| PERIOD | NAME | STATE |
HOUSE | ELECTORATE | PARTY |
OTHER |
| 1921-1924 | Cowan, Edith Dircksey OBE | W.A. |
Assembly | West Perth | Nationalist |
First woman elected to any Australian Parliament. |
| 1925-1927 | Preston Stanley, Millicent | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Eastern Suburbs | NPA |
First woman elected to the NSW Parliament. |
| 1925-1939 | Holman, Mary Alice | W.A. |
Assembly | Forrest | ALP |
First woman in the British Empire to
hold a parliamentary seat for 10 years. First Labor woman MP in Australia. Secretary, Parliamentary Labor Party. |
| 1929-1932 | Longman, Irene Maud | Qld. |
Assembly | Bulimba | Country and Progressive National |
First woman elected to the Queensland Parliament. |
| 1931-1932 | Green, Catherine | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1931-1934 | Webster, Ellen | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1933-1935 | Peacock, Millie Gertrude | Vic. |
Assembly | Allandale | UAP |
First woman elected to the Victorian Parliament. |
| 1936-1956 | Cardell-Oliver, Florence Gillies, DCBE | W.A. |
Assembly | Subiaco | NPA LIB LCL |
Australia's first woman cabinet
minister. Minister for Health, Supply & Shipping from 7 October 1949-53. |
| 1937-1943 | Weber, Ivy Lavinia | Vic. |
Assembly | Nunawading | IND |
First woman to be elected to the Victorian Parliament at a general election, and the first in Australia to be elected as a non-party candidate. |
| 1938-1948 | Brownbill, Fanny Eileen | Vic. |
Assembly | Geelong | ALP |
First woman Labor MP elected to Victorian Parliament. |
| 1939-1950 | Quirk, Mary Lily May | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Balmain | ALP |
|
| 1943-1951 | Lyons, Dame Enid Muriel, DBE | - |
H of Reps | Darwin (Tas) | UAP LIB |
First woman member of the House of
Representatives. First female to enter Cabinet (without portfolio). |
| 1943-1968 | Tangney, Dame Dorothy Margaret, DBE | - |
Senate | Western Australia | ALP |
First woman Senator , and longest serving woman in any Australian parliament. |
| 1944-1950 | Fowler, Lilian | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Newtown | Lang Labor |
First woman Mayor in Australia 1938-39. |
| 1947-1971 | Rankin, Dame Annabelle Jane Mary, DBE | - |
Senate | Queensland | LIB |
Government Whip 1951-66. Minister for Housing 1966-71. First woman Senator to become a Minister, and first woman to administer a goverment department. |
| 1948-1948 | McIntyre, Margaret Edgeworth | Tas. |
Council | Cornwall | IND |
|
| 1949-1969 | Blackburn, Doris Amelia | - |
H of Reps | Bourke (Vic) | IND LAB |
|
| 1950-1955 1955-1962 |
Robertson, Agnes Robertson | - |
Senate | Western Australia | LIB CP |
|
| 1950-1971 | Wedgwood, Dame Ivy Evelyn, DBE | - |
Senate | Victoria | LIB |
In 1968 the first woman to chair a Senate Committee. Temporary Chairman of Committees 1962-71. |
| 1951-1958 | Grounds, Lucy Margaret | Tas. |
Council | Launceston | ALP |
|
| 1952-1959 | Melville, Gertrude Mary | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1952-1976 | Benjamin, Phyllis, Jean | Tas. |
Council | Hobart | ALP |
Government Leader in the Council. The first female leader of an upper house in Australia. Longest serving woman in any State Parliament. |
| 1954-1965 1965-1971 |
Hutchinson, Ruby Florence | W.A. |
Council | Suburban Province North Metropolitan |
ALP |
In 1966 became first woman to serve simultaneously with her husband in any Australian Parliament. First woman MP in Australia to be suspended. |
| 1955-1956 1958-1959 |
Best, Amelia Martha | Tas. |
Assembly | Wilmot | LIB |
Vice-president Federal Liberal Party. |
| 1955-1964 | Miller, Mabel Flora DBE | Tas. |
Assembly | Franklin | LIB |
|
| 1955-1965 1968-1974 |
Buttfield, Dame Nancy Eileen, DBE | - |
