Independent Members

1996

Independent Members of the House of Representatives 1996 5 members
No.	Name	Division, State	First Elected
1	Andren, Peter James	Calare, NSW	1996
2	Campbell, Graeme	Kalgoorlie, WA	1980 (ALP to 30-11-95)
3	Filing, Paul Anthony	Moore, WA	1990 (LP to 1995)
4	Hanson, Pauline Lee	Oxley, Qld	1996 (disendorsed by LP, 1996)
5	Rocher, Allan Charles	Curtin, WA	1981 (LP to 1995, Senator 1978-81)

Note: Of these 5 members, only Peter Andren can be classed as genuinely independent. The other 4 were all previously members of political parties:

Graeme Campbell, elected 6 times since 1980 as the ALP member for Kalgoorlie. Following criticisms of Prime Minister Paul Keating on a range of issues, Campbell was expelled from the ALP.
Paul Filing, elected twice as the Liberal member for Moore, lost his pre-selection in 1995 and resigned from the party.
Allan Rocher, elected 6 times since 1981 as the Liberal member for Curtin, lost his pre-selection in 1995 and resigned from the party.
Pauline Hanson was pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for Oxley. She was dis-endorsed during the election campaign, following statements she made about Aborigines. She remained on the ballot paper as the Liberal candidate.

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