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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2022 Australian federal election held on 21 May 2022.[1] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states begin on 1 July 2022. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 21 May 2022.[2]
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Leadership
Presiding officers
| Office | Party | Officer | State | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Labor | Sue Lines | WA | 26 July 2022 | |
| Deputy President and Chair of Committees | Liberal | Andrew McLachlan | SA | 26 July 2022 | |
Government leadership
- Leader of the Government: Penny Wong
- Deputy Leader of the Government: Don Farrell
- Chief Government Whip: Anne Urquhart
- Deputy Government Whips: Raff Ciccone & Louise Pratt
- Manager of Government Business: Katy Gallagher
Opposition leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Simon Birmingham
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Michaelia Cash
- Chief Opposition Whip: Wendy Askew
- Deputy Opposition Whips: Paul Scarr & Matt O'Sullivan
- Manager of Opposition Business: Anne Ruston
List of senators
| Senator | Party | State/Territory | End term | Years in office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penny Allman-Payne (born 1970) |
Greens | Queensland | 2028 | 2022—current | ||
|
Alex Antic (born 1974) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2025 | 2019—current | ||
| Wendy Askew (born 1963) |
Liberal | Tasmania | 2028 | 2019—current | |||
|
Tim Ayres (born 1973) |
Labor | New South Wales | 2025 | 2019—current | ||
| Ralph Babet (born 1983) |
United Australia | Victoria | 2028 | 2022—current | |||
| Catryna Bilyk (born 1959) |
Labor | Tasmania | 2025 | 2008—current | |||
|
Simon Birmingham (born 1974) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2028 | 2007—current | ||
|
Andrew Bragg (born 1984) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2025 | 2019—current | ||
| Slade Brockman (born 1970) |
Liberal | Western Australia | 2025 | 2017—current | |||
|
Carol Brown (born 1963) |
Labor | Tasmania | 2025 | 2005—current | ||
| Ross Cadell (born 1969) |
National | New South Wales | 2028 | 2022—current | |||
|
Matt Canavan (born 1980) |
Liberal National [g] | Queensland | 2028 | 2014—current | ||
|
Michaelia Cash (born 1970) |
Liberal | Western Australia | 2028 | 2008—current | ||
| Claire Chandler (born 1990) |
Liberal | Tasmania | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Anthony Chisholm (born 1978) |
Labor | Queensland | 2028 | 2016—current | ||
|
Raff Ciccone (born 1983) |
Labor | Victoria | 2025 | 2019—current | ||
|
Richard Colbeck (born 1958) |
Liberal | Tasmania | 2025 | 2002–2016, 2018—current | ||
|
Dorinda Cox (born 1976) |
Greens | Western Australia | 2028 | 2021—current | ||
| Perin Davey (born 1972) |
National | New South Wales | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Pat Dodson (born 1948) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2025 | 2016–2024 | ||
|
Jonathon Duniam (born 1982) |
Liberal | Tasmania | 2028 | 2016—current | ||
|
Don Farrell (born 1954) |
Labor | South Australia | 2028 | 2008–2014, 2016—current | ||
|
Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963) |
Greens | New South Wales | 2025 | 2018—current | ||
|
David Fawcett (born 1963) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2025 | 2011—current | ||
|
Katy Gallagher (born 1970) |
Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 2025 | 2015–2018, 2019—current | ||
| Varun Ghosh (born 1985) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2025 | 2024—current | |||
| Nita Green (born 1983) |
Labor | Queensland | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
| Karen Grogan (born ?) |
Labor | South Australia | 2025 | 2021—current | |||
|
Pauline Hanson (born 1954) |
One Nation | Queensland | 2028 | 2016—current | ||
|
Sarah Hanson-Young (born 1981) |
Greens | South Australia | 2025 | 2008—current | ||
|
Sarah Henderson (born 1964) |
Liberal | Victoria | 2028 | 2019—current | ||
| Hollie Hughes (born 1975) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
| Jane Hume (born 1971) |
Liberal | Victoria | 2025 | 2016—current | |||
| Maria Kovacic [b] (born 1970) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2028 | 2023—current | |||
