Women in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
List of women in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during their time in Parliament. Names in italics indicate women who were first elected at a by-election.

Women in the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Section Title: List of women in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Table Section Text: Names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during their time in Parliament. Names in italics indicate women who were first elected at a by-election.

#	Name	Party	Electoral Division	Period of service

1	Irene Longman	Progressive Nationalist	Bulimba	11 May 1929 – 11 June 1932 (defeated)

2	Vi Jordan	Labor	Ipswich West	28 May 1966 – 7 December 1974 (defeated)

3	Vicky Kippin	National	Mourilyan	7 December 1974 – 29 November 1980 (defeated)

Rosemary Kyburz	Liberal	Salisbury	7 December 1974 – 22 October 1983 (defeated)

5	Beryce Nelson	Liberal/National	Aspley	29 November 1980 – 22 October 1983 (resigned) 1 November 1986 – 2 December 1989 (defeated)

6	Yvonne Chapman	National	Pine Rivers	22 October 1983 – 2 December 1989 (defeated)

Anne Warner	Labor	Kurilpa South Brisbane	22 October 1983 – 15 July 1995 (retired)

8	Leisha Harvey	National	Greenslopes	22 October 1983 – 2 December 1989 (defeated)

9	Di McCauley	National	Callide	1 November 1986 – 13 June 1998 (retired)

10	Judy Gamin	National	South Coast Burleigh	28 August 1988 – 2 December 1989 (defeated) 19 September 1992 – 17 February 2001 (defeated)

11	Lorraine Bird	Labor	Whitsunday	2 December 1989 – 13 June 1998 (defeated)

Lesley Clark	Labor	Barron River	2 December 1989 – 15 July 1995 (defeated) 13 June 1998 – 9 September 2006 (retired)

Wendy Edmond	Labor	Mount Coot-tha	2 December 1989 – 7 February 2004 (retired)

Laurel Power	Labor	Mansfield	2 December 1989 – 15 July 1995 (defeated)

Molly Robson	Labor	Springwood	2 December 1989 – 15 July 1995 (defeated)

Judy Spence	Labor	Mount Gravatt Sunnybank	2 December 1989 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Margaret Woodgate	Labor	Pine Rivers Kurwongbah	2 December 1989 – 17 March 1997 (resigned)

18	Joan Sheldon	Liberal	Landsborough Caloundra	28 July 1990 – 7 February 2004 (retired)

19	Merri Rose	Labor	Currumbin	19 September 1992 – 7 February 2004 (defeated)

Fiona Simpson	National/Liberal National	Maroochydore	19 September 1992 –

21	Anna Bligh	Labor	South Brisbane	15 July 1995 – 30 March 2012 (resigned)

Liz Cunningham	Independent	Gladstone	15 July 1995 – 31 January 2015 (retired)

Lyn Warwick	Liberal	Barron River	15 July 1995 – 13 June 1998 (defeated)

Naomi Wilson	National	Mulgrave	15 July 1995 – 13 June 1998 (defeated)

25	Linda Lavarch	Labor	Kurwongbah	24 May 1997 – 20 March 2009 (retired)

26	Julie Attwood	Labor	Mount Ommaney	13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Desley Boyle	Labor	Cairns	13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Nita Cunningham	Labor	Bundaberg	13 June 1998 – 14 August 2006 (retired)

Lindy Nelson-Carr	Labor	Mundingburra	13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Dorothy Pratt	One Nation/Independent	Barambah Nanango	13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Karen Struthers	Labor	Archerfield Algester	13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

32	Jo-Ann Miller	Labor	Bundamba	5 February 2000 –

33	Bonny Barry	Labor	Aspley	17 February 2001 – 20 March 2009 (defeated)

Liddy Clark	Labor	Clayfield	17 February 2001 – 9 September 2006 (defeated)

Peta-Kaye Croft	Labor	Broadwater	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Jan Jarratt	Labor	Whitsunday	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Margaret Keech	Labor	Albert	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Rosa Lee Long	One Nation	Tablelands	17 February 2001 – 20 March 2009 (defeated)

Carolyn Male	Labor	Glass House Pine Rivers	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (retired)

Cate Molloy	Labor/Independent	Noosa	17 February 2001 – 9 September 2006 (defeated)

Rachel Nolan	Labor	Ipswich	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Anita Phillips	Labor	Thuringowa	17 February 2001 – 7 February 2004 (retired)

