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th PARLIAMENTARY Parliament44 HANDBOOK of the Commonwealth of Australia 2 014 th PARLIAMENTARY Parliament44 HANDBOOK of the Commonwealth of Australia 2 014 PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES © Commonwealth of Australia 2014 ISSN 0813-541X First published 1915 Second edition 1918 Third edition 1921 Fourth edition 1923 Fifth edition 1926 Sixth edition 1930 Seventh edition 1932 Eighth edition 1936 Ninth edition 1938 Tenth edition 1945 Eleventh edition 1953 Twelfth edition 1957 Thirteenth edition 1959 Fourteenth edition 1962 Fifteenth edition 1965 Sixteenth edition 1968 Seventeenth edition 1971 Eighteenth edition 1973 Nineteenth edition 1975 Nineteenth edition, Supplement No. 1, 1976 Twentieth edition 1978 Twenty-first edition 1982 Twenty-second edition 1984 Twenty-third edition 1986 Twenty-fourth edition 1988 Twenty-fifth edition 1991 Twenty-sixth edition 1993 Twenty-seventh edition 1996 Twenty-eighth edition 1999 Twenty-ninth edition 2002 Thirtieth edition 2005 Thirty-first edition 2008 Thirty-second edition 2011 Thirty-third edition 2014 Preface Preface 2015 will mark the centenary of the Library’s flagship publication, the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was in a 1915 report to the Parliament that the Joint Library Committee requested the publication of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbook, giving a short political biography of all Members of both Houses since the initiation of Federation, with portraits in most cases, particulars of every election in the same period, with other information likely to be useful.1 The first edition appeared later that year as the Biographical Handbook and Record of Elections for the Parliament of the Commonwealth. A new edition of the Handbook has been published for almost every new Parliament since then, and first appeared online in 1999. The Parliamentary Handbook has grown to become a comprehensive reference work on many aspects of the Commonwealth Parliament and the Australian political system. This 33rd edition of the Parliamentary Handbook sets out detailed information about the 44th Commonwealth Parliament. The parliamentary service and political careers of Senators and Members are presented, together with details of parliamentary committees and elections up to and including the September 2013 poll and subsequent special Senate election in Western Australia. The biographical information is correct as at 1 August 2014. The Handbook is published in hard copy only once in the life of a Parliament. However, the full-text online version is updated regularly and can be found on the Parliament’s website at www.aph.gov.au and through Parlinfo Search. Dr Dianne Heriot Parliamentary Librarian Department of Parliamentary Services Acknowledgments This edition of the Parliamentary Handbook was compiled by staff of the Parliamentary Library, principally Martin Lumb, with assistance from Stephen Barber, Toby Bellwood, Hannah Gobbett, Brenton Holmes, Rob Lundie, Joy McCann, Deirdre McKeown, Cathy Madden and Janet Wilson. Others who have assisted the Parliamentary Library include the Australian Electoral Commission, David Foote and Howard Moffat (AUSPIC, Department of Parliamentary Services), Denny Neave, Diane Evans, Cathy Johnstone, Pat Kan (Big Sky Publishing) and Adam Carr. Front cover photograph by Howard Moffat (AUSPIC). The concept was created by Peter Milne from The Electric Canvas. Preface 1 Parliament, Report from the Joint Library Committee, 1915, p. 2. i Contents Contents Abbreviations Political affiliations ................................................................................................................v Qualifications .......................................................................................................................vi Honours, orders and decorations ......................................................................................... viii Others .................................................................................................................................ix Part 1 National Symbols The Coat of Arms ................................................................................................................. 3 The floral emblem ................................................................................................................ 3 The Australian flag ............................................................................................................... 3 Part 2 The Forty-fourth Parliament The Australian Parliament ..................................................................................................... 7 The Sovereign ...................................................................................................................... 9 The Governor-General ........................................................................................................ 10 Senate .............................................................................................................................. 11 Office holders .............................................................................................................. 11 Senators ...................................................................................................................... 12 House of Representatives ................................................................................................... 14 Office holders .............................................................................................................. 14 Members of the House of Representatives ..................................................................... 15 The Ministry ...................................................................................................................... 18 The Abbott Ministry ...................................................................................................... 18 The Shadow Ministry .......................................................................................................... 20 Parliamentary Committees .................................................................................................. 22 Senate Committees ...................................................................................................... 22 House of Representatives Committees ........................................................................... 23 Joint Committees ......................................................................................................... 23 Biographies of Senators and Members ................................................................................ 24 Statistical information as at 2.7.2014................................................................................ 250 Composition of the Parliament .................................................................................... 250 Age ........................................................................................................................... 250 Length of service ....................................................................................................... 250 Period of service ........................................................................................................ 251 Prior elected service in government ............................................................................. 258 Levels of qualifications ............................................................................................... 259 Fields of qualifications ................................................................................................ 260 Contents Previous occupation ................................................................................................... 263 Overseas born ........................................................................................................... 266 Officers of the departments of the Parliament .................................................................... 267 iii Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2014 Part 3 Elections Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 271 The 2013 election ...................................................................................................... 271 House of Representatives electorates .......................................................................... 271 House of Representatives ........................................................................................... 271 Senate ...................................................................................................................... 271 Next election .............................................................................................................. 272 Selected election statistics ............................................................................................... 272 Election dates .................................................................................................................. 273 Senate election results 2013-14 ....................................................................................... 274 Commonwealth, State and Territory summary .............................................................. 274 House of Representatives election results 2013 ................................................................. 283 Commonwealth, State and Territory summary .............................................................