Women in the Australian House of Representatives
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There have been 85 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 except the Northern Territory
have been represented by women in the House of Representatives. In the 43rd Parliament there are 36 women.
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
. 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
Enid Lyons
Dame Enid Muriel Lyons, AD, GBE was an Australian politician and the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet...
in 1943
Australian federal election, 1943
Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 August 1943. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin easily defeated the opposition Country Party led...
. At that election, the first woman member of the Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
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 except the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
have been represented by women in the House of Representatives. In the 43rd Parliament there are 36 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 SenatePeople who have served in both Houses of the Australian ParliamentThis is a list of Members of the Australian Parliament who have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.Section 43 of the Constitution of Australia says: "A member of either House of the Parliament shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a member of the other...
.
| Name | Party | Electoral Division | Period of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Enid Lyons Enid Lyons Dame Enid Muriel Lyons, AD, GBE was an Australian politician and the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet... |
UAP United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia... ; Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
Darwin Division of Darwin The Division of Darwin was an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and abolished in 1955, when it was replaced by the Division of Braddon. It was named after Charles Darwin, who visited Australia in 1836. It was located in north-western Tasmania, including the... (Tas. Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart... ) |
21 August 1943 – 19 March 1951 (retired) |
| Doris Blackburn Doris Blackburn Doris Amelia Blackburn was an Australian activist and Member of Parliament.She was born Doris Amelia Hordern in Melbourne, Victoria, and became involved in women's rights and peace issues from a young age and served as the campaign secretary of Vida Goldstein, the first woman to stand for election... |
Independent Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
Bourke Division of Bourke The Division of Bourke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1949. It was named for Sir Richard Bourke, who was Governor of New South Wales at the time... (Vic. Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... ) |
28 September 1946 – 10 December 1949 (defeated) |
| Kay Brownbill Kay Brownbill Kay Cathrine Millin Brownbill OBE was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, she was educated at state schools before become a journalist, broadcaster and public relations officer... |
Liberal | Kingston Division of Kingston The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949.... (SA South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... ) |
26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969 (defeated) |
| Joan Child Joan Child Gloria Joan Liles Child AO is a former Australian politician. She was the first, and so far only, woman to be Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.... |
Labor | Henty Division of Henty The Division of Henty was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1913 and abolished in 1990. It was named for the Henty family of Portland, the first European settlers in Victoria. It was located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including at various times... (Vic.) |
18 May 1974 – 13 December 1975 (defeated) 18 October 1980 –19 February 1990 (retired) |
| Elaine Darling Elaine Darling Elaine Elizabeth Darling is a retired Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, she attended the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher, eventually rising to an assistant to the Director of the Brisbane Kindergarten Training College... |
Labor | Lilley Division of Lilley The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Queensland.... (Qld Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... ) |
18 October 1980 – 2 February 1993 (retired) |
| Ros Kelly Ros Kelly Ros Kelly AO was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canberra from 18 October 1980 to 30 January 1995. She was a minister in the governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.... |
Labor | Canberra Division of Canberra The Division of Canberra is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in 1974 from the southern half of the old Division of Australian Capital Territory... (ACT Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory... ) |
18 October 1980 – 30 January 1995 (resigned) |
| Wendy Fatin Wendy Fatin Wendy Frances Fatin , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from Western Australia representing the Australian Labor Party in the Divisions of Canning and Brand... |
Labor | Canning Division of Canning The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the Western Australian government surveyor who surveyed the Canning Stock Route... (WA Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... ) Brand Division of Brand The Division of Brand is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. The division was named after Sir David Brand, a former state premier, and is a safe Labor seat held by Gary Gray who first won the seat at the 2007 federal election... (WA) |
5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984 1 December 1984 – 29 January 1996 (retired) |
| Jeannette McHugh Jeannette McHugh Jeannette McHugh , Australian politician, is a former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Divisions of Phillip and Grayndler in New South Wales.... |
