This is the full list of members of the House of Representatives elected on October 3, 1998.
The election resulted in a large loss of seats for the Howard government. In a 148-seat House, the Liberal Party won 64 seats (-11), the National Party 16 (-3), the ALP 67 (+18), with one independent (-4). The Howard government secured its second term with a majority of 13 seats.
The ALP secured 40.10% (+1.34%) of the primary vote. The Liberal Party won 33.89% (-4.80%) and the National Party 5.29% (-2.91%). The Coalition won with just 49.02%% of the two-party-preferred vote, to the ALP’s 50.98%, a swing of 4.61%.
A feature of the election was a primary vote of 8.43% for the fledgling One Nation party. It failed to win a seat in the House, although it did win one seat in the Senate. Pauline Hanson was defeated in Oxley and it would be another twenty years before she returned to the parliament as a senator.
The 39th Parliament lasted a full three-year term. A regular House and half-Senate election took place on November 10, 2001.
There were four by-elections during the life of the 39th Parliament. Accordingly, there are 152 members listed below. The ALP experienced one death (Isaacs) and one resignation (Holt), with both seats retained. The Liberal Party lost one member through death (Aston) and retained the seat. The retirement of John Moore in Ryan resulted in the ALP winning the seat, the new member holding the seat for just under eight months before losing it at the general election.
There are 140 (92%) of these 152 current and former members still living. There are 67 from the ALP, 60 Liberals and 13 Nationals.
Members of the 39th Parliament – 1998-2001 | |||||
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Party | Number of members | Died | Died % | Living | Living % |
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY | |||||
COALITION | |||||
INDEPENDENT | |||||
TOTAL | |||||
— Liberal Party | |||||
— National Country Party |
The oldest living member of the 39th Parliament is the National Party’s Garry Nehl, who is 89.
The youngest member is the ALP’s Christian Zahra, who is 50.
The Liberal Party’s oldest living former member is Wilson Tuckey, who is 87. The ALP’s oldest former member is Frank Mossfield, 87.
The most recent deaths of members of the 39th Parliament have been:
– Sep 12, 2020: John Fahey, Liberal (Macarthur-NSW), 75
– Apr 27, 2020: Ian Causley, Nationals (Page-NSW), 79
– Aug 22, 2019: Tim Fischer, Nationals (Farrer-NSW), 73
– Jan 01, 2019: Paul Neville, Nationals (Hinkler-Qld), 78
– Jun 21, 2017: Con Sciacca, ALP, 70 (Bowman-Qld), 70
– Apr 17, 2016: Bob Charles, Liberal (La Trobe-Vic), 79
– Jul 14, 2015: Alby Schultz, Liberal (Hume-NSW), 76
The table below lists members by their party affiliation, seat, term and age. Ages of all living members and former members are updated automatically.
Members of the 39th Parliament – 1998-2001 | ||||||||
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No. | Name | Party | Seat | Term Began | Term Ended |
Birth | Death | Age |
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY MEMBERS | ||||||||
Dick Adams | Lyons (Tas) |
13.03.1993 |
07.09.2013 |
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Anthony Albanese | ||||||||
Kim Beazley | Brand (WA) |
02.03.1996 |
03.11.2007 |
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Arch Bevis | ||||||||
Laurie Brereton | ||||||||
Anna Burke | ||||||||
Anthony Byrne | ||||||||
Ann Corcoran | ||||||||
David Cox | ||||||||
Simon Crean | ||||||||
Janice Crosio | ||||||||
Michael Danby | ||||||||
Graham Edwards | ||||||||
Annette Ellis | Canberra (ACT) |
03.10.1998 |
19.07.2010 |
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Dr Craig Emerson | ||||||||
Gareth Evans | Holt (Vic) |
02.03.1996 |
30.09.1999 |
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Martyn Evans | ||||||||
Laurie Ferguson | Werriwa (NSW) |
21.08.2010 |
09.05.2016 |
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Martin Ferguson | ||||||||
Joel Fitzgibbon | ||||||||
Jane Gerick | ||||||||
Steve Gibbons | ||||||||
Julia Gillard | ||||||||
Alan Griffin | Bruce (Vic) |
02.03.1996 |
09.05.2016 |
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Jill Hall | Shortland (NSW) |
03.10.1998 |
09.05.2016 |
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Michael Hatton | ||||||||
Kelly Hoare | ||||||||
Colin Hollis | Throsby (NSW) |
01.12.1984 |
08.10.2001 |
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Bob Horne | 03.10.1998 |
10.11.2001 |
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Julia Irwin | ||||||||
Harry Jenkins Jr. | ||||||||
Cheryl Kernot | Dickson (Qld) |
03.10.1998 |
10.11.2001 |
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Duncan Kerr | ||||||||
Mark Latham | ||||||||
Dr Carmen Lawrence | MLA Subiaco (WA) MLA Glenalough (WA) Fremantle (WA) |
1986 1989 12.03.1994 |
1989 1994 17.10.2007 |
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Michael Lee | ||||||||
Kirsten Livermore | ||||||||
Robert McClelland | ||||||||
Stephen Martin | Cunningham (NSW) |
13.03.1993 |
16.08.2002 |
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Jann McFarlane | ||||||||
Leo McLeay | Watson (NSW) |
13.03.1993 |
31.08.2004 |
