Members of the Australian Senate, 1996–1999

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 1999:

Senator	Party	State	Years in Office
Eric Abetz	Liberal	Tasmania	1994–present
Lyn Allison	Democrat	Victoria	1996–2008
Hon Richard Alston	Liberal	Victoria	1986–2004
Andrew Bartlett 10	Democrat	Queensland	1997–2008
Michael Baume 4	Liberal	New South Wales	1984–1996
Mark Bishop	ALP	Western Australia	1996–present
Hon Nick Bolkus	ALP	South Australia	1981–2005
Vicki Bourne	Democrat	New South Wales	1990–2002
Ron Boswell	National	Queensland	1983–present
Dr Bob Brown	Australian Greens	Tasmania	1996–present
David Brownhill	National	New South Wales	1984–2000
Paul Calvert	Liberal	Tasmania	1987–2007
George Campbell 8	ALP	New South Wales	1997–2008
Ian Campbell	Liberal	Western Australia	1990–2007
Kim Carr	ALP	Victoria	1993–present
Grant Chapman	Liberal	South Australia	1987–2008
Bruce Childs 8	ALP	New South Wales	1980–1997
John Coates ³	ALP	Tasmania	1980–1996
Bob Collins 11	ALP	Northern Territory	1987–1998
Jacinta Collins	ALP	Victoria	1995–2005, 2008–present
Dr Mal Colston	ALP/Independent ²	Queensland	1975–1999
Stephen Conroy	ALP	Victoria	1996–present
Hon Peter Cook	ALP	Western Australia	1983–2005
Helen Coonan	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–2011
Barney Cooney	ALP	Victoria	1984–2002
Winston Crane	Liberal	Western Australia	1990–2002
Trish Crossin 11	ALP	Northern Territory	1998–present
Hon Dr Rosemary Crowley	ALP	South Australia	1983–2002
Kay Denman	ALP	Tasmania	1993–2005
Alan Eggleston	Liberal	Western Australia	1996–present
Chris Ellison	Liberal	Western Australia	1993–2009
Chris Evans	ALP	Western Australia	1993–present
Hon John Faulkner	ALP	New South Wales	1989–present
Alan Ferguson	Liberal	South Australia	1992–2011
Jeannie Ferris 1	Liberal	South Australia	1996–2007
Dominic Foreman 9	ALP	South Australia	1980–1997
Michael Forshaw	ALP	New South Wales	1994–2011
Brenda Gibbs	ALP	Queensland	1996–2002
Brian Gibson	Liberal	Tasmania	1993–2002
Brian Harradine	Independent	Tasmania	1975–2005
Bill Heffernan 4	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–present
Dr John Herron	Liberal	Queensland	1990–2002
Hon Robert Hill	Liberal	South Australia	1981–2006
John Hogg	ALP	Queensland	1996–present
Steve Hutchins 12	ALP	New South Wales	1998–2011
Hon Rod Kemp	Liberal	Victoria	1990–2008
Cheryl Kernot 10	Democrat	Queensland	1990–1997
Susan Knowles	Liberal	Western Australia	1984–2005
Meg Lees	Democrat	South Australia	1990–2005
Ross Lightfoot 7	Liberal	Western Australia	1997–2008
Kate Lundy	ALP	Australian Capital Territory	1996–present
Ian Macdonald	Liberal	Queensland	1990–present
Sandy Macdonald	National	New South Wales	1993–1999, 2000–2008
David MacGibbon	Liberal	Queensland	1977–1999
Sue Mackay	ALP	Tasmania	1996–2005
Dee Margetts	Greens (WA)	Western Australia	1993–1999
Julian McGauran	National	Victoria	1987–1990, 1993–2011
Jim McKiernan	ALP	Western Australia	1984–2002
Nick Minchin	Liberal	South Australia	1993–2011
Shayne Murphy	ALP	Tasmania	1993–2005
Andrew Murray	Democrat	Western Australia	1996–2008
Belinda Neal 12	ALP	New South Wales	1994–1998
Hon Jocelyn Newman	Liberal	Tasmania	1986–2002
Bill O'Chee	National	Queensland	1990–1999
Kerry O'Brien ³	ALP	Tasmania	1996–2011
John Panizza 7	Liberal	Western Australia	1987–1997
Hon Dr Kay Patterson	Liberal	Victoria	1987–2008
Warwick Parer	Liberal	Queensland	1984–2000
Marise Payne 5	Liberal	New South Wales	1997–present
John Quirke 9	ALP	South Australia	1997–2000
Margaret Reid	Liberal	Australian Capital Territory	1981–2003
Hon Robert Ray	ALP	Victoria	1981–2008
Hon Margaret Reynolds	ALP	Queensland	1983–1999
Hon Chris Schacht	ALP	South Australia	1987–2002
Hon Nick Sherry	ALP	Tasmania	1990–present
Hon Jim Short 6	Liberal	Victoria	1984–1997
Natasha Stott Despoja	Democrat	South Australia	1995–2008
Karen Synon 6	Liberal	Victoria	1997–1999
Grant Tambling	CLP	Northern Territory	1987–2001
John Tierney	Liberal	New South Wales	1991–2005
Judith Troeth	Liberal	Victoria	1993–2011
Amanda Vanstone	Liberal	South Australia	1984–2007
John Watson	Liberal	Tasmania	1978–2008
Suzanne West	ALP	New South Wales	1987–2002
John Woodley	Democrat	Queensland	1993–2001
Hon Dr Bob Woods 5	Liberal	New South Wales	1994–1997

¹ South Australian Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris was elected at the 1996 election, but there was initially some concern that she may have been ineligible to take her seat, as she had been working for Senator Nick Minchin at the time of her election, and it had been suggested that this constituted holding an office under the crown. In order to remove any risk of her election being overturned, she resigned and was subsequently reappointed to her own vacancy.

² Dr Mal Colston resigned from the Australian Labor Party on 20 August 1996, and served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

³ Tasmanian ALP Senator John Coates resigned in 1996. Kerry O'Brien was appointed as his replacement on 5 September.

⁴ New South Wales Liberal Senator Michael Baume resigned in 1996. Bill Heffernan was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.

⁵ New South Wales Liberal Senator Dr Bob Woods resigned in 1997. Marise Payne was appointed as his replacement on 8 April.

⁶ Victorian Liberal Senator Jim Short resigned in 1997. Karen Synon was appointed as his replacement on 13 May.

⁷ Western Australian Liberal Senator John Panizza died in 1997. Ross Lightfoot was appointed as his replacement on 19 May.

⁸ New South Wales ALP Senator Bruce Childs resigned in 1997. George Campbell was appointed as his replacement on 17 September.

⁹ South Australian ALP Senator Dominic Foreman resigned in 1997. John Quirke was appointed as his replacement on 18 September.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ Northern Territory ALP Senator Bob Collins resigned in March 1998, and Trish Crossin was appointed as his replacement.

¹² New South Wales ALP Senator Belinda Neal resigned in 1998. Steve Hutchins was appointed as her replacement.

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 1993–1996  · 1996–1998  · 1998–2001

Senate 1993–1996  · 1996–1999  · 1999–2002