Members of the Australian Senate, 2019–2022

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2019 Australian federal election held on 18 May 2019.[1][2] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states began on 1 July 2019. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 18 May 2019.[3]

Senator Party State End term Years in office
Eric Abetz LiberalTasmania20221994–2022
Alex Antic LiberalSouth Australia20252019–present
Wendy Askew LiberalTasmania20222019–present
Tim Ayres LaborNew South Wales20252019–present
Cory Bernardi[lower-alpha 3] IndependentSouth Australia20222006–2020
Catryna Bilyk LaborTasmania20252008–present
Simon Birmingham LiberalSouth Australia20222007–present
Andrew Bragg LiberalNew South Wales20252019–present
Slade Brockman LiberalWestern Australia20252017–present
Carol Brown LaborTasmania20252005–present
Matt Canavan Liberal National [lower-alpha 15]Queensland20222014–present
Kim Carr LaborVictoria20221993–2022
Michaelia Cash LiberalWestern Australia20222008–present
Claire Chandler LiberalTasmania20252019–present
Anthony Chisholm LaborQueensland20222016–present
Raff Ciccone LaborVictoria20252019–present
Richard Colbeck LiberalTasmania20252002–2016, 2018–present
Mathias Cormann[lower-alpha 4] LiberalWestern Australia20222007–2020
Dorinda Cox[lower-alpha 8] GreensWestern Australia20222021–present
Perin Davey NationalNew South Wales20252019–present
Richard Di Natale[lower-alpha 6] GreensVictoria20222011–2020
Pat Dodson LaborWestern Australia20252016–present
Jonathon Duniam LiberalTasmania20222016–present
Don Farrell LaborSouth Australia20222008–2014, 2016–present
Mehreen Faruqi GreensNew South Wales20252018–present
David Fawcett LiberalSouth Australia20252011–present
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells LiberalNew South Wales20222005–2022
Mitch Fifield [lower-alpha 1] LiberalVictoria20222004–2019
Alex Gallacher [lower-alpha 7] LaborSouth Australia20252011–2021
Katy Gallagher LaborAustralian Capital Territory20222015–2018, 2019–present
Nita Green LaborQueensland20252019–present
Stirling Griff Centre AllianceSouth Australia20222016–2022
Karen Grogan [lower-alpha 7] LaborSouth Australia20252021–present
Pauline Hanson One NationQueensland20222016–present
Sarah Hanson-Young GreensSouth Australia20252008–present
Sarah Henderson[lower-alpha 1] LiberalVictoria20222019–present
Hollie Hughes LiberalNew South Wales20252019–present
Jane Hume LiberalVictoria20252016–present
Kristina Keneally[lower-alpha 12] LaborNew South Wales20222018–2022
Kimberley Kitching[lower-alpha 11] LaborVictoria20222016–2022
Jacqui Lambie LambieTasmania20252014–2017, 2019–present
Sue Lines LaborWestern Australia20222013–present
Jenny McAllister LaborNew South Wales20222015–present
Malarndirri McCarthy LaborNorthern Territory20222016–present
Susan McDonald Liberal National [lower-alpha 15]Queensland20252019–present
James McGrath Liberal National [lower-alpha 16]Queensland20222014–present
Bridget McKenzie NationalVictoria20222011–present
Nick McKim GreensTasmania20252015–present
Andrew McLachlan[lower-alpha 3] LiberalSouth Australia20222020–present
Sam McMahon Country Liberal / Independent / LDP [lower-alpha 10]  Northern Territory20222019–2022
Greg Mirabella[lower-alpha 9] LiberalVictoria20222021–2022
Jim Molan[lower-alpha 2] LiberalNew South Wales20222017–2019, 2019–2023
Deborah O'Neill LaborNew South Wales20222013–present
Matt O'Sullivan LiberalWestern Australia20252019–present
James Paterson LiberalVictoria20252016–present
Rex Patrick Centre Alliance / Independent / Rex Patrick Team [lower-alpha 5] South Australia20222017–2022
Marise Payne LiberalNew South Wales20221997–present
Helen Polley LaborTasmania20222005–present
Louise Pratt LaborWestern Australia20252008–2014, 2016–present
Gerard Rennick Liberal National [lower-alpha 16]Queensland20252019–present
Linda Reynolds CSC LiberalWestern Australia20252014–present
Janet Rice GreensVictoria20252014–present
Malcolm Roberts One NationQueensland20252016–2017, 2019–present
Anne Ruston LiberalSouth Australia20252012–present
Scott Ryan[lower-alpha 9] LiberalVictoria20222008–2021
Paul Scarr Liberal National [lower-alpha 16]Queensland20252019–present
Zed Seselja LiberalAustralian Capital Territory20222013–2022
Tony Sheldon LaborNew South Wales20252019–present
Rachel Siewert[lower-alpha 8] GreensWestern Australia20222005–2021
Arthur Sinodinos AO[lower-alpha 2] LiberalNew South Wales20222011–2019
Ben Small[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 13] LiberalWestern Australia20222020–2022, 2022
Dean Smith LiberalWestern Australia20222012–present
Marielle Smith LaborSouth Australia20252019–present
Jordon Steele-John GreensWestern Australia20252017–present
Glenn Sterle LaborWestern Australia20222005–present
Jana Stewart[lower-alpha 11] LaborVictoria20222022–present
Amanda Stoker Liberal National [lower-alpha 16]Queensland20222018–2022
Lidia Thorpe[lower-alpha 6] GreensVictoria20222020–present
Anne Urquhart LaborTasmania20222011–present
David Van LiberalVictoria20252019–present
Jess Walsh LaborVictoria20252019–present
Larissa Waters GreensQueensland20252011–2017, 2018–present
Murray Watt LaborQueensland20222016–present
Peter Whish-Wilson GreensTasmania20222012–present
Penny Wong LaborSouth Australia20222002–present

