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Senate composition at 21 February 1985
Government (34)
  Labor (34) - (5 seat minority)

Opposition (33)
  Liberal (27)
  National Party (5)
  CLP (1)

Crossbench (9)
  Democrat (7)
  Nuclear Disarmament Party (1) [i]
  Independent (Harradine) (1)
 
Changes in composition

  1. ^ Jo Vallentine was elected as a Nuclear Disarmament Party member, but resigned in 1985 and served out the remainder of her term as an independent.

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1985 to 1987.[1] The number of senators was increased from ten to twelve senators for each of the six States of Australia. The representation of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory remained at two senators each. 30 Senators were elected at the 1983 double dissolution election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1988. 46 Senators were elected at the 1984 election, rather than the normal case of only half of the state senators being elected.

With the increase in numbers, the first two non-sitting senators were chosen for a term from the first sitting date 21 February 1985 until 30 June 1991. The last senator was elected for a term from 1 July 1985 until 30 June 1988.[2] However, in fact, the Senate was dissolved on 5 June 1987 for another double dissolution election on 11 July 1987. The four territory senators were elected in December 1984 and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives in June 1987.

Senator Party State End term Years in Office
Richard Alston [a]   Liberal Victoria 1991 1986–2004
Brian Archer   Liberal Tasmania 1991 1975–1994
Terry Aulich   Labor Tasmania 1991 1984–1993
Michael Baume   Liberal New South Wales 1991 [b] 1985–1996
Hon. Peter Baume   Liberal New South Wales 1988 1974–1991
Flo Bjelke-Petersen   National Queensland 1988 1980–1993
John Black   Labor Queensland 1991 [b] 1985–1990
Nick Bolkus   Labor South Australia 1991 1981–2005
Ron Boswell   National Queensland 1991 1983–2014
David Brownhill   National New South Wales 1991 [b] 1985–2000
Hon. John Button   Labor Victoria 1988 1974–1993
Hon. Sir John Carrick   Liberal New South Wales 1988 1970–1987
Hon. Fred Chaney   Liberal Western Australia 1988 1974–1990
Bruce Childs   Labor New South Wales 1991 1980–1997
Hon. Don Chipp [c]   Democrat Victoria 1988 1977–1986
John Coates   Labor Tasmania 1991 1980–1996
Ruth Coleman   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1987
Stan Collard   National Queensland 1988 1975–1987
Mal Colston   Labor Queensland 1988 1975–1999
Barney Cooney   Labor Victoria 1991 [b] 1985–2002
Peter Cook   Labor Western Australia 1991 1983–2005
Noel Crichton-Browne   Liberal Western Australia 1991 1980–1996
Rosemary Crowley   Labor South Australia 1991 1983–2002
Ray Devlin   Labor Tasmania 1991 [b] 1985–1990
Hon. Peter Durack   Liberal Western Australia 1988 1970–1993
Ron Elstob   Labor South Australia 1988 1977–1987
Hon. Gareth Evans   Labor Victoria 1988 1977–1996
Dominic Foreman   Labor South Australia 1988 1980–1997
George Georges   Labor Queensland 1988 1967–1987
Hon. Arthur Gietzelt   Labor New South Wales 1988 1970–1989
Patricia Giles   Labor Western Australia 1991 1980–1993
Hon. Don Grimes [d]   Labor Tasmania 1988 1974–1987
Hon. Dame Margaret Guilfoyle   Liberal Victoria 1988 1970–1987
Janine Haines   Democrat South Australia 1988 1977–1978, 1980–1990
David Hamer   Liberal Victoria 1991 1977–1990
Brian Harradine   Independent Tasmania 1988 1975–2005
Robert Hill   Liberal South Australia 1988 1981–2006
Don Jessop   Liberal South Australia 1991 1970–1991
Gerry Jones   Labor Queensland 1991 1980–1996
Bernie Kilgariff   CLP Northern Territory 1987 [e] 1975–1987
Sue Knowles   Liberal Western Australia 1991 [b] 1985–2005
Austin Lewis   Liberal Victoria 1988 1976–1993
David MacGibbon   Liberal Queensland 1991 1977–1999
Michael Macklin   Democrat Queensland 1988 [f] 1980–1990
Graham Maguire   Labor South Australia 1991 1983–1993
Colin Mason   Democrat New South Wales 1988 [f] 1977–1987
Hon. Doug McClelland [g][h]   Labor New South Wales 1988 1961–1987
Gordon McIntosh   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1987
Jim McKiernan   Labor Western Australia 1991 [b] 1985–2002
Hon. Tony Messner   Liberal South Australia 1988 1975–1990
Alan Missen [a]   Liberal Victoria 1991 1974–1986
John Morris   Labor New South Wales 1991 1985–1990
Jocelyn Newman [i]   Liberal Tasmania 1988 1986–2002
Warwick Parer   Liberal Queensland 1988 1985–2000
Janet Powell [c]   Democrat Victoria 1988 1986–1993
Chris Puplick   Liberal New South Wales 1991 [b] 1978–1980, 1985–1990
Peter Rae [i]   Liberal Tasmania 1988 1967–1986
Robert Ray   Labor Victoria 1991 1981–2008
Margaret Reid   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 1987 [e] 1981–2003
Margaret Reynolds   Labor Queensland 1991 1983–1999
Graham Richardson   Labor New South Wales 1988 1983–1994
Ted Robertson   Labor Northern Territory 1987 [e] 1975–1987
Hon. Susan Ryan   Labor Australian Capital Territory 1987 [e] 1975–1988
Norm Sanders   Democrat Tasmania 1988 [f] 1985–1990
Glen Sheil   National Queensland 1991 [b] 1974–1981, 1985–1990
Jim Short   Liberal Victoria 1991 [b] 1985–1997
Kerry Sibraa   Labor New South Wales 1991 1975–1978, 1978–1994
John Siddons   Democrat Victoria 1988 [f] 1980–1983, 1985–1987
Michael Tate   Labor Tasmania 1988 1977–1993
Baden Teague   Liberal South Australia 1991 1977–1996
Michael Townley   Liberal Tasmania 1991 1970–1987
Jo Vallentine   NDP/Independent [j] Western Australia 1988 [f] 1984–1992
Amanda Vanstone   Liberal South Australia 1991 [b] 1985–2007
David Vigor   Democrat South Australia 1988 [k] 1985–1987
Peter Walsh   Labor Western Australia 1988 1974–1993
Shirley Walters   Liberal Tasmania 1988 1975–1993
John Watson   Liberal Tasmania 1991 1978–2008
Suzanne West [h]   Labor New South Wales 1988 1987, 1990–2002
Rt. Hon. Reg Withers   Liberal Western Australia 1991 1966, 1967–1987
Olive Zakharov   Labor Victoria 1991 1983–1995

