1998 Australian Senate election
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Short description|Australian federal election results}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 Australian Senate elections
| country = Australia
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (Senate)
| previous_year = 1996
| next_election = Results of the 2001 Australian federal election (Senate)
| next_year = 2001
| seats_for_election = 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
| majority_seats = 39
| election_date = 3 October 1998
| 1blank =
| party1 = Liberal/National Coalition
| image1 = 175x175px
| leader1 = Robert Hill
| leaders_seat1 = South Australia
| leader_since1 = 3 April 1990
| seats_before1 = 37
| seats1 =
| seats_after1 = 34
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 4,189,673
| percentage1 = 37.36%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 6.24%
| party2 = Australian Labor Party
| image2 = 175x175px
| leader2 = John Faulkner
| leaders_seat2 = New South Wales
| leader_since2 = 19 March 1996
| seats_before2 = 29
| seats2 =
| seats_after2 = 29
| seat_change2 = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote2 = 4,182,963
| percentage2 = 37.31%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.16%
| party3 = Australian Democrats
| color3 =
| image3 = 100px
| leader3 = Meg Lees
| leaders_seat3 = South Australia
| leader_since3 = 15 October 1997
| seats_before3 = 7
| seats3 =
| seats_after3 = 9
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote3 = 947,940
| percentage3 = 8.45%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 2.37%
| party4 = One Nation
| image4 = 100px
| leader4 = Heather Hill
| leaders_seat4 = Queensland
| leader_since4 =
| seats_before4 = 0
| seats4 = 1
| seats_after4 = 1
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote4 = 1,007,439
| percentage4 = 8.99%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 8.99%
| party5 = Australian Greens
| image5 = 100px
| leader5 = None
| leaders_seat5 = None
| seats_before5 = 2
| seats5 = 1
| seats_after5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote5 = 305,058
| percentage5 = 2.72%
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 0.45%
| map_image = Australian Senate elected members, 1998.svg
| map_caption = Senators elected in the 1998 federal election
| title = Leader of the Senate
| before_election = Robert Hill
| before_party = Liberal/National coalition
| after_election = Robert Hill
| after_party = Liberal/National coalition
}}
{{1998 Australian federal election sidebar}}
The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1998 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (31 Liberal, two coalition National, one CLP), 29 Labor, one Green, one non-coalition National, nine Democrats, one Independent and one One Nation.{{Refn|name=1998 APH|{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=S |last2=Newman |first2=G |last3=Kopras |first3=A |date=16 February 1999 |title=Federal Elections 1998 |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp09.pdf |access-date=2022-06-20 |work=Research Paper 9 1998-99 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Service |issn=1328-7478}}}}{{refn|name=1998 Psephos Senate|{{cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1998/1998senate1.txt |title=1998 Senate |website=Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive |access-date=2022-06-27}}}}[http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/federal_elections/1996/senate-elected.htm 1996 Senators elected - AEC] Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1999, except the territories who took their seats immediately.
