Members of the Australian Senate, 2005–2008 explained

This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008.^[1] Half of the state senators had been elected at the November 2001 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2008; 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 October 2004 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was November 2007. The new Senate first met in August 2005, with state senators elected in 2004 sworn in on 9 August 2005.

This election was the beginning of the end for the Australian Democrats, in that while they still had 4 senators from the 2001 election, they failed to win a single senate seat at the 2004 election and have not won a senate seat since.

State	Term ending	Years in office
		2011	1994–2022
	Western Australia	2011	2005–2012
		2008	1996–2008
	Tasmania	2011	2002–2011
	Queensland	2008	1997–2008, 2017–2018
	South Australia	2008	2006–2020
	South Australia	2008	2007–present
	Western Australia	2008	1996–2014
	Queensland	2008	1983–2014
	Queensland	2008	2007–2014
	Queensland	2011	2000–2018
	Tasmania	2008	1996–2012
	Tasmania	2008	2005–present
	Tasmania	2008	2007–2019
	Tasmania	2008	1987–2007
		2008	1997–2008
	Western Australia	2011	1990–2007
		2011	1993–2022
		2008	1987–2008
	Tasmania	2008	2002–2016, 2018–present
	Victoria	2008	1995–2005, 2008–2019
	Victoria	2011	1996–2016
	New South Wales	2008	1996–2011
	Western Australia	2011	2007–2020
		2007, 2010	1998–2013
	Western Australia	2008	1996–2014
	Western Australia	2011	1993–2009
	Western Australia	2011	1993–2013
	New South Wales	2011	1989–2015
	South Australia	2011	1992–2011
	South Australia	2008	1996–2007
	Victoria	2011	2005–2011
	New South Wales	2011	2005–2022
	Victoria	2008	2004–2019
	South Australia	2011	2007–2012
	New South Wales	2011	1994–2011
	New South Wales	2011	1996–2016
	South Australia	2008	1981–2006
	Queensland	2008	1996–2014
		2007, 2010	2003–2013
	South Australia	2011	2005–2011
	New South Wales	2011	1999–2011
	Western Australia	2008	2002–2016
	Queensland	2011	2005–2013
	Victoria	2008	1990–2008
	South Australia	2008	2002–2008
	Western Australia	2008	1997–2008
	Queensland	2011	1999–2016
	Australian Capital Territory	2007, 2010	1996–2015
	Queensland	2008	1990–2019
	New South Wales	2008	1993–1999, 2000–2008
	Tasmania	2008	1996–2005
	Victoria	2008	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	2008	2002–2019
	Western Australia	2008	1996–2008
	New South Wales	2011	2005–2017
	New South Wales	2008	2002–2008
	Tasmania	2011	1996–2011
	Tasmania	2011	2005–2017
	Victoria	2008	1987–2008
	New South Wales	2008	1997–2023
	Tasmania	2011	2005–present
	Victoria	2008	1981–2008
	Victoria	2011	2005–2016
	Queensland	2008	2002–2007
	Northern Territory	2007, 2010	2001–2019
	Tasmania	2008	1990–2012
	Western Australia	2011	2005–2021
	New South Wales	2008	2002–2014
	Western Australia	2011	2005–present
	South Australia	2008	1995–2008
	Victoria	2011	1993–2011
	Queensland	2011	2005–2011
	South Australia	2011	1984–2007
	Tasmania	2008	1978–2008
	Western Australia	2008	2002–2008
	South Australia	2008	2002–present
	South Australia	2011	2005–2011

Notes and References

Commonwealth of Australia . Senate . 9 August 2005 . Members of the Senate . ii . iii.