Members of the Australian Senate, 2016–2019

Government (31)
Coalition
     Liberal (25)[lower-alpha 1]
     National (6)[lower-alpha 2]

Opposition (26)
     Labor (26)

Crossbench (19)
     Greens (9)
     One Nation (3)
     Xenophon (2)
     Katter's Australian (1)
     Justice (1)
     Liberal Democrat (1)
     Conservatives (1)
     Independent (1)
 

     

    This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2016 double dissolution election on 2 July 2016. All 76 senators were elected due to the election being the result of a double dissolution, and not an ordinary half-senate election. The terms of half of the senators representing each of the six states of Australia were allocated six-year terms ending on 30 June 2022 with the remainder allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 2019. The terms of senators from the states can only be truncated if another double dissolution election is called. The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.

    In accordance with section 13 of the Constitution,[1] it was left to the Senate to decide which Senators were allocated the full six-year terms ending on 30 June 2022 and which Senators were allocated three-year terms ending on 30 June 2019. The senate resolved that the first elected six of twelve Senators in each state would serve six-year terms, while the last six elected in each state would serve three-year terms. This was the Senate practice on the seven previous occasions that have required allocation of long and short terms.[2] In 1983 the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform had unanimously recommended an alternative "recount" method to reflect proportional representation,[3] and section 282 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act was inserted to provide for a recount on that basis.[4] This alternative method had been supported by both Labor and the Coalition in bipartisan senate resolutions passed in 1998[5] and 2010.[6] [7][2][8] Despite this, an agreement between Liberal's Mathias Cormann and Labor's Penny Wong led the Senate to choose the method that awarded longer, six year terms to Labor's Deborah O'Neill and Liberal's Scott Ryan at the expense of The Greens' Lee Rhiannon and the Justice Party's Derryn Hinch being allocated shorter, three year terms.[9][10][11]

