Senate composition at 1 July 2011
Government (31) - (8 seat minority)
Labor (31)
Opposition (34)
Liberal (24)
Liberal National (6)
National Party (3)
Country Liberal (1)
Crossbench (11)
Greens (9)
Democratic Labour (1)
Independent (Xenophon) (1)
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate between 2011 and 2014.[1] Half of the state senators had been elected at the November 2007 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2014; the other half of the state senators were elected at the August 2010 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2017. The territory senators were elected at the August 2010 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was September 2013. The new Senate first met in July 2011, with state senators elected in 2010 sworn in on 4 July 2011.
| Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 2017 | 1994–2022 | |
| Judith Adams [a] | Liberal | Western Australia | 2017 | 2005–2012 | |
| Mark Arbib [b] | Labor | New South Wales | 2014 | 2008–2012 | |
| Chris Back | Liberal | Western Australia | 2017 | 2009–2017 | |
| Cory Bernardi | Liberal | South Australia | 2014 | 2006–2020 | |
| Catryna Bilyk | Labor | Tasmania | 2014 | 2008–present | |
| Simon Birmingham | Liberal | South Australia | 2014 | 2007–present | |
| Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2014 | 1996–2014 | |
| Ron Boswell | Liberal National [c] | Queensland | 2014 | 1983–2014 | |
| Sue Boyce | Liberal National [d] | Queensland | 2014 | 2007–2014 | |
| George Brandis | Liberal National [d] | Queensland | 2017 | 2000–2018 | |
| Bob Brown [e] | Greens | Tasmania | 2014 | 1996–2012 | |
| Carol Brown | Labor | Tasmania | 2014 | 2005–present | |
| David Bushby | Liberal | Tasmania | 2017 | 2007–2019 | |
| Doug Cameron | Labor | New South Wales | 2014 | 2008–2019 | |
| Bob Carr [b][f] | Labor | New South Wales | 2014 | 2012–2013 | |
| Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 2017 | 1993–2022 | |
| Michaelia Cash | Liberal | Western Australia | 2014 | 2008–present | |
| Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Tasmania | 2014 | 2002–2016, 2018–present | |
| Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 2014 | 1995–2005, 2008–2019 | |
| Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 2017 | 1996–2016 | |
| Helen Coonan [g] | Liberal | New South Wales | 2014 | 1996–2011 | |
| Mathias Cormann | Liberal | Western Australia | 2017 | 2008–2020 | |
| Trish Crossin [h] | Labor | Northern Territory | 2013 [i] | 1998–2013 | |
| Sam Dastyari [j] | Labor | New South Wales | 2017 | 2013–2018 | |
| Richard Di Natale | Greens | Victoria | 2017 | 2011–2020 | |
| Sean Edwards | Liberal | South Australia | 2017 | 2011–2016 | |
| Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2014 | 1996–2014 | |
| Chris Evans [k] | Labor | Western Australia | 2017 | 1993–2013 | |
| Don Farrell | Labor | South Australia | 2014 | 2008–2014, 2016–present | |
| John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 2017 | 1989–2015 | |
| David Fawcett | Liberal | South Australia | 2017 | 2011–present | |
| David Feeney [l] | Labor | Victoria | 2014 | 2008–2013 | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | New South Wales | 2017 | 2005–2022 | |
| Mitch Fifield | Liberal | Victoria | 2014 | 2004–2019 | |
| Mary Jo Fisher [m] | Liberal | South Australia | 2017 | 2007–2012 | |
| Mark Furner | Labor | Queensland | 2014 | 2008–2014 | |
| Alex Gallacher | Labor | South Australia | 2017 | 2011–2021 | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens | South Australia | 2014 | 2008–present | |
| Bill Heffernan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2017 | 1996–2016 | |
| John Hogg | Labor | Queensland | 2014 | 1996–2014 | |
| Gary Humphries [n] | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 2013 [i] | 2003–2013 | |