Australia
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| colspan="3" | Party
! Votes ! % ! Swing ! Seats ! Seats ! Change |
|---|
| {{Australian party style|Labor|width:5px}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} | 4,182,963 | 37.31 | +1.16 | 17 | 29 |{{steady}} |
| rowspan=5|
| | align=left | Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) | 2,452,407 | 21.87 | −2.62 | 5 | | |
| {{Australian party style|Liberal|width:5px}} |
| align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} | 1,528,730 | 13.63 | −2.61 | 11 | 31 | {{steady}} |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals}} | 208,536 | 1.86 | −1.01 | 0 | 3 | {{decrease}} 2 |
| {{Australian party style|CLP}} |
| align=left | {{Australian politics/name|CLP}} | 36,063 | 0.32 | −0.05 | 1 | 1 | {{steady}} |
| colspan=2 style="text-align: left" | Liberal–National coalition
! style="text-align:right;" | 4,225,673 ! style="text-align:right;" | 37.70 ! style="text-align:right;" | −6.27 ! style="text-align:right;" | 17 ! style="text-align:right;" | 35 ! style="text-align:right;" | {{decrease}} 2 |
| {{Australian party style|One Nation}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|One Nation}} | 1,007,439 | 8.99 | * | 1 | 1 | {{increase}} 1 |
| {{Australian party style|Democrats}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Democrats}} | 947,940 | 8.45 | −2.37 | 4 | 9 | {{increase}} 2 |
| {{Australian party style|Greens}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} | 305,058 | 2.72 | −0.45 | 0 | 1 | {{decrease}} 1 |
| {{Australian party style|Christian Democrats}} | | colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Christian Democrats}} | 122,516 | 1.09 | +0.01 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Unity}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Unity}} | 93,968 | 0.83 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Australia First}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Australia First}} | 46,765 | 0.41 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Shooters}} | 38,188 | 0.34 | −0.71 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Democratic Labor}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Democratic Labor}} | 29,893 | 0.27 | −0.06 | | | |
|
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | colspan=2 align=left | Harradine Group | 24,254 | 0.22 | −0.08 | 1 | 1 |{{steady}} |
| {{Australian party style|Democratic Socialist}} | | colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Democratic Socialist}} | 24,158 | 0.22 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Women's Party}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Women's Party}} | 20,495 | 0.18 | −0.27 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Abolish Child Support}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | Abolish Child Support/Family Court Party | 15,276 | 0.14 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | Queensland First | 11,554 | 0.10 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Natural Law}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Natural Law}} | 11,152 | 0.10 | −0.06 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Nuclear Disarmament}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Nuclear Disarmament}} | 9,685 | 0.09 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|CEC}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|Citizens Electoral Council}} | 9,403 | 0.08 | * | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Reclaim Australia}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration | 8,019 | 0.07 | −0.34 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|One Australia}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | {{Australian politics/name|One Australia}} | 7,572 | 0.07 | −0.34 | | | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
| colspan=2 align=left | Other | 58,577 | 0.5 | ≤0 | | | |
| | colspan=2 align=left | Others | 507,221 | 4.5 | | | | |
|
| colspan=3 align=left | Total | 11,211,903 | | | 40 | 76 | |
| colspan=9 | |
| colspan=3 align=left | Invalid/blank votes
| 375,181 | 3.2 | | | | |
| colspan=3 align=left | Turnout
| 11,584,909 | 95.3 | | | | |
| colspan=3 align=left |Registered voters
| 12,154,050 | | | | | |
| colspan=9 align=left | Source: [https://results.aec.gov.au/10822/Website/index.html AEC Election 2001] |
New South Wales
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Nationals}}| | National |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 536,533
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Steve Hutchins (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. John Faulkner (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Michael Forshaw (elected 6)}}
4. Ursula Stephens
|votes = 1,452,560
|percentage = 38.7
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Coalition
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Bill Heffernan (Lib) (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. John Tierney (Lib) (elected 4)}}
3. Sandy Macdonald (Nat)
4. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib)
|votes = 1,375,563
|percentage = 36.6
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. David Oldfield
2. Brian Burston
3. Bevan O'Regan
|votes = 361,009
|percentage = 9.6
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Aden Ridgeway (elected 5)}}
2. Matthew Baird
3. Suzzanne Reddy
4. David Mendelssohn
|votes = 275,910
|percentage = 7.4
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. John Sutton
2. Catherine Moore
3. Lee Rhiannon
4. Suzie Russell
