1980 Australian Senate election

Australian federal election results Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983 April 2024 April 2022 1980 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no 1977 Australian Senate election 1977 Results of the 1983 Australian federal election (Senate) 1983 34 of the 64 seats in the Australian Senate 33 18 October 1980 Liberal/National coalition 150x150px John Carrick New South Wales 7 August 1978 34 31 3 3,352,521 43.58% 1.98% Australian Labor Party 150x150px Ken Wriedt Tasmania 10 February 1975 27 27 0 3,250,187 42.25% 5.49% Australian Democrats 150x150px Don Chipp Victoria 9 May 1977 2 5 3 711,805 9.25% 1.88% Australian Senate elected members, 1980.svg Senators elected in the 1980 federal election Leader of the Senate John Carrick Liberal/National coalition John Carrick Liberal/National coalition The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1980 federal election. Senators total 31 coalition (27 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 27 Labor, two 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 28 June 2018 Senator terms are six years (three for territories). Senators elected at this election began their terms on 1 July 1981, except for the territorial senators who took their seats at the election. Australia + Senate (STV) — 1980–83—Turnout 94.35% (CV) — Informal 9.65%File:1980 Australian Senate.svg Party Votes % Swing Seats won Total seats Change   Liberal–NCP coalition 3,352,521 43.58 –1.98 15 31 –3   Liberal–NCP joint ticket 1,971,528 25.63 −8.63 4 * *   Liberal 1,011,289 13.15 +2.55 9 27 0   National Country 341,978 4.45 +3.95 1 3 –3   Country Liberal 19,129 0.25 +0.04 1 1 0   Labor 3,250,187 42.25 +5.49 15 27 0   Democrats 711,805 9.25 −1.88 3 5 +3   Call to Australia 118,535 1.54 +0.42 0 0 0   Democratic Labor 31,766 0.41 –1.26 0 0 0   Marijuana 28,337 0.37 –0.23 0 0 0   Australia 27,404 0.36 +0.25 0 0 0   Socialist 15,412 0.20 –0.38 0 0 0   Progress 8,252 0.11 –1.08 0 0 0   NPWA 7,597 0.10 +0.10 0 0 0   Progressive Conservative 6,247 0.07 +0.07 0 0   National Front of Australia 1,467 0.01 +0.01 0 0   Other 56,128 0.73 +0.73 0 0 0   Independent 86,770 1.13 –0.60 1 1 0   Total 7,692,364     34 64 New South Wales Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Doug McClelland  Labor 1981 2 John Carrick  Liberal 1981 3 Bruce Childs  Labor 1981 4 Douglas Scott  NCP 1981 5 Kerry Sibraa  Labor1978 1978 1 Peter Baume  Liberal 1978 2 Tony Mulvihill  Labor 1978 3 Misha Lajovic  Liberal 1978 4 Arthur Gietzelt  Labor 1978 5 Colin Mason  Democrat 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales 452,977 Labor 1. Doug McClelland (elected 1) 2. Bruce Childs (elected 3) 3. Kerry Sibraa (elected 5) 1,215,796 44.7 +4.6 Coalition 1. John Carrick (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Douglas Scott (NCP) (elected 4) 3. Chris Puplick (Lib) 1,139,825 41.9 -1.4 Democrats 1. Paul McLean 2. Elisabeth Kirkby 3. Laurence Bourke 187,507 6.9 -1.4 Call to Australia 1. Fred Nile 2. John Whitehall 3. Joan Loew 118,535 4.4 +2.5 Marijuana 1. James Billington 2. Anne Parsons 13,476 0.5 -0.4 National Colonialist Party 1. Nicholas Jones 2. Ian MacRae 11,038 0.4 +0.4 Socialist (1971) 1. Peter Symon 2. Harry Black 3. Raymond Ferguson 4. Edgar Woodbury 8,760 0.3 +0.1 Group C 1. John E Champion 2. Julie A Champion 3. John D Champion 6,785 0.3 +0.3 Independent Estelle Myers 4,469 0.2 +0.2 Independent Joylene Hairmouth 4,334 0.2 +0.2 Independent Josephine Chisholm-Mallett 2,855 0.1 +0.1 Progress 1. Fernand Eyschen 2. Nicholas Hudson 2,260 0.1 -2.4 Independent Terence Griffiths 921 0.0 0.0 Independent Berard O'Grady 489 0.0 0.0 Independent Rudolph Dezelin 305 0.0 0.0 Independent Norman Eather 262 0.0 0.0 Independent Gene Salvestrin 241 0.0 0.0 2,717,858 90.6 +0.2 281,338 9.4 -0.2 2,999,186 94.2 -0.8 Victoria Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Cyril Primmer  Labor 1981 2 Margaret Guilfoyle  Liberal 1981 3 Robert Ray  Labor 1981 4 Austin Lewis  Liberal 1981 5 John Siddons  Democrat1978 1978 1 Alan Missen  Liberal 1978 2 Gareth Evans  Labor 1978 3 