Jews have been a part of the Australian parliament since federation.[ citation needed ] In 2016 a record number of 6 MPs identified as Jewish. [1] When Kerryn Phelps won the 2018 Wentworth by-election the number rose to 7, but subsequently dropped back to 6 following the 2019 Australian federal election.
Name | Electorate | Party | Years | Notes | Source |
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Jon Isaacs | Millner | Labor | 1977–81 | Leader of the Opposition | [6] |
Name | Electorate | Party | Years | Notes | Source |
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Louis Goldring | Flinders | Independent | 1888–93 | Mayor of Hughenden | [2] |
Jacob Horwitz | Warwick | Liberal Party | 1878–87 | Mayor of Warwick | [2] |
Francis Benjamin Kates | Darling Downs | Independent | 1878–81 1883–88 1899–1903 | [2] | |
Isidor Lissner | Kennedy | Ministerialist | 1883–93 1896–99 | [2] |
Name | Electorate | Party | Years | Notes | Source |
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Sir Lewis Cohen | North Adelaide | Independent | 1887–93 1902–06 | Mayor of Adelaide | [2] |
Morris Lyon Marks | The Burra and Clare | Independent | 1857–58 | [2] | |
Maurice Salom | MLC for South Australia | Independent | 1882–91 | [2] | |
Emanuel Solomon | West Adelaide | Independent | 1862–65 1867–71 | [2] | |
Judah Moss Solomon | City of Adelaide | Independent | 1858–60 1861–65 1871–75 | Mayor of Adelaide | [2] |
Saul Solomon | East Torrens | Independent | 1887–90 | [2] | |
Vaiben Louis Solomon | Northern Territory | Independent | 1890–1901 1905–08 | Premier of South Australia Also served in federal parliament |
Name | Electorate | Party | Years | Notes | Source |
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Joseph Cohen | Launceston | Independent | 1860–61 | [2] | |
John Davies | Hobart Town | Independent | 1884–1913 | Mayor of Hobart | [2] |
Name | Electorate | Party | Years | Notes | Source |
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Joe Berinson | MLC for North-East Metropolitan Province | Labor | 1980–93 | Also served in federal parliament Minister in the Whitlam government | [2] |
Harry Boan | Metropolitan Province | WA Liberal Party | 1917–18 1922–24 | [2] | |
Matthew Moss | North Fremantle MLC for West Province | Independent | 1895–97 1900–01 1902–14 | Minister in state government | [2] |
Sir Charles Nathan | MLC for Metropolitan-Suburban Province | Nationalist | 1930–34 | [2] | |
Lionel Samson | MLC for Western Australian | Independent | 1849–56 1859–68 | [2] | |
Elias Solomon | South Fremantle | Independent | 1892–1901 | Mayor of Fremantle Also served in federal parliament |
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