State Of The Parties: Senate 1974-2002

This table shows the state of the parties in the Senate between 1974 and 2002.

State of the Parties in the Senate 1974-2002
Election	ALP	Lib	NP/CLP	Dem	Greens	Har	ONP	Ind	Total
July 1 2002 (d)	28	32	3	8	2	1	1	1	76
October 2001 (c)	28	32	3	9	1	1	1	1	76
July 1 1999 (b)	29	32	3	9	1	1	1	–	76
Aug 20 1996 (a)	28	31	6	7	2	1	–	1	76
July 1 1996	29	31	6	7	2	1	–	–	76
1993	30	30	6	7	2	1	–	–	76
1990	32	29	5	8	1	1	–	–	76
1987	32	27	6	7	2	1	–	1	76
1984	34	27	6	7	1	1	–	–	76
1983	30	23	5	5	–	1	–	–	64
1980	27	28	3	5	–	1	–	–	64
1977	26	29	6	2	–	1	–	–	64
1975	27	27	8	–	–	1	–	1	64
1974	29	23	6	–	–	–	–	2	60

(a) Senator Mal Colston (ALP, Queensland) resigned from the ALP to sit as an Independent.
(b) The Senate following the October 1998 elections. Senator Heather Hill (One Nation, Queensland) was declared invalidly elected by the Court of Disputed Returns on the grounds of foreign citizenship. She was replaced by Senator Len Harris.
(c) Senator Shayne Murphy (ALP, Tasmania) resigned from the ALP to sit as an Independent.
(d) The Senate following the November 2001 elections. Senators elected do not take up their seats until July 1, 2002.
Dec 09, 2001: Full list of Senators listed by State and Term