David Hamer  Liberal 1978 4 John Button  Labor 1978 5 Don Chipp  Democrat 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 339,953 Labor 1. Cyril Primmer (elected 1) 2. Robert Ray (elected 3) 3. Jean Melzer 877,468 43.0 +8.8 Coalition 1. Margaret Guilfoyle (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Austin Lewis (Lib) (elected 4) 3. Laurence Neal (NCP) 831,703 40.8 -1.0 Democrats 1. John Siddons (elected 5) 2. Janet Powell 3. Ian Price 231,113 11.3 -4.9 Democratic Labour 1. Paul McManus 2. John Flint 3. Robert Semmel 31,766 1.6 -4.6 Australia 1. Gail Farrell 2. Frederick Funnell 25,734 1.3 +1.2 Marijuana 1. Margaret Fraser 2. James Billington 11,684 0.6 -0.1 Group B 1. John Jess 2. John Davies 3. Donald Moyes 10,402 0.5 +0.5 Group K 1. Francis Petering 2. Jean McPherson 3. Louis Cook 9,081 0.4 +0.4 Socialist (1971) 1. Georgina Lialios 2. Trevor McCandless 3. Raymond Berbling 2,791 0.1 -0.1 Group E 1. Shane Watson 2. Ernest Langmaid 1,765 0.1 +0.1 Group D 1. George Samargis 2. Daniel Smargis 1,538 0.1 +0.1 Independent Pamela Moore 1,498 0.1 +0.1 Independent Anthony Palmer 1,470 0.1 +0.1 Independent Augustus Titter 1,157 0.1 +0.1 Independent Maurice Smith 329 0.0 0.0 Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 217 0.0 0.0 2,039,716 90.9 0.0 256,060 9.1 0.0 2,295,776 95.0 -0.7 Queensland Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Jim Keeffe  Labor 1981 2 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  NCP 1981 3 Neville Bonner  Liberal 1981 4 Gerry Jones  Labor 1981 5 Michael Macklin  Democrat1978 1978 1 Kathy Sullivan  Liberal 1978 2 George Georges  Labor 1978 3 Stan Collard  NCP 1978 4 Mal Colston  Labor 1978 5 David MacGibbon  Liberal 1980 Australian federal election: Senate: Queensland 192,889 Labor 1. Jim Keeffe (elected 1) 2. Gerry Jones (elected 4) 3. Robert Gleeson 445,277 38.5 +3.9 National Country 1. Flo Bjelke-Petersen (elected 2) 2. Glen Sheil 3. Ron Maunsell 309,622 26.8 +26.8* Liberal 1. Neville Bonner (elected 3) 2. Yvonne McComb 3. Franz Born 266,407 23.0 +23.0* Democrats 1. Michael Macklin (elected 5) 2. William Elson-Green 3. Gilruth Rees 115,429 10.0 +1.0 Progress 1. Vivian Forbes 2. Frank Paull 3,399 0.3 -0.5 Group J 1. Lionel Fifield 2. Robert McClintock 3,256 0.3 +0.3 Group F 1. John Butler 2. Anne Glew 3,022 0.3 +0.3 Socialist (1971) 1. David Ryan 2. Stephen Bulloch 3. Ivan Ivanoff 2,514 0.2 -2.6 Independent Norman Eather 2,191 0.2 +0.2 Group G 1. Sydney Shawcross 2. Cyril McKenzie 3. Michael Dendle 2,102 0.2 +0.2 National Front 1. Rosemary Sisson 2. Victor Robb 1,467 0.1 +0.1 Independent Carlemo Wacando 1,326 0.1 +0.1 Group H 1. James Drabsch 2. Vivien Botterill 513 0.0 0.0 Independent Neil McKay 369 0.0 0.0 Independent Anthony Catip 241 0.0 0.0 Independent Frederick Phillips 195 0.0 0.0 1,157,330 90.8 -1.2 117,884 9.2 +1.2 1,275,214 94.0 -0.8 The Liberal and Country parties contested the previous election as a Coalition, where they obtained 51.3% of the vote. In this election, they contested the election as separate parties. South Australia Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Don Jessop  Liberal 1981 2 Dominic Foreman  Labor 1981 3 Robert Hill  Liberal 1981 4 Nick Bolkus  Labor 1981 5 Janine Haines  Democrat1978 1978 1 Tony Messner  Liberal 1978 2 Geoff McLaren  Labor 1978 3 Harold Young  Liberal 1978 4 Ron Elstob  Labor 1978 5 Baden Teague  Liberal 1980 Australian federal election, Senate, South Australia 122,723 Liberal 1. Don Jessop (elected 1) 2. Robert Hill (elected 3) 3. Craig Spiel 319,088 43.3 -5.8 Labor 1. Dominic Foreman (elected 2) 2. Nick Bolkus (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire 300,420 40.8 +4.0 Democrats 1. Janine Haines (elected 5) 2. Ian Gilfillan 3. David Vigor 96,662 13.1 +1.9 National Country 1. Geoffrey Clothier 2. Sylvia Schulz 3. Peter McBride 7,419 1.0 +1.0 |- | Christians width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Concerned Christian Candidates | style="text-align:left;"| 1. Betty Luks 2. James Cronin 3. Gordon Kroschel | style="text-align:right;"| 4,189 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.6 | style="text-align:right;"| +0.6 |- Marijuana 1. Craig Cocks 2. Gwenda Woods 2,373 0.3 +0.3 Australia 1. Ian Modistach 2. Alan Jamieson 1,670 0.2 -0.2 Socialist (1971) 1. Brian Rooney 2. Ida Goss 3. Laurence Kiek 1,347 0.2 -0.1 Progressive Conservative 1. David Kitto 2. Mary McKenzie-Huish 1,248 0.2 +0.2 Independent Valentine Furner 879 0.1 +0.1 Independent William Forster 820 0.1 +0.1 Independent Raymond Bradtke 221 0.0 0.0 736,336 91.3 +1.7 70,359 8.7 -1.7 806,695 94.9 -0.2 Western Australia Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Reg Withers  Liberal 1981 2 Gordon McIntosh  Labor 1981 3 Peter Durack  Liberal 1981 4 Patricia Giles  Labor 1981 5 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal1978 1978 1 Fred Chaney  Liberal 1978 2 Peter Walsh  Labor 1978 3 Andrew Thomas  Liberal 1978 4 Ruth Coleman  Labor 1978 5 Allan Rocher  Liberal 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 105,085 Liberal 1. Reg Withers (elected 1) 2. Peter Durack (elected 3) 3. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 5) 283,429 45.0 -1.4 Labor 1. Gordon McIntosh (elected 2) 2. Patricia Giles (elected 4) 3. Brian Conway 244,729 38.8 +6.0 Democrats 1. Jack Evans 2. Geoffrey Taylor 3. Shirley de la Hunty 58,538 9.3 -3.2 National Country 1. John Patterson 2. John McIntyre 3. Leonard Newing 25,937 4.1 -2.0 WA Nationals 1. Anthony Overheu 2. Edna Adams 3. Murray Anderson 7,597 1.2 +1.2 Progressive Conservative 1. Syd Negus 2. Peter Harwood 4,999 0.8 +0.8 Progress 1. John Trewick 2. James Jamieson 3. Kenneth Law 2,593 0.4 -1.3 Group D 1. Francesco Nesci 2. Nellie Stuart 1,570 0.2 +0.2 Independent Douglas Thorp 1,112 0.2 +0.2 630,504 90.1 -1.7 69,453 9.9 +1.7 699,957 93.2 -0.8 Tasmania Elected # Senator Party1981 1981 1 Peter Rae  Liberal 1981 2 Jean Hearn  Labor 1981 3 Brian Harradine  Independent 1981 4 Michael Townley  Liberal 1981 5 John Coates  Labor1978 1978 1 Shirley Walters  Liberal 1978 2 Don Grimes  Labor 1978 3 Brian Archer  Liberal 1978 4 Michael Tate  Labor 1978 5 John Watson  Liberal 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 40,640 Liberal 1. Peter Rae (elected 1) 2. Michael Townley (elected 4) 3. Peter Jones 96,098 39.4 -10.4 Labor 1. Jean Hearn (elected 2) 2. John Coates (elected 5) 3. John White 86,833 35.6 -2.1 Group B 1. Brian Harradine (elected 3) 2. Harry Upston 52,247 21.4 +21.4 Democrats 1. Norman Siberry 2. Rae Saxon 3. Brian Austen 7,780 3.2 -2.7 243,838 92.5 -0.4 19,651 7.5 +0.4 263,489 96.3 -0.4 Australian Capital Territory Elected # Senator Party1980 1980 1 Susan Ryan  Labor 1980 2 John Knight  Liberal 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory 41,569 Labor 1. Susan Ryan (elected 1) 2. John Langmore 63,280 50.8 +7.6 Liberal 2. John Knight (elected 2) 2. David Adams 46,267 37.1 -1.3 Democrats 1. John Filler 2. John Morgan 10,663 8.5 -4.3 Jobless Action Community Campaign 1. Neville Curtis 2. Jacqueline Flitcroft 4,001 3.2 +3.2 Independent Joseph Marks 493 0.4 +0.4 124,704 97.2 +6.9 3,558 2.8 -6.9 128,262 94.3 -1.3 Northern Territory Elected # Senator Party1980 1980 1 Bernie Kilgariff  Country Liberal 1980 2 Ted Robertson  Labor 1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 14,027 CLP 1. Bernard Kilgariff (elected 1) 2. Graeme Lewis 19,129 45.5 -0.5 Labor 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2) 2. Hunter Harrison 16,384 38.9 -1.5 Democrats 1. Jack Hunt 2. William Evans 4,113 9.8 +1.6 |- | christian democrats width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Christian Democrat | style="text-align:left;"| 1. Ronald Mann 2. Charles Coombs | style="text-align:right;"| 1,648 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 | style="text-align:right;"| +3.9 |- Marijuana 1. Jennifer Smether 2. Lance Lawrence 804 1.9 +1.9 42,078 92.7 -0.8 3,325 7.3 +0.8 45,403 82.3 +1.1 See also 1980 Australian federal election Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1980 Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983 References External links Adam Carr's Election Archive Senate Senate 1980 Category:Australian Senate elections