Since the birth of our nation, 235 women have entered Federal Parliament.
These are their stories.
Name Date State/Territory Milestones Representation Close
Senator for Western Australia
Judith Adams
Member for Higgins (Vic)
Dr Katie Allen MP
Senator for Victoria
Lyn Allison
Member for Cowan (WA)
Anne Aly MP
Member for McPherson (Qld)
The Hon. Karen Andrews MP
Member for Bass (Tas)
Bridget Archer MP
Senator for Tasmania
Senator Wendy Askew
Member for McEwen (Vic.), Member for McEwen (Vic.)
The Hon. Fran Bailey
Member for Chisholm (Vic)
Julia Banks
Member for Moncrieff (Qld)
Angie Bell MP
Senator Catryna Bilyk
Member for Cunningham (NSW)
The Hon. Sharon Bird MP
Senator for New South Wales, Member for Mackellar (NSW)
The Hon. Bronwyn Bishop
Member for Curtin (WA)
The Hon. Julie Bishop
Senator for Queensland
Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen
Member for Bourke (Vic.)
Doris Blackburn
Senator for New South Wales
Vicki Bourne
Sue Boyce
Dame Marie Breen
Member for Canberra (ACT)
Gai Brodtmann
Senator Carol Brown
Member for Kingston (SA)
Kay Brownbill
Member for Chisholm (Vic.)
Anna Burke
Member for Barton (NSW)
The Hon. Linda Burney MP
Member for Griffith (Qld)
Terri Butler MP
Senator for South Australia, Senator for South Australia
Dame Nancy Buttfield
Member for Bass (Tas.)
Jodie Campbell
Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash
Christabel Chamarette
Senator Claire Chandler
Member for Bendigo (Vic)
Lisa Chesters MP
Member for Henty (Vic.), Member for Henty (Vic.)
The Hon. Joan Child
Member for Newcastle (NSW)
Sharon Claydon MP
Member for Corangamite (Vic)
Libby Coker MP
Ruth Coleman
Senator for Victoria, Senator for Victoria
The Hon. Jacinta Collins
Member for Franklin (Tas.)
The Hon. Julie Collins MP
The Hon. Helen Coonan
Member for Isaacs (Vic.)
Ann Corcoran
Member for Forde (Qld)
The Hon. Mary Crawford
Member for Prospect (NSW)
The Hon. Janice Crosio
Senator for the Northern Territory
Trish Crossin
Senator for South Australia
The Hon. Dr Rosemary Crowley
Member for Lilley (Qld)
Elaine Darling
Senator Perin Davey
Member for Macquarie (NSW)
Margaret Deahm
Kay Denman
Member for Makin (SA)
Trish Draper
Irina Dunn
Member for Petrie (Qld)
The Hon. Yvette D’Ath
Member for Lowe (NSW)
Mary Easson
Member for Richmond (NSW)
The Hon. Justine Elliot MP
Member for Namadgi (ACT) , Member for Canberra (ACT)
Annette Ellis
Member for Adelaide (SA)
The Hon. Kate Ellis
Kay Elson
Senator Mehreen Faruqi
Member for Canning (WA) and Brand (WA)
The Hon. Wendy Fatin
Jeannie Ferris
Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Mary Jo Fisher
Member for Boothby (SA)
Nicolle Flint MP
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory
Senator Katy Gallagher
Member for Hawker (SA) and Hindmarsh (SA)
The Hon. Christine Gallus
Member for Petrie (Qld), Member for Brisbane (Qld)
The Hon. Teresa Gambaro
Member for Gilmore (NSW)
Joanna Gash
Member for Throsby (NSW)
Jennie George
Member for Canning (WA)
Jane Gerick
Brenda Gibbs
Lucy Gichuhi
Patricia Giles
Member for Lalor (Vic.)
The Hon. Julia Gillard
Elizabeth Grace
Senator Nita Green
Sharon Grierson
Member for Solomon (NT)
Natasha Griggs
The Hon. Dame Margaret Guilfoyle
Member for Indi (Vic)
Dr Helen Haines MP
Janine Haines
Member for Shortland (NSW)
Jill Hall
Celia Hammond MP
Member for Oxley (Qld), Senator for Queensland
Senator Pauline Hanson
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
Member for Hawker (SA)
Elizabeth Harvey
Jean Hearn
Member for Corangamite (Vic), Senator for Victoria
Senator the Hon. Sarah Henderson
Member for Capricornia (Qld)
Marjorie Henzell
Member for Charlton (NSW)
Kelly Hoare
Senator Hollie Hughes
Member for Riverina (NSW)
Kay Hull
Senator the Hon. Jane Hume
Annette Hurley
Member for Lindsay (NSW)
Emma Husar
Member for Fowler (NSW)
Julia Irwin
Member for Hasluck (WA), Member for Hasluck (WA)
Sharryn Jackson
Carolyn Jakobsen
Susan Jeanes
Jean Jenkins
Ricky Johnston
Skye Kakoschke-Moore
Member for Batman (Vic)
Ged Kearney MP
Member for Braddon (Tas), Member for Braddon (Tas)
Justine Keay
Member for Dawson (Qld)
The Hon. De-Anne Kelly
The Hon. Jackie Kelly
The Hon. Ros Kelly
Senator the Hon. Kristina Keneally
Senator for Queensland, Member for Dickson (Qld)
Cheryl Kernot
Member for Brand (WA)
Madeleine King MP
Member for Ballarat (Vic.)