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Victorian Liberal Senator Alan Missen died on 30 March 1986. Richard Alston was appointed as his replacement on 7 May.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k New senator elected for a term from 21 February 1985 until 30 June 1991.
  3. ^ a b Victorian Democrat Senator Don Chipp resigned on 18 August 1986. Janet Powell was appointed as his replacement on 28 August.
  4. ^ Tasmanian Labor Senator Don Grimes resigned on 2 April 1987 however he was not replaced by the Tasmanian Parliament as a result of a tied vote.[3]
  5. ^ a b c d The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was July 1987.
  6. ^ a b c d e The 7th senator elected, for a term from 1 July 1985 until 30 June 1988.
  7. ^ Father of the Senate
  8. ^ a b New South Wales Labor Senator Doug McClelland resigned on 23 January 1987. Suzanne West was appointed as his replacement on 11 February.
  9. ^ a b Tasmanian Liberal Senator Peter Rae resigned on 16 January 1986. Jocelyn Newman was appointed as his replacement on 13 March.
  10. ^ Jo Vallentine was elected as a Nuclear Disarmament Party member, but resigned in 1985 as the party collapsed amidst allegations of Socialist Workers Party entryism. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent, though she registered the Vallentine Peace Group as an electoral vehicle for her supporters.
  11. ^ The 2nd non-sitting senator elected so term started on 21 February 1985 but 7th senator elected so term ended on 30 June 1988.

References

  1. ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1985". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ Representation Act 1983 (Cth).
  3. ^ "Choice of a Senator" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Tasmania: Joint Sitting. 8 May 1987. p. 1224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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