2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis
Overview

2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis

Section Title: Overview
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Parliamentarian	Party	Alleged citizenship	Resignation date	Referral date	Ruling	Replacement

Nation	Source	Eligible?	Date	Method	Name	Date

Senator Scott Ludlam	Greens	New Zealand	Birth	14 July 2017	8 August 2017	No	27 October 2017	Countback	Jordon Steele-John	Greens	10 November 2017

Senator Larissa Waters	Greens	Canada	Birth	18 July 2017	No	Countback	Andrew Bartlett	Greens

Senator Matt Canavan	LNP	Italy	Descent	N/A	Yes	N/A

Senator Malcolm Roberts	One Nation	United Kingdom	Birth	N/A	9 August 2017	No	Countback	Fraser Anning	One Nation	10 November 2017

Barnaby Joyce MP	National	New Zealand	Descent	N/A	14 August 2017	No	By-election	Barnaby Joyce (re-elected)	National	2 December 2017

Senator Fiona Nash	National	United Kingdom	Descent	N/A	4 September 2017	No	Countback	Jim Molan	Liberal	22 December 2017

Senator Nick Xenophon	NXT	United Kingdom	Descent	N/A	Yes	N/A

Senator Stephen Parry	Liberal	United Kingdom	Descent	2 November 2017	15 November 2017	No	8 December 2017	Countback	Richard Colbeck	Liberal	9 February 2018

John Alexander MP	Liberal	United Kingdom	Descent	13 November 2017	N/A	By-election	John Alexander (re-elected)	Liberal	16 December 2017

Senator Jacqui Lambie	JLN	United Kingdom	Descent	14 November 2017	15 November 2017	No	8 December 2017	Countback	Steve Martin	Independent	9 February 2018

Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore	NXT	United Kingdom	Descent	22 November 2017	28 November 2017	No	24 January 2018	Countback	Tim Storer	Independent	16 February 2018

Senator Katy Gallagher	Labor	United Kingdom	Descent	N/A	6 December 2017	No	9 May 2018	Countback	David Smith	Labor	23 May 2018

David Feeney MP	Labor	United Kingdom	Descent	1 February 2018	No	23 February 2018	By-election	Ged Kearney	Labor	17 March 2018

Justine Keay MP	Labor	United Kingdom	Descent	10 May 2018	N/A	By-election	Justine Keay (re-elected)	Labor	28 July 2018

Susan Lamb MP	Labor	United Kingdom	Descent	By-election	Susan Lamb (re-elected)	Labor

Josh Wilson MP	Labor	United Kingdom	Birth	By-election	Josh Wilson (re-elected)	Labor

Rebekha Sharkie MP	Centre Alliance	United Kingdom	Birth	11 May 2018	By-election	Rebekha Sharkie (re-elected)	Centre Alliance

Sentence(s)

On July 18, 2017 Ludlam's fellow co-deputy leader of the Greens, Senator Larissa Waters, resigns after similarly discovering that she holds Canadian citizenship, after Ludlam's resignation.

final_sentence: On July 18, 2017 Ludlam's fellow co-deputy leader of the Greens, Senator Larissa Waters, resigns after similarly discovering that she holds Canadian citizenship, after Ludlam's resignation.