1996 Australian Senate election

1996 Australian Senate elections
2 March 1996
40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Hill Gareth Evans
Party Liberal–National Coalition Labor
Leader since 3 April 1990 24 March 1993
Leader's seat South Australia Victoria
Seats before 36 30
Seats won 20 14
Seats after 37 29
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 4,792,682 3,940,150
Percentage 43.97% 36.15%
Swing 0.92% 7.35%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Cheryl Kernot None
Party Democrats Greens
Leader since 23 April 1993
Leader's seat Queensland None
Seats before 7 2
Seats won 5 2
Seats after 7 2
Seat change
Popular vote 1,179,357 345,513
Percentage 10.82% 3.17%
Swing 5.51% 0.67%
Senators elected in the 1996 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election

Gareth Evans
Labor

 Elected Leader of the Senate

Robert Hill
Liberal/National coalition

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1996 federal election. Senators total 35 coalition (31 Liberal, three coalition National, one CLP), 29 Labor, two Green, two non-coalition National, seven Democrats, and one Independent. Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1996, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

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