Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1981 to 5 February 1983.^[1] 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.

Term ending	Years in office
	1984	1975–1994
	1984	1974–1991
Queensland	1987	1981–1993
	1987	1981–2005
Queensland	1987	1971–1983
	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
	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

Notes and References

Web site: The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1981 . . 25 March 2017.