1996 Australian Senate election

1996 Australian Senate elections
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40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Hill Gareth Evans
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor
Leader since 3 April 1990 24 March 1993
Leader's seat South Australia Victoria
Seats before 36 30
Seats after 37 29
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,792,682 3,940,150
Percentage 43.97% 36.15%
Swing Increase 0.92% Decrease 7.35%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Cheryl Kernot None
Party Democrats Greens
Leader since 23 April 1993
Leader's seat Queensland None
Seats before 7 2
Seats won 2
Seats after 7 2
Seat change Steady 0 Steady
Popular vote 1,179,357 345,513
Percentage 10.82% 3.17%
Swing Increase 5.51% Increase 0.67%
Senators elected in the 1996 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election

Gareth Evans
Labor

Elected Leader of the Senate

Robert Hill
Liberal/National coalition


1996 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

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.[1][2][3] 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%
Party Votes % Swing Seats won Seats held Change
    Liberal–National joint ticket 2,669,377 24.49 +0.09 6 N/A
  Liberal 1,770,486 16.24 +0.65 12 31 Increase 2
  National 312,769 2.87 +0.15 1 5 Decrease 1
  Country Liberal 40,050 0.37 +0.04 1 1 Steady
Liberal–National coalition 4,792,682 43.97 +0.92 20 37 Increase 1
  Labor 3,940,150 36.15 −7.35 14 29 Decrease 1
  Democrats 1,179,357 10.82 +5.51 5 7 Steady
  Greens [a] 345,513 3.17 +0.67 1 2 Steady
  Against Further Immigration 137,604 1.26 +0.82
  Call to Australia 117,274 1.08 +0.25
  Shooters 114,724 1.05 +0.45
  Women's Party 49,131 0.45 +0.45
  Reclaim Australia 44,545 0.41 +0.41
  Democratic Labor 36,156 0.33 −0.03
  Better Future 18,960 0.17 +0.17
  Natural Law 17,082 0.16 −0.20
  No Aircraft Noise 17,043 0.16 −0.20
  Grey Power 13,401 0.12 −0.04
  Pensioner and CIR 9,040 0.08 −0.13
  The Seniors 8,268 0.08 +0.08
  Republican 7,778 0.07 −0.06
  One Australia 3,638 0.03 +0.03
  Indigenous Peoples 2,772 0.03 −0.03
  Independent EFF 2,430 0.02 +0.02
  Independents [b] 41,489 0.38 −1.99 0 1 Steady
Total 10,899,037     40 76
Invalid/blank votes 395,442 3.5
Turnout 11,294,479 96.2
Registered voters 11,740,568
Source: Federal Elections 1996

New South Wales

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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   Democrats
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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
Against Further Immigration 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
  The Seniors 1. Beryl Evans
2. Lorraine Welsh 		8,268 0.2 +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
Total formal votes 3,682,283 96.2 −1.1
Informal votes 143,388 3.8 +1.1
Turnout 3,825,671 96.7 +0.2

Victoria

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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
Against Further Immigration 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 CIR 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
Total formal votes 2,767,485 96.4 −0.5
Informal votes 101,789 3.6 +0.5
Turnout 2,869,274 96.5 −0.1

Queensland

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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   Democrats
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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
National 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
Against Further Immigration 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
Total formal votes 1,924,462 96.7 −1.3
Informal votes 64,979 3.3 +1.3
Turnout 1,989,441 95.1 −0.7

Western Australia

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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   Democrats
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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 1. Christabel Chamarette
2. Robin Chapple 		57,006 5.7 +0.1
National 1. Kevin McAnuff
2. Lynley Anderson 		20,877 2.0 +0.3
Against Further Immigration 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
Total formal votes 1,004,299 96.5 −1.4
Informal votes 36,369 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 1,040,668 95.6 −0.3

South Australia

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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
Against Further Immigration 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
Total formal votes 933,776 96.7 −1.0
Informal votes 31,552 3.3 +1.0
Turnout 965,328 96.4 −0.9

Tasmania

Elected # Senator Party
1996
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
1993
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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 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
National 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
Total formal votes 308,970 96.8 −0.6
Informal votes 10,083 3.2 +0.6
Turnout 319,053 96.9 +0.3

Australian Capital Territory

Elected # Senator Party
1996
1996 1 Kate Lundy   Labor
1996 2 Margaret Reid   Liberal
1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 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
Total formal votes 192,057 97.5 −0.9
Informal votes 4,860 2.5 +0.9
Turnout 196,917 96.2 −0.9

Northern Territory

Elected # Senator Party
1996
1996 1 Grant Tambling   Liberal
1996 2 Bob Collins   Labor
1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 28,569
Country Liberal 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
Total formal votes 85,705 97.2 0.0
Informal votes 2,422 2.8 0.0
Turnout 88,127 89.2 +0.2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes votes for the federal Australian Greens (261,677) as well as Greens Western Australia (57,006) and the Tasmanian Greens (26,830), which had not yet aligned with the federal party.
  2. ^ The independent senator was Brian Harradine (Tasmania).

References

  1. ^ Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "1996 Senate". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Senators of the 38th Parliament".