List of Australian Greens parliamentarians
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This is a list of Australian Greens Members of Parliament, past and present, for Federal, State and Territory Parliaments of Australia.
The Greens are currently represented in the Australian House of Representatives, the Australian Senate, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the New South Wales Legislative Council, the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the Victorian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Council, the South Australian Legislative Council, the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Greens have previously been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the South Australian House of Assembly and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
List by Parliament
Federal
Senate
- Jo Vallentine (WA) (1990–1992)
- Christabel Chamarette (WA) (1992–1996)
- Dee Margetts (WA) (1993–1999)
- Bob Brown (Tas) (1996–2012)
- Kerry Nettle (NSW) (2002–2008)
- Christine Milne (Tas) (2005–2015)
- Rachel Siewert (WA) (2005–present)
- Scott Ludlam (WA) (2008–present)
- Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) (2008–present)
- Richard Di Natale (Vic) (2011–present)
- Lee Rhiannon (NSW) (2011–present)
- Larissa Waters (Qld) (2011–present)
- Penny Wright (SA) (2011–2015)
- Peter Whish-Wilson (Tas) (2012–present)
- Janet Rice (Vic) (2014–present)
- Nick McKim (Tas) (2015–present)
- Robert Simms (SA) (2015–2016)
House of Representatives
- Michael Organ (NSW) (2002–2004)
- Adam Bandt (Vic) (2010–present)
Australian Capital Territory
Legislative Assembly
- Kerrie Tucker (1995–2004)
- Lucy Horodny (1995–1998)
- Deb Foskey (2004–2008)
- Amanda Bresnan (2008–2012)
- Meredith Hunter (2008–2012)
- Caroline Le Couteur (2008–2012; 2016-present)
- Shane Rattenbury (2008–present)
New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
- Jamie Parker (2011–present)
- Jenny Leong (2015–present)
- Tamara Smith (2015–present)
Legislative Council
- Ian Cohen (1995–2011)
- Lee Rhiannon (1999–2010)
- Sylvia Hale (2003–2010)
- John Kaye (2007–2016)
- Cate Faehrmann (2010–2013)
- David Shoebridge (2010–present)
- Jan Barham (2011–present)
- Jeremy Buckingham (2011–present)
- Mehreen Faruqi (2013–present)
- Justin Field (2016-present)
Queensland
Legislative Assembly
- Ronan Lee (2008–2009)
South Australia
House of Assembly
- Kris Hanna (2003–2006)
Legislative Council
- Mark Parnell (2006–present)
- Tammy Franks (2010–present)
Tasmania
House of Assembly
- Bob Brown (1983–1993)
- Gerry Bates (1986–1995)
- Lance Armstrong (1989–1996)
- Christine Milne (1989–1998)
- Di Hollister (1989–1998)
- Peg Putt (1993–2008)
- Michael Foley (1995–1998)
- Nick McKim (2002–2015)
- Kim Booth (2002–2015)
- Tim Morris (2002–2014)
- Cassy O'Connor (2008–present)
- Paul O'Halloran (2010–2014)
- Andrea Dawkins (2015–present)
- Rosalie Woodruff (2015–present)
Victoria
Legislative Assembly
- Sam Hibbins (2014–present)
- Ellen Sandell (2014–present)
Legislative Council
- Greg Barber (2006–present)
- Colleen Hartland (2006–present)
- Sue Pennicuik (2006–present)
- Samantha Dunn (2014–present)
- Nina Springle (2014–present)
Western Australia
Legislative Council
- Jim Scott (1993–2005)
- Chrissy Sharp (1997–2005)
- Giz Watson (1997–2013)
- Robin Chapple (2001–2005; 2009–present)
- Dee Margetts (2001–2005)
- Lynn MacLaren (2005; 2009–present)
- Paul Llewellyn (2005–2009)
- Alison Xamon (2009–2013)
Legislative Assembly
- Adele Carles (2009–2010)
List by length of term
| Name | Term | Length of Term | Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senator Bob Brown |
July 1996 - April 2012 | 15 years, 287 days | Senate (Tasmania) |
| January 1983 – February 1993 | 10 years, 68 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly | |
|
Senator Christine Milne |
May 1989 – August 1998 | 9 years, 108 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| July 2005 – August 2015 | 10 years, 40 days | Senate (Tasmania) | |
| Senator Lee Rhiannon | March 1999 – July 2010 | 11 years, 114 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| July 2011 – present | 13 years, 148 days | Senate (New South Wales) | |