Labor | Phillip Division of Phillip The Division of Phillip was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the Sydney's eastern suburbs, and was named after Captain Arthur Phillip, captain of the First Fleet and first Governor of New South Wales... (NSW New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... ) Grayndler Division of Grayndler The Division of Grayndler is an Australian Electoral Division in inner Metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales. It is one of Australia's smallest electorates, located in the inner-southern Sydney metropolitan area, including parts of the inner-west... (NSW) |
5 March 1983 – 13 March 1993 13 March 1993 – 29 January 1996 (retired) |
| Helen Mayer Helen Mayer Helen Mayer was an Australian politician. Born in Kaniva, Victoria, she was educated at Swinburne Institute of Technology in Melbourne and then Toorak Teachers' College, after which she became a teacher. In 1983, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for... |
Labor | Chisholm Division of Chisholm The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne... (Vic.) |
5 March 1983 – 11 July 1987 (defeated) |
| Carolyn Jakobsen Carolyn Jakobsen Carolyn Anne Jakobsen is a retired Australian politician. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she was an electorate secretary and ministerial officer before entering politics. In 1984, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the new seat of Cowan... |
Labor | Cowan Division of Cowan The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It is located in the northern suburbs of Perth, including the suburbs of Girrawheen, Greenwood,... (WA) |
1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993 (defeated) |
| Kathy Sullivan Kathy Sullivan (Australian politician) Kathy Sullivan , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1974 to 1984, representing Queensland, and a member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Moncrieff, Queensland, from 1984 to 2001. She served longer in the Australian Parliament than any other... * |
Liberal | Moncrieff Division of Moncrieff The Division of Moncrieff is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer who resided in the area.... (Qld) |
1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001 (retired) |
| Mary Crawford Mary Crawford Mary Catherine Crawford was an Australian politician. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she was educated at the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher. In 1987, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Forde... |
Labor | Forde Division of Forde The Division of Forde is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945... (Qld) |
11 July 1987 – 2 March 1996 (defeated) |
| Elizabeth Harvey Elizabeth Harvey Elizabeth Robyn Harvey is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990.... |
Labor | Hawker Division of Hawker The Division of Hawker was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1993. It was named for Charles Hawker, who was a federal MP 1929-38. It was located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and took in the suburbs of Ascot Park,... (SA) |
11 July 1987 – 24 March 1990 (defeated) |
| Fran Bailey Fran Bailey Frances Esther "Fran" Bailey is an Australianpolitician and Liberal member of theAustralian House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 2010, representing the electorate of McEwen in Victoria.-Personal life:... |
Liberal | McEwen Division of McEwen The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the centre of the state, north of the capital city of Melbourne... (Vic.) |
24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 (defeated) 2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Janice Crosio Janice Crosio Janice Ann Crosio, AM, MBE , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives.-Early life:... |
Labor | Prospect Division of Prospect The Division of Prospect was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales from 1969 to 2010. It was located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and included the suburbs of Fairfield, Smithfield, Kemps Creek, St Clair, Horsley Park and those parts of the suburb of Prospect south of... (NSW) |
24 March 1990 – 31 August 2004 (retired) |
| Christine Gallus Christine Gallus Christine Ann Gallus , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Hawker, South Australia 1990-93 and for Hindmarsh, South Australia 1993-2004... |
Liberal | Hawker Division of Hawker The Division of Hawker was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 1993. It was named for Charles Hawker, who was a federal MP 1929-38. It was located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and took in the suburbs of Ascot Park,... (SA) Hindmarsh Division of Hindmarsh The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the western gulfside suburbs of Adelaide.The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia 1836-38. For many years it was one of the safest Labor seats... (SA) |
24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993 13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004 (retired) |
| Maggie Deahm Maggie Deahm Margaret Joan Deahm was an Australian Labor Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Macquarie from 1993 until her defeat at the 1996 general election.-References:*... |
Labor | Macquarie Division of Macquarie The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lachlan Macquarie, who was Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821... (NSW) |
13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated) |
| Mary Easson Mary Easson Mary Louise Easson was an Australian Labor Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Lowe from 1993. She was defeated at the 1996 general election... |
Labor | Lowe Division of Lowe The Division of Lowe was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, on the south shore of the Parramatta River... (NSW) |
13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated) |
