1983 Australian Senate election

Australian federal election results Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985 April 2024 April 2022 1983 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no Results of the 1980 Australian federal election (Senate) 1980 Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (Senate) 1984 All 64 seats in the Australian Senate 33 5 March 1983 Australian Labor Party 150x150px John Button Victoria 7 November 1980 27 30 3 3,637,316 45.49% 3.24% LiberalNational Coalition 150x150px John Carrick New South Wales 7 August 1978 31 28 3 3,195,397 39.97 % 3.51% Australian Democrats 150x150px Don Chipp Victoria 9 May 1977 5 5 0 764,911 9.57% 0.31% Australian Senate elected members, 1983.svg Senators elected in the 1983 federal election Leader of the Senate John Carrick Liberal/National coalition John Button Australian Labor Party The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1983 Australian federal election. Senators total 25 coalition (23 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 30 Labor, three non-coalition National, five Democrats, and one Independent.Federal Election Results 1949-1993 https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/bp/1993/93bp24.pdf Parliament of Australia 13 June 2018 Senate terms are six years (three for territories). As the election was the result of a double dissolution, all 64 senate seats were vacant. All elected senators took their seats immediately with a backdated starting date of 1 July 1982, except for the territorial senators who took their seats at the election. Half of the senators elected in each state were allocated 3-year terms (from 1 July 1982) to restore the rotation. It is the most recent federal Senate election won by the Labor Party. Australia + Senate (STV) — 1983–84—Turnout 94.64% (CV) — Informal 9.87%File:1983 Australian Senate.svg Party Votes % Swing Seats won Total seats Change   Labor 3,637,316 45.49 +3.24 30 30 +3   Liberal–National coalition 3,195,397 39.97 –3.51 28 28 –3   Liberal–National joint ticket 1,861,618 23.28 −2.35 8 * *   Liberal (separate ticket) 923,571 11.55 −1.59 16 23 –4   National (separate ticket) 388,802 4.86 +0.41 3 4 +1   Country Liberal 21,406 0.27 +0.02 1 1 0   Democrats 764,911 9.57 +0.31 5 5 0   Call to Australia 96,065 0   Progress Party 1,905 0   White Australia 1,025 0   Independents 193,454 2.42 +1.29 1 1 0   Other 203,967 2.55 −1.34 0 0 0   Total 7,995,045     64 64 New South Wales 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales 249,207 Labor 1. Doug McClelland (elected 1) 2. Arthur Gietzelt (elected 3) 3. Graham Richardson (elected 5) 4. Kerry Sibraa (elected 7) 5. Bruce Childs (elected 9) 6. Sue West 1,298,672 47.4 +2.6 Coalition 1. John Carrick (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Peter Baume (Lib) (elected 4) 3. Douglas Scott (Nat) (elected 6) 4. Misha Lajovic (Lib) (elected 8) 5. Chris Puplick (Lib) 6. Doug Moppett (Nat) 1,045,502 38.1 –3.9 Democrats 1. Colin Mason (elected 10) 2. Paul McLean 3. Christine Townend 4. Megan Sampson 5. Peter Hains 6. Rodney Irvine 235,712 8.6 +1.7 Call to Australia 1. Clair Isbister 2. John Whitehall 3. Graham McLennan 4. Kevin Hume 5. Thomas Toogood 6. Elaine Nile 96,065 3.5 –0.9 Group A 1. Ronald Weatherall 2. Keith Gleeson 