Jews have been a part of the Australian parliament since federation. In 2016 a record number of 6 MPs identified as Jewish.
When
Kerryn Phelps won the
2018 Wentworth by-election
A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wentworth took place on 20 October 2018 after the parliamentary resignation of the former Prime Minister of Australia and incumbent Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull.
The seat was won ...
the number rose to 7, but subsequently dropped back to 6 following the
2019 Australian federal election
The 2019 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 18 May 2019 to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolut ...
.
Federal parliament
State parliaments
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
See also
*
List of Jewish governors of Australia
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jewish members of Australian parliaments
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
Members of the Parliament of Australia
Lists of legislators in Australia