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List of Australian Greens parliamentarians

This is a list of Australian Greens Members of Parliament, past and present, for Federal, State and Territory Parliaments of Australia. There are currently 45 serving Parliamentary Members of the Greens.

The Greens are currently represented in the Australian House of Representatives, the Australian Senate, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the Victorian Legislative Council, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the Western Australian Legislative Council, the South Australian Legislative Council, the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Greens have previously been represented in the South Australian House of Assembly and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

List of parliamentarians edit

Image Name Chamber Electorate Term began Term ended Length of term Total length of terms
  Bob Brown[a]
(1944– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Denison 4 January 1983 12 February 1993 10 years, 39 days 26 years, 24 days
Australian Senate Tasmania 1 July 1996 15 June 2012 15 years, 350 days
Gerry Bates[a]
(1950– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Franklin 8 February 1986 4 May 1995 9 years, 85 days
Lance Armstrong[a]
(1940–2023) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Bass 13 May 1989 24 February 1996 6 years, 287 days
Di Hollister[a]
(1947– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Braddon 13 May 1989 29 August 1998 9 years, 108 days
  Christine Milne[a]
(1953– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Lyons 13 May 1989 29 August 1998 9 years, 108 days 19 years, 148 days
Australian Senate Tasmania 1 July 2005 10 August 2015 10 years, 40 days
  Jo Vallentine[b]
(1946– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 1 July 1990[c] 31 January 1992 1 year, 214 days
  Christabel Chamarette[b]
(1948– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 12 March 1992 30 June 1996 4 years, 110 days
  Peg Putt
(1953– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Denison 2 March 1993 7 July 2008 15 years, 66 days
  Jim Scott[b]
(1946– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South Metropolitan 22 May 1993 26 January 2005 11 years, 249 days
  Dee Margetts[b]
(1955– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 1 July 1993 30 June 1999 5 years, 364 days 9 years, 363 days
Western Australian Legislative Council Agricultural 22 May 2001 21 May 2005 3 years, 364 days
  Lucy Horodny
(1957– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Ginninderra 18 February 1995 21 February 1998 3 years, 3 days
  Kerrie Tucker
(1948– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Molonglo 15 February 1995 16 October 2004 9 years, 244 days
  Ian Cohen
(1951– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 25 March 1995 4 March 2011 15 years, 344 days
Mike Foley
(1946– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Franklin 16 May 1995 29 August 1998 3 years, 105 days
  Chrissy Sharp[b]
(1947–2021) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South West 22 May 1997 21 May 2005 7 years, 364 days
  Giz Watson[b]
(1957– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council North Metropolitan 22 May 1997 21 May 2013 15 years, 364 days
  Lee Rhiannon
(1951– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 27 March 1999 19 July 2010 11 years, 114 days 17 years, 159 days
Australian Senate New South Wales 1 July 2011 15 August 2018 7 years, 45 days
  Robin Chapple[b]
(1947– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council Mining and Pastoral 22 May 2001 21 May 2005 3 years, 364 days 15 years, 363 days
22 May 2009 21 May 2021 11 years, 364 days
  Kerry Nettle
(1973– ) 		Australian Senate New South Wales 1 July 2002 30 June 2008 5 years, 365 days
  Kim Booth
(1951– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Bass 20 July 2002 20 May 2015 12 years, 304 days
  Nick McKim
(1965– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Franklin 20 July 2002 4 August 2015 13 years, 15 days 21 years, 271 days
Australian Senate Tasmania 19 August 2015 incumbent 8 years, 256 days
  Tim Morris
(1955– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Lyons 20 July 2002 15 March 2014 11 years, 238 days
  Michael Organ
(1956– ) 		Australian House of Representatives Cunningham (NSW) 19 October 2002 9 October 2004 1 year, 356 days
  Kris Hanna
(1962– ) 		South Australian House of Assembly Mitchell 30 January 2003[d] 8 February 2006[d] 3 years, 9 days
  Sylvia Hale
(1942– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 22 March 2003 6 September 2010 7 years, 168 days
  Deb Foskey
(1949–2020) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Molonglo 16 October 2004 18 October 2008 4 years, 2 days
  Lynn MacLaren
(1962– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South Metropolitan 15 February 2005 21 May 2005 95 days 8 years, 94 days
22 May 2009 21 May 2017 7 years, 364 days
  Paul Llewellyn
(1957– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South West 22 May 2005 21 May 2009 3 years, 364 days
  Rachel Siewert
(1961– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 1 July 2005 6 September 2021 16 years, 67 days
