1996 Australian Senate election

Australian federal election results June 2022 April 2022 1996 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no Results of the 1993 Australian federal election (Senate) 1993 Results of the 1998 Australian federal election (Senate) 1998 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 2 March 1996 LiberalNational Coalition 150x150px Robert Hill South Australia 3 April 1990 36 20 37 1 4,792,682 43.97% 0.92% Australian Labor Party 150x150px Gareth Evans Victoria 24 March 1993 30 14 29 1 3,940,150 36.15% 7.35% Australian Democrats 150x150px Cheryl Kernot Queensland 23 April 1993 7 5 7 1,179,357 10.82% 5.51% 150x150px Greens WA None Greens WA None 2 0 1 1 57,006 0.52% 0.67% ChristineMilne 2007.jpg 170 110 150 10 15 Tasmanian Greens Christine Milne Did not standMilne did not contest the federal election; she was an incumbent member for Lyons in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. 0 1 1 26,830 0.25% 0.82% Senator Brian Harradine.jpg 175 110 150 10 30 Brian Harradine Brian Harradine Group Tasmania 1 0 1 N/ABHG The party did not contest the election as Harradine was not up for election. N/ABHG N/ABHG Australian Senate elected members, 1996.svg Senators elected in the 1996 federal election Leader of the Senate Gareth Evans Australian Labor Party Robert Hill Liberal/National coalition The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1996 federal election. Senators total 35 coalition (31 Liberal, three coalition National, one CLP), 29 Labor, two Green, two non-coalition National, seven Democrats, and one Independent.1996 APH Newman G Kopras A 4 November 1996 Federal Elections 1996 https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/prspub/OU730/upload_binary/OU730.pdf 2022-06-27 Background Paper 6 1996-97 Parliamentary Research Service 1037-29381996 Psephos Senate http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1996/1996senate1.txt 1996 Senate Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-06-27http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/Federal_Elections/1996/senators.htm Senators of the 38th Parliament Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1996, except the territories who took their seats immediately. Australia +Senate (STV GV) — 1996–99 – Turnout 95.20% (CV) — Informal 3.89%alt=|center|300x300px GroupParties and candidates may run together in one group, where group votes are allocated top-down within that group. First preferences Seats Votes % Swing Seats won Not up New total Change   Liberal–National coalition 4,792,682 43.97 +0.92 20 37 38 1   Liberal–National joint ticket 2,669,377 24.49 +0.09 4 4 8   2 1 3   Liberal 1,770,486 16.24 +0.65 12 11 22 1   Nationals 312,769 2.87 +0.15 1 1 2   CLP 40,050 0.37 +0.04 1 0 1   Labor 3,940,150 36.15 −7.35 14 15 29 1   Democrats 1,179,357 10.82 +5.51 5 2 7   GreensGreens Senate Although the Australian Greens were formed in 1992, the Greens Western Australia and the Tasmanian Greens had not yet aligned with the federal party, Tasmania did following the election. 345,513 3.17 +0.67 1 1 2   Australian Greens 261,677 2.40 +0.82 0 0 0   Tasmanian Greens 26,830 0.25 +0.05 1 0 1 1 Total 10,899,037     40 36 76 Invalid/blank votes 395,442 3.5 Turnout 11,294,479 96.2 Registered voters 11,740,568Source: Federal Elections 1996 New South Wales Elected # Senator Party1996 1996 1 Bob Woods  Liberal 1996 2 Sue West  Labor 1996 3 David Brownhill  National 1996 4 Bruce Childs  Labor 1996 5 Helen Coonan  Liberal 1996 6 Vicki Bourne  Democrats1993 1993 1 Michael Forshaw  Labor 1993 2 Michael Baume  Liberal 1993 3 John Faulkner  Labor 1993 4 John Tierney  Liberal 1993 5 Belinda Neal  Labor 1993 6 Sandy Macdonald  National 1996 Australian federal election: Senate: New South Wales 526,041 Coalition 1. Bob Woods (Lib) (elected 1) 2. David Brownhill (Nat) (elected 3) 3. Helen Coonan (Lib) (elected 5) 4. Abraham Constantin (Lib) 1,522,722 41.3 +2.4 Labor 1. Sue West (elected 2) 2. Bruce Childs (elected 4) 3. Tom Wheelwright 4. Rima Barghout 1,370,918 37.2 -9.2 Democrats 1. Vicki Bourne (elected 6) 2. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 3. Andrew Larcos 4. Troy Anderson 351,491 9.5 +4.6 Greens 1. Karla Sperling 2. Peter Denton 3. Jane Elix 4. Murray Matson 85,004 2.3 +0.2 Shooters 1. Richard Sims 2. Robyn Bourke 3. Daniel Redfern 4. Rodney Franich 74,032 2.0 +0.2 Call to Australia 1. Alasdair Webster 2. Elaine Webster 3. Graeme McLennan 4. Bill Bird 5. Bruce Coleman 72,969 2.0 +0.5 AAFI 1. John Phillips 2. Bevan O'Regan 61,811 1.7 +1.0 Reclaim Australia 1. David Kitson 2. Carolyn O'Callaghan 44,545 1.2 +1.2 ABFFOC 1. Teresa Findlay-Barnes 2. David Tribe 18,960 0.5 +0.5 Women's Party 1. Darelle Duncan 2. Sarah Thew 17,417 0.5 +0.5 No Aircraft Noise 1. Chris Nash 2. Sylvia Hale 17,043 0.5 +0.5 |- | Seniors United width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| The Seniors | style="text-align:left;"| 1. Beryl Evans 2. Lorraine Welsh | style="text-align:right;"| 8,268 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.2 | style="text-align:right;"| +0.2 |- Grey Power 1. John Verheyen 2. Theo Hetterscheid 3. Bob Segerstrom 4. Olga Pickering 5,173 0.1 +0.1 Independent Jade Hurley 4,765 0.1 +0.1 Natural Law 1. Catherine Knoles 2. Ines Judd 3,702 0.1 -0.2 Group I 1. Robert Schollbach 2. Amanda Stirling 3,632 0.1 +0.1 Republican 1. Peter Breen 2. Kerry McNally 3. Valerie Housego 4. Assefa Bekele 5. Antoinette Fahey 2,846 0.1 +0.1 Group K 1. Tony Galati 2. Sam Galati 1,128 0.0 0.0 Group M 1. Robert Butler 2. Lindsay Cosgrove 657 0.0 0.0 Independent Morris Jones 485 0.0 0.0 Independent Dian Underwood 433 0.0 0.0 Independent Bill Bradley 383 0.0 0.0 Independent Gretel Pinniger 382 0.0 0.0 Independent Ray Patterson 295 0.0 0.0 Independent Ivor F 210 0.0 0.0 Independent John Barbara 57 0.0 0.0 Independent David Piggin 31 0.0 0.0 3,682,283 96.2 -1.1 143,388 3.8 +1.1 3,825,671 96.7 +0.2 Victoria Elected # Senator Party1996 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  Democrats1993 1993 1 Stephen Conroy  Labor 1993 2 Jim Short  Liberal 1993 3 Kim Carr  Labor 1993 4 Julian McGauran  National 1993 5 Jacinta Collins  Labor 1993 6 Judith Troeth  Liberal 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 395,356 Coalition 1. Richard Alston (Lib) (elected 1) 2. Rod Kemp (Lib) (elected 3) 3. Kay Patterson (Lib) (elected 5) 4. Robert Ettery (Nat) 5. Robyne Head (Lib) 6. Anthony Fernandez (Lib) 1,146,655 41.4 -2.7 Labor 1. Robert Ray (elected 2) 2. Barney Cooney (elected 4) 3. Julia Gillard 4. Melanie Raymond 1,100,799 39.8 -5.2 Democrats 1. Lyn Allison (elected 6) 2. John McLaren 3. Laurie Levy 4. Marj White 300,848 10.9 +6.9 Greens 1. Peter Singer 2. Karen Alexander 3. Helen Lucas 81,273 2.9 +1.7 AAFI 1. Dennis McCormack 2. Robyn Spencer 40,607 1.4 +1.4 Democratic Labour 1. John Mulholland 2. Paul Cahill 3. Michael Rowe 4. Pat Crea 5. Matthew Cody 6. Christine Dodd 36,156 1.3 -0.1 Shooters 1. Colin Wood 2. Neville Sayers 3. Gary Fliegner 19,573 0.7 +0.7 Call to Australia 1. Ken Cook 2. Christine Chapman 16,497 0.6 -0.1 Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance 1. Will Borzatti 2. Neil McKay 9,040 0.3 -0.5 Natural Law 1. Stephen Griffith 2. Ngaire Mason 6,681 0.2 -0.2 Independent David Armstrong 