Members of the Australian Senate, 2008–2011

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011. Half of the state senators had been elected at the November 2007 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2014; the other half of the state senators were elected at the October 2004 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2011. The territory senators were elected at the November 2007 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was August 2010. The new Senate first met in August 2008, with state senators elected in 2007 sworn in on 26 August 2008.

Assuming party discipline, the Gillard Labor government needed the support of either the Coalition, or of all the other non-Coalition senators to pass legislation.The President of the Senate votes and if the votes are equal, the motion is defeated: Voting in the Senate.

Senator Party State Term ending Years in office   Tasmania 2011 1994–2022   Western Australia 2011 2005–2012   New South Wales 2014 2008–2012   Western Australia 2011 2009–2017   Tasmania 2011 2002–2011   South Australia 2014 2006–2020   Tasmania 2014 2008–2025   South Australia 2014 2007–2025   Western Australia 2014 1996–2014   Queensland 2014 1983–2014   Queensland 2014 2007–2014   Queensland 2011 2000–2018   Tasmania 2014 1996–2012   Tasmania 2014 2005–present   Tasmania 2014 2007–2019   New South Wales 2014 2008–2019   Victoria 2011 1993–2022   Western Australia 2014 2008–present   Tasmania 2014 2002–2016, 2018–present   Victoria 2014 1995–2005, 2008–2019   Victoria 2011 1996–2016   New South Wales 2014 1996–2011   Western Australia 2014 2007–2020   Northern Territory 2010, 2013 1998–2013   Western Australia 2014 1996–2014   Western Australia 2011 1993–2009   Western Australia 2011 1993–2013   South Australia 2014 2008–2014, 2016–present   New South Wales 2011 1989–2015   Victoria 2014 2008–2013   South Australia 2011 1992–2011   Victoria 2011 2005–2011   New South Wales 2011 2005–2022   Victoria 2014 2004–2019   South Australia 2011 2007–2012   New South Wales 2011 1994–2011   Queensland 2014 2008–2014   South Australia 2014 2008–present   New South Wales 2011 1996–2016   Queensland 2014 1996–2014   Australian Capital Territory 2010, 2013 2003–2013   South Australia 2011 2005–2011   New South Wales 2011 1999–2011   Western Australia 2014 2002–2016   Queensland 2011 2005–2013   Victoria 2014 2008–2014   Western Australia 2014 2008–2017   Queensland 2011 1999–2016   Australian Capital Territory 2010, 2013 1996–2015   Queensland 2014 1990–2019   Victoria 2014 2002–2019   Queensland 2011 1999–2015   South Australia 2011 2005–2016   Victoria 2011 1987–1990, 1993–2011   Queensland 2011 1999–2016   Tasmania 2011 2005–2015   South Australia 2011 1993–2011   Queensland 2014 2002–2019   New South Wales 2011 2005–2017   Tasmania 2011 1996–2011   Tasmania 2011 2005–2017   New South Wales 2014 1997–2023   Tasmania 2011 2005–present   Western Australia 2014 2008–2014, 2016–2025   Victoria 2011 2005–2016   Victoria 2014 2008–2021   Northern Territory 2010, 2013 2001–2019   Tasmania 2014 1990–2012   Western Australia 2011 2005–2021   New South Wales 2014 2002–2014   Western Australia 2011 2005–present   Victoria 2011 1993–2011   Queensland 2011 2005–2011   New South Wales 2014 2008–2019   South Australia 2014 2002–present   South Australia 2011 2005–2011   South Australia 2014 2008–2017

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