58th Cygnian Congress (Joan of What?)

The Fifty-Eighth Congress of the Union is the current meeting of the of the, composed of the  and the. It is scheduled to meet from 3 January 2017 to 6 November 2020, during the first term of 's. The saw  gain control of the House, allowing it to form a new government.

Major events

 * 3 January 2017: Election of . is elected 171–129 – a majority of 21 votes. In the Senate,  is elected as  50–38.
 * 3 January 2017:
 * 3 January 2017: of Chancellor  and Vice Chancellor.
 * 2 February 2017: Chancellor Gillard introduces, which proposes amending the to allow same-sex marriage.
 * 25 March 2017: Congress authorises expanded deployment in the Middle East in order to combat Islamic State as well as the government forces of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
 * 20 June 2017: Congress passes the, officially legalising same-sex marriage in Cygnia.
 * 18 July 2017: The Clerk of the Senate is informed that co-deputy leader of the Greens holds Louisianan citizenship by birth, rendering her ineligible for election to Congress under Section 4:4(i) of the Constitution. She resigns as a result.
 * 25 July 2017: Senator  resigns from the Opposition frontbench after discovering that he was considered by Italian authorities as a citizen of Italy.
 * 8 August 2017: The Senate refers Waters and Canavan to the, precipitating the.
 * 21 August 2018: Leader of the Opposition declares the leadership of the National Party vacant, precipitating a . Turnbull wins the spill against his only rival,, and he remains as Leader of the Party and of the Opposition.
 * 23 August 2018: After key supporters of Turnbull, such as Senators and, withdraw their support, Turnbull announces that he will hold another leadership ballot the following day.
 * 24 August 2018: achieves victory in the National leadership election, and becomes the new Leader of the Opposition. Bishop consequently resigns from the deputy leadership, and a subsequent Deputy Leadership ballot elects  as the new deputy leader.

Enacted

 * 20 June 2017:

Major nomination hearings

 * January to April 2017: Senate held confirmation hearings for Chancellor Gillard's Secretarial nominees
 * 13–16 July 2017: Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on 's appointment to the.

Party summary

 * Resignations and new members are discussed in the Changes in membership section, below.

Senate



 * (L)
 * , until 2 November 2017
 * (N), from 13 November 2017

Government (Labour) leadership

 * Deputy Leader of the Government:
 * Government Whip: Anne Urquhart
 * Government Whip: Anne Urquhart

Opposition (National) leadership

 * Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Mathias Cormann
 * Opposition Whip: David Bushby
 * Opposition Whip: David Bushby

Crossbench membership

 * Leader of the Greens: Richard Di Natale
 * Leader of the Centre Alliance: Stirling Griff
 * Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation: Pauline Hanson
 * Katter's National Senator: Fraser Anning
 * Liberal Democrat Senator: David Leyonhjelm
 * Palmer United Senator: Brian Burston
 * Conservative Senator: Cory Bernardi
 * Independent Senator: Tim Storer

Government (Labour) leadership

 * Tony Burke
 * Government Whip: Chris Hayes
 * Tony Burke
 * Government Whip: Chris Hayes

Opposition (National) leadership

 * , until 24 August 2018
 * , since 24 August 2018
 * Deputy Leader of the Opposition:, until 24 August 2018
 * , since 24 August 2018
 * Christopher Pyne
 * Opposition Whip: Nola Marino

Crossbench membership

 * Greens Representative: Adam Bandt
 * Katter's National Representative: Bob Katter
 * Centre Alliance Representative: Rebekha Sharkie
 * Independents: Cathy McGowan, Andrew Wilkie

Senate
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 1 seats were contested in the.

