COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 751,260 +08.0 Votes cast: 699,957 93.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 69,453 09.9 +01.7 Formal votes: 630,504 90.1 -01.7 Quota for election: 105,085 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Patterson NCP 24,100 03.8 Group A John McIntyre NCP 1,284 00.2 Q:0.247 Leonard Newing NCP 553 00.1 John Trewick 1,430 00.2 Group B James Jamieson 978 00.2 Q:0.025 Kenneth Law 185 00.0 Rt Hon Reginald WITHERS * Lib 277,365 44.0 ELECTED 1 Hon Peter Durack * Lib 4,264 00.7 Group C Noel Crichton-Browne Lib 1,800 00.3 Q:2.697 Francesco Nesci 1,231 00.2 Group D Nellie Stuart 339 00.1 Q:0.015 Anthony Overheu NPW 6,842 01.1 Group E Edna Adams NPW 408 00.1 Q:0.072 Murray Anderson NPW 347 00.1 John Evans AD 55,732 08.8 Group F Geoffrey Taylor AD 401 00.1 Q:0.557 Shirley de la Hunty AD 2,405 00.4 Gordon McINTOSH * ALP 242,564 38.5 ELECTED 2 Patricia Giles ALP 1,230 00.2 Group G Brian Conway ALP 935 00.1 Q:2.329 Sydney Negus 4,836 00.8 Group H Peter Harwood 163 00.0 Q:0.048 Douglas Thorp 1,112 00.2 Q:0.011 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Evans, see Senate WA 1983 2. Negus was a Senator for WA 1970-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Withers's 172,280 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 134 00.1 24,234 03.8 McIntyre 23 00.0 1,307 00.2 Newing 6 00.0 559 00.1 Trewick 41 00.0 1,471 00.2 Jamieson 73 00.0 1,051 00.2 Law 17 00.0 202 00.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * 171,264 99.4 175,528 27.8 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 363 00.2 2,163 00.3 Nesci 51 00.0 1,282 00.2 Stuart 35 00.0 374 00.1 Overheu 23 00.0 6,865 01.1 Adams 10 00.0 418 00.1 Anderson 7 00.0 354 00.1 Evans 79 00.0 55,811 08.8 Taylor 6 00.0 407 00.1 De la Hunty 31 00.0 2,436 00.4 McINTOSH * E 242,564 38.5 ELECTED 2 Giles 31 00.0 1,261 00.2 Conway 4 00.0 939 00.1 Negus 71 00.0 4,907 00.8 Harwood 2 00.0 165 00.0 Thorp 9 00.0 1,121 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 172,280 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McIntosh's 137,479 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 42 00.0 24,276 03.8 McIntyre 26 00.0 1,333 00.2 Newing 1 00.0 560 00.1 Trewick 5 00.0 1,476 00.2 Jamieson 10 00.0 1,061 00.2 Law 5 00.0 207 00.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * 45 00.0 175,573 27.8 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 7 00.0 2,170 00.3 Nesci 11 00.0 1,293 00.2 Stuart 6 00.0 380 00.1 Overheu 9 00.0 6,874 01.1 Adams 10 00.0 428 00.1 Anderson 6 00.0 360 00.1 Evans 193 00.1 56,004 08.9 Taylor 56 00.0 463 00.1 De la Hunty 27 00.0 2,463 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES 136,605 99.1 137,866 21.9 ELECTED 4 Conway 298 00.2 1,237 00.2 Negus 86 00.1 4,993 00.8 Harwood 10 00.0 175 00.0 Thorp 21 00.0 1,142 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 137,479 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Durack's 70,488 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 615 00.9 24,891 03.9 McIntyre 10 00.0 1,343 00.2 Newing 11 00.0 571 00.1 Trewick 21 00.0 1,497 00.2 Jamieson 14 00.0 1,075 00.2 Law 3 00.0 210 00.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 69,285 98.3 71,455 11.3 Nesci 24 00.0 1,317 00.2 Stuart 7 00.0 387 00.1 Overheu 37 00.1 6,911 01.1 Adams 5 00.0 433 00.1 Anderson 8 00.0 368 00.1 Evans 204 00.3 56,208 08.9 Taylor 5 00.0 468 00.1 De la Hunty 60 00.1 2,523 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 137,866 21.9 ELECTED 4 Conway 29 00.0 1,266 00.2 Negus 120 00.1 5,113 00.8 Harwood 2 00.0 177 00.0 Thorp 28 00.0 1,170 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,488 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Giles's 32,781 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 1 00.0 24,892 03.9 McIntyre 0 1,343 00.2 Newing 0 571 00.1 Trewick 0 1,497 00.2 Jamieson 0 1,075 00.2 Law 0 210 00.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 3 00.0 71,458 11.3 Nesci 1 00.0 1,318 00.2 Stuart 1 00.0 388 00.1 Overheu 0 6,911 01.1 Adams 0 433 00.1 Anderson 1 00.0 369 00.1 Evans 25 00.1 56,233 08.9 Taylor 3 00.0 471 00.1 De la Hunty 3 00.0 2,526 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 32,737 99.9 34,003 05.4 Negus 5 00.0 5,118 00.8 Harwood 0 177 00.0 Thorp 1 00.0 1,171 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,781 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harwood's 177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 4 02.3 24,896 03.9 McIntyre 2 01.1 1,345 00.2 Newing 1 00.6 572 00.1 Trewick 0 1,497 00.2 Jamieson 1 00.6 1,076 00.2 Law 1 00.6 211 00.