Senate | South Australia | LIB |
|
| 1958-1978 | Roper, Edna | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1959-1970 1970-1978 |
Press, Anne Elizabeth | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP IND LAB LIB |
|
| 1959-1973 | Steele, Joyce | S.A. |
Assembly | Burnside, Davenport | LIB |
First female minister in SA. Minister of
Education 1968-70. Minister of Social Welfare, Aboriginal Affairs & Housing 1970. |
| 1959-1979 | Cooper, Jessie Mary | S.A. |
Council | Central No.2 | LIB |
First woman elected (by one hour) to the S>S> Parliament. |
| 1961-1978 | Rygate, Amelia Elizabeth | N.S.W. |
Council | - | IND LAB ALP |
|
| 1962-1964 | Heaven, Lynda Agnes Victoria | Tas. |
Assembly | Franklin | ALP |
|
| 1962-1968 | Breen, Marie Freda, OBE | - |
Senate | Victoria | LIB |
|
| 1962-1976 | Furley, Eileen | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1964-1976 | Barron, Evelyn | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1965-1979 | Byrne, Molly Veronica | S.A. |
Assembly | Barossa, Tea Tree Gully, Todd |
ALP |
|
| 1966-1969 | Brownhill, Kay Cathrine Millin | - |
H of Reps | Kingston (SA) | LIB |
|
| 1966-1974 | Jordan, Ellen Violet | Qld. |
Assembly | Ipswich West | ALP |
|
| 1967-1976 | Goble, Dorothy Ada | Vic. |
Assembly | Mitcham | LIB |
|
| 1967-1978 | Davis, Margaret Alayne | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1971-1986 | Elliott, Lyla Daphne | W.A. |
Council | North-East Metropolitan | ALP |
In 1978 first woman elected to the Chair of the State Parliamentary Labor Party. |
| 1971-1987 | Guilfoyle, Dame Margaret, DBE | - |
Senate | Victoria | LIB |
First woman Senator to hold both Cabinet
Office and a portfolio. Minister for Education 1975. Minister for Social Security 1975-80. Minister for Finance 1980-83. Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Child Care Matters. |
| 1973-1980 | Meillon, Mary | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Murray | LIB |
|
| 1973-1981 | Anderson, Kathleen | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
Government Whip 1976-81. |
| 1973-1981 | Lloyd, Violet | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1974-1975 1980-1990 |
Child, Gloria Joan Liles | - |
H of Reps | Henty (Vic) | ALP |
First woman Speaker of the House of Representatives 1984-86. |
| 1974-1977 | Andrew, Elizabeth Jean | N.T. |
Assembly | Sanderson | CLP |
|
| 1974-1980 | Kippin, Victoria Anne | Qld. |
Assembly | Mourilyan | NPA |
|
| 1974-1980 | Vaughan, Grace Sydney | W.A. |
Council | South-East Metropolitan | ALP |
|
| 1974-1981 | Melzer, Jean Isabel | - |
Senate | Victoria | ALP |
Chairman of Committees 1975-81. |
| 1974-1983 | Craig, Margaret June | W.A. |
Assembly | Wellington | LIB |
Minister for Lands & Forests 1977-78. Minister for Local Government, Urban Development & Town Planning 1978-83. |
| 1974-1983 | Kyburz, Rosemary Annette | Qld. |
Assembly | Salisbury | LIB |
|
| 1974-1983 | Lawrie, Alline Dawn | N.T. |
Assembly | Nightcliff | IND |
|
| 1974-1984 1984- |
Sullivan, Kathryn Jean | - - |
Senate H of Reps |
Queensland Moncrieff (Qld) |
LIB |
Elected to the Senate under her previous
surname (Martin). Only woman to move from the Senate to the House of Representatives up
till this time. Deputy Chairman of Committees 1990- Longest currently serving woman in Federal Parliament. |
| 1974-1987 | Coleman, Ruth Nancy | - |
Senate | Western Australia | ALP |
|
| 1974-1989 1989- |
McAleer, Margaret | W.A. |
Council | Upper West Province Agricultural Region |
LIB |
Government Whip 1980-83. Longest currently serving woman in any State Parliament. |
| 1975- | Levy, Judith Anne Winstanley | S.A. |
Council | - | ALP |
President of the Legislative Council
1986-89. Minister of the Arts & Minister for Local Government 1989-91. Minister of
