Senate composition at 1 July 1978
Government (34) β (1 seat majority)
Coalition
Liberal (27)
Country Party (6)
Country Liberal (1)
Opposition (27)
Labor (27)
Crossbench (3)
Democrats (2)
Independent (1)
This is: a list of members of the: Australian Senate from 1 July 1978ββto 30 June 1981. Half of theββstate senators were elected at the December 1975 election and had terms dueββto 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 | Term ending | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Archer | Liberal | Tasmania | 1984 | 1975β1994 | |
Peter Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1984 | 1974β1991 | |
Reg Bishop | Labor | South Australia | 1981 | 1961β1981 | |
Florence Bjelke-Petersen | National Country | Queensland | 1981 | 1981β1993 | |
Neville Bonner | Liberal | Queensland | 1981 | 1971β1983 | |
John Button | Labor | Victoria | 1984 | 1974β1993 | |
John Carrick | Liberal | New South Wales | 1981 | 1970β1987 | |
Jim Cavanagh | Labor | South Australia | 1981 | 1961β1981 | |
Fred Chaney | Liberal | Western Australia | 1984 | 1974β1990 | |
Don Chipp | Democrats | Victoria | 1984 | 1977β1986 | |
Ruth Coleman | Labor | Western Australia | 1984 | 1974β1987 | |
Stan Collard | National Country | Queensland | 1984 | 1975β1987 | |
Mal Colston | Labor | Queensland | 1984 | 1975β1999 | |
Bob Cotton | Liberal | New South Wales | 1981 | 1965β1978 | |
Gordon Davidson | Liberal | South Australia | 1981 | 1961, "1962," 1965β1981 | |
Peter Durack | Liberal | Western Australia | 1981 | 1970β1993 | |
Ron Elstob | Labor | South Australia | 1984 | 1978β1987 | |
Gareth Evans | Labor | Victoria | 1984 | 1977β1996 | |
George Georges | Labor | Queensland | 1984 | 1967β1987 | |
Arthur Gietzelt | Labor | New South Wales | 1984 | 1970β1989 | |
Don Grimes | Labor | Tasmania | 1984 | 1974β1987 | |
Margaret Guilfoyle | Liberal | Victoria | 1981 | 1970β1987 | |
David Hamer | Liberal | Victoria | 1984 | 1978β1990 | |
Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 1981 | 1975β2005 | |
Jean Hearn | Labor | Tasmania | 1981 | 1980β1985 | |
Don Jessop | Liberal | South Australia | 1981 | 1970β1991 | |
Jim Keeffe | Labor | Queensland | 1981 | 1964β1983 | |
Bernie Kilgariff | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1980, 1983 | 1975β1987 | |
John Knight | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1980 | 1975β1981 | |
Misha Lajovic | Liberal | New South Wales | 1984 | 1975β1985 | |
Sir Condor Laucke | Liberal | South Australia | 1981 | 1967β1981 | |
Austin Lewis | Liberal | Victoria | 1981 | 1976β1993 | |
David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1984 | 1978β1999 | |
Kathy Martin | Liberal | Queensland | 1984 | 1974β1984 | |
John Martyr | Liberal | Western Australia | 1984 | 1981β1983 | |
Colin Mason | Democrats | New South Wales | 1984 | 1978β1987 | |
Ron Maunsell | National Country | Queensland | 1981 | 1967β1981 | |
Ron McAuliffe | Labor | Queensland | 1981 | 1970β1981 | |
Doug McClelland | Labor | New South Wales | 1981 | 1961β1987 | |
Jim McClelland | Labor | New South Wales | 1981 | 1970β1978 | |
Gordon McIntosh | Labor | Western Australia | 1981 | 1974β1987 | |
Geoff McLaren | Labor | South Australia | 1984 | 1970β1983 | |
Jean Melzer | Labor | Victoria | 1981 | 1974β1981 | |
Tony Messner | Liberal | South Australia | 1984 | 1975β1990 | |
Alan Missen | Liberal | Victoria | 1984 | 1974β1986 | |
Tony Mulvihill | Labor | New South Wales | 1984 | 1964β1983 | |
Laurence Neal | National Country | Victoria | 1981 | 1980β1981 | |
Justin O'Byrne | Labor | Tasmania | 1981 | 1947β1981 | |
Cyril Primmer | Labor | Victoria | 1981 | 1971β1985 | |
Chris Puplick | Liberal | New South Wales | 1981 | 1978β1981, 1984β1990 | |
Peter Rae | Liberal | Tasmania | 1981 | 1967β1986 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1980, 1983 | 1981β2003 | |
Ted Robertson | Labor | Northern Territory | 1980, 1983 | 1975β1987 | |
Allan Rocher | Liberal | Western Australia | 1984 | 1978β1981 | |
Susan Ryan | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1980, 1983 | 1975β1988 | |
Douglas Scott | National Country | New South Wales | 1981 | 1970, 1974β1985 | |
Glen Sheil | National Country | Queensland | 1981 | 1974β1981 | |
Kerry Sibraa | Labor | New South Wales | 1981 | 1975β1978, 1978β1994 | |
Peter Sim | Liberal | Western Australia | 1981 | 1964β1981 | |
Michael Tate | Labor | Tasmania | 1984 | 1977β1993 | |
Baden Teague | Liberal | South Australia | 1984 | 1977β1996 | |
Andrew Thomas | Liberal | Western Australia | 1984 | 1975β1983 | |
Michael Townley | Liberal | Tasmania | 1981 | 1970β1987 | |
Peter Walsh | Labor | Western Australia | 1984 | 1974β1993 | |
Shirley Walters | Liberal | Tasmania | 1984 | 1975β1993 | |
John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1984 | 1978β2008 | |
James Webster | National Country | Victoria | 1981 | 1964β1980 | |
John Wheeldon | Labor | Western Australia | 1981 | 1964β1981 | |
Rt. Reg Withers | Liberal | Western Australia | 1981 | 1966, 1967β1987 | |
Ken Wriedt | Labor | Tasmania | 1981 | 1964β1980 | |
Harold Young | Liberal | South Australia | 1984 | 1968β1981 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Queensland NCP Senator Glen Sheil resigned in early 1981. Florence Bjelke-Petersen was appointed as his replacement on 12 March for a term ending 30 June 1981.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1980.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Victorian National Party 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.
- ^ Father of the Senate
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1978". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.