32,385 1.2 +1.2 Independent Burnum Burnum 10,524 0.4 +0.4 Socialist (1971) 1. Peter Symon 2. Harry Black 3. Stratos Mavrantonis 3,656 0.1 +0.1 Independent John Comyns 2,596 0.1 +0.1 Peace on Earth 1. Dudley Leggett 2. Michelle Sheather 2,502 0.1 +0.1 Engineered Australia 1. James Firbank 2. Valerianne Hill 3. William Lewis 2,434 0.1 +0.1 Progress 1. Marjorie Wisby 2. Archibald Brown 3. William More 1,905 0.1 +0.1 Socialist Workers 1. Amanda Orr 2. Andres Garin 1,694 0.1 +0.1 Integrity Team 1. Kenneth Aylward 2. Antony Maurice 3. Geoffrey Holt 1,492 0.1 +0.1 Social Democrat 1. Walter Roach 2. Edward de Bouter 3. Johann Liszikam 1,089 0.0 0.0 Independent Stephen Starkey 1,074 0.0 0.0 White Australia 1. Robert Cameron 2. Russell Scrivener 1,025 0.0 0.0 The New Party 1. Vincent Murphy 2. Stephen Tsousis 956 0.0 0.0 Republican 1. Peter Consandine 2. David Maroney 582 0.0 0.0 New Australian 1. Rudolph Dezelin 2. Milan Riznic 391 0.0 0.0 Australian Family Movement 1. Jon Axtens 2. Joseph Fusco 326 0.0 0.0 Independent Ross Baldwin 277 0.0 0.0 Independent Glen Davis 188 0.0 0.0 Independent Raymond Butcher 134 0.0 0.0 Independent Kaine Aalto 87 0.0 0.0 2,741,268 88.9 -1.7 341,787 11.1 +1.7 3,083,055 94.9 +0.7 # Senator Party 1 Doug McClelland  Labor 2 John Carrick  Liberal 3 Arthur Gietzelt  Labor 4 Peter Baume  Liberal 5 Graham Richardson  Labor 6 Douglas Scott  National 7 Kerry Sibraa  Labor 8 Misha Lajovic  Liberal 9 Bruce Childs  Labor 10 Colin Mason  Democrat Victoria 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 194,358 Labor 1. John Button (elected 1) 2. Gareth Evans (elected 4) 3. Cyril Primmer (elected 6) 4. Robert Ray (elected 8) 5. Olive Zakharov (elected 10) 6. Geoffrey Fary 994,471 46.5 +3.5 Coalition 1. Margaret Guilfoyle (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Austin Lewis (Lib) (elected 5) 3. Alan Missen (Lib) (elected 7) 4. David Hamer (Lib) (elected 9) 5. Shirley McKerrow (Nat) 6. Murray Buzza (Nat) 816,116 38.2 -2.6 Democrats 1. Don Chipp (elected 3) 2. John Siddons 3. Janet Powell 4. Ian Price 256,402 12.0 +0.7 Democratic Labour 1. Brian Handley 2. Edna Hall 3. John Easton 4. James Jordan 47,206 2.2 +0.6 Independent Jim Cairns 11,226 0.5 +0.5 Integrity Team 1. Robert J. Steer 2. Louis Cook 3. Robert B. Steer 4. Beverley Meacher 5. Miliano Mele 3,753 0.2 +0.2 Pensioner 1. Neil McKay 2. Joseph Radcliffe 3. George Cole 2,755 0.1 +0.1 Advance Victoria 1. Thomas Kelly 2. Ellen Kelly 3. Stephen Kelly 4. Nicholas Kelly 1,346 0.1 +0.1 Socialist (1971) 1. Trevor McCandless 2. Mark Treloar 1,142 0.1 +0.1 Socialist Workers 1. Maree Walk 2. Andrew Jamieson 877 0.0 0.0 Proud to be Australian 1. Athol Kelly 2. Graham Todd 625 0.0 0.0 Independent Patrick Flanagan 493 0.0 0.0 Social Democrat 1. Joseph Johnson 2. Brian Coe 366 0.0 0.0 Progress 1. Ian Mackechnie 2. David Miller 290 0.0 0.0 Independent Andrew Kaspariunas 229 0.0 0.0   Ethnic Nikolaus Millios 205 0.0 0.0 Independent Louis Constant 132 0.0 0.0 Independent Earl Mignon 108 0.0 0.0 Independent Umberto Mammarella 103 0.0 0.0 Independent Leonard Stubbs 89 0.0 0.0 2,137,934 89.3 -1.6 255,797 10.7 +1.6 2,393,731 95.9 +0.9 # Senator Party 1 John Button  Labor 2 Margaret Guilfoyle  Liberal 3 Don Chipp  Democrat 4 Gareth Evans  Labor 5 Austin Lewis  Liberal 6 Cyril Primmer  