Our new parliament has 66 female members, many of whom are first-time representatives, keen and eager to respond to lobbying initiatives that will help them make their mark! 24% of Cabinet, the Outer Ministry and Parliamentary Secretaries are also women, leading significant portfolios including Employment & Workplace Relations, Health & Ageing Climate Change & Water and Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Following are links to the parliamentary web pages of each of our female representatives. Those pages contain further links including biographies and links to the representatives’ personal home page. FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 2008 Australian Labor Party
- Bird, Ms Sharon, Member for Cunningham
- Burke, Ms Anna, Member for Chisholm
- Campbell, Ms Jodie, Member for Bass
- Collins, Ms Julie, Member for Franklin
- D’Ath, Mrs Yvette, Member for Petrie
- Elliot, The Hon Justine, Member for Richmond
- Ellis, Ms Annette, Member for Canberra
- Ellis, The Hon Kate, Member for Adelaide
- George, Ms Jennie, Member for Throsby
- Gillard, The Hon Julia, Member for Lalor
- Grierson, Ms Sharon, Member for Newcastle
- Hall, Ms Jill, Member for Shortland
- Irwin, Mrs Julia, Member for Fowler
- Jackson, Ms Sharryn, Member for Hasluck
- King, Ms Catherine, Member for Ballarat
- Livermore, Ms Kirsten, Member for Capricornia
- Macklin, The Hon Jenny, Member for Jagajaga
- McKew, The Hon Maxine, Member for Bennelong
- Neal, Ms Belinda, Member for Robertson
- Owens, Ms Julie, Member for Parramatta
- Parke, Ms Melissa, Member for Fremantle
- Plibersek, The Hon Tanya, Member for Sydney
- Rea, Ms Kerry, Member for Bonner
- Rishworth, Ms Amanda, Member for Kingston
- Saffin, Ms Janelle, Member for Page
- Vamvakinou, Ms Maria, Member for Calwell
Independent
- No female Independent representatives
Liberal Party of Australia
- Bailey, The Hon Fran, Member for McEwen
- Bishop, The Hon Bronwyn, Member for Mackellar
- Bishop, The Hon Julie, Member for Curtin
- Gash, Mrs Joanna, Member for Gilmore
- Ley, The Hon Sussan, Member for Farrer
- Marino, Ms Nola, Member for Forrest
- Markus, Mrs Louise, Member for Greenway
- May, Mrs Margaret, Member for McPherson
- Mirabella, Mrs Sophie, Member for Indi
- Moylan, The Hon Judi, Member for Pearce
- Stone, The Hon Dr Sharman, Member for Murray
- Vale, The Hon Danna, Member for Hughes
The Nationals
FEMALE SENATORS JANUARY 2008 Australian Democrats
Australian Greens
- Milne, Christine – Senator for Tasmania
- Nettle, Kerry – Senator for New South Wales
- Siewert, Rachel – Senator for Western Australia
Australian Labor Party
- Brown, Carol – Senator for Tasmania
- Crossin, Trish – Senator for Northern Territory
- Hurley, Annette – Senator for South Australia
- Kirk, Linda – Senator for South Australia
- Lundy, Kate – Senator for Australian Capital Territory
- McEwen, Anne – Senator for South Australia
- McLucas, the Hon. Jan – Senator for Queensland
- Moore, Claire – Senator for Queensland
- Polley, Helen – Senator for Tasmania
- Stephens, the Hon. Ursula – Senator for New South Wales
- Webber, Ruth – Senator for Western Australia
- Wong, the Hon. Penny – Senator for South Australia
- Wortley, Dana – Senator for South Australia
Country Liberal Party
- No female Senators
Family First Party
- No female Senators
Liberal Party of Australia
- Adams, Judith – Senator for Western Australia
- Boyce, Sue – Senator for Queensland
- Coonan, the Hon. Helen – Senator for New South Wales
- Fierravanti-Wells, Concetta – Senator for New South Wales
- Fisher, Mary Jo – Senator for South Australia
- Patterson, the Hon. Kay – Senator for Victoria
- Payne, Marise – Senator for New South Wales
- Troeth, the Hon. Judith – Senator for Victoria
The Nationals
- Nash, Fiona – Senator for New South Wales
