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1993 Australian Senate election

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The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1993 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (29 Liberal, four coalition National, one CLP), 30 Labor, two Green, two non-coalition National, seven Democrats, and one Independent.[1] Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1993, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

1993 Australian Senate elections
← 1990 13 March 1993 1996 →
40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Hill John Button
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor
Leader since 3 April 1990 7 November 1980
Leader's seat South Australia Victoria
Seats before 34 32
Seats after 36 30
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 4,595,148 4,643,871
Percentage 43.05% 43.50%
Swing Increase 1.13% Increase 5.09%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Coulter None
Party Democrats Greens
Leader since 2 October 1991
Leader's seat Queensland None
Seats before 8 1
Seats won 2
Seats after 7 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 566,944 314,845
Percentage 5.31% 2.95%
Swing Decrease 7.32% Increase 0.85%
Senators elected in the 1993 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election

John Button
Labor

Elected Leader of the Senate

John Button
Labor

Australia

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Senate (STV GV) — 1993–96 – Turnout 96.22% (CV) — Informal 2.55%
 
Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change
  Labor 4,643,871 43.50 +5.09 17 30   2
    Liberal–National joint ticket 2,605,157 24.40 –0.07 6 N/A N/A
  Liberal 1,664,204 15.59 +1.03 11 29  
  National 290,382 2.72 +0.12 1 6   2
  Country Liberal 35,405 0.33 +0.04 1 1  
Liberal–National coalition 4,595,148 43.05 +1.13 19 36   2
  Democrats 566,944 5.31 –7.32 2 7   1
  Greens [a] 314,845 2.95 +0.85 1 2   1
  Call to Australia 108,945 1.02 –0.35
  Shooters 63,691 0.60 +0.60
  Confederate Action 59,875 0.56 +0.56
  Against Further Immigration 46,857 0.44 +0.24
  Democratic Labor 38,317 0.36 +0.21
  Natural Law 38,054 0.36 +0.36
  Pensioner and CIR 22,209 0.21 +0.03
  Grey Power 17,595 0.16 –0.11
  Republican 15,187 0.14 +0.14
  Indigenous Peoples 6,422 0.06 +0.06
  Independent EFF 6,031 0.06 –0.58
  Citizens Electoral Council 5,578 0.05 –0.02
  Tasmania First 2,815 0.03 +0.03
  Abolish Self Govt 1,708 0.02 +0.02
  Others [b] 120,713 1.13 –1.11 1 1  
Total 10,674,805     40 76
Invalid/blank votes 279,453 2.55
Turnout 10,954,258 96.22
Registered voters 11,384,638
Source: Federal Elections 1993