| Marjorie Henzell Marjorie Henzell Marjorie Madeline Henzell, , Australian politician.Henzell was elected to represent the Division of Capricornia in the Australian House of Representatives, and served as the member from 13 March 1993 until 2 March 1996. Henzell was the first woman elected to represent this electorate, and held the... |
Labor | Capricornia Division of Capricornia The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its... (Qld) |
13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated) |
| Judi Moylan Judi Moylan Judith Eleanor "Judi" Moylan , an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Pearce, Western Australia.... |
Liberal | Pearce Division of Pearce The Division of Pearce is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. It is located to the east and north of Perth, taking in the rural areas adjoining the Perth metropolitan area to the south-east, east and north-east, then sweeping around to the Indian Ocean where it... (WA) |
13 March 1993 – |
| Silvia Smith Silvia Smith Silvia Joy Smith is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996 and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1997 to 2003.... |
Labor | Bass Division of Bass The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its... (Tas.) |
13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996 (defeated) |
| Trish Worth Trish Worth Patricia Mary "Trish" Worth , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia... |
Liberal | Adelaide Division of Adelaide The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital. The seat has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide... (SA) |
13 March 1993 – 9 October 2004 (defeated) |
| Carmen Lawrence Carmen Lawrence Carmen Mary Lawrence is a retired Australian politician; a former Premier of Western Australia and the first woman to become Premier of a State of the Commonwealth of Australia.... |
Labor | Fremantle Division of Fremantle The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.The division was created at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election... (WA) |
12 March 1994 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Bronwyn Bishop Bronwyn Bishop Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop , an Australian politician, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party representing the Division of Mackellar, New South Wales since 1994... * |
Liberal | Mackellar Division of Mackellar The Division of Mackellar is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, on the Pacific coast, south of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. It includes the suburbs of Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and... (NSW) |
26 March 1994 – |
| Trish Draper Trish Draper -Early Life:Patricia "Trish" Draper was born in Woodville, South Australia, the daughter of German migrants who came to Australia after W.W.2.... |
Liberal | Makin Division of Makin The Division of Makin is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives located in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide. Established in 1984 and named after Norman Makin, a former MP and diplomat, it has been a marginal seat at most elections since... (SA) |
2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Annette Ellis Annette Ellis Annette Louise Ellis , Australian politician, was a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to August 2010, representing the Division of Namadgi 1996–98 and the Division of Canberra from 1998 to 2010.In the 1996 federal election she contested Namadgi against... |
Labor | Namadgi Division of Namadgi The Division of Namadgi was an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. It was located in the southern suburbs of Canberra, and included the suburbs of Conder, Kambah, Mawson and Tuggeranong.... (ACT) Canberra Division of Canberra The Division of Canberra is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in 1974 from the southern half of the old Division of Australian Capital Territory... (ACT) |
2 March 1996 – 28 October 1998 28 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Kay Elson Kay Elson Kay Selma Elson , Australian politician, was a Liberal Member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until her resignation in November 2007. Kay represented the Division of Forde, Queensland... |
Liberal | Forde Division of Forde The Division of Forde is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Teresa Gambaro | Liberal; Liberal National | Petrie Division of Petrie The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and named after Andrew Petrie , a noted civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane .... (Qld) Brisbane Division of Brisbane The Division of Brisbane is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 (defeated) 21 August 2010 – |
| Joanna Gash Joanna Gash Joanna Gash , has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Gilmore on the southern coast of New South Wales.-Personal:... |
Liberal | Gilmore Division of Gilmore The Division of Gilmore is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author. It is located in the Shoalhaven the southern Illawarra regions, extending from Warilla in the north to Durras in the south, then... (NSW) |
2 March 1996 – |
| Elizabeth Grace Elizabeth Grace Elizabeth Jane Grace was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Lilley from 1996. She was defeated at the 1998 general election by Wayne Swan.-References:*... |
Liberal | Lilley Division of Lilley The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Queensland.... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated) |
| Pauline Hanson Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform... |
Independent; One Nation | Oxley Division of Oxley The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated) |
| Susan Jeanes Susan Jeanes Susan Barbara Jeanes was an Australian Liberal Party Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingston from 1996 to 1998. She won the seat from Gordon Bilney in the 1996 general election where the Liberal party took power from the Labor party... |
Liberal | Kingston Division of Kingston The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949.... (SA) |
