List of Australian Greens parliamentarians

This is a list of Australian Greens Members of Parliament, past and present, for Federal, State and Territory Parliaments of Australia. There are currently 48 serving Parliamentary Members of the Greens.

The Greens are currently represented in the Australian House of Representatives, the Australian Senate, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the Victorian Legislative Council, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the Western Australian Legislative Council, the South Australian Legislative Council, the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the Tasmanian Legislative Council, the ACT Legislative Assembly and the NT Legislative Assembly. The Greens have previously been represented in the South Australian House of Assembly and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

## List of parliamentarians

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| Bob Brown[a]
(1944– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Denison | 4 January 1983  | 12 February 1993  | 10 years, 39 days  | 26 years, 24 days
Australian Senate | Tasmania | 1 July 1996  | 15 June 2012  | 15 years, 350 days
| Gerry Bates[a]
(1950– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Franklin | 8 February 1986  | 4 May 1995  | 9 years, 85 days
| Lance Armstrong[a]
(1940–2023) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Bass | 13 May 1989  | 24 February 1996  | 6 years, 287 days
| Di Hollister[a]
(1947– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Braddon | 13 May 1989  | 29 August 1998  | 9 years, 108 days
| Christine Milne[a]
(1953– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Lyons | 13 May 1989  | 29 August 1998  | 9 years, 108 days  | 19 years, 148 days
Australian Senate | Tasmania | 1 July 2005  | 10 August 2015  | 10 years, 40 days
| Jo Vallentine[b]
(1946– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 1 July 1990[c] | 31 January 1992  | 1 year, 214 days
| Christabel Chamarette[b]
(1948– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 12 March 1992  | 30 June 1996  | 4 years, 110 days
| Peg Putt
(1953– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Denison | 2 March 1993  | 7 July 2008  | 15 years, 66 days
| Jim Scott[b]
(1946– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South Metropolitan | 22 May 1993  | 26 January 2005  | 11 years, 249 days
| Dee Margetts[b]
(1955– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 1 July 1993  | 30 June 1999  | 5 years, 364 days  | 9 years, 363 days
Western Australian Legislative Council | Agricultural | 22 May 2001  | 21 May 2005  | 3 years, 364 days
| Lucy Horodny
(1957– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Ginninderra | 18 February 1995  | 21 February 1998  | 3 years, 3 days
| Kerrie Tucker
(1948– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Molonglo | 15 February 1995  | 16 October 2004  | 9 years, 244 days
| Ian Cohen
(1951– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 25 March 1995  | 4 March 2011  | 15 years, 344 days
| Mike Foley
(1946– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Franklin | 16 May 1995  | 29 August 1998  | 3 years, 105 days
| Chrissy Sharp[b]
(1947–2021) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South West | 22 May 1997  | 21 May 2005  | 7 years, 364 days
| Giz Watson[b]
(1957– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | North Metropolitan | 22 May 1997  | 21 May 2013  | 15 years, 364 days
| Lee Rhiannon
(1951– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 27 March 1999  | 19 July 2010  | 11 years, 114 days  | 17 years, 159 days
Australian Senate | New South Wales | 1 July 2011  | 15 August 2018  | 7 years, 45 days
| Robin Chapple[b]
(1947– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | Mining and Pastoral | 22 May 2001  | 21 May 2005  | 3 years, 364 days  | 15 years, 363 days
22 May 2009  | 21 May 2021  | 11 years, 364 days
| Kerry Nettle
(1973– ) | Australian Senate | New South Wales | 1 July 2002  | 30 June 2008  | 5 years, 365 days
| Kim Booth
(1951– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Bass | 20 July 2002  | 20 May 2015  | 12 years, 304 days
| Nick McKim
