Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1996–1998

This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998, as elected at the 1996 federal election.^[1]

Member	Party		Electorate	State	Term in office
Tony Abbott		Liberal	Warringah	NSW	1994–2019
Dick Adams		Labor	Lyons	Tas	1993–2013
Anthony Albanese		Labor	Grayndler	NSW	1996–present
John Anderson		National	Gwydir	NSW	1989–2007
Peter Andren		Independent	Calare	NSW	1996–2007
Neil Andrew		Liberal	Wakefield	SA	1983–2004
Kevin Andrews		Liberal	Menzies	Vic	1991–2022
Larry Anthony		National	Richmond	NSW	1996–2004
Fran Bailey		Liberal	McEwen	Vic	1990–1993, 1996–2010
Bob Baldwin		Liberal	Paterson	NSW	1996–1998, 2001–2016
Peter Baldwin		Labor	Sydney	NSW	1983–1998
Phil Barresi		Liberal	Deakin	Vic	1996–2007
Kerry Bartlett		Liberal	Macquarie	NSW	1996–2007
Kim Beazley		Labor	Brand	WA	1980–2007
David Beddall		Labor	Rankin	Qld	1983–1998
Arch Bevis		Labor	Brisbane	Qld	1990–2010
Bruce Billson		Liberal	Dunkley	Vic	1996–2016
Bronwyn Bishop		Liberal	Mackellar	NSW	1994–2016
John Bradford [5]		Liberal/CDP	McPherson	Qld	1990–1998
Laurie Brereton		Labor	Kingsford Smith	NSW	1990–2004
Russell Broadbent		Liberal	McMillan	Vic	1990–1993, 1996–1998 2004–present
Mal Brough		Liberal	Longman	Qld	1996–2007, 2013–2016
Bob Brown		Labor	Charlton	NSW	1980–1998
Alan Cadman		Liberal	Mitchell	NSW	1974–2007
Eoin Cameron		Liberal	Stirling	WA	1993–1998
Ross Cameron		Liberal	Parramatta	NSW	1996–2004
Graeme Campbell		Independent	Kalgoorlie	WA	1980–1998
Ian Causley		National	Page	NSW	1996–2007
Bob Charles		Liberal	La Trobe	Vic	1990–2004
Michael Cobb		National	Parkes	NSW	1984–1998
Peter Costello		Liberal	Higgins	Vic	1990–2009
Simon Crean		Labor	Hotham	Vic	1990–2013
Janice Crosio		Labor	Prospect	NSW	1990–2004
Steve Dargavel[3]		Labor	Fraser	ACT	1997–1998
Nick Dondas		Country Liberal	Northern Territory	NT	1996–1998
Alexander Downer		Liberal	Mayo	SA	1984–2008
Trish Draper		Liberal	Makin	SA	1996–2007
Annette Ellis		Labor	Namadgi	ACT	1996–2010
Kay Elson		Liberal	Forde	Qld	1996–2007
Warren Entsch		Liberal	Leichhardt	Qld	1996–2007, 2010–present
Gareth Evans		Labor	Holt	Vic	1996–1999
Martyn Evans		Labor	Bonython	SA	1994–2004
Richard Evans		Liberal	Cowan	WA	1993–1998
John Fahey		Liberal	Macarthur	NSW	1996–2001
Laurie Ferguson		Labor	Reid	NSW	1990–2016
Martin Ferguson		Labor	Batman	Vic	1996–2013
Paul Filing		Independent	Moore	WA	1990–1998
Tim Fischer		National	Farrer	NSW	1984–2001
Joel Fitzgibbon		Labor	Hunter	NSW	1996–2022
John Forrest		National	Mallee	Vic	1993–2013
Chris Gallus		Liberal	Hindmarsh	SA	1990–2004
Teresa Gambaro		Liberal	Petrie	Qld	1996–2007, 2010–2016
Joanna Gash		Liberal	Gilmore	NSW	1996–2013
Petro Georgiou		Liberal	Kooyong	Vic	1994–2010
Ted Grace		Labor	Fowler	NSW	1984–1998
Elizabeth Grace		Liberal	Lilley	Qld	1996–1998
Alan Griffin		Labor	Bruce	Vic	1993–2016
Bob Halverson		Liberal	Casey	Vic	1984–1998
Pauline Hanson [4]		Independent/ONP	Oxley	Qld	1996–1998
Gary Hardgrave		Liberal	Moreton	Qld	1996–2007
Michael Hatton [1]		Labor	Blaxland	NSW	1996–2007
David Hawker		Liberal	Wannon	Vic	1983–2010
Noel Hicks		National	Riverina	NSW	1980–1998
Joe Hockey		Liberal	North Sydney	NSW	1996–2015
Clyde Holding		Labor	Melbourne Ports	Vic	1977–1998
Colin Hollis		Labor	Throsby	NSW	1984–2001
John Howard		Liberal	Bennelong	NSW	1974–2007
Susan Jeanes		Liberal	Kingston	SA	1996–1998
Harry Jenkins		Labor	Scullin	Vic	1986–2013
Ricky Johnston		Liberal	Canning	WA	1996–1998
Barry Jones		Labor	Lalor	Vic	1977–1998
David Jull		Liberal	Fadden	Qld	1975–1983, 1984–2007
