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Home | Historical Information on the Australian Parliament | Longest serving members

Longest serving members

Senators and members of the House of Representatives who have served more than thirty years.

Senators
Pearce, George Foster (later Sir George) 37 years 1 month
Cooper, Walter Jackson (later Sir Walter) 36 years 6 months*
O’Byrne, Justin 34 years
Brown, Gordon 32 years 11 months
Lynch, Patrick Joseph 31 years 4 months
Crawford, Thomas William 30 years
Foll, Hattil Spencer 30 years
 
Members of the House of Representatives
Hughes, William Morris 51 years 7 months
Page, Earle Christmas Grafton (later Sir Earle) 42 years
McEwen, John (later Sir John) 36 years 5 months
Maloney, William Robert Nuttall 36 years 5 months
Makin, Norman John Oswald 36 years 1 month*
Brennan, Frank 36 years 1 month
Clark, Joseph James 35 years 1 month
Sinclair, Ian McCahon 34 years 9 months
Ruddock, Philip Maxwell 34 years†
Watkins, David 34 years
Cadman, Alan Glyndwr 33 years 5 months
Howard, John Winston 33 years 5 months
Groom, Littleton Ernest (later Sir Littleton) 33 years 1 month
Francis, Josiah 32 years 11 months
Holt, Harold Edward 32 years 4 months
Beazley, Kim Edward 32 years 3 months
Daly, Frederick Michael 32 years 3 months
Ward, Edward John 32 years 3 months*
Calwell, Arthur Augustus 32 years 1 month
McMahon, William (later Sir William) 32 years 1 month
Menzies, Robert Gordon (later Sir Robert) 31 years 5 months
Uren, Thomas 31 years 3 months
Scullin, James Henry 30 years 10 months*
Cameron, Clyde Robert 30 years 9 months
Jull, David Francis 30 years 1 month*
Lazzarini, Hubert Peter 30 years 1 month*
Note: for details of the term of service of those listed see lists of Senators and Members.

* Term served in broken periods.
† Still serving in the 42nd Parliament.
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