1993 Australian Senate election

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1993 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (29 Liberal, four coalition National, one CLP), 30 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 1993, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

1993 Australian Senate elections

← 1990 13 March 1993 1996 →
40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Hill John Button (retiring) Party Liberal–National Coalition Labor Leader since 3 April 1990 7 November 1980 Leader's seat South Australia Victoria Seats before 34 32 Seats after 36 30 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 4,595,148 4,643,871 Percentage 43.05% 43.50% Swing 1.13% 5.09%   Third party Fourth party   Leader John Coulter None Party Democrats Greens Leader since 2 October 1991 Leader's seat Queensland None Seats before 8 1 Seats won 2 Seats after 7 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 566,944 314,845 Percentage 5.31% 2.95% Swing 7.32% 0.85%
Senators elected in the 1993 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election John Button Labor Elected Leader of the Senate Gareth Evans Labor

Following the election, outgoing Labor Senate leader John Button retired and resigned from the Senate. Senator Gareth Evans was appointed as the new Leader of the Government in the Senate.

Australia

Senate (STV GV) — 1993–96 – Turnout 96.22% (CV) — Informal 2.55%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held	Change
	Labor		4,643,871	43.50	+5.09	17	30	2
		Liberal–National joint ticket	2,605,157	24.40	–0.07	6	N/A	N/A
		Liberal	1,664,204	15.59	+1.03	11	29
		National	290,382	2.72	+0.12	1	6	2
		Country Liberal	35,405	0.33	+0.04	1	1
	Liberal–National coalition		4,595,148	43.05	+1.13	19	36	2
	Democrats		566,944	5.31	–7.32	2	7	1
	Greens [a]		314,845	2.95	+0.85	1	2	1
	Call to Australia		108,945	1.02	–0.35
	Shooters		63,691	0.60	+0.60
	Confederate Action		59,875	0.56	+0.56
	AAFI		46,857	0.44	+0.24
	Democratic Labor		38,317	0.36	+0.21
	Natural Law		38,054	0.36	+0.36
	Pensioner and CIR		22,209	0.21	+0.03
	Grey Power		17,595	0.16	–0.11
	Republican		15,187	0.14	+0.14
	Indigenous Peoples		6,422	0.06	+0.06
	Independent EFF		6,031	0.06	–0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council		5,578	0.05	–0.02
	Tasmania First		2,815	0.03	+0.03
	Abolish Self Govt		1,708	0.02	+0.02
	Others [b]		120,713	1.13	–1.11	1	1
Total			10,674,805			40	76
Invalid/blank votes			279,453	2.55
Turnout			10,954,258	96.22
Registered voters			11,384,638
Source: Federal Elections 1993

New South Wales

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Graham Richardson		Labor
	2	Michael Baume		Liberal
	3	John Faulkner		Labor
	4	John Tierney		Liberal
	5	Kerry Sibraa		Labor
	6	Sandy Macdonald		National
1990	1	Stephen Loosley		Labor
	2	Bronwyn Bishop		Liberal
	3	Bruce Childs		Labor
	4	David Brownhill		National
	5	Vicki Bourne		Democrats
	6	Suzanne West		Labor

1993 Australian federal election: Senate: New South Wales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			512,012
	Labor	1. Graham Richardson (elected 1) 2. John Faulkner (elected 3) 3. Kerry Sibraa (elected 5) 4. Mary-Anne Armstrong	1,681,528	46.9	+6.2
	Coalition	1. Michael Baume (Lib) (elected 2) 2. John Tierney (Lib) (elected 4) 3. Sandy Macdonald (Nat) (elected 6) 4. Marise Payne (Lib)	1,394,111	38.9	+0.6
	Democrats	1. Karin Sowada 2. Ray Griffiths 3. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans	176,324	4.9	−6.9
	Greens	1. Steve Brigham 2. Joy Wallace 3. Ian Cohen 4. Cecily Stead	74,620	2.1	+2.0
	Shooters	1. Michael Ascher 2. Ted Orr 3. Jeff Wilkie 4. Suzanne O'Connell 5. Robyn Bourke	63,691	1.8	+1.8
	Call to Australia	1. Bruce Coleman 2. Graham McLennan 3. Shirley Grigg 4. Glen Ryan	53,445	1.5	−0.6
	Green Alliance	1. Jane Beckmann 2. Bernie Brian	46,971	1.3	−0.6
	AAFI	1. David Kitson 2. Ian Watherlake	23,941	0.7	+0.7
	Group E	1. Leonard Teale 2. Colin Ward	14,883	0.4	+0.4
	Grey Power	1. Frances Roylance 2. Gay Grounds	10,428	0.3	−0.2
	Natural Law	1. Doreen Kerr 2. Mike Smith 3. Ines Judd	10,404	0.3	+0.3
	Confederate Action	1. John Uebergang 2. Doug Hawkins	6,725	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Milorad Gajin	5,208	0.1	+0.1
	Republican	1. Peter Consadine 2. Gennie Klein	4,717	0.1	+0.1
	Citizens Electoral Council	1. Leone Hay 2. Robert Butler 3. Gloria Wood	3,813	0.1	−0.1
	Group J	1. O Santa Claus 2. Lord Rolo	3,648	0.1	+0.1
	Group H	1. Patricia Poulos 2. Peter Archer 3. John Holley	2,127	0.1	+0.1
	Group S	1. Walter Bass 2. Paul Hales	2,054	0.1	+0.1
	Group M	1. David Stevens 2. Yvonne Harrison	1,384	0.1	+0.1
	Group U	1. Robert Schollbach 2. Karen Stirling	1,133	0.0	0.0
	Group Q	1. Rosemary Lavery 2. Robert John 3. Priscilla Lavery	670	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Michael Anderson	533	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Dianne Decker	528	0.0	0.0
	Group T	1. Michael Vescio 2. Pamela Wheatley	386	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Argy Beletich	317	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Malcolm Milton	168	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Katherine De Bry	150	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Ron Poulsen	86	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Bryan Ellis	86	0.0	0.0
Total formal votes			3,584,079	97.3	+1.6
Informal votes			97,534	2.7	−1.6
Turnout			3,681,613	96.5	+0.6

