page_title: Results of the 1983 Australian federal election (Senate)
hierarchical_section_title: Results of the 1983 Australian federal election (Senate)
context_page_description: The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1983 Australian federal election. Senators total 25 coalition, 30 Labor, three non-coalition National, five Democrats, and one Independent. Senate terms are six years. 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 to restore the rotation.
context_section_description: 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. 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.
caption: Senators elected in the 1983 federal election