Women In The Australian House Of Representatives

There have been 153 women in the Australian House of Representatives since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902. The first woman to run for the House of Representatives was Selina Anderson at the 1903 election for Dalley, but the first woman elected to the House was Dame Enid Lyons at the 1943 election for Darwin. At that election, the first woman member of the Senate was also elected, and there have been women members of the Senate continuously ever since. By contrast, the House of Representatives has had women members continuously only since 1980.

All states and territories have been represented by women in the House of Representatives. In the 45th Australian Parliament there were 44 women.

List

* names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries
* names in ''italics'' indicate entry into Parliament through a by-election
* * symbolises members who have sat as members in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Timeline

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from:1944 till:1951 color:LP text:" Enid Lyons (1943–1951)"
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from:1946 till:1949 color:ID text:" Doris Blackburn (1946–1949)"
from:1966 till:1969 color:LP text:"Kay Brownbill (1966–1969)"
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from:1980 till:1990 color:AL text:"Joan Child (1974–1975, 1980–1990)"
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from:1980 till:1993 color:AL text:" Elaine Darling (1980–1993)"
from:1980 till:1995 color:AL text:" Ros Kelly (1980–1995)"
from:1983 till:1996 color:AL text:" Wendy Fatin (1983–1996)"
from:1983 till:1987 color:AL text:"Helen Mayer (1983–1987)"
from:1983 till:1996 color:AL text:" Jeannette McHugh (1983–1996)"
from:1984 till:1993 color:AL text:"Carolyn Jakobsen (1984–1993)
from:1984 till:2001 color:LP text:" Kathy Sullivan (1984–2001)"
from:1987 till:1996 color:AL text:" Mary Crawford (1987–1996)"
from:1987 till:1990 color:AL text:" Elizabeth Harvey (1987–1990)"
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from:1996 till:2010 color:LP text:" Fran Bailey (1990–1993, 1996–2010)"
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from:1990 till:2004 color:AL text:" Janice Crosio (1990–2004)"
from:1990 till:2004 color:LP text:" Chris Gallus (1990–2004)"
from:1993 till:1996 color:AL text:"Maggie Deahm (1993–1996)"
from:1993 till:1996 color:AL text:" Mary Easson (1993–1996)"
from:1993 till:1996 color:AL text:"Marjorie Henzell (1993–1996)"
from:1993 till:2013 color:LP text:" Judi Moylan (1993–2013)"
from:1993 till:1996 color:AL text:" Silvia Smith (1993–1996)"
from:1993 till:2004 color:LP text:" Trish Worth (1993–2004)"
from:1994 till:2007 color:AL text:" Carmen Lawrence (1994–2007)"
from:1994 till:2016 color:LP text:"Bronwyn Bishop (1994–2016)"
from:1996 till:2007 color:LP text:" Trish Draper (1996–2007)"
from:1996 till:2010 color:AL text:" Annette Ellis (1996–2010)"
from:1996 till:2007 color:LP text:"Kay Elson

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