Women in the Australian House of Representatives

There have been 115 women in the Australian House of Representatives since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902, however the first woman to enter the House of Representatives was Dame Enid Lyons in 1943. At that election, the first woman member of the Senate was also elected, and there have been women members of the Senate continuously ever since. By contrast, the House of Representatives has had women members continuously only since 1980.

All states and territories have been represented by women in the House of Representatives. In the 45th Australian Parliament there are 44 women.

names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries
names in italics indicate entry into Parliament through a by-election
* symbolises members who have sat as members in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

#	Name	Party	Electoral Division	Period of service
1	Dame Enid Lyons	UAP; Liberal	Darwin (Tas.)	21 August 1943 – 19 March 1951 (retired)
2	Doris Blackburn	Independent Labor	Bourke (Vic.)	28 September 1946 – 10 December 1949 (defeated)
3	Kay Brownbill	Liberal	Kingston (SA)	26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969 (defeated)
4	Joan Child	Labor	Henty (Vic.)	18 May 1974 – 13 December 1975 (defeated) 18 October 1980 – 19 February 1990 (retired)
5	Elaine Darling	Labor	Lilley (Qld)	18 October 1980 – 2 February 1993 (retired)
5	Ros Kelly	Labor	Canberra (ACT)	18 October 1980 – 30 January 1995 (resigned)
7	Wendy Fatin	Labor	Canning (WA) Brand (WA)	5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984 1 December 1984 – 29 January 1996 (retired)
	Jeannette McHugh	Labor	Phillip (NSW) Grayndler (NSW)	5 March 1983 – 13 March 1993 13 March 1993 – 29 January 1996 (retired)
	Helen Mayer	Labor	Chisholm (Vic.)	5 March 1983 – 11 July 1987 (defeated)
10	Carolyn Jakobsen	Labor	Cowan (WA)	1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993 (defeated)
10	Kathy Sullivan*	Liberal	Moncrieff (Qld)	1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001 (retired)
12	Mary Crawford	Labor	Forde (Qld)	11 July 1987 – 2 March 1996 (defeated)
12	Elizabeth Harvey	Labor	Hawker (SA)	11 July 1987 – 24 March 1990 (defeated)
14	Fran Bailey	Liberal	McEwen (Vic.)	24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 (defeated) 2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Janice Crosio	Labor	Prospect (NSW)	24 March 1990 – 31 August 2004 (retired)
	Christine Gallus	Liberal	Hawker (SA) Hindmarsh (SA)	24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004 (retired)
17	Maggie Deahm	Labor	Macquarie (NSW)	13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated)
	Mary Easson	Labor	Lowe (NSW)	13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated)
	Marjorie Henzell	Labor	Capricornia (Qld)	13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated)
	Judi Moylan	Liberal	Pearce (WA)	13 March 1993 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
	Silvia Smith	Labor	Bass (Tas.)	13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated)
	Trish Worth	Liberal	Adelaide (SA)	13 March 1993 – 9 October 2004 (defeated)
23	Carmen Lawrence	Labor	Fremantle (WA)	12 March 1994 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
24	Bronwyn Bishop*	Liberal	Mackellar (NSW)	26 March 1994 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
25	Trish Draper	Liberal	Makin (SA)	2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
	Annette Ellis	Labor	Namadgi (ACT) Canberra (ACT)	2 March 1996 – 28 October 1998 28 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Kay Elson	Liberal	Forde (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
	Teresa Gambaro	Liberal; Liberal National	Petrie (Qld) Brisbane (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 (defeated) 21 August 2010 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Joanna Gash	Liberal	Gilmore (NSW)	2 March 1996 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
	Elizabeth Grace	Liberal	Lilley (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated)
	Pauline Hanson*	Independent; One Nation	Oxley (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated)
	Susan Jeanes	Liberal	Kingston (SA)	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated)
	Ricky Johnston	Liberal	Canning (WA)	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated)
	De-Anne Kelly	National	Dawson (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 (defeated)
	Jackie Kelly†	Liberal	Lindsay (NSW)	2 March 1996 – 11 September 1996 (disqualified) 19 October 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
	Jenny Macklin	Labor	Jagajaga (Vic.)	2 March 1996 –
	Sharman Stone	Liberal	Murray (Vic.)	2 March 1996 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Danna Vale	Liberal	Hughes (NSW)	2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Andrea West	Liberal	Bowman (Qld)	2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated)
40	Julie Bishop	Liberal	Curtin (WA)	3 October 1998 –
	Anna Burke	Labor	Chisholm (Vic.)	3 October 1998 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Jane Gerick	Labor	Canning (WA)	3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 (defeated)
	Julia Gillard	Labor	Lalor (Vic.)	3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
