It does not include those elected to local councils (including mayors), Governors/Governors-General, leaders of political parties (outside of parliament), Indigenous Australians actively involved in political institutions and those who have run unsuccessfully for office.
As of 2023[update], Indigenous Australians make up 10.5% of the Senate and 1.9% of the House of Representatives.
Also note that "origin" or "ancestry" refers to the Indigenous groups, communities, countries, place names or languages which that person identifies with.
Twenty-four Indigenous Australian people have been members of the unicameral Parliament of the Northern Territory.
This is a list of other notable Indigenous Australians to have run in state, territory or federal elections.