State Services 1989-92. Minister for Local Government Relations 1991-92. Minister of the Arts & Cultural Heritage 1991- 93. Minister of Consumer Affairs & Minister of the Status of Women 1992-93. |
| 1975-1988 | Ryan, Susan Maree, AO | - |
Senate | Austn Capital Territory | ALP |
Minister for Education & Youth Affairs 1983-88. |
| 1975-1993 | Walters, Shirley | - |
Senate | Tasmania | LIB |
|
| 1976- | Kite, Delcia Joy | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1976-1982 | Venn, Kathleen Jean | Tas. |
Council | Hobart | ALP |
Government Deputy Leader in the Council. |
| 1976-1985 | Patrick, Jeannette Tweeddale | Vic. |
Assembly | Brighton | LIB |
Secretary Parliamentary Liberal Party 1979-82. |
| 1976-1989 1992- |
James, Gillian Hilma | Tas. |
Assembly | Bass | ALP |
Minister for Public Health 1980-81. Minister for Public and Mental Health 1981-82. Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Administrative Services 1980-82. |
| 1977- | Cashmore, Jennifer Lilian | S.A. |
Assembly | Coles | LIB |
Minister for Health & Minister for Tourism 1979-82. |
| 1977-1978 1981-1990 |
Haines, Janine | - |
Senate | South Australia | DEM |
In 1986 the first woman in Australia to lead a political party. |
| 1977-1983 | D'Rozario, June | N.T. |
Assembly | Sanderson | ALP |
|
| 1977-1983 | O'Neill, Pamela Frances | N.T. |
Assembly | Fannie Bay | ALP |
|
| 1977-1983 1983-1987 1990- |
Padgham-Purich, Cecilia Noel | N.T. |
Assembly | Tiwi Koolpinyah Nelson |
CLP IND IND |
|
| 1977-1983 | Piesse, Winifred Margaret | W.A. |
Council | Lower Central Province | NCP |
First woman elected to WA Parliament to represent the Country Party. |
| 1977-1989 | Toner, Pauline Therese | Vic. |
Assembly | Greensborough | ALP |
Minister for Community Welfare Services 1982-85. |
| 1978- | Chadwick, Virginia Anne | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
Minister for Family & Community
Services 1988-90. Minister for School Education & Youth Affairs 1990-92. Minister for Education, Youth Affairs & Training Employment 1992-93. Minister for Education, Training & Youth Affairs 1992- Minister for Tourism and Minister Assisting the Premier 1993- |
| 1978-1986 | Foot, Rosemary | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Vaucluse | LIB |
|
| 1978-1988 | Fisher, Marie Claire | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1978-1988 1990- |
Isaksen, Dorothy May | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1978-1990 1990- |
Grusovin, Deirdre Mary | N.S.W. |
Council Assembly |
- Heffron |
ALP |
Minister for Consumer Affairs 1986-88. Minister Assisting Minister for Health 1986-88. Minister for Small Business 1987-88. |
| 1979- | Wiese, Barbara Jean | S.A. |
Council | - | ALP |
Minister of State Services 1989.
Minister of Consumer Affairs & Minister of Small Business 1989-92. Minister of Tourism
1985-92. Minister of Transport Development 1992-1993. deputy Leader in the Legislative Council, and Shadow Minister for Transport, Housing, Urban Development and Youth Affairs. |
| 1979-1982 | Chambers, Joan Heywood | Vic. |
Assembly | Ballarat South | LIB |
|
| 1979-1982 | Willey, Mary Lindsay Caroline | Tas. |
Assembly | Bass | ALP/IND |
Party Whip. |
| 1979-1985 | Baylor, Hilda Gracia | Vic. |
Council | Boronia | LIB |
First woman Liberal MP elected to Legislative Council. |
| 1979-1992 | Coxsedge, Joan Marjorie | Vic. |
Council | Melbourne West | ALP |
First woman Labor MP elected to Legislative Council. |
| 1980-1993 | Darling, Elaine Elizabeth | - |
H of Reps | Lilley (Qld) | ALP |
|
| 1980- | Kelly, Roslyn Joan | - |
H of Reps | Canberra (ACT) | ALP |
Minister for Defence Science &
Personnel 1987-89. Minister for Telecommunications & Aviation Support 1989-90.
Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism & Territories 1991-93. Minister for the Environment, Sport & Territories 1993-1994. |
| 1980-1983 1986-1989 |
Nelson, Beryce Ann | Qld. |
Assembly | Aspley | LIB NPA |
Minister for Family Services 1989. |
| 1980-1985 | Hearn, Jean Margaret | - |
Senate | Tasmania | ALP |
|
| 1981- | Arena, Franca | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
First woman from a non-Anglo Saxon background (born in Italy) to be elected to the NSW Parliament. |
| 1981- | Kirkby, Elizabeth | N.S.W. |
Council | - | DEM |
|
| 1981- | Reid, Margaret Elizabeth | - |
Senate | Austn Capital Territory | LIB |
Opposition Whip 1987- |
| 1981-1988 | Callister, Valerie Joy | Vic. |
Assembly | Morwell | ALP |
Secretary, Parliamentary Labor Party. |
| 1981-1988 1988-1990 1990- |
Crosio, Janice MBE | N.S.W. |
Assembly H of Reps |
Fairfield Smithfield Prospect (NSW) |
ALP |
First female Minister in New South Wales. Minister for Natural Resources 1984-86. Minister Assisting the Premier on Women's Interests 1984-88. Minister for Local Government & Water Resources 1986-88. Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport 1987-88. |
| 1981-1988 | Sibree, Prudence Anne | Vic. |
Assembly | Kew | LIB |
|
| 1981-1993 | Bjelke-Petersen, Lady Florence Isabel | - |
Senate | Queensland | NCP NPA |
|
| 1981-1993 | Giles, Patricia Jessie | - |
Senate | Western Australia | ALP |
|
| 1982- | Appleby, June Elizabeth | S.A. |
Assembly | Brighton, Hayward | ALP |
Government Whip 1985-89. |
| 1982- | Hogg, Caroline Jennifer | Vic. |
Council | Melbourne North | ALP |
Minister for Community Services 1985-87. Minister for Education 1987-88. Minister for Ethnic Affairs 1988-89. Minister Assisting the Minister for Education & Minister for the Aged 1988-89. Minister for Health 1989-91. Minister for Ethnic, Municipal & Community Affairs 1991-92. Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Rural Affairs, and the Arts 1992- |
| 1982- | Laidlaw, Diana Vivienne | S.A. |
Council | - | LIB |
Minister for Transport, thArts, and the Status of Women 1993- |
| 1982-1993 | Lenehan, Susan Mary | S.A. |
Assembly | Mawson | ALP |
Minister of Water Resources &
Minister of Lands 1988-92. Minister of Marine 1988. Minister of Repatriation, Minister of Community Welfare & Minister Assisting the Minister of Health 1988-89. Minister for Environment & PLanning 1989-92. Minister of Education, Minister of Employment & Training 1992-93. |
| 1982- | Symonds, Elizabeth Ann | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1982-1982 | Southcott, Heather Joyce | S.A. |
Assembly | Mitcham | DEM |
|
| 1982-1985 1985-1992 |
Hill, Jane Margaret | Vic. |
Assembly | Frankston Frankston North |
ALP |
|
| 1982-1988 | Dixon, Judith Lorraine | Vic. |
Council | Boronia | ALP |
|
| 1982-1988 1988-1993 |
Kirner, Joan Elizabeth | Vic. |
Council Assembly |
Melbourne West Williamstown |
ALP |
Minister for Conservation, Forests &
Lands 1985-88. Minister for Education 1988-90. Deputy Premier 1989-90. Minister for Ethnic
Affairs 1990-91. Premier 1990-92. Opposition Leader 7/10/92-22/3/93. |
| 1982-1992 | Ray, Margaret Elizabeth | Vic. |
Assembly | Box Hill | ALP |
|
| 1982-1992 | Setches, Kay Patricia | Vic. |
Assembly | Ringwood | ALP |
Minister for Conservation, Forests & Lands 1988-90. Minister for Community Services 1990-92. Minister Responsible for Child Care 1991-92. |
| 1983-1993 | Beggs, Pamela Anne | W.A. |
Assembly | Whitford | ALP |
Minister for Tourism, Racing & Gaming 1986-89. Minister for Housing 1988-89. Minister for Housing & Planning 1989-90. Minister for Transport, Racing, Gaming & Tourism 1990-93. |
| 1983- | Crowley, Rosemary Anne | - |
Senate | South Australia | ALP |
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1990-93. Minister for Family Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women 1993-94. Minister for Family Services 1994- |
| 1983-1993 1993- |
McHugh, Jeannette | - |
H of Reps | Phillip (NSW) Grayndler (NSW) |
ALP |
Minister for Consumer Affairs 1992- |
