Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011.[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 October 2004 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2011. The territory senators were elected at the November 2007 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was August 2010. The new Senate first met in August 2008, with state senators elected in 2007 sworn in on 26 August 2008.

Government (32) - (7 seat minority)
     Labor (32)

Opposition (37)
     Liberal (32)
     National Party (4)
     CLP (1)

Crossbench (7)
     Greens (5)
     Family First (1)
     Independent (1)

Assuming party discipline, the Gillard Labor government needed the support of either the Coalition, or of all the other non-Coalition senators to pass legislation.[2]

Senator Party State End term Years in office
Hon. Eric Abetz LiberalTasmania20111994–present
Judith Adams LiberalWestern Australia20112005–2012
Hon. Mark Arbib LaborNew South Wales20142008–2012
Chris Back [lower-alpha 1] LiberalWestern Australia20112009–2017
Guy Barnett  LiberalTasmania20112002–2011
Cory Bernardi LiberalSouth Australia20142006–2020
Catryna Bilyk LaborTasmania20142008–present
Simon Birmingham LiberalSouth Australia20142007–present
Mark Bishop LaborWestern Australia20141996–2014
Hon. Ron Boswell NationalQueensland20141983–2014
Sue Boyce LiberalQueensland20142007–2014
Hon. George Brandis LiberalQueensland20112000–2018
Bob Brown GreensTasmania20141996–2012
Carol Brown LaborTasmania20142005–present
David Bushby LiberalTasmania20142007–2019
Doug Cameron  LaborNew South Wales20142008–2019
Hon. Kim Carr LaborVictoria20111993–present
Michaelia Cash LiberalWestern Australia20142008–present
Hon. Richard Colbeck LiberalTasmania20142002–2016, 2018–present
Hon. Jacinta Collins LaborVictoria20141995–2005, 2008–2019
Hon. Stephen Conroy LaborVictoria20111996–2016
Hon. Helen Coonan LiberalNew South Wales20141996–2011
Mathias Cormann LiberalWestern Australia20142008–present
Trish Crossin LaborNorthern Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2]1998–2013
Alan Eggleston LiberalWestern Australia20141996–2014
Hon. Chris Ellison [lower-alpha 1] LiberalWestern Australia20111993–2009
Hon. Chris Evans LaborWestern Australia20111993–2013
Hon. Don Farrell LaborSouth Australia20142008–2014, 2016–present
Hon. John Faulkner LaborNew South Wales20111989–2015
Hon. David Feeney LaborVictoria20142008–2013
Hon. Alan Ferguson LiberalSouth Australia20111992–2011
Steve Fielding Family FirstVictoria20112005–2011
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells LiberalNew South Wales20112005–present
Mitch Fifield LiberalVictoria20142004–2019
Mary Jo Fisher LiberalSouth Australia20112007–2012
Michael Forshaw LaborNew South Wales20111994–2011
Mark Furner LaborQueensland20142008–2014
Sarah Hanson-Young GreensSouth Australia20142008–present
Hon. Bill Heffernan LiberalNew South Wales20111996–2016
Hon. John Hogg LaborQueensland20141996–2014
Gary Humphries LiberalAustralian Capital Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2]2003–2013
Annette Hurley LaborSouth Australia20112005–2011
Steve Hutchins LaborNew South Wales20111999–2011
Hon. David Johnston LiberalWestern Australia20142002–2016
Barnaby Joyce NationalQueensland20112005–2013
Helen Kroger LiberalVictoria20142008–2014
Scott Ludlam GreensWestern Australia20142008–2017
Hon. Joe Ludwig LaborQueensland20111999–2016
Hon. Kate Lundy LaborAustralian Capital Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2]1996–2015
Hon. Ian Macdonald LiberalQueensland20141990–2019
Gavin Marshall LaborVictoria20142002–2019
Hon. Brett Mason LiberalQueensland20111999–2015
Anne McEwen LaborSouth Australia20112005–2016
Julian McGauran LiberalVictoria20111987–1990, 1993–2011
Jan McLucas LaborQueensland20111999–2016
Christine Milne GreensTasmania20112005–2015
Hon. Nick Minchin LiberalSouth Australia20111993–2011
Claire Moore LaborQueensland20142002–2019
Fiona Nash NationalNew South Wales20112005–2017
Kerry O'Brien  LaborTasmania20111996–2011
Stephen Parry  LiberalTasmania20112005–2017
Marise Payne LiberalNew South Wales20141997–present
Helen Polley LaborTasmania20112005–present
Louise Pratt LaborWestern Australia20142008–2014, 2016–present
Hon. Michael Ronaldson LiberalVictoria20112005–2016
Scott Ryan  LiberalVictoria20142008–present
Hon. Nigel Scullion CLP [lower-alpha 3]Northern Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2]2001–2019
Hon. Nick Sherry LaborTasmania20141990–2012
Rachel Siewert GreensWestern Australia20112005–present
Hon. Ursula Stephens LaborNew South Wales20142002–2014
Glenn Sterle LaborWestern Australia20112005–present
Hon. Judith Troeth LiberalVictoria20111993–2011
Russell Trood LiberalQueensland20112005–2011
John Williams NationalNew South Wales20142008–2019
Hon. Penny Wong LaborSouth Australia20142002–present
Dana Wortley LaborSouth Australia20112005–2011
Nick Xenophon IndependentSouth Australia20142008–2017

Notes

  1. Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Ellison resigned on 30 January 2009. Dr Chris Back was appointed as his replacement on 12 March 2009.
  2. The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was August 2010.
  3. Northern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion was elected as a candidate of the Country Liberal Party, which is the equivalent of both the Nationals and Liberals in the Northern Territory. He sits with the Nationals and served as that party's deputy leader.
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References

  1. "Members of the Senate" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 26 August 2008. pp. ii–iii.
  2. The President of the Senate votes and if the votes are equal, the motion is defeated: Constitution (Cth) s 23 Voting in the Senate.
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