  Mark Parnell
(1959– ) 		South Australian Legislative Council Statewide 18 March 2006 1 April 2021 15 years, 14 days
  Greg Barber
(1966– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council Northern Metropolitan 25 November 2006 28 September 2017 10 years, 307 days
  Colleen Hartland
(1959– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council Western Metropolitan 25 November 2006 8 February 2018 11 years, 75 days
  Sue Pennicuik
(1957– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council Southern Metropolitan 25 November 2006 24 November 2018 11 years, 364 days
  John Kaye
(1955–2016) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 22 March 2007 2 May 2016 9 years, 41 days
  Sarah Hanson-Young
(1981– ) 		Australian Senate South Australia 1 July 2008 incumbent 15 years, 305 days
  Scott Ludlam
(1970– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 1 July 2008 14 July 2017 9 years, 13 days
  Cassy O'Connor
(1967– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Denison 7 July 2008 28 September 2018 10 years, 89 days 15 years, 6 days
Clark 28 September 2018 13 July 2023 4 years, 288 days
  Ronan Lee
(1976– ) 		Queensland Legislative Assembly Indooroopilly 5 October 2008[e] 21 March 2009 167 days
  Amanda Bresnan
(1971– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Brindabella 18 October 2008 20 October 2012 4 years, 2 days
  Meredith Hunter
(1962– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Ginninderra 18 October 2008 20 October 2012 4 years, 2 days
  Caroline Le Couteur
(1952– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Molonglo 18 October 2008 20 October 2012 4 years, 2 days 8 years, 4 days
Murrumbidgee 15 October 2016 17 October 2020 4 years, 2 days
  Shane Rattenbury
(1971– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Molonglo 18 October 2008 15 October 2016 7 years, 363 days 15 years, 196 days
Kurrajong 15 October 2016 incumbent 7 years, 199 days
  Adele Carles
(1968– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Assembly Fremantle 16 May 2009 6 May 2010[f] 355 days
  Alison Xamon
(1969– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council East Metropolitan 22 May 2009 21 May 2013 3 years, 364 days 7 years, 363 days
North Metropolitan 22 May 2017 21 May 2021 3 years, 364 days
  Tammy Franks
(1968– ) 		South Australian Legislative Council Statewide 20 March 2010 incumbent 14 years, 42 days
  Paul O'Halloran
(1950– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Braddon 20 March 2010 15 March 2014 3 years, 360 days
  Adam Bandt
(1972– ) 		Australian House of Representatives Melbourne (Vic) 21 August 2010 incumbent 13 years, 254 days
  Cate Faehrmann
(1970– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 7 September 2010 18 June 2013 2 years, 284 days 8 years, 179 days
15 August 2018 incumbent 5 years, 260 days
  David Shoebridge
(1971– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 7 September 2010 11 April 2022 11 years, 216 days 13 years, 156 days
Australian Senate New South Wales 1 July 2022 incumbent 1 year, 305 days
  Jan Barham
(1958– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 26 March 2011 13 February 2017 5 years, 324 days
  Jeremy Buckingham
(1973– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 26 March 2011 20 December 2018[g] 7 years, 269 days
  Jamie Parker
(1971– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Assembly Balmain 26 March 2011 3 March 2023 11 years, 342 days
  Richard Di Natale
(1970– ) 		Australian Senate Victoria 1 July 2011 26 August 2020 9 years, 56 days
  Larissa Waters
(1977– ) 		Australian Senate Queensland 1 July 2011 18 July 2017 6 years, 17 days 11 years, 255 days
6 September 2018 incumbent 5 years, 238 days
  Penny Wright
(1961– ) 		Australian Senate South Australia 1 July 2011 10 September 2015 4 years, 71 days
  Peter Whish-Wilson
(1968– ) 		Australian Senate Tasmania 20 June 2012 incumbent 11 years, 316 days
  Mehreen Faruqi
(1963– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 9 June 2013 14 August 2018 5 years, 66 days 10 years, 326 days
Australian Senate New South Wales 15 August 2018 incumbent 5 years, 260 days
  Janet Rice
(1960– ) 		Australian Senate Victoria 1 July 2014 19 April 2024 9 years, 293 days
  Samantha Dunn
(1964– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council Eastern Metropolitan 29 November 2014 24 November 2018 3 years, 360 days
  Sam Hibbins
(1982– ) 		Victorian Legislative Assembly Prahran 29 November 2014 incumbent 9 years, 154 days
  Ellen Sandell
(1984– ) 		Victorian Legislative Assembly Melbourne 29 November 2014 incumbent 9 years, 154 days
  Nina Springle
(1973– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council South Eastern Metropolitan 29 November 2014 24 November 2018 3 years, 360 days
  Jenny Leong
(1977– ) 		New South Wales Legislative Assembly Newtown 28 March 2015 incumbent 9 years, 34 days
  Tamara Smith New South Wales Legislative Assembly Ballina 28 March 2015 incumbent 9 years, 34 days
  Andrea Dawkins
(1965– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Bass 9 June 2015 3 March 2018 2 years, 267 days
  Rosalie Woodruff Tasmanian House of Assembly Franklin 17 August 2015 incumbent 8 years, 258 days
  Robert Simms