Labor 7 Alan Missen  Liberal 8 Robert Ray  Labor 9 David Hamer  Liberal 10 Olive Zakharov  Labor Queensland 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland 113,393 Labor 1. George Georges (elected 1) 2. Mal Colston (elected 4) 3. Gerry Jones (elected 6) 4. Margaret Reynolds (elected 8) 5. Robert Gleeson 6. Susan Yarrow 493,424 39.6 +1.1 National 1. Flo Bjelke-Petersen (elected 2) 2. Stan Collard (elected 5) 3. Ron Boswell (elected 7) 4. Patrick Behan 363,462 29.1 +2.3 Liberal 1. Kathy Martin (elected 3) 2. David MacGibbon (elected 10) 3. Edi Solari 4. David Watson 187,495 15.0 -8.0 Democrats 1. Michael Macklin (elected 9) 2. Stanley Stanley 3. Gilruth Rees 4. Anthony Walters 5. Allan Holz 98,997 7.9 -2.1 Group I 1. Neville Bonner 2. Audrey Pengelis 83,502 6.7 +6.7 Progress 1. Vivian Forbes 2. Jill Weil 10,787 0.9 +0.9 Christian Voice 1. John Herzog 2. Tass Augustakis 3. John Carlisle 3,113 0.2 +0.2 Integrity Team 1. Victor Bridger 2. Michael Comerford 3. Alan Ellis 1,963 0.1 +0.1 Independent John Fitzgerald 1,517 0.1 +0.1 Party to Expose the Petrov Conspiracy 1. Cyril McKenzie 2. Vynette McKenzie 775 0.0 0.0 Independent Milan Lorman 599 0.0 0.0 Humanitarian 1. Derek Gillmore 2. Marcus Platen 569 0.0 0.0 Socialist Workers 1. Jonathan West 2. John Coleman 534 0.0 0.0 Independent Francis Ross 161 0.0 0.0 Independent Norman Eather 94 0.0 0.0 Independent Ivan Harris 80 0.0 0.0 Independent Estelle Cattoni 56 0.0 0.0 1,247,321 91.4 +0.6 116,858 8.6 -0.6 1,364,179 92.6 -1.4 # Senator Party 1 George Georges  Labor 2 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  National 3 Kathy Martin  Liberal 4 Mal Colston  Labor 5 Stan Collard  National 6 Gerry Jones  Labor 7 Ron Boswell  National 8 Margaret Reynolds  Labor 9 Michael Macklin  Democrat 10 David MacGibbon  Liberal Western Australia 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 62,279 Labor 1. Peter Walsh (elected 1) 2. Ruth Coleman (elected 3) 3. Gordon McIntosh (elected 5) 4. Patricia Giles (elected 7) 5. Peter Cook (elected 9) 6. Jim McKiernan 337,417 49.4 +10.6 Liberal 1. Fred Chaney (elected 2) 2. Peter Durack (elected 4) 3. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 6) 4. Reg Withers (elected 8) 5. Andrew Thomas 6. John Martyr 280,878 41.2 -4.7 Democrats 1. Jack Evans (elected 10) 2. Shirley de la Hunty 3. Richard Jeffreys 4. James Anderson 46,626 6.8 -2.5 Nationals 1. Albert Llewellyn 2. John Sattler 3. Rodney Frost 7,689 1.1 -3.0 Socialist Workers 1. Anthony Forward 2. Peter Holloway 5,452 0.8 +0.8 WA Nationals 1. Murray Anderson 2. Edna Adams 3. Donald Bannister 3,894 0.6 -0.6 Group H 1. Robin Linke 2. Charles Lee 1,779 0.2 +0.2 Group I 1. Francesco Nesci 2. Nellie Stuart 725 0.1 +0.1 Social Democrat 1. Richard Savage 2. Kerry Stevens 598 0.1 +0.1 685,058 92.2 +2.1 58,257 7.8 -2.1 743,315 93.0 -0.2 # Senator Party 1 Peter Walsh  Labor 2 Fred Chaney  Liberal 3 Ruth Coleman  Labor 4 Peter Durack  Liberal 5 Gordon McIntosh  Labor 6 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal 7 Patricia Giles  Labor 8 Reg Withers  Liberal 9 Peter Cook  Labor 10 Jack Evans  Democrat South Australia 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia 69,396 Labor 1. Ron Elstob (elected 1) 2. Dominic Foreman (elected 4) 3. Nick Bolkus (elected 6) 4. Graham