This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2019 Australian federal election held on 18 May 2019.[1][2] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states began on 1 July 2019. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 18 May 2019.[3]
^ abcMitch Fifield resigned from the Senate on 16 August 2019 to become Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. Former MP Sarah Henderson was appointed to fill the vacancy on 11 September 2019.
^ abcMathias Cormann resigned from the Senate on 6 November 2020 to nominate for the position of Secretary-General of the OECD. Ben Small was appointed to fill the vacancy on 25 November 2020.
^ abcRachel Siewert resigned from the Senate on 6 September 2021. Dorinda Cox was appointed to fill the vacancy on 14 September 2021.
^ abcScott Ryan resigned from the Senate on 13 October 2021. Greg Mirabella was appointed to fill the vacancy on 2 December 2021.
^ abSam McMahon was a member of the Country Liberal Party who sat with the National Party, until she resigned from the CLP on 28 January 2022 to sit as an independent. On 8 April 2022 she announced that she had joined the Liberal Democratic Party.
^ abKristina Keneally resigned on 13 April 2022 to contest the lower house seat of Fowler. A replacement was not appointed to fill the vacancy as Keneally's seat was up for election and would expire on 30 June 2022.
^ abBen Small resigned on 15 April 2022 after discovering he was a citizen of New Zealand and ineligible to be a senator. He was nominated to replace himself on 18 May 2022.
^The changes to the composition of the Senate, in chronological order, were
Fifield resigned,[a]
Sinodinos resigned,[b]
Bernardi resigned,[c]
Cormann resigned,[d]
Patrick defected,[e]
Di Natale resigned,[f]
Gallacher died,[g]
Siewert resigned,[h]
Ryan resigned,[i]
McMahon defected,[j]
Kitching died,[k]
Keneally resigned,[l]
Small resigned.[m]
^ abMember of the LNP who sits with the National Party.
^ abcdMember of the LNP who sits with the Liberal Party.
References
^"Senate candidates". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^"All Senators". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
