1998 Australian Senate election

April 2024 Australian federal election results April 2022 1998 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (Senate) 1996 Results of the 2001 Australian federal election (Senate) 2001 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 3 October 1998 LiberalNational Coalition Robert Hill (1).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Robert Hill South Australia 3 April 1990 37 34 3 4,189,673 37.36% 6.24% Australian Labor Party John Faulkner.jpg 130 120 160 0 5 John Faulkner New South Wales 19 March 1996 29 29 0 4,182,963 37.31% 1.16% Australian Democrats Australian Democrats Meg Lees South Australia 15 October 1997 7 9 2 947,940 8.45% 2.37% One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation PHON Heather Hill Queensland 0 1 1 1 1,007,439 8.99% 8.99% Bob Brown.jpg 130 120 160 0 5 Bob BrownDe facto, see Leader of the Australian Greens Australian Greens Tasmania 1 0 1 305,058 2.72% 0.45% Senator Brian Harradine.jpg 200 120 160 10 40 #888888 Brian Harradine Harradine Group None 1 1 1 24,254 0.22% 0.08% Australian Senate elected members, 1998.svg Senators elected in the 1998 federal election Leader of the Senate Robert Hill Liberal/National coalition Robert Hill Liberal/National coalition The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1998 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (31 Liberal, two coalition National, one CLP), 29 Labor, one Green, one non-coalition National, nine Democrats, one Independent and one One Nation.1998 APH Bennett S Newman G Kopras A 16 February 1999 Federal Elections 1998 https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp09.pdf 2022-06-20 Research Paper 9 1998-99 Parliamentary Research Service 1328-74781998 Psephos Senate http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1998/1998senate1.txt 1998 Senate Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-06-271996 Senators elected - AEC Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1999, except the territories who took their seats immediately. Australia +Senate (STV GV) — 1999–2002—Turnout 95.34% (CV) — Informal 3.24%File:1998 Australian Senate.svg Party Votes % Swing Seatswon Seats Change   Labor 4,182,963 37.31 +1.16 17 29     Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) 2,452,407 21.87 −2.62 5     Liberal 1,528,730 13.63 −2.61 11 31   Nationals 208,536 1.86 −1.01 0 3 2   CLP 36,063 0.32 −0.05 1 1 Liberal–National coalition 4,225,673 37.70 −6.27 17 35 2   One Nation 1,007,439 8.99 * 1 1 1   Democrats 947,940 8.45 −2.37 4 9 2   Australian Greens 305,058 2.72 −0.45 0 1 1   Harradine Group 24,254 0.22 −0.08 1 1 Total 11,211,903     40 76 Invalid/blank votes 375,181 3.2 Turnout 11,584,909 95.3Registered voters 12,154,050 Source: AEC Election 2001 New South Wales Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Steve Hutchins  Labor 1998 2 Bill Heffernan  Liberal 1998 3 John Faulkner  Labor 1998 4 John Tierney  Liberal 1998 5 Aden Ridgeway  Democrats 1998 6 Michael Forshaw  Labor1996 1996 1 Marise Payne  Liberal 1996 2 Suzanne West  Labor 1996 3 David Brownhill  National 1996 4 George Campbell  Labor 1996 5 Helen Coonan  Liberal 1996 6 Vicki Bourne  Democrats 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales 536,533 Labor 1. Steve Hutchins (elected 1) 2. John Faulkner (elected 3) 3. Michael Forshaw (elected 6) 4. Ursula Stephens 1,452,560 38.7 +1.5 Coalition 1. Bill Heffernan (Lib) (elected 2) 2. John Tierney (Lib) (elected 4) 3. Sandy Macdonald (Nat) 4. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) 1,375,563 36.6 -4.8 One Nation 1. David Oldfield 2. Brian Burston 3. Bevan O'Regan 361,009 9.6 +9.6 Democrats 1. Aden Ridgeway (elected 5) 2. Matthew Baird 3. Suzzanne Reddy 4. David Mendelssohn 275,910 7.4 -2.1 Greens 1. John Sutton 2. Catherine Moore 3. Lee Rhiannon 4. Suzie Russell 81,612 2.2 -0.1 Unity 1. Jason Yat-Sen Li 2. Sonja Stockreiter 3. Sam McGuid 4. Kieran Ginges 5. Nicholas Hassapis 61,607 1.6 +1.6 Christian Democrats 1. Graham McLennan 2. Janne Petersen 3. Tom Allanson 4. Rex Morgan 5. Michael McLennan 58,079 1.5 -0.5 Australia First 1. Victor Shen 2. Greg Willson 29,660 0.8 +0.8 Democratic Socialist 1. Marina Carman 2. Peter Boyle 8,221 0.2 +0.2 Reclaim Australia 1. Rodney Smith 2. Edwin Woodger 8,019 0.2 -1.0 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Michael Denborough 2. Yvonne Francis 6,489 0.2 +0.2 Abolish Child Support 1. Justice Abolish 2. Richard Mezinec 5,810 0.2 +0.2 Group G 1. Malcolm Lees 2. Warwick Rankin 5,745 0.2 +0.2 No Aircraft Noise 1. Chris Nash 2. Jane Waddell 5,035 0.1 -0.4 Natural Law 1. Richard Nolan 2. Bev Seymour 4,602 0.1 0.0 CEC 1. Robert Butler 2. Glenys Collins 3. Lindsay Cosgrove 4,403 0.1 +0.1 Group J 1. David Mouldfield 2. Paul-Ian Handsome 2,786 0.1 +0.1 Independent Pauline Pantsdown 2,295 0.1 +0.1 Socialist Equality 1. Nick Beams 2. Carol Divjak 1,808 0.1 +0.1 Group D 1. Mick Gallagher 2. John Mawson 1,690 0.1 +0.1 Group S 1. Graeme Melville 2. Philip Broadbridge 808 0.0 0.0 Group P 1. Patricia Poulos 2. John Holley 708 0.0 0.0 Group R 1. Robert Schollbach 2. Amanda Stirling 415 0.0 0.0 Independent Mehmet Yaglipinar 256 0.0 0.0 Independent Paul Sarks 165 0.0 0.0 Independent Richard Ross 133 0.0 0.0 Independent Ron Poulsen 117 0.0 0.0 Independent Adrian Vaughan 72 0.0 0.0 Independent Party Parslow 59 0.0 0.0 Independent Stani Joseph 54 0.0 0.0 Independent Tom Kumar 35 0.0 0.0 3,755,725 96.7 +0.5 128,608 3.3 -0.5 3,884,333 96.3 -0.4 Victoria Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Stephen Conroy  Labor 1998 2 Judith Troeth  Liberal 1998 3 Kim Carr  Labor 1998 4 Julian McGauran  National 1998 5 Jacinta Collins  Labor 1998 6 Tsebin Tchen  Liberal1996 1996 1 Richard Alston  Liberal 1996 2 Robert Ray  Labor 1996 3 Rod Kemp  Liberal 1996 4 Barney Cooney  Labor 1996 5 Kay Patterson  Liberal 1996 6 Lyn Allison  Democrats 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 406,175 Labor 1. Stephen Conroy (elected 1) 2. Kim Carr (elected 3) 3. Jacinta Collins (elected 5) 4. Wendy Boyle 1,153,161 40.6 +0.8 Coalition 1. Judith Troeth (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Julian McGauran (Nat) (elected 4) 3. Tsebin Tchen (Lib) (elected 6) 4. Karen Synon (Lib) 5. Dino de Marchi (Lib) 6. Anna Macgowan (Lib) 1,076,841 37.9 -3.5 Democrats 1. Jim Downey 2. Matthew Townsend 3. Ken Saunders 4. Alison Harcourt 279,788 9.8 -1.1 One Nation 1. Robyn Spencer 2. Ben Buckley 117,048 4.1 +4.1 Greens 1. Charmaine Clarke 2. David Risstrom 3. Liz Conor 70,872 2.5 -0.4 Shooters 1. Graham Eames 2. Neville Sayers 3. Alan Hutchison 4. Graeme Forbes 34,434 