New South Wales

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Graham Richardson   Labor
2 Michael Baume   Liberal
3 John Faulkner   Labor
4 John Tierney   Liberal
5 Kerry Sibraa   Labor
6 Sandy Macdonald   National
1990 1 Stephen Loosley   Labor
2 Bronwyn Bishop   Liberal
3 Bruce Childs   Labor
4 David Brownhill   National
5 Vicki Bourne   Democrats
6 Suzanne West   Labor
1993 Australian federal election: Senate: New South Wales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 512,012
Labor 1. Graham Richardson (elected 1)
2. John Faulkner (elected 3)
3. Kerry Sibraa (elected 5)
4. Mary-Anne Armstrong 		1,681,528 46.9 +6.2
Coalition 1. Michael Baume (Lib) (elected 2)
2. John Tierney (Lib) (elected 4)
3. Sandy Macdonald (Nat) (elected 6)
4. Marise Payne (Lib) 		1,394,111 38.9 +0.6
Democrats 1. Karin Sowada
2. Ray Griffiths
3. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 		176,324 4.9 −6.9
Greens 1. Steve Brigham
2. Joy Wallace
3. Ian Cohen
4. Cecily Stead 		74,620 2.1 +2.0
Shooters 1. Michael Ascher
2. Ted Orr
3. Jeff Wilkie
4. Suzanne O'Connell
5. Robyn Bourke 		63,691 1.8 +1.8
Call to Australia 1. Bruce Coleman
2. Graham McLennan
3. Shirley Grigg
4. Glen Ryan 		53,445 1.5 −0.6
Green Alliance 1. Jane Beckmann
2. Bernie Brian 		46,971 1.3 −0.6
Against Further Immigration 1. David Kitson
2. Ian Watherlake 		23,941 0.7 +0.7
Group E 1. Leonard Teale
2. Colin Ward 		14,883 0.4 +0.4
Grey Power 1. Frances Roylance
2. Gay Grounds 		10,428 0.3 −0.2
Natural Law 1. Doreen Kerr
2. Mike Smith
3. Ines Judd 		10,404 0.3 +0.3
Confederate Action 1. John Uebergang
2. Doug Hawkins 		6,725 0.2 +0.2
Independent Milorad Gajin 5,208 0.1 +0.1
Republican 1. Peter Consadine
2. Gennie Klein 		4,717 0.1 +0.1
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Leone Hay
2. Robert Butler
3. Gloria Wood 		3,813 0.1 −0.1
Group J 1. O Santa Claus
2. Lord Rolo 		3,648 0.1 +0.1
Group H 1. Patricia Poulos
2. Peter Archer
3. John Holley 		2,127 0.1 +0.1
Group S 1. Walter Bass
2. Paul Hales 		2,054 0.1 +0.1
Group M 1. David Stevens
2. Yvonne Harrison 		1,384 0.1 +0.1
Group U 1. Robert Schollbach
2. Karen Stirling 		1,133 0.0 0.0
Group Q 1. Rosemary Lavery
2. Robert John
3. Priscilla Lavery 		670 0.0 0.0
Independent Michael Anderson 533 0.0 0.0
Independent Dianne Decker 528 0.0 0.0
Group T 1. Michael Vescio
2. Pamela Wheatley 		386 0.0 0.0
Independent Argy Beletich 317 0.0 0.0
Independent Malcolm Milton 168 0.0 0.0
Independent Katherine De Bry 150 0.0 0.0
Independent Ron Poulsen 86 0.0 0.0
Independent Bryan Ellis 86 0.0 0.0
Total formal votes 3,584,079 97.3 +1.6
Informal votes 97,534 2.7 −1.6
Turnout 3,681,613 96.5 +0.6

Victoria

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Gareth Evans   Labor
2 Jim Short   Liberal
3 Kim Carr   Labor
4 Julian McGauran   National
5 Olive Zakharov   Labor
6 Judith Troeth   Liberal
1990 1 Richard Alston   Liberal
2 Robert Ray   Labor
3 Kay Patterson   Liberal
4 Barney Cooney   Labor
5 Rod Kemp   Liberal
6 Sid Spindler   Democrats
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 392,370
Labor 1. Gareth Evans (elected 1)
2. Kim Carr (elected 3)
3. Olive Zakharov (elected 5)
4. David McKenzie 		1,235,344 45.0 +8.6
Coalition 1. Jim Short (Lib) (elected 2)
2. Julian McGauran (Nat) (elected 4)
3. Judith Troeth (Lib) (elected 6)
4. Tsebin Tchen (Lib)
5. Ian Curtis (Lib)
6. Bill Wall (Lib) 		1,211,046 44.0 −0.5
Democrats 1. Robert Wood
2. Maria Kayak
3. Marj White
4. John Pinniger
5. Diane Casbolt
6. Kathryn Stear 		109,223 4.0 −10.1
Democratic Labor 1. John Mulholland
2. Michael Rowe
3. Pat Crea
4. Christine Dodd
5. Matthew Cody 		38,317 1.4 +0.8
Group B 1. Janet Powell
2. Michael Hamel-Green
3. Anne O'Rourke
4. Laurie Levy 		33,710 1.2 +1.2
Greens 1. Francesca Davidson
2. Loretta Asquini 		32,472 1.2 +0.3
Pensioner and CIR 1. Neil McKay
2. Alistair McKay 		22,209 0.8 +0.8
Call to Australia 1. Ken Cook
2. Murray Graham 		20,105 0.7 +0.7
Against Further Immigration 1. Denis McCormack
2. Robyn Spencer 		18,926 0.7 +0.7
Natural Law 1. Steve Griffith
2. Lorna Scurfield
3. Ngaire Mason 		12,347 0.4 +0.4
Republican 1. Brian Buckley
2. Brendan Gidley 		4,760 0.2 +0.2
Independent Frank Hardy 3,523 0.1 +0.1
Independent Toma Banjanin 2,216 0.1 +0.1
Independent Tim Petherbridge 790 0.0 0.0
Independent Abdul Fazal 565 0.0 0.0
Independent Gordon Moffatt 365 0.0 0.0
Group K 1. Joe Toscano
2. Stephen Roper 		199 0.0 0.0
Independent Michael Good 167 0.0 0.0
Independent Steve Florin 90 0.0 0.0
Independent Ivan Pavlekovich-Smith 64 0.0 0.0
Citizens Electoral Council Noelene Isherwood 52 0.0 0.0
Independent Laurie Bell 49 0.0 0.0
Citizens Electoral Council Alex Rotaru 45 0.0 0.0
Total formal votes 2,746,584 96.9 +0.5
Informal votes 86,634 3.1 −0.5
Turnout 2,833,218 96.6 +0.4

Queensland

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Margaret Reynolds   Labor
2 David MacGibbon   Liberal
3 Bill O'Chee   National
4 Mal Colston   Labor
5 Warwick Parer   Liberal
6 John Woodley   Democrats
1990 1 Gerry Jones   Labor
2 Ian Macdonald   Liberal
3 Gerry Jones   Labor
4 John Herron   Liberal
5 Ron Boswell   National
6 Cheryl Kernot   Democrats
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 264,381
Labor 1. Margaret Reynolds (elected 1)
2. Mal Colston (elected 4)
3. John Bird
4. Ian McLean 		729,265 39.4 +0.3
Liberal 1. David MacGibbon (elected 2)
2. Warwick Parer (elected 5)
3. Ross Cunningham
4. Ann Buchanan
5. Henry Bird
6. Owen Davies 		582,766 31.5 +2.2
National 1. Bill O'Chee (elected 3)
2. De-Anne Kelly
3. Teresa Cobb 		268,809 14.5 +0.9
Democrats 1. John Woodley (elected 6)
2. Jonathan Cornish
3. Gayle Woodrow
4. Tony Walters 		130,405 7.1 −5.4
Greens 1. Drew Hutton
2. Colin Hunt
3. Naomi Spencer 		59,303 3.2 +3.2
Confederate Action 1. Perry Jewell
2. Tony Pitt
3. Sandra Hill
4. Mark Geissmann
5. Ryland Gill
6. Richard Teague 		52,942 2.9 +2.9
Call to Australia 1. Alan Sims
2. Rona Joyner 		11,546 0.6 −0.5
Indigenous Peoples 1. Darby McCarthy
2. Una Branfield 		6,422 0.3 +0.3
Natural Law 1. Geoff Wilson
2. Peter Jackson 		3,575 0.2 +0.2
Group E 1. Barry Weedon
2. Margaret Crompton 		2,030 0.1 +0.1
Group H 1. Ronald Alford
2. Sylvia Smith 		1,272 0.1 +0.1
Independent Steve Dimitriou 1,043 0.1 +0.1
Citizens Electoral Council John Koehler 538 0.0 0.0
Citizens Electoral Council Julie Warner 254 0.0 0.0
Independent Joe Sherlock 236 0.0 0.0
Independent Barry Garvey 150 0.0 0.0
Independent Christopher Beilby 105 0.0 0.0
Total formal votes 1,850,661 98.0 +0.5
Informal votes 38,491 2.0 −0.5
Turnout 1,889,152 95.8 +0.7

