This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives of the 42nd Parliament of Australia (2007–2010), as elected at the

2007 federal election This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not i ...

. There were a total of 150 members. Since the 2007 federal election, and subsequent by-elections and defections, the Labor Party had 83 members and formed the government. The opposition

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had a total of 63 members; 54 of whom were members and nine of which were members (down one Liberal and one National since the election). In addition, there were four Independents (up from two at the election).

Members

Leadership

Presiding officer

Majority leadership (Labor)

Minority leadership (Liberal-National)

: The National MP for Gippsland,

Peter McGauran Peter John McGauran (born 16 November 1955) is a former Australian politician who served as a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented the Division of Gippsland in Victoria from 5 March 1983 to 9 April 2 ...

resigned on 4 April 2008; National candidate Darren Chester won the resulting by-election on 28 June. : The Liberal MP for Mayo, Alexander Downer, resigned on 14 July 2008. Liberal candidate Jamie Briggs was elected at the resulting by-election on 6 September. : The National MP for

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Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956) is a former deputy prime minister of Australia and former leader of the National Party of Australia. Vaile is currently a non-executive director of a number of public listed corporations. Early li ...

, resigned on 19 July 2008. Independent candidate and outgoing NSW state MP for Port Macquarie,

Rob Oakeshott Robert James Murray Oakeshott (born 14 December 1969) is a retired Australian politician. He was the independent Member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Lyne in New South Wales from 2008, when he won the 2008 Lyne by-electi ...

, won the resulting by-election on 6 September. : The Liberal MP for Bradfield, Brendan Nelson, resigned on 19 October 2009. Liberal candidate Paul Fletcher was elected the resulting by-election on 5 December 2009. : The Liberal MP for Higgins, Peter Costello, resigned on 19 October 2009. Liberal candidate Kelly O'Dwyer was elected at the resulting by-election on 5 December 2009. : The MP for

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, Michael Johnson, was expelled from the Liberal Party on 20 May 2010.

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