| 1983- | Reynolds, Margaret | - |
Senate | Queensland | ALP |
Minister for Local Goverment 1987-90. Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of women 1988-90. |
| 1983- | Zakharov, Alice Olive | - |
Senate | Victoria | ALP |
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1987- |
| 1983-1984 1984- |
Fatin, Wendy Frances | - |
H of Reps | Canning (WA) Brand (WA) |
ALP |
Minister for Local Government & Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women 1990-93. |
| 1983-1986 1986- |
Warner, Anne Marie | Qld. |
Assembly | Kurilpa South Brisbane |
ALP |
Minister for Family Services, Aboriginal & Islander Affairs 1989- |
| 1983-1987 | Mayer, Helen | - |
H of Reps | Chisholm (Vic) | ALP |
|
| 1983-1989 1989-1992 |
Buchanan, Pamela Ann | W.A. |
Assembly | Pilbara Ashburton |
ALP IND |
Government Whip 1986-1990. Minister for Works, Services, Regional Development & Minister Assisting the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1990-92. |
| 1983-1989 | Chapman, Yvonne Ann | Qld. |
Assembly | Pine Rivers | NPA |
Minister for Family Services, Youth
& Ethnic Affairs 1986-87. Minister for Transport & Ethnic Affairs 1989. |
| 1983-1989 1989-1993 1993- |
Hallahan, Elsie Kay | W.A. |
Council Assembly |
S East Metropolitan East Metropolitan Armadale |
ALP |
Minister for Community Services, the Family, the Aged, Multicultural, Ethnic Affairs & Minister for Women's Interests 1986-89. Minister for Local Government, Lands, the Family & the Aged 1989-90. Minister for Planning, Lands, Heritage, Minister Assisting the Minister for Women's Interests, & the Arts 1990-93. Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs, Tourism,Racing & Gaming 1993- |
| 1983-1989 | Harvey, Leisha Teresa | Qld. |
Assembly | Greenslopes | NPA |
Minister for Health 1987-89. |
| 1983-1989 1989- |
Henderson, Yvonne Daphne | W.A. |
Assembly | Gosnells Thornlie |
ALP |
Minister for Lands, Minister for the Arts 1988-89. Minister for Works & Services 1988-90. Minister for Consumer Affairs 1989-93. Minister for Housing 1990-93. Shadow Minister for Environment & Heritage 1993- Only Cabinet Minister in WA to have given birth to a child while in office. |
| 1983-1989 1989-1993 |
Watkins, Jacqueline Patricia | W.A. |
Assembly | Joondalup Wanneroo |
ALP |
Government Whip 1990-93. |
| 1984- | Evans, Beryl Alice | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1984-1993 | Jakobsen, Carolyn Anne | - |
H of Reps | Cowan (WA) | ALP |
|
| 1984- | Knowles, Susan Christine | - |
Senate | Western Australia | LIB |
Deput Opposition Whip 1987-93. Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs 1993- |
| 1984- | Vanstone, Amanda Eloise | - |
Senate | South Australia | LIB |
Temporary Chair of Committees 1991-93. Shadow Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs 1993-94. Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice 1994- |
| 1984- | Walker, Judith Mary | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1984-1986 | Holmes, Carmel Maude | Tas. |
Assembly | Denison | LIB |
|
| 1984-1991 | Bignold, Marie | N.S.W. |
Council | - | CTA IND |
|
| 1984-1991 | Jakins, Judy | N.S.W. |
Council | - | NPA |
|
| 1985- | McLean, Jean | Vic. |
Council | Boronia | ALP |
|
| 1985- | Pickles, Carolyn Ann | S.A. |
Council | - | ALP |
Shadow Minister for Environment & Natural Resources. Children's Services, the Status of Women, and Youth Affairs 1993- |
| 1985- | Wilson, Janet Tindale Calder | Vic. |
Assembly | Dandenong North | ALP |
|
| 1985-1988 1988-1991 1991- |
Machin, Wendy Susan | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Gloucester Manning Port Macquarie |
NPA |
Deputy Speaker 1989-93. Minister for Consumer Affairs & Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads 1993- |
| 1985-1989 | Gayler, Dianne | S.A. |
Assembly | Newland | ALP |
|
| 1985-1989 | Gleeson, Elizabeth Susan | Vic. |
Assembly | Thomastown | ALP |
|
| 1985-1992 | Hirsh, Carolyn Dorothy | Vic. |
Assembly | Wantirna | ALP |
Government Whip 1988-92. |
| 1985-1992 | Lyster, Maureen | Vic. |
Council | Chelsea | ALP |