The Hon. Catherine King MP
Linda Kirk
Senator Kimberley Kitching
Susan Knowles
Helen Kroger
Member for Longman (Qld), Member for Longman (Qld)
Susan Lamb
Senator for Tasmania, Senator for Tasmania
Senator Jacqui Lambie
The Hon. Michelle Landry MP
Member for Fremantle (WA)
The Hon. Dr Carmen Lawrence
Meg Lees
Member for Farrer (NSW)
The Hon. Sussan Ley MP
Joanna Lindgren
Senator Sue Lines
Gladys Liu MP
Kirsten Livermore
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory
The Hon. Kate Lundy
Member for Darwin (Tas.)
The Hon. Dame Enid Lyons
Member for Perth (WA)
The Hon. Alannah MacTiernan
Sue Mackay
Member for Jagajaga (Vic.)
The Hon. Jenny Macklin
Dee Margetts
Member for Forrest (WA)
The Hon. Nola Marino MP
Member for Greenway (NSW) , Member for Macquarie (NSW)
Louise Markus
Member for Reid (NSW)
Dr Fiona Martin MP
Margaret May
Helen Mayer
Senator Jenny McAllister
Member for Dobell (NSW)
Emma McBride MP
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy
Senator Susan McDonald
Anne McEwen
Member for Stirling (WA)
Jann McFarlane
Cathy McGowan AO
Member for Phillip (NSW) and Grayndler (NSW)
The Hon. Jeannette McHugh
Melissa McIntosh MP
Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie
Member for Bennelong (NSW)
The Hon. Maxine McKew
The Hon. Jan McLucas
Senator Sam McMahon
Karen McNamara
Jean Melzer
Christine Milne
Member for Indi (Vic.)
Sophie Mirabella (formerly Panopoulos)
Claire Moore
Member for Pearce (WA)
The Hon. Judi Moylan
Member for Dunkley (Vic)
Peta Murphy MP
The Hon. Fiona Nash
Senator for New South Wales, Member for Robertson (NSW)
Belinda Neal
Kerry Nettle
The Hon. Jocelyn Newman
Member for Hotham (Vic)
Clare O'Neil MP
Member for Parramatta (NSW)
Julie Owens MP
The Hon. Michelle O’Byrne
Member for Higgins (Vic.)
The Hon. Kelly O’Dwyer
Member for Robertson (NSW), Senator for New South Wales
Senator Deborah O’Neill
Member for Herbert (Qld)
Cathy O’Toole
The Hon. Melissa Parke
The Hon. Dr Kay Patterson
Alicia Payne MP
Senator the Hon. Marise Payne
Nova Peris OAM
Member for Wentworth (NSW)
Dr Kerryn Phelps AM
Fiona Phillips MP
Member for Sydney (NSW)
The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP
Senator Helen Polley
Janet Powell
Senator for Western Australia, Senator for Western Australia
Senator Louise Pratt
Member for Ryan (Qld)
The Hon. Jane Prentice
Member for Durack (WA)
The Hon. Melissa Price MP
The Hon. Dame Annabelle Rankin
Member for Bonner (Qld)
Kerry Rea
The Hon. Margaret Reid
Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds
The Hon. Margaret Reynolds
Lee Rhiannon
Senator Janet Rice
The Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP
Agnes Robertson
Member for Greenway (NSW)
Michelle Rowland MP
Member for Gellibrand (Vic.)
The Hon. Nicola Roxon
Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston
Member for Lalor (Vic)
Joanne Ryan MP
The Hon. Susan Ryan
Member for Page (NSW)
Janelle Saffin
Fiona Scott
Member for Mayo (SA), Member for Mayo (SA)
Rebekha Sharkie MP
Leonie Short
Senator Rachel Siewert
The Hon. Lisa Singh
Senator Marielle Smith
Silvia Smith
Member for La Trobe (Vic.)
Laura Smyth
Karin Sowada
Member for Werriwa (NSW)
Anne Stanley MP
Member for Warringah (NSW)
Zali Steggall MP
The Hon. Ursula Stephens
Senator Amanda Stoker
Member for Murray (Vic.)
The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone
Natasha Stott Despoja
Ann Sudmalis
Senator for Queensland, Member for Moncrieff (Qld)
The Hon. Kathy Sullivan (formerly Martin)
Member for Paterson (NSW)
Meryl Swanson MP
Karen Synon
Dame Dorothy Tangney
Susan Templeman MP
The Hon. Lin Thorp
Member for Jagajaga (Vic)
Kate Thwaites MP
The Hon. Judith Troeth
Senator Anne Urquhart
Member for Hughes (NSW)
The Hon. Danna Vale
Jo Vallentine
Member for Calwell (Vic.)
Maria Vamvakinou MP
The Hon. Amanda Vanstone
Senator Jess Walsh
Shirley Walters
Senator for Queensland, Senator for Queensland
Senator Larissa Waters
Ruth Webber
Member for Mallee (Vic)
Dr Anne Webster MP
Dame Ivy Wedgwood
Anika Wells MP
Member for Bowman (Qld)
Andrea West
Senator for New South Wales, Senator for New South Wales
Sue West
Member for Robertson (NSW)
Lucy Wicks MP
Senator the Hon. Penny Wong
The Hon. Trish Worth
Dana Wortley
Penny Wright
Olive Zakharov
