View source for Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011

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[[File:Australian Senate (2007 election).svg|right|thumb|250px|'''[[Australian Government|Government]] (32)''' – (7 seat minority)<br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Labor}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} (32) <br />
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'''[[Opposition (Australia)|Opposition]] (37)'''<br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} (32) <br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|National}}|border=darkgray}} [[National Party of Australia|National Party]] (5) <br />
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'''[[Crossbencher|Crossbench]] (7)''' <br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Greens}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} (5) <br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Family First}}|border=darkgray}} {{Australian politics/name|Family First}} (1) <br />
{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} Independent (1) <br />
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This is a list of '''members of the [[Australian Senate]]''' between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011.<ref>{{cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=Senate |date=26 August 2008 |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/hansards/2008-08-26/toc_pdf/6081-3.pdf |title=Members of the Senate |page_start=ii |page_end=iii}}</ref> Half of the state senators had been elected at the [[2007 Australian federal election|November 2007 election]] and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2014; the other half of the state senators were elected at the [[2004 Australian federal election|October 2004 election]] and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2011. The territory senators were elected at the November 2007 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was [[2010 Australian federal election|August 2010]]. The new Senate first met in August 2008, with state senators elected in 2007 sworn in on 26 August 2008.

Assuming [[party discipline]], the [[Gillard Government|Gillard Labor government]] needed the support of either the Coalition, or of all the other non-Coalition senators to pass legislation.<ref>The [[President of the Australian Senate|President of the Senate]] votes and if the votes are equal, the motion is defeated: {{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Constitution|23}} Voting in the Senate.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senator
! colspan=2 | Party
! State
! Term ending
! Years in office
|-
|| {{sort|Abetz, Eric|[[Eric Abetz]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || [[Tasmania]] || 2011 || 1994–2022
|-
|| {{sortname|Judith|Adams}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 2005–2012
|-
|| {{sort|Arbib, Mark|[[Mark Arbib]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || [[New South Wales]] || 2014 || 2008–2012
|-
|| {{sortname|Chris|Back}} {{efn|name=Ellison}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 2009–2017
|-
|| {{sortname|Guy|Barnett |Guy Barnett (Australian politician)}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Tasmania || 2011 || 2002–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Cory|Bernardi}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || [[South Australia]] || 2014|| 2006–2020
|-
|| {{sortname|Catryna|Bilyk}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 2008–2025
|-
|| {{sortname|Simon|Birmingham}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || South Australia || 2014 || 2007–2025
|-
|| {{sortname|Mark|Bishop}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 1996–2014
|-
|| {{sort|Boswell, Ron|[[Ron Boswell]]}} || {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Nationals}} || Queensland || 2014 || 1983–2014
|-
|| {{sortname|Sue|Boyce}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Queensland || 2014 || 2007–2014
|-
|| {{sort|Brandis, George|[[George Brandis]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Queensland || 2011 || 2000–2018
|-
|| {{sortname|Bob|Brown}} || {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 1996–2012
|-
|| {{sortname|Carol|Brown|Carol Brown (politician) }} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 2005–present
|-
|| {{sortname|David|Bushby}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 2007–2019
|-
|| {{sortname|Doug|Cameron |Doug Cameron (politician) }} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || New South Wales || 2014 || 2008–2019
|-
|| {{sort|Carr, Kim|[[Kim Carr]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] || 2011 || 1993–2022
|-
|| {{sortname|Michaelia|Cash}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 2008–present
|-
|| {{sort|Colbeck, Richard|[[Richard Colbeck]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 2002–2016, 2018–present
|-
|| {{sort|Collins, Jacinta|[[Jacinta Collins]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Victoria || 2014 || 1995–2005, 2008–2019
|-
|| {{sort|Conroy, Stephen|[[Stephen Conroy]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Victoria || 2011 || 1996–2016
|-
|| {{sort|Coonan, Helen|[[Helen Coonan]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || New South Wales || 2014 || 1996–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Mathias|Cormann}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 2007–2020
|-
|| {{sortname|Trish|Crossin}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || [[Northern Territory]] || 2010, 2013 {{efn|name=Territory}} || 1998–2013
|-
|| {{sortname|Alan|Eggleston}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 1996–2014
|-
|| {{sort|Ellison, Chris|[[Chris Ellison (politician)|Chris Ellison]]}} {{efn|name=Ellison}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 1993–2009
|-
|| {{sort|Evans, Chris|[[Chris Evans (Australian politician)|Chris Evans]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 1993–2013
|-
|| {{sort|Farrell, Don|[[Don Farrell]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || South Australia || 2014 || 2008–2014, 2016–present
|-
|| {{sort|Faulkner, John|[[John Faulkner]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 1989–2015
|-
|| {{sort|Feeney, David|[[David Feeney]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Victoria || 2014 || 2008–2013
|-
|| {{sort|Ferguson, Alan|[[Alan Ferguson (politician)|Alan Ferguson]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || South Australia || 2011 || 1992–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Steve|Fielding}} || {{Australian party style|Family First}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Family First}} || Victoria || 2011 || 2005–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Concetta|Fierravanti-Wells}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 2005–2022
|-
|| {{sortname|Mitch|Fifield}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2014 || 2004–2019