    Senator Party State End term Years in office
    Hon. Eric Abetz LiberalTasmania20221994–present
    Fraser Anning [lower-alpha 3] One Nation/Independent/Katter's Australian PartyQueensland20192017–present
    Chris Back [lower-alpha 4] LiberalWestern Australia20192009–2017
    Andrew Bartlett [lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] GreensQueensland20191997–2008, 2017–2018
    Cory Bernardi   Liberal/Conservatives [lower-alpha 6]South Australia20222006–present
    Catryna Bilyk LaborTasmania20192008–present
    Hon. Simon Birmingham LiberalSouth Australia20222007–present
    Hon. George Brandis [lower-alpha 7] Liberal National [lower-alpha 8]Queensland20222000–2018
    Slade Brockman [lower-alpha 4] LiberalWestern Australia20192017–present
    Carol Brown LaborTasmania20192005–present
    Brian Burston One Nation/United Australia PartyNew South Wales20192016–present
    David Bushby LiberalTasmania2022[lower-alpha 9]2007–present
    Hon. Doug Cameron LaborNew South Wales20192008–present
    Hon. Matthew Canavan Liberal National [lower-alpha 10]Queensland20222014–present
    Hon. Kim Carr LaborVictoria20221993–present
    Hon. Michaelia Cash LiberalWestern Australia20222008–present
    Anthony Chisholm LaborQueensland20222016–present
    Hon. Richard Colbeck [lower-alpha 11] LiberalTasmania20192002–2016, 2018–present
    Hon. Jacinta Collins LaborVictoria20191995–2005, 2008–present
    Hon. Stephen Conroy [lower-alpha 12] LaborVictoria20221996–2016
    Hon. Mathias Cormann LiberalWestern Australia20222007–present
    Rod Culleton [lower-alpha 13] One Nation/Independent [lower-alpha 14]Western Australia20192016–2017
    Sam Dastyari [lower-alpha 15] LaborNew South Wales20222013–2018
    Bob Day [lower-alpha 16] Family FirstSouth Australia20192014–2016
    Richard Di Natale GreensVictoria20222011–present
    Pat Dodson LaborWestern Australia20192016–present
    Jonathon Duniam LiberalTasmania2022[lower-alpha 9]2016–present
    Hon. Don Farrell LaborSouth Australia20222008–2014, 2016–present
    Mehreen Faruqi [lower-alpha 17] GreensNew South Wales20192018–present
    David Fawcett LiberalSouth Australia20192011–present
    Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells LiberalNew South Wales2022[lower-alpha 9]2005–present
    Hon. Mitch Fifield LiberalVictoria20222004–present
    Alex Gallacher LaborSouth Australia20192011–present
    Katy Gallagher [lower-alpha 18] LaborAustralian Capital Territory[lower-alpha 19]2015–2018
    Peter Georgiou [lower-alpha 13] One NationWestern Australia20192017–present
    Lucy Gichuhi [lower-alpha 16] Family First/Independent/Liberal [lower-alpha 20]South Australia20192017–present
    Stirling Griff Xenophon/Centre AllianceSouth Australia20222016–present
    Pauline Hanson One NationQueensland20222016–present
    Sarah Hanson-Young GreensSouth Australia20192008–present
    Derryn Hinch JusticeVictoria20192016–present
    Jane Hume LiberalVictoria20192016–present
    Skye Kakoschke-Moore [lower-alpha 21] XenophonSouth Australia20192016–2017
    Kristina Keneally [lower-alpha 15] LaborNew South Wales20222018–present
    Chris Ketter LaborQueensland20192014–present
    Kimberley Kitching [lower-alpha 12] LaborVictoria20222016–present
    Jacqui Lambie[lower-alpha 22] LambieTasmania20222014–2017
    David Leyonhjelm Liberal DemocratsNew South Wales20192014–present
    Sue Lines LaborWestern Australia20222013–present
    Scott Ludlam [lower-alpha 23][lower-alpha 3] GreensWestern Australia20222008–2017
    Hon. Ian Macdonald Liberal National [lower-alpha 8]Queensland20191990–present
    Gavin Marshall LaborVictoria20192002–present
    Steve Martin [lower-alpha 22] Independent / NationalTasmania20192018–present
    Jenny McAllister LaborNew South Wales20222015–present
    Malarndirri McCarthy LaborNorthern Territory[lower-alpha 19]2016–present
    James McGrath Liberal National [lower-alpha 8]Queensland20222014–present
    Bridget McKenzie NationalVictoria20222011–present
    Nick McKim GreensTasmania20192015–present
    Jim Molan [lower-alpha 3] LiberalNew South Wales20192017–present
    Claire Moore LaborQueensland20192002–present
    Hon. Fiona Nash [lower-alpha 3] NationalNew South Wales20222005–2017
    Deborah O'Neill LaborNew South Wales20222013–present
    Barry O'Sullivan Liberal National [lower-alpha 10]Queensland20192014–present
    Hon. Stephen Parry [lower-alpha 11] LiberalTasmania20222005–2017
    James Paterson LiberalVictoria20192016–present
    Rex Patrick [lower-alpha 24] Xenophon/Centre AllianceSouth Australia20222017–present
    Hon. Marise Payne LiberalNew South Wales20221997–present
    Helen Polley LaborTasmania20222005–present
    Louise Pratt LaborWestern Australia20192008–2014, 2016–present
    Linda Reynolds LiberalWestern Australia20192014–present
    Lee Rhiannon [lower-alpha 17] GreensNew South Wales20192011–2018
    Janet Rice GreensVictoria20192014–present
    Malcolm Roberts [lower-alpha 3] One NationQueensland20192016–2017
    Hon. Anne Ruston LiberalSouth Australia20192012–present
    Hon. Scott Ryan LiberalVictoria20222008–present
    Hon. Nigel Scullion Country Liberal [lower-alpha 25]Northern Territory[lower-alpha 19]2001–present
    Zed Seselja LiberalAustralian Capital Territory[lower-alpha 19]2013–present
    Rachel Siewert GreensWestern Australia2022[lower-alpha 9]2005–present
    Hon. Lisa Singh LaborTasmania20192011–present
    Hon. Arthur Sinodinos LiberalNew South Wales20222011–present
    David Smith [lower-alpha 18] LaborAustralian Capital Territory[lower-alpha 19]2018–present
    Dean Smith LiberalWestern Australia20222012–present
    Jordon Steele-John [lower-alpha 3] GreensWestern Australia20192017–present
    Glenn Sterle LaborWestern Australia20222005–present
    Amanda Stoker [lower-alpha 7] Liberal National [lower-alpha 8]Queensland20222018–present
    Tim Storer [lower-alpha 21] IndependentSouth Australia20192018–present
    Anne Urquhart LaborTasmania20222011–present
    Larissa Waters [lower-alpha 26][lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] GreensQueensland20192011–2017, 2018–present
    Murray Watt LaborQueensland20222016–present
    Peter Whish-Wilson GreensTasmania20222012–present
    John Williams NationalNew South Wales20192008–present
    Hon. Penny Wong LaborSouth Australia20222002–present
    Nick Xenophon [lower-alpha 24] XenophonSouth Australia20222008–2017