Maguire (elected 8) 5. Rosemary Crowley (elected 10) 6. Brian Keneally 340,089 44.6 +3.8 Liberal 1. Tony Messner (elected 2) 2. Robert Hill (elected 5) 3. Don Jessop (elected 7) 4. Baden Teague (elected 9) 5. Harold Young 6. Graham Ingerson 308,138 40.4 -2.9 Democrats 1. Janine Haines (elected 3) 2. Ted Radoslovich 3. Margaret-Ann Williams 4. David Vigor 5. John Beech 6. Patricia Shortridge 96,662 13.1 +1.9 Nationals SA 1. Kevin Schulz 2. William Nosworthy 3. Stanley Draganoff 13,757 1.8 +0.8 Integrity Team 1. Betty Luks 2. Barry Lindner 3. Belle Harris 4. John Wadey 4,026 0.5 +0.5 Communist 1. Anne McMenamin 2. John Humphrys 1,058 0.1 +0.1 Libertarian 1977 William Forster 959 0.1 +0.1 Socialist (1971) 1. Brian Rooney 2. Laurence Kiek 864 0.1 +0.1 Socialist Workers 1. Douglas Lorimer 2. Jennifer Fisher 795 0.1 +0.1 Independent Colin George 777 0.1 +0.1 Social Democrat 1. Roger Ormsby 2. John Parker 301 0.0 0.0 763,349 91.2 -0.1 73,350 8.8 +0.1 836,699 95.0 +0.1 # Senator Party 1 Ron Elstob  Labor 2 Tony Messner  Liberal 3 Janine Haines  Democrat 4 Dominic Foreman  Labor 5 Robert Hill  Liberal 6 Nick Bolkus  Labor 7 Don Jessop  Liberal 8 Graham Maguire  Labor 9 Baden Teague  Liberal 10 Rosemary Crowley  Labor Tasmania 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 22,809 Liberal 1. Peter Rae (elected 1) 2. Shirley Walters (elected 4) 3. Brian Archer (elected 6) 4. Michael Townley (elected 8) 5. John Watson (elected 10) 6. Gordon Ibbett 106,768 42.6 +3.2 Labor 1. Don Grimes (elected 2) 2. Michael Tate (elected 5) 3. Jean Hearn (elected 7) 4. John Coates (elected 9) 5. John White 6. Vicki Buchanan 82,343 32.8 -2.8 Group D 1. Brian Harradine (elected 3) 2. John Jones 44,696 17.8 -4.0 Democrats 1. Norm Sanders 2. Peter Creet 3. Margaret Duthoit 17,089 6.8 +3.6 250,896 92.6 +0.1 20,104 7.4 -0.1 271,000 96.0 -0.3 # Senator Party 1 Peter Rae  Liberal 2 Don Grimes  Labor 3 Brian Harradine  Independent 4 Shirley Walters  Liberal 5 Michael Tate  Labor 6 Brian Archer  Liberal 7 Jean Hearn  Labor 8 Michael Townley  Liberal 9 John Coates  Labor 10 John Watson  Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory 42,416 Labor 1. Susan Ryan (elected 1) 2. Marc Robinson 70,433 55.4 +4.7 Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. John Munro 40,292 31.7 -5.4 Democrats 1. Charles Price 2. Dimmen de Graaff 15,141 11.9 +3.3 Deadly Serious Ian Rout 955 0.8 +0.8 Independent Brian Scott 425 0.3 +0.3 127,246 96.7 -0.5 4,287 3.3 +0.5 131,533 95.7 +1.4 # Senator Party 1 Susan Ryan  Labor 2 Margaret Reid  Liberal Northern Territory 1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 14,826 CLP 1. Bernie Kilgariff (elected 1) 2. Dallas Drake 21,406 48.1 +2.6 Labor 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2) 2. Denise Fincham 20,467 46.0 +7.1 Democrats Fay Lawrence 2,359 5.3 -4.5 Independent Harold Brown 245 0.6 +0.6 44,477 95.3 +2.6 2,186 4.7 -2.6 46,663 81.4 -0.9 # Senator Party 1 Bernie Kilgariff  Country Liberal 2 Ted Robertson  Labor See also 1983 Australian federal election Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1983 Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985 References External links Adam Carr's Election Archive Category:1983 elections in Australia Senate 1983 Category:Australian Senate elections