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Statistical information as at 1.7.1999
Composition of the Parliament
House of Representatives Senate
State or Coalition Government Coalition Government IND/
Territory LIB NPA Total ALP IND Total LIB NPA Total ALP AD Other Total
NSW 18 9 27 22 1 50 4 1 5 5 2 - 12
VIC 16 2 18 19 - 37 5 1 6 5 1 - 12
QLD 14 5 19 8 - 27 4 1 5 4 2 1 12
WA 7 - 7 7 - 14 6 - 6 4 2 - 12
SA 9 - 9 3 - 12 6 - 6 4 2 - 12
TAS - - - 5 - 5 5 - 5 5 - 2 12
ACT - - - 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - 2
NT - - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 2
Australia 64 16 80 67 1 148 31 4 35 29 9 3 76
Age
House of Representatives Senate Parliament
Age Number Per cent Number Per cent Number Per cent
Under 30 3 2.03 1 1.31 4 1.78
30-34 9 6.08 4 5.26 13 5.80
35-39 15 10.13 6 7.89 21 9.37
40-44 27 18.24 10 13.16 37 16.52
45-49 27 18.24 11 14.47 38 16.96
50-54 36 24.32 17 22.37 53 23.66
55-59 19 12.84 14 18.42 33 14.73
60-64 11 7.43 12 15.79 23 10.27
65-69 1 0.67 1 1.31 2 0.89
Total 148 100.00 76 100.00 224 100.00
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Length of service
House of Representatives Senate Parliament
Length of Service(b) Number Per cent Number Per cent Number Per cent
Less than 3 years 34 22.97 16 21.05 50 22.32
3-6 years 44 29.72 17 22.37 61 27.23
6-9 years 19(b) 12.84 10 13.16 29 12.95
9-12 years 23(c) 15.54 11 14.47 34 15.18
12-15 years 11 7.43 12(d) 15.79 23 10.27
15-18 years 6 4.05 3 3.95 9 4.02
18-21 years 5(e) 3.38 5(f) 6.58 10 4.46
21-25 years 2 1.35 2 2.63 4 1.78
25 years and over 4(g) 2.70 - - 4 1.78
Total 148 100.00 76 100.00 224 100.00
(a) In completed years of service. (b) Includes one Member who served 7 years in the Senate. (c) Includes two Members who served 6 and 8 years respectively in the Senate. (d) Includes one Senator who served 2 years in the House of Representatives.
(e) Includes one Member who served 17 years in the Senate. (f) Includes one Senator who served 7 years in the House of Representatives. (g) Includes one Member who served 10 years in the Senate.
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Period of service
Senate
Date of commencement of service Senator State or Territory Party
Years of service
13.12.75 Harradine, B Tasmania IND 23
1.7.78 Watson, JOW Tasmania LIB 21
5.5.811 Reid, the Hon. ME Australian Capital
Territory
LIB 18
Chosen 5.5.81. Elected 1983 (term began 5.3.83). 1.7.81 Bolkus, the Hon. N South Australia ALP 18
Hill, the Hon. R South Australia LIB 18
Ray, the Hon. RF Victoria ALP 18
5.3.83 Boswell, the Hon. RLD Queensland NPA 16
Cook, the Hon. PFS Western Australia ALP 16
Crowley, the Hon. RA South Australia ALP 16
22.11.841 Parer, the Hon. WR Queensland LIB 14
1.12.84 Brownhill, the Hon. DGC New South Wales NPA 14
Cooney, BC Victoria ALP 14
Knowles, SC Western Australia LIB 14
McKiernan, JP Western Australia ALP 14
Vanstone, the Hon. AE South Australia LIB 14
14.3.861 Newman, the Hon. JM Tasmania LIB 13
Chosen 14.3.86 (term ended 30.6.87). Elected 1987 (term began 1.7.87). 8.5.861 Alston, the Hon. RKR Victoria LIB 13
Chosen 8.5.86 (term ended 30.6.87). Elected 1987 (term began 1.7.87). 11.2.871 West, SM New South Wales ALP 9
Chosen 11.2.87 (term ended 30.6.87). Defeated 1987. Elected 1990 (term began 1.7.90). 1.7.87 Calvert, PH Tasmania LIB 12
Chapman, HGP South Australia LIB H of R 7