| Giz Watson MLC | May 1997 – May 2013 | 15 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| Ian Cohen MLC | March 1995 - March 2011 | 15 years, 344 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Peg Putt MHA | February 1993 – July 2008 | 15 years, 127 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Senator Nick McKim | August 2015 – present | 9 years, 99 days | Senate (Tasmania) |
| July 2002 – August 2015 | 13 years, 15 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly | |
| Kim Booth MHA | July 2002 – June 2015 | 12 years, 304 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Jim Scott MLC | May 1993 – January 2005 | 11 years, 249 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| Tim Morris MHA | July 2002 - March 2014 | 11 years, 238 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Robin Chapple MLC | May 2001 - May 2005 | 3 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| May 2009 – present | 15 years, 188 days | Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| Senator Rachel Siewert | July 2005 - present | 19 years, 148 days | Senate (Western Australia) |
| Mark Parnell MLC | March 2006 – present | 18 years, 253 days | South Australian Legislative Council |
| Senator Dee Margetts | July 1993 – July 1999 | 5 years, 364 days | Senate (Western Australia) |
| May 2001 – May 2005 | 3 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| Greg Barber MLC | November 2006 – present | 18 years, 1 day | Victorian Legislative Council |
| Colleen Hartland MLC | November 2006 - present | 18 years, 1 day | Victorian Legislative Council |
| Sue Pennicuik MLC | November 2006 - present | 18 years, 1 day | Victorian Legislative Council |
| Kerrie Tucker MLA | February 1995 – October 2004 | 9 years, 241 days | Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly |
| Di Hollister MHA | May 1989 – August 1998 | 9 years, 108 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Gerry Bates MHA | February 1986 – May 1995 | 9 years, 85 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| John Kaye MLC | March 2007 – May 2016 | 9 years, 39 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Senator Sarah Hanson-Young | July 2008 – present | 16 years, 148 days | Senate (South Australia) |
| Senator Scott Ludlam | July 2008 – present | 16 years, 148 days | Senate (Western Australia) |
| Cassy O'Connor MHA | July 2008 – present | 16 years, 142 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Chrissy Sharp MLC | May 1997 – May 2005 | 7 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| Shane Rattenbury MLA | October 2008 – present | 16 years, 39 days | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Lynn MacLaren MLC | May 2009 – present | 15 years, 188 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| February 2005 – May 2005 | 95 days | Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| Sylvia Hale MLC | March 2003 – September 2010 | 7 years, 168 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Lance Armstrong MHA | May 1989 – February 1996 | 7 years, 11 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Tammy Franks MLC | March 2010 – present | 14 years, 251 days | South Australian Legislative Council |
| Adam Bandt MHR | August 2010 – present | 14 years, 97 days | House of Representatives (Melbourne, VIC) |
| David Shoebridge MLC | September 2010 – present | 14 years, 80 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Senator Kerry Nettle | July 2002 – July 2008 | 5 years, 365 days | Senate (New South Wales) |
| Jamie Parker MLA | March 2011 – present | 13 years, 245 days | New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Balmain) |
| Jan Barham MLC | March 2011 – present | 13 years, 245 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Jeremy Buckingham MLC | March 2011 – present | 13 years, 245 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Senator Richard Di Natale | July 2011 - present | 13 years, 148 days | Senate (Victoria) |
| Senator Larissa Waters | July 2011 - present | 13 years, 148 days | Senate (Queensland) |
| Senator Christabel Chamarette | March 1992 – June 1996 | 4 years, 110 days | Senate (Western Australia) |
| Senator Peter Whish-Wilson | June 2012 – present | 12 years, 159 days | Senate (Tasmania) |
| Senator Penny Wright | July 2011 - September 2015 | 4 years, 70 days | Senate (South Australia) |
