This is a list of Members of the Australian Parliament who have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Section 43 of the Constitution of Australia says: "A member of either House of the Parliament shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a member of the other House".

Consequently, a member of one house who wishes to transfer to the other house must resign from the first house before the election or appointment to the other house. A person may simultaneously stand for election to both houses, and if successful in both bids, must choose which house they will be a member of. No person has ever successfully stood for election to both houses at the same time.

The following list comprises 56 people (47 men and 9 women). Of these: 32 people were members of the House of Representatives before joining the Senate 24 people were members of the Senate before joining the House of Representatives.

The first person to have been a member of both houses was James McColl (Victoria), on 1 January 1907. All the other states and territories are represented in the list, the first person from each being: Queensland: William Higgs, 13 April 1910 South Australia: William Story, 5 May 1917 New South Wales: Josiah Thomas, 1 July 1917 Tasmania: David O'Keefe, 16 December 1922 Western Australia: Thomas Marwick, 21 December 1940 Northern Territory: Grant Tambling, 11 July 1987 Australian Capital Territory: Bob McMullan, 2 March 1996.

The first woman to have been a member of both houses was Kathy Sullivan (Qld), on 1 December 1984.

In the 47th Parliament: four senators (David Fawcett, Pauline Hanson, Deborah O'Neill and Dave Sharma) were previously members of the House of Representatives, and three members of the House of Representatives (Barnaby Joyce, David Smith and Matt Thistlethwaite) were previously senators.

Only two people have gone from one house to another and later returned to the first house: Jack Duncan-Hughes, House of Representatives 1922–28, Senate 1931–38, House of Representatives 1940–43 Sir Philip McBride, House of Representatives 1931–37, Senate 1937–44, House of Representatives 1946–58

No member of this list has yet served the Parliament for an aggregate period of 30 years or more. The longest-serving person who has been a member of both houses was Bronwyn Bishop, who was in the Senate for 6 years 229 days, and in the House of Representatives for 22 years 44 days, a total of 28 years 274 days. The shortest-serving person was Thomas Marwick (1 year 65 days in the Senate; 2 years 244 days in the House of Representatives; a total of 3 years 309 days).

There are a number of members who represented different states or territories in the House of Representatives during their career. No person has ever represented more than one state or territory in the Senate. The only person who has ever represented one state or territory in one House and a different state or territory in the other House is Barnaby Joyce (Senate, Queensland, 2005–13; House of Representatives, Division of New England, New South Wales, 2013–17, 2017-).

