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1980

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1981. Half of the state senators were elected at the December 1975 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1981; the other half of the state senators were elected at the December 1977 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1984. The territory senators were elected at the December 1977 election and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1980.

Senator Party State End term Years in Office
Brian Archer   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1975–1994
Peter Baume   Liberal New South Wales 1984 1974–1991
Hon. Reg Bishop   Labor South Australia 1981 1961–1981
Flo Bjelke-Petersen [a]   NCP Queensland 1981 1981–1993
Neville Bonner   Liberal Queensland 1981 1971–1983
John Button   Labor Victoria 1984 1974–1993
Hon. John Carrick   Liberal New South Wales 1981 1970–1987
Hon. Jim Cavanagh   Labor South Australia 1981 1961–1981
Fred Chaney   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1974–1990
Hon. Don Chipp   Democrat Victoria 1984 1977–1986
Ruth Coleman   Labor Western Australia 1984 1974–1987
Stan Collard   NCP Queensland 1984 1975–1987
Mal Colston   Labor Queensland 1984 1975–1999
Hon. Bob Cotton [b]   Liberal New South Wales 1981 1965–1978
Gordon Davidson   Liberal South Australia 1981 1961, 1962, 1965–1981
Hon. Peter Durack   Liberal Western Australia 1981 1970–1993
Ron Elstob   Labor South Australia 1984 1978–1987
Gareth Evans   Labor Victoria 1984 1977–1996
George Georges   Labor Queensland 1984 1967–1987
Arthur Gietzelt   Labor New South Wales 1984 1970–1989
Don Grimes   Labor Tasmania 1984 1974–1987
Hon. Margaret Guilfoyle   Liberal Victoria 1981 1970–1987
David Hamer   Liberal Victoria 1984 1978–1990
Brian Harradine   Independent Tasmania 1981 1975–2005
Jean Hearn [c]   Labor Tasmania 1981 1980–1985
Don Jessop   Liberal South Australia 1981 1970–1991
Jim Keeffe   Labor Queensland 1981 1964–1983
Bernie Kilgariff   CLP Northern Territory 1980, 1983 [d] 1975–1987
John Knight [e]   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1980 [d] 1975–1981
Misha Lajovic   Liberal New South Wales 1984 1975–1985
Sir Condor Laucke   Liberal South Australia 1981 1967–1981
Austin Lewis   Liberal Victoria 1981 1976–1993
Ron McAuliffe   Labor Queensland 1981 1970–1981
Hon. Doug McClelland   Labor New South Wales 1981 1961–1987
Hon. Jim McClelland [f]   Labor New South Wales 1981 1970–1978
David MacGibbon   Liberal Queensland 1984 1978–1999
Gordon McIntosh   Labor Western Australia 1981 1974–1987
Geoff McLaren   Labor South Australia 1984 1970–1983
Kathy Martin   Liberal Queensland 1984 1974–1984
John Martyr [g]   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1981–1983
Colin Mason   Democrat New South Wales 1984 1978–1987
Ron Maunsell   NCP Queensland 1981 1967–1981
Jean Melzer   Labor Victoria 1981 1974–1981
Tony Messner   Liberal South Australia 1984 1975–1990
Alan Missen   Liberal Victoria 1984 1974–1986
Tony Mulvihill   Labor New South Wales 1984 1964–1983
Laurence Neal [h]   NCP Victoria 1981 1980–1981
Hon. Justin O'Byrne [i]   Labor Tasmania 1981 1947–1981
Cyril Primmer   Labor Victoria 1981 1971–1985
Chris Puplick [b]   Liberal New South Wales 1981 1978–1981, 1984–1990
Peter Rae   Liberal Tasmania 1981 1967–1986
Margaret Reid [e]   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1980, 1983 [d] 1981–2003
Ted Robertson   Labor Northern Territory 1980, 1983 [d] 1975–1987
Allan Rocher [g]   Liberal Western Australia 1984 1978–1981
Susan Ryan   Labor Australian Capital Territory 1980, 1983 [d] 1975–1988
Douglas Scott   NCP New South Wales 1981 1970, 1974–1985
Glen Sheil [a]   NCP Queensland 1981 1974–1981
Kerry Sibraa [f]   Labor New South Wales 1981 1975–1978, 1978–1994
Peter Sim   Liberal Western Australia 1981 1964–1981
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 1981 1970–1987
Peter Walsh   Labor Western Australia 1984 1974–1993
Shirley Walters   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1975–1993
John Watson   Liberal Tasmania 1984 1978–2008
Hon. James Webster [h]   NCP Victoria 1981 1964–1980
Hon. John Wheeldon   Labor Western Australia 1981 1964–1981
Rt. Hon. Reg Withers   Liberal Western Australia 1981 1966, 1967–1987
Hon. Ken Wriedt [c]   Labor Tasmania 1981 1964–1980
Harold Young   Liberal South Australia 1984 1968–1981

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Queensland NCP Senator Glen Sheil resigned in early 1981. Flo Bjelke-Petersen was appointed as his replacement on 12 March for a term ending 30 June 1981.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Bob Cotton resigned on 13 July 1978. Chris Puplick was appointed as his replacement on 26 July for a term ending 30 June 1981.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b Tasmanian Labor Senator Ken Wriedt resigned on 25 September 1980 in order to contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Denison at the 1980 election. Jean Hearn was appointed as his replacement on 15 October for a term ending 30 June 1981.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1980.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b Australian Capital Territory Liberal Senator John Knight died on 4 March 1981. Margaret Reid was appointed as his replacement on 5 May for a term ending at the October 1980 election.
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b New South Wales Labor Senator Jim McClelland resigned on 21 July 1978. Kerry Sibraa was appointed as his replacement on 9 August for a term ending 30 June 1981.
  7. ^ Jump up to:a b Western Australian Liberal Senator Allan Rocher resigned in early 1981 to contest the 1981 Curtin by-election. John Martyr was appointed as his replacement on 11 March for a term ending 30 June 1984.
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b Victorian National Pary Senator James Webster resigned on 21 January 1980. Laurence Neal was appointed as his replacement on 11 March for a term ending 30 June 1981.
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