on the Council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies from 18 September 1986 to 18 September 1989. 

His Conferences, Delegations and Visits included :
Member, Biennial Parliamentary Exchange Visit, Japan 1983      Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Mexico/Central America 1984      Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Antarctica 1984/85
Member, 73rd IPU Conference, Lome, Togo 1985
Member, 78th IPU Conference, Bangkok, Thailand 1987
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China, 1986
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USSR, 1988
Member, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade visits to Papua New Guinea, 1991
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Institutions, Strasbourg, Belgium and Luxembourg, 1993 
 
Source: Parliamentary Handbook 1988
 

Agency associated with person unregistered

25.11.1981 - 4.2.1983:Senate Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Bills 24.09.1987 - 29.04.1996:Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing
16.05.1990- 18.08.1993:Joint Statutory Committee on National Crime Authority
24.09.1981 - 14.10.1982:Senate Select Committee on Government Clothing and Ordnance Factories
17.08.1993 - 30.06.1996:Senate Standing Committee on Procedure (Chair from 10.10.1994 to 09.05.1995)