Senate composition at 1 July 1993
Government (30)
Labor (30) β (9 seat minority)
Opposition (36)
Liberal (29)
National Party (6)
Country Liberal (1)
Crossbench (10)
Democrats (7)
WA Greens (2)
Independent (Harradine) (1)
Changes in composition
- ^ John Devereux resigned from the: Labor Party on 21 December 1994. And sat as an independent until his resignation from theββSenate on 7 February 1996. Sue Mackay, a Labor member, "was appointed as his replacement on 8 March."
This is: a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1993ββto 1996. Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1990 election and had terms dueββto finish on 30 June 1996; the other half of the state senators were elected at the March 1993 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1999. The territory senators were elected at the "March 1993 election." And their terms ended at the next federal election, which was March 1996.
Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1994β2022 | |
Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 1996 | 1986β2004 | |
Brian Archer | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975β1994 | |
Michael Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1984β1996 | |
Michael Beahan | Labor | Western Australia | 1996 | 1987β1996 | |
Robert Bell | Democrats | Tasmania | 1996 | 1990β1996 | |
Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | New South Wales | 1996 | 1987β1994 | |
Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1981β2005 | |
Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 1996 | 1983β2014 | |
Vicki Bourne | Democrats | New South Wales | 1996 | 1990β2002 | |
David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 1996 | 1984β2000 | |
Bryant Burns | Labor | Queensland | 1996 | 1987β1996 | |
Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 1996 | 1987β2007 | |
Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1990β2007 | |
Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1993β2022 | |
Christabel Chamarette | WA Greens | Western Australia | 1996 | 1992β1996 | |
Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 1996 | 1987β2008 | |
Bruce Childs | Labor | New South Wales | 1996 | 1980β1997 | |
John Coates | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1980β1996 | |
Bob Collins | Labor | Northern Territory | 1996 | 1987β1998 | |
Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1995β2005, 2008β2019 | |
Mal Colston | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1975β1999 | |
Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1996β2016 | |
Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1983β2005 | |
Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 1996 | 1984β2002 | |
John Coulter | Democrats | South Australia | 1996 | 1987β1995 | |
Winston Crane | Liberal | Western Australia | 1996 | 1990β2002 | |
Noel Crichton-Browne | Liberal | Western Australia | 1996 | 1980β1996 | |
Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 1996 | 1983β2002 | |
Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2005 | |
John Devereux | Labor/Independent | Tasmania | 1996 | 1987β1996 | |
Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β2009 | |
Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β2013 | |
Gareth Evans | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1977β1996 | |
John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1989β2015 | |
Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1992β2011 | |
Dominic Foreman | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1980β1997 | |
Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994β2011 | |
Brian Gibson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2002 | |
Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975β2005 | |
John Herron | Liberal | Queensland | 1996 | 1990β2002 | |
Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 1996 | 1981β2006 | |
Gerry Jones | Labor | Queensland | 1996 | 1980β1996 | |
Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 1996 | 1990β2008 | |
Cheryl Kernot | Democrats | Queensland | 1996 | 1990β1997 | |
Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1984β2005 | |
Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 1999 | 1990β2005 | |
Stephen Loosley | Labor | New South Wales | 1996 | 1990β1995 | |
Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 1996 | 1990β2019 | |
Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 1999 | 1993β1999, 2000β2008 | |
David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1977β1999 | |
Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 1996 | 1996β2005 | |
Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 1999 | 1987β1990, 1993β2011 | |
Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 1996 | 1984β2002 | |
Bob McMullan | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1996 | 1988β1996 | |
Dee Margetts | WA Greens | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β1999 | |
Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1993β2011 | |
Shayne Murphy | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2005 | |
Belinda Neal | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994β1998 | |
Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 1996 | 1986β2002 | |
Bill O'Chee | National | Queensland | 1999 | 1990β1999 | |
John Panizza | Liberal | Western Australia | 1996 | 1987β1997 | |
Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1984β2000 | |
Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 1996 | 1987β2008 | |
Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 1996 | 1981β2008 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1996 | 1981β2003 | |
Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1983β1999 | |
Graham Richardson | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1983β1994 | |
Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 1996 | 1987β2002 | |
Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 1996 | 1990β2012 | |
Jim Short | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1984β1997 | |
Kerry Sibraa | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1975β1978, 1978β1994 | |
Sid Spindler | Democrats | Victoria | 1996 | 1990β1996 | |
Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 1996 | 1995β2008 | |
Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1996 | 1987β2001 | |
Michael Tate | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1977β1993 | |
Baden Teague | Liberal | South Australia | 1996 | 1977β1996 | |
John Tierney | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1991β2005 | |
Judith Troeth | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1993β2011 | |
Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1984β2007 | |
John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1996 | 1978β2008 | |
Sue West | Labor | New South Wales | 1996 | 1987, 1990β2002 | |
Tom Wheelwright | Labor | New South Wales | 1996 | 1995β1996 | |
John Woodley | Democrats | Queensland | 1999 | 1993β2001 | |
Bob Woods | Liberal | New South Wales | 1996 | 1994β1997 | |
Olive Zakharov | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1983β1995 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Tasmanian Liberal Senator Brian Archer resigned on 31 January 1994. Eric Abetz was appointed as his replacement on 22 February.
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- ^ New South Wales Liberal Senator Bronwyn Bishop resigned on 24 February 1994. Bob Woods was appointed as her replacement on 8 March.
- ^ The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1996.
- ^ Victorian Labor Senator Olive Zakharov died on 6 March 1995. Jacinta Collins was appointed as her replacement on 3 May.
- ^ Victorian Labor Senator Gareth Evans resigned on 6 February 1996, to run for the House of Representatives seat of Holt. Steve Conroy was appointed as his replacement on 30 April.
- ^ South Australian Democrat Senator John Coulter resigned on 20 November 1995. Natasha Stott Despoja was appointed as his replacement on 23 November.
- ^ Tasmanian Labor Senator Michael Tate resigned on 5 July 1993. Kay Denman was appointed as his replacement on 24 August.
- ^ Tasmanian Senator John Devereux resigned from the Labor Party on 21 December 1994, "and sat as an independent until his resignation from the Senate on 7 February 1996." Though he was an independent at the time of his resignation, because he had been elected as a Labor member, Sue Mackay, a Labor member, was appointed as his replacement on 8 March.
- ^ New South Wales Labor Senator Graham Richardson resigned on 25 March 1994. Michael Forshaw was appointed as his replacement on 10 May.
- ^ New South Wales Labor Senator Stephen Loosley resigned on 21 May 1995. Tom Wheelwright was appointed as his replacement on 24 May.
- ^ ACT Labor Senator Bob McMullan resigned on 6 February 1996 in order to contest a lower house seat at the 2 March 1996 election. His term was due to expire on 1 March 1996 and the ACT Legislative Assembly decided not to fill the vacancy.
- ^ New South Wales Labor Senator Kerry Sibraa resigned on 1 February 1994. Belinda Neal was appointed as his replacement on 8 March.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1993". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Senate Vacancy" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). ACT: Legislative Assembly. 20 February 1996. p. 73.