(1965– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Franklin | 20 July 2002  | 4 August 2015  | 13 years, 15 days  | 23 years, 10 days
Australian Senate | Tasmania | 19 August 2015  | incumbent | 9 years, 360 days
| Tim Morris
(1955– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Lyons | 20 July 2002  | 15 March 2014  | 11 years, 238 days
| Michael Organ
(1956– ) | Australian House of Representatives | Cunningham (NSW)  | 19 October 2002  | 9 October 2004  | 1 year, 356 days
| Kris Hanna
(1962– ) | South Australian House of Assembly | Mitchell | 30 January 2003[d] | 8 February 2006[e] | 3 years, 9 days
| Sylvia Hale
(1942– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 22 March 2003  | 6 September 2010  | 7 years, 168 days
| Deb Foskey
(1949–2020) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Molonglo | 16 October 2004  | 18 October 2008  | 4 years, 2 days
| Lynn MacLaren
(1962– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South Metropolitan | 15 February 2005  | 21 May 2005  | 95 days  | 8 years, 94 days
22 May 2009  | 21 May 2017  | 7 years, 364 days
| Paul Llewellyn
(1957– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South West | 22 May 2005  | 21 May 2009  | 3 years, 364 days
| Rachel Siewert
(1961– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 1 July 2005  | 6 September 2021  | 16 years, 67 days
| Mark Parnell
(1959– ) | South Australian Legislative Council | Statewide  | 18 March 2006  | 1 April 2021  | 15 years, 14 days
| Greg Barber
(1966– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | Northern Metropolitan | 25 November 2006  | 28 September 2017  | 10 years, 307 days
| Colleen Hartland
(1959– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | Western Metropolitan | 25 November 2006  | 8 February 2018  | 11 years, 75 days
| Sue Pennicuik
(1957– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | Southern Metropolitan | 25 November 2006  | 24 November 2018  | 11 years, 364 days
| John Kaye
(1955–2016) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 22 March 2007  | 2 May 2016  | 9 years, 41 days
| Sarah Hanson-Young
(1981– ) | Australian Senate | South Australia | 1 July 2008  | incumbent | 17 years, 44 days
| Scott Ludlam
(1970– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 1 July 2008  | 14 July 2017  | 9 years, 13 days
| Cassy O'Connor
(1967– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Denison | 21 July 2008  | 28 September 2018  | 10 years, 69 days  | 16 years, 93 days
Clark | 28 September 2018  | 13 July 2023  | 4 years, 288 days
Tasmanian Legislative Council | Hobart | 4 May 2024  | incumbent | 1 year, 102 days
| Ronan Lee
(1976– ) | Queensland Legislative Assembly | Indooroopilly | 5 October 2008[f] | 21 March 2009  | 167 days
| Amanda Bresnan
(1971– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Brindabella | 18 October 2008  | 20 October 2012  | 4 years, 2 days
| Meredith Hunter
(1962– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Ginninderra | 18 October 2008  | 20 October 2012  | 4 years, 2 days
| Caroline Le Couteur
(1952– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Molonglo | 18 October 2008  | 20 October 2012  | 4 years, 2 days  | 8 years, 4 days
Murrumbidgee | 15 October 2016  | 17 October 2020  | 4 years, 2 days
| Shane Rattenbury
(1971– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Molonglo | 18 October 2008  | 15 October 2016  | 7 years, 363 days  | 16 years, 300 days
Kurrajong | 15 October 2016  | incumbent | 8 years, 303 days
| Adele Carles
(1968– ) | Western Australian Legislative Assembly | Fremantle | 16 May 2009  | 6 May 2010[g] | 355 days
| Alison Xamon
(1969– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | East Metropolitan | 22 May 2009  | 21 May 2013  | 3 years, 364 days  | 7 years, 363 days
North Metropolitan | 22 May 2017  | 21 May 2021  | 3 years, 364 days
| Tammy Franks
(1968– ) | South Australian Legislative Council | Statewide  | 20 March 2010  | 13 May 2025[h] | 15 years, 54 days
| Paul O'Halloran
(1950– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Braddon | 20 March 2010  | 15 March 2014  | 3 years, 360 days
| Adam Bandt
(1972– ) | Australian House of Representatives | Melbourne (Vic)  | 21 August 2010  | 3 May 2025  | 14 years, 255 days
