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The 46Th Parliament, Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth Of 46th Parliament Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 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 the Australian 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 New South Wales 389 Northern Territory 393 Queensland 395 South Australia 399 Tasmania 401 Victoria 403 Western Australia 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 Australian Conservatives AD Australian Democrats ALP Australian Labor Party 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 Centre Alliance CLP Country Liberal Party (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 Family First Party FSU Farmers and Settlers’ Union FT Free Trade GLT Glenn Lazarus Team GRN Australian Greens 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 Australia Party JLN Jacqui Lambie Network KAP Katter’s Australia Party LANG LAB Lang Labor Party LCL Liberal Country League LCP Liberal and Country Party LDP Liberal Democratic Party 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 Nick Xenophon Team PHON Pauline Hanson’s One Nation PP Progress Party PROG LAB Progressive Labor PROT Protectionist Party PUP Palmer United Party QLP Queensland Labor Party REV TAR Revenue Tariff Party ST CP State Country Party UAP United Australia Party 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)
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