List of shortest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia

This is a list of the shortest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia.^[1]

The shortest-serving member of the House of Representatives (and overall in the parliament) is Charles Howroyd, who died five days after the 1917 election, with his health having suffered badly during the strenuous campaign.^[2] The shortest-serving senator is Lionel Courtenay, who died ten days after the beginning of his term without having been officially sworn in.^[3]