Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011. This includes senators elected at the 2004 federal election (whose terms are 2005–2011), and those elected at the 2007 federal election (whose terms are 2008–2014). The Coalition holds 37 seats, Labor 32 seats, Greens five seats, Family First one seat, and one independent, Nick Xenophon.

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.^[1] Under Australian Senate rules, tied votes are resolved in the negative.

Senator	Party	State	Years in office
Hon Eric Abetz	Liberal	Tasmania	1994–present
Judith Adams	Liberal	Western Australia	2005–2012
Hon Mark Arbib	Labor	New South Wales	2008–2012
Dr Chris Back ^a	Liberal	Western Australia	2009–present
Guy Barnett	Liberal	Tasmania	2002–2011
Cory Bernardi	Liberal	South Australia	2006–present
Catryna Bilyk	Labor	Tasmania	2008–present
Simon Birmingham	Liberal	South Australia	2007–present
Mark Bishop	Labor	Western Australia	1996–2014
Hon Ron Boswell	National	Queensland	1983–2014
Sue Boyce	Liberal	Queensland	2007–2014
Hon George Brandis	Liberal	Queensland	2000–present
Dr Bob Brown	Green	Tasmania	1996–2012
Carol Brown	Labor	Tasmania	2005–present
David Bushby	Liberal	Tasmania	2007–present
Doug Cameron	Labor	New South Wales	2008–present
Hon Kim Carr	Labor	Victoria	1993–present
Michaelia Cash	Liberal	Western Australia	2008–present
Hon Richard Colbeck	Liberal	Tasmania	2002–present
Hon Jacinta Collins	Labor	Victoria	1995–2005, 2008–present
Hon Stephen Conroy	Labor	Victoria	1996–present
Hon Helen Coonan	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–2011
Mathias Cormann	Liberal	Western Australia	2008–present
Trish Crossin	Labor	Northern Territory	1998–2013
Dr Alan Eggleston	Liberal	Western Australia	1996–2014
Hon Chris Ellison ^a	Liberal	Western Australia	1993–2009
Hon Chris Evans	Labor	Western Australia	1993–2013
Hon Don Farrell	Labor	South Australia	2008–2014
Hon John Faulkner	Labor	New South Wales	1989–2015
Hon David Feeney	Labor	Victoria	2008–2013
Hon Alan Ferguson	Liberal	South Australia	1992–2011
Steve Fielding	Family First	Victoria	2005–2011
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells	Liberal	New South Wales	2005–present
Mitch Fifield	Liberal	Victoria	2004–present
Mary Jo Fisher	Liberal	South Australia	2007–2012
Michael Forshaw	Labor	New South Wales	1994–2011
Mark Furner	Labor	Queensland	2008–2014
Sarah Hanson-Young	Green	South Australia	2008–present
Hon Bill Heffernan	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–present
Hon John Hogg	Labor	Queensland	1996–2014
Gary Humphries	Liberal	Australian Capital Territory	2003–2013
Annette Hurley	Labor	South Australia	2005–2011
Steve Hutchins	Labor	New South Wales	1999–2011
Hon David Johnston	Liberal	Western Australia	2002–present
Barnaby Joyce	National	Queensland	2005–2013
Helen Kroger	Liberal	Victoria	2008–2014
Scott Ludlam	Green	Western Australia	2008–present
Hon Joe Ludwig	Labor	Queensland	1999–present
Hon Kate Lundy	Labor	Australian Capital Territory	1996–2015
Hon Ian Macdonald	Liberal	Queensland	1990–present
Gavin Marshall	Labor	Victoria	2002–present
Hon Brett Mason	Liberal	Queensland	1999–2015
Anne McEwen	Labor	South Australia	2005–present
Julian McGauran	Liberal	Victoria	1987–1990, 1993–2011
Hon Jan McLucas	Labor	Queensland	1999–present
Christine Milne	Green	Tasmania	2005–2015
Hon Nick Minchin	Liberal	South Australia	1993–2011
Claire Moore	Labor	Queensland	2002–present
Fiona Nash	National	New South Wales	2005–present
Kerry O'Brien	Labor	Tasmania	1996–2011
Stephen Parry	Liberal	Tasmania	2005–present
Marise Payne	Liberal	New South Wales	1997–present
Helen Polley	Labor	Tasmania	2005–present
Louise Pratt	Labor	Western Australia	2008–2014
Hon Michael Ronaldson	Liberal	Victoria	2005–2016
Scott Ryan	Liberal	Victoria	2008–present
Hon Nigel Scullion	CLP ^b	Northern Territory	2001–present
Hon Nick Sherry	Labor	Tasmania	1990–2012
Rachel Siewert	Green	Western Australia	2005–present
Hon Ursula Stephens	Labor	New South Wales	2002–2014
Glenn Sterle	Labor	Western Australia	2005–present
Hon Judith Troeth	Liberal	Victoria	1993–2011
Russell Trood	Liberal	Queensland	2005–2011
John Williams	National	New South Wales	2008–present
Hon Penny Wong	Labor	South Australia	2002–present
Dana Wortley	Labor	South Australia	2005–2011
Nick Xenophon	Independent	South Australia	2008–present

See also

• Australian electoral system
• Australian Senate
• Senate results for the Australian federal election, 2007

Notes

a ^ Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Ellison resigned on 30 January 2009. Dr Chris Back was sworn in as his replacement on 12 March 2009.

b ^ 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 now serves as that party's deputy leader.

References

1. Senate Results: ABC elections

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 2004–2007  · 2007–2010  · 2010–2013

Senate 2005–2008  · 2008–2011  · 2011–2014