RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2018–19 UPDATED 10 OCTOBER 2018 Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender: a quick guide Anna Hough Politics and Public Administration Section This quick guide contains the most recent tables showing the composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender (see Table 1 and Table 2 below). It takes into account changes to the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victorian and Western Australian parliaments since the last update was published on 18 May 2018. Commonwealth In the Senate: • Following the High Court ruling of 9 May 2018 that the election of Katy Gallagher (ALP, ACT) was void under section 44 of the Constitution, David Smith (ALP, ACT) was elected (by count- back) to fill the seat on 23 May 2018. • Following the resignation of Lee Rhiannon (AG, NSW) on 15 August 2018, the resulting casual vacancy was filled by Mehreen Faruqi (AG, NSW) on 20 August 2018. • Following the resignation of Andrew Bartlett (AG, Qld) on 27 August 2018, Larissa Waters (AG, Qld) returned to the Senate to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 10 September 2018. • Steve Martin (IND, Tas.) announced on 25 May 2018 that he had joined the Nationals. • Fraser Anning (IND, Qld) announced on 4 June 2018 that he had joined Katter’s Australian Party. • Brian Burston (IND, NSW) announced on 18 June 2018 that he had joined the United Australia Party. In the House of Representatives: • Five Members—Tim Hammond (ALP, Perth, WA), Justine Keay (ALP, Braddon, Tas.), Susan Lamb (ALP, Longman, Qld), Rebekha Sharkie (CA, Mayo, SA) and Josh Wilson (ALP, Fremantle, WA)— resigned in May. Four of those resignations (the exception being Tim Hammond) were due to questions about eligibility to sit in parliament under section 44 of the Australian Constitution in the wake of the 9 May 2018 High Court ruling. Following by-elections in the five seats on 28 July 2018: – Patrick Gorman (ALP) replaced Tim Hammond (ALP) in Perth (WA); ISSN 2203-5249 – Justine Keay (ALP) was re-elected in Braddon (Tas.); – Susan Lamb (ALP) was re-elected in Longman (Qld); – Rebekha Sharkie (CA) was re-elected in Mayo (SA); and – Josh Wilson (ALP) was re-elected in Fremantle (WA). • The figures include a vacancy in the seat of Wentworth (NSW) following the resignation of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (LIB) on 31 August 2018. A by-election will be held in Wentworth on 20 October 2018. New South Wales In the Legislative Assembly: • Following the resignation of Daryl Maguire (IND, Wagga Wagga), who resigned from the Liberal Party on 13 July 2018 and from Parliament on 3 August 2018, Joe McGirr (IND) was elected at the resulting by-election on 8 September 2018. In the Legislative Council: • Following the resignation of Mehreen Faruqi (AG) on 14 August 2018, the resulting casual vacancy was filled by Cate Faehrmann (AG) on 15 August 2018. Victoria In the Legislative Council: • Rachel Carling-Jenkins (AC, Western Metropolitan) announced on 4 August 2018 that she had resigned from the Australian Conservatives and would sit as an independent. Western Australia In the Legislative Assembly: • Alyssa Hayden (LIB) was elected at a by-election in the seat of Darling Range on 23 June 2018, following the resignation of Barry Urban (IND) on 8 May 2018. © Commonwealth of Australia Creative Commons With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and to the extent that copyright subsists in a third party, this publication, its logo and front page design are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivs 3.0 Australia licence. Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender: a quick guide 2 Table 1: Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender (by chamber), as at 10 October 2018 (includes any by-election results and any casual vacancies filled since the most recent general election in each jurisdiction) Cth (2.7.16) NSW (28.3.15) Vic. (29.11.14) Qld (25.11.17) WA (11.3.17) SA (17.3.18) Tas. (3.3.18) ACT (15.10.16) NT (27.8.16) Total M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F Lower House ALP 40 29 42.0 20 14 41.2 24 21 46.7 25 23 47.9 25 15 37.5 13 6 31.6 3 7 70.0 5 7 58.3 9 9 50.0 164 131 44.4 LIB 47 12 20.3 28 8 22.2 23 7 23.3 11 3 21.4 21 4 16.0 9 4 30.8 5 6 54.5 144 44 23.4 NATS 15 1 6.3 13 3 18.8 5 2 28.6 4 1 20.0 37 7 15.9 LNP 33 6 15.4 33 6 15.4 CA 1 100.0 1 100.0 CLP 1 1 50.0 1 1 50.0 GRN 1 0.0 1 2 66.7 1 2 66.7 1 0.0 2 100.0 1 1 50.0 5 7 58.3 KAP 1 0.0 3 0.0 4 0.0 PHON 1 0.0 1 0.0 SFF 1 0.0 1 0.0 IND 1 1 50.0 3 0.0 2 1 33.3 1 100.0 2 1 33.3 3 2 40.0 11 6 35.3 Total 105 44 29.5 66 27 29.0 55 33 37.5 63 30 32.3 40 19 32.2 36 11 23.4 12 13 52.0 11 14 56.0 13 12 48.0 401 203 33.6 Upper House ALP 11 15 57.7 9 3 25.0 9 5 35.7 7 7 50.0 5 3 37.5 2 2 50.0 43 35 44.9 LIB 17 8 32.0 10 3 23.1 9 5 35.7 8 1 11.1 7 2 22.2 2 100.0 51 21 29.2 NATS 4 1 20.0 5 2 28.6 1 1 50.0 3 1 25.0 13 5 27.8 CLP 1 0.0 1 0.0 GRN 4 5 55.6 3 2 40.0 5 100.0 2 2 50.0 1 1 50.0 10 15 60.0 AC 1 0.0 1 0.0 AJP 1 0.0 1 0.0 ASA 1 0.0 1 0.0 CA 2 0.0 2 0.0 CDP 2 0.0 2 0.0 DHJP 1 0.0 1 0.0 KAP 1 0.0 1 0.0 LDP 1 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 PHON 1 1 50.0 3 0.0 4 1 20.0 RV 1 100.0 1 100.0 SAB 1 1 50.0 1 1 50.0 SFF 2 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 5 0.0 UAP 1 0.0 1 0.0 V1LJ 1 0.0 1 0.0 IND 1 0.0 1 100.0 6 3 33.3 7 4 36.4 Total 46 30 39.5 32 10 23.8 22 18 45.0 25 11 30.6 15 7 31.8 8 7 46.7 148 83 35.9 Politics and Public Administration Section, Commonwealth Parliamentary Library. Compiled using data from state and territory parliament and electoral commission websites. Table 2: Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender, as at 10 October 2018 (includes any by-election results and any casual vacancies filled since the most recent general election in each jurisdiction) Cth (2.7.16) NSW (28.3.15) Vic. (29.11.14) Qld (25.11.17) WA (11.3.17) SA (17.3.18) Tas. (3.3.18) ACT (15.10.16) NT (27.8.16) Total M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F M F %F Total Parliament ALP 51 44 46.3 29 17 37.0 33 26 44.1 25 23 47.9 32 22 40.7 18 9 33.3 5 9 64.3 5 7 58.3 9 9 50.0 207 166 44.5 LIB 64 20 23.8 38 11 22.4 32 12 27.3 19 4 17.4 28 6 17.6 9 6 40.0 5 6 54.5 195 65 25.0 NATS 19 2 9.5 18 5 21.7 6 3 33.3 7 2 22.2 50 12 19.4 LNP 33 6 15.4 33 6 15.4 CLP 1 0.0 1 1 50.0 2 1 33.3 GRN 5 5 50.0 4 4 50.0 1 7 87.5 1 0.0 2 2 50.0 1 1 50.0 2 100.0 1 1 50.0 15 22 59.5 AC 1 0.0 1 0.0 AJP 1 0.0 1 0.0 ASA 1 0.0 1 0.0 CA 2 1 33.3 2 1 33.3 CDP 2 0.0 2 0.0 DHJP 1 0.0 1 0.0 KAP 2 0.0 3 0.0 5 0.0 LDP 1 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 PHON 1 1 50.0 1 0.0 3 0.0 5 1 16.7 RV 1 100.0 1 100.0 SAB 1 1 50.0 1 1 50.0 SFF 3 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 6 0.0 UAP 1 0.0 1 0.0 V1LJ 1 0.0 1 0.0 IND 2 1 33.3 3 0.0 2 2 33.3 1 100.0 2 1 33.3 6 3 33.3 3 2 40.0 18 10 35.7 Total 151 74 32.9 98 37 27.4 77 51 39.8 63 30 32.3 65 30 31.6 51 18 26.1 20 20 50.0 11 14 56.0 13 12 48.0 549 286 34.3 Politics and Public Administration Section, Commonwealth Parliamentary Library.