Women Members of the Australian Parliament Since 1901

Women Members of the House of Representatives Since 1901
No.	Name	Party	Electoral Division	Period of Service
1	Lyons, Dame Enid Muriel, GBE	UAP,LP	Darwin, Tas	1943-51
2	Blackburn, Doris Amelia	Ind. Labor	Bourke, Vic	1946-49
3	Brownbill, Kay Cathrine Millin	LP	Kingston, SA	1966-69
4	Child, Gloria Joan Liles	ALP	Henty, Vic	1974-75 1980-90
5	Darling, Elaine Elizabeth	ALP	Lilley, Qld	1980-93
6	Kelly, Roslyn Joan	ALP	Canberra, ACT	1980-95
7	Fatin, Wendy	ALP	Canning, WA Brand, WA	1983-84 1984-96
8	McHugh, Jeanette	ALP	Phillip, NSW Grayndler, NSW	1983-93 1993-96
9	Mayer, Helen	ALP	Chisholm, Vic	1983-87
10	Jakobsen, Carolyn Anne	ALP	Cowan, WA	1984-93
11	Sullivan, Kathryn Jean	LP	Senator, Qld Moncrieff, Qld	1974-84 1984-2001
12	Crawford, Mary	ALP	Forde, Qld	1987-96
13	Harvey, Elizabeth Robyn	ALP	Hawker, SA	1987-90
14	Bailey, Frances Esther	LP	McEwen, Vic	1990-93 1996-
15	Crosio, Janice, MBE	ALP	Prospect, NSW	1990-
16	Gallus, Christine Ann	LP	Hawker, SA Hindmarsh, SA	1990-93 1993-
17	Deahm, Margaret (Maggie) Joan	ALP	Macquarie, NSW	1993-96
18	Easson, Mary	ALP	Lowe, NSW	1993-96
19	Henzell, Marjorie	ALP	Capricornia, NSW	1993-96
20	Moylan, Judith Eleanor	LP	Pearce, WA	1993-
21	Smith, Silvia Joy	ALP	Bass, Tas	1993-96
22	Worth, Patricia (Trish) Mary	LP	Adelaide, SA	1993-
23	Lawrence, Carmen Mary	ALP	Fremantle, WA	1994-
24	Bishop, Bronwyn Kathleen	LP	Mackellar, NSW	1994-
25	Draper, Patricia	LP	Makin, SA	1996-
26	Ellis, Annette Louise	ALP	Namadgi, ACT (1996) Canberra, ACT (1998)	1996-
27	Elson, Kay Selma	LP	Forde, Qld	1996-
28	Gambaro, Teresa	LP	Petrie, Qld	1996-
29	Gash, Joanna	LP	Gilmore, NSW	1996-
30	Grace, Elizabeth Jane	LP	Lilley, Qld	1996-98
31	Hanson, Pauline Lee	Ind.	Oxley, Qld	1996-98
32	Jeanes, Susan Barbara	LP	Kingston, SA	1996-98
33	Kelly, De-Anne Margaret	NP	Dawson, Qld	1996-
34	Kelly, Jackie Marie	LP	Lindsay, NSW	1996-
35	Macklin, Jennifer Louise	ALP	Jagajaga, Vic	1996-
36	Stone, Sharman Nancy	LP	Murray, Vic	1996-
37	Vale, Danna Sue	LP	Hughes, NSW	1996-
38	West, Andrea Gail	LP	Bowman, Qld	1996-98
39	Bishop, Julie	LP	Curtin, WA	1998-
40	Burke, Anna	ALP	Chisholm, Vic	1998
41	Gerick, Jane	ALP	Canning, WA	1998-2001
42	Gillard, Julia	ALP	Lalor, Vic	1998
43	Hall, Jill	ALP	Shortland, Vic	1998
44	Hoare, Kelly	ALP	Charlton, NSW	1998
45	Hull, Kay	NPA	Riverina, NSW	1998
46	Irwin, Julia	ALP	Fowler, NSW	1998
47	Kernot, Cheryl	ALP	Dickson, Qld	1998-2001
48	Livermore, Kirsten	ALP	Capricornia, Qld	1998
49	May, Margaret	LP	McPherson, Qld	1998
50	McFarlane, Jann	ALP	Stirling, WA	1998
51	O'Byrne, Michelle	ALP	Bass, Tas	1998
52	Plibersek, Tanya	ALP	Sydney, NSW	1998
53	Roxon, Nicola	ALP	Gellibrand, Vic	1998
54	Corcoran, Ann	ALP	Isaacs, Vic	2000
55	Short, Leonie	ALP	Ryan, Qld	2001-2001

