Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025

Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025
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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]

Leadership[edit]

Presiding officers[edit]

President of the Senate: Sue Lines

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

		State/Territory	End term	Years in office
Penny Allman-Payne (born 1970)	Greens	Queensland	2028	2022–present
Alex Antic (born 1974)	Liberal	South Australia	2025	2019–present
Wendy Askew (born 1963)	Liberal	Tasmania	2028	2019–present
Tim Ayres (born 1973)	Labor	New South Wales	2025	2019–present
Ralph Babet (born 1983)	United Australia	Victoria	2028	2022–present
Catryna Bilyk (born 1959)	Labor	Tasmania	2025	2008–present
Simon Birmingham (born 1974)	Liberal	South Australia	2028	2007–present
Andrew Bragg (born 1984)	Liberal	New South Wales	2025	2019–present
Slade Brockman (born 1970)	Liberal	Western Australia	2025	2017–present
Carol Brown (born 1963)	Labor	Tasmania	2025	2005–present
Ross Cadell (born 1969)	National	New South Wales	2028	2022–present
Matt Canavan (born 1980)	Liberal National ^[k]	Queensland	2028	2014–present
Michaelia Cash (born 1970)	Liberal	Western Australia	2028	2008–present
Claire Chandler (born 1990)	Liberal	Tasmania	2025	2019–present
Anthony Chisholm (born 1978)	Labor	Queensland	2028	2016–present
Raff Ciccone (born 1983)	Labor	Victoria	2025	2019–present
Richard Colbeck (born 1958)	Liberal	Tasmania	2025	2002–2016, 2018–present
Dorinda Cox (born 1976)	Greens	Western Australia	2028	2021–present
Perin Davey (born 1972)	National	New South Wales	2025	2019–present
Pat Dodson ^[f] (born 1948)	Labor	Western Australia	2025	2016–2024
Jonathon Duniam (born 1982)	Liberal	Tasmania	2028	2016–present
Don Farrell (born 1954)	Labor	South Australia	2028	2008–2014, 2016–present
Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963)	Greens	New South Wales	2025	2018–present
David Fawcett (born 1963)	Liberal	South Australia	2025	2011–present
Katy Gallagher (born 1970)	Labor	Australian Capital Territory	2025	2015–2018, 2019–present
Varun Ghosh ^[f] (born 1985)	Labor	Western Australia	2025	2024–present
Nita Green (born 1983)	Labor	Queensland	2025	2019–present
Karen Grogan (born ?)	Labor	South Australia	2025	2021–present
Pauline Hanson (born 1954)	One Nation	Queensland	2028	2016–present
Sarah Hanson-Young (born 1981)	Greens	South Australia	2025	2008–present
Sarah Henderson (born 1964)	Liberal	Victoria	2028	2019–present
Hollie Hughes (born 1975)	Liberal	New South Wales	2025	2019–present
Jane Hume (born 1971)	Liberal	Victoria	2025	2016–present
Maria Kovacic ^[b] (born 1970)	Liberal	New South Wales	2028	2023–present
Jacqui Lambie (born 1971)	Lambie	Tasmania	2025	2014–2017, 2019–present
Kerrynne Liddle (born 1967)	Liberal	South Australia	2028	2022–present
Sue Lines (born 1953)	Labor	Western Australia	2028	2013–present
