Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985

Government (30)

     Labor (30) - (3 seat minority)

Opposition (28)
     Liberal (23)
     National Party (4)
     CLP (1)

Crossbench (6)
     Democrat (5)
     Independent (Harradine) (1)

 

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1983 to 1985.[1] It consisted of ten senators for each of the six states of Australia and two senators representing each of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. All members were elected at the 1983 election following a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, rather than the normal case of only half of the state senators facing election.

In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution, following a double dissolution of Parliament, the terms for Senators commence on 1 July preceding the election – i.e., on 1 July 1982. The first five Senators elected in each State were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1988 while the other half were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1985.[2] Senators took their seats immediately following the election on 5 March 1983. The four territory senators were elected in March 1983 and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was December 1984.

Senator Party State End term Years in Office
Archer, BrianBrian Archer   Liberal Tasmania 1985 1975–1994
Hon. Peter Baume   Liberal New South Wales 1988 1974–1991
Bjelke-Petersen, FloFlo Bjelke-Petersen   National Queensland 1988 1980–1993
Bolkus, NickNick Bolkus   Labor South Australia 1985 1981–2005
Boswell, RonRon Boswell   National Queensland 1985 1983–2014
Button, JohnJohn Button   Labor Victoria 1988 1974–1993
Hon. Sir John Carrick   Liberal New South Wales 1988 1970–1987
Hon. Fred Chaney   Liberal Western Australia 1988 1974–1990
Childs, BruceBruce Childs   Labor New South Wales 1985 1980–1997
Hon. Don Chipp   Democrat Victoria 1988 1977–1986
Coates, JohnJohn Coates   Labor Tasmania 1985 1980–1996
Coleman, RuthRuth Coleman   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1987
Collard, StanStan Collard   National Queensland 1988 1975–1987
Colston, MalMal Colston   Labor Queensland 1988 1975–1999
Cook, PeterPeter Cook   Labor Western Australia 1985 1983–2005
Crichton-Browne, NoelNoel Crichton-Browne   Liberal Western Australia 1985 1980–1996
Crowley, RosemaryRosemary Crowley   Labor South Australia 1985 1983–2002
Hon. Peter Durack   Liberal Western Australia 1988 1970–1993
Elstob, RonRon Elstob   Labor South Australia 1988 1977–1987
Evans, GarethGareth Evans   Labor Victoria 1988 1977–1996
Evans, JackJack Evans   Democrat Western Australia 1985 1983–1985
Foreman, DominicDominic Foreman   Labor South Australia 1988 1980–1997
Georges, GeorgeGeorge Georges   Labor Queensland 1988 1967–1987
Gietzelt, ArthurArthur Gietzelt   Labor New South Wales 1988 1970–1989
Giles, PatriciaPatricia Giles   Labor Western Australia 1985 1980–1993
Hon. Don Grimes   Labor Tasmania 1988 1974–1987
Hon. Dame Margaret Guilfoyle   Liberal Victoria 1988 1970–1987
Haines, JanineJanine Haines   Democrat South Australia 1988 1977–1978, 1980–1990
Hamer, DavidDavid Hamer   Liberal Victoria 1985 1977–1990
Harradine, BrianBrian Harradine   Independent Tasmania 1988 1975–2005
Hearn, JeanJean Hearn   Labor Tasmania 1985 1980–1985
Hill, RobertRobert Hill   Liberal South Australia 1988 1981–2006
Jessop, DonDon Jessop   Liberal South Australia 1985 1970–1991
Jones, GerryGerry Jones   Labor Queensland 1985 1980–1996
Kilgariff, BernieBernie Kilgariff   CLP Northern Territory 1984, 1987 [lower-alpha 1] 1975–1987
Lajovic, MishaMisha Lajovic   Liberal New South Wales 1985 1975–1985
Lewis, AustinAustin Lewis   Liberal Victoria 1988 1976–1993
Hon. Doug McClelland [lower-alpha 2]   Labor New South Wales 1988 1961–1987
MacGibbon, DavidDavid MacGibbon   Liberal Queensland 1985 1977–1999
Gordon McIntosh   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1987
Macklin, MichaelMichael Macklin   Democrat Queensland 1985 1980–1990
Maguire, GrahamGraham Maguire   Labor South Australia 1985 1983–1993
Martin, KathyKathy Martin [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal Queensland 1988 1974–1984
Mason, ColinColin Mason   Democrat New South Wales 1985 1977–1987
Hon. Tony Messner   Liberal South Australia 1988 1975–1990
Missen, AlanAlan Missen   Liberal Victoria 1985 1974–1986
Parer, WarwickWarwick Parer [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal Queensland 1988 1984–1999
Primmer, CyrilCyril Primmer   Labor Victoria 1985 1971–1985
Rae, PeterPeter Rae   Liberal Tasmania 1988 1967–1986
Ray, RobertRobert Ray   Labor Victoria 1985 1981–2008
Reid, MargaretMargaret Reid   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1984, 1987 [lower-alpha 1] 1981–2003
Reynolds, MargaretMargaret Reynolds   Labor Queensland 1985 1983–1999
Richardson, GrahamGraham Richardson   Labor New South Wales 1988 1983–1994
Robertson, TedTed Robertson   Labor Northern Territory 1984, 1987 [lower-alpha 1] 1975–1987
Ryan, SusanSusan Ryan   Labor Australian Capital Territory 1984, 1987 [lower-alpha 1] 1975–1988
Hon. Douglas Scott   National New South Wales 1985 1970, 1974–1985
Sibraa, KerryKerry Sibraa   Labor New South Wales 1985 1975–1978, 1978–1994
Tate, MichaelMichael Tate   Labor Tasmania 1988 1977–1993
Teague, BadenBaden Teague   Liberal South Australia 1985 1977–1996
Townley, MichaelMichael Townley   Liberal Tasmania 1985 1970–1987
Walsh, PeterPeter Walsh   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1993
Walters, ShirleyShirley Walters   Liberal Tasmania 1988 1975–1993
Watson, JohnJohn Watson   Liberal Tasmania 1985 1978–2008
Rt. Hon. Reg Withers   Liberal Western Australia 1985 1966, 1967–1987
Zakharov, OliveOlive Zakharov   Labor Victoria 1985 1983–1995

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was December 1984.
  2. ↑ Father of the Senate
  3. 1 2 Queensland Liberal Senator Kathy Martin resigned on 5 November 1984. Warwick Parer was appointed as her replacement on 22 November for a term ending 30 June 1988.

References

  1. ↑ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1983". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Don Grimes (22 April 1983). "Rotation of Senators". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate.
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