| Cate Faehrmann
(1970– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 7 September 2010  | 18 June 2013  | 2 years, 284 days  | 9 years, 283 days
15 August 2018  | incumbent | 6 years, 364 days
| David Shoebridge
(1971– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 7 September 2010  | 11 April 2022  | 11 years, 216 days  | 14 years, 260 days
Australian Senate | New South Wales | 1 July 2022  | incumbent | 3 years, 44 days
| Jan Barham
(1958– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 26 March 2011  | 13 February 2017  | 5 years, 324 days
| Jeremy Buckingham
(1973– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 26 March 2011  | 20 December 2018[i] | 7 years, 269 days
| Jamie Parker
(1971– ) | New South Wales Legislative Assembly | Balmain | 26 March 2011  | 3 March 2023  | 11 years, 342 days
| Richard Di Natale
(1970– ) | Australian Senate | Victoria | 1 July 2011  | 26 August 2020  | 9 years, 56 days
| Larissa Waters
(1977– ) | Australian Senate | Queensland | 1 July 2011  | 18 July 2017  | 6 years, 17 days  | 12 years, 359 days
6 September 2018  | incumbent | 6 years, 342 days
| Penny Wright
(1961– ) | Australian Senate | South Australia | 1 July 2011  | 10 September 2015  | 4 years, 71 days
| Peter Whish-Wilson
(1968– ) | Australian Senate | Tasmania | 20 June 2012  | incumbent | 13 years, 55 days
| Mehreen Faruqi
(1963– ) | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 9 June 2013  | 14 August 2018  | 5 years, 66 days  | 12 years, 65 days
Australian Senate | New South Wales | 15 August 2018  | incumbent | 6 years, 364 days
| Janet Rice
(1960– ) | Australian Senate | Victoria | 1 July 2014  | 19 April 2024  | 9 years, 293 days
| Samantha Dunn
(1964– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | Eastern Metropolitan | 29 November 2014  | 24 November 2018  | 3 years, 360 days
| Sam Hibbins
(1982– ) | Victorian Legislative Assembly | Prahran | 29 November 2014  | 1 November 2024[j] | 9 years, 338 days
| Ellen Sandell
(1984– ) | Victorian Legislative Assembly | Melbourne | 29 November 2014  | incumbent | 10 years, 258 days
| Nina Springle
(1973– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | South Eastern Metropolitan | 29 November 2014  | 24 November 2018  | 3 years, 360 days
| Jenny Leong
(1977– ) | New South Wales Legislative Assembly | Newtown | 28 March 2015  | incumbent | 10 years, 139 days
| Tamara Smith | New South Wales Legislative Assembly | Ballina | 28 March 2015  | incumbent | 10 years, 139 days
| Andrea Dawkins
(1965– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Bass | 9 June 2015  | 3 March 2018  | 2 years, 267 days
| Rosalie Woodruff | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Franklin | 17 August 2015  | incumbent | 9 years, 362 days
| Robert Simms
(1984– ) | Australian Senate | South Australia | 22 September 2015  | 2 July 2016  | 284 days  | 5 years, 21 days
South Australian Legislative Council | Statewide  | 4 May 2021  | incumbent | 4 years, 102 days
| Justin Field | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 24 August 2016  | 5 April 2019[k] | 2 years, 224 days
| Dawn Walker | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 22 February 2017  | 23 March 2019  | 2 years, 29 days
| Tim Clifford
(1982– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | East Metropolitan | 22 May 2017  | 21 May 2021  | 3 years, 364 days  | 4 years, 83 days
Statewide  | 22 May 2025  | incumbent | 84 days
| Diane Evers
(1963– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South West | 22 May 2017  | 21 May 2021  | 3 years, 364 days
| Samantha Ratnam
(1977– ) | Victorian Legislative Council | Northern Metropolitan | 19 October 2017  | 8 November 2024  | 7 years, 20 days
| Andrew Bartlett
(1964– ) | Australian Senate | Queensland | 10 November 2017  | 27 August 2018  | 290 days
| Jordon Steele-John
(1994– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 10 November 2017  | incumbent | 7 years, 277 days
| Lidia Thorpe
(1973– ) | Victorian Legislative Assembly | Northcote | 18 November 2017  | 24 November 2018  | 1 year, 6 days  | 3 years, 161 days
Australian Senate | Victoria | 4 September 2020  | 6 February 2023[h] | 2 years, 155 days
| Michael Berkman
