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Parliament through the years

Who is trying to FOCUp now, who tried before, and how the books ended up

Slide through every financial year since 2002-03: each parliament as it stood, who governed, and how that government's budget stood: its balance and what it owed. Every name, date and portfolio is from the parliament's own record; every figure is from the government's budget or the Parliamentary Budget Office. FOCUp adds no commentary.

Financial year 2026-27

House of Representatives as at 23 September 2026

Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese · Albanese Ministry (2nd) · Labor government

Budget balances in 2026-27

Federal budget

Estimate
Deficit
−$17.9B
day-to-day, not buildings
Owes
$616.6B
net debt: borrowings less cash and investments

Counting the $12.0B spent on new assets, the fiscal balance is −$29.9B. See its current budget.

House of Representatives

150 seats. Tap a seat to see who held it.

Aaron Violi — LiberalAlex Hawke — LiberalAndrew Hastie — LiberalAndrew Wallace — LiberalAngie Bell — LiberalAngus Taylor — LiberalBen Small — LiberalCameron Caldwell — LiberalDan Tehan — LiberalGarth Hamilton — LiberalHenry Pike — LiberalJason Wood — LiberalJulian Leeser — LiberalLeon Rebello — LiberalMary Aldred — LiberalMelissa McIntosh — LiberalMelissa Price — LiberalPhillip Thompson — LiberalRick Wilson — LiberalScott Buchholz — LiberalSimon Kennedy — LiberalTed O'Brien — LiberalTerry Young — LiberalTim Wilson — LiberalTom Venning — LiberalTony Pasin — LiberalZoe McKenzie — LiberalAlison Penfold — NationalsAndrew Willcox — NationalsAnne Webster — NationalsBarnaby Joyce — NationalsColin Boyce — NationalsDarren Chester — NationalsDavid Batt — NationalsDavid Littleproud — NationalsJamie Chaffey — NationalsKevin Hogan — NationalsLlew O'Brien — NationalsMichael McCormack — NationalsMichelle Landry — NationalsPat Conaghan — NationalsSam Birrell — NationalsElizabeth Watson-Brown — GreensRebekha Sharkie — Centre AllianceBob Katter — KAPDavid Farley — One NationAllegra Spender — IndependentAndrew Gee — IndependentAndrew Wilkie — IndependentDai Le — IndependentHelen Haines — IndependentKate Chaney — IndependentMonique Ryan — IndependentNicolette Boele — IndependentSophie Scamps — IndependentZali Steggall — IndependentAli France — LaborAlice Jordan-Baird — LaborAlicia Payne — LaborAlison Byrnes — LaborAmanda Rishworth — LaborAndrew Charlton — LaborAndrew Giles — LaborAndrew Leigh — LaborAnika Wells — LaborAnne Aly — LaborAnne Stanley — LaborAnne Urquhart — LaborAnthony Albanese — LaborAsh Ambihaipahar — LaborBasem Abdo — LaborCarina Garland — LaborCarol Berry — LaborCassandra Fernando — LaborCatherine King — LaborChris Bowen — LaborClaire Clutterham — LaborClare O'Neil — LaborDan Repacholi — LaborDaniel Mulino — LaborDavid Moncrieff — LaborDavid Smith — LaborEd Husic — LaborEmma Comer — LaborEmma McBride — LaborFiona Phillips — LaborGabriel Ng — LaborGed Kearney — LaborGordon Reid — LaborJason Clare — LaborJerome Laxale — LaborJess Teesdale — LaborJim Chalmers — LaborJo Briskey — LaborJoanne Ryan — LaborJodie Belyea — LaborJosh Burns — LaborJosh Wilson — LaborJulian Hill — LaborJulie Collins — LaborJulie-Ann Campbell — LaborJustine Elliot — LaborKara Cook — LaborKate Thwaites — LaborKristy McBain — LaborLibby Coker — LaborLisa Chesters — LaborLouise Miller-Frost — LaborLuke Gosling — LaborMadeleine King — LaborMadonna Jarrett — LaborMarion Scrymgour — LaborMark Butler — LaborMark Dreyfus — LaborMary Doyle — LaborMatt Burnell — LaborMatt Gregg — LaborMatt Keogh — LaborMatt Smith — LaborMatt Thistlethwaite — LaborMeryl Swanson — LaborMichelle Rowland — LaborMike Freelander — LaborMilton Dick — LaborPat Conroy — LaborPatrick Gorman — LaborPeter Khalil — LaborRebecca White — LaborRenee Coffey — LaborRichard Marles — LaborRob Mitchell — LaborRowan Holzberger — LaborSally Sitou — LaborSam Lim — LaborSam Rae — LaborSarah Witty — LaborSharon Claydon — LaborShayne Neumann — LaborSteve Georganas — LaborSusan Templeman — LaborTania Lawrence — LaborTanya Plibersek — LaborTim Watts — LaborTom French — LaborTony Burke — LaborTony Zappia — LaborTracey Roberts — LaborTrish Cook — LaborZaneta Mascarenhas — LaborZhi Soon — Labor