3,321 0.1 +0.1 Republican 1. Paul Dahan 2. Des Bergen 2,249 0.1 -0.1 Group J 1. Joe Toscano 2. Steve Roper 2,038 0.1 +0.1 Independent Stephen Raskovy 619 0.0 0.0 Independent Maurice Smith 150 0.0 0.0 Independent Michael Good 110 0.0 0.0 Independent John Abbotto 96 0.0 0.0 Independent Neil Green 75 0.0 0.0 2,767,485 96.4 -0.5 101,789 3.6 +0.5 2,869,274 96.5 -0.1 Queensland Elected # Senator Party1996 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 Cheryl Kernot  Democrats1993 1993 1 Margaret Reynolds  Labor 1993 2 David MacGibbon  Liberal 1993 3 Bill O'Chee  National 1993 4 Mal Colston  Labor 1993 5 John Herron  Liberal 1993 6 John Woodley  Democrats 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland 274,924 Liberal 1. Ian Macdonald (elected 1) 2. John Herron (elected 4) 3. Debbie Kember 680,553 35.4 +3.9 Labor 1. John Hogg (elected 2) 2. Brenda Gibbs (elected 5) 3. Bernadette Callaghan 583,850 30.3 -9.1 Nationals 1. Ron Boswell (elected 3) 2. Teresa Cobb 3. Terry Cranwell 288,199 15.0 +0.5 Democrats 1. Cheryl Kernot (elected 6) 2. Tony Walters 3. Peter Collins 4. Annette Reed 254,219 13.2 +6.2 Greens 1. Angela Jones 2. Desiree Mahoney 3. Libby Connors 46,285 2.4 -0.8 AAFI 1. Cynthia Mayne 2. John Minogue 13,117 0.7 +0.7 Women's Party 1. Mary Kelly 2. Lizbeth Yuille 3. Jenny Hughey 13,006 0.7 +0.7 Shooters 1. Peter Salisbury 2. Bill Ison 12,146 0.6 +0.6 Call to Australia 1. Harry Cook 2. Nan Cook 9,543 0.5 -0.1 Group G 1. J Freemarijuana 2. Tony Kneipp 3,836 0.2 +0.2 Natural Law 1. Kris Ayyar 2. John Price 3,656 0.2 0.0 One Australia 1. Perry Jewell 2. Michael Grayson 3,638 0.2 +0.2 Group F 1. Phillip Young 2. Harvie Ladlow 2,793 0.1 +0.1 indigenous peoples 1. Sam Watson 2. Netta Tyson 2,772 0.1 +0.1 Republican 1. Brian Buckley 2. David Bailey 2,683 0.1 +0.1 Group H 1. Ian McNiven 2. Ray Smyth 3. Robert Marks 1,909 0.1 +0.1 Group M 1. Maurice Hetherington 2. Ross Russell 738 0.0 0.0 Group E 1. John Jones 2. Lee Jones 613 0.0 0.0 Independent Michelle Mac Nevin 594 0.0 0.0 Independent Ross McKay 154 0.0 0.0 Independent David Howse 91 0.0 0.0 Independent Chris Leth 67 0.0 0.0 1,924,462 96.7 -1.3 64,979 3.3 +1.3 1,989,441 95.1 -0.7 Western Australia Elected # Senator Party1996 1996 1 Winston Crane  Liberal 1996 2 Jim McKiernan  Labor 1996 3 John Panizza  Liberal 1996 4 Mark Bishop  Labor 1996 5 Alan Eggleston  Liberal 1996 6 Andrew Murray  Democrats1993 1993 1 Sue Knowles  Liberal 1993 2 Peter Cook  Labor 1993 3 Ian Campbell  Liberal 1993 4 Chris Evans  Labor 1993 5 Chris Ellison  Liberal 1993 6 Dee Margetts  Greens 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 143,472 Liberal 1. Winston Crane (elected 1) 2. John Panizza (elected 3) 3. Alan Eggleston (elected 5) 4. Michael Huston 5. Enzo Sirna 6. Clare Thompson 460,379 45.8 -2.6 Labor 1. Jim McKiernan elected 2) 2. Mark Bishop (elected 4) 3. Michael Beahan 4. Catherine Crawford 341,580 34.1 -4.1 Democrats 1. Andrew Murray (elected 6) 2. Don Millar 3. Shirley de la Hunty 93,937 9.4 +5.3 Greens WA 1. Christabel Chamarette 2. Robin Chapple 57,006 5.7 +0.1 WA Nationals 1. Kevin McAnuff 2. Lynley Anderson 20,877 2.0 +0.3 AAFI 1. Richard Haye 2. Robert Hammond 12,642 1.2 +1.2 Women's Party 1. Mattie Turnbull 2. Kate Mudford 11,169 1.1 +1.1 Call to Australia 1. Don Jackson 2. Marj Laurie 7,028 0.7 -0.5 Group C 1. Tony Drake 2. Jean Robinson 1,518 0.1 +0.1 Independent Craig Bradshaw 1,023 0.1 +0.1 Natural Law Ros White 414 0.0 -0.3 Independent Vin Cooper 376 0.0 0.0 Independent Craig Mackintosh 346 0.0 0.0 1,004,299 96.5 -1.4 36,369 3.5 +1.4 1,040,668 95.6 -0.3 South Australia Elected # Senator Party1996 