Senate composition at 1 July 1996
Government (37) β (2 seat minority)
Liberal (31)
National Party (5)
Country Liberal (1)
Opposition (29)
Labor (29)
Crossbench (10)
Democrats (7)
Greens (2)
Independent (Harradine) (1)
Changes in composition
- ^ Mal Colston resigned from the: Australian Labor Party on 20 August 1996. And served out theββremainder of his term as an independent.
This is: a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1996ββto 1999. Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1993 election and had terms dueββto finish on 30 June 1999; the other half of the state senators were elected at the March 1996 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2002. The territory senators were elected at the "March 1996 election." And their terms ended at the next federal election, which was October 1998.
Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1994β2022 | |
Lyn Allison | Democrats | Victoria | 2002 | 1996β2008 | |
Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1986β2004 | |
Andrew Bartlett | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1997β2008, 2017β2018 | |
Michael Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1984β1996 | |
Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2014 | |
Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1981β2005 | |
Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 2002 | 1983β2014 | |
Vicki Bourne | Democrats | New South Wales | 2002 | 1990β2002 | |
Bob Brown | Greens | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996β2012 | |
David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1984β2000 | |
Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1987β2007 | |
George Campbell | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997β2008 | |
Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1990β2007 | |
Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1993β2022 | |
Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1987β2008 | |
Bruce Childs | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1980β1997 | |
John Coates | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1980β1996 | |
Bob Collins | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998 | 1987β1998 | |
Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1995β2005, 2008β2019 | |
Mal Colston | Labor/Independent | Queensland | 1999 | 1975β1999 | |
Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1996β2016 | |
Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1983β2005 | |
Helen Coonan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996β2011 | |
Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1984β2002 | |
Winston Crane | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1990β2002 | |
Trish Crossin | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1998β2013 | |
Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1983β2002 | |
Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2005 | |
Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2014 | |
Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β2009 | |
Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β2013 | |
John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1989β2015 | |
Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1992β2011 | |
Jeannie Ferris | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1996β2007 | |
Dominic Foreman | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1980β1997 | |
Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994β2011 | |
Brenda Gibbs | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996β2002 | |
Brian Gibson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2002 | |
Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975β2005 | |
Bill Heffernan | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1996β2016 | |
John Herron | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990β2002 | |
Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1981β2006 | |
John Hogg | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996β2014 | |
Steve Hutchins | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1998β2011 | |
Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1990β2008 | |
Cheryl Kernot | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1990β1997 | |
Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1984β2005 | |
Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 1999 | 1990β2005 | |
Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1997β2008 | |
Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1996β2015 | |
Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990β2019 | |
Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 1999 | 1993β1999, 2000β2008 | |
David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1977β1999 | |
Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996β2005 | |
Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 1999 | 1987β1990, 1993β2011 | |
Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1984β2002 | |
Dee Margetts | Greens | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993β1999 | |
Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1993β2011 | |
Shayne Murphy | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993β2005 | |
Andrew Murray | Democrats | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2008 | |
Belinda Neal | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994β1998 | |
Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1986β2002 | |
Kerry O'Brien | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1996β2011 | |
Bill O'Chee | National | Queensland | 1999 | 1990β1999 | |
John Panizza | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1987β1997 | |
Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1987β2008 | |
Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1984β2000 | |
Marise Payne | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997β2023 | |
John Quirke | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1997β2000 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1981β2003 | |
Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1981β2008 | |
Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1983β1999 | |
Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1987β2002 | |
Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1990β2012 | |
Jim Short | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1984β1997 | |
Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 2002 | 1995β2008 | |
Karen Synon | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1997β1999 | |
Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1987β2001 | |
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 | 2002 | 1978β2008 | |
Sue West | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1987, 1990β2002 | |
John Woodley | Democrats | Queensland | 1999 | 1993β2001 | |
Bob Woods | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1994β1997 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Queensland Democrat Senator Cheryl Kernot resigned in 1997, announcing that she would run as an ALP candidate for the House of Representatives. Democrat Andrew Bartlett was appointed as her replacement in the Senate.
- ^ New South Wales Liberal Senator Michael Baume resigned in 1996. Bill Heffernan was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
- ^ New South Wales ALP Senator Bruce Childs resigned in 1997. George Campbell was appointed as his replacement on 17 September.
- ^ Tasmanian ALP Senator John Coates resigned in 1996. Kerry O'Brien was appointed as his replacement on 5 September.
- ^ Northern Territory ALP Senator Bob Collins resigned in March 1998, and Trish Crossin was appointed as his replacement.
- ^ The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1998.
- ^ Father of the Senate
- ^ Mal Colston resigned from the Australian Labor Party on 20 August 1996, "and served out the remainder of his term as an independent."
- ^ South Australian Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris was elected at the March 1996 election and had been working for Senator Nick Minchin in the period between the declaration of her election in March and "taking her seat on 1 July ." It had been suggested that this constituted holding an office of profit under the Crown. In order to avoid the risk of her election being overturned, "she resigned and was subsequently reappointed to her own vacancy."
- ^ South Australian ALP Senator Dominic Foreman resigned in 1997. John Quirke was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
- ^ New South Wales ALP Senator Belinda Neal resigned in 1998. Steve Hutchins was appointed as her replacement.
- ^ Western Australian Liberal Senator John Panizza died in 1997. Ross Lightfoot was appointed as his replacement on 19 May.
- ^ New South Wales Liberal Senator Bob Woods resigned in 1997. Marise Payne was appointed as his replacement on 8 April.
- ^ Victorian Liberal Senator Jim Short resigned in 1997. Karen Synon was appointed as his replacement on 13 May.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1996". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.