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46th Parliament Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of 2020

Parliamentary Library Department of Parliamentary Services

46th Parliament Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020

46th Parliament Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020

Parliamentary Library Department of Parliamentary Services © Commonwealth of Australia 2020 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 Thirty-fourth edition 2017 Thirty-fifth edition 2020 Preface

In a report to the Parliament in 1915, 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 political system. This 35th edition of the Parliamentary Handbook sets out detailed information about the 46th 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 May 2019 poll. The biographical information is correct as at 11 September 2020. However, biographies are 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 The Australian Parliamentary Service acknowledges the Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their cultural connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to their Cultures, Country and Elders past, present and emerging. This edition of the Parliamentary Handbook was compiled by staff of the Parliamentary Library, principally Nathan Church, with assistance from Nicholas Horne. Others who have assisted the Parliamentary Library include David Foote (AUSPIC, Department of Parliamentary Services), Linda Watchorn and Mike Emery (L+L Design), and Sarah Plant (Puddingburn Publishing Services). Front cover photograph by John Gollings. The photograph shows the Australian Coat of Arms, designed and fabricated by Robin Blau, on the Great Verandah of Parliament House. Image courtesy of Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects. Title and section pages photograph showing the front of Parliament House courtesy of Matthew Harris.

1 Parliament, Report from the Joint Library Committee, 1915, p. 2.

v Contents

Abbreviations viii Political affiliations viii Qualifications ix Honours, orders and decorations xiii Others xiv

Part 1—National Symbols The Coat of Arms 3 The floral emblem 3 The Australian flag 3

Part 2—The Forty-sixth Parliament The Australian Parliament 7 The Sovereign 10 The Governor‑General 11 Office holders 12 Senate office holders 13 House of Representatives office holders 14 Senators 15 Members of the House of Representatives 17 The Ministry 21 The Shadow Ministry 24 Parliamentary Committees 28 Senate Committees 28 House of Representatives Committees 28 Joint Committees 29 Biographies of Senators and Members 30 Statistical information as at 11.9.2020 258 Composition of the Parliament 258 Age 258 Length of service 259 Period of service 259 Prior elected service in government 267 Levels of qualifications 268 Fields of qualifications 270 Previous occupation 273 Overseas born 276 Parliamentary statutory office holders 277

Part 3—Elections Introduction 281 The 2019 election 281 House of Representatives electorates 281 House of Representatives 281 Senate 281 Next election 282

vi Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 Selected election statistics 282 Election dates 283 Senate election results 2019 284 Commonwealth, State and Territory summary 284 House of Representatives election results 2019 292 Commonwealth, State and Territory summary 292 Senate vacancies 299 By-elections 313 Electoral divisions 318 Members since 1901 318 Divisions by date of first election contested 374 Number of electoral divisions at elections 377 Origins of names of current electoral divisions 378 Maps of 2019 Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 388 Australian Capital Territory 388 389 Northern Territory 393 395 399 401 403 407

Part 4—Referendums and Plebiscites Referendums and Plebiscites 413 Referendum results 415 Plebiscite results 445

Part 5—Historical Information on the Australian Parliament Governors-General 451 Presidents, Deputy Presidents, Speakers, Deputy Speakers and parliamentary statutory office holders 452 Chronology of Parliaments 459 Party representation in Parliament 464 Members since 1901 468 Members who have served in both chambers 564 Longest serving members 566 Women in Parliament (by date) 567 Number of women in Parliament 574 Prime Ministers 580 Leaders of the Opposition 582 Ministries and Cabinets 584 Shadow Ministries 694 Index 732

vii Abbreviations

Political affiliations

AC AD ALP ALP (A-C) Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) ALP (N-C) Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) AMEP Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party ANTI-SOC Anti-Socialist Party APA Australian Progressive Alliance CA CLP Country (Northern Territory) CP Australian Country Party C PROG Country Progress Party DHJP Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party DLP Democratic Labor Party FCP Federal Country Party FFP FSU Farmers and Settlers’ Union FT Free Trade GLT Team GRN GWA The Greens (WA) Inc. IND Independent IND LAB Independent Labor IND LIB Independent Liberal IND NAT Independent Nationalist IND PROT Independent Protectionist IND UAP Independent United JLN KAP Katter’s Australia Party LANG LAB Party LCL Liberal Country League LCP Liberal and Country Party LDP Liberal LIB Liberal Party of Australia LIB-COM Commonwealth Liberal Party LIB-U Liberal Union LM Liberal Movement NAT Nationalist Party

viii Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 NAT & FARMERS Nationalist and Farmers Party NAT LAB National Labor NAT LIB National Liberal Party NCP National Country Party NDP Nuclear Disarmament Party NP The Nationals NPA National Party of Australia NXT Team PHON Pauline Hanson’s One Nation PP Progress Party PROG LAB Progressive Labor PROT PUP Palmer United Party QLP REV TAR Revenue Tariff Party ST CP State Country Party UAP UAP [PALMER] United Australia Party (Clive Palmer) UCP United Country Party UNITE AP Unite Australia Party (John Siddons Group) VFU Victorian Famers’ Union WAP Western Australia Party

