Candidates of the 1990 Australian federal election


This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1990 Australian federal election. The election was held on 24 March 1990.

Redistributions and seat changes

Labor

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk is also used.

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Senate

Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk.

Australian Capital Territory

Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.

New South Wales

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending three seats. The Nuclear Disarmament Party was defending one seat. Senators Michael Baume, Peter Baume, John Faulkner, Paul McLean, Graham Richardson and Kerry Sibraa were not up for re-election.

Northern Territory

Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Queensland

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The National Party was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Florence Bjelke-Petersen, Mal Colston, David MacGibbon, Warwick Parer and Margaret Reynolds were not up for re-election. The seat held by Senator John Stone was also not up for re-election but was vacant due to his resignation to contest the House of Representatives; this seat would be filled in May by Bill O'Chee.

South Australia

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Nick Bolkus, Dominic Foreman, Graham Maguire, Tony Messner and Amanda Vanstone were not up for re-election. The seat held by Senator Janine Haines was also not up for re-election, but was vacant due to her resignation to contest the House of Representatives; it was filled in April by Meg Lees.

Tasmania

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senators Brian Archer, Terry Aulich, John Coates, Brian Harradine, Michael Tate and Shirley Walters were not up for re-election.

Victoria

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending four seats. Senators John Button, Gareth Evans, Austin Lewis, Janet Powell, Jim Short and Olive Zakharov were not up for re-election.

Western Australia

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Senator Jo Vallentine, elected as an independent, was contesting the election for the Greens Western Australia. Senators Fred Chaney, Peter Cook, Peter Durack, Patricia Giles, Sue Knowles and Peter Walsh were not up for re-election.

Summary by party

Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.
1Contested as a group of affiliated parties registered under the names Central Coast Green Party, Cowper Greens, Eastern Suburbs Greens, Greens in Lowe, Illawarra Greens, South Sydney Greens, Sydney Greens and Western Suburbs Greens, with the Green Alliance Senate - New South Wales as the registered Senate name.