1.2 +0.5 Democratic Labor 1. John Mulholland 2. Pat Crea 29,894 1.1 -0.2 Unity 1. Bill Cope 2. Phong Nguyen 3. Wellington Lee 4. Ricci Stewart 5. Markham Rose 6. Vivien Cerolini 7. Naji Imam 8. Mary Kalantzis 20,603 0.7 +0.7 Christian Democrats 1. Graham Murray 2. Ken Cook 13,881 0.5 -0.1 Women's Party 1. Deb Nicholson 2. Pat O'Brien 9,711 0.3 +0.3 Australian Bill of Rights 1. Eric Bullmore 2. David Sydenham 9,314 0.3 +0.3 Australia First 1. Denis McCormack 2. Colin Godfrey 6,081 0.2 +0.2 Reform 1. Ray Matheson 2. Ted Drane 5,208 0.2 +0.2 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Gareth Smith 2. Jacob Grech 3,196 0.1 +0.1 Abolish Child Support 1. Abboud Haidar 2. John Abbotto 3,094 0.1 +0.1 Natural Law 1. Byron Rigby 2. Raymond Schlager 3. Lorna Scurfield 2,607 0.1 +0.1 Democratic Socialist 1. Jo Williams 2. Vannessa Hearman 2,294 0.1 0.1 Group B 1. Joe Toscano 2. Steve Roper 2,205 0.1 0.0 Socialist Equality 1. Sue Phillips 2. Wil Marshall 1,392 0.0 0.0 CEC 1. Craig Isherwood 2. Robert Barwick 821 0.0 0.0 Independent Cecil G. Murgatroyd 389 0.0 0.0 Independent Malcolm McClure 168 0.0 0.0 Independent Graham Smith 82 0.0 0.0 Independent M H Pech 67 0.0 0.0 Independent David Heffron 54 0.0 0.0 2,843,218 96.2 -0.2 111,486 3.8 +0.2 2,952,735 96.5 0.0 Queensland Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Jan McLucas  Labor 1998 2 Warwick Parer  Liberal 1998 3 Heather Hill  One Nation 1998 4 Joe Ludwig  Labor 1998 5 Brett Mason  Liberal 1998 6 John Woodley  Democrats1996 1996 1 Ian Macdonald  Liberal 1996 2 John Hogg  Labor 1996 3 Ron Boswell  National 1996 4 John Herron  Liberal 1996 5 Brenda Gibbs  Labor 1996 6 Andrew Bartlett  Democrats 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland 286,245 Labor 1. Jan McLucas (elected 1) 2. Joe Ludwig (elected 4) 3. Jann Piasecki 654,623 32.7 +2.3 Liberal 1. Warwick Parer (elected 2) 2. Brett Mason (elected 5) 3. David MacGibbon 4. Deborah Kember 570,692 28.5 -6.9 One Nation 1. Heather Hill (elected 3) 2. Len Harris 3. Sue Gordon 4. David Anning 5. Barry Evans 297,245 14.9 +14.9 Nationals 1. Bill O'Chee 2. Thomas Bradley 3. Teresa Cobb 190,662 9.5 -5.5 Democrats 1. John Woodley (elected 6) 2. John Cherry 3. Megan Bathurst 156,451 7.8 -5.4 Greens 1. Drew Hutton 2. Desiree Mahoney 3. Chris Gwin 42,264 2.1 -0.3 Christian Democrats 1. John Bradford 2. Kerry Blackman 3. Judy McKenzie 28,826 1.4 +0.9 Queensland First 1. David Colston 2. Dawn Colston 11,554 0.6 +0.6 Unity 1. Harry Fong 2. Chris Toogood 9,487 0.5 +0.5 Women's Party 1. Mary Kelly 2. Jenny Hughey 9,103 0.5 -0.2 One Australia 1. Mario Zocchi 2. Ray Buckley 7,572 0.4 +0.2 Abolish Child Support 1. Bruce the Family 2. Steve Southall 4,905 0.2 +0.2 Australia First 1. Eric Nagle 2. Klaus Duke 4,897 0.2 +0.2 Democratic Socialist 1. Andy Gianniotis 2. Coral Wynter 4,394 0.2 +0.2 Family Law Reform 1. Barry Weedon 2. Robyn Somers 2,326 0.1 +0.1 Reform 1. Brenda Moloney 2. Terry Fleming 2,011 0.1 +0.1 CEC 1. Maurice Hetherington 2. Ray Gillham 1,785 0.1 +0.1 Natural Law 1. Geoff Wilson 2. Dorothy McKenzie 1,782 0.1 +0.1 Group B 1. Jan Linsley 2. Percy Meredith 941 0.0 0.0 Group C 1. Noel Payne 2. Jim Pavier 685 0.0 0.0 Group S 1. Selwyn Johnston 2. Aaron Johnston 661 0.0 0.0 Independent Michelle MacNevin 484 0.0 0.0 Independent Kenny Dalton 147 0.0 