A number of people have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives,[1] but none of them to date has had an aggregate length of service to the Parliament reaching 30 years.
Bronwyn Bishop served in the Australian parliament longer than any other woman, in October 2014 outstripping the record of 27 years and 119 days previously held by Kathy Sullivan.
†= Died in office This section lists the members of parliament (and of each chamber) with the longest continuous service at any given time.
[4] Since then, the title was assumed by Marise Payne, the longest serving female senator in Australia's history.
After Payne's resignation took effect, Penny Wong, also a woman, became the longest serving incumbent senator.