Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011

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Government (32) – (7 seat minority)
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Opposition (37)
  Liberal (32)
  National Party (4)
  Country Liberal (1)

Crossbench (7)
  Greens (5)
  Family First (1)
  Independent (1)

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.

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]

SenatorPartyStateTerm endingYears in office
Eric Abetz   Liberal Tasmania 20111994–2022
Judith Adams   Liberal Western Australia20112005–2012
Mark Arbib   Labor New South Wales 20142008–2012
Chris Back [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal Western Australia20112009–2017
Guy Barnett   Liberal Tasmania20112002–2011
Cory Bernardi   Liberal South Australia 20142006–2020
Catryna Bilyk   Labor Tasmania20142008–present
Simon Birmingham   Liberal South Australia20142007–present
Mark Bishop   Labor Western Australia20141996–2014
Ron Boswell   National Queensland20141983–2014
Sue Boyce   Liberal Queensland20142007–2014
George Brandis   Liberal Queensland20112000–2018
Bob Brown   Greens Tasmania20141996–2012
Carol Brown   Labor Tasmania20142005–present
David Bushby   Liberal Tasmania20142007–2019
Doug Cameron   Labor New South Wales20142008–2019
Kim Carr   Labor Victoria 20111993–2022
Michaelia Cash   Liberal Western Australia20142008–present
Richard Colbeck   Liberal Tasmania20142002–2016, 2018–present
Jacinta Collins   Labor Victoria20141995–2005, 2008–2019
Stephen Conroy   Labor Victoria20111996–2016
Helen Coonan   Liberal New South Wales20141996–2011
Mathias Cormann   Liberal Western Australia20142007–2020
Trish Crossin   Labor Northern Territory 2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2] 1998–2013
Alan Eggleston   Liberal Western Australia20141996–2014
Chris Ellison [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal Western Australia20111993–2009
Chris Evans   Labor Western Australia20111993–2013
Don Farrell   Labor South Australia20142008–2014, 2016–present
John Faulkner   Labor New South Wales20111989–2015
David Feeney   Labor Victoria20142008–2013
Alan Ferguson   Liberal South Australia20111992–2011
Steve Fielding   Family First Victoria20112005–2011
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells   Liberal New South Wales20112005–2022
Mitch Fifield   Liberal Victoria20142004–2019
Mary Jo Fisher   Liberal South Australia20112007–2012
Michael Forshaw   Labor New South Wales20111994–2011
Mark Furner   Labor Queensland20142008–2014
Sarah Hanson-Young   Greens South Australia20142008–present
Bill Heffernan   Liberal New South Wales20111996–2016
John Hogg   Labor Queensland20141996–2014
Gary Humphries   Liberal Australian Capital Territory 2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2] 2003–2013
Annette Hurley   Labor South Australia20112005–2011
Steve Hutchins   Labor New South Wales20111999–2011
David Johnston   Liberal Western Australia20142002–2016
Barnaby Joyce   National Queensland20112005–2013
Helen Kroger   Liberal Victoria20142008–2014
Scott Ludlam   Greens Western Australia20142008–2017
Joe Ludwig   Labor Queensland20111999–2016
Kate Lundy   Labor Australian Capital Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2] 1996–2015
Ian Macdonald   Liberal Queensland20141990–2019
Gavin Marshall   Labor Victoria20142002–2019
Brett Mason   Liberal Queensland20111999–2015
Anne McEwen   Labor South Australia20112005–2016
Julian McGauran   Liberal Victoria20111987–1990, 1993–2011
Jan McLucas   Labor Queensland20111999–2016
Christine Milne   Greens Tasmania20112005–2015
Nick Minchin   Liberal South Australia20111993–2011
Claire Moore   Labor Queensland20142002–2019
Fiona Nash   National New South Wales20112005–2017
Kerry O'Brien   Labor Tasmania20111996–2011
Stephen Parry   Liberal Tasmania20112005–2017
Marise Payne   Liberal New South Wales20141997–present
Helen Polley   Labor Tasmania20112005–present
Louise Pratt   Labor Western Australia20142008–2014, 2016–present
Michael Ronaldson   Liberal Victoria20112005–2016
Scott Ryan   Liberal Victoria20142008–2021
Nigel Scullion   Country Liberal [lower-alpha 3] Northern Territory2010, 2013 [lower-alpha 2] 2001–2019
Nick Sherry   Labor Tasmania20141990–2012
Rachel Siewert   Greens Western Australia20112005–2021
Ursula Stephens   Labor New South Wales20142002–2014
Glenn Sterle   Labor Western Australia20112005–present
Judith Troeth   Liberal Victoria20111993–2011
Russell Trood   Liberal Queensland20112005–2011
John Williams   National New South Wales20142008–2019
Penny Wong   Labor South Australia20142002–present
Dana Wortley   Labor South Australia20112005–2011
Nick Xenophon   Independent South Australia20142008–2017

Notes

  1. 1 2 Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Ellison resigned on 30 January 2009. Chris Back was appointed as his replacement on 12 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.

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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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