Bob Katter		National	Kennedy	Qld	1993–present
Paul Keating [1]		Labor	Blaxland	NSW	1969–1996
De-Anne Kelly		National	Dawson	Qld	1996–2007
Jackie Kelly[2]		Liberal	Lindsay	NSW	1996–2007
David Kemp		Liberal	Goldstein	Vic	1990–2004
Duncan Kerr		Labor	Denison	Tas	1987–2010
John Langmore[3]		Labor	Fraser	ACT	1984–1997
Mark Latham		Labor	Werriwa	NSW	1994–2005
Carmen Lawrence		Labor	Fremantle	WA	1994–2007
Michael Lee		Labor	Dobell	NSW	1984–2001
Lou Lieberman		Liberal	Indi	Vic	1993–2001
Peter Lindsay		Liberal	Herbert	Qld	1996–2010
Jim Lloyd		Liberal	Robertson	NSW	1996–2007
Stewart McArthur		Liberal	Corangamite	Vic	1984–2007
Robert McClelland		Labor	Barton	NSW	1996–2013
Graeme McDougall		Liberal	Griffith	Qld	1996–1998
Peter McGauran		National	Gippsland	Vic	1983–2008
Ian McLachlan		Liberal	Barker	SA	1990–1998
Leo McLeay		Labor	Watson	NSW	1979–2004
Bob McMullan		Labor	Canberra	ACT	1996–2010
Jenny Macklin		Labor	Jagajaga	Vic	1996–2019
Paul Marek		National	Capricornia	Qld	1996–1998
Stephen Martin		Labor	Cunningham	NSW	1984–2002
Daryl Melham		Labor	Banks	NSW	1990–2013
Chris Miles		Liberal	Braddon	Tas	1984–1998
John Moore		Liberal	Ryan	Qld	1975–2001
Allan Morris		Labor	Newcastle	NSW	1983–2001
Peter Morris		Labor	Shortland	NSW	1972–1998
Frank Mossfield		Labor	Greenway	NSW	1996–2004
Judi Moylan		Liberal	Pearce	WA	1993–2013
Stephen Mutch		Liberal	Cook	NSW	1996–1998
Gary Nairn		Liberal	Eden-Monaro	NSW	1996–2007
Garry Nehl		National	Cowper	NSW	1984–2001
Brendan Nelson		Liberal	Bradfield	NSW	1996–2009
Paul Neville		National	Hinkler	Qld	1993–2013
Peter Nugent		Liberal	Aston	Vic	1990–2001
Gavan O'Connor		Labor	Corio	Vic	1993–2007
Neil O'Keefe		Labor	Burke	Vic	1984–2001
Roger Price		Labor	Chifley	NSW	1984–2010
Geoff Prosser		Liberal	Forrest	WA	1987–2007
Christopher Pyne		Liberal	Sturt	SA	1993–2019
Harry Quick		Labor	Franklin	Tas	1993–2007
Don Randall		Liberal	Swan	WA	1996–1998, 2001–2015
Bruce Reid		Liberal	Bendigo	Vic	1990–1998
Peter Reith		Liberal	Flinders	Vic	1982–1983, 1984–2001
Allan Rocher		Independent	Curtin	WA	1981–1998
Michael Ronaldson		Liberal	Ballarat	Vic	1990–2001
Philip Ruddock		Liberal	Berowra	NSW	1973–2016
Rod Sawford		Labor	Port Adelaide	SA	1988–2007
Bruce Scott		National	Maranoa	Qld	1990–2016
Bob Sercombe		Labor	Maribyrnong	Vic	1996–2007
John Sharp		National	Hume	NSW	1984–1998
Ian Sinclair		National	New England	NSW	1963–1998
Peter Slipper		Liberal	Fisher	Qld	1984–1987, 1993–2013
Tony Smith		Liberal/Independent [7]	Dickson	Qld	1996–1998
Stephen Smith		Labor	Perth	WA	1993–2013
Warwick Smith		Liberal	Bass	Tas	1984–1993, 1996–1998
Alex Somlyay		Liberal	Fairfax	Qld	1990–2013
Andrew Southcott		Liberal	Boothby	SA	1996–2016
Sharman Stone		Liberal	Murray	Vic	1996–2016
Kathy Sullivan		Liberal	Moncrieff	Qld	1984–2001
Lindsay Tanner		Labor	Melbourne	Vic	1993–2010
Bill Taylor		Liberal	Groom	Qld	1988–1998
Andrew Theophanous		Labor	Calwell	Vic	1980–2001
Andrew Thomson		Liberal	Wentworth	NSW	1995–2001
Kelvin Thomson		Labor	Wills	Vic	1996–2016
Warren Truss		National	Wide Bay	Qld	1990–2016
Wilson Tuckey		Liberal	O'Connor	WA	1980–2010
Mark Vaile		National	Lyne	NSW	1993–2008
Danna Vale		Liberal	Hughes	NSW	1996–2010
Barry Wakelin		Liberal	Grey	SA	1993–2007
Andrea West		Liberal	Bowman	Qld	1996–1998
Daryl Williams		Liberal	Tangney	WA	1993–2004
Ralph Willis		Labor	Gellibrand	Vic	1972–1998
Greg Wilton		Labor	Isaacs	Vic	1996–2000
Michael Wooldridge		Liberal	Chisholm	Vic	1987–2001
Trish Worth		Liberal	Adelaide	SA	1993–2004
Paul Zammit		Liberal/Independent [6]	Lowe	NSW	1996–1998