Member for Kingston (SA) 13.12.75-5.3.83. Senate 12
McGauran, JJJ Victoria NPA 9
Defeated 1990 (term ended 30.6.90). Re-elected 1993. Patterson, the Hon. KCL Victoria LIB 12
Schacht, the Hon. CC South Australia ALP 12
Tambling, the Hon. GEJ Northern Territory CLP H of R 2
Member for Northern Territory 18.10.80-5.3.83. Senate 12
4.4.891 Faulkner, the Hon. JP New South Wales ALP 10
Chosen 4.4.89 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 4.4.901 Lees, MH South Australia AD 9
Chosen 4.4.90 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 16.5.901 Campbell, the Hon. IG Western Australia LIB 9
Chosen 16.5.90 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 1.7.90 Bourne, VW New South Wales AD 9
Crane, AW Western Australia LIB 9
Herron, the Hon. JJ Queensland LIB 9
Kemp, the Hon. CR Victoria LIB 9
Macdonald, the Hon. ID Queensland LIB 9
Sherry, the Hon. NJ Tasmania ALP 9
1 Appointed or chosen under section 15 of the Constitution-for details see biographical entry.
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Date of commencement of service Senator State or Territory Party
Years of service
11.2.911 Tierney, JW New South Wales LIB 8
Chosen 28.1.91 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 26.5.921 Ferguson, AB South Australia LIB 7
Chosen 26.5.92 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 28.4.931 Carr, KJ Victoria ALP 6
Chosen 28.4.93 (term ended 30.6.93). Elected 1993 (term began 1.7.93). 1.7.93 Ellison, the Hon. CM Western Australia LIB 6
Evans, CV Western Australia ALP 6
Gibson, the Hon. BF Tasmania LIB 6
Minchin, the Hon. NH South Australia LIB 6
Murphy, SM Tasmania ALP 6
Troeth, the Hon. JM Victoria LIB 6
Woodley, J Queensland AD 6
24.8.931 Denman, KJ Tasmania ALP 5
Chosen 24.8.93 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 22.2.941 Abetz, the Hon. E Tasmania LIB 5
Chosen 22.2.94 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 10.5.941 Forshaw, MG New South Wales ALP 5
Chosen 10.5.94 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 3.5.951 Collins, JMA Victoria ALP 4
Chosen 3.5.95 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 29.11.951 Stott Despoja, NJ South Australia AD 3
Chosen 29.11.95 (term ended 30.6.96). Elected 1996 (term began 1.7.96). 2.3.96 Lundy, KA Australian Capital
Territory
ALP 3
8.3.961 Mackay, SM Tasmania ALP 3
Chosen 8.3.96 (term ended 30.6.96). Elected 1996 (term began 1.7.96). 30.4.961 Conroy, SM Victoria ALP 3
Appointed 30.4.96 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 1.7.96 Allison, LF Victoria AD 3
Bishop, TM Western Australia ALP 3
Brown, RJ Tasmania AG 3
Coonan, HL New South Wales LIB 3
Eggleston, A Western Australia LIB 3
Ferris, JM South Australia LIB 3
Resigned 12.7.96. Chosen 24.7.96 (term ends 30.6.2002). Gibbs, B Queensland ALP 3
Hogg, JJ Queensland ALP 3
Murray, AJM Western Australia AD 3
5.9.961 O’Brien, KWK Tasmania ALP 2
Chosen 5.9.96 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 18.9.961 Heffernan, the Hon. WD New South Wales LIB 2
Chosen 18.9.96 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 9.4.971 Payne, MA New South Wales LIB 2
Chosen 9.4.97 (term ends 30.6.2002).
19.5.971 Lightfoot, PR, KSJ Western Australia LIB 2
Chosen 19.5.97 (term ends 30.6.2002).
17.9.971 Campbell, G New South Wales ALP 1
Chosen 17.9.97 (term ends 30.6.2002).
