Members of the Australian Senate, 2005–2008

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008.

Senator	Party	State	Years in office
Hon Eric Abetz	Liberal	Tasmania	1994–present
Judith Adams	Liberal	Western Australia	2005–2012
Lyn Allison	Democrat	Victoria	1996–2008
Guy Barnett	Liberal	Tasmania	2002–2011
Andrew Bartlett	Democrat	Queensland	1997–2008
Cory Bernardi ^3	Liberal	South Australia	2006–present
Simon Birmingham ^4	Liberal	South Australia	2007–present
Mark Bishop	ALP	Western Australia	1996–2014
Hon Ron Boswell	National	Queensland	1983–2014
Sue Boyce ^5	Liberal	Queensland	2007–2014
Hon George Brandis	Liberal	Queensland	2000–present
Dr Bob Brown	Green	Tasmania	1996–2012
Carol Brown ^1	ALP	Tasmania	2005–present
David Bushby ^8	Liberal	Tasmania	2007–present
Paul Calvert ^8	Liberal	Tasmania	1987–2007
George Campbell	ALP	New South Wales	1997–2008
Hon Ian Campbell ^7	Liberal	Western Australia	1990–2007
Hon Kim Carr	ALP	Victoria	1993–present
Grant Chapman	Liberal	South Australia	1987–2008
Hon Richard Colbeck	Liberal	Tasmania	2002–2016
Jacinta Collins ^9	ALP	Victoria	1995–2005, 2008–present
Hon Stephen Conroy	ALP	Victoria	1996–2016
Hon Helen Coonan	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–2011
Mathias Cormann ^7	Liberal	Western Australia	2007–present
Trish Crossin	ALP	Northern Territory	1998–2013
Dr Alan Eggleston	Liberal	Western Australia	1996–2014
Hon Chris Ellison	Liberal	Western Australia	1993–2009
Hon Chris Evans	ALP	Western Australia	1993–2013
Hon John Faulkner	ALP	New South Wales	1989–2015
Alan Ferguson	Liberal	South Australia	1992–2011
Jeannie Ferris ^4	Liberal	South Australia	1996–2007
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 ^6	Liberal	South Australia	2007–2012
Michael Forshaw	ALP	New South Wales	1994–2011
Hon Bill Heffernan	Liberal	New South Wales	1996–2016
Hon Robert Hill ^3	Liberal	South Australia	1981–2006
John Hogg	ALP	Queensland	1996–2014
Gary Humphries	Liberal	Australian Capital Territory	2003–2013
Annette Hurley	ALP	South Australia	2005–2011
Steve Hutchins	ALP	New South Wales	1999–2011
Hon David Johnston	Liberal	Western Australia	2002–2016
Barnaby Joyce	National	Queensland	2005–2013
Hon Rod Kemp	Liberal	Victoria	1990–2008
Linda Kirk	ALP	South Australia	2002–2008
Ross Lightfoot	Liberal	Western Australia	1997–2008
Hon Joe Ludwig	ALP	Queensland	1999–2016
Kate Lundy	ALP	Australian Capital Territory	1996–2015
Hon Ian Macdonald	Liberal	Queensland	1990–present
Hon Sandy Macdonald	National	New South Wales	1993–1999, 2000–2008
Sue Mackay ^1	ALP	Tasmania	1996–2005
Gavin Marshall	ALP	Victoria	2002–present
Brett Mason	Liberal	Queensland	1999–2015
Anne McEwen	ALP	South Australia	2005–2016
Julian McGauran	National/Liberal ^2	Victoria	1987–1990, 1993–2011
Hon Jan McLucas	ALP	Queensland	1999–2016
Christine Milne	Green	Tasmania	2005–2015
Hon Nick Minchin	Liberal	South Australia	1993–2011
Claire Moore	ALP	Queensland	2002–present
Andrew Murray	Democrat	Western Australia	1996–2008
Fiona Nash	National	New South Wales	2005–present
Kerry Nettle	Green	New South Wales	2002–2008
Kerry O'Brien	ALP	Tasmania	1996–2011
Stephen Parry	Liberal	Tasmania	2005–present
Hon Dr Kay Patterson	Liberal	Victoria	1987–2008
Marise Payne	Liberal	New South Wales	1997–present
Helen Polley	ALP	Tasmania	2005–present
Hon Robert Ray ^9	ALP	Victoria	1981–2008
Michael Ronaldson	Liberal	Victoria	2005–2016
Santo Santoro ^5	Liberal	Queensland	2002–2007
Nigel Scullion	CLP [1]	Northern Territory	2001–present
Hon Nick Sherry	ALP	Tasmania	1990–2012
Rachel Siewert	Green	Western Australia	2005–present
Glenn Sterle	ALP	Western Australia	2005–present
Natasha Stott Despoja	Democrat	South Australia	1995–2008
Ursula Stephens	ALP	New South Wales	2002–2014
Hon Judith Troeth	Liberal	Victoria	1993–2011
Russell Trood	Liberal	Queensland	2005–2011
Hon Amanda Vanstone ^6	Liberal	South Australia	1984–2007
John Watson	Liberal	Tasmania	1978–2008
Ruth Webber	ALP	Western Australia	2002–2008
Hon Penny Wong	ALP	South Australia	2002–present
Dana Wortley	ALP	South Australia	2005–2011

¹ Tasmanian ALP Senator Sue Mackay resigned on 30 July 2005. Carol Brown was appointed as her replacement on 25 August.

² Victorian Senator Julian McGauran was elected as a National Party member, but defected to the Liberal Party on 23 January 2006.

³ South Australian Liberal Senator Robert Hill resigned on 2 March 2006 to take up a position as Australian Ambassador to the United Nations. Cory Bernardi was appointed as his replacement on 4 May.

⁴ South Australian Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris died on 1 April 2007. Simon Birmingham was appointed as her replacement on 3 May.

⁵ Queensland Liberal Senator Santo Santoro resigned on 11 April 2007. Sue Boyce was appointed as his replacement on 20 April.

⁶ South Australian Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone resigned on 26 April 2007. Mary Jo Fisher was appointed as her replacement on 6 June.

⁷ Western Australian Liberal Senator Ian Campbell resigned on 31 May 2007. Mathias Cormann was appointed as his replacement on 19 June.

⁸ Tasmanian Liberal Senator Paul Calvert resigned on 29 August 2007. David Bushby was appointed as his replacement on 30 August.

⁹ Victorian ALP Senator Robert Ray resigned on 5 May 2008. Jacinta Collins was appointed as his replacement on 8 May.

¹⁰ The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory are not fixed. All territory senators face election on the same day as elections for the House of Representatives, and their terms end the day before that election.

Members of the Australian Parliament

House of Representatives 2001–2004  · 2004–2007  · 2007–2010

Senate 2002–2005  · 2005–2008  · 2008–2011

References

1. 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 since 3 December 2007 he has served as that party's deputy leader & Senate leader.