Members of the Australian Senate, 1990–1993

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{{Quote box|quote =Senate composition at 1 July 1990
Government (32)

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Labor}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} (32) – (7 seat minority)

Opposition (34)

Coalition

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} (28)

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|National}}|border=darkgray}} National Party (5)

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|CLP}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|CLP}} (1)

Crossbench (10)

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Democrats}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Democrats}} (8) {{efn-lr|Janet Powell was elected as an Australian Democrats member, but resigned in July 1992 and served out the remainder of her term as an independent.}}

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Greens}}|border=darkgray}} WA Greens (1)

{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} Independent (1)

 

Changes in composition

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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1990 to 1993.{{cite web |title=The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate 1990 |url=http://biography.senate.gov.au/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=3&cs-dates-0=1990&search=Search |publisher=Parliament of Australia |access-date=27 March 2017}} Half of the state senators had been allocated a long term following the double dissolution election in 1987 and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1993; the other half of the state senators were elected at the March 1990 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1996. The territory senators were elected at the March 1990 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was March 1993.

The composition of the Senate was affected by the decision in 1987 as to which senators received a long term, with Labor and the Democrats voting to reject the alternate "recount" method that had been unanimously recommended by the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform in 1983,{{cite web|title=First report – electoral reform |author=Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/committees/house_of_representatives_committees?url=/reports/1983/1983_pp227.pdf |pages=66–7 |publisher=Parliament of Australia |date=13 September 1983}} and facilitated by the Commonwealth Electoral Act.{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|cea1918233|Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918|282}} Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances. Thus the Labor government, with only 32 seats, needed 7 additional votes to achieve the majority necessary to pass legislation.The President of the Senate votes and if the votes are equal, the motion is defeated: {{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Constitution|23}} Voting in the Senate. Because the Democrats had got 2 additional long vacancies in 1987, in South Australia and New South Wales,{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=Senate |title=Rotation of Senators |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/hansards/1987-09-17/toc_pdf/S%201987-09-17.pdf |date=17 September 1987 |page_start=194 |page_end=213}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Odgers_Australian_Senate_Practice/Chapter_04#h23 |title=Division of the Senate following simultaneous general elections |work=Odgers' Australian Senate Practice |edition=14th |publisher=Parliament of Australia |access-date=28 March 2017}} the Democrats had a total of 8 seats from 1990 and thus continued to hold the balance of power, even after Janet Powell resigned from the Democrats in 1992.