2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated) |
| Ricky Johnston Ricky Johnston Ricky Johnston was a Liberal Party Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canning from 1996 to 1998. Johnston won the seat at her fifth attempt, having also been the endorsed Liberal candidate for Canning at the 1984, 1987, 1990 and 1993 general elections. She was... |
Liberal | Canning Division of Canning The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the Western Australian government surveyor who surveyed the Canning Stock Route... (WA) |
2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated) |
| De-Anne Kelly De-Anne Kelly De-Anne Margaret Kelly , was an Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Dawson, Queensland. She was also the first female member of the National Party to win a seat in the... |
National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
Dawson Division of Dawson The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government anywhere in the world... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 (defeated) |
| Jackie Kelly Jackie Kelly Jacqueline Marie Kelly , former Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Lindsay, New South Wales.-Early career:... † |
Liberal | Lindsay Division of Lindsay The Division of Lindsay is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Sydney, and is centred around Penrith. It also includes the suburbs of Castlereagh, Mulgoa and Werrington.... (NSW) |
2 March 1996 – 11 September 1996 (disqualified) 19 October 1996 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Jenny Macklin Jenny Macklin Jennifer Louise Macklin , is an Australian politician. She is Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in the Gillard Ministry... |
Labor | Jagajaga Division of Jagajaga The Division of Jagajaga is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and lies north of the Yarra River... (Vic.) |
2 March 1996 – |
| Sharman Stone Sharman Stone Dr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria... |
Liberal | Murray Division of Murray The Division of Murray is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north of the state, adjoining the Murray River, which forms Victoria's border with New South Wales... (Vic.) |
2 March 1996 – |
| Danna Vale Danna Vale Danna Sue Vale , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010, representing the Division of Hughes, New South Wales. She did not re-contest her seat at the 2010 federal election.From 1984 until 1988, Vale was a full-time wife,... |
Liberal | Hughes Division of Hughes The Division of Hughes is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23... (NSW) |
2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Andrea West Andrea West Andrea Gail West was an Australian Liberal Party politician who served as Member for Bowman in the Australian House of Representatives from 1996 until she was defeated at the 1998 general election.... |
Liberal | Bowman Division of Bowman The Division of Bowman is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for David Bowman, an early leader of the Australian Labor Party, in Queensland... (Qld) |
2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 (defeated) |
| Julie Bishop Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop is an Australian politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to... |
Liberal | Curtin Division of Curtin The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1941-45. It is located in the wealthy beachside suburbs of Perth, including Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park,... (WA) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Anna Burke Anna Burke Anna Elizabeth Burke , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Chisholm, Victoria... |
Labor | Chisholm Division of Chisholm The Division of Chisholm is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Caroline Chisholm, a social worker and promoter of women's immigration. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne... (Vic.) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Jane Gerick Jane Gerick Jane Frances Gerick was an Australian politician. She served for one term as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001, representing the division of Canning.... |
Labor | Canning Division of Canning The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Alfred Canning, the Western Australian government surveyor who surveyed the Canning Stock Route... (WA) |
3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 (defeated) |
| Julia Gillard Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved... |
Labor | Lalor Division of Lalor The Division of Lalor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Werribee, Point Cook, Laverton, Rockbank and Melton.... (Vic.) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Jill Hall Jill Hall Jill Griffiths Hall , an Australian politician, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, since the 1998, representing the seat of Shortland, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party.... |
Labor | Shortland Division of Shortland The Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie... (NSW) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Kelly Hoare Kelly Hoare Kelly Joy Hoare , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Charlton, New South Wales... |
Labor | Charlton Division of Charlton The Division of Charlton is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Matthew Charlton, who was Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1922-28. It is located in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, including the coal-mining towns of... (NSW) |
3 October 1998 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Kay Hull Kay Hull Kay Elizabeth Hull , Australian politician, was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to July 2010, representing the Division of Riverina, New South Wales.-Personal life:... |
National | Riverina Division of Riverina The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. It includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith as well as the towns of Junee, West Wyalong, Tumut,... (NSW) |