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Three Liberal National Party senators sit in the Liberal party room.
    2. ↑ Two Liberal National Party senators and the single Country Liberal Party senator sit in the National party room.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 On 27 October 2017, the High Court of Australia ruled that Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash and Greens Senator Larissa Waters were held to be "incapable of being chosen" as Senators because they held foreign citizenship.[20] The High Court had previously held that the presence of a person whose election was void did not invalidate the proceedings of the Senate.[14] Their seats have been filled by a recount, which elected Jordon Steele-John, Fraser Anning and Andrew Bartlett, replacing Ludlam, Roberts and Waters respectively. Nash's replacement, Hollie Hughes, was referred to the full bench of the High Court, and was deemed ineligible under Section 44(iv). Jim Molan was elected on recount.[21]
    4. 1 2 Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Back resigned on 31 July 2017. Slade Brockman was appointed as his replacement on 16 August 2017.
    5. 1 2 On 27 August 2018, Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett resigned from the Senate to contest the lower house Division of Brisbane. Larissa Waters was appointed as his replacement on 6 September 2018.
    6. ↑ On 7 February 2017, Senator for South Australia Cory Bernardi resigned from the Liberal Party and founded the Australian Conservatives.[12]
    7. 1 2 Queensland LNP Senator George Brandis resigned on 8 February 2018. Amanda Stoker was appointed as his replacement on 21 March 2018.
    8. 1 2 3 4 These members of the Liberal National Party (Queensland) sit in the Liberal party room.
    9. 1 2 3 4 Term originally ended in 2019, but was extended to 2022 after resignations and recounts. Current term end dates can be found at
    10. 1 2 These members of the Liberal National Party (Queensland) sit in the National party room.
    11. 1 2 Tasmanian Liberal Senator and President of the Senate Stephen Parry resigned on 2 November 2017 from both positions after discovering he was a citizen of the United Kingdom, due to the recent High Court ruling that foreign citizens could not serve in parliament. Former Senator Richard Colbeck was declared duly elected by the High Court on 9 February 2018.
    12. 1 2 Victorian Labor Senator Stephen Conroy resigned on 30 September 2016. Kimberley Kitching was appointed as his replacement on 25 October 2016.
    13. 1 2 Western Australian Rod Culleton was declared bankrupt by the Federal Court of Australia on 11 January 2017, and as such was disqualified from being a Senator. The High Court subsequently held he was "incapable of being chosen" as a Senator as he was awaiting sentence on a criminal conviction.[13] The High Court had previously held that the presence of a person whose election was void did not invalidate the proceedings of the Senate.[14] Culleton's seat was filled by a recount, and on 10 March 2017 the High Court declared Peter Georgiou to be elected to the vacancy.
    14. ↑ Culleton resigned from the One Nation party on 18 December 2016.[15]
    15. 1 2 Labor Senator Sam Dastyari resigned on 25 January 2018. Kristina Keneally was appointed as his replacement on 14 February 2018.
    16. 1 2 South Australian Family First Senator Bob Day resigned on 1 November 2016. The High Court held on 5 April 2017 that Day was "incapable of being chosen" as a Senator as he had an indirect interest in an agreement with the Commonwealth.[16] The High Court had previously held that the presence of a person whose election was void did not invalidate the proceedings of the Senate.[14] Day's seat was filled by a recount, and Lucy Gichuhi was declared elected on 19 April 2017.[17]
    17. 1 2 Lee Rhiannon resigned from the Senate on 15 August 2018. Her seat was filled by former New South Wales Legislative Council member Mehreen Faruqi.
    18. 1 2 On 9 May 2018, ACT Labor Senator Katy Gallagher was found by the High Court to be ineligible to be a senator. David Smith was elected in a special count as her replacement on 23 May 2018.
    19. 1 2 3 4 5 The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.
    20. ↑ On 26 April 2017, Family First merged with the Australian Conservatives—with Gichuhi declining to join the new party, she became an independent.[18] On 2 February 2018 Gichuhi joined the Liberal Party.[19]
    21. 1 2 South Australian NXT Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore resigned on 22 November after discovering she was a citizen of the United Kingdom, due to the recent High Court ruling that foreign citizens could not serve in parliament. Tim Storer, an NXT candidate in 2016, was declared duly elected by the High Court on 9 February 2018. Storer was expelled from the party in November 2017, and sits as an independent.
    22. 1 2 Tasmanian JLN Senator Jacqui Lambie resigned on 14 November 2017 after discovering she was a citizen of the United Kingdom, due to the recent High Court ruling that foreign citizens could not serve in parliament. Steve Martin, a JLN candidate in 2016, was declared duly elected by the High Court on 9 February 2018, following a special count. Lambie had expelled Martin from the party on 7 February, so he initially sat as an independent. Martin joined the National Party on 28 May 2018.
    23. ↑ Scott Ludlam resigned on 14 July 2017 after realising he held New Zealand citizenship, due to legal advice that he was ineligible to be a senator under Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia.
    24. 1 2 South Australian Senator and Nick Xenophon Team leader Nick Xenophon resigned from the Senate on 31 October 2017. Rex Patrick was appointed as his replacement on 14 November 2017.
    25. ↑ Nigel Scullion, Senator for the Northern Territory, 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 leader in the Senate.
    26. ↑ Larissa Waters resigned on 18 July 2017 after realising she held Canadian citizenship, due to legal advice that she was ineligible to be a senator under Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia.