(1984– ) 		Australian Senate South Australia 22 September 2015 2 July 2016 284 days 3 years, 282 days
South Australian Legislative Council Statewide 4 May 2021 incumbent 2 years, 363 days
  Justin Field New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 24 August 2016 5 April 2019[h] 2 years, 224 days
  Dawn Walker New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 22 February 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 29 days
  Tim Clifford
(1982– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council East Metropolitan 22 May 2017 21 May 2021 3 years, 364 days
  Diane Evers
(1963– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South West 22 May 2017 21 May 2021 3 years, 364 days
  Samantha Ratnam
(1977– ) 		Victorian Legislative Council Northern Metropolitan 19 October 2017 incumbent 6 years, 195 days
  Andrew Bartlett
(1964– ) 		Australian Senate Queensland 10 November 2017 27 August 2018 290 days
  Jordon Steele-John
(1994– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 10 November 2017 incumbent 6 years, 173 days
  Lidia Thorpe
(1973– ) 		Victorian Legislative Assembly Northcote 18 November 2017 24 November 2018 1 year, 6 days 3 years, 161 days
Australian Senate Victoria 4 September 2020 6 February 2023[i] 2 years, 155 days
  Michael Berkman
(1981– ) 		Queensland Legislative Assembly Maiwar 25 November 2017 incumbent 6 years, 158 days
  Huong Truong Victorian Legislative Council Western Metropolitan 21 February 2018 24 November 2018 276 days
  Tim Read Victorian Legislative Assembly Brunswick 24 November 2018 incumbent 5 years, 159 days
  Abigail Boyd New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 23 March 2019 incumbent 5 years, 39 days
  Andrew Braddock
(1978– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Yerrabi 17 October 2020 incumbent 3 years, 197 days
  Jo Clay
(1977– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Ginninderra 17 October 2020 incumbent 3 years, 197 days
  Emma Davidson
(1974– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Murrumbidgee 17 October 2020 incumbent 3 years, 197 days
  Johnathan Davis
(1991– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Brindabella 17 October 2020 12 November 2023 3 years, 26 days
  Rebecca Vassarotti
(1972– ) 		ACT Legislative Assembly Kurrajong 17 October 2020 incumbent 3 years, 197 days
  Amy MacMahon
(1986– ) 		Queensland Legislative Assembly South Brisbane 31 October 2020 incumbent 3 years, 183 days
  Brad Pettitt
(1972– ) 		Western Australian Legislative Council South Metropolitan 22 May 2021 incumbent 2 years, 345 days
  Dorinda Cox
(1976– ) 		Australian Senate Western Australia 14 September 2021 incumbent 2 years, 230 days
  Sue Higginson New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 12 May 2022 incumbent 1 year, 355 days
  Stephen Bates
(1992– ) 		Australian House of Representatives Brisbane (Qld) 21 May 2022 incumbent 1 year, 346 days
  Max Chandler-Mather
(1992– ) 		Australian House of Representatives Griffith (Qld) 21 May 2022 incumbent 1 year, 346 days
  Elizabeth Watson-Brown
(1956– ) 		Australian House of Representatives Ryan (Qld) 21 May 2022 incumbent 1 year, 346 days
  Penny Allman-Payne
(1970– ) 		Australian Senate Queensland 1 July 2022 incumbent 1 year, 305 days
  Barbara Pocock
(1955– ) 		Australian Senate South Australia 1 July 2022 incumbent 1 year, 305 days
  Katherine Copsey Victorian Legislative Council Southern Metropolitan 26 November 2022 incumbent 1 year, 157 days
  Gabrielle de Vietri
(1983– ) 		Victorian Legislative Assembly Richmond 26 November 2022 incumbent 1 year, 157 days
  Sarah Mansfield Victorian Legislative Council Western Victoria 26 November 2022 incumbent 1 year, 157 days
  Aiv Puglielli Victorian Legislative Council North-Eastern Metropolitan 26 November 2022 incumbent 1 year, 157 days
  Amanda Cohn New South Wales Legislative Council Statewide 25 March 2023 incumbent 1 year, 37 days
  Kobi Shetty New South Wales Legislative Assembly Balmain 25 March 2023 incumbent 1 year, 37 days
  Vica Bayley
(1971– ) 		Tasmanian House of Assembly Clark 1 August 2023 incumbent 274 days
  Laura Nuttall ACT Legislative Assembly Brindabella 27 November 2023 incumbent 156 days
  Tabatha Badger Tasmanian House of Assembly Lyons 23 March 2024 incumbent 39 days
  Helen Burnet Tasmanian House of Assembly Clark 23 March 2024 incumbent 39 days
  Cecily Rosol Tasmanian House of Assembly Bass 23 March 2024 incumbent 39 days
  1. ^ a b c d e In Tasmania, members were elected as "Green Independents" until the Tasmanian Greens formed as a branch of the Australian Greens in August 1992.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The Greens WA were not formally affiliated with the Australian Greens until 2003.
  3. ^ Previously sat as an independent senator from 1 July 1985.
  4. ^ a b Previously sat as a Labor MHA from 11 October 1997, and subsequently as an independent until 20 March 2010.
  5. ^ Previously sat as a Labor MLA from 17 February 2001.
  6. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 9 March 2013.
  7. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ Resigned from the Greens and sat as an independent until 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ Resigned from the Greens and continues to sit as an independent.