3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Julia Irwin Julia Irwin Julia Claire Irwin , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to July 2010, representing the Division of Fowler, New South Wales... |
Labor | Fowler Division of Fowler The Division of Fowler is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It includes the suburbs of Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Greenfield... (NSW) |
3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Cheryl Kernot Cheryl Kernot Cheryl Kernot is an Australian politician, academic, and political activist. She was a member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland for the Australian Democrats from 1990 to 1997, and the fifth leader of the Australian Democrats from 1993 to 1997... * |
Labor | Dickson Division of Dickson The Division of Dickson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia. The division was formed in 1992 and is named after Sir James Dickson, a leading advocate in Australian Federation, Queensland Premier and Minister for Defence in first Australian Ministry. It is located in the... (Qld) |
3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 (defeated) |
| Kirsten Livermore Kirsten Livermore Kirsten Fiona Livermore , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland.... |
Labor | Capricornia Division of Capricornia The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its... (Qld) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Jann McFarlane Jann McFarlane Jann Sonya McFarlane , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Stirling, Western Australia. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated at Macquarie... |
Labor | Stirling Division of Stirling The Division of Stirling is an Australian Electoral Division in the inner northern and beachside suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It includes the suburbs of Balcatta, Balga, Carine, Innaloo, Nollamara, North Beach, Scarborough, Stirling, Trigg and Yokine.... (WA) |
3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 (defeated) |
| Margaret May Margaret May Margaret Ann May , Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to July 2010, representing McPherson, Queensland.... |
Liberal | McPherson Division of McPherson The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries... (Qld) |
3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Michelle O'Byrne Michelle O'Byrne Michelle Anne O'Byrne is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She was elected in the 2006 state election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the division of Bass... |
Labor | Bass Division of Bass The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its... (Tas.) |
3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004 (defeated) |
| Tanya Plibersek Tanya Plibersek Tanya Joan Plibersek, MP , is an Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party, and Federal Minister for Social Inclusion and Minister for Human Services. She has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the seat of Sydney, New South Wales... |
Labor | Sydney Division of Sydney The Division of Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located around the central city area of Sydney, and includes many inner suburbs such as Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Ultimo, Redfern, Camperdown, Glebe, Annandale, Balmain, Potts Point and the Sydney... (NSW) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Nicola Roxon Nicola Roxon Nicola Louise Roxon is an Australian politician, and is the Minister for Health and Ageing. She has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the Division of Gellibrand, in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.-Early and personal life:She... |
Labor | Gellibrand Division of Gellibrand The Division of Gellibrand is anAustralian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Joseph Gellibrand, a pioneer settler of the Melbourne area... (Vic) |
3 October 1998 – |
| Ann Corcoran Ann Corcoran Ann Kathleen Corcoran , an Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from 12 August 2000 to the 2007 election, representing the Division of Isaacs, Victoria.... |
Labor | Isaacs Division of Isaacs The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay... (Vic) |
12 August 2000 – 17 October 2007 (retired) |
| Leonie Short Leonie Short Leonie Marjorie Short was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election following the... |
Labor | Ryan Division of Ryan The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919... (Qld) |
17 March 2001 – 10 November 2001 (defeated) |
| Jennie George Jennie George Jennie George , Australian politician, is a former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to July 2010, representing the Division of Throsby, New South Wales.-Early life:... |
Labor | Throsby Division of Throsby The Division of Throsby is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It covers eastern Wingecarribee Shire, extending from Exeter, Lake Yarrunga and Upper Kangaroo Valley in the south to Aylmerton, Alpine, the Avon Dam, Lake Avon, Dombarton, and Kembla Grange in the north to the Pacific... (NSW) |
10 November 2001 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Sharon Grierson Sharon Grierson Sharon Joy Grierson , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Newcastle. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was educated at Newcastle Teachers College... |
Labor | Newcastle Division of Newcastle The Division of Newcastle is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is centred around the city of Newcastle, after which it is named.... (NSW) |
10 November 2001 – |
| Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Jackson Sharryn Maree Jackson , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. She served one term from 2001 representing the Division of Hasluck before losing the seat at the 2004 federal election... |
