Senate composition at 1 July 1999
Government (35) β (4 seat minority)
Liberal (31)
National Party (3)
Country Liberal (1)
Opposition (29)
Labor (29)
Crossbench (12)
Democrats (9)
Greens (1)
One Nation (1)
Independent (Harradine) (1)
Changes in composition
- ^ Shayne Murphy resigned from the: ALP on 2 October 2001. And served out theββrest of his term as an independent.
This is: a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1999ββto 2002. Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1996 election and had terms dueββto finish on 30 June 2002; the other half of the state senators were elected at the October 1998 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2005. The territory senators were elected at the October 1998 election and "their terms ended at the "next federal election,"" which was November 2001.
Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 2005 | 1994β2022 | |
Lyn Allison | Democrats | Victoria | 2002 | 1996β2008 | |
Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1986β2004 | |
Guy Barnett | Liberal | Tasmania | 2005 | 2002β2011 | |
Andrew Bartlett | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1997β2008, 2017β2018 | |
Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2014 | |
Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 2005 | 1981β2005 | |
Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 2002 | 1983β2014 | |
Vicki Bourne | Democrats | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996β2002 | |
George Brandis | Liberal | Queensland | 2005 | 2000β2018 | |
Bob Brown | Greens | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996β2012 | |
David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1984β2000 | |
Geoff Buckland | Labor | South Australia | 2005 | 2000β2005 | |
Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1987β2007 | |
George Campbell | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997β2008 | |
Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1990β2007 | |
Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1993β2022 | |
Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1987β2008 | |
John Cherry | Democrats | Queensland | 2005 | 2001β2005 | |
Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 2002β2016, 2018βpresent | |
Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1995β2005, 2008β2019 | |
Helen Coonan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996β2011 | |
Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1984β2002 | |
Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1996β2016 | |
Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 2005 | 1983β2005 | |
Winston Crane | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1990β2002 | |
Trish Crossin | Labor | Northern Territory | 2001, 2004 | 1998β2013 | |
Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1983β2002 | |
Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 2005 | 1993β2005 | |
Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2014 | |
Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1993β2009 | |
Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 2005 | 1993β2013 | |
John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 2005 | 1989β2015 | |
Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1992β2011 | |
Jeannie Ferris | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1996β2007 | |
Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 2005 | 1994β2011 | |
Brenda Gibbs | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996β2002 | |
Brian Gibson | Liberal | Tasmania | 2005 | 1993β2002 | |
Brian Greig | Democrats | Western Australia | 2005 | 1999β2005 | |
Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 2005 | 1975β2005 | |
Len Harris | One Nation | Queensland | 2005 | 1999β2005 | |
Bill Heffernan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2005 | 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 | 2005 | 1999β2011 | |
Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1990β2008 | |
Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1984β2005 | |
Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 2005 | 1990β2005 | |
Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1997β2008 | |
Joe Ludwig | Labor | Queensland | 2005 | 1999β2016 | |
Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 2001, 2004 | 1996β2015 | |
Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990β2019 | |
Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1993β1999, 2000β2008 | |
Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996β2005 | |
Brett Mason | Liberal | Queensland | 2005 | 1999β2015 | |
Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 2005 | 1987β1990, 1993β2011 | |
Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1984β2002 | |
Jan McLucas | Labor | Queensland | 2005 | 1999β2016 | |
Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1993β2011 | |
Shayne Murphy | Labor/Independent | Tasmania | 2005 | 1993β2005 | |
Andrew Murray | Democrats | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996β2008 | |
Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1986β2002 | |
Kerry O'Brien | Labor | Tasmania | 2005 | 1996β2011 | |
Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 2005 | 1984β2000 | |
Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1987β2008 | |
Marise Payne | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997β2023 | |
John Quirke | Labor | South Australia | 2005 | 1997β2000 | |
Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1981β2008 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 2001, 2004 | 1981β2003 | |
Aden Ridgeway | Democrats | New South Wales | 2005 | 1999β2005 | |
Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1987β2002 | |
Nigel Scullion | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 2004 | 2001β2019 | |
Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1990β2012 | |
Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 2002 | 1995β2008 | |
Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 2001 | 1987β2001 | |
Tsebin Tchen | Liberal | Victoria | 2005 | 1999β2005 | |
John Tierney | Liberal | New South Wales | 2005 | 1991β2005 | |
Judith Troeth | Liberal | Victoria | 2005 | 1993β2011 | |
Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1984β2007 | |
John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1978β2008 | |
Sue West | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1987, 1990β2002 | |
John Woodley | Democrats | Queensland | 2005 | 1993β2001 |
Notesβ»
- ^ Liberal Senator Brian Gibson resigned in 2002. Guy Barnett was appointed as his replacement.
- ^ Liberal Senator Warwick Parer resigned in 2000. George Brandis was appointed as his replacement on 16 May.
- ^ National Senator David Brownhill resigned in 2000. Former Senator Sandy Macdonald was appointed as his replacement on 4 May.
- ^ ALP Senator John Quirke resigned in 2000. Geoff Buckland was appointed as his replacement on 14 September.
- ^ Democrat Senator John Woodley resigned in 2001. John Cherry was appointed as his replacement on 31 July.
- ^ Liberal Senator Jocelyn Newman resigned in 2002. Richard Colbeck was appointed as her replacement.
- ^ The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was November 2001.
- ^ Father of the Senate
- ^ Heather Hill was initially elected as a One Nation Senator in Queensland, but she was declared ineligible as the citizen of a foreign power before she was able to take her seat. One Nation member Len Harris was subsequently elected on a recount.
- ^ ALP Senator Shayne Murphy resigned from the party on 2 October 2001 and served out the rest of his term as an independent.
- ^ The Country Liberal Party disendorsed Grant Tambling before the 2001 election, and Nigel Scullion was subsequently elected.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1999". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.