1990 Australian Senate election

April 2024 Australian federal election results Members of the Australian Senate, 1990–1993 April 2022 1990 Australian Senate elections Australia parliamentary no Results of the 1987 Australian federal election (Senate) 1987 Results of the 1993 Australian federal election (Senate) 1993 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 24 March 1990 LiberalNational Coalition 175x175px Fred Chaney (retired) Western Australia 11 March 1983 34 34 0 4,162,633 41.92% 0.12% Australian Labor Party 175x175px John Button Victoria 7 November 1980 32 32 0 3,813,547 38.41% 4.42% Australian Democrats 125px Janine Haines South Australia 18 August 1986 7 8 1 1,253,807 12.63% 4.15% Australian Greens 100px None None 0 1 1 1 208,157 2.10% 1.66% Australian Senate elected members, 1990.svg Senators elected in the 1990 federal election Leader of the Senate John Button Australian Labor Party John Button Australian Labor Party The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1990 federal election. Senators total 31 coalition (29 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 32 Labor, one WA Green, three non-coalition National, eight Democrats, and one independent.Federal Election Results 1949-1993 https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/bp/1993/93bp24.pdf Parliament of Australia 12 July 2017 Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1990, except the territories who took their seats immediately. Australia + Senate (STV GV) — 1990–93 — Turnout 95.81% (CV) — Informal 3.40%alt=|center|300x300px Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change     Liberal–National joint ticket 2,429,552 24.47 +10.71 5 N/A N/A   Liberal 1,445,872 14.56 –6.41 12 29 2   Nationals 258,164 2.60 −4.49 1 4 2   CLP 29,045 0.29 +0.08 1 1 Liberal–National coalition 4,162,633 41.92 –0.12 19 34   Labor 3,813,547 38.41 −4.42 15 32   Democrats 1,253,807 12.63 +4.15 5 8 1   GreensGreens Senate There was no federal Australian Greens party at this election. The Greens total in the Senate includes Greens Western Australia (76,381 and elected one senator), NSW Green Alliance (64,583), Victorian Greens (23,420), Greens South Australia (19,499), United Tasmania Group (14,160), ACT Green Democratic Alliance (5,288), Greens New South Wales (4,826) and Australian Gruen (4,826). 208,157 2.10 +1.66 1 1 1   Nuclear DisarmamentNuclear Disarmament The election of Nuclear Disarmament Senator Robert Wood was void. Irina Dunn was declared elected in his place but was expelled from the party and served out the remainder of her term as an independent. 38,079 0.38 –0.71 1   IndependentsIndependent senate Jo Vallentine had been re-elected in 1987 as an independent however she joined the Greens WA for this election. The sitting independent was Brian Harradine. 29,974 0.30 –1.59 1 1 Total 9,929,765     40 76Invalid/blank votes 349,065 3.40 –0.64Turnout 10,728,830 95.81Registered voters 10,728,131Source: Federal Elections 1990 New South Wales Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Stephen Loosley  Labor 1990 2 Bronwyn Bishop  Liberal 1990 3 Bruce Childs  Labor 1990 4 David Brownhill  National 1990 5 Vicki Bourne  Democrats 1990 6 Suzanne West  Labor1987 1987 1 Kerry Sibraa  Labor 1987 2 Michael Baume  Liberal 1987 3 John Faulkner  Labor 1987 4 Peter Baume  Liberal 1987 5 Graham Richardson  Labor 1987 6 Paul McLean  Democrats 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales 476,878 Labor 1. Stephen Loosley (elected 1) 2. Bruce Childs (elected 3) 3. Sue West (elected 6) 4. John McCarthy 1,356,430 40.6 -1.8 Coalition 1. Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) (elected 2) 2. David Brownhill (Nat) (elected 4) 3. Chris Puplick (Lib) 4. Geoffrey Anderson (Lib) 1,280,382 38.4 -2.0 Democrats 1. Vicki Bourne (elected 5) 2. Karin Sowada 3. William Cole 4. Dorothy Thompson 393,521 11.8 +2.7 Call to Australia 1. Kevin Hume 2. John Everingham 69,744 2.1 -1.3 Green Alliance 1. Ian Cohen 2. Christopher Kirkbright 3. Sue Arnold 4. Jo Faith 5. Jane Beckmann 64,583 2.0 +2.0 Independent EFF 1. George Turner 2. Alan Gourley 3. Bill Garing 4. Jim Shanks 5. Dallas Clarnette 6. June Smith 63,378 1.9 +1.9 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Robert Wood 2. Samantha Trenoweth 34,765 1.0 -0.5 Environment Independents 1. Irina Dunn 2. Peter Prineas 3. Harry Recher 27,046 0.8 +0.8 Grey Power 1. Robert Clark 2. Theo Hetterscheid 3. Walter Radimey 18,068 0.5 +0.5 Combined New Australia 1. Oscar Landicho 2. Onsy Mattar 3. Len Hajjar 4. Sam Ressitis 5. Reginaldo Conti 6. Warren Rogan 8,332 0.2 +0.2 CEC 1. Lex Stewart 2. Leone Hay 3. John Doran 7,129 0.2 +0.2 Greens 1. Daniela Reverberi 2. Jenys Newton 4,826 0.1 -0.9 Group L 1. Colin Wilson 2. Glenn Wilson 3,846 0.1 +0.1 Group C 1. Ian Murphy 2. Anne Murphy 2,201 0.1 +0.1 Group D 1. Alan Wilkinson 1,583 0.1 +0.1 Independent Zero-Population Growth 924 0.0 0.0 Independent Lord Rolo 352 0.0 0.0 Independent Abraham Lincoln 208 0.0 0.0 Independent Ian Monk 203 0.0 0.0 Independent Bill Smith 150 0.0 0.0 Independent Bob Sutherland 131 0.0 0.0 Independent John Henshaw 124 0.0 0.0 Independent Peter Consadine 71 0.0 0.0 Independent Evalds Erglis 63 0.0 0.0 Independent Harry Hnoudakis 37 0.0 0.0 Independent Reen Dixon 28 0.0 0.0 Independent Gene Pierson 17 0.0 0.0 3,338,142 95.8 +0.7 145,429 4.2 -0.7 3,483,571 95.9 +1.4 Victoria Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Richard Alston  Liberal 1990 2 Robert Ray  Labor 1990 3 Kay Patterson  Liberal 1990 4 Barney Cooney  Labor 1990 5 Rod Kemp  Liberal 1990 6 Sid Spindler  Democrats1987 1987 1 John Button  Labor 1987 2 Austin Lewis  Liberal 1987 3 Janet Powell  Democrats 1987 4 Gareth Evans  Labor 1987 5 Jim Short  Liberal 1987 6 Olive Zakharov  Labor 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria 368,503 Coalition 1. Richard Alston (Lib) (elected 1) 2. Kay Patterson (Lib) (elected 3) 3. Rod Kemp (Lib) (elected 5) 4. Julian McGauran (Nat) 5. Peter Coatman (Lib) 6. Severn Clarke (Lib) 1,149,170 44.5 +3.2 Labor 1. Robert Ray (elected 2) 2. Barney Cooney (elected 4) 3. Kim Carr 4. Carole Marple 5. Roger Lowrey 938,245 36.4 -7.6 Democrats 1. Sid Spindler (elected 6) 2. Jill O'Brien 3. Hans Paas 4. Christine Craik 365,376 14.2 +5.7 Call to Australia 1. Al Watson 2. George Khoury 29,608 1.1 -0.1 Greens 1. Ken McGregor 2. Alf Bamblett 3. Pauline Scott 23,420 0.9 +0.9 AAFI 1. Denis McCormack 2. Robyn Spencer 19,439 0.7 +0.7 Environment Independents 1. Gordon McQuilten 2. Claire McLeod 16,655 0.6 +0.6 Pensioner 1. Neil McKay 2. Fred Grant 15,447 0.6 -0.1 Democratic Labour 1. Robert Semmel 2. Jean Taylor 14,744 0.6 -1.5 Group F 1. Peter Robinson 2. John Giltinan 3,903 0.1 +0.1 Independent Athol Guy 2,023 0.1 +0.1 Independent Chris Vassis 728 0.0 0.0 Independent Mabel Cardinal 227 0.0 0.0 Independent Joe Toscano 215 0.0 0.0 Independent Deborah Goudappel 119 0.0 0.0 Independent Edward Fraser 89 0.0 0.0 