	Jill Hall	Labor	Shortland (NSW)	3 October 1998 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Kelly Hoare	Labor	Charlton (NSW)	3 October 1998 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
	Kay Hull	National	Riverina (NSW)	3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Julia Irwin	Labor	Fowler (NSW)	3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Cheryl Kernot*	Labor	Dickson (Qld)	3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 (defeated)
	Kirsten Livermore	Labor	Capricornia (Qld)	3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
	Jann McFarlane	Labor	Stirling (WA)	3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 (defeated)
	Margaret May	Liberal	McPherson (Qld)	3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Michelle O'Byrne	Labor	Bass (Tas.)	3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 (defeated)
	Tanya Plibersek	Labor	Sydney (NSW)	3 October 1998 –
	Nicola Roxon	Labor	Gellibrand (Vic)	3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
55	Ann Corcoran	Labor	Isaacs (Vic)	12 August 2000 – 17 October 2007 (retired)
56	Leonie Short	Labor	Ryan (Qld)	17 March 2001 – 10 November 2001 (defeated)
57	Jennie George	Labor	Throsby (NSW)	10 November 2001 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Sharon Grierson	Labor	Newcastle (NSW)	10 November 2001 – 5 August 2013 (retired)
	Sharryn Jackson	Labor	Hasluck (WA)	10 November 2001 – 9 October 2004 (defeated) 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated)
	Catherine King	Labor	Ballarat (Vic)	10 November 2001 –
	Sussan Ley	Liberal	Farrer (NSW)	10 November 2001 –
	Sophie Mirabella	Liberal	Indi (Vic)	10 November 2001 – 7 September 2013 (defeated)
	Maria Vamvakinou	Labor	Calwell (Vic)	10 November 2001 –
64	Sharon Bird	Labor	Cunningham (NSW)	9 October 2004 –
	Justine Elliot	Labor	Richmond (NSW)	9 October 2004 –
	Kate Ellis	Labor	Adelaide (SA)	9 October 2004 –
	Louise Markus	Liberal	Greenway (NSW) Macquarie (NSW)	9 October 2004 – 21 August 2010 21 August 2010 – 2 July 2016 (defeated)
	Julie Owens	Labor	Parramatta (NSW)	9 October 2004 –
69	Jodie Campbell	Labor	Bass (Tas)	24 November 2007 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Julie Collins	Labor	Franklin (Tas)	24 November 2007 –
	Yvette D'Ath	Labor	Petrie (Qld)	24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013 (defeated)
	Nola Marino	Liberal	Forrest (WA)	24 November 2007 –
	Maxine McKew	Labor	Bennelong (NSW)	24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated)
	Belinda Neal*	Labor	Robertson (NSW)	24 November 2007 – 19 July 2010 (retired)
	Melissa Parke	Labor	Fremantle (WA)	24 November 2007 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Kerry Rea	Labor	Bonner (Qld)	24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated)
	Amanda Rishworth	Labor	Kingston (SA)	24 November 2007 –
	Janelle Saffin	Labor	Page (NSW)	24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013 (defeated)
79	Kelly O'Dwyer	Liberal	Higgins (Vic)	5 December 2009 –
80	Karen Andrews	Liberal National	McPherson (Qld)	21 August 2010 –
	Gai Brodtmann	Labor	Canberra (ACT)	21 August 2010 –
	Natasha Griggs	Country Liberal	Solomon (NT)	21 August 2010 – 2 July 2016 (defeated)
	Deborah O'Neill*	Labor	Robertson (NSW)	21 August 2010 – 7 September 2013 (defeated)
	Jane Prentice	Liberal National	Ryan (Qld)	21 August 2010 –
	Michelle Rowland	Labor	Greenway (NSW)	21 August 2010 –
	Laura Smyth	Labor	La Trobe (Vic)	21 August 2010 – 7 September 2013 (defeated)
87	Lisa Chesters	Labor	Bendigo (Vic)	7 September 2013 –
	Sharon Claydon	Labor	Newcastle (NSW)	7 September 2013 –
	Sarah Henderson	Liberal	Corangamite (Vic)	7 September 2013 –
	Michelle Landry	Liberal National	Capricornia (Qld)	7 September 2013 –
	Alannah MacTiernan	Labor	Perth (WA)	7 September 2013 – 9 May 2016 (retired)
	Cathy McGowan	Independent	Indi (Vic)	7 September 2013 –
	Karen McNamara	Liberal	Dobell (NSW)	7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016 (defeated)
	Clare O'Neil	Labor	Hotham (Vic)	7 September 2013 –
	Melissa Price	Liberal	Durack (WA)	7 September 2013 –
	Joanne Ryan	Labor	Lalor (Vic)	7 September 2013 –
	Fiona Scott	Liberal	Lindsay (NSW)	7 September 2013 – 2 July 2016 (defeated)
	Ann Sudmalis	Liberal	Gilmore (NSW)	7 September 2013 –
	Lucy Wicks	Liberal	Robertson (NSW)	7 September 2013 –
100	Terri Butler	Labor	Griffith (Qld)	8 February 2014 –
101	Anne Aly	Labor	Cowan	2 July 2016 –
	Julia Banks	Liberal	Chisholm (Vic)	2 July 2016 –
	Linda Burney	Labor	Barton (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
	Nicolle Flint	Liberal	Boothby (SA)	2 July 2016 –
	Emma Husar	Labor	Lindsay (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
	Justine Keay	Labor	Braddon (Tas)	2 July 2016 –
	Madeleine King	Labor	Brand (WA)	2 July 2016 –
	Susan Lamb	Labor	Longman (Qld)	2 July 2016 –
	Emma McBride	Labor	Dobell (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
	Cathy O'Toole	Labor	Herbert (Qld)	2 July 2016 –
	Rebekha Sharkie	Nick Xenophon Team/Centre Alliance	Mayo (SA)	2 July 2016 – 11 May 2018
	Anne Stanley	Labor	Werriwa (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
	Meryl Swanson	Labor	Paterson (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
	Susan Templeman	Labor	Macquarie (NSW)	2 July 2016 –
115	Ged Kearney	Labor	Batman (Vic)	17 March 2018 –
† Disqualified 11 September 1996 and re-elected at by-election 19 October 1996.