Victoria

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Gareth Evans		Labor
	2	Jim Short		Liberal
	3	Kim Carr		Labor
	4	Julian McGauran		National
	5	Olive Zakharov		Labor
	6	Judith Troeth		Liberal
1990	1	Richard Alston		Liberal
	2	Robert Ray		Labor
	3	Kay Patterson		Liberal
	4	Barney Cooney		Labor
	5	Rod Kemp		Liberal
	6	Sid Spindler		Democrats

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			392,370
	Labor	1. Gareth Evans (elected 1) 2. Kim Carr (elected 3) 3. Olive Zakharov (elected 5) 4. David McKenzie	1,235,344	45.0	+8.6
	Coalition	1. Jim Short (Lib) (elected 2) 2. Julian McGauran (Nat) (elected 4) 3. Judith Troeth (Lib) (elected 6) 4. Tsebin Tchen (Lib) 5. Ian Curtis (Lib) 6. Bill Wall (Lib)	1,211,046	44.0	−0.5
	Democrats	1. Robert Wood 2. Maria Kayak 3. Marj White 4. John Pinniger 5. Diane Casbolt 6. Kathryn Stear	109,223	4.0	−10.1
	Democratic Labor	1. John Mulholland 2. Michael Rowe 3. Pat Crea 4. Christine Dodd 5. Matthew Cody	38,317	1.4	+0.8
	Group B	1. Janet Powell 2. Michael Hamel-Green 3. Anne O'Rourke 4. Laurie Levy	33,710	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	1. Francesca Davidson 2. Loretta Asquini	32,472	1.2	+0.3
	Pensioner and CIR	1. Neil McKay 2. Alistair McKay	22,209	0.8	+0.8
	Call to Australia	1. Ken Cook 2. Murray Graham	20,105	0.7	+0.7
	AAFI	1. Denis McCormack 2. Robyn Spencer	18,926	0.7	+0.7
	Natural Law	1. Steve Griffith 2. Lorna Scurfield 3. Ngaire Mason	12,347	0.4	+0.4
	Republican	1. Brian Buckley 2. Brendan Gidley	4,760	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Frank Hardy	3,523	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Toma Banjanin	2,216	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Tim Petherbridge	790	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Abdul Fazal	565	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Gordon Moffatt	365	0.0	0.0
	Group K	1. Joe Toscano 2. Stephen Roper	199	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Michael Good	167	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Steve Florin	90	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Ivan Pavlekovich-Smith	64	0.0	0.0
	Citizens Electoral Council	Noelene Isherwood	52	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Laurie Bell	49	0.0	0.0
	Citizens Electoral Council	Alex Rotaru	45	0.0	0.0
Total formal votes			2,746,584	96.9	+0.5
Informal votes			86,634	3.1	−0.5
Turnout			2,833,218	96.6	+0.4

Queensland

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Margaret Reynolds		Labor
	2	David MacGibbon		Liberal
	3	Bill O'Chee		National
	4	Mal Colston		Labor
	5	Warwick Parer		Liberal
	6	John Woodley		Democrats
1990	1	Gerry Jones		Labor
	2	Ian Macdonald		Liberal
	3	Gerry Jones		Labor
	4	John Herron		Liberal
	5	Ron Boswell		National
	6	Cheryl Kernot		Democrats

