List of Pauline Hanson's One Nation elected representatives

Since it was formed in 1997, Pauline Hanson's One Nation has had a number of elected representatives at the federal, state and local level in Australia.[1][2]

As of June 2018, more than two-thirds of all elected One Nation members had left the party before the end of their term.[3][4]

Federal

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Current

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Pauline Hanson
(born 1954)
Senator for Queensland 2 July 2016 Incumbent Previously MP for Oxley (1997–1998), lost seat[5]
  Malcolm Roberts
(born 1955)
Senator for Queensland 1 July 2019 Incumbent Previously Senator for Queensland (2016–2017), disqualified from parliament[6]

Former

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Heather Hill
(born 1960)
Senator-elect for Queensland 3 October 1998 23 June 1999 Never officially took office after her election was found to be invalid[7]
  Len Harris
(born 1943)
Senator for Queensland 2 July 1999 30 June 2005 Appointed after disqualification of Heather Hill. Lost seat[8]
  Brian Burston
(born 1948)
Senator for New South Wales 2 July 2016 14 June 2018 Resigned from One Nation and joined United Australia Party[9][10]
  Rod Culleton
(born 1964)
Senator for Western Australia 2 July 2016 18 December 2016 Resigned from One Nation[11]
  Peter Georgiou
(born 1974)
Senator for Western Australia 27 March 2017 30 June 2019 Elected after Rod Culleton was disqualified from parliament. Lost seat
Fraser Anning
(born 1949)
Senator for Queensland 10 November 2017 13 November 2017 Elected after Malcolm Roberts was disqualified from parliament. Resigned from One Nation[12]
  George Christensen
(born 1978)
Member for Dawson 27 March 2022 21 May 2022 Joined One Nation. Did not re-contest seat and unsuccessfully contested Senate[13]

State

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New South Wales

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Current

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
Tania Mihailuk
(born 1976)
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council 10 May 2023 Incumbent Previously MP for Bankstown and joined One Nation while an MP[14]

Former

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  David Oldfield
(born 1958)
Member of the Legislative Council 27 March 1999 2000 Previously alderman of Manly Council (1997–98). Expelled from One Nation[15]
Mark Latham
(born 1961)
Member of the Legislative Council 23 March 2019 2 March 2023 Resigned from One Nation[16]
25 March 2023 22 August 2023
Rod Roberts Member of the Legislative Council 23 March 2019 22 August 2023 Resigned from One Nation[17]

Queensland

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Former

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Charles Rappolt
(1939–1999)
Member for Mulgrave 13 June 1998 4 November 1998 Resigned from parliament[18][19]
  Shaun Nelson
(born 1973)
Member for Tablelands 13 June 1998 2 February 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Dorothy Pratt
(born 1955)
Member for Barambah 13 June 1998 2 February 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Ken Turner
(born 1944)
Member for Thuringowa 13 June 1998 2 February 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  John Kingston
(1935–2024)
Member for Maryborough 13 June 1998 23 February 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Jeff Knuth
(born 1962)
Member for Burdekin 13 June 1998 23 February 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Harry Black
(born 1947)
Member for Whitsunday 13 June 1998 14 December 1999 Resigned from One Nation
David Dalgleish
(born 1962)
Member for Hervey Bay 13 June 1998 14 December 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Bill Feldman
(born 1958)
Member for Caboolture 13 June 1998 14 December 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Jack Paff
(born 1938)
Member for Ipswich West 13 June 1998 14 December 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Peter Prenzler
(born 1952)
Member for Lockyer 13 June 1998 14 December 1999 Resigned from One Nation
  Elisa Roberts
(born 1970)
Member for Gympie 17 February 2001 18 April 2002 Resigned from One Nation[20]
  Bill Flynn
(1951–2011)
Member for Lockyer 17 February 2001 7 February 2004 Lost seat
  Rosa Lee Long
(born 1945)
Member for Tablelands 17 February 2001 20 March 2009 Lost seat
  Steve Dickson
(born 1962)
Member for Buderim 13 January 2017 25 November 2017 Joined party. Lost seat[21]
  Stephen Andrew
(born 1968)
Member for Mirani 25 November 2017 2 August 2024 Resigned from One Nation after losing preselection[22]

South Australia

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Current

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Sarah Game Member of the Legislative Council 19 March 2022 Incumbent

Victoria

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Current

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell MLC for Northern Victoria 26 November 2022 Incumbent

Western Australia

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Current

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Ben Dawkins
(born 1971)
MLC for South West 29 February 2024 Incumbent Joined One Nation[23]

Former

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  John Fischer
(born 1947)
MLC for Mining and Pastoral 10 February 2001 29 May 2004 Resigned from One Nation[24]
  Frank Hough
(born 1944)
MLC for Agricultural 10 February 2001 29 May 2004 Resigned from One Nation[24]
  Paddy Embry
(born 1942)
MLC for South West 10 February 2001 15 May 2003 Resigned from One Nation[25]
  Charles Smith
(born 1970)
MLC for East Metropolitan 22 May 2017 12 June 2019 Resigned from One Nation[26]
  Colin Tincknell
(born 1953)
MLC for South West 22 May 2017 21 May 2021 Lost seat[27]
  Robin Scott
(born 1953)
MLC for Mining and Pastoral 22 May 2017 21 May 2021 Lost seat[27]

Local

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New South Wales

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Former

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Name
(birth–death)
Office Term start Term end Notes
  Bob Thompson Councillor for the City of Campbelltown 11 September 1999 c. 2000–2004 Resigned from One Nation[28][29]
  Peter Kelly Councillor for Ku-ring-gai Council 9 September 2017 c. 2019 Resigned from One Nation[30][31]
  Marcus Cornish Councillor for the City of Penrith 6 December 2017 c. 2018-2019 Resigned from One Nation[32][33]

References

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