# Members of the Australian Senate, 1996–1999

   Senate composition at 1 July 1996 Government (37) – (2 seat minority)  Liberal (31)
    National Party (5)
    Country Liberal (1)
   Opposition (29)  Labor (29)
   Crossbench (10)
    Democrats (7)
    Greens (2)
    Independent (Harradine) (1)
     Changes in composition
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 1999. Half of the state senators had been elected at the March 1993 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 1999; the other half of the state senators were elected at the March 1996 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2002. The territory senators were elected at the March 1996 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was October 1998.
| Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office |
| Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1994–2022 |
| Lyn Allison | Democrats | Victoria | 2002 | 1996–2008 |
| Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1986–2004 |
| Andrew Bartlett | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1997–2008, 2017–2018 |
| Michael Baume | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1984–1996 |
| Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014 |
| Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1981–2005 |
| Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 2002 | 1983–2014 |
| Vicki Bourne | Democrats | New South Wales | 2002 | 1990–2002 |
| Bob Brown | Greens | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2012 |
| David Brownhill | National | New South Wales | 2002 | 1984–2000 |
| Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1987–2007 |
| George Campbell | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2008 |
| Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1990–2007 |
| Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2022 |
| Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2008 |
| Bruce Childs | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1980–1997 |
| John Coates | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1980–1996 |
| Bob Collins | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998 | 1987–1998 |
| Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1995–2005, 2008–2019 |
| Mal Colston | Labor/Independent | Queensland | 1999 | 1975–1999 |
| Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 1999 | 1996–2016 |
| Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1983–2005 |
| Helen Coonan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1996–2011 |
| Barney Cooney | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1984–2002 |
| Winston Crane | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1990–2002 |
| Trish Crossin | Labor | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1998–2013 |
| Rosemary Crowley | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1983–2002 |
| Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005 |
| Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2014 |
| Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2009 |
| Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–2013 |
| John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1989–2015 |
| Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1992–2011 |
| Jeannie Ferris | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1996–2007 |
| Dominic Foreman | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1980–1997 |
| Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–2011 |
| Brenda Gibbs | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2002 |
| Brian Gibson | Liberal | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2002 |
| Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 1999 | 1975–2005 |
| Bill Heffernan | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1996–2016 |
| John Herron | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2002 |
| Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 2002 | 1981–2006 |
| John Hogg | Labor | Queensland | 2002 | 1996–2014 |
| Steve Hutchins | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1998–2011 |
| Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1990–2008 |
| Cheryl Kernot | Democrats | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–1997 |
| Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 1999 | 1984–2005 |
| Meg Lees | Democrats | South Australia | 1999 | 1990–2005 |
| Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1997–2008 |
| Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1996–2015 |
| Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 2002 | 1990–2019 |
| Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 1999 | 1993–1999, 2000–2008 |
| David MacGibbon | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1977–1999 |
| Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1996–2005 |
| Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 1999 | 1987–1990, 1993–2011 |
| Jim McKiernan | Labor | Western Australia | 2002 | 1984–2002 |
| Dee Margetts | Greens | Western Australia | 1999 | 1993–1999 |
| Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1993–2011 |
| Shayne Murphy | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1993–2005 |
| Andrew Murray | Democrats | Western Australia | 2002 | 1996–2008 |
| Belinda Neal | Labor | New South Wales | 1999 | 1994–1998 |
| Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1986–2002 |
| Kerry O'Brien | Labor | Tasmania | 1999 | 1996–2011 |
| Bill O'Chee | National | Queensland | 1999 | 1990–1999 |
| John Panizza | Liberal | Western Australia | 2002 | 1987–1997 |
| Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 2002 | 1987–2008 |
| Warwick Parer | Liberal | Queensland | 1999 | 1984–2000 |
| Marise Payne | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1997–2023 |
| John Quirke | Labor | South Australia | 1999 | 1997–2000 |
| Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1981–2003 |
| Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 2002 | 1981–2008 |
| Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Queensland | 1999 | 1983–1999 |
| Chris Schacht | Labor | South Australia | 2002 | 1987–2002 |
| Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 2002 | 1990–2012 |
| Jim Short | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1984–1997 |
| Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 2002 | 1995–2008 |
| Karen Synon | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1997–1999 |
| Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 1998, 2001 | 1987–2001 |
| John Tierney | Liberal | New South Wales | 1999 | 1991–2005 |
| Judith Troeth | Liberal | Victoria | 1999 | 1993–2011 |
| Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 1999 | 1984–2007 |
| John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 2002 | 1978–2008 |
| Sue West | Labor | New South Wales | 2002 | 1987, 1990–2002 |
| John Woodley | Democrats | Queensland | 1999 | 1993–2001 |
| Bob Woods | Liberal | New South Wales | 2002 | 1994–1997 |