Independent Don Meggs 82 0.0 0.0 Independent James Bernard 30 0.0 0.0 2,579,520 96.4 +0.4 96,171 3.6 -0.4 2,675,691 96.2 +0.9 Queensland Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Gerry Jones  Labor 1990 2 Ian Macdonald  Liberal 1990 3 Bryant Burns  Labor 1990 4 John Herron  Liberal 1990 5 Ron Boswell  National 1990 6 Cheryl Kernot  Democrats1987 1987 1 Margaret Reynolds  Labor 1987 2 Flo Bjelke-Petersen  National 1987 3 David MacGibbon  Liberal 1987 4 Mal Colston  Labor 1987 5 Bill O'Chee  National 1987 6 Warwick Parer  Liberal 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland 239,121 Labor 1. Gerry Jones (elected 1) 2. Bryant Burns (elected 3) 3. John Black 4. Greg Vicary 653,070 39.0 -3.0 Liberal 1. Ian Macdonald (elected 2) 2. John Herron (elected 4) 3. Carmel Draper 490,523 29.3 +11.3 Nationals 1. Ron Boswell (elected 5) 2. Glen Sheil 3. Beth Honeycombe 4. Jim Mason 227,696 13.6 -15.1 Democrats 1. Cheryl Kernot (elected 6) 2. Tony Walters 3. Brian Stockwell 4. John Brown 209,030 12.5 +5.0 Environment Independents 1. Peter James 2. John Jones 30,967 1.8 +1.8 Democratic Socialist 1. Maurice Sibelle 2. Karen Fletcher 26,300 1.6 +1.6 Call to Australia 1. Rona Joyner 2. Wilfred Blake 3. Bernice King 4. Ross Maclean 18,469 1.1 +1.1 Grey Power 1. Ron Alford 2. Felix Cernovs 9,237 0.5 +0.5 Conservative 1. Sydney Volker 2. Loraine Morrison 4,414 0.3 +0.3 Group F 1. Barry Weedon 2. Margaret Crompton 2,564 0.1 +0.1 Independent Vincent Burke 946 0.1 +0.1 Independent Steve Demetriou 613 0.0 0.0 Independent Clemens Vermeulen 250 0.0 0.0 Independent Mark Cresswell 117 0.0 0.0 1,674,196 97.5 +0.6 42,112 2.5 -0.6 1,716,308 95.1 +2.6 Western Australia Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Noel Crichton-Browne  Liberal 1990 2 Jim McKiernan  Labor 1990 3 John Panizza  Liberal 1990 4 Michael Beahan  Labor 1990 5 Winston Crane  Liberal 1990 6 Jo Vallentine  WA Greens1987 1987 1 Peter Walsh  Labor 1987 2 Ian Campbell  Liberal 1987 3 Patricia Giles  Labor 1987 4 Peter Durack  Liberal 1987 5 Peter Cook  Labor 1987 6 Sue Knowles  Liberal 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia 129,729 Liberal 1. Noel Crichton-Browne (elected 1) 2. John Panizza (elected 3) 3. Winston Crane (elected 5) 4. Bernie Masters 392,820 43.3 +4.2 Labor 1. Jim McKiernan (elected 2) 2. Michael Beahan (elected 4) 3. Mark Bishop 4. John Cowdell 304,632 33.5 -9.6 Democrats 1. Jean Jenkins 2. Richard Jeffreys 3. Barbara Churchward 85,324 9.4 +3.7 Greens Western Australia 1. Jo Vallentine (elected 6) 2. Christabel Bridge 3. Gladys Yarran 76,381 8.4 +3.6 WA Nationals 1. Michael Jardine 2. Brian English 3. Josephine Walton 26,801 3.0 -2.5 Grey Power 1. Doug Ratcliffe 2. Jack Webb 8,781 1.0 +1.0 Democratic Socialist 1. Catherine Brown 2. Kylie Budge 4,883 0.5 +0.5 Conservative 1. Brady Williams 2. Charles Bussell 3. Laurence Molloy 2,967 0.3 +0.3 Pensioner 1. Maureen Grierson 2. Gordon Munn 2,788 0.3 +0.3 Independent Phillip Achurch 1,040 0.1 +0.1 Independent Mitchell Faircloth 958 0.1 +0.1 Independent Barbara Stark 514 0.1 +0.1 Independent Ted Quinlan 209 0.0 0.0 908,098 97.1 +0.4 26,733 2.9 -0.4 934,831 95.1 +0.7 South Australia Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Robert Hill  Liberal 1990 2 Rosemary Crowley  Labor 1990 3 John Coulter  Democrats 1990 4 Baden Teague  Liberal 1990 5 Chris Schacht  Labor 1990 6 Grant Chapman  Liberal1987 1987 1 Dominic Foreman  Labor 1987 2 John Olsen  Liberal 1987 3 Meg Lees  