the 1977 Australian federal election, and her Senate term expired on 30 June 1978. She was elected for a six-year term at the 1980 Australian federal election. On 14 August 1986, she was chosen by Democrats members as Senate leader on the retirement of inaugural leader Don Chipp. She remained Senate leader until resigning to contest the House of Representatives seat of Kingston in the March 1990 election, believing the Democrats needed a "high profile lower house presence". She was unsuccessful in the face of a negative campaign waged against her by both major parties. She was succeeded as interim Senate leader for several months by deputy Dr Michael Macklin (Qld), pending the customary election of a new leader by party members, at which Janet Powell was successful. Later career After leaving parliament Haines worked in a number of public positions including being president of the Australia Privacy Charter Council and deputy chancellor of the University of Adelaide. She was invested with membership of the Order of Australia (AM) on 11 June 2001. She wrote a book Suffrage to Sufferance: One Hundred Years of Women in Politics (Allen and Unwin, North Sydney, 1992, ) which has been a prescribed text in universities and schools. Notes References Murphy, Damien (2004) "A pivotal force to be reckoned with: Janine Haines, Politician, 1945–2004" (Obituary) in The Sydney Morning Herald, 2004-11-24, p. 36 External links [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Janine-Haines-dies-aged-59/2004/11/21/1100972254636.html Obituary in Sydney Morning Herald, 21 November 2004] Tribute to Janine Haines First speech of Senator Meg Lees Collection of parliamentary condolence speeches Search Australian Honours History Detective Podcast Ladies in the House: Janine Haines 1945 births 2004 deaths Australian Democrats members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia Members of the Order of Australia People from Tanunda, South Australia Women members of the Australian Senate Leaders of the Australian Democrats 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian women politicians