Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1981 to 5 February 1983. 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   Tasmania 1984 1975–1994   New South Wales 1984 1974–1991   Queensland 1987 1981–1993   South Australia 1987 1981–2005   Queensland 1987 1971–1983   Victoria 1984 1974–1993   New South Wales 1987 1970–1987   Western Australia 1984 1974–1990   New South Wales 1987 1981–1997   Victoria 1984 1977–1986   Tasmania 1987 1981–1996   Western Australia 1984 1974–1987   Queensland 1984 1975–1987   Queensland 1984 1975–1999   Western Australia 1987 1981–1996   Western Australia 1987 1970–1993   South Australia 1984 1977–1987   Victoria 1984 1977–1996   South Australia 1987 1981–1997   Queensland 1984 1967–1987   New South Wales 1984 1970–1989   Western Australia 1987 1981–1993   Tasmania 1984 1974–1987   Victoria 1987 1970–1987   South Australia 1987 1977–1978, 1980–1990   Victoria 1984 1977–1990   Tasmania 1987 1975–2005   Tasmania 1987 1981–1985   South Australia 1987 1981–2006   South Australia 1987 1970–1991   Queensland 1987 1981–1996   Queensland 1987 1964–1983   Northern Territory 1983 1975–1987   New South Wales 1984 1975–1985   Victoria 1987 1976–1993   Queensland 1984 1977–1999   Queensland 1987 1981–1990   Queensland 1984 1974–1984   Western Australia 1984 1981–1983   New South Wales 1984 1977–1987   New South Wales 1987 1961–1987   Western Australia 1987 1974–1987   South Australia 1984 1970–1983   South Australia 1984 1975–1990   Victoria 1984 1974–1986   New South Wales 1984 1964–1983   Victoria 1987 1971–1985   Tasmania 1987 1967–1986   Victoria 1987 1981–2008   Australian Capital Territory 1983 1981–2003   Northern Territory 1983 1975–1987   Australian Capital Territory 1983 1975–1988   New South Wales 1987 1970, 1974–1985   New South Wales 1987 1975–78, 1978–94   Victoria 1987 1981–1983, 1985–1987   Tasmania 1984 1977–1993   South Australia 1984 1977–1996   Western Australia 1984 1975–1983   Tasmania 1987 1970–1987   Western Australia 1984 1974–1993   Tasmania 1984 1975–1993   Tasmania 1984 1978–2008   Western Australia 1987 1966, 1967–1987   South Australia 1984 1967–1983

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