Qualifications

AFAMI Associate Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute AMusA Associate in Music, Australia AssocDipElecSyst Associate Diploma in Electronic Systems AssocDipFrtMgt Associate Diploma in Frontline Management AssocDipHRMgt Associate Diploma in Human Resource Management BA Bachelor of Arts BA(AppComms) Bachelor of Arts (Applied Communications) BA(Comms) Bachelor of Arts (Communications) BA(Comms&BcstJourn) Bachelor of Arts (Communications and Broadcast Journalism) BA(Eng) Bachelor of Arts (English) BA(Eng&PolSci) Bachelor of Arts (English and Political Science) BA(IndRel) Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Relations) BA(IntRel) Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) BA(Gov&Phil) Bachelor of Arts (Government and Philosophy) BA(Gov&Psych) Bachelor of Arts (Government and Psychology) BA(Journ) Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) BA(Juris) Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) BA(Media&Comms) Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

ix BA(Pol&Hist) Bachelor of Arts (Politics and History) BA(Pol&PubPol) Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Public Policy) BA(PolSci&Gov) Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Government) BA(PolSt) Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies) BA(SocWk) Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) BAgEc Bachelor of Agricultural Economics BAppBus(Mgt) Bachelor of Applied Business (Management) BAppSc Bachelor of Applied Science BBus Bachelor of Business BBus(Ag) Bachelor of Business (Agriculture) BBus(Mktg&Ec) Bachelor of Business (Marketing and Economics) BCom Bachelor of Commerce BCom(Acc&Fin) Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) BCom(FinPlan) Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) BComms(Journ) Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) BComms(JournPubRel Bachelor of Communications (Journalism, Public Relations &VideoProd) and Video Production) BCrArts Bachelor of Creative Arts BEc Bachelor of Economics BEd Bachelor of Education BEng(Civil) Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) BEng(Comp&Elec) Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Electrical) BEng(Mech) Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) BFA Bachelor of Financial Administration BLegPrac Bachelor of Legal Practice BLitt Bachelor of Letters BMedSc Bachelor of Medical Science BNursing Bachelor of Nursing BPharm Bachelor of Pharmacy BPsych Bachelor of Psychology BSc Bachelor of Science BSc(Ag) Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) BSc(Psych) Bachelor of Science (Psychology) BSocSci Bachelor of Social Science BSocWrk Bachelor of Social Work BT(Sec) Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) BVSc Bachelor of Veterinary Science CertBusSt Certificate in Business Studies CertIIIElecServ Certificate III in Electronic Servicing CertIIIPestMgt Certificate III in Pest Management CertIVAsmt&WrkTrng Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training CertIVBA Certificate IV in Business Administration CertIVFitness Certificate IV in Fitness

x Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 CertCarp&Join Certificate in Carpentry and Joinery CertFinMkts Certificate in Financial Markets CertMediation Certificate in Mediation CertPersAdmin Certificate in Personnel Administration CertSmlBusMgt Certificate in Small Business Management CertTech(Building) Certificate in Technology (Building) CPA Certified Practising Accountant DEnvEng Doctorate in Environmental Engineering DipAutoBusMgt Diploma of Automotive Business Management DipBus Diploma in Business DipBusAdmin Diploma in Business Administration DipBusGov Diploma of Business (Governance) DipBusMgmt Diploma of Business Management DipBusMgmt(HR) Diploma of Business Management (Human Resources) DipEd Diploma of Education DipExport Diploma in Export DipInvRel Diploma of Investor Relations DipJusticeSt Diploma in Justice Studies DipLabourRel&Law Diploma of Labour Relations and Law DipLaw Diploma in Law DipLegPrac Diploma of Legal Practice DipModLang Diploma of Modern Languages DipPersMgmt Diploma of Personnel Management DipPolicing Diploma of Policing DipT Diploma of Teaching DLitt Doctor of Letters DRCOG Diploma from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists EDP Executive Development Program FCPA Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants FGIA Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia FRACP Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians FRANZCO Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Grad(AICD) Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors GradCertArts(IR) Graduate Certificate in Arts (International Relations) GradCertBA Graduate Certificate in Business Administration GradCertEnergy& Graduate Certificate in Energy and Carbon Management CarbonMgt GradCertIntPol Graduate Certificate in International Politics GradCertMktg Graduate Certificate in Marketing GradCertPubAdmin Graduate Certificate in Public Administration