18.9.971 Quirke, JA South Australia ALP 1
Appointed 18.9.97 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 1 Appointed or chosen under section 15 of the Constitution-for details see biographical entry.
Date of commencement of service Senator State or Territory Party
Years of service
30.10.971 Bartlett, AJJ Queensland AD 1
Chosen 30.10.97 (term ends 30.6.2002). 16.6.981 Crossin, PM Northern Territory ALP 1
Chosen 16.6.98. Elected 1998 (term began 3.10.98). 14.10.981 Hutchins, SP New South Wales ALP -
Chosen 14.10.98 (term ended 30.6.99). Elected 1998 (term began 1.7.99). 1.7.99 Greig, BA Western Australia AD -
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Ludwig, JW Queensland ALP -
McLucas, JE Queensland ALP -
Mason, BJ Queensland LIB -
Ridgeway, AD New South Wales AD -
Tchen, T Victoria LIB -
2.7.99 Harris, LW Queensland PHON -
Declared elected 2.7.99 by the High Court of Australia.
1 Appointed or chosen under section 15 of the Constitution-for details see biographical entry.
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Period of service
House of Representatives
Date of election Member State or Territory Party
Years of service
22.9.731 Ruddock, the Hon. PM New South Wales LIB 25
18.5.74 Cadman, the Hon. AG New South Wales LIB 25
Howard, the Hon. JW New South Wales LIB 25
13.12.75 Jull, the Hon. DF Queensland LIB 21
Defeated 5.3.83. Re-elected 1.12.84. Moore, the Hon. JC Queensland LIB 23
23.6.791 McLeay, the Hon. LB New South Wales ALP 20
18.10.80 Beazley, the Hon. KC Western Australia ALP 18
Theophanous, the Hon. Dr AC Victoria ALP 18
Tuckey, the Hon. CW Western Australia LIB 18
4.12.821 Reith, the Hon. PK Victoria LIB 14
Defeated 5.3.83. Re-elected 1.12.84. 5.3.83 Andrew, the Hon. JN South Australia LIB 16
Hollis, C New South Wales ALP 16
McGauran, the Hon. PJ Victoria NPA 16
Morris, AA New South Wales ALP 16
7.5.831 Hawker, DPM Victoria LIB 16
18.2.841 McArthur, FS Victoria LIB 15
1.12.84 Downer, the Hon. AJG South Australia LIB 14
Fischer, the Hon. TA New South Wales NPA 14
Lee, the Hon. MJ New South Wales ALP 14
Martin, the Hon. SP New South Wales ALP 14
Nehl, GB New South Wales NPA 14
O’Keefe, the Hon. NP Victoria ALP 14
Price, the Hon. LRS New South Wales ALP 14
Slipper, the Hon. PN Queensland NPA 1984-87; 9
Defeated 11.7.87. Re-elected 13.3.93. LIB from 1993 Sullivan, the Hon. KJ Queensland LIB Senate 10
Senator for Queensland 18.5.74-resigned 5.11.84. H of R 14
8.2.861 Jenkins, HA Victoria ALP 13
11.7.87 Kerr, the Hon. DJC Tasmania ALP 12
Prosser, the Hon. GD Western Australia LIB 12
Sciacca, the Hon. CA Queensland ALP 9
Defeated 2.3.96. Re-elected 3.10.98. Snowdon, the Hon. WE Northern Territory ALP 9
