This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1996 Australian federal election. The election was held on 2 March 1996.
Redistributions and seat changes
- Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
- In Victoria, the Labor-held seat of Corinella was abolished. The Liberal-held seats of Bruce and Isaacs became notionally Labor, while the Labor-held seats of Dunkley and McEwen became notionally Liberal.
- The member for Corinella, Alan Griffin (Labor), contested Bruce.
- Victorian Senator Gareth Evans (Labor) contested Holt.
- In Queensland, the notionally Liberal seat of Longman was created. The Labor-held seat of Forde became notionally Liberal, and the National-held seat of Hinkler became notionally Labor.
- In the Australian Capital Territory, the notionally Labor seat of Namadgi was created.
- The member for Canberra, Brendan Smyth (Liberal), contested Namadgi.
- ACT Senator Bob McMullan (Labor) contested Canberra.
- In Victoria, the Labor-held seat of Corinella was abolished. The Liberal-held seats of Bruce and Isaacs became notionally Labor, while the Labor-held seats of Dunkley and McEwen became notionally Liberal.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor
- Michael Duffy MP (Holt, Vic)
- Wendy Fatin MP (Brand, WA)
- Eric Fitzgibbon MP (Hunter, NSW)
- Russ Gorman MP (Greenway, NSW)
- Alan Griffiths MP (Maribyrnong, Vic)
- Chris Haviland MP (Macarthur, NSW)
- Brian Howe MP (Batman, Vic)
- Ben Humphreys MP (Griffith, Qld)
- Jeannette McHugh MP (Grayndler, NSW)
- Gary Punch MP (Barton, NSW)
- David Simmons MP (Calare, NSW)
- Peter Staples MP (Jagajaga, Vic)
- Senator Bryant Burns (Qld)
- Senator Gerry Jones (Qld)
Liberal
- Ken Aldred MP (Deakin, Vic)
- David Connolly MP (Bradfield, NSW)
- Don Dobie MP (Cook, NSW)
- Steele Hall MP (Boothby, SA)
- Senator Baden Teague (SA)
National
- Ray Braithwaite MP (Dawson, Qld)
- Bruce Lloyd MP (Murray, Vic)
Democrats
- Senator Sid Spindler (Vic)
Independent
- Ted Mack MP (North Sydney, NSW)
- Senator Noel Crichton-Browne (WA) – elected as Liberal
- Senator John Devereux (Tas) – elected as Labor
House of Representatives
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Canberra | Labor | Bob McMullan | Gwen Wilcox | Gordon McAllister | Sue Bill (Ind) Maryan Chaplin (NLP) Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz (Ind) |
Fraser | Labor | John Langmore | Cheryl Hill | Miko Kirschbaum | |
Namadgi | Labor | Annette Ellis | Brendan Smyth | Shane Rattenbury | Derek Rosborough (Ind) |
New South Wales
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | CTA candidate | Other candidates |
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Banks | Labor | Daryl Melham | David Sparkes (Lib) | Alison Bailey | John Kayes (RARI) Don Thompson (Ind) Gregg West (AAFI) | ||
Barton | Labor | Robert McClelland | Arthur Santorinios (Lib) | Craig Chung | Chris McLean | Safwan Nasser (Ind) | |
Bennelong | Liberal | Wendy Mahon | John Howard (Lib) | Suzanne Reddy | Jamie Parker | James Bernard (Ind) Tim Carr (NLP) John Dawson (Ind) Julien Droulers (Ind) Paul Kemp (AAFI) Robert Shaw (NAN) | |
Berowra | Liberal | Nola McCarroll | Philip Ruddock (Lib) | Simon Disney | Christopher Connolly | Mick Gallagher (Ind) Bill Scally (NLP) Steve van Wyk (AAFI) | |
