Members of the Australian Senate, 1996–1999

> Senate composition at 1 July 1996
> Government (37) – (2 seat minority)
>  Liberal (31)
>  National Party (5)
>  Country Liberal (1)

>  Opposition (29)
>  Labor (29) [i]

>  Crossbench (10)
>  Democrats (7)
>  Greens (2)
>  Independent (Harradine) (1)

>  Changes in composition

>   1. ^ Mal Colston resigned from the Australian Labor Party on 20 August 1996, and served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 1999.[1] Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1993 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1999; the other half of the state senators were elected at the March 1996 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2002. The territory senators were elected at the March 1996 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was October 1998.

Senator  | Party  | State  | Term ending  | Years in office

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Eric Abetz |  | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1994–2022
Lyn Allison |  | Democrats | Victoria | 2002 | 1996–2008
Richard Alston |  | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1986–2004
Andrew Bartlett [a] |  | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1997–2008, 2017–2018
Michael Baume [b] |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1984–1996
Mark Bishop |  | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014
Nick Bolkus |  | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1981–2005
Ron Boswell |  | National | Queensland | 2002 | 1983–2014
Vicki Bourne |  | Democrats | New South Wales | 2002 | 1990–2002
Bob Brown |  | Greens | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2012
David Brownhill |  | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1984–2000
Paul Calvert |  | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1987–2007
George Campbell [c] |  | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2008
Ian Campbell |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1990–2007
Kim Carr |  | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2022
Grant Chapman |  | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2008
Bruce Childs [c] |  | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1980–1997
John Coates [d] |  | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1980–1996
Bob Collins [e] |  | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998 [f] | 1987–1998
Jacinta Collins |  | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1995–2005, 2008–2019
Mal Colston [g] |  | Labor/Independent[h] | Queensland | 1999 | 1975–1999
Stephen Conroy |  | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1996–2016
Peter Cook |  | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1983–2005
Helen Coonan |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996–2011
Barney Cooney |  | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1984–2002
Winston Crane |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1990–2002
Trish Crossin [e] |  | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1998–2013
Rosemary Crowley |  | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1983–2002
Kay Denman |  | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005
Alan Eggleston |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014
Chris Ellison |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2009
Chris Evans |  | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2013
John Faulkner |  | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1989–2015
Alan Ferguson |  | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1992–2011
Jeannie Ferris [i] |  | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1996–2007
Dominic Foreman [j] |  | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1980–1997
Michael Forshaw |  | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–2011
Brenda Gibbs |  | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2002
Brian Gibson |  | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2002
Brian Harradine [g] |  | Independent | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975–2005
Bill Heffernan [b] |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1996–2016
John Herron |  | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2002
Robert Hill |  | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1981–2006
John Hogg |  | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2014
Steve Hutchins [k] |  | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1998–2011
Rod Kemp |  | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1990–2008
Cheryl Kernot [a] |  | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–1997
Sue Knowles |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1984–2005
Meg Lees |  | Democrats | South Australia | 1999 | 1990–2005
Ross Lightfoot [l] |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1997–2008
Kate Lundy |  | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1996–2015
Ian Macdonald |  | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2019
Sandy Macdonald |  | National | New South Wales | 1999 | 1993–1999, 2000–2008
David MacGibbon |  | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1977–1999
Sue Mackay |  | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2005
Julian McGauran |  | National | Victoria | 1999 | 1987–1990, 1993–2011
Jim McKiernan |  | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1984–2002
Dee Margetts |  | Greens | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–1999
Nick Minchin |  | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1993–2011
Shayne Murphy |  | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005
Andrew Murray |  | Democrats | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2008
Belinda Neal [k] |  | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–1998
Jocelyn Newman |  | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1986–2002
Kerry O'Brien [d] |  | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1996–2011
Bill O'Chee |  | National | Queensland | 1999 | 1990–1999
John Panizza [l] |  | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1987–1997
Kay Patterson |  | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1987–2008
Warwick Parer |  | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1984–2000
Marise Payne [m] |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2023
John Quirke [j] |  | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1997–2000
Margaret Reid |  | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1981–2003
Robert Ray |  | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1981–2008
Margaret Reynolds |  | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1983–1999
Chris Schacht |  | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2002
Nick Sherry |  | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1990–2012
Jim Short [n] |  | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1984–1997
Natasha Stott Despoja |  | Democrats | South Australia | 2002 | 1995–2008
Karen Synon [n] |  | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1997–1999
Grant Tambling |  | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 [f] | 1987–2001
John Tierney |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1991–2005
Judith Troeth |  | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2011
Amanda Vanstone |  | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1984–2007
John Watson |  | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1978–2008
Sue West |  | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1987, 1990–2002
John Woodley |  | Democrats | Queensland | 1999 | 1993–2001
Bob Woods [m] |  | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1994–1997

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Queensland Democrat Senator Cheryl Kernot resigned in 1997, announcing that she would run as an ALP candidate for the House of Representatives. Democrat Andrew Bartlett was appointed as her replacement in the Senate.
2. ^ a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Michael Baume resigned in 1996. Bill Heffernan was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
3. ^ a b New South Wales ALP Senator Bruce Childs resigned in 1997. George Campbell was appointed as his replacement on 17 September.
4. ^ a b Tasmanian ALP Senator John Coates resigned in 1996. Kerry O'Brien was appointed as his replacement on 5 September.
5. ^ a b Northern Territory ALP Senator Bob Collins resigned in March 1998, and Trish Crossin was appointed as his replacement.
6. ^ a b c d e The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was October 1998.
7. ^ a b Father of the Senate
8. ^ Mal Colston resigned from the Australian Labor Party on 20 August 1996, and served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
9. ^ South Australian Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris was elected at the March 1996 election and had been working for Senator Nick Minchin in the period between the declaration of her election in March and taking her seat on 1 July . It had been suggested that this constituted holding an office of profit under the Crown. In order to avoid the risk of her election being overturned, she resigned and was subsequently reappointed to her own vacancy.
10. ^ a b South Australian ALP Senator Dominic Foreman resigned in 1997. John Quirke was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.
11. ^ a b New South Wales ALP Senator Belinda Neal resigned in 1998. Steve Hutchins was appointed as her replacement.
12. ^ a b Western Australian Liberal Senator John Panizza died in 1997. Ross Lightfoot was appointed as his replacement on 19 May.
13. ^ a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Bob Woods resigned in 1997. Marise Payne was appointed as his replacement on 8 April.
14. ^ a b Victorian Liberal Senator Jim Short resigned in 1997. Karen Synon was appointed as his replacement on 13 May.

## References

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1. ^ "The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1996". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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