Defeated 2.3.96. Re-elected 3.10.98. Wooldridge, the Hon. Dr MRL Victoria LIB 12
26.3.881 Sawford, RW South Australia ALP 11
15.4.891 Anderson, the Hon. JD New South Wales NPA 10
1 By-election.
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Date of election Member State or Territory Party
Years of service
24.3.90 Bailey, FE Victoria LIB 6
Defeated 13.3.93. Re-elected 2.3.96. Bevis, the Hon. AR Queensland ALP 9
Brereton, the Hon. LJ New South Wales ALP 9
Charles, RE Victoria LIB 9
Costello, the Hon. PH Victoria LIB 9
Crean, the Hon. SF Victoria ALP 9
Crosio, the Hon. JA, MBE New South Wales ALP 9
Ferguson, LDT New South Wales ALP 9
Gallus, CA South Australia LIB 9
Kemp, the Hon. Dr DA Victoria LIB 9
Melham, D New South Wales ALP 9
Nugent, PE Victoria LIB 9
Ronaldson, the Hon. MJC Victoria LIB 9
Scott, the Hon. BC Queensland NPA 9
Somlyay, the Hon. AM Queensland LIB 9
Truss, the Hon. WE Queensland NPA 9
11.5.911 Andrews, KJ Victoria LIB 8
13.3.93 Adams, the Hon. GH Tasmania ALP 6
Forrest, JA Victoria NPA 6
Griffin, AP Victoria ALP 6
Horne, RH New South Wales ALP 3
Defeated 2.3.96. Re-elected 3.10.98. Katter, the Hon. RC Queensland NPA 6
Lieberman, the Hon. LS Victoria LIB 6
Moylan, the Hon. JE Western Australia LIB 6
Neville, PC Queensland NPA 6
O’Connor, GM Victoria ALP 6
Pyne, CM South Australia LIB 6
Quick, HV Tasmania ALP 6
Smith, SF Western Australia ALP 6
Swan, WM Queensland ALP 3
Defeated 2.3.96. Re-elected 3.10.98. Tanner, LJ Victoria ALP 6
Vaile, The Hon. MAJ New South Wales NPA 6
Wakelin, BH South Australia LIB 6
Williams, the Hon. DR, AM, QC Western Australia LIB 6
Worth, the Hon. PM South Australia LIB 6
29.1.941 Latham, MW New South Wales ALP 5
12.3.941 Lawrence, the Hon. Dr CM Western Australia ALP 5
19.3.941 Evans, MJ South Australia ALP 5
26.3.941 Abbott, the Hon. AJ New South Wales LIB 5
Bishop, the Hon. BK New South Wales LIB Senate 6
Senator for New South Wales 11.7.87-resigned 24.2.94. H of R 5
19.11.941 Georgiou, P Victoria LIB 4
8.4.951 Thomson, the Hon. AP New South Wales LIB 4
1 By-election.
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Date of election Member State or Territory Party
Years of service
2.3.96 Albanese, A New South Wales ALP 3
Andren, PJ New South Wales IND 3
Anthony, the Hon. LJ New South Wales NPA 3
Barresi, PA Victoria LIB 3
Bartlett, KJ New South Wales LIB 3
Billson, BF Victoria LIB 3
Brough, MT Queensland LIB 3
Cameron, RA New South Wales LIB 3
Causley, the Hon. IR New South Wales NPA 3
Draper, P South Australia LIB 3
Ellis, AL Australian Capital
Territory
ALP 3
Elson, KS Queensland LIB 3
Entsch, the Hon. WG Queensland LIB 3
Evans, the Hon. GJ Victoria ALP Senate 17
Senator for Victoria 1.7.78-resigned 6.2.96 H of R 3
Fahey, the Hon. JJ New South Wales LIB 3
Ferguson, MJ Victoria ALP 3
Fitzgibbon, JA New South Wales ALP 3
Gambaro, T Queensland LIB 3
Gash, J New South Wales LIB 3
Hardgrave, GD Queensland LIB 3
Hockey, the Hon. JB New South Wales LIB 3
Kelly, DM Queensland NPA 3
Kelly, the Hon. JM New South Wales LIB 3
Lindsay, PJ Queensland LIB 3
Lloyd, JE New South Wales LIB 3
McClelland, RB New South Wales ALP 3
McMullan, the Hon. RF Australian Capital Territory ALP Senate
H of R
8 3
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory 16.2.88-resigned 6.2.96 Macklin, JL Victoria ALP 3
