- Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011
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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011. This includes senators elected at the 2004 federal election (whose terms are 2005–2011), and those elected at the 2007 federal election (whose terms are 2008–2014). The Coalition holds 37 seats, Labor 32 seats, Greens five seats, Family First one seat, and one independent, Nick Xenophon.
Assuming party discipline, the Gillard Labor government needs the support of either the Coalition, or of all the other non-Coalition senators to pass legislation.[1] Under Australian Senate rules, tied votes are resolved in the negative.
Senator Party State Years in office Hon Eric Abetz Liberal Tasmania 1994–present Judith Adams Liberal Western Australia 2005–present Hon Mark Arbib ALP New South Wales 2008–present Dr Chris Back a Liberal Western Australia 2009–present Guy Barnett Liberal Tasmania 2002–2011 Cory Bernardi Liberal South Australia 2006–present Catryna Bilyk ALP Tasmania 2008–present Simon Birmingham Liberal South Australia 2007–present Mark Bishop ALP Western Australia 1996–present Hon Ron Boswell National Queensland 1983–present Sue Boyce Liberal Queensland 2007–present Hon George Brandis Liberal Queensland 2000–present Dr Bob Brown Green Tasmania 1996–present Carol Brown ALP Tasmania 2005–present David Bushby Liberal Tasmania 2007–present Doug Cameron ALP New South Wales 2008–present Hon Kim Carr ALP Victoria 1993–present Michaelia Cash Liberal Western Australia 2008–present Hon Richard Colbeck Liberal Tasmania 2002–present Hon Jacinta Collins ALP Victoria 1995–2005, 2008–present Hon Stephen Conroy ALP Victoria 1996–present Hon Helen Coonan Liberal New South Wales 1996–2011 Mathias Cormann Liberal Western Australia 2008–present Trish Crossin ALP Northern Territory 1998–present Dr Alan Eggleston Liberal Western Australia 1996–present Hon Chris Ellison a Liberal Western Australia 1993–2009 Hon Chris Evans ALP Western Australia 1993–present Hon Don Farrell ALP South Australia 2008–present Hon John Faulkner ALP New South Wales 1989–present Hon David Feeney ALP Victoria 2008–present Hon Alan Ferguson Liberal South Australia 1992–2011 Steve Fielding Family First Victoria 2005–2011 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Liberal New South Wales 2005–present Mitch Fifield Liberal Victoria 2004–present Mary Jo Fisher Liberal South Australia 2007–present Michael Forshaw ALP New South Wales 1994–2011 Mark Furner ALP Queensland 2008–present Sarah Hanson-Young Green South Australia 2008–present Hon Bill Heffernan Liberal New South Wales 1996–present Hon John Hogg ALP Queensland 1996–present Gary Humphries Liberal Australian Capital Territory 2003–present Annette Hurley ALP South Australia 2005–2011 Steve Hutchins ALP New South Wales 1999–2011 Hon David Johnston Liberal Western Australia 2002–present Barnaby Joyce National Queensland 2005–present Helen Kroger Liberal Victoria 2008–present Scott Ludlam Green Western Australia 2008–present Hon Joe Ludwig ALP Queensland 1999–present Hon Kate Lundy ALP Australian Capital Territory 1996–present Hon Ian Macdonald Liberal Queensland 1990–present Gavin Marshall ALP Victoria 2002–present Anne McEwen ALP South Australia 2005–present Julian McGauran Liberal Victoria 1987–1990, 1993–2011 Hon Jan McLucas ALP Queensland 1999–present Hon Brett Mason Liberal Queensland 1999–present Christine Milne Green Tasmania 2005–present Hon Nick Minchin Liberal South Australia 1993–2011 Claire Moore ALP Queensland 2002–present Fiona Nash National New South Wales 2005–present Kerry O'Brien ALP Tasmania 1996–2011 Stephen Parry Liberal Tasmania 2005–present Marise Payne Liberal New South Wales 1997–present Helen Polley ALP Tasmania 2005–present Louise Pratt ALP Western Australia 2008–present Hon Michael Ronaldson Liberal Victoria 2005–present Scott Ryan Liberal Victoria 2008–present Hon Nigel Scullion CLP b Northern Territory 2001–present Hon Nick Sherry ALP Tasmania 1990–present Rachel Siewert Green Western Australia 2005–present Hon Ursula Stephens ALP New South Wales 2002–present Glenn Sterle ALP Western Australia 2005–present Hon Judith Troeth Liberal Victoria 1993–2011 Russell Trood Liberal Queensland 2005–2011 John Williams National New South Wales 2008–present Hon Penny Wong ALP South Australia 2002–present Dana Wortley ALP South Australia 2005–2011 Nick Xenophon Independent South Australia 2008–present See also
Notes
- a ^ Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Ellison resigned on 30 January 2009. Dr Chris Back was sworn in as his replacement on 12 March 2009.
- b ^ 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 now serves as that party's deputy leader.
References
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