  • Opposition 42

    • Liberal 27
    • Nationals 15

  • Crossbench 14

    • Greens 1
    • Centre Alliance 1
    • KAP 1
    • One Nation 1
    • Independent 10

  • Government 94

    • Labor 94
Choose a seat in the chamber, or a name from the list, to see that member's electorate, party and the portfolios they held — straight from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Every member on 23 September 2026, as a list
  • — Casey, Liberal
  • — Mitchell, Liberal
  • — Dickson, Labor
  • — Gorton, Labor
  • — Canberra, Labor
  • — Cunningham, Labor
  • — Lyne, Nationals
  • — Wentworth, Independent
  • — Kingston, Labor
  • — Parramatta, Labor
  • — Calare, Independent
  • — Scullin, Labor
  • — Canning, Liberal
  • — Fenner, Labor
  • — Fisher, Liberal
  • — Clark, Independent
  • — Dawson, Nationals
  • — Moncrieff, Liberal
  • — Hume, Liberal
  • — Lilley, Labor
  • — Cowan, Labor
  • — Werriwa, Labor
  • — Braddon, Labor
  • — Mallee, Nationals
  • — Grayndler, Labor
  • — Barton, Labor
  • — New England, Nationals
  • — Calwell, Labor
  • — Forrest, Liberal
  • — Kennedy, KAP
  • — Fadden, Liberal
  • — Chisholm, Labor
  • — Whitlam, Labor
  • — Holt, Labor
  • — Ballarat, Labor
  • — McMahon, Labor
  • — Sturt, Labor
  • — Hotham, Labor
  • — Flynn, Nationals
  • — Fowler, Independent
  • — Hunter, Labor
  • — Wannon, Liberal
  • — Fraser, Labor
  • — Gippsland, Nationals
  • — Hinkler, Nationals
  • — Farrer, One Nation
  • — Maranoa, Nationals
  • — Hughes, Labor
  • — Bean, Labor
  • — Chifley, Labor
  • — Ryan, Greens
  • — Petrie, Labor
  • — Dobell, Labor
  • — Gilmore, Labor
  • — Menzies, Labor
  • — Groom, Liberal
  • — Cooper, Labor
  • — Robertson, Labor
  • — Indi, Independent
  • — Bowman, Liberal
  • — Parkes, Nationals
  • — Blaxland, Labor
  • — La Trobe, Liberal
  • — Bennelong, Labor
  • — Bass, Labor
  • — Rankin, Labor
  • — Maribyrnong, Labor
  • — Lalor, Labor
  • — Dunkley, Labor
  • — Macnamara, Labor
  • — Fremantle, Labor
  • — Bruce, Labor
  • — Berowra, Liberal
  • — Franklin, Labor
  • — Moreton, Labor
  • — Richmond, Labor
  • — Bonner, Labor
  • — Curtin, Independent
  • — Jagajaga, Labor
  • — Page, Nationals
  • — Eden-Monaro, Labor
  • — McPherson, Liberal
  • — Corangamite, Labor
  • — Bendigo, Labor
  • — Wide Bay, Nationals
  • — Boothby, Labor
  • — Solomon, Labor
  • — Brand, Labor
  • — Brisbane, Labor
  • — Lingiari, Labor
  • — Hindmarsh, Labor
  • — Isaacs, Labor
  • — Monash, Liberal
  • — Aston, Labor
  • — Spence, Labor
  • — Deakin, Labor
  • — Burt, Labor
  • — Leichhardt, Labor
  • — Kingsford Smith, Labor
  • — Lindsay, Liberal
  • — Durack, Liberal
  • — Paterson, Labor
  • — Riverina, Nationals
  • — Capricornia, Nationals
  • — Greenway, Labor
  • — Macarthur, Labor
  • — Oxley, Labor
  • — Kooyong, Independent
  • — Bradfield, Independent
  • — Cowper, Nationals
  • — Shortland, Labor
  • — Perth, Labor
  • — Wills, Labor
  • — Herbert, Liberal
  • — Lyons, Labor
  • — Mayo, Centre Alliance
  • — Griffith, Labor
  • — Corio, Labor
  • — O'Connor, Liberal
  • — McEwen, Labor
  • — Forde, Labor
  • — Reid, Labor
  • — Nicholls, Nationals
  • — Tangney, Labor
  • — Hawke, Labor
  • — Melbourne, Labor
  • — Wright, Liberal
  • — Newcastle, Labor
  • — Blair, Labor
  • — Cook, Liberal
  • — Mackellar, Independent
  • — Adelaide, Labor
  • — Macquarie, Labor
  • — Hasluck, Labor
  • — Sydney, Labor
  • — Fairfax, Liberal
  • — Longman, Liberal
  • — Gellibrand, Labor
  • — Goldstein, Liberal
  • — Moore, Labor
  • — Grey, Liberal
  • — Watson, Labor
  • — Barker, Liberal
  • — Makin, Labor
  • — Pearce, Labor
  • — Bullwinkel, Labor
  • — Warringah, Independent
  • — Swan, Labor
  • — Banks, Labor
  • — Flinders, Liberal

About these figures

Members, parties and portfolios are shown as each parliament records them, with a link to every member's own entry. Each year shows the chamber on its last day, 30 June, or today for the year in progress; a year that ended while a parliament was dissolved for an election shows it the day before. Government is the side of the Prime Minister, Premier or Chief Minister, with any party holding ministries under an agreement; the other major side is the opposition.