Labor | Hasluck Division of Hasluck The Division of Hasluck is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.The division was created in 2001 and is named for Sir Paul Hasluck, who was Governor-General of Australia 1969-74, and for his wife, Dame Alexandra Hasluck, a prominent author... (WA) |
10 November 2001 – 9 October 2004 (defeated) 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated) |
| Catherine King | Labor | Ballarat Division of Ballarat The Division of Ballarat is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the provincial city of Ballarat.... (Vic) |
10 November 2001 – |
| Sussan Ley Sussan Ley Sussan Penelope Ley , Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Farrer, New South Wales.... |
Liberal | Farrer Division of Farrer The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for William Farrer, agricultural scientist. It is located in the southern rural area of the state and includes Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin and Jerilderie. It has always... (NSW) |
10 November 2001 – |
| Sophie Mirabella Sophie Mirabella Sophie Mirabella is an Australian federal politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of Indi, Victoria... |
Liberal | Indi Division of Indi The Division of Indi is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is located in north-eastern Victoria. Its northern border is formed by the Murray River... (Vic) |
10 November 2001 – |
| Maria Vamvakinou Maria Vamvakinou Maria Vamvakinou , is an Australian politician. She has been member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Calwell, Victoria for the Australian Labor Party... |
Labor | Calwell Division of Calwell The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945-49 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960-67... (Vic) |
10 November 2001 – |
| Sharon Bird Sharon Bird Sharon Leah Bird is an Australian politician.She was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Cunningham, New South Wales, at the October 2004 election... |
Labor | Cunningham Division of Cunningham The Division of Cunningham is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Allan Cunningham, a 19th century explorer of New South Wales and Queensland. It is located on the coast of New South Wales between southern Sydney and Wollongong, and... (NSW) |
9 October 2004 – |
| Justine Elliot Justine Elliot Maria Justine Elliot, MP is an Australian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election.... |
Labor | Richmond Division of Richmond The Division of Richmond is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the far north-east of the state, along the Pacific coast... (NSW) |
9 October 2004 – |
| Kate Ellis Kate Ellis Katherine Margaret "Kate" Ellis, MP is an Australian politician, representing the federal division of Adelaide since 2004 and is currently the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and the Minister for the Status of Women in the Gillard Government.-Early life and career:Ellis was... |
Labor | Adelaide Division of Adelaide The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital. The seat has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide... (SA) |
9 October 2004 – |
| Louise Markus Louise Markus Louise Elizabeth Markus , Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, initially elected to represent the seat of Greenway in western Sydney for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election... |
Liberal | Greenway Division of Greenway The Division of Greenway is anAustralian Electoral Division in New South Wales.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Francis Greenway, an ex-convict who became a prominent architect in colonial Sydney.... (NSW) |
9 October 2004 – |
| Julie Owens Julie Owens Julie Ann Owens , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 2004, representing the division of Parramatta, New South Wales... |
Labor | Parramatta Division of Parramatta The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the locality of Parramatta. The name Parramatta has been sourced to an Aboriginal... (NSW) |
9 October 2004 – |
| Jodie Campbell Jodie Campbell Jodie Louise Campbell is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010, representing the division of Bass.... |
Labor | Bass Division of Bass The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its... (Tas) |
24 November 2007 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Julie Collins Julie Collins Julie Maree Collins is an Australian politician. She was elected in the 2007 Federal Election as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives in the Division of Franklin in Tasmania.... |
Labor | Franklin Division of Franklin The Division of Franklin is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir John Franklin, the polar explorer who was Lt Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46. It is located in southern Tasmania, including the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater,... (Tas) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Yvette D'Ath Yvette D'Ath Yvette Maree D'Ath is an Australian politician. She is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2007, representing the Division of Petrie.... |
Labor | Petrie Division of Petrie The Division of Petrie is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and named after Andrew Petrie , a noted civil engineer, pioneer and explorer, and the first free settler in Brisbane .... (Qld) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Nola Marino Nola Marino Nola Bethwynn Marino has been the Liberal Party of Australia representative for the electoral division of Forrest in Western Australia since the 2007 federal election.Marino was born in Harvey and established a small business in 1972.... |
Liberal | Forrest Division of Forrest The Division of Forrest is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia and a federal Cabinet minister. It is located in the south-western corner of the state, including the towns of... (WA) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Maxine McKew Maxine McKew Maxine Margaret McKew , is a former Australian politician and journalist; she was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Rudd Ministry and the First Gillard Ministry. Between 2007 and 2010, she was the member of the House of... |
