List of Australian Greens parliamentarians

This is a list of Australian Greens Members of Parliament, past and present, for Federal, State and Territory Parliaments of Australia.

The Greens are currently represented in the Australian House of Representatives, the Australian Senate, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the Victorian Legislative Council, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the Western Australian Legislative Council, the South Australian Legislative Council, the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Greens have previously been represented in the South Australian House of Assembly and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

List by Parliament

Federal

Senate

House of Representatives

Australian Capital Territory

Legislative Assembly

New South Wales

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Queensland

Legislative Assembly


South Australia

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Tasmania

House of Assembly

Victoria

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Western Australia

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

List by length of term

Name Term Length of Term Chamber

Senator Bob Brown

January 1983 – February 1993 10 years, 68 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
July 1996 - June 2012 15 years, 350 days Senate (Tasmania)

Senator Christine Milne

May 1989 – August 1998 9 years, 108 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
July 2005 – August 2015 10 years, 40 days Senate (Tasmania)
Senator Lee Rhiannon March 1999 – July 2010 11 years, 114 days New South Wales Legislative Council
July 2011 – August 2018 7 years, 45 days Senate (New South Wales)
Senator Nick McKim July 2002 – August 2015 13 years, 15 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
August 2015 – present 3 years, 54 days Senate (Tasmania)
Giz Watson MLC May 1997 – May 2013 15 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Ian Cohen MLC March 1995 - March 2011 15 years, 344 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Peg Putt MHA February 1993 – July 2008 15 years, 127 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Robin Chapple MLC May 2001 - May 2005 3 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
May 2009 – present 9 years, 143 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Senator Rachel Siewert July 2005 – present 13 years, 103 days Senate (Western Australia)
Kim Booth MHA July 2002 – June 2015 12 years, 304 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Mark Parnell MLC March 2006 – present 12 years, 208 days South Australian Legislative Council
Sue Pennicuik MLC November 2006 – present 11 years, 321 days Victorian Legislative Council
Jim Scott MLC May 1993 – January 2005 11 years, 249 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Tim Morris MHA July 2002 - March 2014 11 years, 238 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Colleen Hartland MLC November 2006 – February 2018 11 years, 75 days Victorian Legislative Council
Greg Barber MLC November 2006 – September 2017 10 years, 307 days Victorian Legislative Council
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young July 2008 – present 10 years, 103 days Senate (South Australia)
Cassy O'Connor MHA July 2008 – present 10 years, 97 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Senator Dee Margetts July 1993 – July 1999 5 years, 364 days Senate (Western Australia)
May 2001 – May 2005 3 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Shane Rattenbury MLA October 2008 – present 9 years, 359 days Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Kerrie Tucker MLA February 1995 – October 2004 9 years, 241 days ACT Legislative Assembly
Di Hollister MHA May 1989 – August 1998 9 years, 108 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Gerry Bates MHA February 1986 – May 1995 9 years, 85 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
John Kaye MLC March 2007 – May 2016 9 years, 39 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Senator Scott Ludlam July 2008 – July 2017 9 years, 13 days Senate (Western Australia)
Tammy Franks MLC March 2010 – present 8 years, 206 days South Australian Legislative Council
Lynn MacLaren MLC February 2005 – May 2005 95 days Western Australian Legislative Council
May 2009 – May 2017 7 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Adam Bandt MHR August 2010 – present 8 years, 52 days House of Representatives (Melbourne, VIC)
David Shoebridge MLC September 2010 – present 8 years, 35 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Chrissy Sharp MLC May 1997 – May 2005 7 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Jamie Parker MLA March 2011 – present 7 years, 200 days New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Balmain)
Jeremy Buckingham MLC March 2011 – present 7 years, 200 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Sylvia Hale MLC March 2003 – September 2010 7 years, 168 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Senator Richard Di Natale July 2011 – present 7 years, 103 days Senate (Victoria)
Lance Armstrong MHA May 1989 – February 1996 7 years, 11 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson June 2012 – present 6 years, 114 days Senate (Tasmania)
Senator Larissa Waters July 2011 – July 2017 6 years, 17 days Senate (Queensland)
September 2018 - present 36 days Senate (Queensland)
Senator Kerry Nettle July 2002 – July 2008 5 years, 365 days Senate (New South Wales)
Caroline Le Couteur MLA October 2008 – October 2012 4 years, 2 days ACT Legislative Assembly
October 2016 – present 1 year, 362 days ACT Legislative Assembly
Jan Barham MLC March 2011 – February 2017 5 years, 324 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Alison Xamon MLC May 2009 – May 2013 3 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
May 2017 – present 1 year, 143 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Senator Mehreen Faruqi June 2013 – August 2018 5 years, 56 days New South Wales Legislative Council
August 2018 – present 58 days Senate (New South Wales)
Senator Christabel Chamarette March 1992 – June 1996 4 years, 110 days Senate (Western Australia)
Senator Janet Rice July 2014 – present 4 years, 103 days Senate (Victoria)
Senator Penny Wright July 2011 - September 2015 4 years, 70 days Senate (South Australia)
Deb Foskey MLA October 2004 – October 2008 4 years, 4 days ACT Legislative Assembly
Amanda Bresnan MLA October 2008 – October 2012 4 years, 2 days ACT Legislative Assembly
Meredith Hunter MLA October 2008 – October 2012 4 years, 2 days ACT Legislative Assembly
Paul Llewellyn MLC May 2005 - May 2009 3 years, 364 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Paul O'Halloran MHA March 2010 - March 2014 3 years, 360 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Ellen Sandell MLA November 2014 – present 3 years, 317 days Legislative Assembly of Victoria (Melbourne)
Sam Hibbins MLA November 2014 – present 3 years, 317 days Legislative Assembly of Victoria (Prahran)
Nina Springle MLC November 2014 – present 3 years, 317 days Victorian Legislative Council
Samantha Dunn MLC November 2014 – present 3 years, 317 days Victorian Legislative Council
Jenny Leong MLA March 2015 – present 3 years, 198 days New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Newtown)
Tamara Smith MLA March 2015 – present 3 years, 198 days New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Ballina)
Michael Foley MHA May 1995 – August 1998 3 years, 115 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Rosalie Woodruff MHA August 2015 – present 3 years, 56 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Kris Hanna MHA February 2003 – February 2006 3 years, 6 days South Australian House of Assembly (Mitchell)
Lucy Horodny MLA February 1995 – February 1998 3 years ACT Legislative Assembly
Cate Faehrmann MLC September 2010 - June 2013 2 years, 284 days New South Wales Legislative Council
August 2018 - present 58 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Andrea Dawkins MHA June 2015 – March 2018 2 years, 284 days Tasmanian House of Assembly
Justin Field MLC August 2016 - present 2 years, 50 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Michael Organ MHR October 2002 – October 2004 1 year, 355 days House of Representatives (Cunningham, NSW)
Dawn Walker MLC February 2017 - present 1 year, 232 days New South Wales Legislative Council
Senator Jo Vallentine July 1990 – January 1992 1 year, 214 days Senate (Western Australia)
Tim Clifford May 2017 – present 1 year, 143 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Diane Evers May 2017 – present 1 year, 143 days Western Australian Legislative Council
Samantha Ratnam MLC October 2017 – present 358 days Victorian Legislative Council
Adele Carles MLA May 2009 – May 2010 355 days Western Australian Legislative Assembly (Fremantle)
Senator Jordon Steele-John November 2017 - present 333 days Senate (Western Australia)
Lidia Thorpe MLA November 2017 – present 328 days Legislative Assembly of Victoria (Northcote)
Michael Berkman MLA November 2017 – present 321 days Legislative Assembly of Queensland (Maiwar)
Senator Andrew Bartlett November 2017 - August 2018 287 days Senate (Queensland)
Senator Robert Simms September 2015 – July 2016 284 days Senate (South Australia)
Huong Truong MLC February 2018 - present 233 days Victorian Legislative Council
Ronan Lee MLA October 2008 – March 2009 166 days Legislative Assembly of Queensland (Indooroopilly)