Secretary to the Cabinet 1988-89. Minister for Local Government 1989-91. Minister for the Aged 1989-90. Minister Assisting the Minister for Education 1990-91. Minister for Health 1991-92. |
| 1985-1992 | Vallentine, Josephine | - |
Senate | Western Australia | NDP VPG WAG |
|
| 1985-1992 1992- |
Varty, Rosemary | Vic. |
Council | Nunawading Silvan |
LIB |
Cabinet Secretary 1992- |
| 1986- | Bladel, Frances Mary | Tas. |
Assembly | Franklin | ALP |
Minister for Administrative Services
& Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier for the Status of Women 1989-92. Minister for Construction 1991-92. |
| 1986- | Jackson, Judith Louise | Tas. |
Assembly | Denison | ALP |
Minister for Community Services and Minister for Parks, Wildlife & Heritage 1989-92. Minister for Roads & Transport 1991-92. |
| 1986- | McCauley, Diane Elizabeth | Qld. |
Assembly | Callide | NPA |
Shadow Minister forHealth 1990-92. Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs 1991-1992. Shadow Ministert for Local Government 1993- |
| 1986- | Newman, Jocelyn Margaret | - |
Senate | Tasmania | LIB |
Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on the Status of Women 1990-, and on the Aged 1992-93. Shadow Minister for the Family & Health 1993- |
| 1986-1989 1989- |
Jones, Beryl Lillian | W.A. |
Council | Lower West Province South-West Region |
ALP |
|
| 1986-1989 1989-1994 1994- |
Lawrence, Carmen Mary | W.A. |
Assembly H of Reps |
Subiaco Glendalough Fremantle (WA) |
ALP |
Minister for Education & Aboriginal
Affairs 1989-90. Treasurer & Minister for Public Sector Management, Women's Interests, the Family, Aboriginal Affairs, Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs 1990-93. First female Premier in Australia 1990-93(WA). Opposition Leader 1993-94. Minister for Health 1994- |
| 1986-1989 1989- |
Watson, Judyth | W.A. |
Assembly | Canning Kenwick |
ALP |
First woman to serve as Chair to a Select Committee of either House in the W.A. Parliament. Shadow Minister for Housing, Women's Interests & Disability Services 1993- |
| 1986-1993 | Powell, Janet Frances | - |
Senate | Victoria | DEM |
In 1990 the first female member of either House to have a private member's bill passed by both Houses. |
| 1987 1990- |
West, Suzanne Margaret | - |
Senate | New South Wales | ALP |
|
| 1987-1994 1994- |
Bishop, Bronwyn Kathleen | - |
Senate H of Reps |
New South Wales Mackellar (NSW) |
LIB |
Shadow Minister for Public
Administration, Federal Affairs & Local Government 1989-90. Shadow Minister for Health
1994- Only the second women to change from the Senate to the H of Reps. |
| 1987- | Crawford, Mary Catherine | - |
H of Reps | Forde (Qld) | ALP |
|
| 1987- | Patterson, Kay Christine Lesley | - |
Senate | Victoria | LIB |
Shadow Minister for Senior Citizens & Aged Care, and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Women's Affairs 1993-94. |
| 1987-1990 | Harvey, Elizabeth Robyn | - |
H of Reps | Hawker (SA) | ALP |
|
| 1987-1990 | Jenkins, Jean Alice | - |
Senate | Western Australia | DEM |
|
| 1987-1992 1992- |
Tehan, Marie Therese | Vic. |
Council Assembly |
Central Highlands Seymour |
LIB |
Minister for Health 1992- |
| 1988- | Goldsmith, Marlene Herbert | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1988- | Kokocinski, Licia | Vic. |
Council | Melbourne West | ALP |
|
| 1988- | Moore, Clover | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Bligh | IND |
|
| 1988- | Nile, Elaine Blanche | N.S.W. |
Council | - | CTA |
|
| 1988- | Sham-Ho, Helen Wai-Har | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
First person of Asian background (born in Hong Kong) to be elected to the NSW Parliament. |
| 1988- | Wade, Jan Louise Murray | Vic. |
Assembly | Kew | LIB |
Attorney-General, Minister for Fair Trading, Minister Responsible for Women's Affairs 1992- |
| 1988-1989 1992- |
Gamin, Judith Margaret | Qld. |
Assembly | South Coast Burleigh |
NPA |
|
| 1988-1990 | Dunn, Irina | - |
Senate | New South Wales | IND |
|
| 1988-1991 1991- |