|votes = 81,612
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Unity
|candidate = 1. Jason Yat-Sen Li
2. Sonja Stockreiter
3. Sam McGuid
4. Kieran Ginges
5. Nicholas Hassapis
|votes = 61,607
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. Graham McLennan
2. Janne Petersen
3. Tom Allanson
4. Rex Morgan
5. Michael McLennan
|votes = 58,079
|percentage = 1.5
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Australia First
|candidate = 1. Victor Shen
2. Greg Willson
|votes = 29,660
|percentage = 0.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Marina Carman
2. Peter Boyle
|votes = 8,221
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Reclaim Australia
|candidate = 1. Rodney Smith
2. Edwin Woodger
|votes = 8,019
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Nuclear Disarmament
|candidate = 1. Michael Denborough
2. Yvonne Francis
|votes = 6,489
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Justice Abolish
2. Richard Mezinec
|votes = 5,810
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group G
|candidate = 1. Malcolm Lees
2. Warwick Rankin
|votes = 5,745
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = No Aircraft Noise
|candidate = 1. Chris Nash
2. Jane Waddell
|votes = 5,035
|percentage = 0.1
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Natural Law
|candidate = 1. Richard Nolan
2. Bev Seymour
|votes = 4,602
|percentage = 0.1
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CEC
|candidate = 1. Robert Butler
2. Glenys Collins
3. Lindsay Cosgrove
|votes = 4,403
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group J
|candidate = 1. David Mouldfield
2. Paul-Ian Handsome
|votes = 2,786
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pauline Pantsdown
|votes = 2,295
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Socialist Equality
|candidate = 1. Nick Beams
2. Carol Divjak
|votes = 1,808
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group D
|candidate = 1. Mick Gallagher
2. John Mawson
|votes = 1,690
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group S
|candidate = 1. Graeme Melville
2. Philip Broadbridge
|votes = 808
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group P
|candidate = 1. Patricia Poulos
2. John Holley
|votes = 708
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group R
|candidate = 1. Robert Schollbach
2. Amanda Stirling
|votes = 415
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mehmet Yaglipinar
|votes = 256
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Paul Sarks
|votes = 165
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Richard Ross
|votes = 133
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ron Poulsen
|votes = 117
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Adrian Vaughan
|votes = 72
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Party Parslow
|votes = 59
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Stani Joseph
|votes = 54
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tom Kumar
|votes = 35
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 3,755,725
|percentage = 96.7
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 128,608
|percentage = 3.3
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 3,884,333
|percentage = 96.3
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
Victoria
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 3 | Kim Carr | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|National}}| | National |
| 1998
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | Rod Kemp | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 406,175
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Stephen Conroy (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Kim Carr (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Jacinta Collins (elected 5)}}
4. Wendy Boyle
|votes = 1,153,161
|percentage = 40.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Coalition
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Judith Troeth (Lib) (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Julian McGauran (Nat) (elected 4)}}
{{nowrap|3. Tsebin Tchen (Lib) (elected 6)}}
4. Karen Synon (Lib)
5. Dino de Marchi (Lib)
6. Anna Macgowan (Lib)
|votes = 1,076,841
|percentage = 37.9
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = 1. Jim Downey
2. Matthew Townsend
3. Ken Saunders
4. Alison Harcourt
|votes = 279,788
|percentage = 9.8
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. Robyn Spencer
2. Ben Buckley
|votes = 117,048
|percentage = 4.1
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Charmaine Clarke
2. David Risstrom
3. Liz Conor
|votes = 70,872
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Shooters
|candidate = 1. Graham Eames
2. Neville Sayers
3. Alan Hutchison
4. Graeme Forbes
|votes = 34,434
|percentage = 1.2
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Labor
|candidate = 1. John Mulholland
2. Pat Crea
|votes = 29,894
|percentage = 1.1
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Unity
|candidate = 1. Bill Cope
2. Phong Nguyen
3. Wellington Lee
4. Ricci Stewart
5. Markham Rose
6. Vivien Cerolini
7. Naji Imam
8. Mary Kalantzis
|votes = 20,603
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. Graham Murray
2. Ken Cook
|votes = 13,881
|percentage = 0.5
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Women's Party
|candidate = 1. Deb Nicholson
2. Pat O'Brien
|votes = 9,711
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Australian Bill of Rights
|candidate = 1. Eric Bullmore
2. David Sydenham
|votes = 9,314