Blaxland | Labor | Paul Keating | Nick Korovin (Lib) | Jeffrey Meikle | Melodie Rahme | Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind) Nick Beams (Ind) Michael Lavis (AAFI) Eric Lawrence (Ind) Peter Sayegh (Ind) Peter Smith (NLP) | |
Bradfield | Liberal | Alex Kemeny | Brendan Nelson (Lib) | Ann Barry | Richard Wright | Margaret Ratcliffe | Patrick Gallagher (Ind) Mark Toomey (NLP) Len Watkins (AAFI) |
Calare | Labor | Rob Allen | Ray Fardell (Lib) Trevor Toole (Nat) |
Peter Baker | Sharon Mullin | Bruce McLean | Peter Andren* (Ind) Richard Nolan (NLP) |
Charlton | Labor | Bob Brown | Peter Craig (Lib) | Lyn Godfrey | Bernadette Brugman | Ron Franks (AAFI) | |
Chifley | Labor | Roger Price | Jenny Green (Lib) | Alec Fisher | Shirley Grigg | Louise Hargreaves (NLP) Andrew Owen (Ind) | |
Cook | Liberal | Mark McGrath | Stephen Mutch (Lib) | Terri Richardson | James McDonald (Ind) Janey Woodger (AAFI) | ||
Cowper | National | Paul Sekfy | Garry Nehl (Nat) | Allan Quartly | Jillian Cranny | ||
Cunningham | Labor | Stephen Martin | Philip Williams (Lib) | Mark Chilton | Will Douglas | Robert O'Neill | Fred Misdom (NLP) Margaret Perrott (Ind) Paul Wilcock (Ind) |
Dobell | Labor | Michael Lee | Doug Eaton (Lib) | True Martin | Graham Freemantle | Aldo Katalinic (Ind) Jeremy Pritchard (AAFI) | |
Eden-Monaro | Labor | Jim Snow | Gary Nairn (Lib) | Nora Endean | Robin Tennant-Wood | David Howes | Irene Brown (AAFI) Peter Fraser (NLP) Robyn Loydell (Ind) |
Farrer | National | Lynda Summers | Tim Fischer (Nat) | John Clancy | John Everingham | Luke Downing (Ind) Peter Whitfield (Ind) | |
Fowler | Labor | Ted Grace | Stephen Cenatiempo (Lib) | Mark Stevens | Ken Malone (AAFI) Lucia van Oostveen (NLP) | ||
Gilmore | Labor | Peter Knott | Joanna Gash (Lib) | Joanne McGrath | David Rothschild | Charles Chappell | Tom Dell (Ind) Rosemary Keighley (NLP) |
Grayndler | Labor | Anthony Albanese | Morris Mansour (Lib) | David Mendelssohn | Jenny Ryde | Alex Sharah | Kate Butler (Ind) Kevin Butler (NAN) Tom Haynes (NLP) Ron Poulsen (Ind) |
Greenway | Labor | Frank Mossfield | Vicki Burakowski (Lib) | Bill Clancy | Bob Bawden | John Bates (AAFI) J. S. Ryder (NLP) | |
Gwydir | National | John Curley | John Anderson (Nat) | Anne Graham | Jim Perrett (Ind) | ||
Hughes | Labor | Robert Tickner | Danna Vale (Lib) | Robert Koppelhuber | Steve Allen | Christopher Derrick | Martha Halliday (Ind) |
Hume | National | Tony Hewson | John Sharp (Nat) | Dave Cox | Kevin Watchirs | ||
Hunter | Labor | Joel Fitzgibbon | Michael Johnsen (Nat) | Rod Bennison | Jenny Vaughan | Bernard Burke (Ind) | |
Kingsford-Smith | Labor | Laurie Brereton | John Xenos (Lib) | Christopher Brieger | Jeremy Oxley | Yabu Bilyana (Ind) Suzi Haynes (NLP) Ted Marshall (Ind) | |
Lindsay | Labor | Ross Free | Jackie Kelly (Lib) | John Wilson | Lesley Edwards | Brian Grigg | Terry Cooksley (AAFI) Stephen Davidson (Ind) |
Lowe | Labor | Mary Easson | Paul Zammit (Lib) | Noel Plumb | Doug Hine | Katie Wood | Dave Allen (Ind) Michelle Calvert (NAN) Bob Hughes (NLP) Max Lane (Ind) Peter Woods (Ind) |
Lyne | National | John Weate | Mark Vaile (Nat) | Rodger Riach | Susie Russell | Marje Rowsell (AAFI) | |
