Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983

Senate composition at 1 July 1981
Government (31) - (2 seat minority)
Coalition
  Liberal (27)
  National Country Party (3)
  Country Liberal (1)

Opposition (27)
  Labor (27)

Crossbench (6)
  Democrats (5)
  Independent (Brian Harradine) (1)
 

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1981 to 5 February 1983.[1] Half of the state senators were elected at the December 1977 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1984; the other half of the state senators were elected at the October 1980 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1987. The territory senators were elected at the October 1980 election and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1983. However, in fact, the Senate was dissolved on 4 February 1983 for a double dissolution election.

Senator Party State Term ending Years in office
Brian Archer   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1975–1994
Peter Baume   Liberal New South Wales 1984 1974–1991
Florence Bjelke-Petersen   National [a] Queensland 1987 1981–1993
Nick Bolkus   Labor South Australia 1987 1981–2005
Neville Bonner   Liberal Queensland 1987 1971–1983
John Button   Labor Victoria 1984 1974–1993
John Carrick   Liberal New South Wales 1987 1970–1987
Fred Chaney   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1974–1990
Bruce Childs   Labor New South Wales 1987 1981–1997
Don Chipp   Democrats Victoria 1984 1977–1986
John Coates   Labor Tasmania 1987 1981–1996
Ruth Coleman   Labor Western Australia 1984 1974–1987
Stan Collard   National Queensland 1984 1975–1987
Mal Colston   Labor Queensland 1984 1975–1999
Noel Crichton-Browne   Liberal Western Australia 1987 1981–1996
Peter Durack   Liberal Western Australia 1987 1970–1993
Ron Elstob   Labor South Australia 1984 1977–1987
Gareth Evans   Labor Victoria 1984 1977–1996
Dominic Foreman   Labor South Australia 1987 1981–1997
George Georges   Labor Queensland 1984 1967–1987
Arthur Gietzelt   Labor New South Wales 1984 1970–1989
Patricia Giles   Labor Western Australia 1987 1981–1993
Don Grimes   Labor Tasmania 1984 1974–1987
Dame Margaret Guilfoyle   Liberal Victoria 1987 1970–1987
Janine Haines   Democrats South Australia 1987 1977–1978, 1980–1990
David Hamer   Liberal Victoria 1984 1977–1990
Brian Harradine   Independent Tasmania 1987 1975–2005
Jean Hearn   Labor Tasmania 1987 1981–1985
Robert Hill   Liberal South Australia 1987 1981–2006
Don Jessop   Liberal South Australia 1987 1970–1991
Gerry Jones   Labor Queensland 1987 1981–1996
Jim Keeffe   Labor Queensland 1987 1964–1983
Bernie Kilgariff   Country Liberal Northern Territory 1983 [b] 1975–1987
Misha Lajovic   Liberal New South Wales 1984 1975–1985
Austin Lewis   Liberal Victoria 1987 1976–1993
David MacGibbon   Liberal Queensland 1984 1977–1999
Michael Macklin   Democrats Queensland 1987 1981–1990
Kathy Martin   Liberal Queensland 1984 1974–1984
John Martyr   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1981–1983
Colin Mason   Democrats New South Wales 1984 1977–1987
Doug McClelland [c]   Labor New South Wales 1987 1961–1987
Gordon McIntosh   Labor Western Australia 1987 1974–1987
Geoff McLaren   Labor South Australia 1984 1970–1983
Tony Messner   Liberal South Australia 1984 1975–1990
Alan Missen   Liberal Victoria 1984 1974–1986
Tony Mulvihill   Labor New South Wales 1984 1964–1983
Cyril Primmer   Labor Victoria 1987 1971–1985
Peter Rae   Liberal Tasmania 1987 1967–1986
Robert Ray   Labor Victoria 1987 1981–2008
Margaret Reid   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1983 [b] 1981–2003
Ted Robertson   Labor Northern Territory 1983 [b] 1975–1987
Susan Ryan   Labor Australian Capital Territory 1983 [b] 1975–1988
Douglas Scott   National New South Wales 1987 1970, 1974–1985
Kerry Sibraa   Labor New South Wales 1987 1975–78, 1978–94
John Siddons   Democrats Victoria 1987 1981–1983, 1985–1987
Michael Tate   Labor Tasmania 1984 1977–1993
Baden Teague   Liberal South Australia 1984 1977–1996
Andrew Thomas   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1975–1983
Michael Townley   Liberal Tasmania 1987 1970–1987
Peter Walsh   Labor Western Australia 1984 1974–1993
Shirley Walters   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1975–1993
John Watson   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1978–2008
Rt. Reg Withers   Liberal Western Australia 1987 1966, 1967–1987
Harold Young   Liberal South Australia 1984 1967–1983

Notes

  1. ^ The National Country Party changed its name to the National Party of Australia during 1982.
  2. ^ a b c d The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1983.
  3. ^ Father of the Senate

References

  1. ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1981". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.