0.0 Independent Bryan Peach 141 0.0 0.0 Independent Terry Sharples 51 0.0 0.0 Independent Doug Hodgetts 21 0.0 0.0 2,003,710 97.0 +0.3 62,754 3.0 -0.3 2,066,464 94.9 -0.2 Western Australia Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Chris Ellison  Liberal 1998 2 Peter Cook  Labor 1998 3 Ian Campbell  Liberal 1998 4 Chris Evans  Labor 1998 5 Brian Greig  Democrats 1998 6 Sue Knowles  Liberal1996 1996 1 Winston Crane  Liberal 1996 2 Jim McKiernan  Labor 1996 3 Ross Lightfoot  Liberal 1996 4 Mark Bishop  Labor 1996 5 Alan Eggleston  Liberal 1996 6 Andrew Murray  Democrats 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 151,974 Liberal 1. Chris Ellison (elected 1) 2. Ian Campbell (elected 3) 3. Sue Knowles (elected 6) 4. Ivan Ivankovic 408,696 38.2 -7.6 Labor 1. Peter Cook (elected 2) 2. Chris Evans (elected 4) 3. Rhonda Griffiths 4. Sue Ellery 5. Lois Anderson 6. Chilip Foo 368,821 34.7 +0.7 One Nation 1. John Fischer 2. Colin Tincknell 3. Martin Suter 110,231 10.4 +10.4 Democrats 1. Brian Greig (elected 5) 2. Stephen Crabbe 3. Margot Clifford 68,057 6.4 -3.0 Greens 1. Dee Margetts 2. Kayt Davies 3. Alison Xamon 61,029 5.7 0.0 WA Nationals 1. Beryle Morgan 2. Dudley Maslen 13,428 1.3 -0.8 Christian Democrats 1. Justin Moseley 2. Peter Johnson 10,258 1.0 +0.3 Group N 1. Kate Hobbs 2. Morris Bessant 4,274 0.4 +0.4 Democratic Socialist 1. Sarah Stephen 2. Roberto Jorquera 4,237 0.4 +0.4 Shooters 1. Raymond Motteram 2. Ken Taylor 3,751 0.3 +0.3 Unity 1. Ted Wilkes 2. Mai-Yie Leung 3. Michael Carey 2,270 0.2 +0.2 Abolish Child Support 1. Brendan Griffin 2. Sam Johnson 1,940 0.2 +0.2 CEC 1. Tony Drake 2. Jean Robinson 1,496 0.1 +0.1 Group O 1. Joan Torr 2. Roger Pratt 1,206 0.1 +0.1 Republican 1. Michael O'Donnell 2. Kerry McNally 1,023 0.1 +0.1 Taxi Operators 1. Alan Bateson 2. Rick Finney 549 0.1 +0.1 Independent Rod Garcia 385 0.0 0.0 1,063,811 97.3 +0.8 29,352 2.7 -0.8 1,093,163 95.8 +0.2 South Australia Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal 1998 2 Nick Bolkus  Labor 1998 3 Nick Minchin  Liberal 1998 4 John Quirke  Labor 1998 5 Meg Lees  Democrats 1998 6 Alan Ferguson  Liberal1996 1996 1 Robert Hill  Liberal 1996 2 Rosemary Crowley  Labor 1996 3 Natasha Stott Despoja  Democrats 1996 4 Grant Chapman  Liberal 1996 5 Chris Schacht  Labor 1996 6 Jeannie Ferris  Liberal 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia 135,260 Liberal 1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1) 2. Nick Minchin (elected 3) 3. Alan Ferguson (elected 6) 4. Joy De Leo 383,637 40.5 -5.3 Labor 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2) 2. John Quirke (elected 4) 3. Bill Hender 303,299 32.0 -0.2 Democrats 1. Meg Lees (elected 5) 2. Michael Pilling 3. Alex Bowie 4. Natalija Apponyi 117,619 12.4 -2.1 One Nation 1. Len Spencer 2. Malcolm Rumbelow 3. Monica Reimann 91,911 9.7 +9.7 Greens 1. Craig Wilkins 2. Michelle Drummond 20,895 2.2 +0.2 Christian Democrats 1. Bob Randall 2. Colin Sinclair 9,598 1.0 +0.3 Australia First 1. Peter Davis 2. Bill Fradd 6,127 0.6 +0.6 Nationals SA 1. Ellis Wayland Robin Dixon-Thompson 4,445 0.5 +0.5 Democratic Socialist 1. Melanie Sjoberg 2. Kathy Newnam 4,256 0.4 +0.4 Group E 1. Chris Harms 2. Kirsti Harms 1,487 0.1 +0.1 Group L 1. Bernice Pfitzner 2. Erik Eriksen 3. Sean Heylen 1,466 0.1 +0.1 CEC 