¹ The Labor member for Blaxland, Paul Keating resigned before the swearing in of parliament, after losing the election and thus, the position of Prime Minister. The resulting by-election held on 15 June 1996 was won by Labor's Michael Hatton.

² The election of Jackie Kelly in Lindsay was declared invalid by the High Court of Australia, but she was subsequently re-elected in a by-election on 19 October 1996.

³ Labor member John Langmore, member for Fraser, resigned. At the resulting by-election on 1 February 1997, Labor candidate Steve Dargavel was elected.

⁴ Pauline Hanson, the member for Oxley, was elected as a Liberal, though she had been disendorsed during the campaign. She subsequently sat in Parliament as an independent, until forming her own party, One Nation, later in her term.

⁵ John Bradford, member for the Gold Coast seat of McPherson, resigned from the Liberal Party in 1998 and joined the Christian Democratic Party, serving as their only representative in the parliament. He was defeated at the subsequent general election.

⁶ Paul Zammit, member for the inner western Sydney seat of Lowe, resigned from the Liberal Party in 1998 over a dispute about Sydney Airport. He served the remainder of his term as an independent.

⁷ Tony Smith, the member for Dickson, resigned from the Liberal Party in 1998 and sat as an independent.

References

1. "Historical information on the Australian Parliament". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2016.