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  Liberal1993 1993 1 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal 1993 2 Nick Bolkus  Labor 1993 3 Nick Minchin  Liberal 1993 4 Dominic Foreman  Labor 1993 5 Alan Ferguson  Liberal 1993 6 Meg Lees  Democrats 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia 133,397 Liberal 1. Robert Hill (elected 1) 2. Grant Chapman (elected 4) 3. Jeannie Ferris (elected 6) 4. Maria Kortesis 428,053 45.8 +0.1 Labor 1. Rosemary Crowley (elected 2) 2. Chris Schacht (elected 5) 3. Deirdre Tedmanson 301,094 32.2 -5.8 Democrats 1. Natasha Stott Despoja (elected 3) 2. Ian Gilfillan 3. Judy Smith 4. Desea Tsagatos 135,730 14.5 +4.7 Greens 1. Stephen Spence 2. Meryl McDougall 19,441 2.0 +0.4 AAFI 1. Bert Joy 2. Stephen Wikblom 9,424 1.0 +1.0 Shooters 1. Haydon Aldersey 2. Robert Low 8,973 1.0 +1.0 Grey Power 1. Emily Gilbey-Riley 2. Gratton Darbyshire 8,228 0.9 +0.9 Call to Australia 1. David Rodway 2. Brett Rodway 6,817 0.7 -0.4 Group J 1. Kenneth Nicholson 2. Colin Shearing 6,286 0.7 +0.7 Women's Party 1. Deborah McCulloch 2. Marg McHugh 3. Denise Tzumli 5,678 0.6 +0.6 Independent EFF 1. David Dwyer 2. Alfred Walker 2,430 0.3 +0.3 Group F 1. Michael Wohltmann 2. Jeanette Wohltmann 1,081 0.1 +0.1 Independent Geoffrey Wells 561 0.1 +0.1 933,776 96.7 -1.0 31,552 3.3 +1.0 965,328 96.4 -0.9 Tasmania Elected # Senator Party1996 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  Greens1993 1993 1 Kay Denman  Labor 1993 2 Eric Abetz  Liberal 1993 3 John Coates  Labor 1993 4 Brian Gibson  Liberal 1993 5 Brian Harradine  Independent 1993 6 Shayne Murphy  Labor 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 44,139 Liberal 1. Jocelyn Newman (elected 1) 2. Paul Calvert (elected 3) 3. John Watson (elected 5) 130,552 42.2 +5.5 Labor 1. Sue Mackay (elected 2) 2. Nick Sherry (elected 4) 3. Charles Touber 120,678 39.1 -3.6 Greens Tas 1. Bob Brown (elected 6) 2. Janet Dale 26,830 8.9 +2.0 Democrats 1. Robert Bell 2. Julia Onsman 3. Philip Tattersall 22,006 7.1 +5.5 Nationals 1. Mary Jackson 2. Jeff Clayton 3,554 1.2 +1.2 Women's Party 1. Claire Andersen 2. Lin MacQueen 1,881 0.6 +0.6 Natural Law 1. Gregory Broszczyk 2. James James Harlow 1,811 0.6 +0.6 Call to Australia 1. Don Rogers 2. Beryl Rogers 1,519 0.5 +0.5 308,970 96.8 -0.6 10,083 3.2 +0.6 319,053 96.9 +0.3 Australian Capital Territory Elected # Senator Party1996 1996 1 Kate Lundy  Labor 1996 2 Margaret Reid  Liberal 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory 64,020 Labor 1. Kate Lundy (elected 1) 2. Peter Conway 81,866 42.6 -6.0 Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. Stephe Jitts 74,949 39.0 +4.0 Democrats 1. Peter Main 2. Brent Blackburn 19,590 10.2 +3.3 Greens 1. Deb Foskey 2. Jonathan Millar 11,297 5.8 -0.2 Call to Australia 1. John Miller 2. James Liaw 2,901 1.5 +1.5 Independent Fred Skerbic 1,454 0.8 +0.8 Independent Bill Monaghan 597 0.3 +0.3 Independent Joanne Clarke 454 0.2 +0.2 Independent David Seaton 146 0.1 +0.1 192,057 97.5 -0.9 4,860 2.5 +0.9 196,917 96.2 -0.9 Northern Territory Elected # Senator Party1996 1996 1 Grant Tambling  Liberal 1996 2 Bob Collins  Labor 1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 28,569 CLP 1. Grant Tambling (elected 1) 2. Kym Cook 40,050 46.7 +2.0 Labor 1. Bob Collins (elected 2) 2. Susan Bradley 38,667 45.1 -10.2 Greens 1. Margie Friel 2. Ilana Eldridge 5,453 6.4 +6.4 Democrats Geoff Carr 1,535 1.8 +1.8 85,705 97.2 0.0 2,422 2.8 0.0 88,127 89.2 +0.2 See also Candidates of the 1996 Australian federal election Members of the Australian Senate, 1996–1999 Notes References Category:1996 elections in Australia Senate 1996