1996 Australian Senate election explained
| Election Name: | 1996 Australian Senate elections |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Results of the 1993 Australian federal election (Senate) |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | Results of the 1998 Australian federal election (Senate) |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 39 |
| Election Date: | 2 March 1996 |
| Party1: | Liberal/National Coalition |
| Leader1: | Robert Hill |
| Leaders Seat1: | South Australia |
| Leader Since1: | 3 April 1990 |
| Seats Before1: | 36 |
| Seats After1: | 37 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,792,682 |
| Percentage1: | 43.97% |
| Swing1: | 0.92% |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
| Leader2: | Gareth Evans |
| Leaders Seat2: | Victoria |
| Leader Since2: | 24 March 1993 |
| Seats Before2: | 30 |
| Seats After2: | 29 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,940,150 |
| Percentage2: | 36.15% |
| Swing2: | 7.35% |
| Party4: | Australian Democrats |
| Leader4: | Cheryl Kernot |
| Leaders Seat4: | Queensland |
| Leader Since4: | 23 April 1993 |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats After4: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,179,357 |
| Percentage4: | 10.82% |
| Swing4: | 5.51% |
| Party5: | Australian Greens |
| Leader5: | None |
| Leaders Seat5: | None |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 345,513 |
| Percentage5: | 3.17% |
| Swing5: | 0.67% |
| Leader of the Senate |
| Before Election: | Gareth Evans |
| Before Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| After Election: | Robert Hill |
| After Party: | 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.[1] 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 |
| | align=left | | 1,770,486 | 16.24 | +0.65 | 12 | 31 | 2 |
| | align=left | | 312,769 | 2.87 | +0.15 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | align=left | | 40,050 | 0.37 | +0.04 | 1 | 1 | |
| Liberal–National coalition | 4,792,682 | 43.97 | +0.92 | 20 | 37 | 1 |
|---|
| | | 3,940,150 | 36.15 | −7.35 | 14 | 29 | 1 |
| | | 1,179,357 | 10.82 | +5.51 | 5 | 7 | |
| | Greens | 345,513 | 3.17 | +0.67 | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 137,604 | 1.26 | +0.82 | | | |
| | | 117,274 | 1.08 | +0.25 | | | |
| | | 114,724 | 1.05 | +0.45 | | | |
| | | 49,131 | 0.45 | +0.45 | | | |
| | | 44,545 | 0.41 | +0.41 | | | |
| | | 36,156 | 0.33 | −0.03 | | | |
| | Better Future | 18,960 | 0.17 | +0.17 | | | |
| | | 17,082 | 0.16 | −0.20 | | | |
| | | 17,043 | 0.16 | −0.20 | | | |
| | | 13,401 | 0.12 | −0.04 | | | |
| | | 9,040 | 0.08 | −0.13 | | | |
| | The Seniors | 8,268 | 0.08 | +0.08 | | | |
| | | 7,778 | 0.07 | −0.06 | | | |
| | | 3,638 | 0.03 | +0.03 | | | |
| | | 2,772 | 0.03 | −0.03 | | | |
| | | 2,430 | 0.02 | +0.02 | | | |
| | s | 41,489 | 0.38 | −1.99 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Others | 641,335 | 5.88 | | 0 | 1 | |
| 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
|-| | | 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|-
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Senators of the 38th Parliament .