Allan, Pamela Diane | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Wentworthville Blacktown |
ALP |
|
| 1988-1991 1991- |
Cohen, Anne Margaret | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Minchinbury Badgerys Creek |
LIB |
Chief Secretary and Minister for
Administrative Services 1992- Minister Assisting the Premier on the Status of Women 1992-93. |
| 1988-1991 | Fraser, Dawn | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Balmain | IND |
|
| 1988-1991 1991- |
Nori, Sandra Christine | N.S.W. |
Assembly | McKell Port Jackson |
ALP |
|
| 1988-1991 | Read, Robyn | N.S.W. |
Assembly | North Shore | IND |
|
| 1988-1992 | Barker, Ann Patricia | Vic. |
Assembly | Bentleigh | ALP |
|
| 1989- | Bird, Lorraine Rita | Qld. |
Assembly | Whitsunday | ALP |
|
| 1989- | Clark, Lesley Ann | Qld. |
Assembly | Barron River | ALP |
Chairman, Parliamentary Committee for Electoral & Administrative Review 1992- |
| 1989- | Davenport, Cheryl May | W.A. |
Council | South Metropolitan | ALP |
|
| 1989- | Edmond, Wendy Marjorie | Qld. |
Assembly | Mount Coot-tha | ALP |
Chairman, Estimates Committee C , 1994- |
| 1989- | Edwardes, Cheryl Lynn | W.A. |
Assembly | Kingsley | LIB |
Attorney-General, Minister for Women's Interests, Minister for Parliamentary & Electoral Affairs 1993- |
| 1989- | Follett, Rosemary | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | ALP |
Chief Minister and Treasurer 1989 and 1991- |
| 1989- | Grassby, Ellnor Judith | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | ALP |
|
| 1989- | Hollister, Dianne Lesley | Tas. |
Assembly | Braddon | TG |
|
| 1989- | Hutchison, Colleen Fay | S.A. |
Assembly | Stuart | ALP |
|
| 1989- | Kotz, Dorothy Christine | S.A. |
Assembly | Newland | LIB |
|
| 1989- | Milne, Christine Ann | Tas. |
Assembly | Lyons | TG |
Leader of the Tasmanian Greens 1993- |
| 1989- | Patterson, Muriel Grace | W.A. |
Council | South-West Region | LIB |
|
| 1989- | Power, Laurel Jean | Qld. |
Assembly | Mansfield | ALP |
Government Caucus Secretary 1992- |
| 1989- | Robson, Molly Jess | Qld. |
Assembly | Springwood | ALP |
Minister for Environment & Heritage 1992- |
| 1989- | Spence, Judith Caroline | Qld. |
Assembly | Mount Gravatt | ALP |
Chairman, Parliamentary Public Works Committee 1992- |
| 1989- | Turnbull, Hilda Margaret | W.A. |
Assembly | Collie | NPA |
|
| 1989-92 1992- |
Woodgate, Margaret Rosemary | Qld. |
Assembly | Pine Rivers Kurwongbah |
ALP |
Chairman, Estimates Committee F, 1994- |
| 1989-1992 | Maher, Carmel | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | NSG IND |
|
| 1989-1992 | Nolan, Robyn | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | LIB NCG |
|
| 1990-1993 | Bailey, Frances Esther | - |
H of Reps | McEwen (Vic) | LIB |
|
| 1990- | Bourne, Vicki Worrall | - |
Senate | New South Wales | DEM |
|
| 1994- | Roberts, Michelle | W.A. |
Assembly | Glendalough | ALP |
|
| 1990-1993 | Edwards, Judith Mary | W.A. |
Assembly | Maylands | ALP |
|
| 1990- | Hickey, Margaret Anne | N.T. |
Assembly | Barkly | ALP |
|
| 1990- | Kernot, Cheryl | - |
Senate | Queensland | DEM |
Leader of the Democrats 1993- |
| 1990- | Lees, Meg Heather | - |
Senate | South Australia | DEM |
Deputy Leader of Democrats 1991- |
| 1990- | Pfitzner, Bernice Swee Lian | S.A. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1990-1992 1992- |
Sheldon, Joan Mary | Qld. |
Assembly | Landsborough Caloundra |
LIB |
Liberal Party Leader 1991- Deputy Coalition Leader, Shadow Treasurer, and Shadow Minister for the Arts 1992- |
| 1990-1993 1993- |
Gallus, Christine Ann | - |
H of Reps | Hawker (SA) Hindmarsh (SA) |
LIB |
Shadow Minister for the Environment 1993- |
| 1991- | Burgmann, Meredith Anne | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1991- | Burnswood, Janice Carolyn | N.S.W. |
Council | - | ALP |
|
| 1991- | Chikarovski, Kerry Anne | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Lane Cove | LIB |
Minister for Consumer Affairs 1992-93. Minister for Industrial Relations & Employment and Minister for the Status of Women 1993- |
| 1991- | Constable, Elizabeth | W.A. |