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Australia First
|candidate = 1. Denis McCormack
2. Colin Godfrey
|votes = 6,081
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Reform
|candidate = 1. Ray Matheson
2. Ted Drane
|votes = 5,208
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Nuclear Disarmament
|candidate = 1. Gareth Smith
2. Jacob Grech
|votes = 3,196
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Abboud Haidar
2. John Abbotto
|votes = 3,094
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Natural Law
|candidate = 1. Byron Rigby
2. Raymond Schlager
3. Lorna Scurfield
|votes = 2,607
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Jo Williams
2. Vannessa Hearman
|votes = 2,294
|percentage = 0.1
|change = 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group B
|candidate = 1. Joe Toscano
2. Steve Roper
|votes = 2,205
|percentage = 0.1
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Socialist Equality
|candidate = 1. Sue Phillips
2. Wil Marshall
|votes = 1,392
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CEC
|candidate = 1. Craig Isherwood
2. Robert Barwick
|votes = 821
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Cecil G. Murgatroyd
|votes = 389
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Malcolm McClure
|votes = 168
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Graham Smith
|votes = 82
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = M H Pech
|votes = 67
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = David Heffron
|votes = 54
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 2,843,218
|percentage = 96.2
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 111,486
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,952,735
|percentage = 96.5
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Queensland
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 3 | {{Australian party style|One Nation}}| | One Nation |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | {{Australian party style|National}}| | National |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 286,245
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Jan McLucas (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Joe Ludwig (elected 4)}}
3. Jann Piasecki
|votes = 654,623
|percentage = 32.7
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Warwick Parer (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Brett Mason (elected 5)}}
3. David MacGibbon
4. Deborah Kember
|votes = 570,692
|percentage = 28.5
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Heather Hill (elected 3)}}
2. Len Harris
3. Sue Gordon
4. David Anning
5. Barry Evans
|votes = 297,245
|percentage = 14.9
|change = +14.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Nationals
|candidate = 1. Bill O'Chee
2. Thomas Bradley
3. Teresa Cobb
|votes = 190,662
|percentage = 9.5
|change = -5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. John Woodley (elected 6)}}
2. John Cherry
3. Megan Bathurst
|votes = 156,451
|percentage = 7.8
|change = -5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Drew Hutton
2. Desiree Mahoney
3. Chris Gwin
|votes = 42,264
|percentage = 2.1
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. John Bradford
2. Kerry Blackman
3. Judy McKenzie
|votes = 28,826
|percentage = 1.4
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Queensland First
|candidate = 1. David Colston
2. Dawn Colston
|votes = 11,554
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Unity
|candidate = 1. Harry Fong
2. Chris Toogood
|votes = 9,487
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Women's Party
|candidate = 1. Mary Kelly
2. Jenny Hughey
|votes = 9,103
|percentage = 0.5
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Australia
|candidate = 1. Mario Zocchi
2. Ray Buckley
|votes = 7,572
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Bruce the Family
2. Steve Southall
|votes = 4,905
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Australia First
|candidate = 1. Eric Nagle
2. Klaus Duke
|votes = 4,897
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Andy Gianniotis
2. Coral Wynter
|votes = 4,394
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Family Law Reform
|candidate = 1. Barry Weedon
2. Robyn Somers
|votes = 2,326
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Reform
|candidate = 1. Brenda Moloney
2. Terry Fleming
|votes = 2,011
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CEC
|candidate = 1. Maurice Hetherington
2. Ray Gillham
|votes = 1,785
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Natural Law
|candidate = 1. Geoff Wilson
2. Dorothy McKenzie
|votes = 1,782
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group B
|candidate = 1. Jan Linsley
2. Percy Meredith
|votes = 941
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group C
|candidate = 1. Noel Payne
2. Jim Pavier
|votes = 685
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group S
|candidate = 1. Selwyn Johnston
2. Aaron Johnston
|votes = 661
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Michelle MacNevin
|votes = 484
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kenny Dalton
|votes = 147
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bryan Peach
|votes = 141
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Terry Sharples
|votes = 51
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Doug Hodgetts
|votes = 21
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 2,003,710
|percentage = 97.0
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 62,754
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,066,464