(1981– ) | Queensland Legislative Assembly | Maiwar | 25 November 2017  | incumbent | 7 years, 262 days
| Huong Truong | Victorian Legislative Council | Western Metropolitan | 21 February 2018  | 24 November 2018  | 276 days
| Tim Read | Victorian Legislative Assembly | Brunswick | 24 November 2018  | incumbent | 6 years, 263 days
| Abigail Boyd | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 23 March 2019  | incumbent | 6 years, 144 days
| Andrew Braddock
(1978– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Yerrabi | 17 October 2020  | incumbent | 4 years, 301 days
| Jo Clay
(1977– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Ginninderra | 17 October 2020  | incumbent | 4 years, 301 days
| Emma Davidson
(1974– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Murrumbidgee | 17 October 2020  | 19 October 2024  | 4 years, 2 days
| Johnathan Davis
(1991– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Brindabella | 17 October 2020  | 12 November 2023  | 3 years, 26 days
| Rebecca Vassarotti
(1972– ) | ACT Legislative Assembly | Kurrajong | 17 October 2020  | 19 October 2024  | 4 years, 2 days
| Amy MacMahon
(1986– ) | Queensland Legislative Assembly | South Brisbane | 31 October 2020  | 26 October 2024  | 3 years, 361 days
| Brad Pettitt
(1972– ) | Western Australian Legislative Council | South Metropolitan | 22 May 2021  | 21 May 2025  | 3 years, 364 days  | 4 years, 83 days
Statewide  | 22 May 2025  | incumbent | 84 days
| Dorinda Cox
(1976– ) | Australian Senate | Western Australia | 14 September 2021  | 2 June 2025[l] | 3 years, 261 days
| Sue Higginson | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 12 May 2022  | incumbent | 3 years, 94 days
| Stephen Bates
(1992– ) | Australian House of Representatives | Brisbane (Qld)  | 21 May 2022  | 3 May 2025  | 2 years, 347 days
| Max Chandler-Mather
(1992– ) | Australian House of Representatives | Griffith (Qld)  | 21 May 2022  | 3 May 2025  | 2 years, 347 days
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown
(1956– ) | Australian House of Representatives | Ryan (Qld)  | 21 May 2022  | incumbent | 3 years, 85 days
| Penny Allman-Payne
(1970– ) | Australian Senate | Queensland | 1 July 2022  | incumbent | 3 years, 44 days
| Barbara Pocock
(1955– ) | Australian Senate | South Australia | 1 July 2022  | incumbent | 3 years, 44 days
| Katherine Copsey | Victorian Legislative Council | Southern Metropolitan | 26 November 2022  | incumbent | 2 years, 261 days
| Gabrielle de Vietri
(1983– ) | Victorian Legislative Assembly | Richmond | 26 November 2022  | incumbent | 2 years, 261 days
| Sarah Mansfield | Victorian Legislative Council | Western Victoria | 26 November 2022  | incumbent | 2 years, 261 days
| Aiv Puglielli | Victorian Legislative Council | North-Eastern Metropolitan | 26 November 2022  | incumbent | 2 years, 261 days
| Amanda Cohn | New South Wales Legislative Council | Statewide  | 25 March 2023  | incumbent | 2 years, 142 days
| Kobi Shetty | New South Wales Legislative Assembly | Balmain | 25 March 2023  | incumbent | 2 years, 142 days
| Vica Bayley
(1971– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Clark | 1 August 2023  | incumbent | 2 years, 13 days
| Laura Nuttall | ACT Legislative Assembly | Brindabella | 27 November 2023  | incumbent | 1 year, 260 days
| Tabatha Badger
(1993– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Lyons | 23 March 2024  | incumbent | 1 year, 144 days
| Helen Burnet
(1964– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Clark | 23 March 2024  | incumbent | 1 year, 144 days
| Cecily Rosol
(1975– ) | Tasmanian House of Assembly | Bass | 23 March 2024  | incumbent | 1 year, 144 days
| Steph Hodgins-May
(1985– ) | Australian Senate | Victoria | 1 May 2024  | incumbent | 1 year, 105 days
| Kat McNamara | Northern Territory Legislative Assembly | Nightcliff | 26 August 2024  | incumbent | 353 days
| Anasina Gray-Barberio | Victorian Legislative Council | Northern Metropolitan | 13 November 2024  | incumbent | 273 days
| Jess Beckerling | Western Australian Legislative Council | Statewide  | 22 May 2025  | incumbent | 84 days
| Sophie McNeill | Western Australian Legislative Council | Statewide  | 22 May 2025  | incumbent | 84 days