Macarthur | Labor | Noel Lowry | John Fahey (Lib) | Peter Fraser | Vicki Kearney | Stephen Agius (Ind) Herb Bethune (Ind) Colleen Street (Ind) Janet Watkins (AAFI) | |
Mackellar | Liberal | Ross McLoughlin | Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) | Vicki Dimond | Chris Cairns | Rick Bristow | John Bridge (AAFI) Stephen Doric (NLP) Anne Ellis (Ind) Rodney Smith (RARI) |
Macquarie | Labor | Maggie Deahm | Kerry Bartlett (Lib) | Jon Rickard | Carol Gaul | Heather Kraus | John McCall (Ind) Warwick Tyler (AAFI) |
Mitchell | Liberal | Erica Lewis | Alan Cadman (Lib) | Colleen Krason | John Hutchinson (RARI) Tony Pettitt (AAFI) Penny Price (NLP) | ||
Newcastle | Labor | Allan Morris | Ivan Welsh (Lib) | Barry Boettcher | Cathy Burgess | Kamala Emanuel (Ind) | |
New England | National | Herman Beyersdorf | Ian Sinclair (Nat) | Allan Caswell | Terry Larsen (Ind) Frances Letters (NLP) | ||
North Sydney | Independent | Julie Owens | Joe Hockey (Lib) | Linda Wade | George Carter | Richard Tanner (Ind) | |
Page | Labor | Harry Woods | Ian Causley* (Nat) Anne Hunter (Lib) |
James Page | Sue Higginson | Trevor Arthur | Al Oshlack (RCG) |
Parkes | National | Barry Brebner | Michael Cobb (Nat) | Ken Graham | Edna Cook (Ind) Dianne Decker (AWP) Vivian Desmond (AAFI) David McLennan (NLP) | ||
Parramatta | Labor | Paul Elliott | Ross Cameron (Lib) | Eduardo Avila | Dee Jonsson | Joseph Chidiac (Ind) John Cogger (NLP) Peter Krumins (AAFI) Heidi Scott (Ind) | |
Paterson | Labor | Bob Horne | Bob Baldwin (Lib) | Bob Symington | Jan Davis | Trevor Carrick | |
Prospect | Labor | Janice Crosio | Ron Cameron (Lib) | Manny Poularas | Linda Cogger (NLP) | ||
Reid | Labor | Laurie Ferguson | Lynne McDowell (Lib) | Alfie Giuliano | Catherine Doric (NLP) | ||
Richmond | Labor | Neville Newell | Larry Anthony* (Nat) Keith Johnson (Lib) |
Mindy Thorpe | Annette Coyle | Robert Corowa (RCG) | |
Riverina | National | Rob Colligan | Noel Hicks (Nat) | John Collins | Alistair Jones (Ind) | ||
Robertson | Labor | Frank Walker | Jim Lloyd (Lib) | Andrew Penfold | Bryan Ellis | Valiant Leung (Ind) Roy Whaite (AAFI) | |
Shortland | Labor | Peter Morris | David Parker (Lib) | Kaye Westbury | Ian McKenzie | Terry Cook (Ind) Richard Hill (Ind) | |
Sydney | Labor | Peter Baldwin | Peter Fussell (Lib) | Paul Nederlof | Sue Stock | Janne Peterson | Wendy Bacon (NAN) Peter Bushby (Ind) Karen Fletcher (Ind) Michael Lippmann (NLP) Donald O'Halloran (Ind) |
Throsby | Labor | Colin Hollis | Albert Galea (Lib) | Elizabeth Fisher | Les Robinson | Brian Hughes | |
Warringah | Liberal | Julie Heraghty | Tony Abbott (Lib) | Wallace Logue | Karen Picken | Beth Eager (NLP) Ian Weatherlake (AAFI) | |
Watson | Labor | Leo McLeay | Bruce Larter (Lib) | Amelia Newman | Todd Rahme | ||
Wentworth | Liberal | Paul Pearce | Andrew Thomson (Lib) | Di Happ | Fiona McCrossin | Paddy Engelen (NLP) John Hooper (Ind) Rodney Marks (Ind) David Synnott (Ind) | |
Werriwa | Labor | Mark Latham | Andrew Thorn (Lib) | Emanuela Lang | Greg Josling (Ind) Vince Townsend (AAFI) James Whitehall (Ind) Edwin Woodger (RARI) |
Northern Territory
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | CLP candidate | Greens candidate | Independent candidates |