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			264,381
	Labor	1. Margaret Reynolds (elected 1) 2. Mal Colston (elected 4) 3. John Bird 4. Ian McLean	729,265	39.4	+0.3
	Liberal	1. David MacGibbon (elected 2) 2. Warwick Parer (elected 5) 3. Ross Cunningham 4. Ann Buchanan 5. Henry Bird 6. Owen Davies	582,766	31.5	+2.2
	National	1. Bill O'Chee (elected 3) 2. De-Anne Kelly 3. Teresa Cobb	268,809	14.5	+0.9
	Democrats	1. John Woodley (elected 6) 2. Jonathan Cornish 3. Gayle Woodrow 4. Tony Walters	130,405	7.1	−5.4
	Greens	1. Drew Hutton 2. Colin Hunt 3. Naomi Spencer	59,303	3.2	+3.2
	Confederate Action	1. Perry Jewell 2. Tony Pitt 3. Sandra Hill 4. Mark Geissmann 5. Ryland Gill 6. Richard Teague	52,942	2.9	+2.9
	Call to Australia	1. Alan Sims 2. Rona Joyner	11,546	0.6	−0.5
	Indigenous Peoples	1. Darby McCarthy 2. Una Branfield	6,422	0.3	+0.3
	Natural Law	1. Geoff Wilson 2. Peter Jackson	3,575	0.2	+0.2
	Group E	1. Barry Weedon 2. Margaret Crompton	2,030	0.1	+0.1
	Group H	1. Ronald Alford 2. Sylvia Smith	1,272	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Steve Dimitriou	1,043	0.1	+0.1
	Citizens Electoral Council	John Koehler	538	0.0	0.0
	Citizens Electoral Council	Julie Warner	254	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Joe Sherlock	236	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Barry Garvey	150	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Christopher Beilby	105	0.0	0.0
Total formal votes			1,850,661	98.0	+0.5
Informal votes			38,491	2.0	−0.5
Turnout			1,889,152	95.8	+0.7

Western Australia

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Sue Knowles		Liberal
	2	Peter Cook		Labor
	3	Ian Campbell		Liberal
	4	Chris Evans		Labor
	5	Chris Ellison		Liberal
	6	Dee Margetts		Greens
1990	1	Noel Crichton-Browne		Liberal
	2	Jim McKiernan		Labor
	3	John Panizza		Liberal
	4	Michael Beahan		Labor
	5	Winston Crane		Liberal
	6	Jo Vallentine		Greens

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			139,397
	Liberal	1. Sue Knowles (elected 1) 2. Ian Campbell (elected 3) 3. Chris Ellison (elected 5) 4. Maurice Brockwell 5. Enzo Sirna 6. John McCausland	472,131	48.3	+5.0
	Labor	1. Peter Cook (elected 2) 2. Chris Evans (elected 4) 3. Mark Bishop 4. Neil Roberts	373,247	38.3	+4.7
	Greens	1. Dee Margetts (elected 6) 2. Chris Williams	53,757	5.6	−2.8
	Democrats	1. Jean Jenkins 2. Helen Hodgson	39,849	4.0	−5.3
	National	1. Michael Jardine 2. Paul Clune 3. David Lee	17,075	1.7	−1.2
	Call to Australia	1. Don Rogers 2. Beryl Rogers	11,568	1.2	+1.2
	Natural Law	1. Michael King 2. Philip Jackson 3. Jody Fitzhardinge 4. Peter Coppin	3,569	0.3	+0.3
	Republican	1. David Langley 2. Rodney Stratton	1,519	0.2	+0.2
	Group J	1. Frank Nesci 2. Paul Nesci	953	0.1	+0.1
	Citizens Electoral Council	1. John Seale 2. Laurence Molloy	876	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Rick Finney	549	0.1	+0.1
	Grey Power	Salli Vaughan	245	0.0	−1.0
	Independent	John Tucak	226	0.0	0.0
	Confederate Action	Roland Richardson	208	0.0	0.0
Total formal votes			975,772	97.9	+0.8
Informal votes			20,983	2.1	−0.8
Turnout			996,755	95.9	+0.8

South Australia

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Amanda Vanstone		Liberal
	2	Nick Bolkus		Labor
	3	Nick Minchin		Liberal
	4	Dominic Foreman		Labor
	5	Alan Ferguson		Liberal
	6	Meg Lees		Democrats
1990	1	Robert Hill		Liberal
	2	Rosemary Crowley		Labor
	3	John Coulter		Democrats
	4	Baden Teague		Liberal
	5	Chris Schacht		Labor
	6	Grant Chapman		Liberal