Western Australia

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Sue Knowles   Liberal
2 Peter Cook   Labor
3 Ian Campbell   Liberal
4 Chris Evans   Labor
5 Chris Ellison   Liberal
6 Dee Margetts   Greens
1990 1 Noel Crichton-Browne   Liberal
2 Jim McKiernan   Labor
3 John Panizza   Liberal
4 Michael Beahan   Labor
5 Winston Crane   Liberal
6 Jo Vallentine   Greens
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 139,397
Liberal 1. Sue Knowles (elected 1)
2. Ian Campbell (elected 3)
3. Chris Ellison (elected 5)
4. Maurice Brockwell
5. Enzo Sirna
6. John McCausland 		472,131 48.3 +5.0
Labor 1. Peter Cook (elected 2)
2. Chris Evans (elected 4)
3. Mark Bishop
4. Neil Roberts 		373,247 38.3 +4.7
Greens 1. Dee Margetts (elected 6)
2. Chris Williams 		53,757 5.6 −2.8
Democrats 1. Jean Jenkins
2. Helen Hodgson 		39,849 4.0 −5.3
National 1. Michael Jardine
2. Paul Clune
3. David Lee 		17,075 1.7 −1.2
Call to Australia 1. Don Rogers
2. Beryl Rogers 		11,568 1.2 +1.2
Natural Law 1. Michael King
2. Philip Jackson
3. Jody Fitzhardinge
4. Peter Coppin 		3,569 0.3 +0.3
Republican 1. David Langley
2. Rodney Stratton 		1,519 0.2 +0.2
Group J 1. Frank Nesci
2. Paul Nesci 		953 0.1 +0.1
Citizens Electoral Council 1. John Seale
2. Laurence Molloy 		876 0.1 +0.1
Independent Rick Finney 549 0.1 +0.1
Grey Power Salli Vaughan 245 0.0 −1.0
Independent John Tucak 226 0.0 0.0
Confederate Action Roland Richardson 208 0.0 0.0
Total formal votes 975,772 97.9 +0.8
Informal votes 20,983 2.1 −0.8
Turnout 996,755 95.9 +0.8

South Australia

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Amanda Vanstone   Liberal
2 Nick Bolkus   Labor
3 Nick Minchin   Liberal
4 Dominic Foreman   Labor
5 Alan Ferguson   Liberal
6 Meg Lees   Democrats
1990 1 Robert Hill   Liberal
2 Rosemary Crowley   Labor
3 John Coulter   Democrats
4 Baden Teague   Liberal
5 Chris Schacht   Labor
6 Grant Chapman   Liberal
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 135,140
Liberal 1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1)
2. Nick Minchin (elected 3)
3. Alan Ferguson (elected 5)
4. Satish Gupta 		431,642 45.6 +4.1
Labor 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2)
2. Dominic Foreman (elected 4)
3. Graham Maguire
4. Rosalie McDonald 		359,491 38.0 +0.9
Democrats 1. Meg Lees (elected 6)
2. Stephen Swift
3. Natasha Stott Despoja
4. Patricia Tickle 		93,325 9.8 −6.5
Greens 1. Ally Fricker
2. Gerhard Weissmann 		15,467 1.6 −0.5
Call to Australia 1. David Rodway
2. David Squirrell 		10,762 1.1 −1.0
Natural Law 1. Geoff Wells
2. Anne Martin
3. Dulcie Morris 		6,936 0.7 +0.7
Grey Power 1. Jack Holder
2. Betty Preston
3. Glen Bottam 		6,922 0.6 +0.6
Independent EFF 1. David Dwyer
2. Douglas Giddings
3. Vanessa Giddings 		6,031 0.6 +0.6
National 1. Nola McCallum
2. Michael Bradshaw 		4,498 0.5 +0.1
Republican 1. Bilal Nasrullah
2. Peter Hill 		4,191 0.4 +0.4
Against Further Immigration 1. Evonne Moore
2. Joe Smith 		3,597 0.3 +0.3
Group F 1. Alex Liew
2. Douglas Schirripa 		2,716 0.3 +0.3
Independent Mark Rice 313 0.0 0.0
Independent Ean Smith 53 0.0 0.0
Independent Bernard Broom 31 0.0 0.0
Total formal votes 945,975 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 22,390 2.3 −0.2
Turnout 968,365 95.5 −0.9