|
Jacqui Lambie (born 1971) |
Lambie | Tasmania | 2025 | 2014–2017, 2019—current | ||
| Kerrynne Liddle (born 1967) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2028 | 2022—current | |||
|
Sue Lines (born 1953) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2028 | 2013—current | ||
|
Jenny McAllister (born 1973) |
Labor | New South Wales | 2028 | 2015—current | ||
|
Malarndirri McCarthy (born 1970) |
Labor | Northern Territory | 2025 | 2016—current | ||
| Susan McDonald (born 1970) |
Liberal National [g] | Queensland | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
James McGrath (born 1974) |
Liberal National [h] | Queensland | 2028 | 2014—current | ||
|
Bridget McKenzie (born 1969) |
National | Victoria | 2028 | 2011—current | ||
|
Nick McKim (born 1965) |
Greens | Tasmania | 2025 | 2015—current | ||
|
Andrew McLachlan (born 1966) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2028 | 2020—current | ||
| Jim Molan [b] (1950-2023) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2028 | 2017–2019, 2019–2023 | |||
|
Deborah O'Neill (born 1961) |
Labor | New South Wales | 2028 | 2013—current | ||
| Matt O'Sullivan (born 1978) |
Liberal | Western Australia | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
James Paterson (born 1987) |
Liberal | Victoria | 2025 | 2016—current | ||
| Fatima Payman (born 1995) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2028 | 2022—current | |||
|
Marise Payne [e] (born 1964) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2028 | 1997–2023 | ||
|
Barbara Pocock (born 1955) |
Greens | South Australia | 2028 | 2022—current | ||
|
David Pocock (born 1988) |
Independent | Australian Capital Territory | 2025 | 2022—current | ||
|
Helen Polley (born 1957) |
Labor | Tasmania | 2028 | 2005—current | ||
|
Louise Pratt (born 1972) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2025 | 2008–2014, 2016—current | ||
|
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (born 1981) |
Country Liberal [i] | Northern Territory | 2025 | 2022—current | ||
| Gerard Rennick (born 1970) |
Liberal National [h] | Queensland | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Linda Reynolds CSC (born 1965) |
Liberal | Western Australia | 2025 | 2014—current | ||
|
Janet Rice (born 1960) |
Greens | Victoria | 2025 | 2014—current | ||
|
Malcolm Roberts (born 1955) |
One Nation | Queensland | 2025 | 2016–2017, 2019—current | ||
|
Anne Ruston (born 1963) |
Liberal | South Australia | 2025 | 2012—current | ||
| Paul Scarr (born 1969) |
Liberal National [h] | Queensland | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Dave Sharma [e] (born 1975) |
Liberal | New South Wales | 2028 | 2023—current | ||
| Tony Sheldon (born 1961) |
Labor | New South Wales | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
David Shoebridge (born 1971) |
Greens | New South Wales | 2028 | 2022—current | ||
| Dean Smith (born 1969) |
Liberal | Western Australia | 2028 | 2012—current | |||
| Marielle Smith (born 1986) |
Labor | South Australia | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Jordon Steele-John (born 1994) |
Greens | Western Australia | 2025 | 2017—current | ||
|
Glenn Sterle (born 1960) |
Labor | Western Australia | 2028 | 2005—current | ||
|
Jana Stewart (born 1987) |
Labor | Victoria | 2028 | 2022—current | ||
|
Lidia Thorpe (born 1973) |
Greens / Independent[c] | Victoria | 2028 | 2020—current | ||
| Tammy Tyrrell (born 1970) |
Lambie / | Tasmania | 2028 | 2022—current | |||
| Anne Urquhart (born 1957) |
Labor | Tasmania | 2028 | 2011—current | |||
| David Van (born 1964) |
Liberal / Independent[d] | Victoria | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
| Jess Walsh (born 1971) |
Labor | Victoria | 2025 | 2019—current | |||
|
Larissa Waters (born 1977) |
Greens | Queensland | 2025 | 2011–2017, 2018—current | ||
|
Murray Watt (born 1973) |
Labor | Queensland | 2028 | 2016—current | ||
|
Peter Whish-Wilson (born 1968) |
Greens | Tasmania | 2028 | 2012—current | ||
| Linda White (1960–2024) |
Labor | Victoria | 2028 | 2022—2024 | |||
|
Penny Wong (born 1968) |
Labor | South Australia | 2028 | 2002—current | ||
Changes of composition
Party composition
Over the course of the 47th Parliament, changes in membership resulted in changes to party composition, which are summarised below.
