See also: Members of the Australian Senate, 1981–1983
1980 Australian Senate elections
← 1977
18 October 1980
1983 →
34 of the 64 seats in the Australian Senate 33 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
John Carrick
Ken Wriedt
Don Chipp
Party
Liberal/National coalition
Labor
Democrats
Leader since
7 August 1978
10 February 1975
9 May 1977
Leader's seat
New South Wales
Tasmania
Victoria
Seats before
34
27
2
Seats after
31
27
5
Seat change
3
0
3
Popular vote
3,352,521
3,250,187
711,805
Percentage
43.58%
42.25%
9.25%
Swing
1.98%
5.49%
1.88%
Senators elected in the 1980 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election
John Carrick
Liberal/National coalition
Elected Leader of the Senate
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.[1] 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.
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