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Victoria: State Of The Parties 1996-2002

This table shows the state of the parties in the Victorian parliament between 1996 and 2002.

The Kennett-led Coalition government won its second term in 1996. In 1999, Steve Bracks became Premier of a minority Labor government. In 2002, Bracks won the largest majority in the history of the Victorian parliament.

Victorian Parliament
Party Leg
Assembly
1996
Leg
Council
1996
Leg
Assembly
1999
Leg
Council
1999
Leg
Assembly
2002
Leg
Council
2002
ALP
29
10
42 43 44
14
62
25
Liberal
48
28
36 35
24
17
15
National
9
6
7 6
6
7
4
Independent
2
3
2
Total
88
44
88
44
88
44
Current: Majority Labor Government, first elected 1999
Premier: Steve Bracks

 

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

 

State Of The Parties – Queensland 2002

This table shows the composition of the Queensland Legislative Assembly over the past three elections.

The Goss Labor government was elected in 1989 and re-elected in 1992 and 1995. It was defeated in parliament in February 1996 and replaced by a Coalition government led by Rob Borbidge.

In 1998, Peter Beattie formed a minority Labor government following the election. He won a landslide re-election in 2001.

Northern Territory – State Of The Parties 1994-2001

This table shows the state of the parties in the Northern Territory following the elections of 1994, 1997 and 2001.

Clare Martin led the ALP to victory in the August 2001 election, the first Labor government since the territory gained self-government in 1978.

Northern Territory Parliament
Party Legislative
Assembly (2001)
Legislative
Assembly (1997)
Legislative
Assembly (1994)
ALP
13
7
8
Country Liberal Party
10
18
16
Independent
2
1
TOTAL
25
25
25
Australian Labor Party Government, first elected 2001
Chief Minister: Clare Martin

 

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