| Affiliation | Party (shading shows control)
|
Total | Vacant | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRN | ALP | IND | CA | REX | JLN | LPA | NPA | LDP | ON | UAP | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 9 | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 76 | 0 |
| Begin (26 July 2022) | 12 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 26 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 76 | 0 | |
| 16 January 2023[k] | 25 | 75 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 February 2023[l] | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 31 May 2023[k] | 26 | 76 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 17 June 2023[m] | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 30 September 2023[n] | 24 | 75 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 26 November 2023[n] | 25 | 76 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 26 January 2024[o] | 25 | 75 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 February 2024[o] | 26 | 76 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 February 2024[p] | 25 | 75 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Latest voting share % | 14.47 | 32.89 | 3.94 | — | 2.63 | 40.79 | — | 2.63 | 1.31 | ||||
Membership changes
This table lists senators who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | |||
| New South Wales | Jim Molan | Liberal | Death | 16 January 2023 | 31 May 2023 | Maria Kovacic | Liberal | ||
| Victoria | Lidia Thorpe | Greens | Resignation from party | 6 February 2023 | Lidia Thorpe | Independent | |||
| Victoria | David Van | Liberal | Expulsion from party room | 15 June 2023 | David Van | Independent Liberal | |||
| Victoria | David Van | Independent Liberal | Resignation from party | 17 June 2023 | David Van | Independent | |||
| New South Wales | Marise Payne | Liberal | Resignation | 30 September 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Dave Sharma | Liberal | ||
| Western Australia | Pat Dodson | Labor | Resignation | 26 January 2024 | 1 February 2024 | Varun Ghosh | Labor | ||
| Victoria | Linda White | Labor | Death | 29 February 2024 | TBC | TBC | Labor | ||
| Tasmania | Tammy Tyrrell | Lambie | Resignation from party | 28 March 2024 | Tammy Tyrrell | Independent | |||
| Victoria | Janet Rice | Greens | Resignation | TBC | TBC | Steph Hodgins-May | Greens | ||
Notes
- ^ The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.
- ^ a b c Jim Molan died on 16 January 2023. Maria Kovacic was appointed to fill the vacancy on 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b Lidia Thorpe was a member of the Greens until she resigned from the Greens on 6 February 2023 to sit as an Independent.
- ^ a b David Van was expelled from the Liberal Party party room on 15 June 2023 before resigning from the party on 17 June 2023 to sit as an Independent.
- ^ a b c Marise Payne resigned on 30 September 2023. Former MP Dave Sharma was appointed to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2023.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were Molan died,[b] Thorpe resigned from the Greens,[c] Van resigned from the Liberal Party,[d] Payne resigned.[e]
- ^ a b Member of the LNP who sits with the National Party.
- ^ a b c Member of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.
- ^ Member of the CLP who sits with the National party.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Tyrrellwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Jim Molan, Liberal senator for Victoria, died in office on 16 January 2023. His successor, Maria Kovacic, was appointed as his replacement on 31 May 2023.
- ^ Lidia Thorpe, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Greens on 6 February 2023 and began sitting as an independent.
- ^ David Van, Senator for Victoria, resigned from the Liberal Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent.
- ^ a b Marise Payne, Liberal senator for New South Wales, resigned on 30 September 2023. Her successor, Dave Sharma, was appointed as her replacement on 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b Pat Dodson, Labor senator for Western Australia, resigned on 26 January 2024. His successor, Varun Ghosh, was appointed as his replacement on 1 February 2024.
- ^ Linda White, Labor senator for Victoria, died in officed on 29 February 2024. Her successor will be appointed as her replacement at a later date.
References
- ^ "Senate Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Odgers' Australian Senate Practice. Parliament of Australia.[a][f]
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This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 07:56