xi GradCertPubRel Graduate Certificate in Public Relations GradCertPubSectMgt Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management GradCertStratSt Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies GradCertTrng&Dev Graduate Certificate in Training and Development GradDipA(PolSc) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Political Science) GradDipAppCorpGov Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance GradDipBus Graduate Diploma in Business GradDipComm Graduate Diploma in Communications GradDipDefMgt Graduate Diploma in Defence Management GradDipDefSt Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies GradDipEd Graduate Diploma in Education GradDipFin&Inv Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment GradDipFinServ Graduate Diploma in Financial Services GradDipHR&IR Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and Industrial Relations GradDipIndRel Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations GradDipInfoAnalysis Graduate Diploma in Information Analysis GradDipInnovServMgt Graduate Diploma in Innovation Service Management GradDipLaw Graduate Diploma in Law GradDipLegPrac Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice GradDipLitEd Graduate Diploma in Literacy Education GradDipMgt Graduate Diploma in Management GradDipPsych Graduate Diploma in Psychology Hon Honorary Hons Honours JLLD Juris Doctor of Laws LLB Bachelor of Laws LLC Candidature in Law LLD Doctor of Laws LLL Licence in Law LLM Master of Laws MA Master of Arts MA(IR) Master of Arts (International Relations) MA(PubPol) Master of Arts (Public Policy) MAcc Master of Accounting MAppFin Master of Applied Finance MAppSci Master of Applied Science MBA Master of Business Administration MBA(IntBus) Master of Business Administration (International Business) MBBS Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery MBus(Acc) Master of Business (Accounting) MCrim Master of Criminology MDip&Tde(IntTde) Master of Diplomacy and Trade (International Trade)

xii Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 MEc Master of Economics MEc(IntPolEc) Master of Economics (International Political Economy) MEd Master of Education MEngSci Master of Engineering Science MFinReg Master of Financial Regulation MForAffTde Master of Foreign Affairs and Trade MIAME Member of the Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers MIntDev Master of International Development MIntLaws Master of International Laws MIntTrade&Dev Master of International Trade and Development MIPMA Member of the Institute of Personnel Management Australia MIR Master of International Relations MJourn Master of Journalism MPA Master of Public Administration MPH Master of Public Health MPhil Master of Philosophy MPhil(Econ) Master of Philosophy (Economics) MPol&PubPol Master of Politics and Public Policy MPPM Master of Public and Private Management MPsych(Clin) Master of Clinical Psychology MPubAffairs&Gov Master of Public Affairs and Government MPubPol Master of Public Policy Msc(Pol&Comms) Master of Science (Politics and Communications) MSc(PubPol&Admin) Master of Science (Public Policy and Administration) MTax Master of Taxation Law PGDA Post Graduate Diploma of Accounting PhD Doctor of Philosophy PhD(Ec) Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) PhD(Med) Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) PhD(MedSc) Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Science) RN Registered Nurse THC Teacher’s Higher Certificate

Honours, orders and decorations

AC Companion of the Order of Australia AD Dame of the Order of Australia AK Knight of the Order of Australia AM Member of the Order of Australia AO Officer of the Order of Australia CB Companion of the Order of the Bath CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire CH Companion of Honour

xiii CMG Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal DSC Distinguished Service Cross DSO Distinguished Service Order GCB Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCIE Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire GCMG Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCVO Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order KBE Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KC King’s Counsel KCMG Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KG Knight of the Garter KP Knight of the Order of St Patrick KT Knight of the Order of the Thistle MC Military Cross MM Military Medal OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire QC Queen’s Counsel SC Senior Counsel VC Victoria Cross VD Victorian Decoration

Others

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation AMA Australian Medical Association AMSA Australian Medical Students’ Association CEO Chief Executive Officer CMF Citizen’s Military Force COAG Council of Australian Governments ICAT International Against Terror LGBTIQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer/ Questioning MCRI Murdoch Children’s Research Institute MHA Member of the House of Assembly MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly MLC Member of the Legislative Council MP Member of Parliament MUP Melbourne University Press NAIDOC National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

xiv Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 NASA/JPL National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council NITV National Indigenous Television PANDA Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia SANFL South Australian National Football League SBS Special Broadcasting Service TAFE Technical and Further Education UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund For Women UNSW University of New South Wales

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