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Northern Territory | Labor | Warren Snowdon | Nick Dondas | Philip Nitschke | Bernie Brian Pamela Gardiner |
Queensland
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Bowman | Labor | Con Sciacca | Andrea West (Lib) | Jenny van Rooyen | Tony Krajniw | Selina Reilly (AIP) |
Brisbane | Labor | Arch Bevis | Jane Williamson (Lib) | Andrew Bartlett | Mark Taylor | Zanny Begg (Ind) Mark Brady (NLP) Jenny Dunn (AWP) Bob Leach (Ind) Rose Mather (AIP) |
Capricornia | Labor | Marjorie Henzell | Paul Marek* (Nat) Mike Wilkinson (Lib) |
Fay Lawrence | Bob Muir | Bevan Tull (AIP) |
Dawson | National | Frank Gilbert | De-Anne Kelly* (Nat) Greg Williamson (Lib) |
Kevin Paine | Tony Duckett (Ind) Len Watson (AIP) | |
Dickson | Labor | Michael Lavarch | John Saunders (Nat) Tony Smith* (Lib) |
Tom Spencer | Kim Pantano | Geoffrey Atkinson (AIP) Peter Consandine (RPA) Rona Joyner (Ind) Theoron Toon (Ind) Geoff Wilson (NLP) |
Fadden | Liberal | Ray Merlehan | David Jull (Lib) | Hetty Johnston | William Gabriel | Dulcie Bronsch (AIP) |
Fairfax | Liberal | Peter Marconi | Alex Somlyay (Lib) | Elizabeth Oss-Emer | John Fitzgerald | Colin Hicks (AIP) |
Fisher | Liberal | John Henderson | John Bjelke-Petersen (Nat) Peter Slipper* (Lib) |
Alan Kerlin | Chris Gwin | Lorraine Barnes (Ind) Alex Bond (AIP) Gordon Earnshaw (Ind) Margaret Lazarenko (AAFI) Louise Peach (AWP) |
Forde | Liberal | Mary Crawford | Garth Carey (Nat) Kay Elson* (Lib) |
Xanthe Adams | Aaron Wise | Marshall Bell (AIP) |
Griffith | Labor | Kevin Rudd | Graeme McDougall* (Lib) David Stone (Nat) |
Iain Renton | Barry Wilson | Jeni Eastwood (AWP) Gary Holland (Ind) John Leslie (AIP) Coral Wynter (Ind) |
Groom | Liberal | Neville Green | Bill Taylor (Lib) | Mark Carew | Sarah Moles | Ray Buckley (OAP) W. J. McCarthy (AIP) Peter Ousby (Ind) |
Herbert | Labor | Ted Lindsay | Ken Kipping (Nat) Peter Lindsay* (Lib) |
Colin Edwards | Alex Caldwell (Ind) Josephine Sailor (AWP) David Smallwood (Ind) | |
Hinkler | Labor | Brian Courtice | Paul Neville (Nat) | Taha Dabbagh | Colin Johnson (AIP) Adrian Soeterboek (Ind) | |
Kennedy | National | Fay Donovan | Bob Katter (Nat) | Col Parker | Jo Valentine | Clarence Walden (AIP) |
Leichhardt | Labor | Peter Dodd | Bob Burgess (Nat) Warren Entsch* (Lib) |
Leonie Watson | Pat Daly | Steve Dimitriou (Ind) Margaret Leviston (NLP) Jeanette Singleton (AIP) |
Lilley | Labor | Wayne Swan | Elizabeth Grace (Lib) | Michael Hipwood | Noel Clothier | Gloria Beckett (AIP) Daryl Bertwistle (Ind) |
Longman | Liberal | Pat Bonnice | Tom Bradley (Nat) Mal Brough* (Lib) |
Greg Hollis | Jim Dimo | Geoffrey Abnett (OAP) Norman Hegarty (AIP) Terence Madden (Ind) |
McPherson | Liberal | Margaret Andrews | John Bradford (Lib) | Melinda Norman-Hicks | Anja Light | David Dillon (AIP) Kevin Goodwin (Ind) |
Maranoa | National | Bob Murray | Bruce Scott (Nat) | Alan May | Franklin Beatty (AIP) | |
Moncrieff | Liberal | Mike Smith | Kathy Sullivan (Lib) | Noel Payne | Inge Light | Matthew Mackechnie (CTA) Ian Pilgrim (AIP) Andrew Prenzler (Ind) Sandy Price (NLP) |
