There have been 82 women in the Australian Senate since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Senate. In the 43rd and current Parliament of Australia 29 of the 76 senators are female.
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