Women Members of the Senate Since 1901
No.	Name	State	Party	Period of Service
1	Tangney, Dame Dorothy Margaret, DBE	WA	ALP	1943-68
2	Rankin, Dame Annabelle Jane Mary, DBE	Qld	LP	1947-71
3	Robertson, Agnes Robertson	WA	LP CP	1950-55 1955-62
4	Wedgwood, Dame Ivy Evelyn, DBE	Vic	LP	1950-71
5	Buttfield, Dame Nancy Eileen, DBE	SA	LP	1955-65 1968-74
6	Breen, Marie Freda, OBE	Vic	LP	1962-68
7	Guilfoyle, Dame Margaret Georgina Constance, DBE	Vic	LP	1971-87
8	Coleman, Ruth Nancy	WA	ALP	1974-87
9	Martin later Sullivan, Kathryn Jean	Qld	LP	1974-84
10	Melzer, Jean	Vic	ALP	1974-81
11	Ryan, Susan Maree	ACT	ALP	1975-88
12	Walters, (Mary) Shirley	Tas	LP	1975-93
13	Haines, Janine	SA	AD	1977-78 1981-90
14	Hearn, Jean Margaret	Tas	ALP	1980-85
15	Bjelke-Petersen, Lady Florence Isabel	Qld	NCP NPA	1981-93
16	Giles, Patricia Jessie	WA	ALP	1981-93
17	Reid, Margaret Elizabeth	ACT	LP	1981-
18	Crowley, Rosemary Anne	SA	ALP	1983-
19	Reynolds, Margaret	Qld	ALP	1983-
20	Zakharov, Alice Olive	Vic	ALP	1983-95
21	Knowles, Susan Christine	WA	LP	1984-
22	Vanstone, Amanda Eloise	SA	LP	1984-
23	Vallentine, Josephine	WA	NDP IND WAG	1985-92
24	Newman, Jocelyn Margaret	Tas	LP	1986-
25	Powell, Janet Frances	Vic	AD Ind.	1986-93
26	Bishop, Bronwyn Kathleen	NSW	LP	1987-94
27	Jenkins, Jean Alice	WA	AD	1987-90
28	Patterson, Kay Christine Lesley	Vic	LP	1987-
29	West, Suzanne Margaret	NSW	ALP	1987 1990-
30	Dunn, Patricia Irene (Irina)	NSW	NDP IND	1988-90
31	Bourne, Victoria Worrall	NSW	AD	1990-
32	Kernot, Cheryl	Qld	AD	1990-
33	Lees, Meg Heather	SA	AD	1990-
34	Sowada, Karin Nicole	NSW	AD	1991-93
35	Chamarette, Christabel Margeurite Alain	WA	GWA	1992-96
36	Troeth, Judith Mary	Vic	LP	1993-
37	Margetts, Diane Elizabeth (Dee)	WA	GWA	1993-
38	Denman, Kay Janet	Tas	ALP	1993-
39	Neal, Belinda Jane	NSW	ALP	1994-
40	Mackay, Susan Mary	Tas	ALP	19 ?-
41	Collins, Jacinta Mary Ann	Vic	ALP	1995-
42	Stott Despoja, Natasha	SA	AD	1996-
43	Lundy, Kate Alexandra	ACT	ALP	1996-
44	Coonan, Helen	NSW	LP	1996-
45	Allison, Lyn	Vic	AD	1996-
46	Gibbs, Brenda	Qld	ALP	1996-
47	Ferris, Jeannie	SA	LP	1996 resigned 12-7-96, subsequently reappointed
48	Payne, Marise	NSW	LP	May 1997-
49	Crossin, Trish	NT	ALP	16 June 1998-
50	McLucas, Jan	Qld	ALP	1999-

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