Appendix 7
Casual vacancies in the Senate 1977-2012
VACANCY
| APPOINTMENT
|
Senator
| Reason for Vacancy
| Date
| Senator
| How Appointed
| Date
|
Hall, R S
| Resignation
| 16/11/77
| Haines, J
| SA Parliament
| 14/12/77
|
Cotton, R C
| “
| 13/7/78
| Puplick, C J G
| NSW Governor
| 26/7/78
|
McClelland, J R
| “
| 21/7/78
| Sibraa, K W
| “ “
| 9/8/78
|
Webster, J J
| “
| 28/1/80
| Neal, L W
| Vic Parliament
| 11/3/80
|
Wriedt, K S
| “
| 25/9/80
| Hearn, J M
| Tas Parliament
| 15/10/80
|
Sheil, G
| “
| 6/2/81
| Bjelke-Petersen, F I
| Qld Parliament
| 12/3/81
|
Rocher, A C
| “
| 10/2/81
| Martyr, J R
| WA Governor
| 11/3/81
|
*Knight, J W
| Death
| 4/3/81
| Reid, M E
| Joint Sitting
| 5/5/81
|
Martin K J
| Resignation
| 5/11/84
| Parer, W R
| Qld Parliament
| 22/11/84
|
Rae, P E
| “
| 16/1/86
| Newman, J M
| Tas Parliament
| 13/3/86
|
Missen, A J
| Death
| 30/3/86
| Alston, R K R
| Vic Parliament
| 7/5/86
|
Chipp, D L
| Resignation
| 18/8/86
| Powell, J F
| Vic Deputy Governor
| 26/8/86
|
McClelland, D
| “
| 23/1/87
| West, S M
| NSW Parliament
| 11/2/87
|
Grimes, D J
| “
| 2/4/87
| Not replaced by Tasmanian Parliament
|
*Ryan, S M
| “
| 29/1/88
| McMullan, R F
| Joint Sitting
| 16/2/88
|
Gietzelt, G T
| “
| 27/2/89
| Faulkner, J P
| NSW Parliament
| 4/4/89
|
Chaney, F M
| “
| 27/2/90
| Campbell, I G
| WA Parliament
| 16/5/90
|
Haines, J
| “
| 1/3/90
| Lees, M H
| SA Parliament
| 4/4/90
|
Sanders, N K
| “
| 1/3/90
| Bell, R J
| Tas Governor
| 7/3/90
|
Stone, J O
| “
| 1/3/90
| O’Chee, W G
| Qld Parliament
| 8/5/90
|
Messner, A J
| “
| 17/4/90
| Olsen, J W
| SA Parliament
| 7/5/90
|
Baume, P E
| “
| 28/1/91
| Tierney, J W
| NSW Governor
| 11/2/91
|
McLean, P A
| “
| 23/8/91
| Sowada, K N
| NSW Parliament
| 29/8/91
|
Vallentine, J
| “
| 31/1/92
| Chamarette, C M A
| WA Parliament
| 12/3/92
|
Olsen, J W
| “
| 4/5/92
| Ferguson, A B
| SA Parliament
| 26/5/92
|
Button, J N
| Resignation
| 31/3/93
| Carr, K J
| Vic Parliament
| 28/4/93
|
Tate, M C
| “
| 5/7/93
| Denman, K J
| Tas Parliament
| 24/8/93
|
Archer, B R
| “
| 31/1/94
| Abetz, E
| “ “
| 22/2/94
|
Sibraa, K W
| “
| 1/2/94
| Neal, B J
| NSW Parliament
| 8/3/94
|
Bishop, B K
| “
| 24/2/94
| Woods, R L
| “ “
| 8/3/94
|
Richardson, G F
| “
| 25/3/94
| Forshaw, M G
| “ “
| 10/5/94
|
Zakharov, A O
| Death
| 6/3/95
| Collins, J M A
| Vic Parliament
| 3/5/95
|
Loosley, S
| Resignation
| 21/5/95
| Wheelwright, T C
| NSW Parliament
| 24/5/95
|
Coulter, J R
| “
| 20/11/95
| Stott Despoja, N J
| SA Parliament
| 29/11/95
|
Evans, G J
| “
| 6/2/96
| Conroy, S M
| Vic Governor
| 30/4/96
|
*McMullan, R F
| “
| 6/2/96
| Lundy, K A
| General election