List of people who have served in both houses The list is in chronological order based on the date on which the person began their term in the second chamber (in bold). Name Senate House of Representatives Total parliamentary service State/Territory From To Service Electorate From To Service James McColl VIC 1 January 1907 5 September 1914 Echuca, Vic 29 March 1901 5 November 1906 13 years, 105 days William Higgs QLD 30 March 1901 31 December 1906 Capricornia, Qld 13 April 1910 16 December 1922 18 years, 160 days Sir Robert Best VIC 29 March 1901 30 June 1910 Kooyong, Vic 24 August 1910By-election 16 December 1922 21 years, 209 days William Story SA 1 January 1904 3 April 1917 Boothby, SA 5 May 1917 16 December 1922 18 years, 319 days George Fairbairn VIC 1 July 1917 30 June 1923 Fawkner, Vic 12 December 1906 31 May 1913 12 years, 157 days Josiah Thomas NSW 1 July 1917 30 June 1923 Barrier, NSW 29 March 1901 26 March 1917 25 years, 227 days 14 November 1925 30 June 1929 Herbert Pratten NSW 1 July 1917 23 November 1921 Parramatta, NSW 10 December 1921 16 December 1922 10 years, 296 days Martin, NSW 16 December 1922 7 May 1928 David O'Keefe TAS 29 March 1901 31 December 1906 Denison, Tas 16 December 1922 14 November 1925 18 years, 247 days 1 July 1910 30 June 1920 Sir Walter Massy-Greene NSW 17 October 1923 13 November 1925Term expired Richmond, NSW 13 April 1910 16 December 1922 26 years, 276 days 1 July 1926 30 June 1938 Joseph Hannan VIC 22 July 1924Appointed to fill a casual vacancy 13 November 1925 Fawkner, Vic 31 May 1913 5 May 1917 5 years, 90 days Percy Abbott NSW 14 November 1925 30 June 1929Defeated New England, NSW 31 May 1913 3 November 1919Retired 10 years, 21 days Jack Duncan-Hughes SA 19 December 1931 30 June 1938 Boothby, SA 16 December 1922 17 November 1928 15 years, 137 days Wakefield, SA 21 September 1940 21 August 1943 Dick Dein NSW 1 July 1935 30 June 1941 Lang, NSW 19 December 1931 7 August 1934 8 years, 232 days William Gibson VIC 1 July 1935 30 June 1947 Corangamite, Vic 14 December 1918 12 October 1929 25 years, 170 days 19 December 1931 7 August 1934 John Leckie VIC 1 July 1935 30 June 1947 Indi, Vic 5 May 1917 13 December 1919 14 years, 241 days Sir Philip McBride SA 21 October 1937 30 June 1944 Grey, SA 19 December 1931 21 September 1937 24 years, 183 days Wakefield, SA 28 September 1946 14 October 1958 Oliver Badman SA 1 July 1932 30 September 1937Resigned Grey, SA 23 October 1937 21 August 1943 11 years, 30 days Richard Keane VIC 1 July 1938 26 April 1946Died Bendigo, Vic 12 October 1929 19 December 1931 10 years, 4 days Thomas Marwick WA 19 August 1936 22 October 1937 Swan, WA 21 December 1940 21 August 1943 3 years, 309 days Sir Keith Wilson SA 1 July 1938 30 June 1944 Sturt, SA 10 December 1949 29 May 1954 21 years, 132 days 10 December 1955 31 October 1966 Allan Guy TAS 22 February 1950 30 June 1956 Bass, Tas 12 October 1929 15 September 1934 17 years, 112 days Wilmot, Tas 21 September 1940 28 September 1946 George Rankin VIC 22 February 1950 30 June 1956 Bendigo, Vic 23 October 1937 31 October 1949 18 years, 139 days Joe Fitzgerald NSW 1 July 1962 11 April 1974Double dissolution Phillip, NSW 10 December 1949 10 December 1955 17 years, 286 days John Gorton VIC 22 February 1950 1 February 1968 Higgins, Vic 24 February 1968 11 November 1975 25 years, 241 days Don Jessop SA 1 July 1971 5 June 1987 Grey, SA 26 November 1966 25 October 1969 18 years, 309 days Don Chipp VIC 1 July 1978 18 August 1986 Higinbotham, Vic 10 December 1960 25 October 1969Changed seats 25 years, 20 days Hotham, Vic 25 October 1969 10 November 1977 David Hamer VIC 1 July 1978 30 June 1990 Isaacs, Vic 25 October 1969 18 May 1974 18 years, 174 days 13 December 1975 10 November 1977 Allan Rocher WA 1 July 1978 10 February 1981 Curtin, WA 21 February 1981 3 October 1998 20 years, 85 days Steele Hall SA 18 May 1974 16 November 1977 Boothby, SA 21 February 1981 29 January 1996 18 years, 161 days John Martyr WA 11 March 1981 4 February 1983 Swan, WA 13 December 1975 18 October 1980 6 years, 277 days John Coates TAS 1 July 1981 20 August 1996 Denison, Tas 2 December 1972 13 December 1975 18 years, 63 days Jim Short VIC 1 December 1984 12 May 1997 Ballarat, Vic 13 December 1975 18 October 1980 17 years, 109 days Kathy SullivanInitially known as Kathy Martin, then as Kathy Martin Sullivan, later as Kathy Sullivan. QLD 18 May 1974 5 November 1984 Moncrieff, Qld 1 December 1984 8 October 2001 27 years, 119 days Michael Baume NSW 1 July 1985 9 September 1996 Macarthur, NSW 13 December 1975 5 March 1983 18 years, 154 days Grant Chapman SA 11 July 1987 30 June 2008 Kingston, SA 13 December 1975 5 March 1983 28 years, 74 days Grant Tambling NT 11 July 1987 9 November 2001 Northern Territory, NT 18 October 1980 5 March 1983 16 years, 261 days Fred Chaney WA 18 May 1974 27 February 1990 Pearce, WA 24 March 1990 8 February 1993 18 years, 243 days Bob Woods NSW 8 March 1994 7 March 1997 Lowe, NSW 11 July 1987 13 March 1993 8 years, 246 days Bronwyn Bishop NSW 11 July 1987 24 February 1994 Mackellar, NSW 26 March 1994 9 May 2016 Gareth Evans VIC 1 July 1978 6 February 1996 Holt, Vic 2 March 1996 30 September 1999 21 years, 69 days Bob McMullan ACT 16 February 1988 6 February 1996 Canberra, ACT 2 March 1996 3 October 1998 22 years, 86 days Fraser, ACT 3 October 1998 19 July 2010 Cheryl Kernot QLD 1 July 1990 15 October 1997 Dickson, Qld 3 October 1998 10 November 2001 10 years, 146 days Michael Ronaldson VIC 1 July 2005 28 February 2016 Ballarat, Vic 24 March 1990 8 October 2001 22 years, 76 days Belinda Neal NSW 8 March 1994 3 September 1998 Robertson, NSW 24 November 2007 19 July 2010 7 years, 53 days David Fawcett SA 1 July 2011 30 June 2025 Wakefield, SA 9 October 2004 24 November 2007 14 years, 47 days David Feeney VIC 1 July 2008 12 August 2013 Batman, VIC 7 September 2013 1 February 2018 9 years, 190 days Barnaby JoyceQLD 1 July 2005 8 August 2013 New England, NSW 7 September 2013 27 October 2017 2 December 2017 currently serving Matt Thistlethwaite NSW 1 July 2011 9 August 2013 Kingsford Smith, NSW 7 September 2013 currently serving Deborah O'Neill NSW 13 November 2013 currently serving Robertson, NSW 25 August 2010 7 September 2013 Pauline Hanson QLD 2 July 2016 currently serving Oxley, Qld 2 March 1996 3 October 1998 David Smith ACT 23 May 2018 11 April 2019 Bean, ACT 18 May 2019 currently serving Sarah Henderson VIC 11 September 2019 currently serving Corangamite, Vic 7 September 2013 18 May 2019 Dave Sharma NSW 30 November 2023 currently serving Wentworth, NSW 18 May 2019 21 May 2022 Ben Small WA 25 November 2020 15 April 2022 Forrest, WA 3 May 2025 currently serving 18 May 2022 30 June 2022 Anne Urquhart TAS 1 July 2011 28 March 2025 Braddon, TAS 3 May 2025 currently serving Michelle Ananda-Rajah VIC 1 July 2025 currently serving Higgins, VIC 21 May 2022 28 March 2025Seat abolished

References

Sources Parliamentary Handbook: Members who have served in both chambers Parliamentary Handbook: Members of the Senate since 1901 Parliamentary Handbook: Members of the House of Representatives since 1901