Mossfield, FW, AM New South Wales ALP 3
Nairn, GR New South Wales LIB 3
Nelson, Dr BJ New South Wales LIB 3
Sercombe, RCG Victoria ALP 3
Southcott, Dr AJ South Australia LIB 3
Stone, the Hon. Dr SN Victoria LIB 3
Thomson, KJ Victoria ALP 3
Vale, DS New South Wales LIB 3
Wilton, GS Victoria ALP 3
15.6.961 Hatton, M New South Wales ALP 3
3.10.98 Baird, the Hon. BG New South Wales LIB -
Bishop, JI Western Australia LIB -
Burke, AE Victoria ALP -
Cox, DA South Australia ALP -
Danby, MD Victoria ALP -
Edwards, the Hon. GJ Western Australia ALP -
Emerson, Dr CA Queensland ALP -
Gerick, JF Western Australia ALP -
Gibbons, SW Victoria ALP -
Gillard, JE Victoria ALP -
1 By-election.
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Date of election Member State or Territory Party
Years of service
3.10.98 Haase, BW Western Australia LIB -
Hall, JG New South Wales ALP -
Hoare, KJ New South Wales ALP -
Hull, KE New South Wales NPA -
Irwin, JC New South Wales ALP -
Kernot, C Queensland ALP Senate 7
Senator for Queensland 1.7.90-resigned 15.10.97. H of R -
Lawler, AJ New South Wales NPA -
Livermore, KF Queensland ALP -
Macfarlane, IE Queensland LIB -
McFarlane, JS Western Australia ALP -
May, MA Queensland LIB -
Murphy, JP New South Wales ALP -
O’Byrne, MA Tasmania ALP -
Plibersek, TJ New South Wales ALP -
Ripoll, BF Queensland ALP -
Roxon, NL Victoria ALP -
Rudd, KM Queensland ALP -
St Clair, SR New South Wales NPA -
Schultz, AJ New South Wales LIB -
Secker, PD South Australia LIB -
Sidebottom, PS Tasmania ALP -
Thompson, CP Queensland LIB -
Washer, Dr MJ Western Australia LIB -
Wilkie, KW Western Australia ALP -
Zahra, CJ Victoria ALP -
1 By-election.
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Prior elected service in government
State or Territory Legislatures Local
Govt Total
Total
number of members
Proportion of all members (per cent)
Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament
(per cent)
House of Representatives Australian Labor Party 11 19 24(a) 67 35.8 49.0
Liberal Party of Australia 4 10 13(b) 64 20.3 24.0
National Party of Australia 3 5 8 16 50.0 52.6
Independent - - - 1 0.0 20.0
Total 18 34 45(c) 148 30.4 35.8
Senate Australian Labor Party 1 2 3 29 10.3 13.8
Liberal Party of Australia 1 4 5 31 16.1 12.9
National Party of Australia 1 2 2(b) 4 50.0 33.3
Australian Democrats - 1 1 9 11.1 14.3
Other (d) 1 - 1 3 33.3 33.3
Total 4 9 12(b) 76 15.8 15.8
Both Houses of Parliament combined Australian Labor Party 12 21 27(a) 96 28.2 35.9
Liberal Party of Australia 5 14 18(b) 95 18.9 20.8
National Party of Australia 4 7 10(b) 20 50.0 48.0
Australian Democrats - 1 1 9 11.1 14.3
Independent - - - 1 0.0 20.0
Other (d) 1 - 1 3 33.3 33.3
Total 22 43 57(e) 224 25.4 29.0
(a) Six members served at both State/Territory and Local Government levels. (b) One member served at both State/Territory and Local Government levels. (c) Seven members served at both State/Territory and Local Government levels. (d) Pauline Hanson’s One Nation - 1; Australian Greens -1; Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group - 1.
(e) Eight members served at both State/Territory and Local Government levels.