Greens representation from year to year edit

The table below represents the parliamentary representation of Greens politicians from 1983 to the present. Bob Brown was the first elected Greens representative, initially elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1983. He was joined by Gerry Bates in 1986.

Parliamentary Representation of The Greens
Federal Tasmania Western Australia ACT New South Wales South Australia Victoria Queensland NT Total
1983 1 1
1986 2 2
1989 5 5
1990 1 5 6
1993 2 5 1 8
1995 2 5 1 2 1 11
1996 2 4 1 2 1 10
1997 2 4 3 2 1 12
1998 2 1 3 1 1 8
1999 1 1 3 1 2 8
2001 1 1 5 1 2 10
2002 3 4 5 1 2 15
2003 3 4 5 1 3 1 17
2004 2 4 5 1 3 1 16
2005 4 4 2 1 3 1 15
2006 4 4 2 1 3 1 3 18
2007 4 4 2 1 4 1 3 19
2008 5 4 2 4 4 1 3 1 24
2009 5 4 5 4 4 1 3 26
2010 6 5 4 4 4 2 3 28
2011 10 5 4 4 6 2 3 34
2012 10 5 4 1 6 2 3 31
2013 10 5 2 1 6 2 3 29
2014 11 3 2 1 6 2 7 32
2015 11 3 2 1 8 2 7 34
2016 10 3 2 2 8 2 7 34
2017 10 3 4 2 8 2 8 1 38
2018 10 2 4 2 8 2 4 1 33
2019 10 2 4 2 7 2 4 1 32
2020 10 2 4 6 6 2 4 2 36
2021 10 2 1 6 6 2 4 2 33
2022 16 2 1 6 6 2 4 2 39
2023 16 2 1 6 7 2 4 2 40

Federal parliamentarians timeline edit

House of Representatives edit

Elizabeth Watson-BrownMax Chandler-MatherStephen BatesAdam BandtMichael Organ

Senate edit

David ShoebridgeBarbara PocockPenny Allman-PayneDorinda CoxLidia ThorpeMehreen FaruqiJordon Steele-JohnAndrew BartlettRobert Simms (politician)Nick McKimJanet RicePeter Whish-WilsonPenny WrightLarissa WatersLee RhiannonRichard Di NataleScott LudlamSarah Hanson-YoungRachel SiewertChristine MilneKerry NettleBob BrownDee MargettsChristabel ChamaretteJo Vallentine


References edit

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