This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2022 Australian federal election held on 21 May 2022.[ 1] 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.[ 2]
Government leadership [ edit ]
Opposition leadership [ edit ]
Changes of composition [ edit ]
Over the course of the 47th Parliament, changes in membership resulted in changes to party composition, which are summarised below.
Affiliation
Party (shading shows control)
Total
Vacant
GRN
ALP
IND
CA
REX
JLN
LPA
NPA
LDP
ON
UAP
PFP
AV
End of previous Parliament
9
26
—
1
1
1
31
4
1
2
—
—
—
76
0
Begin (26 July 2022)
12
26
1
—
2
26
6
—
2
1
—
—
76
0
16 January 2023 [ b]
25
75
1
6 February 2023 [ c]
11
2
31 May 2023 [ b]
26
76
0
19 June 2023 [ d]
3
25
30 September 2023 [ e]
24
75
1
30 November 2023 [ e]
25
76
0
26 January 2024 [ f]
25
75
1
1 February 2024 [ f]
26
76
0
29 February 2024 [ g]
25
75
1
28 March 2024 [ h]
4
1
19 April 2024 [ i]
10
74
2
1 May 2024 [ i]
11
75
1
29 May 2024 [ g]
26
76
0
4 July 2024 [ j]
25
5
25 August 2024 [ k]
6
24
10 September 2024 [ k]
5
1
9 October 2024 [ j]
4
1
28 January 2025 [ l]
23
75
1
6 February 2025 [ l]
24
76
0
After prorogation
28 March 2025 [ m]
11
24
4
—
1
24
6
—
2
1
1
1
75
1
8 May 2025 [ n]
25
5
27 May 2025 [ m]
25
76
0
2 June 2025 [ o]
10
26
Latest voting share %
13.56
34.21
5.26
—
1.32
39.47
—
2.63
1.32
1.32
1.32
This table lists senators who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.
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^ "DUNIAM, the Hon. Jonathon (Jonno) Roy" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "FARRELL, the Hon. Donald (Don) Edward" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "FARUQI, Dr Mehreen Saeed" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "FAWCETT, the Hon. David Julian" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "GALLAGHER, the Hon. Katherine (Katy) Ruth" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "GREEN, the Hon. Nita Louise" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "GROGAN, Karen Ann" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "HANSON, Pauline Lee" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "HANSON-YOUNG, Sarah Coral" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "HENDERSON, the Hon. Sarah Moya" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b "HODGINS-MAY, Steph" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "HUGHES, Hollie Alexandra" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "HUME, the Hon. Edwina Jane (Jane)" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b "KOVACIC, Maria" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "LAMBIE, Jacquiline (Jacqui) Louise" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "LIDDLE, Kerrynne Jeanette" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "LINES, the Hon. Susan (Sue)" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McALLISTER, the Hon. Jennifer (Jenny) Ryll" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McCARTHY, the Hon. Malarndirri Barbara Anne" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McDONALD, Susan Eileen" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McGRATH, the Hon. James" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McKENZIE, the Hon. Bridget" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McKIM, Nicholas (Nick) James" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "McLACHLAN, Andrew Lockhart CSC" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b "MOLAN, Andrew James (Jim) AO DSC" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "Liberal senator and retired major general Jim Molan dies at 72 of cancer" . ABC News. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ Galloway, Anthony (27 May 2023). "Maria Kovacic beats Andrew Constance to take vacant Liberal Senate seat" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "O'NEILL, Deborah (Deb) Mary" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "O'SULLIVAN, Matt" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "PATERSON, James William" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b c "PAYMAN, Fatima" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ a b "SHARMA, Devanand (Dave) Noel" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "POCOCK, David Willmer" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "POLLEY, Helen Beatrice" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "PRATT, Louise Clare" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b "NAMPIJINPA PRICE, Jacinta" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "REYNOLDS, the Hon. Linda Karen, CSC" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ a b "RICE, Janet Elizabeth" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "SCARR, Paul Martin" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "WATERS, Larissa Joy" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "WATT, the Hon. Murray Patrick" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ a b "WHITE, Linda" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
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^ "WONG, the Hon. Penelope (Penny) Ying-Yen" . Parliamentary Handbook . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2025 .
^ "Greens senator Dorinda Cox makes shock switch to Labor" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025 .
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