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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2022 Australian federal election held on 21 May 2022. Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states begin on 1 July 2022. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 21 May 2022.

Leadership

Presiding officers

Government leadership

• Leader of the Government: Penny Wong
• Deputy Leader of the Government: Don Farrell
• Chief Government Whip: Anne Urquhart
• Deputy Government Whips: Raff Ciccone & Louise Pratt
• Manager of Government Business: Katy Gallagher

Opposition leadership

• Leader of the Opposition: Simon Birmingham
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Michaelia Cash
• Chief Opposition Whip: Wendy Askew
• Deputy Opposition Whips: Paul Scarr & Matt O'Sullivan
• Manager of Opposition Business: Anne Ruston

List of senators

Senator		Party			State/Territory	End term	Years in office
	Penny Allman-Payne (born 1970)		Greens		Queensland	2028	2022–present
	Alex Antic (born 1974)		Liberal		South Australia	2025	2019–present
	Wendy Askew (born 1963)		Liberal		Tasmania	2028	2019–present
	Tim Ayres (born 1973)		Labor		New South Wales	2025	2019–present
	Ralph Babet (born 1983)		United Australia		Victoria	2028	2022–present
	Catryna Bilyk (born 1959)		Labor		Tasmania	2025	2008–present
	Simon Birmingham (born 1974)		Liberal		South Australia	2028	2007–present
	Andrew Bragg (born 1984)		Liberal		New South Wales	2025	2019–present
	Slade Brockman (born 1970)		Liberal		Western Australia	2025	2017–present
	Carol Brown (born 1963)		Labor		Tasmania	2025	2005–present
	Ross Cadell (born 1969)		National		New South Wales	2028	2022–present
	Matt Canavan (born 1980)		Liberal National		Queensland	2028	2014–present
	Michaelia Cash (born 1970)		Liberal		Western Australia	2028	2008–present
	Claire Chandler (born 1990)		Liberal		Tasmania	2025	2019–present
	Anthony Chisholm (born 1978)		Labor		Queensland	2028	2016–present
	Raff Ciccone (born 1983)		Labor		Victoria	2025	2019–present
	Richard Colbeck (born 1958)		Liberal		Tasmania	2025	2002–2016, 2018–present
	Dorinda Cox (born 1976)		Greens		Western Australia	2028	2021–present
	Lisa Darmanin		Labor		Victoria	2028	2024–present
	Perin Davey (born 1972)		National		New South Wales	2025	2019–present
	Pat Dodson (born 1948)		Labor		Western Australia	2025	2016–2024
	Jonathon Duniam (born 1982)		Liberal		Tasmania	2028	2016–present
	Don Farrell (born 1954)		Labor		South Australia	2028	2008–2014, 2016–present
	Mehreen Faruqi (born 1963)		Greens		New South Wales	2025	2018–present
	David Fawcett (born 1963)		Liberal		South Australia	2025	2011–present
	Katy Gallagher (born 1970)		Labor		Australian Capital Territory	2025	2015–2018, 2019–present
	Varun Ghosh (born 1985)		Labor		Western Australia	2025	2024–present
	Nita Green (born 1983)		Labor		Queensland	2025	2019–present
	Karen Grogan (born ?)		Labor		South Australia	2025	2021–present
	Pauline Hanson (born 1954)		One Nation		Queensland	2028	2016–present
	Sarah Hanson-Young (born 1981)		Greens		South Australia	2025	2008–present
	Sarah Henderson (born 1964)		Liberal		Victoria	2028	2019–present
	Steph Hodgins-May		Greens		Victoria	2025	2024–present
	Hollie Hughes (born 1975)		Liberal		New South Wales	2025	2019–present
	Jane Hume (born 1971)		Liberal		Victoria	2025	2016–present
	Maria Kovacic (born 1970)		Liberal		New South Wales	2028	2023–present
	Jacqui Lambie (born 1971)		Lambie		Tasmania	2025	2014–2017, 2019–present
	Kerrynne Liddle (born 1967)		Liberal		South Australia	2028	2022–present
	Sue Lines (born 1953)		Labor		Western Australia	2028	2013–present
	Jenny McAllister (born 1973)		Labor		New South Wales	2028	2015–present
	Malarndirri McCarthy (born 1970)		Labor		Northern Territory	2025	2016–present
	Susan McDonald (born 1970)		Liberal National		Queensland	2025	2019–present
	James McGrath (born 1974)		Liberal National		Queensland	2028	2014–present
	Bridget McKenzie (born 1969)		National		Victoria	2028	2011–present
	Nick McKim (born 1965)		Greens		Tasmania	2025	2015–present
	Andrew McLachlan (born 1966)		Liberal		South Australia	2028	2020–present
	Jim Molan (1950–2023)		Liberal		New South Wales	2028	2017–2019, 2019–2023
	Deborah O'Neill (born 1961)		Labor		New South Wales	2028	2013–present
	Matt O'Sullivan (born 1978)		Liberal		Western Australia	2025	2019–present
	James Paterson (born 1987)		Liberal		Victoria	2025	2016–present
	Fatima Payman (born  1995)		Labor / Independent / Australia's Voice		Western Australia	2028	2022–present
	Marise Payne (born 1964)		Liberal		New South Wales	2028	1997–2023
	Barbara Pocock (born 1955)		Greens		South Australia	2028	2022–present
	David Pocock (born 1988)		Independent		Australian Capital Territory	2025	2022–present
	Helen Polley (born 1957)		Labor		Tasmania	2028	2005–present
	Louise Pratt (born 1972)		Labor		Western Australia	2025	2008–2014, 2016–present
	Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (born 1981)		Country Liberal		Northern Territory	2025	2022–present
	Gerard Rennick (born 1970)		Liberal National / Independent		Queensland	2025	2019–present
	Linda Reynolds CSC (born 1965)		Liberal		Western Australia	2025	2014–present
	Janet Rice (born 1960)		Greens		Victoria	2025	2014–2024
	Malcolm Roberts (born 1955)		One Nation		Queensland	2025	2016–2017, 2019–present
	Anne Ruston (born 1963)		Liberal		South Australia	2025	2012–present
	Paul Scarr (born 1969)		Liberal National		Queensland	2025	2019–present
	Dave Sharma (born 1975)		Liberal		New South Wales	2028	2023–present
	Tony Sheldon (born 1961)		Labor		New South Wales	2025	2019–present
	David Shoebridge (born 1971)		Greens		New South Wales	2028	2022–present
	Dean Smith (born 1969)		Liberal		Western Australia	2028	2012–present
	Marielle Smith (born 1986)		Labor		South Australia	2025	2019–present
	Jordon Steele-John (born 1994)		Greens		Western Australia	2025	2017–present
	Glenn Sterle (born 1960)		Labor		Western Australia	2028	2005–present
	Jana Stewart (born 1987)		Labor		Victoria	2028	2022–present
	Lidia Thorpe (born 1973)		Greens / Independent		Victoria	2028	2020–present
	Tammy Tyrrell (born 1970)		Lambie / Independent		Tasmania	2028	2022–present
	Anne Urquhart (born 1957)		Labor		Tasmania	2028	2011–present
	David Van (born 1964)		Liberal / Independent		Victoria	2025	2019–present
	Jess Walsh (born 1971)		Labor		Victoria	2025	2019–present
	Larissa Waters (born 1977)		Greens		Queensland	2025	2011–2017, 2018–present
	Murray Watt (born 1973)		Labor		Queensland	2028	2016–present
	Peter Whish-Wilson (born 1968)		Greens		Tasmania	2028	2012–present
	Linda White (1960–2024)		Labor		Victoria	2028	2022–2024
	Penny Wong (born 1968)		Labor		South Australia	2028	2002–present