| Deb Foskey MLA | October 2004 – October 2008 | 4 years, 4 days | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Amanda Bresnan MLA | October 2008 – October 2012 | 4 years, 2 days | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Meredith Hunter MLA | October 2008 – October 2012 | 4 years, 2 days | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Caroline Le Couteur MLA | October 2008 – October 2012 | 4 years, 2 days | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Paul Llewellyn MLC | May 2005 - May 2009 | 3 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| Alison Xamon MLC | May 2009 – May 2013 | 3 years, 364 days | Western Australian Legislative Council |
| Paul O'Halloran MHA | March 2010 - March 2014 | 3 years, 360 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Michael Foley MHA | May 1995 – August 1998 | 3 years, 115 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Mehreen Faruqi MLC | June 2013 – present | 11 years, 160 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Kris Hanna MHA | February 2003 – February 2006 | 3 years, 6 days | South Australian House of Assembly (Mitchell) |
| Lucy Horodny MLA | February 1995 – February 1998 | 3 years | ACT Legislative Assembly |
| Cate Faehrmann MLC | September 2010 - June 2013 | 2 years, 284 days | New South Wales Legislative Council |
| Senator Janet Rice | July 2014 – present | 10 years, 148 days | Senate (Victoria) |
| Michael Organ MHR | October 2002 – October 2004 | 1 year, 355 days | House of Representatives (Cunningham, NSW) |
| Ellen Sandell MLA | November 2014 – present | 9 years, 363 days | Legislative Assembly of Victoria (Melbourne) |
| Sam Hibbins MLA | November 2014 – present | 9 years, 363 days | Legislative Assembly of Victoria (Prahran) |
| Nina Springle MLC | November 2014 – present | 9 years, 363 days | Victorian Legislative Council |
| Samantha Dunn MLC | November 2014 – present | 9 years, 363 days | Victorian Legislative Council |
| Senator Jo Vallentine | July 1990 – January 1992 | 1 year, 214 days | Senate (Western Australia) |
| Jenny Leong MLA | March 2015 – present | 9 years, 243 days | New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Newtown) |
| Tamara Smith MLA | March 2015 - present | 9 years, 243 days | New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Ballina) |
| Andrea Dawkins MHA | June 2015 – present | 9 years, 170 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Rosalie Woodruff MHA | August 2015 - present | 9 years, 101 days | Tasmanian House of Assembly |
| Adele Carles MLA | May 2009 – May 2010 | 355 days | Western Australian Legislative Assembly (Fremantle) |
| Senator Robert Simms | September 2015 – July 2016 | 284 days | Senate (South Australia) |
| Ronan Lee MLA | October 2008 – March 2009 | 166 days | Legislative Assembly of Queensland (Indooroopilly) |
| Justin Field MLC | TBD | TBD | New South Wales Legislative Council |
Greens Representation from Year to Year
The table below represents the parliamentary representation of Greens politicians from 1983 to the present. Bob Brown was the first elected Greens representative, initially elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1983. He was joined by Gerry Bates in 1986. From the second half of 2015, the number of Greens representatives stood at 34.
| Parliamentary Representation of The Greens | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | Tasmania | Western Australia | ACT | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland | NT | Total | |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1989 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 1993 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 1995 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 2002 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 2011 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2013 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2015 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | ||
Note: In 1998, the number of members per electorate in the Tasmanian House of Assembly was reduced from seven to five, reducing the Greens' representation from 4 to 1. The Greens' representation has since recovered.
Note: In 2001, the Western Australian Greens' representation spiked as a result of favourable preferences from other parties.
