This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1998 Australian federal election. The election was held on 3 October 1998.
Redistributions and seat changes Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. In Queensland, the notionally Liberal seat of Blair was created. The member for McPherson, John Bradford (Christian Democrats), contested the Senate. The member for Oxley, Pauline Hanson (One Nation), contested Blair. In the Australian Capital Territory, the Labor-held seat of Namadgi was abolished. The member for Canberra, Bob McMullan (Labor), contested Fraser. The member for Namadgi, Annette Ellis (Labor), contested Canberra. The member for Chisholm, Michael Wooldridge (Liberal), contested Casey.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Peter Baldwin MP (Sydney, NSW) David Beddall MP (Rankin, Qld) Bob Brown MP (Charlton, NSW) Steve Dargavel MP (Fraser, ACT) Ted Grace MP (Fowler, NSW) Clyde Holding MP (Melbourne Ports, Vic) Barry Jones MP (Lalor, Vic) Peter Morris MP (Shortland, NSW) Ralph Willis MP (Gellibrand, Vic) Senator Margaret Reynolds (Qld)
Liberal Bob Halverson MP (Casey, Vic) Ian McLachlan MP (Barker, SA) Stephen Mutch MP (Cook, NSW) - lost preselection Bruce Reid MP (Bendigo, Vic) Bill Taylor MP (Groom, Qld)
National Michael Cobb MP (Parkes, NSW) Noel Hicks MP (Riverina, NSW) John Sharp MP (Hume, NSW) Ian Sinclair MP (New England, NSW)
Other Senator Mal Colston (Qld) – Queensland First, elected as Labor
House of Representatives 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
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateGreens candidateOne Nation candidateOther candidates Canberra Labor Annette Ellis Ian Morison Yulia Onsman Sue Ellerman Burl Doble Maryan England (NLP)Nikki Ulasowski (DSL)Fraser Labor Bob McMullan Peter Smith Jason Wood Gordon McAllister Chris Spence Sue Bull (DSL)Joanne Clarke (Ind)David Seaton (NLP)
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDemocrats candidateOne Nation candidateGreens candidateOther candidates Banks Labor Daryl Melham Stephen Iacono (Lib) Alison Bailey Philip Maddison Greg Archer Bin Chen (Unity)Brian Grigg (CDP)Barton Labor Robert McClelland James Jordan (Lib) Craig Chung Neil Baird Adam Nelson Lin Tang (Unity)Bennelong Liberal Wendy Mahon John Howard (Lib) Bob Springett Gordon King Jamie Parker Marcus Aussie-Stone (Ind)Tim Carr (NLP)John Dawson (Ind)Julien Droulers (Ind)William Gollan (NAN)Sarah Kemp (Unity)David Lung (Ind)Prime Piss (ACS)Berowra Liberal Nola McCarroll Philip Ruddock (Lib) Bernard Teuben Wayne Stewart Andrew Burke Owen Nannelli (CDP)Blaxland Labor Michael Hatton Maureen Shelley (Lib) Matthew Hua Hussein Abou-Ghaida Benjamin Donnelly Harold Hassapis (Unity)Kylie Laurence (CDP)Bradfield Liberal Nadesu Kailainathan Brendan Nelson (Lib) Carmel Morris Robert Webeck Marc Allas Alexandra Kiely (NLP)Margaret Ratcliffe (CDP)Calare Independent Terence Corkin Rod Blume (Nat)Garry Sloan (Lib) Ben Saul Martin Gleeson Joan Lambert Peter Andren* (Ind)Nelle Edwards (Unity)David Simpson (CEC)Charlton Labor Kelly Hoare Bruce Gatgens (Lib) Stephen Bisgrove Pamela Young Nathan Ross Ralph Gourlay (CDP)Chifley Labor Roger Price John Coles (Lib) Andrew Owen Joe Damjanovic Robert