1980 SENATE TASMANIA 273,752 enrolled, 263,489 (96.3%) voted ==================================================================== Five senators to be elected: Quota for election 40,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter RAE * Lib 79,411 32.6 ELECTED 1 Michael TOWNLEY * Lib 13,879 05.7 ELECTED 4 Peter Jones Lib 2,808 01.2 Group A > Q:2.365 Brian HARRADINE * 51,912 21.3 ELECTED 3 Harry Upston 335 00.1 Group B > Q:1.286 Norman Siberry AD 6,542 02.7 Group C Rae Saxon AD 488 00.2 Q:0.191 Brian Austen AD 750 00.3 Jean HEARN ALP 53,164 21.8 ELECTED 2 John COATES ALP 29,391 12.1 ELECTED 5 John White ALP 4,278 01.8 Group D > Q:2.137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19,651 (07.5%) voted 243,838 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Liberal vote was 39.5% 2. The combined ALP vote was 35.7% 3. The combined AD vote was 3.2% 4. White was Tas MHA for Denison 1986-98, MLC for Newdegate 1998-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1981. Coates, Harradine, Hearn, Rae and Townley elected for a term ending 30 June 1987. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1981): Brian ARCHER (Lib), Dr Donald GRIMES (ALP), Michael TATE (ALP), Shirley WALTERS (Lib), John WATSON (Lib) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Brian Roper Archer (born 1929): Elected 1975, 1977 > John Coates (born 1944): Elected 1980 Born: 23 February 1944, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Sydney. Biochemist, University of Tasmania. MHR for Denison 1972-75. > Donald James Grimes (born 1937): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 > Brian Harradine (born 1935): Elected 1975 > Jean Margaret Hearn (born 1921): Elected 1980 Born: 30 March 1921, Launceston Career: Housewife, community activist. > Peter Elliot Rae (born 1932): Elected 1967, 1974, 1975 > Michael Carter Tate (born 1945): Elected 1977 > Michael Townley (born 1934): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975 > Mary Shirley Walters (born 1925): Elected 1975, 1977 > John Odin Wentworth Watson (born 1937): Elected 1977 --------------------------------------------------------------------