  • House of Representatives: the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia, handbook.aph.gov.au, read 2026-09-22, licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. A grey seat was vacant that day, between a resignation and a by-election. Where the Handbook does not yet date a new member’s party, their current party is shown for their whole service.
  • NSW Legislative Assembly: the Parliament of New South Wales (the NSW Parliamentary Record, Parts 4 and 5A), www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members-and-electorates/members-and-ministers/nsw-parliamentary-record, read 2026-09-23. The Parliament of NSW’s website turns away automated requests, so its Parliamentary Record was downloaded in a browser and read from there. Each member’s seat ends on the day the Record gives — for most, the expiry of the Parliament, a few weeks before the next election; the page shows the chamber as it stood just before that gap. The Record writes a party when it changes, so a change within a Parliament shows from the next one.
  • Victorian Legislative Assembly: the Parliament of Victoria (Re-Member, the database of former and current members), www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/history-and-heritage/people-who-shaped-parliament/former-members, read 2026-09-22. Where a former member changed party, the Parliament of Victoria dates the change to the year only; FOCUp places it at 1 July of that year.
  • Queensland Legislative Assembly: the Queensland Parliament (its Former Members Register and current members pages), www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Former-Members/Former-Members-Register, read 2026-09-23. The Queensland Parliament’s website turns away automated requests, so its records were read in a browser, as any visitor reads them. A current member’s present seat is shown from the day after their previous representation ends, as their page lists it, or from the day they were first elected.
  • WA Legislative Assembly: the Western Australian Electoral Commission (its election results, by-election reports and list of Premiers) and Government House Western Australia, www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/past-elections, read 2026-09-22. The Parliament of Western Australia’s own website turns away automated requests, so FOCUp rebuilds its Legislative Assembly from the Electoral Commission’s results: each member is shown from polling day at the election that returned them to polling day at the next. When a seat fell vacant between elections, the member is shown until the by-election unless the Commission’s report on it dates the resignation or death. A member who changed party between elections is shown with the party they were elected for. Ministerial portfolios are not shown; Premiers are.
  • SA House of Assembly: the Parliament of South Australia (its members database and member pages), www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/Members/All-Former-Members, read 2026-09-22.
  • Tasmanian House of Assembly: the Parliament of Tasmania (its Members Biographical Database and current members pages), www.parliament.tas.gov.au/visit-and-learn/historyindex, read 2026-09-22. Tasmania’s Members Biographical Database dates some party changes by year only; FOCUp places those at 1 July of that year. Where a Tasmanian member changed party during a term and the database gives no date, FOCUp shows the party they were elected with. Members the database still lists as sitting but who are no longer on the current members page (Dean Young (2024)) are shown leaving at the first general election after which their electorate would otherwise have had one member too many. Ministerial portfolios are not dated in the database and are not shown; Premiers are.
  • ACT Legislative Assembly: the ACT Legislative Assembly (members of each Assembly, current members and office holders), www.parliament.act.gov.au/members/former, read 2026-09-22. The Assembly publishes older Assemblies by year; FOCUp dates each from its general election, held on the third Saturday of October as the Assembly describes. Ministerial portfolios are not listed for ACT members; Chief Ministers are, with dates. ACT Greens members held ministries under Labor–Greens agreements in some Assemblies; the Assembly’s member records do not list them, so the Greens are shown on the crossbench.
  • NT Legislative Assembly: the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory (its lists of members and office holders), parliament.nt.gov.au/members/previous-assemblies, read 2026-09-22. Where a Territory member changed party during a term, the Assembly’s list does not date the change; FOCUp shows the party they were elected with. Where the list’s dates for two members of one electorate overlap, the earlier member is shown until their successor’s start; where it omits a member for one Assembly between two in which they held the same seat, with nobody else listed for it, they are shown throughout. Ministerial portfolios are not listed for Territory members; Chief Ministers are, with dates.

Budgets: the budget shown is the one belonging to the parliament you choose. The headline is the net operating balance — revenue less day-to-day spending — the same measure as each budget page; the fiscal balance beneath it also counts spending on new assets. What a government owes is its net debt: borrowings less cash, deposits and investments. For the year of the budget FOCUp models, the figures are that budget's own, as on its budget page; every other year is the Parliamentary Budget Office's National Fiscal Outlook data, general government sector, licensed CC BY 4.0. Years after 2024-25 are estimates and projections, not outcomes.

A balance belongs to a financial year, and more than one government can hold office in one. The chart shows who was in the chamber at the end of the year, not who is responsible for the result.