Assembly | Floreat | IND LIB |
|
| 1991- | Forsythe, Patricia | N.S.W. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1991- | Gardiner, Jennifer Ann | N.S.W. |
Council | - | NPA |
General Secretary NPA (NSW) 1984-91. |
| 1991- | Kernohan, Elizabeth Anne | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Camden | LIB |
|
| 1991- | Lo Po, Faye | N.S.W. |
Assembly | Penrith | ALP |
Mayor of Penrith 1990-91. |
| 1991-1993 | Sowada, Karin Nicole | - |
Senate | New South Wales | DEM |
|
| 1992- | Asher, Louise | Vic. |
Council | Monash | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Cains, Carole | Tas. |
Assembly | Braddon | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Carnell, Kate | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | LIB |
Leader of the Opposition 1993- |
| 1992- | Chamarette, Christobel Marguerite | - |
Senate | Western Australia | WAG |
|
| 1992- | Elliott, Lorraine Clare | Vic. |
Assembly | Mooloolbark | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Ellis, Annette | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | ALP |
|
| 1992- | Garbutt, Sherryl Maree | Vic. |
Assembly | Greensborough | ALP |
Shadow Minister for Community Services, Loc Govt & the Aged 1992- |
| 1992- | Henderson, Ann Mary | Vic. |
Assembly | Geelong | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Marple, Carole | Vic. |
Assembly | Altona | ALP |
|
| 1992- | McGill, Denise Frances | Vic. |
Assembly | Oakleigh | LIB |
|
| 1992- | McRae, Roberta | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | ALP |
Speaker 1992- |
| 1992- | Moore, Jean Mary | Tas. |
Council | Hobart | IND |
|
| 1992- | Napier, Suzanne Deidre | Tas. |
Assembly | Bass | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Peulich, Inga | Vic. |
Assembly | Bentleigh | LIB |
|
| 1992- | Rose, Merri | Qld. |
Assembly | Currumbin | ALP |
|
| 1992- | Simpson, Fiona Stuart | Qld. |
Assembly | Maroochydore | NPA |
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1992- |
| 1992- | Szuty, Helen | A.C.T. |
Assembly | - | IND |
|
| 1992- | Wilding, Sue de Carteret | Vic. |
Council | Chelsea | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Airey, Diane | W.A. |
Council | South Metropolitan | LIB |
Filled casual vacancy Feb-May |
| 1993- | Deahm, Maggie | - |
H of Reps | Macquarie (NSW) | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Easson, Mary | - |
H of Reps | Lowe (NSW) | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Ferguson, Val | W.A. |
Council | East Metropolitan | ALP |
Filled casual vacancy Feb-May |
| 1993- | Hall, Joan | S.A. |
Assembly | Coles | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Henzell, Marjorie | - |
H of Reps | Capricornia (Qld) | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Hurley, Annette | S.A. |
Assembly | Napier | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Kanck, Sandra Myrtho | S.A. |
Council | - | DEM |
|
| 1993- | Klashorst, June van de | W.A. |
Assembly | Swan Hills | LIB |
|
| 1993- | MacTiernan, Alannah | W.A. |
Council | East Metropolitan | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Margetts, Dee | - |
Senate | Western Australia | WAG |
|
| 1993- | Moylan, Judi | - |
H of Reps | Pearce (WA) | LIB |
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Women's Affairs. |
| 1993- | Penfold, Liz | S.A. |
Assembly | Flinders | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Putt, Margaret Ann | Tas. |
Assembly | Denison | TG |
|
| 1993- | Rosenberg, Lorraine | S.A. |
Assembly | Kauma | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Schaefer, Caroline Veronica | S.A. |
Council | - | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Scott, Barbara | W.A. |
Council | South Metropolitan | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Smith, Silvia | - |
H of Reps | Bass (Tas) | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Troeth, Judith | - |
Senate | Victoria | LIB |
|
| 1993- | Warnock, Diana Muriel | W.A. |
Assembly | Perth | ALP |
|
| 1993- | Worth, Trish | - |
H of Reps | Adelaide (SA) | LIB |