List of people who have served in both Houses of the Australian Parliament

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This is a list of Members of the Australian Parliament who have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives .

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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 House".

Consequently, a member of one house who wishes to transfer to the other house must resign from the first house before the election or appointment to the other house. A person may simultaneously stand for election to both houses, and if successful in both bids, must choose which house he or she will be a member of. No person has ever successfully stood for election to both houses at the same time.

The following list comprises 53 people (46 men and 7 women). Of these:

The first person to have been a member of both houses was James McColl (Victoria), on 1 January 1907. All the other states and territories are represented in the list, the first person from each being:

The first woman to have been a member of both houses was Kathy Sullivan (Qld), on 1 December 1984.

In the 47th Parliament:

Only two people have gone from one house to another and later returned to the first house:

No member of this list has yet served the Parliament for an aggregate period of 30 years or more. The longest-serving person who has been a member of both houses was Bronwyn Bishop, who was in the Senate for 6 years 229 days, and in the House of Representatives for 22 years 44 days, a total of 28 years 274 days. The shortest-serving person was Thomas Marwick (1 year 65 days in the Senate; 2 years 244 days in the House of Representatives; a total of 3 years 309 days).

There are a number of members who represented different states or territories in the House of Representatives during their career. No person has ever represented more than one state or territory in the Senate. The only person who has ever represented one state or territory in one House and a different state or territory in the other House is Barnaby Joyce (Senate, Queensland, 2005–13; House of Representatives, Division of New England, New South Wales, 2013–17, 2017-). [1]

List of people who have served in both houses

The list is in chronological order based on the date on which the person began their term in the second chamber (in bold).