Jenny McAllister (born 1973)	Labor	New South Wales	2028	2015–present
Malarndirri McCarthy (born 1970)	Labor	Northern Territory	2025	2016–present
Susan McDonald (born 1970)	Liberal National ^[k]	Queensland	2025	2019–present
James McGrath (born 1974)	Liberal National ^[l]	Queensland	2028	2014–present
Bridget McKenzie (born 1969)	National	Victoria	2028	2011–present
Nick McKim (born 1965)	Greens	Tasmania	2025	2015–present
Andrew McLachlan (born 1966)	Liberal	South Australia	2028	2020–present
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–present
Matt O'Sullivan (born 1978)	Liberal	Western Australia	2025	2019–present
James Paterson (born 1987)	Liberal	Victoria	2025	2016–present
Fatima Payman (born 1995)	Labor	Western Australia	2028	2022–present
Marise Payne ^[e] (born 1964)	Liberal	New South Wales	2028	1997–2023
Barbara Pocock (born 1955)	Greens	South Australia	2028	2022–present
David Pocock (born 1988)	Independent	Australian Capital Territory	2025	2022–present
Helen Polley (born 1957)	Labor	Tasmania	2028	2005–present
Louise Pratt (born 1972)	Labor	Western Australia	2025	2008–2014, 2016–present
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (born 1981)	Country Liberal ^[m]	Northern Territory	2025	2022–present
Gerard Rennick (born 1970)	Liberal National ^[l]	Queensland	2025	2019–present
Linda Reynolds CSC (born 1965)	Liberal	Western Australia	2025	2014–present
Janet Rice ^[i] (born 1960)	Greens	Victoria	2025	2014–2024
Malcolm Roberts (born 1955)	One Nation	Queensland	2025	2016–2017, 2019–present
Anne Ruston (born 1963)	Liberal	South Australia	2025	2012–present
Paul Scarr (born 1969)	Liberal National ^[l]	Queensland	2025	2019–present
Dave Sharma ^[e] (born 1975)	Liberal	New South Wales	2028	2023–present
Tony Sheldon (born 1961)	Labor	New South Wales	2025	2019–present
David Shoebridge (born 1971)	Greens	New South Wales	2028	2022–present
Dean Smith (born 1969)	Liberal	Western Australia	2028	2012–present
Marielle Smith (born 1986)	Labor	South Australia	2025	2019–present
Jordon Steele-John (born 1994)	Greens	Western Australia	2025	2017–present
Glenn Sterle (born 1960)	Labor	Western Australia	2028	2005–present
Jana Stewart (born 1987)	Labor	Victoria	2028	2022–present
Lidia Thorpe (born 1973)	Greens / Independent^[c]	Victoria	2028	2020–present
Tammy Tyrrell (born 1970)	Lambie / Independent ^[h]	Tasmania	2028	2022–present
Anne Urquhart (born 1957)	Labor	Tasmania	2028	2011–present
David Van (born 1964)	Liberal / Independent^[d]	Victoria	2025	2019–present
Jess Walsh (born 1971)	Labor	Victoria	2025	2019–present
Larissa Waters (born 1977)	Greens	Queensland	2025	2011–2017, 2018–present
Murray Watt (born 1973)	Labor	Queensland	2028	2016–present
Peter Whish-Wilson (born 1968)	Greens	Tasmania	2028	2012–present
Linda White ^[g] (1960–2024)	Labor	Victoria	2028	2022–2024
Penny Wong (born 1968)	Labor	South Australia	2028	2002–present