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Bob McMullan | Canberra (ACT) Fraser (ACT) |
02.03.1996 03.10.1998 |
03.10.1998 19.07.2010 |
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Jenny Macklin | ||||||||
Daryl Melham | ||||||||
Allan Morris | ||||||||
Frank Mossfield | ||||||||
John Murphy | Reid (NSW) |
21.08.2010 |
07.09.2013 |
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Michelle O’Byrne | MHA Bass (Tas) |
18.03.2006 |
– |
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Gavan O’Connor | ||||||||
Neil O’Keefe | ||||||||
Tanya Plibersek | ||||||||
Roger Price | ||||||||
Harry Quick | ||||||||
Bernie Ripoll | ||||||||
Nicola Roxon | ||||||||
Kevin Rudd | ||||||||
Rod Sawford | ||||||||
Con Sciacca | 03.10.1998 |
09.10.2004 |
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Bob Sercombe | ||||||||
Leonie Short | ||||||||
Sid Sidebottom | 24.11.2007 |
07.09.2013 |
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Stephen Smith | ||||||||
Warren Snowdon | Northern Territory (NT) Lingiari (NT) |
03.10.1998 10.11.2001 |
10.11.2001 – |
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Wayne Swan | 03.10.1998 |
11.04.2019 |
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Lindsay Tanner | ||||||||
Andrew Theophanous | Calwell (Vic) |
01.12.1984 |
10.11.2001 |
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Kelvin Thomson | Wills (Vic) |
02.03.1996 |
09.05.2016 |
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Kim Wilkie | ||||||||
Greg Wilton | ||||||||
Christian Zahra | ||||||||
LIBERAL PARTY MEMBERS | ||||||||
Tony Abbott | ||||||||
Neil Andrew | ||||||||
Kevin Andrews | ||||||||
Fran Bailey | 02.03.1996 |
19.07.2010 |
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Bruce Baird | ||||||||
Phil Barresi | ||||||||
Kerry Bartlett | ||||||||
Bruce Billson | ||||||||
Bronwyn Bishop | Mackellar (NSW) |
26.03.1994 |
09.05.2016 |
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Julie Bishop | ||||||||
Mal Brough | Fisher (Qld) |
07.09.2013 |
09.05.2016 |
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Alan Cadman | ||||||||
Ross Cameron | ||||||||
Bob Charles | ||||||||
Peter Costello | ||||||||
Alexander Downer | ||||||||
Trish Draper | ||||||||
Kay Elson | ||||||||
Warren Entsch | 21.08.2010 |
– |
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John Fahey | Macarthur (NSW) |
02.03.1996 |
10.11.2001 |
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Christine Gallus | Hindmarsh (SA) |
13.03.1993 |
31.08.2004 |
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Teresa Gambaro | Brisbane (Qld) |
21.08.2010 |
09.05.2016 |
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Joanna Gash | ||||||||
Petro Georgiou | ||||||||
Barry Haase | Durack (WA) |
21.08.2010 |
05.08.2013 |
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Gary Hardgrave | ||||||||
David Hawker | ||||||||
Joe Hockey | ||||||||
John Howard | ||||||||
David Jull | Fadden (Qld) |
01.12.1984 |
17.10.2007 |
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Jackie Kelly | ||||||||
Dr David Kemp | ||||||||
Lou Lieberman | Indi (Vic) |
13.03.1993 |
08.10.2001 |
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Peter Lindsay | ||||||||
Jim Lloyd | ||||||||
Stewart McArthur | ||||||||
Ian Macfarlane | ||||||||
Margaret May | ||||||||
John Moore | ||||||||
Judi Moylan | ||||||||
Gary Nairn | ||||||||
Dr Brendan Nelson | ||||||||
Peter Nugent | ||||||||
Chris Pearce | ||||||||
Geoff Prosser | ||||||||
Christopher Pyne | ||||||||
Peter Reith | 01.12.1984 |
10.11.2001 |
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Michael Ronaldson | Senate (Vic) |
01.07.2005 |
28.02.2016 |
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Philip Ruddock | Dundas (NSW) Berowra (NSW) |
10.12.1977 13.03.1993 |
13.03.1993 09.05.2016 |
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Alby Schultz | ||||||||
Patrick Secker | ||||||||
Peter Slipper | Liberal |
13.03.1993 |
07.09.2013 |
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Alex Somlyay | ||||||||
Andrew Southcott | ||||||||
Dr Sharman Stone | ||||||||
Kathy Sullivan (Martin) | Moncrieff (Qld) |
01.12.1983 |
08.10.2001 |
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Cameron Thompson | ||||||||
Andrew Thomson | ||||||||
Wilson Tuckey | ||||||||
Danna Vale | ||||||||
Barry Wakelin | ||||||||
Dr Mal Washer | ||||||||
Daryl Williams | ||||||||
Dr Michael Wooldridge | Casey (Vic) |
03.10.1998 |
08.10.2001 |
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Trish Worth | ||||||||
NATIONAL COUNTRY PARTY / CLP MEMBERS | ||||||||
John Anderson | ||||||||
Larry Anthony | ||||||||
Ian Causley | ||||||||
Tim Fischer | MLA Murray (NSW) Farrer (NSW) |
13.09.1980 01.12.1984 |
18.10.1984 08.10.2001 |
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John Forrest | ||||||||
Kay Hull | ||||||||
Bob Katter | Ind / KAP |
Kennedy (Qld) |
13.03.1993 |
– |
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De-Anne Kelly | ||||||||
Tony Lawler | ||||||||
Peter McGauran | ||||||||
Garry Nehl | ||||||||
Paul Neville | ||||||||
Bruce Scott | ||||||||
Stuart St. Clair | ||||||||
Warren Truss | ||||||||
Mark Vaile | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT MEMBERS | ||||||||
Peter Andren |