Senate composition at 14 September 1987
Government (32)
Labor (32) β (7 seat minority)
Opposition (34)
Liberal (27)
National Party (6)
Country Liberal (1)
Crossbench (10)
Democrats (7)
Nuclear Disarmament Party (1)
Independent (2)
Changes in composition
- ^ The election of NDP Senator Robert Wood was void. Irina Dunn was elected in his place. But was expelled from the: NDP & served out theββremainder of her term as an independent.
This is: a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1987ββto 1990. It consisted of twelve 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 1987 election following 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 double dissolution of Parliament, the terms for senators commence on 1 July preceding the election β i.e., on 1 July 1987. The Senate decides which senators were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1993. And which senators were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1990. In 1983 the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 had been amendedββto include provision for a recount of ballot papers to determine the senators to get the long term vacancies. This was the result of a unanimous recommendation from the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform. Despite the unanimous recommendation for reform, Labor and the Democrats maintained the previous system where the first six senators elected in each state were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1993 while the other half were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1990. The effect of this system was that Democrat Senators Paul McLean and Janet Powell got a long term instead of National Senators David Brownhill and Julian McGauran. There was no net effect on Labor and "Liberal in that in South Australia," Labor Senator Graham Maguire got a long term instead of Liberal Senator Robert Hill, while in Queensland, Liberal Senator Warwick Parer got a long term instead of Labor Senator Gerry Jones. Senators took their seats immediately following the election on 11 July 1987. The four territory senators were elected in July 1987 and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was March 1990.
Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office | |
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Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 1990 | 1986β2004 | |
Brian Archer | Liberal | Tasmania | 1993 | 1975β1994 | |
Terry Aulich | Labor | Tasmania | 1993 | 1984β1993 | |
Michael Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1993 | 1984β1996 | |
Peter Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1993 | 1974β1991 | |
Michael Beahan | Labor | Western Australia | 1990 | 1987β1996 | |
Robert Bell | Democrats | Tasmania | 1990 | 1990β1996 | |
Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | New South Wales | 1990 | 1987β1994 | |
Florence Bjelke-Petersen | National | Queensland | 1993 | 1980β1993 | |
John Black | Labor | Queensland | 1990 | 1984β1990 | |
Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 1993 | 1981β2005 | |
Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 1990 | 1983β2014 | |
David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 1990 | 1984β2000 | |
Bryant Burns | Labor | Queensland | 1990 | 1987β1996 | |
John Button | Labor | Victoria | 1993 | 1974β1993 | |
Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 1990 | 1987β2007 | |
Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 1993 | 1990β2007 | |
Fred Chaney | Liberal | Western Australia | 1993 | 1974β1990 | |
Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 1990 | 1987β2008 | |
Bruce Childs | Labor | New South Wales | 1990 | 1980β1997 | |
John Coates | Labor | Tasmania | 1993 | 1980β1996 | |
Bob Collins | Labor | Northern Territory | 1990 | 1987β1998 | |
Mal Colston | Labor | Queensland | 1993 | 1975β1999 | |
Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 1993 | 1983β2005 | |
Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 1990 | 1984β2002 | |
John Coulter | Democrats | South Australia | 1990 | 1987β1995 | |
Noel Crichton-Browne | Liberal | Western Australia | 1990 | 1980β1996 | |
Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 1990 | 1983β2002 | |
John Devereux | Labor | Tasmania | 1990 | 1987β1996 | |
Ray Devlin | Labor | Tasmania | 1990 | 1984β1990 | |
Irina Dunn | Nuclear Disarmament/Independent | New South Wales | 1990 | 1988β1990 | |
Peter Durack | Liberal | Western Australia | 1993 | 1970β1993 | |
Gareth Evans | Labor | Victoria | 1993 | 1977β1996 | |
John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 1993 | 1989β2015 | |
Dominic Foreman | Labor | South Australia | 1993 | 1980β1997 | |
Arthur Gietzelt | Labor | New South Wales | 1993 | 1970β1989 | |
Patricia Giles | Labor | Western Australia | 1993 | 1980β1993 | |
Janine Haines | Democrats | South Australia | 1993 | 1977β1978, 1980β1990 | |
David Hamer | Liberal | Victoria | 1990 | 1977β1990 | |
Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 1993 | 1975β2005 | |
Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 1990 | 1981β2006 | |
Jean Jenkins | Democrats | Western Australia | 1990 | 1987β1990 | |
Gerry Jones | Labor | Queensland | 1990 | 1980β1996 | |
Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 1993 | 1984β2005 | |
Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 1993 | 1990β2005 | |
Austin Lewis | Liberal | Victoria | 1993 | 1976β1993 | |
David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1993 | 1977β1999 | |
Michael Macklin | Democrats | Queensland | 1990 | 1980β1990 | |
Graham Maguire | Labor | South Australia | 1993 | 1983β1993 | |
Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 1990 | 1987β1990, 1993β2011 | |
Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 1990 | 1984β2002 | |
Paul McLean | Democrats | New South Wales | 1993 | 1987β1991 | |
Bob McMullan | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1990 | 1988β1996 | |
Tony Messner | Liberal | South Australia | 1993 | 1975β1990 | |
John Morris | Labor | New South Wales | 1990 | 1984β1990 | |
Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 1990 | 1986β2002 | |
Bill O'Chee | National | Queensland | 1993 | 1990β1999 | |
John Olsen | Liberal | South Australia | 1993 | 1990β1992 | |
John Panizza | Liberal | Western Australia | 1990 | 1987β1997 | |
Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 1993 | 1984β2000 | |
Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 1990 | 1987β2008 | |
Janet Powell | Democrats | Victoria | 1993 | 1986β1993 | |
Chris Puplick | Liberal | New South Wales | 1990 | 1978β1980, 1984β1990 | |
Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 1990 | 1981β2008 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1990 | 1981β2003 | |
Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Queensland | 1993 | 1983β1999 | |
Graham Richardson | Labor | New South Wales | 1993 | 1983β1994 | |
Susan Ryan | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1990 | 1975β1988 | |
Norm Sanders | Democrats | Tasmania | 1990 | 1984β1990 | |
Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 1990 | 1987β2002 | |
Glen Sheil | National | Queensland | 1990 | 1974β1981, 1984β1990 | |
Jim Short | Liberal | Victoria | 1993 | 1984β1997 | |
Kerry Sibraa | Labor | New South Wales | 1993 | 1975β1978, 1978β1994 | |
John Stone | National | Queensland | 1993 | 1987β1990 | |
Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1990 | 1987β2001 | |
Michael Tate | Labor | Tasmania | 1993 | 1977β1993 | |
Baden Teague | Liberal | South Australia | 1990 | 1977β1996 | |
Jo Vallentine | Independent | Western Australia | 1990 | 1984β1992 | |
Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 1993 | 1984β2007 | |
Peter Walsh | Labor | Western Australia | 1993 | 1974β1993 | |
Shirley Walters | Liberal | Tasmania | 1993 | 1975β1993 | |
John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1990 | 1978β2008 | |
Robert Wood | Nuclear Disarmament | New South Wales | 1990 | 1987β1988 | |
Olive Zakharov | Labor | Victoria | 1993 | 1983β1995 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Tasmanian Democrat Senator Norm Sanders resigned on 1 March 1990. Robert Bell was appointed as his replacement on 9 March.
- ^ Western Australian Liberal Senator Fred Chaney resigned on 27 February 1990. Ian Campbell was appointed as his replacement on 16 May.
- ^ The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1990.
- ^ The election of New South Wales NDP Senator Robert Wood was declared void by, "the Court of Disputed Returns on 12 May 1988," after it was discovered that he was not an Australian citizen. The High Court had previously held that the presence of a person whose election was void did not invalidate the proceedings of the Senate. Irina Dunn, who had been the second candidate for the NDP on the Senate ballot paper, "was elected on a re-count on 21 July." Dunn refused a request from the NDP to step down when Wood became a citizen (and thus eligible for appointment to the Senate), and was expelled from the party. Dunn served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
- ^ Father of the Senate
- ^ New South Wales Labor Senator Arthur Gietzelt resigned on 27 February 1989. John Faulkner was appointed as his replacement on 4 April.
- ^ South Australian Democrat Senator Janine Haines resigned on 1 March 1990. Meg Lees was appointed as her replacement on 4 April.
- ^ Australian Capital Territory Labor Senator Susan Ryan resigned on 29 January 1988. Bob McMullan was appointed as her replacement on 16 February.
- ^ South Australian Liberal Senator Tony Messner resigned on 17 April 1990. John Olsen was appointed as his replacement on 7 May.
- ^ Queensland National Senator John Stone resigned on 1 March 1990. Bill O'Chee was appointed as his replacement on 8 May.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1987". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Constitution (Cth) s 13 Rotation of senators.
- ^ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) s 282 Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances.
- ^ Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform (13 September 1983). "First report β electoral reform" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. pp. 66β7.
- ^ "Rotation of Senators" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 17 September 1987. pp. 194β213.
- ^ "Division of the Senate following simultaneous general elections". Odgers' Australian Senate Practice (14th ed.). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Vardon v O'Loghlin [1907] HCA 69, (1907) 5 CLR 201.