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Levels of qualifications
Level of qualification ALP LIB NPA AD IND/Other(a) Total
House of Representatives
Doctorate 3 2 - - - 5
Master 13 6 2 - - 21
Bachelor(b) 63 54 6 - 1 124
Graduate diploma 2 5 - - - 7
Other diploma 11 8 2 - - 21
Total ‘academic’ 92 75 10 - 1 178
Other professional, nei. 3 4 1 - 1 9
Certificate 1 5 - - - 6
Total number of qualifications 96 84 11 - 2 193
Members with qualifications 56 53 7 - 1 117
Total number of members 67 64 16 - 1 148
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 83.6 82.8 43.8 - 100.0 79.1
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (81.6) (82.7) (52.6) - (40.0) (77.0)
Senate
Doctorate - 2 - - - 2
Master 2 6 - 2 - 10
Bachelor(b) 19 35 1 9 1 65
Graduate diploma - 3 - - - 3
Other diploma 9 4 - 1 - 14
Total ‘academic’ 30 50 1 12 1 94
Other professional, nei. - 3 1 1 - 5
Certificate 1 2 - - - 3
Total number of qualifications 31 55 2 13 1 102
Members with qualifications 22 24 1 8 1 56
Total number of members 29 31 4 9 3 76
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 75.9 77.4 25.0 88.9 33.3 73.7
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (72.4) (80.6) (33.3) (100.0) (66.7) (75.0)
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Levels of qualifications-continued
Level of qualification ALP LIB NPA AD IND/Other(a) Total
Both Houses of Parliament combined
Doctorate 3 4 - - - 7
Master 15 12 2 2 - 31
Bachelor(b) 82 89 7 9 2 189
Graduate diploma 2 8 - - - 10
Other diploma 20 12 2 1 - 35
Total ‘academic’ 122 125 11 12 2 272
Other professional, nei. 3 7 2 1 1 14
Certificate 2 7 - - - 9
Total number of qualifications 127 139 13 13 3 295
Members with qualifications 78 77 8 8 2 173
Total number of members 96 95 20 9 4 224
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 81.3 81.1 40.0 88.9 50.0 77.2
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (78.2) (82.1) (48.0) (100.0) (50.0) (76.3)
(a) Pauline Hanson’s One Nation - 1; Australian Greens - 1; Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group - 1. (b) Includes honours degrees. MBBS is counted as one qualification.
nei. - not elsewhere included.
Note: Fellowships, memberships, associateships, etc. of professional, etc. bodies are not included in this table.
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Fields of qualifications
Field ALP LIB NPA IND Total
House of Representatives
Administration/Management 3 4 - - 7
Agriculture/Rural Studies, etc. - 2 1 - 3
Architecture/Town Planning 1 - - - 1
Business, etc. nei. 1 4 1 - 6
Commerce/Economics 13 10 1 - 24
Education 13 3 - 1 17
Engineering 1 3 3 - 7
General degrees(a) 35 21 2 1 59
International Affairs 1 - - - 1
Law 15 22 1 - 38
Letters/Literature 1 - - - 1
Media/Broadcasting 1 2 - - 3
Medicine/Health - 6 1 - 7
Philosophy(b) 1 - - - 1
Politics/Public Policy 1 - - - 1
Psychology/Counselling 1 2 - - 3
Science, nei. 6 1 1 - 8
Social Work/Social Studies 1 - - - 1
Surveying - 1 - - 1
Tourism/Hospitality - 1 - - 1
Trades, etc. 1 2 - - 3
Total number of qualifications 96 84 11 2 193
Members with qualifications 56 53 7 1 117
Total number of members 67 64 16 1 148
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 83.6 82.8 43.8 100.0 79.1
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (81.6) (82.7) (52.6) (40.0) (77.0)
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Fields of qualifications-continued
Field ALP LIB NPA AD Other(c) Total
Senate
Accountancy - 1 1 - - 2
Administration/Management 1 1 - - - 2
Agriculture/Rural Studies, etc. - 1 - - - 1
Architecture/Town Planning - 1 - - - 1
Business, etc. nei. - 2 - - - 2
Commerce/Economics 1 7 1 - - 9
Divinity/Religion - - - 2 - 2
Education 9 4 - 3 - 16
General degrees (a) 11 15 - 5 - 31
Law 4 16 - - - 20
Medicine/Health 2 3 - - 1 6
Philosophy - 1 - - - 1
Science, nei. 1 2 - 2 - 5
Social Work 1 - - 1 - 2
Trades, etc. 1 - - - - 1
Transport - 1 - - - 1
Total number of qualifications 31 55 2 13 1 102