|-
|| {{sortname|Mary Jo|Fisher}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || South Australia || 2011 || 2007–2012
|-
|| {{sortname|Michael|Forshaw}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 1994–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Mark|Furner}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Queensland || 2014 || 2008–2014
|-
|| {{sortname|Sarah|Hanson-Young}} || {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} || South Australia || 2014 || 2008–present
|-
|| {{sort|Heffernan, Bill|[[Bill Heffernan]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 1996–2016
|-
|| {{sort|Hogg, John|[[John Hogg]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Queensland || 2014 || 1996–2014
|-
|| {{sortname|Gary|Humphries}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || [[Australian Capital Territory]] || 2010, 2013 {{efn|name=Territory}} || 2003–2013
|-
|| {{sortname|Annette|Hurley}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || South Australia || 2011 || 2005–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Steve|Hutchins}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 1999–2011
|-
|| {{sort|Johnston, David|[[David Johnston (Australian politician)|David Johnston]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 2002–2016
|-
|| {{sortname|Barnaby|Joyce}} || {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Nationals}} || Queensland || 2011 || 2005–2013
|-
|| {{sortname|Helen|Kroger}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2014 || 2008–2014
|-
|| {{sortname|Scott|Ludlam}} || {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 2008–2017
|-
|| {{sort|Ludwig, Joe|[[Joe Ludwig]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Queensland || 2011 || 1999–2016
|-
|| {{sort|Lundy, Kate|[[Kate Lundy]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Australian Capital Territory || 2010, 2013 {{efn|name=Territory}} || 1996–2015
|-
|| {{sort|Macdonald, Ian|[[Ian Macdonald (Australian politician)|Ian Macdonald]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Queensland || 2014 || 1990–2019
|-
|| {{sortname|Gavin|Marshall}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Victoria || 2014 || 2002–2019
|-
|| {{sort|Mason, Brett|[[Brett Mason]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Queensland || 2011 || 1999–2015
|-
|| {{sort|McEwen, Anne|[[Anne McEwen (politician)|Anne McEwen]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || South Australia || 2011 || 2005–2016
|-
|| {{sortname|Julian|McGauran}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2011 || 1987–1990, 1993–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Jan|McLucas}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Queensland || 2011 || 1999–2016
|-
|| {{sortname|Christine|Milne}} || {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} || Tasmania || 2011 || 2005–2015
|-
|| {{sort|Minchin, Nick|[[Nick Minchin]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || South Australia || 2011 || 1993–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Claire|Moore|dab=politician}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Queensland || 2014 || 2002–2019
|-
|| {{sortname|Fiona|Nash}} || {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Nationals}} || New South Wales || 2011 || 2005–2017
|-
|| {{sortname|Kerry|O'Brien |Kerry O'Brien (politician)}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Tasmania || 2011 || 1996–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Stephen|Parry |Stephen Parry (Australian politician)}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Tasmania || 2011 || 2005–2017
|-
|| {{sortname|Marise|Payne}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || New South Wales || 2014 || 1997–2023
|-
|| {{sortname|Helen|Polley}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Tasmania || 2011 || 2005–present
|-
|| {{sortname|Louise|Pratt}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Western Australia || 2014 || 2008–2014, 2016–2025
|-
|| {{sort|Ronaldson, Michael|[[Michael Ronaldson]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2011 || 2005–2016
|-
|| {{sortname|Scott|Ryan |Scott Ryan (Australian politician) }} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2014 || 2008–2021
|-
|| {{sort|Scullion, Nigel|[[Nigel Scullion]]}} || {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|National}} {{efn|name=CLP}} || Northern Territory || 2010, 2013 {{efn|name=Territory}} || 2001–2019
|-
|| {{sort|Sherry, Nick|[[Nick Sherry]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Tasmania || 2014 || 1990–2012
|-
|| {{sortname|Rachel|Siewert}} || {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Greens}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 2005–2021
|-
|| {{sort|Stephens, Ursula|[[Ursula Stephens]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || New South Wales || 2014 || 2002–2014
|-
|| {{sortname|Glenn|Sterle}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || Western Australia || 2011 || 2005–present
|-
|| {{sort|Troeth, Judith|[[Judith Troeth]]}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Victoria || 2011 || 1993–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Russell|Trood}} || {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} || Queensland || 2011 || 2005–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|John|Williams|John Williams (Australian senator)}} || {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Nationals}} || New South Wales || 2014 || 2008–2019
|-
|| {{sort|Wong, Penny|[[Penny Wong]]}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || South Australia || 2014 || 2002–present
|-
|| {{sortname|Dana|Wortley}} || {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Labor}} || South Australia || 2011 || 2005–2011
|-
|| {{sortname|Nick|Xenophon}} || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; || {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} || South Australia || 2014 || 2008–2017
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=CLP|Northern Territory Senator [[Nigel Scullion]] was elected as a candidate of the [[Country Liberal Party]], which is the equivalent of both the Nationals and Liberals in the Northern Territory. He sits with the Nationals and served as that party's deputy leader.}}
{{efn|name=Ellison|Western Australian Liberal Senator [[Chris Ellison (politician)|Chris Ellison]] resigned on 30 January 2009. [[Chris Back]] was appointed as his replacement on 12 March 2009.}}
{{efn|name=Territory|The term of a territory senator ends at the dissolution of the House of Representatives, which was [[2010 Australian federal election|August 2010]].}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Members of the Parliament of Australia}}

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[[Category:Members of Australian parliaments by term]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian politicians]]
[[Category:Australian Senate lists]]