NameSenateHouse of RepresentativesTotal parliamentary
service
State/
Territory		FromToServiceElectorateFromToService
James McColl VIC1 January 1907 5 September 1914 [2] [3] 7 years, 248 days Echuca, Vic 29 March 1901 5 November 1906 [4] 5 years, 222 days13 years, 105 days
William Higgs QLD 30 March 1901 31 December 1906 [2] 5 years, 277 days Capricornia, Qld 13 April 1910 16 December 1922 [2] 12 years, 248 days18 years, 160 days
Sir Robert Best VIC 29 March 1901 [2] 30 June 19109 years, 94 days Kooyong, Vic 24 August 1910 [5] 16 December 1922 [2] 12 years, 115 days21 years, 209 days
William Story SA1 January 19043 April 1917 [6] 13 years, 93 days Boothby, SA 5 May 1917 16 December 1922 [2] 5 years, 226 days18 years, 319 days
George Fairbairn VIC1 July 191730 June 1923 [4] 6 years, 0 days Fawkner, Vic 12 December 1906 31 May 1913 [2] 6 years, 157 days12 years, 157 days
Josiah Thomas NSW1 July 191730 June 1923 [2] 6 years, 0 days Barrier, NSW 29 March 1901 26 March 1917 [4] 15 years, 363 days25 years, 227 days
14 November 1925 30 June 1929 [2] 3 years, 229 days
Herbert Pratten NSW1 July 191723 November 1921 [6] 4 years, 146 days Parramatta, NSW 10 December 1921 [5] 16 December 1922 [7] 6 years, 150 days10 years, 296 days
Martin, NSW 16 December 1922 7 May 1928 [8]
David O'Keefe TAS 29 March 1901 31 December 1906 [2] 5 years, 278 days Denison, Tas 16 December 1922 14 November 1925 [2] 2 years, 334 days18 years, 247 days
1 July 191030 June 1920 [2] 10 years, 0 days
Sir Walter Massy-Greene NSW17 October 1923 [9] 13 November 1925 [10] 2 years, 28 days Richmond, NSW 13 April 1910 16 December 1922 [2] 12 years, 248 days26 years, 276 days
1 July 192630 June 1938 [4] 12 years, 0 days
Joseph Hannan VIC22 July 1924 [9] 13 November 1925 [2] 1 year, 115 days Fawkner, Vic 31 May 1913 5 May 1917 [2] 3 years, 340 days 5 years, 90 days
Percy Abbott NSW 14 November 1925 30 June 1929 [2] 3 years, 229 days New England, NSW 31 May 1913 3 November 1919 [4] 6 years, 157 days10 years, 21 days
Jack Duncan-Hughes SA 19 December 1931 30 June 1938 [4] 6 years, 194 days Boothby, SA 16 December 1922 17 November 1928 [2] 5 years, 338 days 15 years, 137 days
Wakefield, SA 21 September 1940 21 August 1943 [2] 2 years, 335 days
Dick Dein NSW1 July 193530 June 1941 [2] 6 years, 0 days Lang, NSW 19 December 1931 7 August 1934 [4] 2 years, 232 days8 years, 232 days
William Gibson VIC1 July 193530 June 1947 [4] 12 years, 0 days Corangamite, Vic 14 December 1918 [5] 12 October 1929 [2] 10 years, 303 days25 years, 170 days
19 December 1931 7 August 1934 [4] 2 years, 232 days
John Leckie VIC1 July 193530 June 1947 [2] 12 years, 0 days Indi, Vic 5 May 1917 13 December 1919 [2] 2 years, 241 days14 years, 241 days
Sir Philip McBride SA21 October 1937 [9] 30 June 1944 [2] 6 years, 254 days Grey, SA 19 December 1931 21 September 1937 [4] 5 years, 277 days24 years, 183 days
Wakefield, SA 28 September 1946 14 October 1958 [4] 12 years, 17 days
Oliver Badman SA 1 July 193230 September 1937 [6] 5 years, 92 days Grey, SA 23 October 1937 21 August 1943 [2] 5 years, 303 days11 years, 30 days
Richard Keane VIC1 July 193826 April 1946 [8] 7 years, 300 days Bendigo, Vic 12 October 1929 19 December 1931 [2] 2 years, 69 days10 years, 4 days
Thomas Marwick WA19 August 1936 [9] 22 October 1937 [2] 1 year, 65 days Swan, WA 21 December 1940 [5] 21 August 1943 [2] 2 years, 244 days3 years, 309 days
Sir Keith Wilson SA1 July 193830 June 1944 [2] 6 years, 0 days Sturt, SA 10 December 1949 29 May 1954 [2] 4 years, 171 days21 years, 132 days
10 December 1955 31 October 1966 [4] 10 years, 326 days
Allan Guy TAS 22 February 1950 30 June 1956 [2] 6 years, 130 days Bass, Tas 12 October 1929 15 September 1934 [2] 4 years, 339 days17 years, 112 days
Wilmot, Tas 21 September 1940 28 September 1946 [2] 6 years, 8 days
George Rankin VIC 22 February 1950 30 June 1956 [4] 6 years, 130 days Bendigo, Vic 23 October 1937 31 October 1949 [4] 12 years, 9 days18 years, 139 days
Joe Fitzgerald NSW1 July 196211 April 1974 [3] [4] 11 years, 285 days Phillip, NSW 10 December 1949 10 December 1955 [2] 6 years, 1 day17 years, 286 days
John Gorton VIC 22 February 1950 1 February 1968 [6] 17 years, 345 days Higgins, Vic 24 February 1968 [5] 11 November 1975 [4] 7 years, 261 days25 years, 241 days
Don Jessop SA1 July 1971 5 June 1987 [2] 15 years, 340 days Grey, SA 26 November 1966 25 October 1969 [2] 2 years, 334 days18 years, 309 days
Don Chipp VIC1 July 197818 August 1986 [6] 8 years, 49 days Higinbotham, Vic 10 December 1960 [5] 25 October 1969 [7] 16 years, 336 days25 years, 20 days
Hotham, Vic 25 October 1969 10 November 1977 [4]
David Hamer VIC1 July 197830 June 1990 [4] 12 years, 0 days Isaacs, Vic 25 October 1969 18 May 1974 [2] 4 years, 206 days18 years, 174 days
13 December 1975 10 November 1977 [4] 1 year, 333 days