Changes of composition

Party composition

Over the course of the 47th Parliament, changes in membership resulted in changes to party composition, which are summarised below.

Membership changes

This table lists senators who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.

Notes

1. The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.
2. ^ Jim Molan died on 16 January 2023. Maria Kovacic was appointed to fill the vacancy on 31 May 2023.
3. ^ Lidia Thorpe was a member of the Greens until she resigned from the party on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.
4. ^ David Van was expelled from the Liberal Party party room on 15 June 2023 before resigning from the party on 17 June 2023 to sit as an independent.
5. ^ Marise Payne resigned on 30 September 2023. Former MP Dave Sharma was appointed to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2023.
6. ^ Pat Dodson resigned on 26 January 2024. Varun Ghosh was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 February 2024.
7. ^ Linda White died on 29 February 2024. Lisa Darmanin was appointed to fill the vacancy on 29 May 2024.
8. ^ Tammy Tyrrell was a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network until she resigned from the party on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.
9. ^ Janet Rice resigned on 19 April 2024. Steph Hodgins-May was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 May 2024.
10. Fatima Payman was a member of Labor until she resigned from the party on 4 July 2024 to sit as an independent.
11. ^ Gerard Rennick was a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned from the party on 25 August 2024 to sit as an independent.
12. The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were: Molan died; Thorpe resigned from the Greens; Kovacic was appointed as Molan's replacement; Van resigned from the Liberal Party; Payne resigned; Sharma was appointed as Payne's replacement; Dodson resigned; Ghosh was appointed as Dodson's replacement; White died; Tyrrell resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network; Rice resigned; Hodgins-May was appointed as Rice's replacement; Darmanin was appointed as White's replacment; Payman resigned from Labor; Rennick resigned from the Liberal Party.
13. ^ Member of the LNP who sits with the National Party.
14. ^ Member of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.
15. Member of the CLP who sits with the National party.
16. ^ Jim Molan, Liberal senator for Victoria, died in office on 16 January 2023. His successor, Maria Kovacic, was appointed as his replacement on 31 May 2023.
17. Lidia Thorpe, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Greens on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.
18. David Van, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Liberal Party on 17 June 2023 to sit as an independent.
19. ^ Marise Payne, Liberal senator for New South Wales, resigned on 30 September 2023. Her successor, Dave Sharma, was appointed as her replacement on 30 November 2023.
20. ^ Pat Dodson, Labor senator for Western Australia, resigned on 26 January 2024. His successor, Varun Ghosh, was appointed as his replacement on 1 February 2024.
21. ^ Linda White, Labor senator for Victoria, died in office on 29 February 2024. Her successor, Lisa Darmanin, was appointed as her replacement on 29 May 2024.
22. Tammy Tyrrell, senator for Tasmania, resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.
23. ^ Janet Rice, Greens senator for Victoria, resigned on 19 April 2024. Her successor, Steph Hodgins-May, was appointed as her replacement on 1 May 2024.
24. Fatima Payman, senator for Western Australia, resigned from Labor on 4 July 2024 to sit as an independent.
25. Gerard Rennick, senator for Queensland, resigned from the Liberal Party on 25 August 2024 to sit as an independent.

References

1. "Senate Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. Odgers' Australian Senate Practice. Parliament of Australia.

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