Members with qualifications 22 24 1 8 1 56
Total number of members 29 31 4 9 3 76
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 75.9 77.4 25.0 88.9 33.3 73.7
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (72.4) (80.6) (33.3) (100.0) (66.7) (75.0)
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Fields of qualifications-continued
Field ALP LIB NPA AD Other(c) Total
Both Houses of Parliament combined
Accountancy - 1 1 - - 2
Administration/Management 4 5 - - - 9
Agriculture/Rural Studies, etc. - 3 1 - - 4
Architecture/Town Planning 1 1 - - - 2
Business, etc. nei. 1 6 1 - - 8
Commerce/Economics 14 17 2 - - 33
Divinity/Religion - - - 2 - 2
Education 22 7 - 3 1 33
Engineering 1 3 3 - - 7
General degrees (a) 46 36 2 5 1 90
International Affairs 1 - - - - 1
Law 19 38 1 - - 58
Letters/Literature 1 - - - - 1
Media/Broadcasting 1 2 - - - 3
Medicine/Health 2 9 1 - 1 13
Philosophy (b) 1 1 - - - 2
Politics/Public Policy 1 - - - - 1
Psychology/Counselling 1 2 - - - 3
Science, nei. 7 3 1 2 - 13
Social Work/Social Studies 2 - - 1 - 3
Surveying - 1 - - - 1
Tourism/Hospitality - 1 - - - 1
Trades, etc. 2 2 - - - 4
Transport - 1 - - - 1
Total number of qualifications 127 139 13 13 3 295
Members with qualifications 78 77 8 8 2 173
Total number of members 96 95 20 9 4 224
Proportion with qualifications (per cent) 81.3 81.1 40.0 88.9 50.0 77.2
(Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (per cent) (78.2) (82.1) (48.0) (100.0) (50.0) (76.3)
(a) Degrees where the (major) field of study has not been specified, e.g. BA, PhD. (b) Not being PhD. (c) Pauline Hanson’s One Nation - 1; Australian Greens - 1; Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group - 1.
nei. - not elsewhere included.
Note: MBBS is counted as one qualification.
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Previous occupation(a)
Previous occupation (a) ALP LIB NPA IND Total
House of Representatives
Managers and Administrators - Business executives, managers, (self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc.
7 20 2 - 29
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists
8 3 - - 11
Other consultants, etc. 2 1 - - 3
Farmers, graziers, other (full -time) primary producers - 5 4 - 9
Members of State/Territory Legislatures 9 4 3 - 16
Party and union administrators 7 1 - - 8
Public service/policy managers 2 1 - - 3
Other administrators 2 3 - - 5
Total 37 38 9 - 84
Professionals - Accountants, financial advisers, bankers, etc. - - 1 - 1
Agriculturalists (not farmers, etc.) - 1 - - 1
Architects, town planners 1 - - - 1
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc.
7 14 1 - 22
Engineers 1 - 1 - 2
Lecturers, professors, tutors 2 3 - - 5
Media writers, publishers, broadcasters, producers - - 1 1 2
Medical practitioners, dentists, nurses - 5 - - 5
Party and union officials 6 - - - 6
Pharmacists - - 1 - 1
Programmers 1 - - - 1
Researchers, research assistants, electoral and project officers 10 2 - - 12
Social workers, clergy 1 - - - 1
Total 29 25 5 1 60
Other - Tradespersons - - 1 - 1
Public servants, nei. 1 - - - 1
Real estate agents/consultants - 1 1 - 2
Total 1 1 2 - 4
Total number of members 67 64 16 1 148
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Previous occupation(a)-continued
Previous occupation(a) ALP LIB NPA AD Other(b) Total
Senate
Managers and Administrators - Business executives, managers, (self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc.
1 7 2 3 - 13
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists
1 2 - 1 1 5
Other consultants, etc. - 1 - - - 1
Farmers, graziers, other (full -time) primary producers - 4 1 - 1 6
Members of State/Territory Legislatures 1 1 - - - 2
Party and union administrators 14 1 - - 1 16
Public service/policy managers - - 1 - - 1
Total 17 16 4 4 3 44
Professionals - Accountants, financial advisers, bankers, etc. - 1 - - - 1
Architects, town planners - 1 - - - 1
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc.