Moreton | Labor | Garrie Gibson | Gary Hardgrave (Lib) | Kirsten Kirk | Annette Wilson | Cameron Armstrong (Ind) Keith Bremner (AAFI) Shane Dean (Ind) Wendy Dent (Ind) Jacqueline Dhanji-Ayyar (NLP) Norman Johnston (AIP) |
Oxley | Labor | Les Scott | Pauline Hanson (Lib) | David Pullen | John McKeon | Bill Chapman (AIP) Victor Robb (Ind) Carl Wyles (Ind) |
Petrie | Labor | Gary Johns | Teresa Gambaro (Lib) | Zillah Jackson | Dell Jones | Kerry Hay (Ind) Keryn Jackson (AIP) Nat Karmichael (Ind) Leonard Matthews (Ind) John Phillips (Ind) |
Rankin | Labor | David Beddall | Amanda Scott (Lib) | Alan Dickson | Richard Nielsen | Rosemary Bell (AIP) Xuan Thu Nguyen (Ind) |
Ryan | Liberal | Howard Nielsen | John Moore (Lib) | Diane Watson | Willy Bach | Cheryl Cannon (AIP) Alan Skyring (Ind) Valerie Thurlow (NLP) |
Wide Bay | National | Alan Holmes | Warren Truss (Nat) | Pamela South | John Francis (Ind) Wayne Skilton (OAP) Charlie Watson (AIP) |
South Australia
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Adelaide | Liberal | Gail Gago | Trish Worth | Mark Andrews | Tim Graham | David Bidstrup (Ind) Dan Carey (Ind) Peter Fenwick (NLP) Barbara Fraser (GP) Jane Manifold (Ind) |
Barker | Liberal | Leah York | Ian McLachlan | Dennis Dorney | Rita Helling | Chris Wells (NLP) |
Bonython | Labor | Martyn Evans | Chris Bodinar | Chris Kennedy | Maya O'Leary | Michael Brander (Ind) |
Boothby | Liberal | Jeremy Gaynor | Andrew Southcott | Janet Martin | Mark Parnell | Bevan Morris (NLP) |
Grey | Liberal | Denis Crisp | Barry Wakelin | Martin Jackson | Julia Tymukas | |
Hindmarsh | Liberal | David Abfalter | Chris Gallus | Pat Macaskill | Matt Fisher | Heather Lorenzon (NLP) Andrew Phillips (Ind) Melanie Sjoberg (Ind) |
Kingston | Labor | Gordon Bilney | Susan Jeanes | Debbie Webb | David Nurton | Bob Campbell (Ind) Sally Ann Hunter (NLP) Evonne Moore (AAFI) Patrick Muldowney (Ind) Paula Newell (Ind) John Watson (Ind) |
Makin | Labor | Peter Duncan | Trish Draper | Tony Hill | Henri Mueller | Tony Baker (Ind) Barry Illert (Ind) Mary Newcombe (Ind) Andrew Scott (NLP) |
Mayo | Liberal | Peter Louca | Alexander Downer | Cathi Tucker-Lee | David Mussared | Anthony Coombe (NLP) Graham Craig (Ind) |
Port Adelaide | Labor | Rod Sawford | Rick Hill | Maddalena Rositano | George Apap | Enid Mohylenko (NLP) |
Sturt | Liberal | George Vanco | Christopher Pyne | Keith Oehme | Craig Wilkins | Vladimir Lorenzon (NLP) |
Wakefield | Liberal | Mike Stevens | Neil Andrew | Pam Kelly | Paul Petit | Eugene Rooney (GP) |
Tasmania
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Bass | Labor | Silvia Smith | Warwick Smith | Debbie Butler | Kristina Nicklason | |
Braddon | Liberal | Sid Sidebottom | Chris Miles | Chris Ivory | Clare Thompson | |
Denison | Labor | Duncan Kerr | Ingrid Wren | Rachel Dudgeon | Karen Weldrick | Sarah Stephen (Ind) |
Franklin | Labor | Harry Quick | Les Glover | Irene Fisher | John Hale | Kim Peart (Ind) |
Lyons | Labor | Dick Adams | Russell Anderson | Duncan Mills | Debra Manskey | Leigh de la Motte (Nat) |
Victoria
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Aston | Liberal | Michael Hailey | Peter Nugent (Lib) | Damian Wise | James McCarron (NLP) | |