| David Johnston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2014 | 2002–2016 | |
| Barnaby Joyce [o] | Liberal National [c] | Queensland | 2017 | 2005–2013 | |
| Helen Kroger | Liberal | Victoria | 2014 | 2008–2014 | |
| Sue Lines [k] | Labor | Western Australia | 2017 | 2013–present | |
| Scott Ludlam | Greens | Western Australia | 2014 | 2008–2017 | |
| Joe Ludwig | Labor | Queensland | 2017 | 1999–2016 | |
| Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 2013 [i] | 1996–2015 | |
| Ian Macdonald | Liberal National [d] | Queensland | 2014 | 1990–2019 | |
| John Madigan | Democratic Labour | Victoria | 2017 | 2011–2016 | |
| Gavin Marshall | Labor | Victoria | 2014 | 2002–2019 | |
| Brett Mason | Liberal National [d] | Queensland | 2017 | 1999–2015 | |
| Anne McEwen | Labor | South Australia | 2017 | 2005–2016 | |
| Bridget McKenzie | National | Victoria | 2017 | 2011–present | |
| Jan McLucas | Labor | Queensland | 2017 | 1999–2016 | |
| Christine Milne | Greens | Tasmania | 2017 | 2005–2015 | |
| Claire Moore | Labor | Queensland | 2014 | 2002–2019 | |
| Fiona Nash | National | New South Wales | 2017 | 2005–2017 | |
| Deborah O'Neill [f] | Labor | New South Wales | 2014 | 2013–present | |
| Barry O'Sullivan [o] | Liberal National [c] | Queensland | 2017 | 2014–2019 | |
| Marise Payne | Liberal | New South Wales | 2014 | 1997–2023 | |
| Stephen Parry | Liberal | Tasmania | 2017 | 2005–2017 | |
| Nova Peris [h] | Labor | Northern Territory | 2016 [p] | 2013–2016 | |
| Helen Polley | Labor | Tasmania | 2017 | 2005–present | |
| Louise Pratt | Labor | Western Australia | 2014 | 2008–2014, 2016–present | |
| Lee Rhiannon | Greens | New South Wales | 2017 | 2011–2018 | |
| Michael Ronaldson | Liberal | Victoria | 2017 | 2005–2016 | |
| Anne Ruston [m] | Liberal | South Australia | 2017 | 2012–present | |
| Scott Ryan | Liberal | Victoria | 2014 | 2008–2021 | |
| Nigel Scullion | Country Liberal [q] | Northern Territory | 2013 [i] | 2001–2019 | |
| Zed Seselja [n] | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 2016 [p] | 2013–2022 | |
| Nick Sherry [r] | Labor | Tasmania | 2014 | 1990–2012 | |
| Rachel Siewert | Greens | Western Australia | 2017 | 2005–2021 | |
| Lisa Singh | Labor | Tasmania | 2017 | 2011–2019 | |
| Arthur Sinodinos [g] | Liberal | New South Wales | 2014 | 2011–2019 | |
| Dean Smith [a] | Liberal | Western Australia | 2017 | 2012–present | |
| Ursula Stephens | Labor | New South Wales | 2014 | 2002–2014 | |
| Glenn Sterle | Labor | Western Australia | 2017 | 2005–present | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite [j] | Labor | New South Wales | 2017 | 2011–2013 | |
| Lin Thorp [r] | Labor | Tasmania | 2014 | 2012–2014 | |
| Mehmet Tillem [l] | Labor | Victoria | 2014 | 2013–2014 | |
| Anne Urquhart | Labor | Tasmania | 2017 | 2011–present | |
| Larissa Waters | Greens | Queensland | 2017 | 2011–2017, 2018–present | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson [e] | Greens | Tasmania | 2014 | 2012–present | |
| John Williams | National | New South Wales | 2014 | 2008–2019 | |
| Penny Wong | Labor | South Australia | 2014 | 2002–present | |
| Penny Wright | Greens | South Australia | 2017 | 2011–2015 | |
| Nick Xenophon | Independent | South Australia | 2014 | 2008–2017 | |
Notes edit
- ^ a b Western Australian Senator Judith Adams died of breast cancer on 31 March 2012. The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dean Smith as her replacement on 2 May 2012.[2]
- ^ a b New South Wales Labor Senator Mark Arbib resigned on 5 March 2012.[3] Former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr was appointed as his replacement on 6 March 2012.[4]
- ^ a b c There is no separate LNP party room. Senators Boswell, Joyce and O'Sullivan sat in the National party room.