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 4 02.3 71,462 11.3 Nesci 0 1,318 00.2 Stuart 2 01.1 390 00.1 Overheu 2 01.1 6,913 01.1 Adams 3 01.7 436 00.1 Anderson 0 369 00.1 Evans 5 02.8 56,238 08.9 Taylor 6 03.4 477 00.1 De la Hunty 8 04.5 2,534 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 18 10.2 34,021 05.4 Negus 86 48.6 5,204 00.8 Thorp 34 19.2 1,205 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 177 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Law's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 19 09.0 24,915 04.0 McIntyre 1 00.5 1,346 00.2 Newing 7 03.3 579 00.1 Trewick 24 11.4 1,521 00.2 Jamieson 99 46.9 1,175 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 14 06.6 71,476 11.3 Nesci 6 02.8 1,324 00.2 Stuart 13 06.2 403 00.1 Overheu 4 01.9 6,917 01.1 Adams 6 02.8 442 00.1 Anderson 3 01.4 372 00.1 Evans 2 00.9 56,240 08.9 Taylor 4 01.9 481 00.1 De la Hunty 2 00.9 2,536 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 3 01.4 34,024 05.4 Negus 2 00.9 5,206 00.8 Thorp 2 00.9 1,207 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 211 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Anderson's 372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 15 04.0 24,930 04.0 McIntyre 5 01.3 1,351 00.2 Newing 6 01.6 585 00.1 Trewick 2 00.5 1,523 00.2 Jamieson 6 01.6 1,181 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 13 03.5 71,489 11.3 Nesci 11 03.0 1,335 00.2 Stuart 25 06.7 428 00.1 Overheu 54 14.5 6,971 01.1 Adams 159 42.7 601 00.1 Evans 20 05.4 56,260 08.9 Taylor 21 05.6 502 00.1 De la Hunty 15 04.0 2,551 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 11 03.0 34,035 05.4 Negus 6 01.6 5,212 00.8 Thorp 3 00.8 1,210 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 372 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Stuart's 428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 16 03.7 24,946 04.0 McIntyre 15 03.5 1,366 00.2 Newing 8 01.9 593 00.1 Trewick 14 03.3 1,537 00.2 Jamieson 18 04.2 1,199 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 44 10.3 71,533 11.3 Nesci 150 35.0 1,485 00.2 Overheu 46 10.7 7,017 01.1 Adams 51 11.9 652 00.1 Evans 26 06.1 56,286 08.9 Taylor 7 01.6 509 00.1 De la Hunty 21 04.9 2,572 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 5 01.1 34,040 05.4 Negus 1 00.2 5,213 00.8 Thorp 6 01.0 1,216 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 428 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Taylor's 509 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 23 04.5 24,969 04.0 McIntyre 4 00.8 1,370 00.2 Newing 6 01.2 599 00.1 Trewick 0 1,537 00.2 Jamieson 8 01.6 1,207 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 9 01.8 71,542 11.3 Nesci 8 01.6 1,493 00.2 Overheu 21 04.1 7,038 01.1 Adams 32 06.3 684 00.1 Evans 209 41.1 56,495 09.0 De la Hunty 124 24.4 2,696 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 32 06.3 34,072 05.4 Negus 21 04.1 5,234 00.8 Thorp 12 02.4 1,228 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 509 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Newing's 599 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 134 22.4 25,103 04.0 McIntyre 282 47.1 1,652 00.3 Trewick 54 09.1 1,591 00.3 Jamieson 48 08.0 1,255 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 31 05.2 71,573 11.4 Nesci 12 02.0 1,505 00.2 Overheu 8 01.3 7,046 01.1 Adams 5 00.8 689 00.1 Evans 8 01.3 56,503 09.0 De la Hunty 3 00.5 2,699 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 6 01.0 34,078 05.4 Negus 4 00.7 5,238 00.8 Thorp 4 00.7 1,232 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 599 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Adams's 689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 24 03.5 25,127 04.0 McIntyre 10 01.5 1,662 00.3 Trewick 11 01.6 1,602 00.3 Jamieson 21 03.0 1,276 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 33 04.8 71,606 11.4 Nesci 35 05.1 1,540 00.2 Overheu 352 51.1 7,398 01.2 Evans 63 09.1 56,566 09.0 De la Hunty 71 10.3 2,770 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 22 03.2 34,100 05.4 Negus 23 03.3 5,261 00.8 Thorp 24 03.5 1,256 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 689 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Thorp's 1,256 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 77 06.1 25,204 04.0 McIntyre 16 01.3 1,678 00.3 Trewick 16 01.3 1,618 00.3 Jamieson 15 01.2 1,291 00.2 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 35 02.8 71,641 11.4 Nesci 52 04.1 1,592 00.2 Overheu 32 02.5 7,430 01.2 Evans 73 05.8 56,639 09.0 De la Hunty 38 03.0 2,808 00.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 108 08.6 34,208 05.4 Negus 794 63.2 6,055 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,256 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Jamieson's 1,291 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 233 18.0 25,437 04.0 McIntyre 132 10.2 1,810 00.3 Trewick 513 39.7 2,131 00.3 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 141 10.9 71,782 11.4 Nesci 53 04.1 1,645 00.3 Overheu 38 02.9 7,468 01.2 Evans 50 03.9 56,689 09.0 De la Hunty 46 03.6 2,854 00.5 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 22 01.7 34,230 05.4 Negus 63 04.9 6,118 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,291 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Nesci's 1,645 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 