Dianne Reilly	Labor	Mudgeeraba	17 February 2001 – 20 March 2009 (defeated)

Elisa Roberts	One Nation/Independent	Gympie	17 February 2001 – 9 September 2006 (defeated)

Christine Scott	Labor	Charters Towers	17 February 2001 – 7 February 2004 (defeated)

Desley Scott	Labor	Woodridge	17 February 2001 – 31 January 2015 (retired)

Christine Smith	Labor	Burleigh	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Barbara Stone	Labor	Springwood	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated

Carryn Sullivan	Labor	Pumicestone	17 February 2001 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

50	Rosemary Menkens	National/Liberal National	Burdekin	7 February 2004 – 31 January 2015 (retired)

Jann Stuckey	Liberal/Liberal National	Currumbin	7 February 2004 –

52	Vicky Darling	Labor	Sandgate	9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Kate Jones	Labor	Ashgrove Cooper	9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012 (defeated) 31 January 2015 –

Betty Kiernan	Labor	Mount Isa	9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Annastacia Palaszczuk	Labor	Inala	9 September 2006 –

Lillian van Litsenburg	Labor	Redcliffe	9 September 2006 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

57	Grace Grace	Labor	Brisbane Central McConnel	13 October 2007 – 24 March 2012 (defeated) 31 January 2015 –

58	Ros Bates	Liberal National	Mudgeeraba	21 March 2009 –

Tracy Davis	Liberal National	Aspley	21 March 2009 – 25 November 2017 (defeated)

Di Farmer	Labor	Bulimba	21 March 2009 – 24 March 2012 (defeated) 31 January 2015 –

Mandy Johnstone	Labor	Townsville	21 March 2009 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

Mary-Anne O'Neill	Labor	Kallangur	21 March 2009 – 24 March 2012 (defeated)

63	Verity Barton	Liberal National	Broadwater	24 March 2012 – 25 November 2017 (retired)

Lisa France	Liberal National	Pumicestone	24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 (defeated)

Deb Frecklington	Liberal National	Nanango	24 March 2012 –

Anne Maddern	Liberal National	Maryborough	24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 (defeated)

Kerry Millard	Liberal National	Sandgate	24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 (defeated)

Freya Ostapovitch	Liberal National	Stretton	24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 (defeated)

Saxon Rice	Liberal National	Mount Coot-tha	24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 (defeated)

Tarnya Smith	Liberal National	Mount Ommaney	24 March 2012 – 25 November 2017 (defeated)

71	Jackie Trad	Labor	South Brisbane	28 April 2012 –

72	Yvette D'Ath	Labor	Redcliffe	22 February 2014 –

73	Nikki Boyd	Labor	Pine Rivers	31 January 2015 –

Leanne Donaldson	Labor	Bundaberg	31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017 (defeated)

Leeanne Enoch	Labor	Algester	31 January 2015 –

Shannon Fentiman	Labor	Waterford	31 January 2015 –

Julieanne Gilbert	Labor	Mackay	31 January 2015 –

Jennifer Howard	Labor	Ipswich	31 January 2015 –

Brittany Lauga	Labor	Keppel	31 January 2015 –

Ann Leahy	Liberal National	Warrego	31 January 2015 –

Leanne Linard	Labor	Nudgee	31 January 2015 –

Coralee O'Rourke	Labor	Mundingburra	31 January 2015 –

Joan Pease	Labor	Lytton	31 January 2015 –

84	Sandy Bolton	Independent	Noosa	25 November 2017 –

Cynthia Lui	Labor	Cook	25 November 2017 –

Melissa McMahon	Labor	Macalister	25 November 2017 –

Corrine McMillan	Labor	Mansfield	25 November 2017 –

Charis Mullen	Labor	Jordan	25 November 2017 –

Jess Pugh	Labor	Mount Ommaney	25 November 2017 –

Kim Richards	Labor	Redlands	25 November 2017 –

Meaghan Scanlon	Labor	Gaven	25 November 2017 –

Simone Wilson	Liberal National	Pumicestone	25 November 2017 –

Sentence(s)

Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.
Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.
Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and women were not represented in the Queensland Legislative Assembly again until 1966, when Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.

final_sentence: Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.
final_sentence: Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.
final_sentence: Irene Longman was defeated in 1932, and women were not represented in the Queensland Legislative Assembly again until 1966, when Labor's Vi Jordan won the seat of Ipswich West.