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Born in Tanunda , South Australia, Haines was was appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the Senate by the then Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan, on 14 December 1977. Dunstan was constitutionally obliged to appoint a Senator from the same party as the resigning Senator Steele HallRaymond Steele Hall was Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970, Senator for South Australia from 1975 to 1977 and federal member for Boothby constituency from 1981 to 1996. Born in 1930, Hall was originally a farmer from Owen, seventy kilometres nor, who had been elected as a representative of the now-defunct Liberal Movement . Hall had in fact rejoined the Liberal PartyThis article concerns the modern Australian political party. For the Australian Liberal party active from 1909 to 1916, see Commonwealth Liberal Party. Liberal Party of Australia Current Leader John Howard Founded 1945 Headquarters Cnr Blackall and Macqua. At his discretion Dunstan chose a member of the newly-founded Australian Democrats, which he regarded as the successor party to the Liberal Movement.
Haines lost her seat in the Senate when Hall's term expired in 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet., but was re-elected in 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He as support for the Democrats grew. Haines was elected to lead the Democrats on 14 August 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa, succeeding party founder Don ChippDonald Leslie Chipp (born August 21, 1925 in suburban Melbourne) is an Australian politician and author. He served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. He was the Liberal member for Higginbotham from 1960 to 1968 and then for Hotham from 196. She remained leader until her resignation from the Senate to run for the House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Australia. The other is the Senate. The 150 members of the house are elected from single-member geographic districts (popularly known as "seats" but officially known as "Commonwe in the Division of Kingston in the 1990 election. Despite the strong performance of the party, she failed to win her seat in the lower house; she had promised not to seek a return to the Senate, and so her role in national politics was over by default. Her formal leadership ended with the successful challenge of Janet Powell shortly after the election. She was later inducted as a member of the Order of Australia.
Haines died in 2004 from a long-term neurological condition, aged 59.