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.[1] Half of the state senators had been elected at the November 2001 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2008; the other half of the state senators were elected at the October 2004 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2011. The territory senators were elected at the October 2004 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was November 2007. The new Senate first met in August 2005, with state senators elected in 2004 sworn in on 9 August 2005.

Senate composition at 1 July 2005
Government (39) – (1 seat majority)
  Liberal (33)
  National Party (5)
  Country Liberal (1)

Opposition (28)
  Labor (28)

Crossbench (9)
  Greens (4)
  Democrats (4)
  Family First (1)

This election was the beginning of the end for the Australian Democrats, in that while they still had 4 senators from the 2001 election, they failed to win a single senate seat at the 2004 election and have not won a senate seat since.

Senator Party State Term ending Years in office
Eric Abetz LiberalTasmania20111994–2022
Judith Adams LiberalWestern Australia20112005–2012
Lyn Allison DemocratsVictoria20081996–2008
Guy Barnett LiberalTasmania20112002–2011
Andrew Bartlett DemocratsQueensland20081997–2008, 2017–2018
Cory Bernardi [lower-alpha 1] LiberalSouth Australia20082006–2020
Simon Birmingham [lower-alpha 2] LiberalSouth Australia20082007–present
Mark Bishop LaborWestern Australia20081996–2014
Ron Boswell NationalQueensland20081983–2014
Sue Boyce [lower-alpha 3] LiberalQueensland20082007–2014
George Brandis LiberalQueensland20112000–2018
Bob Brown GreensTasmania20081996–2012
Carol Brown [lower-alpha 4] LaborTasmania20082005–present
David Bushby [lower-alpha 5] LiberalTasmania20082007–2019
Paul Calvert [lower-alpha 5] LiberalTasmania20081987–2007
George Campbell LaborNew South Wales20081997–2008
Ian Campbell [lower-alpha 6] LiberalWestern Australia20111990–2007
Kim Carr LaborVictoria20111993–2022
Grant Chapman LiberalSouth Australia20081987–2008
Richard Colbeck LiberalTasmania20082002–2016, 2018–present
Jacinta Collins [lower-alpha 7] LaborVictoria20081995–2005, 2008–2019
Stephen Conroy LaborVictoria20111996–2016
Helen Coonan LiberalNew South Wales20081996–2011
Mathias Cormann [lower-alpha 6] LiberalWestern Australia20112007–2020
Trish Crossin LaborNorthern Territory2007, 2010 [lower-alpha 8]1998–2013
Alan Eggleston LiberalWestern Australia20081996–2014
Chris Ellison LiberalWestern Australia20111993–2009
Chris Evans LaborWestern Australia20111993–2013
John Faulkner LaborNew South Wales20111989–2015
Alan Ferguson LiberalSouth Australia20111992–2011
Jeannie Ferris [lower-alpha 2] LiberalSouth Australia20081996–2007
Steve Fielding Family FirstVictoria20112005–2011
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells LiberalNew South Wales20112005–2022
Mitch Fifield LiberalVictoria20082004–2019
Mary Jo Fisher [lower-alpha 9] LiberalSouth Australia20112007–2012
Michael Forshaw LaborNew South Wales20111994–2011
Bill Heffernan LiberalNew South Wales20111996–2016
Robert Hill [lower-alpha 1] LiberalSouth Australia20081981–2006
John Hogg LaborQueensland20081996–2014
Gary Humphries LiberalAustralian Capital Territory2007, 2010 [lower-alpha 8]2003–2013
Annette Hurley LaborSouth Australia20112005–2011
Steve Hutchins LaborNew South Wales20111999–2011
David Johnston LiberalWestern Australia20082002–2016
Barnaby Joyce NationalQueensland20112005–2013
Rod Kemp LiberalVictoria20081990–2008
Linda Kirk LaborSouth Australia20082002–2008
Ross Lightfoot LiberalWestern Australia20081997–2008
Joe Ludwig LaborQueensland20111999–2016
Kate Lundy LaborAustralian Capital Territory2007, 2010 [lower-alpha 8]1996–2015
Ian Macdonald LiberalQueensland20081990–2019
Sandy Macdonald NationalNew South Wales20081993–1999, 2000–2008
Sue Mackay [lower-alpha 4] LaborTasmania20081996–2005
Gavin Marshall LaborVictoria20082002–2019
Brett Mason LiberalQueensland20111999–2015
Anne McEwen LaborSouth Australia20112005–2016
Julian McGauran National/Liberal [lower-alpha 10]Victoria20111987–1990, 1993–2011
Jan McLucas LaborQueensland20111999–2016
Christine Milne GreensTasmania20112005–2015
Nick Minchin LiberalSouth Australia20111993–2011
Claire Moore LaborQueensland20082002–2019
Andrew Murray DemocratsWestern Australia20081996–2008
Fiona Nash NationalNew South Wales20112005–2017
Kerry Nettle GreensNew South Wales20082002–2008
Kerry O'Brien  LaborTasmania20111996–2011
Stephen Parry  LiberalTasmania20112005–2017
Kay Patterson LiberalVictoria20081987–2008
Marise Payne LiberalNew South Wales20081997–present
Helen Polley LaborTasmania20112005–present
Robert Ray [lower-alpha 7] LaborVictoria20081981–2008
Michael Ronaldson LiberalVictoria20112005–2016
Santo Santoro [lower-alpha 3] LiberalQueensland20082002–2007
Nigel Scullion Country Liberal [lower-alpha 11]Northern Territory2007, 2010 [lower-alpha 8]2001–2019
Nick Sherry LaborTasmania20081990–2012
Rachel Siewert GreensWestern Australia20112005–2021
Ursula Stephens LaborNew South Wales20082002–2014
Glenn Sterle LaborWestern Australia20112005–present
Natasha Stott Despoja DemocratsSouth Australia20081995–2008
Judith Troeth LiberalVictoria20111993–2011
Russell Trood LiberalQueensland20112005–2011
Amanda Vanstone [lower-alpha 9] LiberalSouth Australia20111984–2007
John Watson LiberalTasmania20081978–2008
Ruth Webber LaborWestern Australia20082002–2008
Penny Wong LaborSouth Australia20082002–present
Dana Wortley LaborSouth Australia20112005–2011

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. South Australian Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris died on 1 April 2007. Simon Birmingham was appointed as her replacement on 3 May.
  3. Queensland Liberal Senator Santo Santoro resigned on 11 April 2007. Sue Boyce was appointed as his replacement on 20 April.
  4. Tasmanian ALP Senator Sue Mackay resigned on 30 July 2005. Carol Brown was appointed as her replacement on 25 August.
  5. Tasmanian Liberal Senator Paul Calvert resigned on 29 August 2007. David Bushby was appointed as his replacement on 30 August.
  6. Western Australian Liberal Senator Ian Campbell resigned on 31 May 2007. Mathias Cormann was appointed as his replacement on 19 June.
  7. Victorian ALP Senator Robert Ray resigned on 5 May 2008. Jacinta Collins was appointed as his replacement on 8 May.
  8. The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was November 2007.
  9. South Australian Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone resigned on 26 April 2007. Mary Jo Fisher was appointed as her replacement on 6 June.
  10. Victorian Senator Julian McGauran was elected as a National Party member, but defected to the Liberal Party on 23 January 2006.
  11. 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 sat with the Nationals and since 3 December 2007 he served as that party's deputy leader & Senate leader.

References
  1. "Members of the Senate" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 9 August 2005. pp. ii–iii.
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