Allan Rocher WA1 July 197810 February 1981 [6] 2 years, 225 days Curtin, WA 21 February 1981 [5] 3 October 1998 [2] 17 years, 225 days20 years, 85 days
Steele Hall SA 18 May 1974 16 November 1977 [6] 3 years, 183 days Boothby, SA 21 February 1981 [5] 29 January 1996 [4] 14 years, 343 days18 years, 161 days
John Martyr WA11 March 1981 [9] 4 February 1983 [2] 1 year, 331 days Swan, WA 13 December 1975 18 October 1980 [2] 4 years, 311 days6 years, 277 days
John Coates TAS 1 July 198120 August 1996 [6] 15 years, 51 days Denison, Tas 2 December 1972 13 December 1975 [2] 3 years, 12 days18 years, 63 days
Jim Short VIC 1 December 1984 12 May 1997 [6] 12 years, 163 days Ballarat, Vic 13 December 1975 18 October 1980 [2] 4 years, 311 days17 years, 109 days
Kathy Sullivan [11] QLD 18 May 1974 5 November 1984 [6] 10 years, 172 days Moncrieff, Qld 1 December 1984 8 October 2001 [4] 16 years, 312 days27 years, 119 days
Michael Baume NSW1 July 19859 September 1996 [6] 11 years, 71 days Macarthur, NSW 13 December 1975 5 March 1983 [2] 7 years, 83 days18 years, 154 days
Grant Chapman SA 11 July 1987 30 June 2008 [2] 20 years, 356 days Kingston, SA 13 December 1975 5 March 1983 [2] 7 years, 83 days28 years, 74 days
Grant Tambling NT 11 July 1987 9 November 2001 [4] 14 years, 122 days Northern Territory, NT 18 October 1980 5 March 1983 [2] 2 years, 139 days16 years, 261 days
Fred Chaney WA 18 May 1974 27 February 1990 [6] 15 years, 286 days Pearce, WA 24 March 1990 8 February 1993 [4] 2 years, 322 days18 years, 243 days
Bob Woods NSW8 March 1994 [9] 7 March 1997 [6] 3 years, 0 days Lowe, NSW 11 July 1987 13 March 1993 [2] 5 years, 246 days8 years, 246 days
Bronwyn Bishop NSW 11 July 1987 24 February 1994 [6] 6 years, 229 days Mackellar, NSW 26 March 1994 [5] 9 May 2016 [4] 22 years, 44 days28 years, 274 days
Gareth Evans VIC1 July 19786 February 1996 [6] 17 years, 221 days Holt, Vic 2 March 1996 30 September 1999 [6] 3 years, 213 days21 years, 69 days
Bob McMullan ACT 16 February 1988 [9] 6 February 1996 [6] 7 years, 356 days Canberra, ACT 2 March 1996 3 October 1998 [7] 14 years, 140 days22 years, 86 days
Fraser, ACT 3 October 1998 19 July 2010 [4]
Cheryl Kernot QLD1 July 199015 October 1997 [6] 7 years, 107 days Dickson, Qld 3 October 1998 10 November 2001 [2] 3 years, 39 days10 years, 146 days
Michael Ronaldson VIC1 July 200528 February 201610 years, 242 days Ballarat, Vic 24 March 1990 8 October 2001 [4] 11 years, 199 days22 years, 76 days
Belinda Neal NSW8 March 1994 [9] 3 September 1998 [6] 4 years, 180 days Robertson, NSW 24 November 2007 19 July 2010 [4] 2 years, 238 days7 years, 53 days
David Fawcett SA1 July 2011currently serving12 years, 278 days Wakefield, SA 9 October 2004 24 November 2007 [2] 3 years, 47 days15 years, 325 days
David Feeney VIC1 July 200812 August 2013 [6] 5 years, 43 days Batman, VIC 7 September 2013 1 February 2018 [6] 4 years, 147 days9 years, 190 days
Barnaby Joyce QLD 1 July 2005 8 August 2013 [6] 8 years, 39 days New England, NSW 7 September 2013 27 October 2017 4 years, 51 days18 years, 214 days
2 December 2017 [5] currently serving6 years, 124 days
Matt Thistlethwaite NSW 1 July 2011 9 August 2013 [6] 2 years, 40 days Kingsford Smith, NSW 7 September 2013 currently serving10 years, 210 days12 years, 250 days
Deborah O'Neill NSW13 November 2013 [9] currently serving10 years, 143 days Robertson, NSW 25 August 2010 7 September 2013 [2] 3 years, 13 days13 years, 156 days
Pauline Hanson QLD 2 July 2016 currently serving7 years, 277 days Oxley, Qld 2 March 1996 3 October 1998 [2] 2 years, 215 days10 years, 126 days
David Smith ACT23 May 2018 [9] 11 April 2019 [6] 323 days Bean, ACT 18 May 2019 currently serving4 years, 322 days5 years, 280 days
Sarah Henderson VIC11 September 2019 [9] currently serving4 years, 206 days Corangamite, Vic 7 September 2013 18 May 2019 [2] 5 years, 253 days10 years, 94 days
Dave Sharma NSW30 November 2023 [9] currently serving126 days Wentworth, NSW 18 May 2019 21 May 2022 [2] 3 years, 3 days3 years, 129 days

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References

  1. ↑ "Barnaby Joyce wins preselection for lower house seat of New England | News.com.au". www.news.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Defeated
  3. 1 2 Double dissolution
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Retired
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 By-election
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Resigned
  7. 1 2 3 Changed seats
  8. 1 2 Died
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Appointed to fill a casual vacancy
  10. ↑ Term expired
  11. ↑ Initially known as Kathy Martin, then as Kathy Martin Sullivan, later as Kathy Sullivan.

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