Gender composition of Australian parliaments by party: a quick guide
Excel
version of tables
This quick guide updates tables that show 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 23 January
2024.
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Scott
Morrison (LIB, Cook, NSW) resigned from parliament on 28 February 2024. On
13 April 2024 there was a by-election for the seat of Cook which was won by
Liberal candidate Simon
Kennedy (LIB, Cook, NSW).
Peta
Murphy (ALP, Dunkley, Vic) died in office on 4 December 2023. On 2 March
2024 there was a by-election for the seat of Dunkley which was won by ALP
candidate Jodie
Belyea (ALP, Dunkley, Vic).
Senate
On 25 August 2024 Senator Gerard Rennick (Ind,
Qld) resigned
from the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent. On 10 September 2024 he launched
a new party called the People First Party.
On 4 July 2024 Senator Fatima Payman
(Ind, WA) resigned from the ALP to sit as an Independent. On 9 October 2024 she
launched
her own political party called Australia’s Voice.
On 29 May 2024 Senator Lisa Darmanin (ALP,
Vic) was sworn in as Senator for Victoria under section 15 of the Constitution
to fill the vacancy left by Senator Linda White (ALP, Vic)
who died in office on 29 February 2024.
On 1 May 2024 Steph Hodgins-May
(GRN, Vic) was sworn in as Senator for Victoria under section 15 of the
Constitution to fill the vacancy left by Senator Janet Rice (GRN,
Vic) who resigned on 19 April 2024.
On 28 March 2024 Senator Tammy Tyrrell
(Ind, Tas) resigned
from the Jacqui Lambie Network to sit as an Independent.
On 1 February 2024 Senator Varun Ghosh (ALP,
WA) was sworn in as Senator for Western Australia under section 15 of the
Constitution to fill the vacancy left by Senator Pat Dodson (ALP, WA)
who resigned on 26 January 2024.
New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
Former Premier Dominic
Perrottet (LIB, Epping) resigned the seat of Epping. A by-election was held
on 19 October 2024 which was won by Monica
Tudehope (LIB, Epping).
Following the resignation
of Rory
Amon (LIB, Pittwater) a by-election was held on 19 October 2024. Independent
candidate Jacqui
Scruby (Ind, Pittwater) was elected.
Following the resignation of Matt
Kean (LIB, Hornsby) a by-election was held on 19 October 2024. James
Wallace (LIB, Hornsby) was elected.
Legislative Council
Taylor
Martin (Ind) was expelled
from Liberal party in April 2024 to sit as Independent due to misconduct.
Victoria
Legislative Assembly
Sam Hibbins
(Ind, Prahran) resigned
from the Greens on 1 November 2024 to sit as an Independent because of
misconduct. He resigned from the parliament on 23 November 2024 and a by-election
will be held on 8 February 2025 to fill the vacancy.
Darren
Cheeseman (Ind, South Barwon) was asked
to resign from the ALP on 29 April 2024 because of misconduct and now sits
as an Independent.
Legislative Council
Adem Somyurek
(Ind, Northern Metropolitan) became an Independent after leaving
the Democratic Labour Party in March 2024.
Western Australia
Legislative Council
Benjamin
Dawkins (Ind)) was elected as an Independent but joined
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party (PHON) on 9 October 2024. Dawkins resigned
from PHON
on 17 December 2024 to sit as an Independent again.
Louise
Kingston (Ind) resigned
from the Nationals WA on 20 June 2024 to sit as an Independent.
Sophia
Moermond (Ind) resigned from the Legalise Cannabis Party WA on 9 May 2024
to sit as an Independent.
South Australia
House of Assembly
Following the resignation
of David
Speirs (LIB, Black) a by-election was held in the seat of Black on 16
November 2024. The seat was won by Alex
Dighton (ALP, Black).
Tasmania
Following the general election
held on 23 March 2024, women now comprise:
- 49%
of the House of Assembly
- 60%
of the Legislative Council
- 52%
of the Tasmanian parliament as a whole.
Queensland
Following the general election
held on 26 October 2024, women now comprise:
Australian Capital Territory
Following the general election held on 19
October 2024, women now comprise:
- 52% of the Legislative Assembly.
Northern Territory
Following the general
election held on 24 August 2024, women now comprise:
- 40% of the Legislative Assembly.