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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)
  Country Liberal (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 Term ending Years in office
Eric Abetz   Liberal Tasmania 2011 1994–2022
Judith Adams   Liberal Western Australia 2011 2005–2012
Mark Arbib   Labor New South Wales 2014 2008–2012
Chris Back [a]   Liberal Western Australia 2011 2009–2017
Guy Barnett   Liberal Tasmania 2011 2002–2011
Cory Bernardi   Liberal South Australia 2014 2006–2020
Catryna Bilyk   Labor Tasmania 2014 2008–present
Simon Birmingham   Liberal South Australia 2014 2007–present
Mark Bishop   Labor Western Australia 2014 1996–2014
Ron Boswell   National Queensland 2014 1983–2014
Sue Boyce   Liberal Queensland 2014 2007–2014
George Brandis   Liberal Queensland 2011 2000–2018
Bob Brown   Greens Tasmania 2014 1996–2012
Carol Brown   Labor Tasmania 2014 2005–present
David Bushby   Liberal Tasmania 2014 2007–2019
Doug Cameron   Labor New South Wales 2014 2008–2019
Kim Carr   Labor Victoria 2011 1993–2022
Michaelia Cash   Liberal Western Australia 2014 2008–present
Richard Colbeck   Liberal Tasmania 2014 2002–2016, 2018–present
Jacinta Collins   Labor Victoria 2014 1995–2005, 2008–2019
Stephen Conroy   Labor Victoria 2011 1996–2016
Helen Coonan   Liberal New South Wales 2014 1996–2011
Mathias Cormann   Liberal Western Australia 2014 2007–2020
Trish Crossin   Labor Northern Territory 2010, 2013 [b] 1998–2013
Alan Eggleston   Liberal Western Australia 2014 1996–2014
Chris Ellison [a]   Liberal Western Australia 2011 1993–2009
Chris Evans   Labor Western Australia 2011 1993–2013
Don Farrell   Labor South Australia 2014 2008–2014, 2016–present
John Faulkner   Labor New South Wales 2011 1989–2015
David Feeney   Labor Victoria 2014 2008–2013
Alan Ferguson   Liberal South Australia 2011 1992–2011
Steve Fielding   Family First Victoria 2011 2005–2011
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells   Liberal New South Wales 2011 2005–2022
Mitch Fifield   Liberal Victoria 2014 2004–2019
Mary Jo Fisher   Liberal South Australia 2011 2007–2012
Michael Forshaw   Labor New South Wales 2011 1994–2011
Mark Furner   Labor Queensland 2014 2008–2014
Sarah Hanson-Young   Greens South Australia 2014 2008–present
Bill Heffernan   Liberal New South Wales 2011 1996–2016
John Hogg   Labor Queensland 2014 1996–2014
Gary Humphries   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 2010, 2013 [b] 2003–2013
Annette Hurley   Labor South Australia 2011 2005–2011
Steve Hutchins   Labor New South Wales 2011 1999–2011
David Johnston   Liberal Western Australia 2014 2002–2016
Barnaby Joyce   National Queensland 2011 2005–2013
Helen Kroger   Liberal Victoria 2014 2008–2014
Scott Ludlam   Greens Western Australia 2014 2008–2017
Joe Ludwig   Labor Queensland 2011 1999–2016
Kate Lundy   Labor Australian Capital Territory 2010, 2013 [b] 1996–2015
Ian Macdonald   Liberal Queensland 2014 1990–2019
Gavin Marshall   Labor Victoria 2014 2002–2019
Brett Mason   Liberal Queensland 2011 1999–2015
Anne McEwen   Labor South Australia 2011 2005–2016
Julian McGauran   Liberal Victoria 2011 1987–1990, 1993–2011
Jan McLucas   Labor Queensland 2011 1999–2016
Christine Milne   Greens Tasmania 2011 2005–2015
Nick Minchin   Liberal South Australia 2011 1993–2011
Claire Moore   Labor Queensland 2014 2002–2019
Fiona Nash   National New South Wales 2011 2005–2017
Kerry O'Brien   Labor Tasmania 2011 1996–2011
Stephen Parry   Liberal Tasmania 2011 2005–2017
Marise Payne   Liberal New South Wales 2014 1997–2023
Helen Polley   Labor Tasmania 2011 2005–present
Louise Pratt   Labor Western Australia 2014 2008–2014, 2016–present
Michael Ronaldson   Liberal Victoria 2011 2005–2016
Scott Ryan   Liberal Victoria 2014 2008–2021
Nigel Scullion   Country Liberal [c] Northern Territory 2010, 2013 [b] 2001–2019
Nick Sherry   Labor Tasmania 2014 1990–2012
Rachel Siewert   Greens Western Australia 2011 2005–2021
Ursula Stephens   Labor New South Wales 2014 2002–2014
Glenn Sterle   Labor Western Australia 2011 2005–present
Judith Troeth   Liberal Victoria 2011 1993–2011
Russell Trood   Liberal Queensland 2011 2005–2011
John Williams   National New South Wales 2014 2008–2019
Penny Wong   Labor South Australia 2014 2002–present
Dana Wortley   Labor South Australia 2011 2005–2011
Nick Xenophon   Independent South Australia 2014 2008–2017

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Ellison resigned on 30 January 2009. Chris Back was appointed as his replacement on 12 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.

References

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  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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