Democrats 1987 4 Nick Bolkus  Labor 1987 5 Amanda Vanstone  Liberal 1987 6 Graham Maguire  Labor 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia 129,732 Liberal 1. Robert Hill (elected 1) 2. Baden Teague (elected 4) 3. Grant Chapman (elected 6) 4. Ivan Venning 376,073 42.6 +0.1 Labor 1. Rosemary Crowley (elected 2) 2. Chris Schacht (elected 5) 3. Gay Thompson 4. Jim Hyde 337,137 37.1 -7.5 Democrats 1. John Coulter (elected 3) 2. Graham Pamount 3. Judy Smith 4. Pat Macaskill 149,158 16.3 +8.5 Green Alliance 1. Deborah White 2. Philippa Skinner 3. Colin Hunt 19,499 2.1 +1.2 Call to Australia 1. David Squirrell 2. Colin Sinclair 18,701 2.1 +2.1 Nationals SA 1. Neville Agars 2. Gary Hamdorf 3,667 0.4 -3.1 Grey Power Jack Holder 1,514 0.2 +0.2 Group B 1. Tania Mykyta 2. Lizz Higgins 1,091 0.1 +0.1 Group F 1. F Rieck 2. Heather Shephard 928 0.1 +0.1 Independent Anastasios Giannouklas 187 0.0 0.0 Independent Jack King 168 0.0 0.0 908,123 97.5 +1.3 23,438 2.5 -1.3 931,561 96.4 +1.9 Tasmania Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Jocelyn Newman  Liberal 1990 2 Nick Sherry  Labor 1990 3 John Watson  Liberal 1990 4 John Devereux  Labor 1990 5 Paul Calvert  Liberal 1990 6 Robert Bell  Democrats1987 1987 1 Michael Tate  Labor 1987 2 Brian Archer  Liberal 1987 3 Brian Harradine  Independent 1987 4 John Coates  Labor 1987 5 Shirley Walters  Liberal 1987 6 Terry Aulich  Labor 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania 41,614 Liberal 1. Jocelyn Newman (elected 1) 2. John Watson (elected 3) 3. Paul Calvert (elected 5) 128,374 44.1 +5.4 Labor 1. Nick Sherry (elected 2) 2. John Devereux (elected 4) 3. Jacquie Murphy 4. Sue Mackay 120,195 41.3 +0.5 Democrats 1. Robert Bell (elected 6) 2. Sarah Hancock 22,888 7.8 +1.1 United Tasmania Group 1. Michael Lynch 2. Juliet Lavers 3. Joan Staples 4. Eva Ruzicka 14,160 4.9 +4.9 Democratic Socialist 1. Kath Gelber 2. Scott Lewington 4,957 1.8 +1.8 Independent John Gademski 718 0.3 +0.3 291,292 96.9 +0.7 9,300 3.1 -0.7 300,592 96.9 +0.5 Australian Capital Territory Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Bob McMullan  Labor 1990 2 Margaret Reid  Liberal 1990 Australian federal election, Senate, Australian Capital Territory 53,891 Labor Bob McMullan (elected 1) 66,495 41.1 -8.8 Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. Roger Dace 58,082 36.0 +2.0 Democrats 1. Norm Sanders 2. Jenny McLeod 28,510 17.6 +7.4 Greens 1. Hedley Rowe 2. Michael Poole 5,288 3.3 +3.3 Nuclear Disarmament 1. Michael Denborough 2. Jan Grech 2,117 1.3 -3.8 Independent Maggie Kennedy 769 0.5 +0.5 Independent Max Minius 312 0.2 +0.2 Independent Ralph Schroder 98 0.1 +0.1 161,671 97.6 -0.1 3,905 2.4 +0.1 165,576 96.2 +1.7 Northern Territory Elected # Senator Party1990 1990 1 Bob Collins  Labor 1990 2 Grant Tambling  CLP 1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory 22,908 Labor 1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Di Shanahan 37,343 54.3 +4.0 CLP 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Richard Lim 29,045 42.2 +9.7 Nuclear Disarmament Citizen Limbo 1,197 1.7 +1.7 Independent Ilana Eldridge 1,138 1.7 +1.7 68,723 97.2 +0.9 1,977 2.8 -0.9 70,700 89.5 +9.6 See also 1990 Australian federal election Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1990 Members of the Australian Senate, 1990–1993 Notes References External links Adam Carr's Election Archive Category:1990 elections in Australia Senate 1990 Category:Australian Senate elections