Timeline

Proportion of women in the House

Numbers and proportions are as they were directly after the relevant election and do not take into account by-elections, defections or other changes in membership. State-based Coalition parties that caucus with one of the major parties (Liberal National Party, Country Liberal Party) have been included in the Liberals' or Nationals' totals.

Term	Labor			Liberal			National			Others			Total
Term	Women	Total	%	Women	Total	%	Women	Total	%	Women	Total	%	Women	Total	%
1943–1946	0	49	0.0%	1	12	8.3%	0	11	0.0%	0	2	0.0%	1	74	1.4%
1946–1949	0	43	0.0%	1	17	5.9%	0	12	0.0%	1	2	50.0%	2	74	2.7%
1949–1951	0	47	0.0%	1	55	1.8%	0	19	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	1	121	0.8%
1951–1954	0	52	0.0%	0	52	0.0%	0	17	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	121	0.0%
1954–1955	0	57	0.0%	0	47	0.0%	0	17	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	121	0.0%
1955–1958	0	47	0.0%	0	57	0.0%	0	18	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	122	0.0%
1958–1961	0	45	0.0%	0	58	0.0%	0	19	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	122	0.0%
1961–1963	0	60	0.0%	0	45	0.0%	0	17	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	122	0.0%
1963–1966	0	50	0.0%	0	52	0.0%	0	20	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	122	0.0%
1966–1969	0	61	0.0%	1	41	2.4%	0	21	0.0%	0	1	0.0%	1	124	0.8%
1969–1972	0	59	0.0%	0	46	0.0%	0	20	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	125	0.0%
1972–1974	0	67	0.0%	0	38	0.0%	0	20	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	125	0.0%
1974–1975	1	66	1.5%	0	40	0.0%	0	21	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	1	127	0.8%
1975–1977	0	36	0.0%	0	68	0.0%	0	23	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	127	0.0%
1977–1980	0	38	0.0%	0	67	0.0%	0	19	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	124	0.0%
1980–1983	3	51	5.9%	0	54	0.0%	0	20	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	3	125	2.4%
1983–1984	6	75	8.0%	0	33	0.0%	0	17	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	6	125	4.8%
1984–1987	7	82	8.5%	1	45	2.2%	0	21	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	8	148	5.4%
1987–1990	8	86	9.3%	1	43	2.3%	0	19	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	9	148	6.1%
1990–1993	7	78	9.0%	3	55	5.5%	0	14	0.0%	0	1	0.0%	10	148	6.8%
1993–1996	9	80	11.3%	4	49	8.2%	0	16	0.0%	0	2	0.0%	13	147	8.8%
1996–1998	4	49	8.1%	17	76	22.4%	1	18	5.6%	1	5	20.0%	23	148	15.5%
1998–2001	16	67	23.9%	15	64	23.4%	2	16	12.5%	0	1	0.0%	33	148	22.3%
2001–2004	20	65	30.8%	16	69	23.1%	2	13	15.4%	0	3	0.0%	38	150	25.3%
2004–2007	20	60	33.3%	15	75	20.0%	2	12	16.7%	0	3	0.0%	37	150	24.7%
2007–2010	27	83	32.5%	12	55	21.8%	1	10	10.0%	0	2	0.0%	40	150	26.7%
2010–2013	23	72	31.9%	13	61	21.3%	0	12	0.0%	0	5	0.0%	36	150	24.0%
2013–2016	20	55	36.4%	16	75	21.3%	1	15	6.7%	1	5	20.0%	38	150	25.3%
2016–	28	69	40.6%	12	60	20.0%	1	16	6.3%	2	5	40.0%	43	150	28.7%

References

Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia. 2005. Women in Parliament
Women in the Current (41st) Parliament

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