- ^ a b c d There is no separate LNP party room. Senators Boyce, Brandis, Mason and Macdonald sat in the Liberal party room.
- ^ a b Tasmanian Greens Senator Bob Brown resigned on 15 June 2012. The Parliament of Tasmania appointed Peter Whish-Wilson as his replacement on 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b New South Wales Labor Senator Bob Carr resigned on 24 October 2013, after the election in September 2013, creating two vacancies, the balance of his term & the new term starting on 1 July 2014. On 13 November 2013 Deborah O'Neill, who had lost her House of Representatives seat at the 2013 federal election, was appointed to the vacancy from 24 October 2013 to 30 June 2014. On 2 July 2013 O'Neill was appointed to the vacancy in the new term starting 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b New South Wales Liberal Senator Helen Coonan resigned on 22 August 2011. Arthur Sinodinos was appointed as her replacement on 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b Northern Territory Labor Senator Trish Crossin was succeeded at the 2013 election by party colleague Nova Peris who assumed her seat immediately under electoral law.
- ^ a b c d The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was September 2013.
- ^ a b New South Wales Labor Senator Matt Thistlethwaite resigned on 9 August to contest the House of Representatives seat of Kingsford Smith.Sam Dastyari was appointed as his replacement on 21 August.
- ^ a b Western Australian Labor Senator Chris Evans resigned on 12 April 2013. Sue Lines was appointed as his replacement on 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b Victorian Labor Senator David Feeney resigned on 12 August to contest the House of Representatives seat of Batman. Mehmet Tillem was appointed by the Victorian Parliament as Feeney's replacement on the same day.
- ^ a b South Australian Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher resigned on 14 August 2012. Anne Ruston was appointed as her replacement on 5 September 2012.[5]
- ^ a b Australian Capital Territory Liberal Senator Gary Humphries was succeeded at the 2013 election by party colleague Zed Seselja who assumed his seat immediately under electoral law.
- ^ a b Queensland LNP Senator Barnaby Joyce resigned on 8 August to contest the House of Representatives seat of New England at the 2013 federal election. The LNP nominated Barry O'Sullivan to fill Joyce's vacancy, however his appointment was delayed until 11 February 2014 due to his involvement in an investigation by the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
- ^ a b Elected as a territory Senator in 2013 for a term ending at the next dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was July 2016.
- ^ Northern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion sits as the sole representative of the Country Liberal Party, the local equivalent of both the National and Liberal parties. He sits in the National party room, and serves as the National Party deputy leader in the Senate.
- ^ a b Tasmanian Labor Senator Nick Sherry resigned on 1 June 2012. The Parliament of Tasmania appointed former state MLC Lin Thorp as his replacement on 20 June 2012.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Members of the Senate" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 4 July 2011. pp. ii–iii.
- ^ "Liberal senator loses battle with cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald - National Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Ireland, Judith; Wright, Jessica (27 February 2012). "Arbib resigns as minister and senator". The Sydney Morning Herald - National Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Bob Carr endorsed as NSW senator". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Ruston formally appointed to Senate". ABC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Nick Sherry will resign from the Senate on 1 June 2012". Multimedia Gippsland Times -. Gippsland Times. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.[permanent dead link]