1. ^ a b c d e In Tasmania, members were elected as "Green Independents" until the Tasmanian Greens formed as a branch of the Australian Greens in August 1992.
2. ^ a b c d e f g The Greens WA were not formally affiliated with the Australian Greens until 11 October 2003.
3. ^ Previously sat as an independent senator from 1 July 1985.
4. ^ Previously sat as a Labor MHA from 11 October 1997.
5. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 20 March 2010.
6. ^ Previously sat as a Labor MLA from 17 February 2001.
7. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 9 March 2013.
8. ^ a b Resigned from the Greens and continues to sit as an independent.
9. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 23 March 2019.
10. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 23 November 2024.
11. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 3 March 2023.
12. ^ Resigned from the Greens and continues to sit as a Labor senator.

## Greens representation from year to year

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The table below represents the parliamentary representation of Greens politicians from 1983 to the present. Bob Brown was the first elected Greens representative, initially elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1983. He was joined by Gerry Bates in 1986.

Parliamentary representation of The Greens

| Federal | Tasmania | Western Australia | ACT | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland | NT | Total
1983  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
1986  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
1989  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
1990  | 1  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
1993  | 2  | 5  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
1995  | 2  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11
1996  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10
1997  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12
1998  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8
1999  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8
2001  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10
2002  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 15
2003  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 17
2004  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 16
2005  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 15
2006  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  |  |  | 18
2007  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 3  |  |  | 19
2008  | 5  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 1  |  | 24
2009  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 3  |  |  | 26
2010  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 3  |  |  | 28
2011  | 10  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 2  | 3  |  |  | 34
2012  | 10  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 6  | 2  | 3  |  |  | 31
2013  | 10  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 2  | 3  |  |  | 29
2014  | 11  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 2  | 7  |  |  | 32
2015  | 11  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 2  | 7  |  |  | 34
2016  | 10  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 7  |  |  | 34
2017  | 10  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 8  | 1  |  | 38
2018  | 10  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 1  |  | 33
2019  | 10  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 1  |  | 32
2020  | 10  | 2  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 2  |  | 36
2021  | 10  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 2  |  | 33
2022  | 16  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 8  | 2  |  | 43
2023  | 15  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 7  | 2  | 8  | 2  |  | 43
2024  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 45

## Federal parliamentarians timeline

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### House of Representatives

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### Senate

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Australian Greens

Leaders|

* Bob Brown
* Christine Milne
* Richard Di Natale
* Adam Bandt
* Larissa Waters

Deputy leaders|

* Christine Milne
* Adam Bandt
* Scott Ludlam
* Larissa Waters
* Nick McKim
* Mehreen Faruqi

Frontbenches|

* Brown
* Milne
* Di Natale
* Bandt
* Waters
* NSW

Member parties|

* New South Wales
* Victoria
* Queensland
* Western Australia
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Australian Capital Territory
* Northern Territory

Affiliated institutions|

* Australian Young Greens
* The Green Institute

Leadership contests|

* 2005
* 2012
* 2015
* 2020
* 2022
* 2025

See also|

* Fundi and Realo
* History
* List of parliamentarians
* Left Renewal
* Inside the Greens

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Elected Green politicians

Countries|

* Australia
* Canada
* Germany
* Netherlands
* House of Representatives
* Senate
* New Zealand
* United States

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