Labor | Bennelong Division of Bennelong The Division of Bennelong is an Australian electorate in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Bennelong, an Aboriginal man befriended by the first Governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip... (NSW) |
24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated) |
| Belinda Neal Belinda Neal Belinda Jane Neal , a former Australian federal politician, was a Member of the House of Representatives representing the electorate of Robertson between 2007 and 2010; and representing the state of New South Wales in the Senate from 1994 to 1998, both of behalf of the Australian Labor... * |
Labor | Robertson Division of Robertson The Division of Robertson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located on the Central Coast, immediately north of the Hawkesbury River. It encompasses the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.... (NSW) |
24 November 2007 – 19 July 2010 (retired) |
| Melissa Parke Melissa Parke Melissa Parke is an Australian Labor parliamentarian representing the Division of Fremantle, Western Australia, in the Australian House of Representatives. She was elected to office in November 2007 and re-elected in August 2010... |
Labor | Fremantle Division of Fremantle The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.The division was created at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election... (WA) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Kerry Rea Kerry Rea Kerry Marie Rea is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010, representing the Division of Bonner in Queensland.Rea was born in Bundaberg, Queensland.... |
Labor | Bonner Division of Bonner The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator... (Qld) |
24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 (defeated) |
| Amanda Rishworth Amanda Rishworth Amanda Louise Rishworth , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2007, representing the electorate of Kingston, South Australia.-Early years:... |
Labor | Kingston Division of Kingston The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949.... (SA) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Janelle Saffin Janelle Saffin Janelle Anne Saffin is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2007, representing the electorate of Page. She previously served as a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to... |
Labor | Page Division of Page The Division of Page is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the far north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland and the coast of the Pacific Ocean... (NSW) |
24 November 2007 – |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Kelly O'Dwyer Kelly Megan O'Dwyer is an Australian politician, and member for the Division of Higgins in the Australian House of Representatives... |
Liberal | Higgins Division of Higgins The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.The division was created in 1949 and is named after Justice H. B. Higgins , who was a Victorian Member of the legislative assembly , president of the Carlton Football Club , Australian Member of Parliament , and justice of the... (Vic) |
5 December 2009 – |
| Karen Andrews Karen Andrews Karen Lesley Andrews is an Australian mechanical engineer, industrial relations representative for management, businessperson and politician. She has been the Liberal National Party of Queensland member of the Australian House of Representatives seat of McPherson since the 2010 federal... |
Liberal National | McPherson Division of McPherson The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1948 and is named for the McPherson Range, which forms one of the divisional boundaries... (Qld) |
21 August 2010 – |
| Gai Brodtmann Gai Brodtmann Gai Marie Brodtmann an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Canberra representing the Australian Labor Party... |
Labor | Canberra Division of Canberra The Division of Canberra is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in 1974 from the southern half of the old Division of Australian Capital Territory... (ACT) |
21 August 2010 – |
| Natasha Griggs Natasha Griggs Natasha Louise Griggs is an Australian politician elected at the 2010 Australian Federal election to represent the division of Solomon for the Country Liberal Party.... |
Country Liberal Country Liberal Party The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties... |
Solomon Division of Solomon The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin and Palmerston... (NT) |
21 August 2010 – |
| Deborah O'Neill Deborah O'Neill Deborah Mary O'Neill , an Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the seat of Robertson, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party, elected at the 2010 federal election.... |
Labor | Robertson Division of Robertson The Division of Robertson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located on the Central Coast, immediately north of the Hawkesbury River. It encompasses the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.... (NSW) |
21 August 2010 – |
| Jane Prentice Jane Prentice Jane Prentice , an Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2010, representing the seat of Ryan for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.... |
Liberal National | Ryan Division of Ryan The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919... (Qld) |
21 August 2010 – |
| Laura Smyth Laura Smyth Laura Mary Smyth , an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of La Trobe representing the Australian Labor Party. She defeated Liberal MP Jason Wood at the 2010 federal election... |
Labor | La Trobe Division of La Trobe The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the outer eastern/south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was originally located closer to the city, but redistributions moved it further south-east. It originally included the suburbs of Croydon,... (Vic) |
21 August 2010 – |
| † Disqualified 11 September 1996 and re-elected at by-election 19 October 1996. | |||