Tasmania

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Michael Tate   Labor
2 Brian Archer   Liberal
3 John Coates   Labor
4 Brian Gibson   Liberal
5 Brian Harradine   Independent
6 Shayne Murphy   Labor
1990 1 Jocelyn Newman   Liberal
2 Nick Sherry   Labor
3 John Watson   Liberal
4 John Devereux   Labor
5 Paul Calvert   Liberal
6 Robert Bell   Democrat
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 44,110
Labor 1. Michael Tate (elected 1)
2. John Coates (elected 3)
3. Shayne Murphy (elected 6)
4. Terry Aulich 		131,876 42.7 +1.4
Liberal 1. Brian Archer (elected 2)
2. Brian Gibson (elected 4)
3. Eric Abetz 		113,347 36.7 −7.4
Independent Brian Harradine (elected 5) 32,202 10.4 +10.4
Greens 1. Judy Henderson
2. Peter Jones
3. Marion Fry 		21,087 6.9 +6.9
Democrats 1. Patsy Harmsen
2. David Stephen 		5,162 1.6 −5.7
Tasmania First 1. Alan Sproule
2. Frances McShane 		2,815 0.9 +0.9
Call to Australia 1. Philip Hopson
2. Janelle Hopson 		1,512 0.5 +0.5
Natural Law 1. Greg Broszczyk
2. Caroline Davies 		490 0.1 +0.1
Independent Ian Jamieson 265 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 308,763 97.4 +0.5
Informal votes 8,121 2.6 −0.5
Turnout 316,884 96.6 −0.3

Australian Capital Territory

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Bob McMullan   Labor
2 Margaret Reid   Liberal
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 61,276
Labor 1. Bob McMullan (elected 1)
2. Maureen Sheehan 		89,380 48.6 +7.5
Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2)
2. Lucinda Spier 		64,318 35.0 −1.0
Democrats 1. Domenic Mico
2. Peter Main 		12,656 6.9 −0.7
Greens 1. Kerrie Tucker
2. David Turbayne 		11,168 6.0 +2.7
Independent Bernard Collaery 3,470 1.9 +1.9
Abolish Self Govt 1. Helen Miller
2. Ute Ernst 		1,708 0.9 +0.9
Natural Law 1. David Seaton
2. Nanette Kerrison 		733 0.4 +0.4
Independent Arthur Burns 393 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 183,826 98.4 +0.8
Informal votes 2,988 1.6 −0.8
Turnout 186,814 97.1 +0.9

Northern Territory

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Elected # Senator Party
1993 1 Bob Collins   Labor
2 Grant Tambling   CLP
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 26,382
Labor 1. Bob Collins (elected 1)
2. Patty Ring 		43,740 55.3 +1.0
Country Liberal 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2)
2. Bob Truman 		35,405 44.7 +2.5
Total formal votes 79,145 97.2 0.0
Informal votes 2,312 2.8 0.0
Turnout 81,457 89.0 −0.5

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Australian Greens were founded in 1992, but not all state and territory organisations immediately affiliated to the new federal party. The Greens Senate total includes Queensland Greens (59,303), Greens Western Australia (53,757), New South Wales Green Alliance (46,971), ACT Green Democratic Alliance (46,971), Tasmanian Greens (21,087) and Greens South Australia (15,467).
  2. ^ The independent senator was Brian Harradine (Tasmania).

References

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  1. ^ "Federal Election Results 1949-1993" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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