|percentage = 94.9
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
Western Australia
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 151,974
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Chris Ellison (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Ian Campbell (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Sue Knowles (elected 6)}}
4. Ivan Ivankovic
|votes = 408,696
|percentage = 38.2
|change = -7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Peter Cook (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Chris Evans (elected 4)}}
3. Rhonda Griffiths
4. Sue Ellery
5. Lois Anderson
6. Chilip Foo
|votes = 368,821
|percentage = 34.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. John Fischer
2. Colin Tincknell
3. Martin Suter
|votes = 110,231
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Brian Greig (elected 5)}}
2. Stephen Crabbe
3. Margot Clifford
|votes = 68,057
|percentage = 6.4
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Dee Margetts
2. Kayt Davies
3. Alison Xamon
|votes = 61,029
|percentage = 5.7
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = WA Nationals
|candidate = 1. Beryle Morgan
2. Dudley Maslen
|votes = 13,428
|percentage = 1.3
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. Justin Moseley
2. Peter Johnson
|votes = 10,258
|percentage = 1.0
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group N
|candidate = 1. Kate Hobbs
2. Morris Bessant
|votes = 4,274
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Sarah Stephen
2. Roberto Jorquera
|votes = 4,237
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Shooters
|candidate = 1. Raymond Motteram
2. Ken Taylor
|votes = 3,751
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Unity
|candidate = 1. Ted Wilkes
2. Mai-Yie Leung
3. Michael Carey
|votes = 2,270
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Brendan Griffin
2. Sam Johnson
|votes = 1,940
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CEC
|candidate = 1. Tony Drake
2. Jean Robinson
|votes = 1,496
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group O
|candidate = 1. Joan Torr
2. Roger Pratt
|votes = 1,206
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Republican
|candidate = 1. Michael O'Donnell
2. Kerry McNally
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Taxi Operators
|candidate = 1. Alan Bateson
2. Rick Finney
|votes = 549
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rod Garcia
|votes = 385
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 1,063,811
|percentage = 97.3
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 29,352
|percentage = 2.7
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,093,163
|percentage = 95.8
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
South Australia
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 5 | Meg Lees | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}| | Democrats |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 135,260
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Nick Minchin (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Alan Ferguson (elected 6)}}
4. Joy De Leo
|votes = 383,637
|percentage = 40.5
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. John Quirke (elected 4)}}
3. Bill Hender
|votes = 303,299
|percentage = 32.0
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Meg Lees (elected 5)}}
2. Michael Pilling
3. Alex Bowie
4. Natalija Apponyi
|votes = 117,619
|percentage = 12.4
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. Len Spencer
2. Malcolm Rumbelow
3. Monica Reimann
|votes = 91,911
|percentage = 9.7
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Craig Wilkins
2. Michelle Drummond
|votes = 20,895
|percentage = 2.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. Bob Randall
2. Colin Sinclair
|votes = 9,598
|percentage = 1.0
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Australia First
|candidate = 1. Peter Davis
2. Bill Fradd
|votes = 6,127
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Nationals SA
|candidate = 1. Ellis Wayland
Robin Dixon-Thompson
|votes = 4,445
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Melanie Sjoberg
2. Kathy Newnam
|votes = 4,256
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group E
|candidate = 1. Chris Harms
2. Kirsti Harms
|votes = 1,487
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group L
|candidate = 1. Bernice Pfitzner
2. Erik Eriksen
3. Sean Heylen
|votes = 1,466
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CEC
|candidate = 1. Tommy Tonkin
2. Pompeo Feleppa
|votes = 898
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Group D
|candidate = 1. Lindsay Simmons
2. Pat Brown
|votes = 625
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Neil Russell-Taylor
|votes = 309
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Graham Neave
|votes = 245
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 946,816
|percentage = 97.2
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 27,424
|percentage = 2.8
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 974,240
|percentage = 96.8
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
Tasmania
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1998
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Independent |
| 1998
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1996 |
| 1996
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 3 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 4 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1996
