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Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025

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Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025
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This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2022 Australian federal election held on 21 May 2022.[1] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states begin on 1 July 2022. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 21 May 2022.[2]

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Government leadership

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List of senators

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Changes of composition

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Party composition

Over the course of the 47th Parliament, changes in membership resulted in changes to party composition, which are summarised below.

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Membership changes

This table lists senators who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.

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  1. The terms of senators from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory end on the next dissolution of the House of Representatives.
  2. Jim Molan died on 16 January 2023.[59][60] Maria Kovacic was appointed to fill the vacancy on 31 May 2023.[48][61][62]
  3. Lidia Thorpe was a member of the Greens until she resigned from the party on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.[98][99]
  4. David Van was expelled from the Liberal Party party room on 15 June 2023[107][108] before resigning from the party on 19 June 2023 to sit as an independent.[109][110][111]
  5. Marise Payne resigned on 30 September 2023.[69][70] Former MP Dave Sharma was appointed to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2023.[71][72][73]
  6. Pat Dodson resigned on 26 January 2024.[29][30] Varun Ghosh was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 February 2024.[31][32][33]
  7. Linda White died on 29 February 2024.[116][117] Lisa Darmanin was appointed to fill the vacancy on 29 May 2024.[27][118][119]
  8. Tammy Tyrrell was a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network until she resigned from the party on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.[100][101]
  9. Janet Rice resigned on 19 April 2024.[83][84][85] Steph Hodgins-May was appointed to fill the vacancy on 1 May 2024.[45][86][87]
  10. Fatima Payman was a member of Labor until she resigned from the party on 4 July 2024 to sit as an independent.[66][67] Payman created a new party, Australia's Voice, on 9 October 2024.[66][68]
  11. Gerard Rennick was a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned from the party on 25 August 2024 to sit as an independent.[80][81] Rennick created a new party, the People First Party, on 10 September 2024.[80]
  12. Simon Birmingham resigned on 28 January 2025.[9][10][11]
    Leah Blyth was appointed to fill the vacancy on 6 February 2025.[12][13][14]
  13. Anne Urquhart resigned on 28 March 2025.[102][103][104] Josh Dolega was appointed to fill the vacancy on 27 May 2025.[34][105][106]
  14. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is a member of the CLP who sat with the National Party until 8 May 2025 when she switched to the Liberal Party.[78][79]
  15. Dorinda Cox was a member of the Greens until she resigned from the party on 2 June 2025 and joined the Labor Party.[25][26]
  16. The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were: Molan died;[b] Thorpe resigned from the Greens;[c] Kovacic was appointed as Molan's replacement;[b] Van resigned from the Liberal Party;[d] Payne resigned;[e] Sharma was appointed as Payne's replacement;[e] Dodson resigned;[f] Ghosh was appointed as Dodson's replacement;[f] White died;[g] Tyrrell resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network;[h] Rice resigned;[i] Hodgins-May was appointed as Rice's replacement;[i] Darmanin was appointed as White's replacment;[g] Payman resigned from Labor;[j] Rennick resigned from the Liberal Party and created the People First Party;[k] Payman created Australia's Voice;[j] Birmingham resigned;[l] Blyth was appointed as Birmingham's replacement;[l] Urquhart resigned;[m] Dolega was appointed as Urquhart's replacement;[m] Price switched Coalition party rooms[n]; Cox resigned from the Greens.[o]
  17. Member of the LNP who sits with the National Party.
  18. Member of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.
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