Changes of composition[edit]

Party composition[edit]

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^[n]	12		1				25					75	1
6 February 2023^[o]	11		2				25					75	1
31 May 2023^[n]			2				26					76	0
17 June 2023^[p]			3				25					76	0
30 September 2023^[q]							24					75	1
30 November 2023^[q]							25					76	0
26 January 2024^[r]		25										75	1
1 February 2024^[r]		26										76	0
29 February 2024^[s]		25										75	1
28 March 2024^[t]			4			1						75	1
19 April 2024^[u]	10		4			1						74	2
Latest voting share %	14.67	33.33	5.33	—		1.33	41.33		—	2.67	1.33

Membership changes[edit]

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
Seat	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
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	Lisa Darmanin		Labor
Tasmania	Tammy Tyrrell		Lambie	Resignation from party	28 March 2024		Tammy Tyrrell		Independent
Victoria	Janet Rice		Greens	Resignation	19 April 2024	TBC	Steph Hodgins-May		Greens

Notes[edit]

^ 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 ^d 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 party 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 ^d Marise Payne resigned on 30 September 2023. Former MP Dave Sharma was appointed to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pat Dodson resigned on 26 January 2024. Varun Ghosh was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Linda White died on 29 February 2024. Her replacement will be appointed to fill the vacancy at a later date.
^ ^a ^b Tammy Tyrrell was a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network until she resigned from the party on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.
^ ^a ^b Janet Rice resigned on 19 April 2024. Her replacement will be appointed to fill the vacancy at a later date.
^ The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were: Molan died;^[b] Thorpe resigned from the Greens;^[c] Kovacic was appointed as Molan's replacement;;^[b] Van resigned from the Liberal Party;^[d] Payne resigned;^[e] Sharma was appointed as Payne's replacement;^[e] Dodson resigned;^[f]; Ghosh was appointed as Dodson's replacement;^[f] White died;^[g] Tyrrell resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network;^[h] Rice resigned.^[i]
^ ^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.
^ ^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 to sit as an independent.
^ David Van, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Liberal Party on 17 June 2023 to sit 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 office on 29 February 2024. Her successor will be appointed as her replacement at a later date.
^ Tammy Tyrrell, senator for Tasmania, resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.
^ Janet Rice, Greens senator for Victoria, resigned on 19 April 2024. Her successor will be appointed as her replacement at a later date.

References[edit]

^ "Senate Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ Odgers' Australian Senate Practice. Parliament of Australia.^[a]^[j]

[1] Including three Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators who sit in the Liberals party room.

[2] Including two Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators and one Country Liberal Party senator who sit in the Nationals party room.

[3] David Pocock, Tammy Tyrrell, Lidia Thorpe and David Van

[Territory-5] The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.

[Molan-6] Jim Molan died on 16 January 2023. Maria Kovacic was appointed to fill the vacancy on 31 May 2023.

[Thorpe-7] Lidia Thorpe was a member of the Greens until she resigned from the party on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.

[Van-8] 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.

[Payne-9] Marise Payne resigned on 30 September 2023. Former MP Dave Sharma was appointed to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2023.

[Dodson-10] Pat Dodson resigned on 26 January 2024. Varun Ghosh was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 February 2024.

[White-11] Linda White died on 29 February 2024. Her replacement will be appointed to fill the vacancy at a later date.

[Tyrrell-12] Tammy Tyrrell was a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network until she resigned from the party on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.

[Rice-13] Janet Rice resigned on 19 April 2024. Her replacement will be appointed to fill the vacancy at a later date.

[Long_note-14] The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were: Molan died;^[b] Thorpe resigned from the Greens;^[c] Kovacic was appointed as Molan's replacement;;^[b] Van resigned from the Liberal Party;^[d] Payne resigned;^[e] Sharma was appointed as Payne's replacement;^[e] Dodson resigned;^[f]; Ghosh was appointed as Dodson's replacement;^[f] White died;^[g] Tyrrell resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network;^[h] Rice resigned.^[i]

[NAT-16] Member of the LNP who sits with the National Party.

[LIB-17] Member of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.

[18] Member of the CLP who sits with the National party.

[JimMolan-19] 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.

[LidiaThorpe-20] Lidia Thorpe, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Greens on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.

[DavidVan-21] David Van, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Liberal Party on 17 June 2023 to sit as an independent.

[MarisePayne-22] 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.

[PatDodson-23] 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.

[LindaWhite-24] Linda White, Labor senator for Victoria, died in office on 29 February 2024. Her successor will be appointed as her replacement at a later date.

[TammyTyrrell-25] Tammy Tyrrell, senator for Tasmania, resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.

[JanetRice-26] Janet Rice, Greens senator for Victoria, resigned on 19 April 2024. Her successor will be appointed as her replacement at a later date.

[4] "Senate Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[odgers-15] Odgers' Australian Senate Practice. Parliament of Australia.^[a]^[j]

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