1983 Australian Senate election explained
See also: Members of the Australian Senate, 1983–1985.
| Election Name: | 1983 Australian Senate elections |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Results of the 1980 Australian federal election (Senate) |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | Results of the 1984 Australian federal election (Senate) |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | All 64 seats in the Australian Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 33 |
| Election Date: | 5 March 1983 |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party |
| Leader1: | John Button |
| Leaders Seat1: | Victoria |
| Leader Since1: | 7 November 1980 |
| Seats Before1: | 27 |
| Seats After1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,637,316 |
| Percentage1: | 45.49% |
| Swing1: | 3.24% |
| Party2: | Liberal/National coalition |
| Leader2: | John Carrick |
| Leaders Seat2: | New South Wales |
| Leader Since2: | 7 August 1978 |
| Seats Before2: | 31 |
| Seats After2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,195,397 |
| Percentage2: | 39.97 % |
| Swing2: | 3.51% |
| Party3: | Australian Democrats |
| Leader3: | Don Chipp |
| Leaders Seat3: | Victoria |
| Leader Since3: | 9 May 1977 |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats After3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 764,911 |
| Percentage3: | 9.57% |
| Swing3: | 0.31% |
| Leader of the Senate |
| Before Election: | John Carrick |
| Before Party: | Liberal/National coalition |
| After Election: | John Button |
| After Party: | 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.[1] 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
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Total seats | Change |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
| bgcolor=gray | | Other | 203,967 | 2.55 | −1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Total | 7,995,045 | | | 64 | 64 | | |
New South Wales
Victoria
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| | Ethnic | Nikolaus Millios | 205 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Federal Election Results 1949-1993. Parliament of Australia. 13 June 2018.