2 8 - - - 10
Lecturers, professors, tutors - 3 - - - 3
Medical practitioners, dentists, nurses 1 2 - - - 3
Party and union officials 6 - - - - 6
Researchers, research assistants, electoral and project officers 1 - - 3 - 4
Social workers, clergy - - - 1 - 1
Teachers, teacher/librarians 2 - - 1 - 3
Total 12 15 - 5 - 32
Total number of members 29 31 4 9 3 76
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Previous occupation(a)-continued
Previous occupation(a) ALP LIB NPA AD
IND/
Other(b) Total
Both Houses of Parliament combined
Managers and Administrators - Business executives, managers, (self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc.
8 27 4 3 - 42
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists
9 5 - 1 1 16
Other consultants, etc. 2 2 - - - 4
Farmers, graziers, other (full -time) primary producers - 9 5 - 1 15
Members of State/Territory Legislatures 10 5 3 - - 18
Party and union administrators 21 2 - - 1 24
Public service/policy managers 2 1 1 - - 4
Other administrators 2 3 - - - 5
Total 54 54 13 4 3 128
Professionals - Accountants, financial advisers, bankers, etc. - 1 1 - - 2
Agriculturalists (not farmers, etc.) - 1 - - - 1
Architects, town planners 1 1 - - - 2
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc.
9 22 1 - - 32
Engineers 1 - 1 - - 2
Lecturers, professors, tutors 2 6 - - - 8
Media writers, publishers, broadcasters, producers - - 1 - 1 2
Medical practitioners, dentists, nurses 1 7 - - - 8
Party and union officials 12 - - - - 12
Pharmacists - - 1 - - 1
Programmers 1 - - - - 1
Researchers, research assistants, electoral and project officers 11 2 - 3 - 16
Social workers, clergy 1 - - 1 - 2
Teachers, teacher/librarians 2 - - 1 - 3
Total 41 40 5 5 1 92
Other - Tradespersons - - 1 - - 1
Public servants, nei. 1 - - - - 1
Real estate agents/consultants - 1 1 - - 2
Total 1 1 2 - - 4
Total number of members 96 95 20 9 4 224
(a) Occupation immediately prior to (campaigning for) entering or re -entering Parliament or, where this can not be ascertained, the occupation stated which related most closely to qualification(s) attained. (b) Pauline Hanson’s One Nation - 1; Australian Greens - 1; Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group - 1. nei. - not elsewhere included.
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Overseas born
Senate
Name Party Country of birth
Abetz, the Hon. E LIB Germany
Campbell, G ALP Northern Ireland, UK
Conroy, SM ALP England, UK
Ellison, the Hon. CM LIB Zimbabwe
Evans, CV ALP England, UK
Ferris, JM LIB New Zealand
Gibbs, B ALP England, UK
Mackay, SM ALP Scotland, UK
McKiernan, JP ALP Ireland
Murray, AJM AD England, UK
Parer, the Hon. WR LIB Papua New Guinea
Quirke, JA ALP England, UK
Sherry, the Hon. NJ ALP England, UK
Tchen, T LIB China
House of Representatives
Name Party Country of birth
Abbott, the Hon. AJ LIB England, UK
Barresi, PA LIB Italy
Charles, RE LIB United States
Cox, DA ALP New Zealand
Evans, MJ ALP England, UK
Fahey, the Hon. JJ LIB New Zealand
Gash, J LIB Netherlands
Georgiou, P LIB Greece
Gillard, JE ALP Wales, UK
Kelly, the Hon. JM LIB New Zealand
May, MA LIB Fiji
Nugent, PE LIB England, UK
Ripoll, BF ALP France
Sciacca, the Hon. CA ALP Italy
Somlyay, the Hon. AM LIB Hungary
Theophanous, the Hon. Dr AC ALP Cyprus
Zahra, CJ ALP Malta