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			135,140
	Liberal	1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1) 2. Nick Minchin (elected 3) 3. Alan Ferguson (elected 5) 4. Satish Gupta	431,642	45.6	+4.1
	Labor	1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2) 2. Dominic Foreman (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire 4. Rosalie McDonald	359,491	38.0	+0.9
	Democrats	1. Meg Lees (elected 6) 2. Stephen Swift 3. Natasha Stott Despoja 4. Patricia Tickle	93,325	9.8	−6.5
	Greens	1. Ally Fricker 2. Gerhard Weissmann	15,467	1.6	−0.5
	Call to Australia	1. David Rodway 2. David Squirrell	10,762	1.1	−1.0
	Natural Law	1. Geoff Wells 2. Anne Martin 3. Dulcie Morris	6,936	0.7	+0.7
	Grey Power	1. Jack Holder 2. Betty Preston 3. Glen Bottam	6,922	0.6	+0.6
	Independent EFF	1. David Dwyer 2. Douglas Giddings 3. Vanessa Giddings	6,031	0.6	+0.6
	National	1. Nola McCallum 2. Michael Bradshaw	4,498	0.5	+0.1
	Republican	1. Bilal Nasrullah 2. Peter Hill	4,191	0.4	+0.4
	AAFI	1. Evonne Moore 2. Joe Smith	3,597	0.3	+0.3
	Group F	1. Alex Liew 2. Douglas Schirripa	2,716	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Mark Rice	313	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Ean Smith	53	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Bernard Broom	31	0.0	0.0
Total formal votes			945,975	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			22,390	2.3	−0.2
Turnout			968,365	95.5	−0.9

Tasmania

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Michael Tate		Labor
	2	Brian Archer		Liberal
	3	John Coates		Labor
	4	Brian Gibson		Liberal
	5	Brian Harradine		Independent
	6	Shayne Murphy		Labor
1990	1	Jocelyn Newman		Liberal
	2	Nick Sherry		Labor
	3	John Watson		Liberal
	4	John Devereux		Labor
	5	Paul Calvert		Liberal
	6	Robert Bell		Democrat

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			44,110
	Labor	1. Michael Tate (elected 1) 2. John Coates (elected 3) 3. Shayne Murphy (elected 6) 4. Terry Aulich	131,876	42.7	+1.4
	Liberal	1. Brian Archer (elected 2) 2. Brian Gibson (elected 4) 3. Eric Abetz	113,347	36.7	−7.4
	Independent	Brian Harradine (elected 5)	32,202	10.4	+10.4
	Greens	1. Judy Henderson 2. Peter Jones 3. Marion Fry	21,087	6.9	+6.9
	Democrats	1. Patsy Harmsen 2. David Stephen	5,162	1.6	−5.7
	Tasmania First	1. Alan Sproule 2. Frances McShane	2,815	0.9	+0.9
	Call to Australia	1. Philip Hopson 2. Janelle Hopson	1,512	0.5	+0.5
	Natural Law	1. Greg Broszczyk 2. Caroline Davies	490	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Ian Jamieson	265	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			308,763	97.4	+0.5
Informal votes			8,121	2.6	−0.5
Turnout			316,884	96.6	−0.3

Australian Capital Territory

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Bob McMullan		Labor
	2	Margaret Reid		Liberal

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			61,276
	Labor	1. Bob McMullan (elected 1) 2. Maureen Sheehan	89,380	48.6	+7.5
	Liberal	1. Margaret Reid (elected 2) 2. Lucinda Spier	64,318	35.0	−1.0
	Democrats	1. Domenic Mico 2. Peter Main	12,656	6.9	−0.7
	Greens	1. Kerrie Tucker 2. David Turbayne	11,168	6.0	+2.7
	Independent	Bernard Collaery	3,470	1.9	+1.9
	Abolish Self Govt	1. Helen Miller 2. Ute Ernst	1,708	0.9	+0.9
	Natural Law	1. David Seaton 2. Nanette Kerrison	733	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Arthur Burns	393	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			183,826	98.4	+0.8
Informal votes			2,988	1.6	−0.8
Turnout			186,814	97.1	+0.9

Northern Territory

Elected	#	Senator	Party
1993	1	Bob Collins		Labor
	2	Grant Tambling		CLP

1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			26,382
	Labor	1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Patty Ring	43,740	55.3	+1.0
	Country Liberal	1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Bob Truman	35,405	44.7	+2.5
Total formal votes			79,145	97.2	0.0
Informal votes			2,312	2.8	0.0
Turnout			81,457	89.0	−0.5

See also

• 1993 Australian federal election
• Candidates of the 1993 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1993–1996

Notes

1. The Australian Greens were founded in 1992, but not all state and territory organisations immediately affiliated to the new federal party. The Greens Senate total includes Queensland Greens (59,303), Greens Western Australia (53,757), New South Wales Green Alliance (46,971), ACT Green Democratic Alliance (46,971), Tasmanian Greens (21,087) and Greens South Australia (15,467).
2. The independent senator was Brian Harradine (Tasmania).