Senate composition at 1 July 1996
Government (37) – (2 seat minority)
Liberal (31)
National Party (5)
Country Liberal (1)
Opposition (29)
Labor (29) [i]
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 the remainder of his term as an independent.
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 1999.[1] Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1993 election and had terms due to 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 | 1994–2022 | |
Lyn Allison | Democrats | Victoria | 2002 | 1996–2008 | |
Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1986–2004 | |
Andrew Bartlett [a] | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1997–2008, 2017–2018 | |
Michael Baume [b] | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1984–1996 | |
Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014 | |
Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1981–2005 | |
Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 2002 | 1983–2014 | |
Vicki Bourne | Democrats | New South Wales | 2002 | 1990–2002 | |
Bob Brown | Greens | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2012 | |
David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1984–2000 | |
Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1987–2007 | |
George Campbell [c] | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2008 | |
Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1990–2007 | |
Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2022 | |
Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2008 | |
Bruce Childs [c] | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1980–1997 | |
John Coates [d] | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1980–1996 | |
Bob Collins [e] | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998 [f] | 1987–1998 | |
Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1995–2005, 2008–2019 | |
Mal Colston [g] | Labor/Independent[h] | Queensland | 1999 | 1975–1999 | |
Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1996–2016 | |
Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1983–2005 | |
Helen Coonan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996–2011 | |
Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1984–2002 | |
Winston Crane | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1990–2002 | |
Trish Crossin [e] | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1998–2013 | |
Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1983–2002 | |
Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005 | |
Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014 | |
Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2009 | |
Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2013 | |
John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1989–2015 | |
Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1992–2011 | |
Jeannie Ferris [i] | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1996–2007 | |
Dominic Foreman [j] | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1980–1997 | |
Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–2011 | |
Brenda Gibbs | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2002 | |
Brian Gibson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2002 | |
Brian Harradine [g] | Independent | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975–2005 | |
Bill Heffernan [b] | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1996–2016 | |
John Herron | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2002 | |
Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1981–2006 | |
John Hogg | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2014 | |
Steve Hutchins [k] | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1998–2011 | |
Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1990–2008 | |
Cheryl Kernot [a] | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–1997 | |
Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1984–2005 | |
Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 1999 | 1990–2005 | |
Ross Lightfoot [l] | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1997–2008 | |
Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1996–2015 | |
Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2019 | |
Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 1999 | 1993–1999, 2000–2008 | |
David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1977–1999 | |
Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2005 | |
Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 1999 | 1987–1990, 1993–2011 | |
Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1984–2002 | |
Dee Margetts | Greens | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–1999 | |
Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1993–2011 | |
Shayne Murphy | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005 | |
Andrew Murray | Democrats | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2008 | |
Belinda Neal [k] | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–1998 | |
Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1986–2002 | |
Kerry O'Brien [d] | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1996–2011 | |
Bill O'Chee | National | Queensland | 1999 | 1990–1999 | |
John Panizza [l] | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1987–1997 | |
Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1987–2008 | |
Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1984–2000 | |
Marise Payne [m] | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2023 | |
John Quirke [j] | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1997–2000 | |
Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1981–2003 | |
Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1981–2008 | |
Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1983–1999 | |
Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2002 | |
Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1990–2012 | |
Jim Short [n] | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1984–1997 | |
Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 2002 | 1995–2008 | |
Karen Synon [n] | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1997–1999 | |
Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1987–2001 | |
John Tierney | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1991–2005 | |
Judith Troeth | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2011 | |
Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1984–2007 | |
John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1978–2008 | |
Sue West | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1987, 1990–2002 | |
John Woodley | Democrats | Queensland | 1999 | 1993–2001 | |
Bob Woods [m] | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1994–1997 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Michael Baume resigned in 1996. Bill Heffernan was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
- ^ a b New South Wales ALP Senator Bruce Childs resigned in 1997. George Campbell was appointed as his replacement on 17 September.
- ^ a b Tasmanian ALP Senator John Coates resigned in 1996. Kerry O'Brien was appointed as his replacement on 5 September.
- ^ a b Northern Territory ALP Senator Bob Collins resigned in March 1998, and Trish Crossin was appointed as his replacement.
- ^ a b c d e The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1998.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b South Australian ALP Senator Dominic Foreman resigned in 1997. John Quirke was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
- ^ a b New South Wales ALP Senator Belinda Neal resigned in 1998. Steve Hutchins was appointed as her replacement.
- ^ a b Western Australian Liberal Senator John Panizza died in 1997. Ross Lightfoot was appointed as his replacement on 19 May.
- ^ a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Bob Woods resigned in 1997. Marise Payne was appointed as his replacement on 8 April.
- ^ a b Victorian Liberal Senator Jim Short resigned in 1997. Karen Synon was appointed as his replacement on 13 May.
References
edit- ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1996". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.