# Members of the Australian Senate, 2002–2005

   Senate composition at 1 July 2002 Government (35) – (4 seat minority)  Liberal (31)
    National Party (3)
    Country Liberal (1)
   Opposition (28)  Labor (28)
   Crossbench (13)
    Democrats (8)  Greens (2)
    One Nation (1)
    Independent (2)   Changes in composition
   * ↑ Meg Lees resigned from the Democrats in July 2002 to sit as an independent. In April 2003, she founded the Australian Progressive Alliance
   * ↑ Shayne Murphy had resigned from the Labor Party on 2 October 2001 and served out the rest of his term as an independent.
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2005. 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 had been elected at the October 1998 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2005. The territory senators were elected at the November 2001 election and their terms ended at the next federal election, which was October 2004.
| Senator | Party | State | Term ending | Years in office |
| Eric Abetz | Liberal | Tasmania | 2005 | 1994–2022 |
| Lyn Allison | Democrats | Victoria | 2008 | 1996–2008 |
| Richard Alston | Liberal | Victoria | 2008 | 1986–2004 |
| Guy Barnett | Liberal | Tasmania | 2005 | 2002–2011 |
| Andrew Bartlett | Democrats | Queensland | 2008 | 1997–2008, 2017–2018 |
| Mark Bishop | Labor | Western Australia | 2008 | 1996–2014 |
| Nick Bolkus | Labor | South Australia | 2005 | 1981–2005 |
| Ron Boswell | National | Queensland | 2008 | 1983–2014 |
| George Brandis | Liberal | Queensland | 2005 | 2000–2018 |
| Bob Brown | Greens | Tasmania | 2008 | 1996–2012 |
| Geoff Buckland | Labor | South Australia | 2005 | 2000–2005 |
| Paul Calvert | Liberal | Tasmania | 2008 | 1987–2007 |
| George Campbell | Labor | New South Wales | 2008 | 1997–2008 |
| Ian Campbell | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1990–2007 |
| Kim Carr | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1993–2022 |
| Grant Chapman | Liberal | South Australia | 2008 | 1987–2008 |
| John Cherry | Democrats | Queensland | 2005 | 2001–2005 |
| Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Tasmania | 2008 | 2002–2016, 2018–present |
| Jacinta Collins | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1995–2005, 2008–2019 |
| Stephen Conroy | Labor | Victoria | 2005 | 1996–2016 |
| Peter Cook | Labor | Western Australia | 2005 | 1983–2005 |
| Helen Coonan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2008 | 1996–2011 |
| Trish Crossin | Labor | Northern Territory | 2004, 2007 | 1998–2013 |
| Kay Denman | Labor | Tasmania | 2005 | 1993–2005 |
| Alan Eggleston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2008 | 1996–2014 |
| Chris Ellison | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1993–2009 |
| Chris Evans | Labor | Western Australia | 2005 | 1993–2013 |
| John Faulkner | Labor | New South Wales | 2005 | 1989–2015 |
| Alan Ferguson | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1992–2011 |
| Jeannie Ferris | Liberal | South Australia | 2008 | 1996–2007 |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | New South Wales | 2005 | 2005–present |
| Mitch Fifield | Liberal | Victoria | 2008 | 2004–2019 |
| Michael Forshaw | Labor | New South Wales | 2005 | 1994–2011 |
| Brian Greig | Democrats | Western Australia | 2005 | 1999–2005 |
| Brian Harradine | Independent | Tasmania | 2005 | 1975–2005 |
| Len Harris | One Nation | Queensland | 2005 | 1999–2005 |
| Bill Heffernan | Liberal | New South Wales | 2005 | 1996–2016 |
| John Herron | Liberal | Queensland | 2008 | 1990–2002 |
| Robert Hill | Liberal | South Australia | 2008 | 1981–2006 |
| John Hogg | Labor | Queensland | 2008 | 1996–2014 |
| Gary Humphries | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 2004, 2007 | 2003–2013 |
| Steve Hutchins | Labor | New South Wales | 2005 | 1999–2011 |
| David Johnston | Liberal | Western Australia | 2008 | 2002–2016 |
| Rod Kemp | Liberal | Victoria | 2008 | 1990–2008 |
| Linda Kirk | Labor | South Australia | 2008 | 2002–2008 |
| Sue Knowles | Liberal | Western Australia | 2005 | 1984–2005 |
| Meg Lees | Dem/Ind/APA | South Australia | 2005 | 1990–2005 |
| Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | Western Australia | 2008 | 1997–2008 |
| Joe Ludwig | Labor | Queensland | 2005 | 1999–2016 |
| Kate Lundy | Labor | Australian Capital Territory | 2004, 2007 | 1996–2015 |
| Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Queensland | 2008 | 1990–2019 |
| Sandy Macdonald | National | New South Wales | 2008 | 1993–1999, 2000–2008 |
| Sue Mackay | Labor | Tasmania | 2008 | 1996–2005 |
| Gavin Marshall | Labor | Victoria | 2008 | 2002–2019 |
| Brett Mason | Liberal | Queensland | 2005 | 1999–2015 |
| Julian McGauran | National | Victoria | 2005 | 1987–1990, 1993–2011 |
| Jan McLucas | Labor | Queensland | 2005 | 1999–2016 |
| Nick Minchin | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1993–2011 |
| Claire Moore | Labor | Queensland | 2008 | 2002–2019 |
| Shayne Murphy | Independent | Tasmania | 2005 | 1993–2005 |
| Andrew Murray | Democrats | Western Australia | 2008 | 1996–2008 |
| Kerry Nettle | Greens | New South Wales | 2008 | 2002–2008 |
| Kerry O'Brien | Labor | Tasmania | 2005 | 1996–2011 |
| Kay Patterson | Liberal | Victoria | 2008 | 1987–2008 |
| Marise Payne | Liberal | New South Wales | 2008 | 1997–2023 |
| Robert Ray | Labor | Victoria | 2008 | 1981–2008 |
| Margaret Reid | Liberal | Australian Capital Territory | 2004 | 1981–2003 |
| Aden Ridgeway | Democrats | New South Wales | 2005 | 1999–2005 |
| Santo Santoro | Liberal | Queensland | 2008 | 2002–2007 |
| Nigel Scullion | Country Liberal | Northern Territory | 2004, 2007 | 2001–2019 |
| Nick Sherry | Labor | Tasmania | 2008 | 1990–2012 |
| Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats | South Australia | 2008 | 1995–2008 |
| Ursula Stephens | Labor | New South Wales | 2008 | 2002–2014 |
| Tsebin Tchen | Liberal | Victoria | 2005 | 1999–2005 |
| John Tierney | Liberal | New South Wales | 2005 | 1991–2005 |
| Judith Troeth | Liberal | Victoria | 2005 | 1993–2011 |
| Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | South Australia | 2005 | 1984–2007 |
| John Watson | Liberal | Tasmania | 2008 | 1978–2008 |
| Ruth Webber | Labor | Western Australia | 2008 | 2002–2008 |
| Penny Wong | Labor | South Australia | 2008 | 2002–present |