Excel
version of tables
This FlagPost provides updated tables showing the
composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender (see Tables 1 and 2
of the spreadsheet linked above). Since the last version was published on 16 January
2025, the following changes to elected representatives and party alignments have
occurred.
Commonwealth
Following the general election held on 3 May 2025, the
House of Representatives now comprises 150 seats following a redistribution. Women
now comprise:
- 46.0%
of the House of Representatives
- 56.6%
of the Senate
- 49.6%
of the parliament as a whole—the closest to parity yet.
The Cabinet and
Outer Ministry, including assistant ministers, has 19 women and 23 men.
In Cabinet there are 12 women and 11 men (including the Prime Minister).
Women make up 56.1% of the ALP caucus, 46.3% of the Cabinet and Outer Ministry,
and 52.2% of the Cabinet alone.
Sussan Ley (Farrer, Lib, NSW) was elected as the first
female leader of the Liberal Party on 13 May 2025.
Senate
On 28 January 2025 Simon Birmingham
(Lib, SA) resigned his seat, with Leah Blyth (Lib,
SA) chosen to fill this Senate vacancy on 6 February 2025.
Anne
Urquhart (ALP, Tas) resigned her seat on 28 March 2025 to contest the
House of Representatives seat of Braddon in the 2025 federal election (which
she won). Josh
Dolega (ALP, Tas) was chosen to fill this Senate vacancy on 27 May
2025.
Jacinta
Nampijinpa Price (Lib, NT) switched from the Nationals party room to the
Liberal party room on 9 May 2025.
Dorinda
Cox (ALP, WA) resigned from the Australian Greens to join the ALP on 2 June
2025.
Warwick
Stacey (PHON, NSW) resigned from the Senate on 19
August 2025. The casual vacancy is yet to be filled.
New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
Robert
Dwyer (Lib) was elected at the by-election held on 15 March 2025 for
the seat of Port Macquarie, replacing Leslie
Williams (Lib), who resigned on 31 January 2025.
Gareth
Ward (Ind, Kiama) resigned from parliament on 8 August 2025. A by-election
will be held on 13 September 2025.
Legislative Council
Samuel
Farraway (NAT) resigned from the Legislative Council on 9 December
2024 to contest the House of Representatives seat of Calare in the 2025 federal
election (he was unsuccessful). On 13 February 2025 Nichole
Overall (NAT) was elected to fill the casual vacancy.
Tania
Mihailuk (Ind) resigned from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party to sit as an
Independent on 20 December 2024.
Victoria
Legislative Assembly
John Lister
(ALP) was elected at the by-election held on 8 February 2025 for the seat
of Werribee, replacing Tim
Pallas (ALP), who resigned on 6 January 2025.
Rachel
Westaway (Lib) was elected at the by-election held on 8 February 2025
for the seat of Prahan, replacing Sam
Hibbins (GRN), who resigned on 23 November 2024.
The Victorian parliament as a whole is above parity with
50.8% women—63 men and 65 women.
Legislative Council
Moira
Deeming (Western Metropolitan, Lib) was readmitted
to the Liberal Party on 27 December 2024.
Queensland
James
(Jimmy) Sullivan (Stafford, Ind) was expelled from the Labor party caucus on
12 May 2025 and now sits as an Independent.
Western Australia
Following the general election held on 8 March 2025, women
now comprise:
- 40.7%
of the Legislative Assembly
- 48.6%
of the Legislative Council
- 43.8%
of the Western Australian parliament as a whole.
South Australia
Legislative Council
Sarah
Game (Ind) resigned from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party on 17 May 2025
to sit as an Independent. On 13 August 2025 she
formed the Sarah Game Fair Go for Australians party.
Tammy
Franks (Ind) resigned from the Greens party on 13 May 2025 to sit as an Independent.
Jing
Lee (Ind) resigned from the Liberal Party on 10 January 2025 to sit as an Independent.
Tasmania
House of Assembly
Following the election for the House of Assembly on 19 July
2025, women now comprise:
- 42.9%
of the House of Assembly
- 46%
of the parliament as a whole.
Legislative Council
At the Legislative Council election for three of the 15
divisions held on 24 May 2025, two incumbent members Meg
Webb (Nelson, Ind) and Luke
Edmunds (Pembroke, ALP) retained their seats. The third
seat went to independent Casey
Hiscutt (Montgomery, Ind), who replaced his mother Leonie
Hiscutt (Montgomery, Lib), who represented the Liberal party and retired
before the election.