Composition (May 2022)

Government (35)
Coalition
  Liberal (31)[lower-alpha 1]
  National (4)[lower-alpha 2]

Opposition (26)
  Labor (26)

Crossbench (15)
  Greens (9)
  One Nation (2)
  Centre Alliance (1)
  Lambie Network (1)
  Patrick Team (1)
  Liberal Democrats (1)

  1. Including four Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators who sits in the Liberals party room.
  2. Including two Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators who sits in the Nationals party room.
Composition (July 2019)
Composition of the Senate
Composition of the Senate

Government (35)
Coalition
  Liberal (26)
  Liberal National (6)[lower-roman 1]
  National (2)
  Country Liberal (1)[lower-roman 2]

Opposition (26)
  Labor (26)

Crossbench (15)
  Greens (9)
  Centre Alliance (2)
  Jacqui Lambie (1)
  Independent (1)
  One Nation (2)
 

  1. Four Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators sit in the Liberals party room, while two senators sit in the Nationals party room.
  2. Sits in the Nationals party room.

 

Senators by State in Australia

Notes
  1. Mitch Fifield resigned from the Senate on 16 August 2019 to become Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. Former MP Sarah Henderson was appointed to fill the vacancy on 11 September 2019.
  2. Arthur Sinodinos resigned from the Senate on 11 November 2019 to become Australian Ambassador to the United States. Former Liberal Senator Jim Molan was appointed to fill the vacancy on 14 November 2019.
  3. Cory Bernardi resigned from the Senate on 20 January 2020. As Bernardi was elected as a Liberal Party member in 2016, his replacement must also be from the Liberal Party. Former President of the South Australian Legislative Council Andrew McLachlan was appointed to fill the vacancy on 6 February 2020.
  4. Mathias Cormann resigned from the Senate on 6 November 2020 to nominate for the position of Secretary-General of the OECD. Ben Small was appointed to fill the vacancy on 25 November 2020.
  5. Rex Patrick resigned from Centre Alliance on 9 August 2020 and became an independent. In October 2020 he formed the Rex Patrick Team party, which was registered in January 2021.
  6. Richard Di Natale resigned from the Senate on 26 August 2020. Former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Lidia Thorpe was appointed to fill the vacancy on 4 September 2020.
  7. Alex Gallacher died on 29 August 2021. Karen Grogan was appointed to fill the vacancy on 21 September 2021.
  8. Rachel Siewert resigned from the Senate on 6 September 2021. Dorinda Cox was appointed to fill the vacancy on 14 September 2021.
  9. Scott Ryan resigned from the Senate on 13 October 2021. Greg Mirabella was appointed to fill the vacancy on 2 December 2021.
  10. Sam McMahon was a member of the Country Liberal Party who sat with the National Party, until she resigned from the CLP on 28 January 2022 to sit as an independent. On 8 April 2022 she announced that she had joined the Liberal Democratic Party.
  11. Kimberley Kitching died on 10 March 2022. Jana Stewart was appointed to fill the vacancy on 6 April 2022.
  12. Kristina Keneally resigned on 13 April 2022 to contest the lower house seat of Fowler. A replacement was not appointed to fill the vacancy as Keneally's seat was up for election and would expire on 30 June 2022.
  13. Ben Small resigned on 15 April 2022 after discovering he was a citizen of New Zealand and ineligible to be a senator. He was nominated to replace himself on 18 May 2022.
  14. The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were Fifield resigned,[lower-alpha 1] Sinodinos resigned,[lower-alpha 2] Bernardi resigned,[lower-alpha 3] Cormann resigned,[lower-alpha 4] Patrick defected,[lower-alpha 5] Di Natale resigned,[lower-alpha 6] Gallacher died,[lower-alpha 7] Siewert resigned,[lower-alpha 8] Ryan resigned,[lower-alpha 9] McMahon defected,[lower-alpha 10] Kitching died,[lower-alpha 11] Keneally resigned,[lower-alpha 12] Small resigned.[lower-alpha 13]
  15. Member of the LNP who sits with the National Party.
  16. Member of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.

References
  1. "Senate candidates". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "All Senators". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "Senators—service expiry dates". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.[lower-alpha 14]
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