| 2/3/96
|
Devereux J
| “
| 7/2/96
| Mackay, S M
| Tas Governor
| 8/3/96
|
Ferris, J M
| “
| 12/7/96
| Ferris, J M
| SA Parliament
| 24/7/96
|
Coates, J
| “
| 20/8/96
| O’Brien, K W K
| Tas Parliament
| 5/9/96
|
Baume, M E
| “
| 9/9/96
| Heffernan, W D
| NSW Parliament
| 18/9/96
|
Panizza, J H
| Death
| 31/1/97
| Lightfoot, P R
| WA Parliament
| 19/5/97
|
Woods, R L
| Resignation
| 7/3/97
| Payne, M A
| NSW Parliament
| 9/4/97
|
Short, J R
| “
| 12/5/97
| Synon, K M
| Vic Parliament
| 13/5/97
|
Childs, B K
| “
| 10/9/97
| Campbell, G
| NSW Parliament
| 17/9/97
|
Foreman, D J
| “
| 15/9/97
| Quirke, J A
| SA Governor
| 18/9/97
|
Kernot, C
| “
| 15/10/97
| Bartlett, A J J
| Qld Parliament
| 30/10/97
|
Collins, R L
| “
| 30/3/98
| Crossin, P M
| NT Legislative Assembly
| 16/6/98
|
Neal, B J
| “
| 3/9/98
| Hutchins, S P
| NSW Parliament
| 14/10/98
|
Parer, W R
| “
| 11/2/00
| Brandis, G H
| Qld Parliament
| 16/5/00
|
Brownhill, D G C
| “
| 14/400/
| Macdonald, J A L
| NSW Parliament
| 4/5/00
|
Quirke, J
| “
| 15/8/00
| Buckland, G F
| SA Governor
| 14/9/00
|
Woodley, J
| “
| 27/7/01
| Cherry, J C
| Qld Parliament
| 31/7/01
|
Newman, J
| “
| 1/2/02
| Colbeck, R M
| Tas Governor
| 4/2/02
|
Gibson, B F
| “
| 22/2/02
| Barnett, G
| Tas Lieutenant-Governor
| 26/2/02
|
Herron, J J
| “
| 5/9/02
| Santoro, S
| Qld Parliament
| 29/10/02
|
Reid, M E
| “
| 14/2/03
| Humphries, G J J
| ACT Legislative Assembly
| 18/2/03
|
Alston, R K R
| “
| 10/2/04
| Fifield, M P
| Vic Parliament
| 31/3/04
|
Tierney, J W
| “
| 14/4/05
| Fierravanti-Wells, C A
| NSW Parliament
| 5/5/05
|
Mackay, S M
| “
| 29/7/05
| Brown, C L
| Tas Parliament
| 25/8/05
|
Hill, R
| “
| 15/3/06
| Bernardi, C
| SA Parliament
| 4/5/06
|
Ferris, J M
| Death
| 2/4/07
| Birmingham, S J
| SA Parliament
| 3/5/07
|
Santoro, S
| Resignation
| 11/4/07
| Boyce, S K
| Qld Parliament
| 19/4/07
|
Vanstone, A
| “
| 26/4/07
| Fisher, M J
| SA Parliament
| 6/6/07
|
Campbell, I G
| “
| 31/5/07
| Cormann, M H P
| WA Parliament
| 19/6/07
|
Calvert, P H
| “
| 29/8/07
| Bushby, D C
| Tas Parliament
| 30/8/07
|
Ray, R F
| “
| 5/5/08
| Collins, J M A
| Vic Parliament
| 8/5/08
|
Ellison, C M
| “
| 30/1/09
| Back, C J
| WA Parliament
| 11/3/09
|
Coonan, H L
| “
| 22/8/11
| Sinodinos, A
| NSW Parliament
| 13/10/11
|
Arbib, M
| “
| 5/3/12
| Carr, R J
| NSW Parliament
| 6/3/12
|
Adams, J
| Death
| 31/3/12
| Smith, D A
| WA Parliament
| 2/5/12
|
* ACT Senator
Note: Court of Disputed Returns found W.R. Wood had not been elected validly (12.05.88).
I.P. Dunn was elected on 21.07.88 pursuant to s. 360(1)(vi) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act.