    References

    1. ↑ Constitution (Cth) s 13 Rotation of senators.
    2. 1 2 "Division of the Senate following simultaneous general elections". Odgers' Australian Senate Practice (14th ed.). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
    3. ↑ Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform (13 September 1983). "First report - electoral reform" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. pp. 66–7.
    4. ↑ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) s 282 Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances.
    5. ↑ "Election of Senators" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 29 June 1998. pp. 4326–4327.
    6. ↑ "Double Dissolution". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 22 June 2010. p. 3912.
    7. ↑ Green, A (25 April 2016). "How long and short terms are allocated after a double dissolution". ABC.net.au.
    8. ↑ "Double dissolution election: implications for the Senate". Parliament of Australia. 29 January 2016.
    9. ↑ "Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years". The Guardian. 12 August 2016.
    10. ↑ "ALP-LNP deal to force senators back to poll in three years". The Australian. 13 August 2016.
    11. ↑ "Coalition and Labor team up to clear out crossbench senators in 2019". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2016.
    12. ↑ "Senator Cory Bernardi". aph.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
    13. ↑ McIlroy, Tom (11 January 2017). "Former One Nation senator Rodney Culleton officially removed from Parliament". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
    14. 1 2 3 Vardon v O'Loghlin [1907] HCA 69, (1907) 5 CLR 201.
    15. ↑ Knott, Matthew (18 December 2016). "'I'm glad to see the back of him': Rod Culleton resigns from Pauline Hanson's One Nation party". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
    16. ↑ Re Day [No 2] [2017] HCA 14, "Judgment summary" (PDF). High Court of Australia.
    17. ↑ Doran, Matthew; Belot, Henry; Crothers, Joanna (19 April 2017). "Family First senator Lucy Gichuhi survives ALP challenge over citizenship concerns". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
    18. ↑ Belot, Henry (26 April 2017). "Cory Bernardi unwilling to wait for Lucy Gichuhi to 'get her head around' things". ABC News. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
    19. ↑ "Lucy Gichuhi, independent senator, joins Liberal Party". ABC News. 2 February 2018.
    20. ↑ Re Canavan [2017] HCA 45. "Judgment summary" (PDF). High Court. 27 October 2017.
    21. ↑ "Five of the Citizenship Seven booted by High Court". ABC News. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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