class="wikitable sortable" ! Senator ! colspan=2 | Party ! State ! Term ending ! Years in office
| {{sortname|Richard|Alston|Richard Alston (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Victoria	1996	1986–2004
| {{sortname|Brian|Archer}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Tasmania	1993	1975–1994
| {{sortname|Terry|Aulich}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Tasmania	1993	1984–1993
| {{sortname|Michael|Baume}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	New South Wales	1993	1984–1996
| {{sort|Baume, Peter|Peter Baume}} {{efn|name=Baume}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	New South Wales	1993	1974–1991
| {{sortname|Michael|Beahan}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Western Australia	1996	1987–1996
| {{sortname|Robert|Bell|Robert Bell (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	Tasmania	1996	1990–1996
| {{sortname|Bronwyn|Bishop}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	New South Wales	1996	1987–1994
| {{sortname|Florence|Bjelke-Petersen}}	{{Australian party style|National}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Nationals}}	Queensland	1993	1980–1993
| {{sort|Bolkus, Nick|Nick Bolkus}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	South Australia	1993	1981–2005
| {{sortname|Ron|Boswell}}	{{Australian party style|National}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Nationals}}	Queensland	1996	1983–2014
| {{sortname|Vicki|Bourne}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	New South Wales	1996	1990–2002
| {{sortname|David|Brownhill}}	{{Australian party style|National}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Nationals}}	New South Wales	1996	1984–2000
| {{sortname|Bryant|Burns}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Queensland	1996	1987–1996
| {{sort|Button, John|John Button}} {{efn|name=Button}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1993	1974–1993
| {{sortname|Paul|Calvert|dab=politician}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Tasmania	1996	1987–2007
| {{sortname|Ian|Campbell|Ian Campbell (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1993	1990–2007
| {{sortname|Kim|Carr}} {{efn|name=Button}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1993	1993–present
| {{sortname|Christabel|Chamarette}} {{efn|name=Vallentine}}	{{Australian party style|Greens WA}}|	WA Greens	Western Australia	1996	1992–1996
| {{sortname|Grant|Chapman}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1996	1987–2008
| {{sortname|Bruce|Childs}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1996	1980–1997
| {{sortname|John|Coates|John Coates (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Tasmania	1993	1980–1996
| {{sort|Collins, Bob|Bob Collins}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Northern Territory	1993, 1996 {{efn|name=Territory|The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was March 1993.}}	1987–1998
| {{sortname|Mal|Colston}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Queensland	1993	1975–1999
| {{sort|Cook, Peter|Peter Cook}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Western Australia	1993	1983–2005
| {{sortname|Barney|Cooney}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1996	1984–2002
| {{sortname|John|Coulter|John Coulter (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	South Australia	1996	1987–1995
| {{sortname|Winston|Crane}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1996	1990–2002
| {{sortname|Noel|Crichton-Browne}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1996	1980–1996
| {{sortname|Rosemary|Crowley}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	South Australia	1996	1983–2002
| {{sortname|John|Devereux|John Devereux (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Tasmania	1996	1987–1996
| {{sort|Durack, Peter |Peter Durack}} {{efn|name=Father|Father of the Senate}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1993	1970–1993
| {{sort|Evans, Gareth|Gareth Evans}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1993	1977–1996
| {{sortname|John|Faulkner}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1993	1989–2015
| {{sortname|Alan|Ferguson|dab=politician}} {{efn|name=Olsen}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1993	1992–2011
| {{sortname|Dominic|Foreman}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	South Australia	1993	1980–1997
| {{sortname|Patricia|Giles}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Western Australia	1993	1980–1993
| {{sortname|Brian|Harradine}}	{{Australian party style|Independent}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Independent}}	Tasmania	1993	1975–2005
| {{sortname|John|Herron|John Herron (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Queensland	1996	1990–2002
| {{sortname|Robert|Hill|Robert Hill (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1996	1981–2006
| {{sortname|Gerry|Jones|dab=politician}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Queensland	1996	1980–1996
| {{sortname|Rod|Kemp}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Victoria	1996	1990–2008
| {{sortname|Cheryl|Kernot}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	Queensland	1996	1990–1997
| {{sortname|Sue|Knowles}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1993	1984–2005
| {{sortname|Meg|Lees}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	South Australia	1993	1990–2005
| {{sortname|Austin|Lewis|Austin Lewis (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Victoria	1993	1976–1993
| {{sortname|Stephen|Loosley}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1996	1990–1995
| {{sortname|Ian|Macdonald|Ian Macdonald (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Queensland	1996	1990–2019
| {{sortname|David|MacGibbon|David MacGibbon (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Queensland	1993	1977–1999
| {{sortname|Graham|Maguire}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	South Australia	1993	1983–1993
| {{sortname|Jim|McKiernan}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Western Australia	1996	1984–2002
| {{sortname|Paul|McLean|Paul McLean (politician)}} {{efn|name=McLean}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	New South Wales	1993	1987–1991
| {{sort|McMullan, Bob|Bob McMullan}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Australian Capital Territory	1993, 1996 {{efn|name=Territory}}	1988–1996
| {{sortname|Jocelyn|Newman}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Tasmania	1996	1986–2002
| {{sortname|Bill|O'Chee}}	{{Australian party style|National}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Nationals}}	Queensland	1993	1990–1999
| {{sortname|John|Olsen}} {{efn|name=Olsen}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1993	1990–1992
| {{sortname|John|Panizza}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Western Australia	1996	1987–1997
| {{sortname|Warwick|Parer}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Queensland	1993	1984–2000
| {{sortname|Kay|Patterson}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Victoria	1996	1987–2008
| {{sortname|Janet|Powell}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}/Ind {{efn|name=Powell}}	Victoria	1993	1986–1993
| {{sort|Ray, Robert|Robert Ray}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1996	1981–2008
| {{sortname|Margaret|Reid|Margaret Reid (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Australian Capital Territory	1993, 1996 {{efn|name=Territory}}	1981–2003
| {{sort|Reynolds, Margaret|Margaret Reynolds}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Queensland	1993	1983–1999
| {{sort|Richardson, Graham|Graham Richardson}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1993	1983–1994
| {{sortname|Chris|Schacht}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	South Australia	1996	1987–2002
| {{sortname|Nick|Sherry}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Tasmania	1996	1990–2012
| {{sortname|Jim|Short|Jim Short (politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Victoria	1993	1984–1997
| {{sort|Sibraa, Kerry|Kerry Sibraa}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1993	1975–1978, 1978–1994
| {{sortname|Karin|Sowada}} {{efn|name=McLean}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	New South Wales	1993	1991–1993
| {{sortname|Sid|Spindler}}	{{Australian party style|Democrats}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Democrats}}	Victoria	1996	1990–1996
| {{sortname|Grant|Tambling}}	{{Australian party style|CLP}}|	{{Australian politics/name|CLP}}	Northern Territory	1993, 1996 {{efn|name=Territory}}	1987–2001
| {{sort|Tate, Michael|Michael Tate}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Tasmania	1993	1977–1993
| {{sortname|Baden|Teague}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1996	1977–1996
| {{sortname|John|Tierney|John Tierney (Australian politician)}} {{efn|name=Baume}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	New South Wales	1993	1991–2005
| {{sortname|Jo|Vallentine}} {{efn|name=Vallentine}}	{{Australian party style|Greens WA}}|	WA Greens	Western Australia	1996	1984–1992
| {{sortname|Amanda|Vanstone}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	South Australia	1993	1984–2007
| {{sort|Walsh, Peter|Peter Walsh}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Western Australia	1993	1974–1993
| {{sortname|Shirley|Walters}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Tasmania	1993	1975–1993
| {{sortname|John|Watson|John Watson (Australian politician)}}	{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}	Tasmania	1996	1978–2008
| {{sortname|Sue|West}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	New South Wales	1996	1987, 1990–2002
| {{sortname|Olive|Zakharov}}	{{Australian party style|Labor}}|	{{Australian politics/name|Labor}}	Victoria	1993	1983–1995