Nolan Aooe Boyd Pio (Unity)Zahra Razavikashan (NLP)Dave Vincent (Ind)Joseph Wyness (CDP)Cook Liberal Peri Young Bruce Baird (Lib) Terri Richardson Gareth Kimberley John Kaye Zanthe Abdurahman (Unity)Darren Boehm (Ind)Malcolm Smith (CDP)Cowper National Paul Sekfy Garry Nehl (Nat) Paul Corben John Willey Jillian Cranny Mark Spencer (Ind)Cunningham Labor Stephen Martin Alan Akhurst (Lib) Stephen Ivaneza John Curtis Les Robinson Frank Coluccio (Ind)Robert O'Neill (CDP)Margaret Perrott (DSL)Jennifer van der Horn (Unity)Dobell Labor Michael Lee David Parker (Lib) David Mott June Beckett Philip Dwyer Karen Russell (CDP)Eden-Monaro Liberal Steve Whan Gary Nairn (Lib) Dan McMillan Adam Miller Rosemary Beaumont Gordon Harriott (CEC)Farrer National Vivien Voss Tim Fischer (Nat) Rohan Sharp Don McKinnon Alan Boyd (CEC)Cliff Broderick (AFP)Amanda Duncan-Strelec (Ind)Maurice Furlan (ACS)Fowler Labor Julia Irwin Lorna Doona (Lib) Mark Stevens Rodney Smith Andrew Su (Unity)Gilmore Liberal Sandra McCarthy Joanna Gash (Lib) Peter Fraser Tom Dell Jane Bange Steve Ryan (CDP)Grayndler Labor Anthony Albanese Michael Armani (Lib) Katherine Cummings Warren Webb Sean Roberts Ning Gao (Unity)Sylvia Hale (NAN)Michael Karadjis (DSL)Michael Robinson (CDP)John Ryder (NLP)Greenway Labor Frank Mossfield Mathew Cross (Lib) Peter Reddy Bill Nixon Jocelyn Howden Bob Bawden (CDP)Reynolds Bonuedi (Unity)Salvinder Dhillon (Ind)Gwydir National Anne Murnain John Anderson (Nat) Ken Graham Bob Johns Gary Edwards (Ind)Derrick Paxton (CDP)Jim Perrett (Ind)Hughes Liberal David Hill Danna Vale (Lib) Adrian Blackburn Reginald Lowder Jo-Anne Lentern Jim Bowen (ACS)Martin Heald (RPA)Suthep Kunathai (Unity)Jim McGoldrick (Ind)Hume National Mick Veitch Christine Ferguson (Nat)Alby Schultz* (Lib) Greg Butler Wayne Hickson Jan Green Dave Cox (Ind)Philip Fowler (Ind)Jean McClung (CEC)Hunter Labor Joel Fitzgibbon Rob Macaulay (Nat)Cherrilyn McLean (Lib) Rod Bennison Darren Culley James Ryan Terry Cook (SEP)Ann Lawler (CEC)Peter Meddows (AFP)Kingsford-Smith Labor Laurie Brereton Tio Faulkner (Lib) Allan Caswell Jack McEwen Murray Matson Vladimir Goryachev (Ind)Tatiana Haralambous (Unity)Lindsay Liberal Cathy O'Toole Jackie Kelly (Lib) Stephen Lear Rick Putra Lesley Edwards Sidney Acker (Unity)Dion Bailey (Ind)Jean Eykamp (CDP)Steve Grim-Reaper (Ind)F Ivor (Ind)David Lipman (Ind)Lowe Liberal John Murphy Robert Lee (Lib) Jeff Meikle John Wright Natasha Verco Owen Davies (CDP)Giancarlo Maisano (Ind)Vince Sicari (NAN)Gary Wilkinson (NLP)Chris Wong (Unity)Paul Zammit (Ind)Lyne National Vicki Grieves Mark Vaile (Nat) Allan Quartly Ray Danton Carrie Jacobi Graeme Muldoon (CEC)Terrence Simms (Ind)Barry Watts (CDP)Macarthur Liberal Michael Banasik John Fahey (Lib) Anthony Kaufmann Damian Alm Michelle Wood Mackellar Liberal Nick Lorentzen Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) Vicki Dimond John Webeck Trevor Ockenden Stephen Doric (NLP)Bob Ellis (Ind)Macquarie Liberal Maggie Deahm Kerry Bartlett (Lib) Jon Rickard Les Sheather Adele Doust Shirley Grigg (CTA)Michael Penny (NLP)Mitchell Liberal Anthony Ellard Alan Cadman (Lib) Helen McAuliffe Stephen Burke Cindy Taylor Ken Gregory (CDP)Michael Lyons (NLP)Ilo Uzonoski (Unity)Newcastle(deferred)Labor Allan Morris Clive Jensen (Lib) Kaye Westbury [died] Kate Taylor Liz Rene Greg Bludworth (CDP)Andrew Brown (Ind)Geoff Payne (DSL)Newcastle(supplementary) Stephen Bisgrove Carrie Jacobi Peter Boyd (Ind)Greg Budworth (CDP)Harry Criticos (Ind)Tony King (CEC)Geoff Payne (DSL)Ivan Welsh (Ind)Harry Williams (PLP)New England National Pat Dixon Peter Monley (Lib)Stuart St. Clair* (Nat) Rebekah Grindlay Victor Weare James Cronin Frances Letters (NLP)David Morton (Ind)Graham Nuttall (Ind)Oriel Pearce (CDP)North Sydney Liberal Julie Owens Joe Hockey (Lib) Anthony Spain John Hockley Andrew Woodroffe Roger Bourne (CDP)Henry Pong (Unity)Glenn Russell (NLP)Page National Joy Mathews Ian Causley (Nat) Peter Wrightson Warren Wenban Nicole Rogers Doug Behn (Ind)Graham Clausen (CDP)Kath O'Driscoll (DSL)Parkes National Barry Brebner Tony Lawler* (Nat)Scott MacDougall (Lib) David Burton Donald McNaught Robert Wilson (Ind)Parramatta Liberal Paul Elliott Ross Cameron (Lib) Peter Mulligan Ian Hale Peter Wright John Cogger (NLP)Peter Consandine (RPA)Dee Jonsson (CDP)Tina Schembri (Ind)Matthew Wong (Unity)Paterson Liberal Bob Horne Bob Baldwin (Lib) Geoffrey Rutledge Paul Fuller Jan Davis Andrew Buchan (Ind)Alison Dellit (DSL)Anthony King (CEC)Michelle Moffat (Ind)David Murray (CDP)Paul Unger (Ind)Prospect Labor Janice Crosio Nahid Aziz (Lib) Manny Poularas John Hutchinson Chris Harris Linda Cogger (NLP)Somchai Tongsumrith (Unity)Reid Labor Laurie Ferguson Alma Freame (Lib) David Poularas Shane O'Connor Jamie Thompson John Ananin (CDP)Rupen Savoulian (DSL)Penny Tongsumrith (Unity)Richmond National Neville Newell Larry Anthony (Nat) Peter Cullen John Penhaligon Tom Tabart Alan DeVendra (Ind)Helen Patterson (NLP)Leo Piek (Ind)Riverina National Peter Hargreaves Kay Hull* (Nat)David Kibbey (Lib) Rosemary Gillies David Barton Denis Collins (Ind)Robertson Liberal Belinda Neal Jim Lloyd (Lib) Andrew Penfold Kevin Glancy Ian McKenzie Marie Ashburn (Unity)Shortland Labor Jill Hall Peter Craig (Lib) Aysha Pollnitz Ron Gardnir Rebecca Moroney Ivan Welsh (Ind)Sydney Labor Tanya Plibersek Bruce Morrow (Lib) Ben Hanson Warren Hensley Jenny Ryde Flavia Abdurahman (Unity)Denis Doherty (Ind)Michael Lippmann (NLP)Anna Lunsmann (NAN)Jenny Munro (Ind)John Percy (DSL)Throsby Labor Colin Hollis Charlie Mifsud (Lib) Ann Barry Dan Orr Karla Sperling Brian Hughes (CDP)Peter Stavropoulos (SEP)Warringah Liberal Julie Heraghty Tony Abbott (Lib) Brett Paterson Janne Lindrum Keelah Lam Tony Allen (ACS)Heath Johnstone (CDP)Ines Judd (NLP)Watson Labor Leo McLeay Joe Rafferty (Lib) Amelia Gavagnin Newman Claire Wright Caroline Toomey Zahir Abdurahman (Unity)Murray Peterson (CDP)Wentworth Liberal Paul Pearce Andrew Thomson (Lib) Margaret Collings Waverney Ford Tom McLoughlin Alan Jacobs (Unity)Dezi Koster (NLP)Werriwa Labor Mark Latham Andrew Thorn (Lib) James Cockayne John Hyslop Vicki Kearney Sharynne Freeman (Ind)Ibrahim Peck (Unity)
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCLP candidateDemocrats candidateOne Nation candidateGreens candidateOther candidates Northern Territory CLP Warren Snowdon Nick Dondas Craig Seiler Peter Schirmer Ilana Eldridge Barry Nattrass (Ind)Natalie Zirngast (DSL)
Queensland