More women in parliament

Janet Wilson from the Parliamentary Library in Canberra does a great service to us all by monitoring and regularly updating her table on the number of women in state and federal parliaments. This week she published her new table, reflecting the current status of women in politics following the federal election. This is her summary of the changes that took place at the federal election:

Changes affecting women:

Name    Party   Division               
Departures                             
Corcoran, Ann   ALP     Isaacs, Vic     Retired
Draper, Trish   LP      Makin, SA       Retired
Elson, Kay      LP      Forde, Qld      Retired
Gambaro, Teresa LP      Petrie, Qld     Defeated       
Hoare, Kelly    ALP     Charlton, NSW   Retired
Kelly, De-Anne  NP      Dawson, Qld     Defeated       
Kelly, Jackie   LP      Lindsay, NSW    Retired
Lawrence, Carmen        ALP     Fremantle, WA   Retired
                               
Arrivals                               
Campbell, Jodie ALP     Bass, Tas       Defeated Michael Ferguson (LP) 
Collins, Julie  ALP     Franklin, Tas   Replaced Harry Quick (ALP, retired)    
D’Arth, Yvette  ALP     Petrie, Qld     Defeated Teresa Gambaro (LP)   
Jackson, Sharryn*       ALP     Hasluck, WA     Defeated Stuart Henry (LP)     
McKew, Maxine   ALP     Bennelong, NSW  Defeated John Howard (LP)      
Marino, Nola    LP      Forrest, WA     Replaced Geoff Prosser (LP, retired)   
Neal, Belinda** ALP     Robertson, NSW  Defeated Jim Lloyd (LP)
Parke, Melissa  ALP     Fremantle, WA   Replaced Carmen Lawrence (ALP, retired)
Rae, Kerry      ALP     Bonner, Qld     Defeated Ross Vasta (LP)       
Rishworth, Amanda       ALP     Kingston, SA    Defeated Kym Richardson (LP)   
Saffin, Janelle***      ALP     Page, NSW       Won seat, replaced Ian Causley (NP, retired)   
                               
* Returning, having been defeated in Hasluck at 2004 election  
** Was in the Senate previously, 1994-1998, when she resigned to contest Robertson at 1998 election    
*** Was in NSW Legislative Council from 1995 to 2003   

A net increase in three women since last update  (16 October 2007) See my website www.annesummers.com.au click on Links, Women in Parliaments for the updated table