Ballarat | Liberal | Jenny Beacham | Michael Ronaldson (Lib) | Trish Finlay | David Cocking (CTA) Alan Gray (Ind) Alan McDonald (NLP) John Neenan (AAFI) | |
Batman | Labor | Martin Ferguson | Wayne Youlten (Lib) | Julie Peterse | Frank Ryan | Irene Bolger (Ind) Paul D'Angelo (NLP) George Koumantatakis (Ind) Arthur Preketes (Ind) |
Bendigo | Liberal | Joe Helper | Bruce Reid (Lib) | Don Semmens | Doug Ralph | John Bulbrook (AAFI) Susan Griffith (NLP) Pamela Taylor (CTA) |
Bruce | Labor | Alan Griffin | Julian Beale (Lib) | Daryl Burkett | Armen Bahlaw | Michael Soos (NLP) |
Burke | Labor | Neil O'Keefe | Anthony Moore (Lib) | Victor Kaye | Michael Dickins (NLP) | |
Calwell | Labor | Andrew Theophanous | Bill Willis (Lib) | Robert Livesay | Richard Barnes (NLP) Sue Phillips (Ind) | |
Casey | Liberal | Des Burns | Bob Halverson (Lib) | Glen Maddock | Chanel Keane | Robert Kendi (NLP) Basil Smith (CIR) |
Chisholm | Liberal | Tony Robinson | Michael Wooldridge (Lib) | Matthew Townsend | Adrian Whitehead | Graeme Browne (NLP) Mark Ilott (Ind) Peter Judge (AAFI) |
Corangamite | Liberal | Bernie Eades | Stewart McArthur (Lib) | Pamela Johnson | ||
Corio | Labor | Gavan O'Connor | Srechko Kontelj (Lib) | Gerald Desmarais | Robert Nieuwenhuis (NLP) | |
Deakin | Liberal | Kerrin Buckney | Phil Barresi (Lib) | John Siddons | Kathy Lothian | Gilbert Boffa (Ind) Paul Coelli (AAFI) Murray Graham (CTA) Maggie Lawrence (NLP) David White (Ind) |
Dunkley | Liberal | Bob Chynoweth | Bruce Billson (Lib) | Reba Jacobs | Paul Higgins | Bev Nelson (NLP) Travis Peak (AAFI) |
Flinders | Liberal | Ian Watkinson | Peter Reith (Lib) | Colin Beeforth | Ian Ward | Jan Charlwood (NLP) Ralph Roberts (Ind) |
Gellibrand | Labor | Ralph Willis | John Best (Lib) | Khiet Nguyen | Janet Rice | Marco Andreacchio (NLP) John Kelly (Ind) Peter Sanko (CTA) Luke Spencer (AAFI) |
Gippsland | National | Judith Stone | Peter McGauran (Nat) | John Browstein | Ben Buckley (Ind) Jamie Pollock (NLP) | |
Goldstein | Liberal | Kip Calvert | David Kemp (Lib) | Diane Barry | Justin Kennedy | Robert Johnson (NLP) |
Higgins | Liberal | Ilias Grivas | Peter Costello (Lib) | Nicolle Kuna | Mark Nicholls | Lorna Scurfield (NLP) |
Holt | Labor | Gareth Evans | Tony Williams (Lib) | Jim Aubrey | Heath Allison (NLP) Paul Madigan (AAFI) Liz Mantell (Ind) George Mitsou (Ind) | |
Hotham | Labor | Simon Crean | Brad Maunsell (Lib) | Brad Starkie | Emma Rush | John Casley (AAFI) John Cordon (NLP) |
Indi | Liberal | Zuvele Leschen | Lou Lieberman (Lib) | Kevin Smith | Bruce Lusher (NLP) | |
Isaacs | Labor | Greg Wilton | Rod Atkinson (Lib) | Kaylyn Raynor | Jan Allison (NLP) Angela Walker (AAFI) | |
Jagajaga | Labor | Jenny Macklin | Michelle Penson (Lib) | Timothy Newhouse | Susan Coleman | Andrew Mackenzie (Ind) Byron Rigby (NLP) Paul Tobias (AAFI) Chris Vassis (Ind) |
Kooyong | Liberal | Christina Sindt | Petro Georgiou (Lib) | Pierre Harcourt | Jane Beer | Raymond Schlager (NLP) Rod Spencer (AAFI) |
Lalor | Labor | Barry Jones | Chris Macgregor (Lib) | Leigh Hebbard | Juliana Kendi (NLP) | |
La Trobe | Liberal | Carolyn Hirsh | Bob Charles (Lib) | John Hastie | John Benton | Frank Dean (Ind) Andrew Stenberg (NLP) Wolf Voigt (CTA) |
McEwen | Liberal | Peter Cleeland | Fran Bailey (Lib) | David Zemdegs | Chris James | Jock Kyme (Ind) Rick Lloyd (AAFI) Martin Magee (NLP) |
