Graham Ross Maguire (born 21 April 1945) is a former Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he was educated at the University of Adelaide and then the Australian National University in Canberra, becoming an economist. He was a ministerial advisor to South Australian Labor Premiers Don Dunstan, Des Corcoran and John Bannon. In 1983, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the seat until his defeat in 1993.[1][2]

Graham Maguire
Senator for South Australia
In office
5 March 1983 – 30 June 1993
Personal details
Born (1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 79)
Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyLabor

Following the announcement of the 1987 Senate election results, Maguire was one of four senators who received a six-year term as a consequence of which method was chosen to allocate the seats.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hawker, Geoffrey (2017). "MAGUIRE, Graham Ross (1945– )". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Rotation of Senators" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 17 September 1987. pp. 194–213.