1. Tommy Tonkin 2. Pompeo Feleppa 898 0.1 +0.1 Group D 1. Lindsay Simmons 2. Pat Brown 625 0.1 +0.1 Independent Neil Russell-Taylor 309 0.0 0.0 Independent Graham Neave 245 0.0 0.0 946,816 97.2 +0.5 27,424 2.8 -0.5 974,240 96.8 +0.4 Tasmania Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Kerry O'Brien  Labor 1998 2 Eric Abetz  Liberal 1998 3 Shayne Murphy  Labor 1998 4 Brian Gibson  Liberal 1998 5 Brian Harradine  Independent 1998 6 Kay Denman  Labor1996 1996 1 Jocelyn Newman  Liberal 1996 2 Sue Mackay  Labor 1996 3 Paul Calvert  Liberal 1996 4 Nick Sherry  Labor 1996 5 John Watson  Liberal 1996 6 Bob Brown  Greens 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 44,054 Labor 1. Kerry O'Brien (elected 1) 2. Shayne Murphy (elected 3) 3. Kay Denman (elected 6) 128,377 41.6 +2.5 Liberal 1. Eric Abetz (elected 2) 2. Brian Gibson (elected 4) 3. Guy Barnett 4. Peter Collenette 104,268 33.8 -8.4 Independent Brian Harradine (elected 5) 24,254 7.9 +7.9 Greens 1. Louise Crossley 2. Simon Baptist 17,905 5.8 -2.9 Democrats 1. Robert Bell 2. Debbie Butler 3. Chris Ivory 12,107 3.9 -3.2 One Nation 1. Peter Stokes 2. Michael Cartwright 3. Leigh Spicer 11,655 3.7 +3.7 Tasmania First 1. David Pickford 2. David Jackson 3. Petita Abblitt 4,548 1.5 +1.5 Abolish Child Support 1. Ian Hickman 2. Fred Lombardi 1,750 0.5 +0.5 Christian Democrats 1. Don Rogers 2. Beryl Rogers 945 0.3 -0.2 Women's Party 1. Lin MacQueen 2. Carolyn Bindon 804 0.2 -0.4 Democratic Socialist 1. Kamala Emanuel 2. Ian Jamieson 754 0.2 +0.2 Independent Norma Jamieson 659 0.2 +0.2 Republican 1. Jenny Sheridan 2. Rena Dare 249 0.1 +0.1 Independent Laurie Heathorn 75 0.0 0.0 Independent Steven Suli 27 0.0 0.0 308,377 97.0 +0.2 9,704 3.0 -0.2 318,081 96.5 -0.4 Australian Capital Territory Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Kate Lundy  Labor 1998 2 Margaret Reid  Liberal 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory 65,679 Labor 1. Kate Lundy (elected 1) 2. Peter Conway 83,867 42.6 0.0 Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. Gayle Richards 61,385 31.2 -7.8 Democrats 1. Rick Farley 2. Wayne Sievers 32,833 16.9 +6.7 One Nation 1. Estelle O'Brien 2. Jeremy Leyland 9,621 4.8 +4.8 Greens 1. Deb Foskey 2. Lesley Christian 6,385 3.2 -2.6 Independent John Miller 923 0.5 +0.5 Women's Party 1. Annette Haridan 2. Susanne Edwards 876 0.4 +0.4 Abolish Child Support 1. Peter Rogers 2. Anthony Hardy 868 0.4 +0.4 Independent Cec Harris 170 0.1 +0.1 Independent Andrew Edgar 107 0.1 +0.1 197,035 98.0 +0.5 3,952 2.0 -0.5 200,987 96.3 +0.1 Northern Territory Elected # Senator Party1998 1998 1 Trish Crossin  Labor 1998 2 Grant Tambling  CLP 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 31,001 Labor 1. Trish Crossin (elected 1) 2. Charlie Phillips 38,259 41.2 -3.9 CLP 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Maisie Austin 36,063 38.8 -7.9 One Nation 1. Ted Hagger 2. Dee Mills 8,657 9.3 +9.3 Democrats 1. Victor Edwards 2. Peter Clements 5,119 5.5 +3.7 Greens 1. Lex Martin 2. Andy Gough 4,232 4.5 -1.9 Independent Jonathan Polke 672 0.7 +0.7 93,002 98.0 +0.8 1,901 2.0 -0.8 94,903 90.6 +1.4 See also Candidates of the 1998 Australian federal election Members of the Australian Senate, 1999–2002 Notes References Senate 1998 Senate 1998 Category:Australian Senate elections