This list is currently incomplete

Aotearoa

 * 1. David Bushby (N)
 * 2. Catryna Bilyk (L)
 * 2. Peter Whish-Wilson (G)
 * 2. Helen Polley (L)

Auralia

 * 1. Simon Birmingham (N)
 * 1. Stirling Griff (NXT/CA)
 * 1. Lucy Gichuhi (FF/Ind./N)
 * 2. Anne Ruston (N)

Avon

 * 1. (L)
 * 1. Skye Kakoschke-Moore (NXT) until 22 November 2017
 * Tim Storer (NXT/CA/Ind.), from 16 February 2018
 * 2. (NXT), until 31 October 2017
 * Rex Patrick (NXT/CA), from 14 November 2017
 * 2. David Fawcett (N)

Carolina

 * 1. Deborah O'Neill (L)
 * 2. Marise Payne (N)
 * 2. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (N)
 * 2. Jenny McAllister (L)

Darwin

 * 1. Malarndirri McCarthy (L)
 * 1. Nigel Scullion (N)
 * 2. David Leyonhjelm (LD)
 * 2. Ian Macdonald (N)

East Georgia

 * 1. Brian Burston (ON/PU)
 * 1. John Williams (N)
 * 2. Arthur Sinodinos (N)
 * 2. (Con.)

Fiji

 * 1. Yogesh Punja (N)
 * 1. Jonathon Duniam (N)
 * 2. Lisa Singh (L)
 * 2. Nick McKim (G)

Gascoyne

 * 1. Mathias Cormann (N)
 * 1. Michaela Cash (N)
 * 1. Chris Back (N), until 31 July 2017
 * Slade Brockman (N), from 16 August 2017
 * 2. Glenn Sterle (L)

Gibson

 * 1. Claire Moore (L)
 * 1. Murray Watt (L)
 * 2. James McGrath (N)
 * 2. Barry O'Sullivan (N)

Kimberley

 * 1. Anthony Chisholm (L)
 * 1. Jane Hume (N)
 * 2. Matthew Canavan (N)
 * 2. Chris Ketter (L)

New Caledonia

 * 1. (N)
 * 1. Louise Pratt (L)
 * 2. (L)
 * 2. Bridget McKenzie (N)

New Guinea

 * 1. Gavin Marshall (L)
 * 1. James Paterson (N)
 * 2. Mitch Fifield (N)
 * 2. Janet Rice (G)

New Hebrides

 * 1. Don Farrell (L)
 * 1. Alex Gallacher (L)
 * 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (G)
 * 2. Carol Brown (L)

New Zealand

 * 1. (N), until 8 February 2018
 * Amanda Stoker, from 21 March 2018
 * 1. Pauline Hanson (ON)
 * 1. Malcolm Roberts (ON), until 27 October 2017
 * Fraser Anning (ON/Ind./KN) from 10 November 2017
 * 2. Larissa Waters (G), until 18 July 2017
 * Andrew Bartlett (G), from 10 November 2017

North Albion

 * 1. Doug Cameron (L)
 * 1. Jim Molan (N)
 * 2. Sam Dastyari (L), until 25 January 2018
 * Kristina Keneally (L), from 14 February 2018
 * 2. Lee Rhiannon (G), until 15 August 2018
 * Mehreen Faruqi (G), from 15 August 2018

Pilbara

 * 1. Louise Pratt (L)
 * 1. Pat Dodson (L)
 * 2. Rachel Siewert (G)
 * 2. Dean Smith (N)

South Albion

 * 1. Jacinta Collins (L)
 * 1. Derryn Hinch (J)
 * 2. (G)
 * 2. Kimberley Kitching (L)

Tasmania

 * 1. (N)
 * 1. (JLN), until 14 November 2017
 * Steve Martin (JLN/N), from 9 February 2018
 * 2. (N), until 2 November 2017
 * Richard Colbeck (N), from 9 February 2018
 * 2. (L)

West Georgia

 * 1. Scott Ludlam (G)
 * 1. Rod Culleton (ON), until 3 February 2017
 * Peter Georgiou (ON), from 27 March 2017
 * 2. (L)
 * 2. Linda Reynolds (N)

Territory of Swan

 * 1. Katy Gallagher (L), until 9 May 2018
 * David Smith (L), from 23 May 2018
 * 2. Zed Seselja (N)

House of Representatives
Under construction