Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1983 to 1985. It consisted of ten 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 1983 election following a 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 a double dissolution of Parliament, the terms for senators commence on 1 July preceding the election – i.e., on 1 July 1982. The first five senators elected in each state were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 1988 while the other half were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 1985. Senators took their seats immediately following the election on 5 March 1983. The four territory senators were elected in March 1983 and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was December 1984.

Senator Party State Term ending Years in office   Tasmania 1985 1975–1994   New South Wales 1988 1974–1991   Queensland 1988 1980–1993   South Australia 1985 1981–2005   Queensland 1985 1983–2014   Victoria 1988 1974–1993   New South Wales 1988 1970–1987   Western Australia 1988 1974–1990   New South Wales 1985 1980–1997   Victoria 1988 1977–1986   Tasmania 1985 1980–1996   Western Australia 1988 1974–1987   Queensland 1988 1975–1987   Queensland 1988 1975–1999   Western Australia 1985 1983–2005   Western Australia 1985 1980–1996   South Australia 1985 1983–2002   Western Australia 1988 1970–1993   South Australia 1988 1977–1987   Victoria 1988 1977–1996   Western Australia 1985 1983–1985   South Australia 1988 1980–1997   Queensland 1988 1967–1987   New South Wales 1988 1970–1989   Western Australia 1985 1980–1993   Tasmania 1988 1974–1987   Victoria 1988 1970–1987   South Australia 1988 1977–1978, 1980–1990   Victoria 1985 1977–1990   Tasmania 1988 1975–2005   Tasmania 1985 1980–1985   South Australia 1988 1981–2006   South Australia 1985 1970–1991   Queensland 1985 1980–1996   Northern Territory 1984, 1987 1975–1987   New South Wales 1985 1975–1985   Victoria 1988 1976–1993   Queensland 1985 1977–1999   Queensland 1985 1980–1990   South Australia 1985 1983–1993   Queensland 1988 1974–1984   New South Wales 1985 1977–1987   New South Wales 1988 1961–1987   Western Australia 1988 1974–1987   South Australia 1988 1975–1990   Victoria 1985 1974–1986   Queensland 1988 1984–1999   Victoria 1985 1971–1985   Tasmania 1988 1967–1986   Victoria 1985 1981–2008   Australian Capital Territory 1984, 1987 1981–2003   Queensland 1985 1983–1999   New South Wales 1988 1983–1994   Northern Territory 1984, 1987 1975–1987   Australian Capital Territory 1984, 1987 1975–1988   New South Wales 1985 1970, 1974–1985   New South Wales 1985 1975–1978, 1978–1994   Tasmania 1988 1977–1993   South Australia 1985 1977–1996   Tasmania 1985 1970–1987   Western Australia 1988 1974–1993   Tasmania 1988 1975–1993   Tasmania 1985 1978–2008   Western Australia 1985 1966, 1967–1987   Victoria 1985 1983–1995

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