McMillan | Labor | Barry Cunningham | Russell Broadbent* (Lib) Helen Hoppner (Nat) |
Colin Thornby | Luke van der Muelen | Norman Baker (CTA) Chris King (Ind) Michael Pollock (NLP) Dave Smith (Ind) |
Mallee | National | Col Palmer | John Forrest (Nat) | Colin Davies | Andrew Lawson Kerr (NLP) | |
Maribyrnong | Labor | Bob Sercombe | Georgi Stickels (Lib) | Peter Rechner | Brendan Griffin (Ind) Peter Jackson (NLP) Helen van den Berg (Ind) | |
Melbourne | Labor | Lindsay Tanner | Michael Flynn (Lib) | Richard Grummet | Sarah Nicholson | Larry Clarke (NLP) James Ferrari (Ind) Di Quin (Ind) |
Melbourne Ports | Labor | Clyde Holding | Margot Foster (Lib) | John Davey | Misha Coleman | Robert Brown (NLP) Margaret Gillespie-Jones (AAFI) |
Menzies | Liberal | Peter de Angelis | Kevin Andrews (Lib) | Angela Carter | Susan Brown (NLP) | |
Murray | National | Bernie Moran | Sharman Stone* (Lib) John Walker (Nat) |
Dennis Lacey | George Rose (NLP) | |
Scullin | Labor | Harry Jenkins | Marc Morgan (Lib) | Evan Bekiaris | Gurm Sekhon | Neil Phillips (NLP) |
Wannon | Liberal | Richard Morrow | David Hawker (Lib) | Maggie Lindop | ||
Wills | Labor | Kelvin Thomson | Jack Minas (Lib) | Robert Stone | Phil Cleary (Ind) Craig Isherwood (Ind) Sharon Keppel (Ind) Martin Richardson (NLP) |
Western Australia
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Greens candidate | Other candidates |
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Brand | Labor | Kim Beazley | Penny Hearne | Mal McKercher | Bob Goodale | Leone Anderson (Ind) Clive Galletly (Ind) Alan Gent (Ind) Brian McCarthy (Ind) Phil Rebe (AAFI) Malcolm Walton (Nat) |
Canning | Labor | George Gear | Ricky Johnston | Anthony Bloomer | Chris Twomey | Michael Devereux (Ind) Patti Roberts (NLP) |
Cowan | Liberal | Carolyn Jakobsen | Richard Evans | Sue Coyne | Otto Dik | |
Curtin | Liberal | Steven Roebuck | Ken Court | Michael Barrett | Giz Watson | George Kailis (NLP) Allan Rocher* (Ind) |
Forrest | Liberal | Ann Mills | Geoff Prosser | Ronald Hellyer | Basil Schur | Alexander Marsden (Ind) |
Fremantle | Labor | Carmen Lawrence | Mick Tiller | Joe Guentner | Alison de Garis | |
Kalgoorlie | Labor | Ian Taylor | Cedric Wyatt | David Thackrah | Deborah Botica | Graeme Campbell* (Ind) |
Moore | Liberal | Alistair Jones | Paul Stevenage | Sarah Gilfillan | Bill Franssen | Paul Filing* (Ind) Vicki Hancock (Ind) |
O'Connor | Liberal | Mick Cole | Wilson Tuckey | Neil Munro | John Hemsley | Kevin Altham (Nat) Stephan Gyorgy (Ind) |
Pearce | Liberal | Paul Andrews | Judi Moylan | Julie Ward | Robert Barnacle | |
Perth | Labor | Stephen Smith | Dee Kelly | Jim Kerr | Elena Jeffreys | Anthony Benbow (Ind) Raymond Conder (Ind) Gary Nelson (NLP) |
Stirling | Liberal | Kareen Carberry | Eoin Cameron | Lawrence Wapnah | Kim Herbert | Cathryn D'Cruz (NLP) |
Swan | Labor | Jane Saunders | Don Randall | Norm Kelly | Mingli Wanjurri-Nungala | Elspeth Clairs (NLP) Bryan Hilbert (Ind) John Tucak (Ind) |
Tangney | Liberal | Dermot Buckley | Daryl Williams | Ilse Trewin | Margaret Jenkins | Ken Barrett (NLP) |
Senate
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Australian Capital Territory
Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.
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New South Wales
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Michael Baume (Liberal), John Faulkner (Labor), Michael Forshaw (Labor), Sandy Macdonald (National), Belinda Neal (Labor) and John Tierney (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
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Dian Underwood |
Northern Territory
Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.
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Queensland
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The National Party was defending one seat. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Mal Colston (Labor), David MacGibbon (Liberal), Bill O'Chee (National), Warwick Parer (Liberal), Margaret Reynolds (Labor) and John Woodley (Democrats) were not up for re-election.
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South Australia
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Nick Bolkus (Labor), Alan Ferguson (Liberal), Dominic Foreman (Labor), Meg Lees (Democrats), Nick Minchin (Liberal) and Amanda Vanstone (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
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Geoffrey Wells (NLP) |
Tasmania
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Eric Abetz (Liberal), John Coates (Labor), Kay Denman (Labor), Brian Gibson (Liberal), Brian Harradine (Independent) and Shayne Murphy (Labor) were not up for re-election.
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Victoria
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending three seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Kim Carr (Labor), Jacinta Collins (Labor), Julian McGauran (National), Jim Short (Liberal) and Judith Troeth (Liberal) were not up for re-election. The seat held by Senator Gareth Evans (Labor) was also not up for re-election but was vacant due to his resignation to contest the House of Representatives; this vacancy was filled in April by Stephen Conroy.
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Stephen Raskovy |
Neil Green |
Western Australia
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens WA were defending one seat. Senators Ian Campbell (Liberal), Peter Cook (Labor), Chris Ellison (Liberal), Chris Evans (Labor), Sue Knowles (Liberal) and Dee Margetts (Greens) were not up for re-election.
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Craig Bradshaw |
Summary by party
Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.
See also
- 1996 Australian federal election
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1993–1996
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1996–1998
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1993–1996
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1996–1999
- List of political parties in Australia
Notes
- Pauline Hanson had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper.
References
- Green, Antony (20 March 2018). "What Happens if a Candidate Withdraws from a Contest?". ABC. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1996
- Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1996