Greens Representation from Year to Year

The table below represents the parliamentary representation of Greens politicians from 1983 to the present. Bob Brown was the first elected Greens representative, initially elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1983. He was joined by Gerry Bates in 1986. In the second half of 2018, the number of Greens representatives stands at 37.

Parliamentary Representation of The Greens
Federal Tasmania Western Australia ACT New South Wales South Australia Victoria Queensland NT Total
1983 1 1
1986 2 2
1989 5 5
1990 1 5 6
1993 2 5 1 8
1995 2 5 1 2 1 11
1996 2 4 1 2 1 10
1997 2 4 3 2 1 12
1998 2 1 3 1 1 8
1999 1 1 3 1 2 8
2001 1 1 5 1 2 10
2002 3 4 5 1 2 15
2003 3 4 5 1 3 1 17
2004 2 4 5 1 3 1 16
2005 4 4 2 1 3 1 15
2006 4 4 2 1 3 1 3 18
2007 4 4 2 1 4 1 3 19
2008 5 4 2 4 4 1 3 1 24
2009 5 4 5 4 4 1 3 26
2010 6 5 4 4 4 2 3 28
2011 10 5 4 4 6 2 3 34
2012 10 5 4 1 6 2 3 31
2013 10 5 2 1 6 2 3 29
2014 11 3 2 1 6 2 7 32
2015 11 3 2 1 8 2 7 34
2016 10 3 2 2 8 2 7 34
2017 10 3 4 2 8 2 8 1 38
2018 10 2 4 2 8 2 8 1 37

Note: In 1998, the number of members per electorate in the Tasmanian House of Assembly was reduced from seven to five, reducing the Greens' representation from 4 to 1. The Greens' representation has since recovered.

Note: In 2001, the Western Australian Greens' representation spiked as a result of favourable preferences from other parties.

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