152 09.2 25,589 04.1 McIntyre 18 01.1 1,828 00.3 Trewick 113 06.9 2,244 00.4 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 466 28.3 72,248 11.5 Overheu 298 18.1 7,766 01.2 Evans 155 09.4 56,844 09.0 De la Hunty 43 02.6 2,897 00.5 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 295 17.9 34,525 05.5 Negus 105 06.4 6,223 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,645 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th count: McIntyre's 1,828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 1,239 67.8 26,826 04.3 Trewick 219 12.0 2,463 00.4 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 113 06.2 72,361 11.5 Overheu 41 02.2 7,807 01.2 Evans 52 02.8 56,896 09.0 De la Hunty 50 02.7 2,947 00.5 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 57 03.1 34,582 05.5 Negus 57 03.1 6,280 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,828 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th count: Trewick's 2,463 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 1,330 54.0 28,158 04.5 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 580 23.5 72,941 11.6 Overheu 167 06.8 7,974 01.3 Evans 175 07.1 57,071 09.1 De la Hunty 35 01.4 2,982 00.5 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 63 02.6 34,645 05.5 Negus 113 04.6 6,393 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,463 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th count: De la Hunty's 2,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 240 08.0 28,398 04.5 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 217 07.3 73,158 11.6 Overheu 112 03.8 8,086 01.3 Evans 1,953 65.5 59,024 09.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 213 07.1 34,858 05.5 Negus 247 08.3 6,640 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,982 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th count: Negus's 6,640 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 1,394 21.0 29,792 04.7 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 1,434 21.6 74,592 11.8 Overheu 434 06.5 8,520 01.4 Evans 1,209 18.2 60,233 09.6 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 2,169 32.7 37,027 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,640 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th count: Overheu's 8,520 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson 1,550 18.2 31,342 05.0 WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 1,474 17.3 76,066 12.1 Evans 5,109 60.0 65,342 10.4 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 387 04.5 37,414 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,520 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st count: Patterson's 31,342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 Crichton-Browne 27,849 88.9 103,915 16.5 Evans 2,672 08.5 68,014 10.8 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 Conway 821 02.6 38,235 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,342 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd count: Conway's 38,235 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WITHERS * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 1 DURACK * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 3 CRICHTON-BROWNE 1,447 03.8 105,362 16.7 ELECTED 5 Evans 36,788 96.2 104,802 16.6 McINTOSH * E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 2 GILES E 105,085 16.7 ELECTED 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,235 630,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1981. Crichton-Browne, Durack, Giles, McIntosh and Withers elected for a term ending 30 June 1987. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1984): Hon Fred CHANEY (Lib), Ruth COLEMAN (ALP), Alan ROCHER (Lib), Andrew THOMAS (Lib) and Peter WALSH (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Michael Chaney (born 1941): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Social Security from 3 November 1980 > Ruth Nancy Coleman (born 1931): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 > Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne (born 1944): Elected 1980 Born: 2 February 1944, Wiluna WA Career: Company manager. Marble Bar Shire Council. President WA Liberal Party 1975-79. > Peter Drew Durack (1926-2008): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980 Attorney-General > Patricia Jessie Giles (1928-2017): Elected 1980 Born: 17 November 1928, Minlaton SA. Career: Educated University of WA. Nurse, widwife. Union official. > Gordon Douglas McIntosh (born 1925): Elected 1974, 1975, 1980 > Allan Charles Rocher (1936-2016): Elected 1977 Resigned place 10 February 1981 Later career: See House of Representatives 1980, by-elections > Andrew Murray Thomas (1936-2011): Elected 1975, 1977 > Peter Alexander Walsh (1935-2015): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 > Reginald Grieve Withers (1924-2015): Appointed 1966. Term expired 1966. Elected 1967, 1974, 1975, 1980 --------------------------------------------------------------------