Members of the Australian Senate, 1978–1981

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 Term ending Years in office   Tasmania 1984 1975–1994   New South Wales 1984 1974–1991   South Australia 1981 1961–1981   Queensland 1981 1981–1993   Queensland 1981 1971–1983   Victoria 1984 1974–1993   New South Wales 1981 1970–1987   South Australia 1981 1961–1981   Western Australia 1984 1974–1990   Victoria 1984 1977–1986   Western Australia 1984 1974–1987   Queensland 1984 1975–1987   Queensland 1984 1975–1999   New South Wales 1981 1965–1978   South Australia 1981 1961, 1962, 1965–1981   Western Australia 1981 1970–1993   South Australia 1984 1978–1987   Victoria 1984 1977–1996   Queensland 1984 1967–1987   New South Wales 1984 1970–1989   Tasmania 1984 1974–1987   Victoria 1981 1970–1987   Victoria 1984 1978–1990   Tasmania 1981 1975–2005   Tasmania 1981 1980–1985   South Australia 1981 1970–1991   Queensland 1981 1964–1983   Northern Territory 1980, 1983 1975–1987   Australian Capital Territory 1980 1975–1981   New South Wales 1984 1975–1985   South Australia 1981 1967–1981   Victoria 1981 1976–1993   Queensland 1984 1978–1999   Queensland 1984 1974–1984   Western Australia 1984 1981–1983   New South Wales 1984 1978–1987   Queensland 1981 1967–1981   Queensland 1981 1970–1981   New South Wales 1981 1961–1987   New South Wales 1981 1970–1978   Western Australia 1981 1974–1987   South Australia 1984 1970–1983   Victoria 1981 1974–1981   South Australia 1984 1975–1990   Victoria 1984 1974–1986   New South Wales 1984 1964–1983   Victoria 1981 1980–1981   Tasmania 1981 1947–1981   Victoria 1981 1971–1985   New South Wales 1981 1978–1981, 1984–1990   Tasmania 1981 1967–1986   Australian Capital Territory 1980, 1983 1981–2003   Northern Territory 1980, 1983 1975–1987   Western Australia 1984 1978–1981   Australian Capital Territory 1980, 1983 1975–1988   New South Wales 1981 1970, 1974–1985   Queensland 1981 1974–1981   New South Wales 1981 1975–1978, 1978–1994   Western Australia 1981 1964–1981   Tasmania 1984 1977–1993   South Australia 1984 1977–1996   Western Australia 1984 1975–1983   Tasmania 1981 1970–1987   Western Australia 1984 1974–1993   Tasmania 1984 1975–1993   Tasmania 1984 1978–2008   Victoria 1981 1964–1980   Western Australia 1981 1964–1981   Western Australia 1981 1966, 1967–1987   Tasmania 1981 1964–1980   South Australia 1984 1968–1981

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