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There have been 68 '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, however the first woman to enter the House of Representatives was Enid Lyons in 1943. All states and territories, except the Northern Territory have been represented by a woman in the House of Representatives. In the 41st Parliament of Australia there are 37 women in the House of Representatives.
Names in 'bold' indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during their time in Parliament. Names in ''italics'' indicate entry into Parliament through a by-election and
★ symbolises members that have sat as members in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Name	Party	Electoral Division	Period of service
'Enid Lyons'	United Australia Party; Liberal	Darwin (Tas.)	August 21, 1943–March 19, 1951 (retired)
Doris Blackburn	Independent; Labor	Bourke (Vic.)	September 28, 1946–December 10, 1949 (defeated)
Kay Brownbill	Liberal	Kingston (SA)	November 26, 1966–October 25, 1969 (defeated)
Joan Child	Labor	Henty (Vic.)	May 18, 1974–December 13, 1975 defeated; October 18, 1980–February 19, 1990 (retired)
Elaine Darling	Labor	Lilley (Qld)	October 18, 1980–February 2, 1993 (retired)
'Ros Kelly'	Labor	Canberra (ACT)	October 18, 1980–January 30, 1995 (resigned)
'Wendy Fatin'	Labor	Canning (WA) Brand (WA)	March 5, 1983–December 1, 1984 December 1, 1984–January 29, 1996 (retired)
'Jeannette McHugh'	Labor	Phillip (NSW) Grayndler (NSW)	March 5, 1983–March 13, 1993 March 13, 1993–January 29, 1996 (retired)
Helen Mayer	Labor	Chisholm (Vic.)	March 5, 1983–August 11, 1987 (defeated)
Carolyn Jakobsen	Labor	Cowan (WA)	December 1, 1984–March 13, 1993 (defeated)
'Kathy Sullivan'	Liberal	Moncrieff (Qld)	December 1, 1984–October 8, 2001 (retired)
Mary Crawford	Labor	Forde (Qld)	August 11, 1987–March 2, 1996 (defeated)
Elizabeth Harvey	Labor	Hawker (SA)	August 11, 1987–March 24, 1990 (defeated)
'Fran Bailey'	Liberal	McEwen (Vic.)	March 24, 1990–March 13, 1993 (defeated); March 2, 1996–
'Janice Crosio'	Labor	Prospect (NSW)	March 24, 1990–August 31, 2004 (retired)
'Christine Gallus'	Liberal	Hawker (SA) Hindmarsh (SA)	March 24, 1990–March 13, 1993 March 13, 1993–August 31, 2004 (retired)
Maggie Deahm	Labor	Macquarie (NSW)	March 13, 1993–March 2, 1996 (defeated)
Mary Easson	Labor	Lowe (NSW)	March 13, 1993–March 2, 1996 (defeated)
Marjorie Henzell	Labor	Capricornia (Qld)	March 13, 1993–March 2, 1996 (defeated)
'Judith Moylan'	Liberal	Pearce (WA)	March 13, 1993–
Silvia Smith	Labor	Bass (Tas.)	March 13, 1993–March 2, 1996 (defeated)
'Trish Worth'	Liberal	Adelaide (SA)	March 13, 1993–October 9, 2004 (defeated)
'''Carmen Lawrence'''	Labor	Fremantle (WA)	March 12, 1994–
'''Bronwyn Bishop''' ★	Liberal	Mackellar (NSW)	March 26, 1994–
Trish Draper	Liberal	Makin (SA)	March 2, 1996–
Annette Ellis	Labor	Namadgi (ACT) Canberra (ACT)	March 2, 1996–October 28, 1998 October 28. 1998–
Kay Elson	Liberal	Forde (Qld)	March 2, 1996–
'Teresa Gambaro'	Liberal	Petrie (Qld)	March 2, 1996–
Joanna Gash	Liberal	Gilmore (NSW)	March 2, 1996–
Elizabeth Grace	Liberal	Lilley (Qld)	March 2, 1996–October 3, 1998 (defeated)
Pauline Hanson	Independent; One Nation Party	Oxley (Qld)	March 2, 1996–October 3, 1998 (defeated)
Susan Jeanes	Liberal	Kingston (SA)	March 2, 1996–October 3, 1998 (defeated)
Ricky Johnston	Liberal	Canning (WA)	March 2, 1996–October 3, 1998 (defeated)
'De-Anne Kelly'	National	Dawson (Qld)	March 2, 1996–
'Jackie Kelly'†	Liberal	Lindsay (NSW)	March 2, 1996–September 11, 1996; October 19, 1996–
Jenny Macklin	Labor	Jagajaga (Vic.)	March 2, 1996–
'Sharman Stone'	Liberal	Murray (Vic.)	March 2, 1996–
'Danna Vale'	Liberal	Hughes (NSW)	March 2, 1996–
Andrea West	Liberal	Bowman (Qld)	March 2, 1996–October 3, 1998 (defeated)
'Julie Bishop'	Liberal	Curtin (WA)	October 3, 1998–
Anna Burke	Labor	Chisholm (Vic.)	October 3, 1998–
Jane Gerick	Labor	Canning (WA)	October 3, 1998–November 10, 2001 (defeated)
Julia Gillard	Labor	Lalor (Vic.)	October 3, 1998–
Jill Hall	Labor	Shortland (NSW)	October 3, 1998–
Kelly Hoare	Labor	Charlton (NSW)	October 3, 1998–
Kay Hull	National	Riverina (NSW)	October 3, 1998–
Julia Irwin	Labor	Fowler (NSW)	October 3, 1998–
Cheryl Kernot ★	Labor	Dickson (Qld)	October 3, 1998–November 10, 2001 (defeated)
Kirsten Livermore	Labor	Capricornia (Qld)	October 3, 1998–
Jann McFarlane	Labor	Stirling (WA)	3.10.1998–October 9, 2004 (defeated)
Margaret May	Liberal	McPherson (Qld)	October 3, 1998–
Michelle O'Byrne	Labor	Bass (Tas.)	October 3, 1998–October 9, 2004 (defeated)
Tanya Plibersek	Labor	Sydney (NSW)	October 3, 1998–
Nicola Roxon	Labor	Gellibrand (Vic.)	October 3, 1998–
Ann Corcoran	Labor	Isaacs (Vic.)	August 12, 2000–
''Leonie Short''	Labor	Ryan (Qld)	March 17, 2001–November 10, 2001 (defeated)
Jennie George	Labor	Throsby (NSW)	November 10, 2001–
Sharon Grierson	Labor	Newcastle (NSW)	November 10, 2001–
Sharryn Jackson	Labor	Hasluck (WA)	November 10, 2001–
Catherine King	Labor	Ballarat (Vic.)	November 10, 2001–
Sussan Ley	Liberal	Farrer (NSW)	November 10, 2001–
Sophie Panopoulos	Liberal	Indi (Vic.)	November 10, 2001–
Maria Vamvakinou	Labor	Calwell (Vic.)	November 10, 2001–
Sharon Bird	Labor	Cunningham (NSW)	October 9, 2004–
Justine Elliot	Labor	Richmond (NSW)	October 9, 2004–
Kate Ellis	Labor	Adelaide (SA)	October 9, 2004–
Louise Markus	Liberal	Greenway (NSW)	October 9, 2004–
Julie Owens	Labor	Parramatta (NSW)	October 9, 2004–
† Disqualified September 11, 1996 and re-elected at by-election October 19, 1996.

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References

See also

★ Women in the Australian Senate

★ Women and government in Australia

References

★ Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia. 2005. ''Women in Parliament''

★ Women in the Current (41st) Parliament