Senate composition at 1 July 1981 Government (31) - (2 seat minority) Coalition Liberal (27) National Country Party (3) Country Liberal (1)
Crossbench (6) Democrats (5) Independent (Brian Harradine) (1)
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1981 to 5 February 1983.
The territory senators were elected at the October 1980 election and their terms ended at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1983.
However, in fact, the Senate was dissolved on 4 February 1983 for a double dissolution election.