| 5 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
| 1996
| 6 | {{Australian party style|Greens}}| | Greens |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 44,054
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Kerry O'Brien (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Shayne Murphy (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Kay Denman (elected 6)}}
|votes = 128,377
|percentage = 41.6
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Eric Abetz (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Brian Gibson (elected 4)}}
3. Guy Barnett
4. Peter Collenette
|votes = 104,268
|percentage = 33.8
|change = -8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = {{nowrap| Brian Harradine (elected 5)}}
|votes = 24,254
|percentage = 7.9
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Louise Crossley
2. Simon Baptist
|votes = 17,905
|percentage = 5.8
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = 1. Robert Bell
2. Debbie Butler
3. Chris Ivory
|votes = 12,107
|percentage = 3.9
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. Peter Stokes
2. Michael Cartwright
3. Leigh Spicer
|votes = 11,655
|percentage = 3.7
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Tasmania First
|candidate = 1. David Pickford
2. David Jackson
3. Petita Abblitt
|votes = 4,548
|percentage = 1.5
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Ian Hickman
2. Fred Lombardi
|votes = 1,750
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = 1. Don Rogers
2. Beryl Rogers
|votes = 945
|percentage = 0.3
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Women's Party
|candidate = 1. Lin MacQueen
2. Carolyn Bindon
|votes = 804
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democratic Socialist
|candidate = 1. Kamala Emanuel
2. Ian Jamieson
|votes = 754
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Norma Jamieson
|votes = 659
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Republican
|candidate = 1. Jenny Sheridan
2. Rena Dare
|votes = 249
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Laurie Heathorn
|votes = 75
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Steven Suli
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.0
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 308,377
|percentage = 97.0
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 9,704
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 318,081
|percentage = 96.5
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
Australian Capital Territory
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 65,679
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Kate Lundy (elected 1)}}
2. Peter Conway
|votes = 83,867
|percentage = 42.6
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Margaret Reid (elected 2)}}
2. Gayle Richards
|votes = 61,385
|percentage = 31.2
|change = -7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = 1. Rick Farley
2. Wayne Sievers
|votes = 32,833
|percentage = 16.9
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. Estelle O'Brien
2. Jeremy Leyland
|votes = 9,621
|percentage = 4.8
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Deb Foskey
2. Lesley Christian
|votes = 6,385
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = John Miller
|votes = 923
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Women's Party
|candidate = 1. Annette Haridan
2. Susanne Edwards
|votes = 876
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Abolish Child Support
|candidate = 1. Peter Rogers
2. Anthony Hardy
|votes = 868
|percentage = 0.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Cec Harris
|votes = 170
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Andrew Edgar
|votes = 107
|percentage = 0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 197,035
|percentage = 98.0
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 3,952
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 200,987
|percentage = 96.3
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
Northern Territory
| style=float:right class="wikitable"
| Elected | # | Senator | colspan="2"| Party |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|1998 |
| 1998
| 1 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
| 1998
| 2 | {{Australian party style|CLP}}| | CLP |
{{Election box begin
|title = 1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
}}
{{Election box quota
|quota = 31,001
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Trish Crossin (elected 1)}}
2. Charlie Phillips
|votes = 38,259
|percentage = 41.2
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CLP
|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Grant Tambling (elected 2)}}
2. Maisie Austin
|votes = 36,063
|percentage = 38.8
|change = -7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = One Nation
|candidate = 1. Ted Hagger
2. Dee Mills
|votes = 8,657
|percentage = 9.3
|change = +9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = 1. Victor Edwards
2. Peter Clements
|votes = 5,119
|percentage = 5.5
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens
|candidate = 1. Lex Martin
2. Andy Gough
|votes = 4,232
|percentage = 4.5
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jonathan Polke
|votes = 672
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 93,002
|percentage = 98.0
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 1,901
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 94,903
|percentage = 90.6
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{1998 Australian federal election}}
{{Results of Australian federal elections}}