List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia
Chronological list
This section lists the members of parliament (and of each chamber) with the longest continuous service at any given time. The longest-serving MPs in each chamber are sometimes referred to as the "Father of the House" and "Father of the Senate", and very rarely the overall longest-serving MP is called the "Father of the Parliament".

List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia

Section Title: Chronological list
Table Section Text: This section lists the members of parliament (and of each chamber) with the longest continuous service at any given time. The longest-serving MPs in each chamber are sometimes referred to as the "Father of the House" and "Father of the Senate", and very rarely the overall longest-serving MP is called the "Father of the Parliament".

From	To	Overall	Senate	Continuous term started	House	Continuous term started

29/30 March 1901	14 September 1923	Nil	Nil	n/a	Nil	n/a

15 September 1923	8 April 1935	Nil	Sir George Pearce	29 March 1901	Billy Hughes David Watkins	n/a

9 April 1935	30 June 1938	Nil	Billy Hughes	30 March 1901

1 July 1938	30 June 1947	Billy Hughes MP	Thomas Crawford Harry Foll	1 July 1917

1 July 1947	30 June 1950	Gordon Brown Joe Collings	1 July 1932

1 July 1950	28 October 1952	Gordon Brown

29 October 1952	9 December 1961	Sir Earle Page MP	Sir Earle Page	13 December 1919

10 December 1961	31 July 1963	Eddie Ward MP	Eddie Ward	6 February 1932

1 August 1963	30 June 1965	Senator Gordon Brown	Joe Clark John McEwen Sir Robert Menzies	15 September 1934

1 July 1965	16 February 1966	Joe Clark MP John McEwen MP Sir Robert Menzies MP	Sir Walter Cooper	1 July 1935

17 February 1966	30 June 1968	Joe Clark MP John McEwen MP	Joe Clark John McEwen

1 July 1968	29 September 1969	Bert Hendrickson Justin O'Byrne Dame Annabelle Rankin	1 July 1947

30 September 1969	1 February 1971	John McEwen MP	John McEwen

2 February 1971	24 May 1971	Arthur Calwell MP	Arthur Calwell	21 September 1940

25 May 1971	30 June 1971	Bert Hendrickson Justin O'Byrne

1 July 1971	2 November 1972	Justin O'Byrne

3 November 1972	11 November 1975	Fred Daly MP	Fred Daly	21 August 1943

12 November 1975	10 November 1977	Kim Beazley Sr. MP	Kim Beazley Sr.	18 August 1945

11 November 1977	19 September 1980	Senator Justin O'Byrne	Clyde Cameron Sir William McMahon	10 December 1949

20 September 1980	30 June 1981	Sir William McMahon

1 July 1981	4 January 1982	Sir William McMahon MP	Doug McClelland	1 July 1962

5 January 1982	31 March 1983	Malcolm Fraser MP Sir James Killen MP Sir Billy Snedden MP	Malcolm Fraser Sir James Killen Sir Billy Snedden	10 December 1955

1 April 1983	21 April 1983	Sir James Killen MP Sir Billy Snedden MP	Sir James Killen Sir Billy Snedden

22 April 1983	15 August 1983	Sir James Killen MP	Sir James Killen

16 August 1983	18 January 1984	Doug Anthony MP	Doug Anthony	14 September 1957

19 January 1984	23 January 1987	Tom Uren MP	Tom Uren	22 November 1958

24 January 1987	27 February 1989	Arthur Gietzelt Peter Durack	1 July 1971

28 February 1989	19 February 1990	Peter Durack

20 February 1990	30 June 1993	Ian Sinclair MP	Ian Sinclair	30 November 1963

1 July 1993	31 August 1998	Mal Colston Brian Harradine	13 December 1975

1 September 1998	30 June 1999	Philip Ruddock MP	Philip Ruddock	22 September 1973

1 July 1999	30 June 2005	Brian Harradine

1 July 2005	30 June 2008	John Watson	1 July 1978

1 July 2008	30 June 2014	Ron Boswell	5 March 1983

1 July 2014	6 February 2015	John Faulkner	4 April 1989

6 February 2015	9 May 2016	Ian Macdonald	1 July 1990

10 May 2016	Incumbent	Senator Ian Macdonald	Kevin Andrews	11 May 1991

Sentence(s)

Annabelle Rankin was the longest-serving senator, alongside Bert Hendrickson and Justin O'Byrne.

final_sentence: Annabelle Rankin was the longest-serving senator, alongside Bert Hendrickson and Justin O'Byrne.