List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia
Longest total service
This section lists members of parliament who have served for a cumulative total of at least 30 years. All these periods of service were spent in one House exclusively.

List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia

Section Title: Longest total service
Table Section Text: This section lists members of parliament who have served for a cumulative total of at least 30 years. All these periods of service were spent in one House exclusively.

Name	Chamber	Start of service	End of service	Period of service

Billy Hughes	House of Reps	30 March 1901	28 October 1952†	51 years, 213 days

Philip Ruddock	House of Reps	22 September 1973	9 May 2016	42 years, 229 days

Sir Earle Page	House of Reps	13 December 1919	9 December 1961	41 years, 362 days

Sir George Pearce	Senate	29 March 1901	30 June 1938	37 years, 94 days

Sir Walter Cooper	Senate	17 November 1928 1 July 1935	30 June 1932 30 June 1968	36 years, 227 days

William Maloney	House of Reps	30 March 1904	27 August 1940†	36 years, 151 days

Sir John McEwen	House of Reps	15 September 1934	1 February 1971	36 years, 139 days

Norman Makin	House of Reps	13 December 1919 29 May 1954	14 August 1946 1 November 1963	36 years, 37 days

Frank Brennan	House of Reps	8 February 1911 15 September 1934	19 December 1931 31 October 1949	35 years, 362 days

Joe Clark	House of Reps	15 September 1934	29 September 1969	35 years, 15 days

Ian Sinclair	House of Reps	30 November 1963	31 August 1998	34 years, 275 days

David Watkins	House of Reps	29 March 1901	8 April 1935†	34 years, 11 days

Justin O'Byrne	Senate	1 July 1947	30 June 1981	34 years, 0 days

John Howard	House of Reps	18 May 1974	24 November 2007	33 years, 191 days

Alan Cadman	House of Reps	18 May 1974	17 October 2007	33 years, 152 days

Gordon Brown	Senate	1 July 1932	30 June 1965	33 years, 0 days

Sir Littleton Groom	House of Reps	14 September 1901 19 December 1931	12 October 1929 6 November 1936†	32 years, 353 days

Sir Josiah Francis	House of Reps	16 December 1922	4 November 1955	32 years, 324 days

Harold Holt	House of Reps	17 August 1935	17 December 1967†	32 years, 123 days

Eddie Ward	House of Reps	7 March 1931 6 February 1932	19 December 1931 31 July 1963†	32 years, 99 days

Kim Beazley Sr.	House of Reps	18 August 1945	10 November 1977	32 years, 85 days

Fred Daly	House of Reps	21 August 1943	11 November 1975	32 years, 83 days

Arthur Calwell	House of Reps	21 September 1940	2 November 1972	32 years, 43 days

Sir William McMahon	House of Reps	10 December 1949	4 January 1982	32 years, 26 days

Patrick Lynch	Senate	1 January 1907	30 June 1938	31 years, 181 days

Sir Robert Menzies	House of Reps	15 September 1934	17 February 1966	31 years, 156 days

Ron Boswell	Senate	5 March 1983	30 June 2014	31 years, 117 days

Tom Uren	House of Reps	22 November 1958	19 February 1990	31 years, 90 days

James Scullin	House of Reps	13 April 1910 18 February 1922	31 May 1913 31 October 1949	30 years, 304 days

Clyde Cameron	House of Reps	10 December 1949	19 September 1980	30 years, 285 days

David Jull	House of Reps	13 December 1975 1 December 1984	5 March 1983 17 October 2007	30 years, 39 days

Bert Lazzarini	House of Reps	13 December 1919 15 September 1934	19 December 1931 1 October 1952†	30 years, 24 days

Thomas Crawford	Senate	1 July 1917	30 June 1947	30 years, 0 days

Harry Foll	Senate	1 July 1917	30 June 1947	30 years, 0 days

John Watson	Senate	1 July 1978	30 June 2008	30 years, 0 days

Sentence(s)

From 1 July until their retirements on 30 June 1947, Thomas Crawford and Harry Foll were the members of Senate.
Thomas Crawford and Harry Foll were the joint Fathers of the Senate until their retirements on 30 June 1947, and the longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia.

final_sentence: From 1 July until their retirements on 30 June 1947, Thomas Crawford and Harry Foll were the members of Senate.
final_sentence: Thomas Crawford and Harry Foll were the joint Fathers of the Senate until their retirements on 30 June 1947, and the longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia.