List of Australian politicians convicted of crimes

| Failing to comply with a compulsory medical examination for conscription{{efn|Later became prime minister of Australia; first prime minister to be convicted of an offence}}

| Before office

| 3 days' jail

| {{cite AuDB |first=Geoffrey |last=Serle |authorlink=Geoffrey Serle |title=Curtin, John (1885–1945) |volume= |edition= |year=1993 |id2=9885 |accessdate=3 June 2017 }}

| 1916

| Conspiracy to commit arson, perverting the course of justice, incitement to commit sedition

| Before office

| 15 years' jail{{efn|Part of the Sydney Twelve. Served four years before conviction overturned.}}

| {{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Farrell|first=Frank|year=1983|volume=9|id2=grant-donald-mclennan-don-6453|title=Grant, Donald McLennan (Don) (1888–1970)|access-date=2022-12-31}}

| 1926

| Nationalist

| Fraudulent conversion of trust funds

| After office

| 3 years' jail

| {{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56565549 |title=Ex-Senator Benny Guilty. |newspaper=The Register (Adelaide) |location=South Australia |date=11 June 1926 |access-date=8 October 2020 |page=11 |via=Trove }}

| 1938

| Country

| Drink driving

| During office

| Fined £25

| {{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205217961 |title=M.P. Fined: Driving Under Influence|newspaper=The Age|date=17 November 1938 }}

| 1947

| Nationalist

| Murder{{efn|Involvement with a number of disappearances, including that of Frederick McDonald, his predecessor as MP}}

| After office

| Death, later commuted to confinement in Broadmoor Asylum

|{{cite news |date=30 December 2010 | title=MP Thomas John Ley was the minister for murder | work=The Australian}}

| 1948

| Forgery

| After office

| 3 years' jail

|{{cite news|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/garden-john-smith-jock-6274|title=John Smith (Jock) Garden (1882–1968)|first=Bede|last=Nairn|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|year=1981|volume=8}}

| 1967

| Assault{{efn|After being convicted of assaulting an Aboriginal man, he was nicknamed "Iron Bar"}}

| Before office

| Fined $50

| {{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nasty-and-deserved-end-for-our-wild-uncle-wilson-20100827-13vxb.html|title=Nasty and deserved end for our wild Uncle Wilson|first=Rick|last=Feneley|date=28 August 2010|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}

{{sortname|Derryn|Hinch}}{{efn|Hinch was a radio announcer at the times of his crimes, and was elected to the Australian Senate in 2016 }}

| 1987, 2011, 2014

| Justice

| Contempt of court, breaching suppression orders

| Before office

| 12 days in prison, 5 months' home detention, 50 days in prison

| {{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/derryn-hinch-guilty-of-breaches-not-sorry-20110603-1fkb1.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=3 June 2011 | title=Derryn Hinch guilty of breaches, not sorry |access-date=8 October 2020}}

|1990

|Indecent exposure

| During office

| Good behaviour bond

|{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122249140|title=Magistrates court convicts Federal Member|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=24 May 1990}}

|1996

|Liberal

|Fraud

| After office

|{{Cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=1993 House of Representatives election: Victoria|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1993/1993repsvic.txt|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Psephos}}

| 1998

| Rorting travel expenses

| During office

| Fined $14,000; 2 year suspended jail term

| {{cite news

|url = https://www.smh.com.au/national/cobb-and-co-in-fight-over-will-20021013-gdfpwi.html

|title = Cobb and co in fight over will

|newspaper = The Sydney Morning Herald

|date = 13 October 2002

|accessdate = 8 October 2020}}

| 1999

| Rorting travel expenses

| After office

| 18 month suspended jail sentence

| {{cite news

|url = http://www.sbs.com.au/news/scandals-claim-seven-howard-ministers

|title = Scandals claim seven Howard ministers

|newspaper = SBS News

|date = 31 December 2018

|accessdate = 8 October 2020}}

| 2002

| Bribery and fraud

| After office

| 6 years' jail{{efn|Served two years and successfully appealed the fraud charge.}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/craig-thomson-joins-a-small-and-inglorious-list-of-australian-politicians-sent-to-jail/news-story/684fce7c8ffd29056143635c2b5946b9 |title=Craig Thomson joins a small and inglorious list of Australian politicians sent to jail |publisher=news.com.au |date = 25 March 2014 |accessdate = 8 October 2020}}

| 2014

| Labor
Independent

| Theft

| After office

| $25,000 fine{{efn|Reduced from 12 months' jail with 9 months suspended on appeal, 49 charges of fraud dismissed.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-25/craig-thomson-fraud-hsu-sentencing/5342428|title=Craig Thomson sentenced for defrauding Health Services Union|date=25 March 2014|website=ABC News}}}}{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Adam |title=Craig Thomson convicted and fined $25,000 |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/craig-thomson-convicted-and-fined-25000-20141217-1294ha.html |accessdate=7 September 2019 |work=The Age |date=17 December 2014}}

|2015

| Unlicensed drink driving

| During office

| 4 month good behaviour order

| {{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/western-australia-liberal-mp-stephen-irons-placed-on-good-behaviour-order-after-unlicenced-drink-driving-20151016-gkaqpl.html|title=Western Australia Liberal MP Stephen Irons placed on good behaviour order after unlicenced drink driving|first=Michael|last=Inman|date=16 October 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}

New South Wales

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Reference
Peter Howe \|1891 \|Protectionist \|Conspiracy to defraud the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company \|Imprisoned for 7 years, released after 3 years and 7 months. \|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures. Resigned from the Legislative Assembly after conviction \|{{cite news\|date=3 November 1891\|title=The Howe Miller conspiracy case\|page=3\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|issue=\|location=\|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13850694\|via=Trove\|accessdate=24 April 2021}}{{cite news\|date=8 June 1895\|title=Bank prisoners released\|page=14\|newspaper=Australian Town and Country Journal\|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71230973\|access-date=25 April 2021\|via=Trove}}
Frank Smith \|1892 \|Free Trade \|conspiracy to fraudulently misrepresent the financial affairs of the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company \|Imprisoned for 7 years, released after 3 years. \|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures, had been defeated in 1891. \|{{cite news\|date=26 February 1892\|title=The conspiracy case\|page=3\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13847398\|access-date=25 April 2021\|via=Trove}}{{cite news\|date=27 February 1892\|title=At the Central Criminal Court\|page=9\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13857368\|access-date=25 April 2021\|via=Trove}}
Francis Abigail \|1892 \|Free Trade \|Conspiracy to issue a false balance-sheet \|Imprisoned for 5 years, released after 2 years and 6 months. \|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures, had been defeated in 1891. \|{{Australian Dictionary of Biography\|id2=abigail-francis-2864\|title=Abigail, Francis (1840–1921)\|first=G P\|last=Walsh\|access-date=25 April 2021}}
Thomas Slattery \|1905 \|Protectionist \|Stealing £6,958 \|Imprisoned for 3 years and 6 months, set aside by High Court \|Seat in Legislative Council declared vacant after conviction but before the successful appeal to the High Court. \|{{cite book\|last1=Twomey\|first1=Anne Twomey \|author-link=Anne Twomey (academic) \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA430\|title=The Constitution of New South Wales\|publisher=Federation Press\|year=2004\|isbn=9781862875166\|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA430 430]\|accessdate=24 November 2020}}
Alan Millard \|1906 \|Liberal Reform \|Misappropriation of £5 of a client's money \|6 months, suspended on 12 month good behaviour bond \|Seat in Legislative Assembly was declared vacant \|
Theodore Trautwein \|1940 \|Independent \|False representation to avoid bankruptcy \|Imprisoned for 12 months \|Seat in Legislative Council declared vacant by the Court of Disputed Returns. Subsequently imprisoned for contempt of court. \|
Thomas Ley (also served in Federal Parliament) \| 1947 \| Nationalist \| Murder \| Death, later commuted to confinement in Broadmoor Asylum \| Involvement with a number of disappearances, including that of Frederick McDonald, his predecessor as MP \|
Rex Jackson \| 1987 \| Labor \| Accepting bribes \| 10 years \| Former Minister for Corrective Services. Increased from 7½ years on appeal \|{{cite news \|date=24 June 1988 \|title=Jackson given extra 2½ years \|work=Sydney Morning Herald}}
Tony Packard \| 1993 \| Liberal \| Unlawful use of listening devices \| Fined $1000 \| Offences were committed while operating a used-car business, prior to entering parliament \|{{Cite NSW Parliament \|id=1997 \|name=Mr Anthony Charles Packard (1943- ) \|former=Yes \|access-date=8 May 2019}}
Barry Morris \| 1996 \| Liberal \| Making death threats \| 1 year \| Decreased from 2½ years on appeal \|{{cite news \| date=26 November 1996 \| title=Morris jail term cut \| work=The Australian}}
Phuong Ngo \|2001 \|Independent Labor \|Murder \|Life imprisonment \|Convicted of ordering the killing of Australian MP John Newman on 5 September 1994, a crime which has been described as Australia's first political assassination. \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/phuong-ngo-murders-rival-john-newman-in-australias-first-political-assassination-in-1994/news-story/1decc6dd38429c74338931e7d2883f9b\|title=Phuong Ngo murders rival John Newman in Australia's first political assassination in 1994\|last=Mark Morri and staff writers\|date=5 September 2014\|website=heraldsun.com\|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{Citation\|title=The Newman Case\|date=7 April 2008\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/the-newman-case/8953212\|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|language=en-AU\|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/john-newman-murder-phuong-ngo-loses-last-appeal-for-life-sentence-20141212-125say.html\|title=John Newman murder: Phuong Ngo loses last appeal for life sentence\|last=Bibby\|first=Paul\|date=12 December 2014\|website=The Sydney Morning Herald\|language=en\|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite news \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/s1496719.htm \|author=Masters, Chris \|authorlink=Chris Masters (writer) \|work=Four Corners \|title=SuperMax \|date=17 November 2005 \|access-date=6 May 2021 }}
{{nowrap\|Milton Orkopoulos}} \| 2008 \| Labor \| 33 counts, including child sex and drug offences \| 13 years and 8 months (non-parole period 9 years) \| Decreased from 13 years and 11 months on appeal \|{{cite news\|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25137958-5006784,00.html \|title=Former NSW MP Milton Orkopolous is appealing child sex and drug offences \|work=The Australian \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311070258/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25137958-5006784%2C00.html \|archivedate=11 March 2009 \|accessdate=9 August 2013 }}
Richard Face \| 2009 \| Labor \| Making a false statement to the ICAC \| Fined $2,500, three-year good-behaviour bond \| Lied about misusing parliamentary and electoral office staff to help set up a consultancy. \|{{cite news\| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/prison-looms-for-face-after-lie-to-watchdog-20041222-gdkd35.html \| work=The Sydney Morning Herald \| title=Prison looms for Face after lie to watchdog \| date=22 December 2004 \|accessdate=8 October 2020}}{{cite news\| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/career-switch-saves-face-from-prison-20041224-gdkdkk.html \| work=The Sydney Morning Herald \| title=Career switch saves Face from prison \| date=24 December 2004 \|accessdate=8 October 2020}}
Karyn Paluzzano \|2012 \|Labor \|Falsely claiming parliamentary payments \|Twelve months' home detention \| \|{{cite news\|author=Trembath, Brendan\|date=6 September 2012\|title=Former MP sentenced to 12 months imprisonment\|work=PM\|publisher=ABC News\|location=Australia\|format=transcript\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2012/s3584796.htm\|accessdate=14 September 2012}}{{cite news\|date=6 September 2012\|title=Former NSW MP Karyn Paluzzano sentenced to home detention for rorting, lying\|work=The Australian\|agency=Australian Associated Press\|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/former-nsw-mp-karyn-paluzzano-sentenced-to-home-detention/story-e6frg6nf-1226466626909\|accessdate=14 September 2012}}
Adam Marshall \| 2014 \| National \| Mid-range prescribed content of alcohol \| Driver's licence suspended for nine months, fined $2,000 \| Returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.112. \| {{cite news \|agency=AAP \|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-nationals-mp-adam-marshall-disqualified-from-driving-after-being-charged-with-midrange-drink-driving/story-fni0cx12-1226989780035?nk=f06f6975e40c9102a346d68a0bf49003 \|title=NSW Nationals MP Adam Marshall disqualified from driving after being charged with mid-range drink driving \|work=Daily Telegraph \|date=15 July 2014 }}{{cite news \|author=Cormack, Lucy \|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-mp-adam-marshall-caught-drinkdriving-20140628-zspl0.html#ixzz37aIFQelV \|title=NSW MP Adam Marshall caught drink-driving \|work=The Sydney Morning Herald \|date=28 June 2014 }}
Eddie Obeid \| 2016 \| Labor \| Misconduct in public office \| 5 years (non-parole period of 3 years) \| Failing to declare his precuniary interest while a member of parliament and subsequent attempts to influence bureaucrats and Labor colleagues so as to benefit his family \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-28/eddie-obeid-found-guilty-of-misconduct-in-public-office/7545632\|title=Eddie Obeid found guilty of misconduct in public office for not declaring his precuniary interest while member of NSW Upper House\|date=28 June 2016\|work=ABC News\|location=Australia\|author=Hoerr, Karl\|accessdate=29 June 2016}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eddie-obeid-guilty-verdict-beginning-of-the-end-for-former-labor-powerbroker-20160628-gptxuy.html#ixzz4CsvSLEC3\|title=Eddie Obeid guilty verdict: beginning of the end for former Labor powerbroker\|date=28 June 2016\|work=Sydney Morning Herald\|author=McClymont, Kate\|accessdate=29 June 2016}}{{Cite news\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eddie-obeid-jailed-for-misconduct-over-circular-quay-business-deals-20161208-gt6n87.html\|title=Eddie Obeid jailed for misconduct over Circular Quay business deals\|last=Whitbourn\|first=Michaela\|date=15 December 2016\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|language=en-UK\|access-date=15 December 2016}}{{Cite news\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/eddie-obeid-sentenced-five-years-jail-misconduct-public-office/8122720\|title=Eddie Obeid sentenced to five years' jail for misconduct in public office\|author1=Carter, Lucy\|author2=Calderwood, Kathleen\|date=15 December 2016\|newspaper=ABC News \|location=Australia\|language=en-UK\|access-date=15 December 2016}}{{Cite news\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/eddie-obeid-why-everyone-is-talking-about-him/8120006\|title=Eddie Obeid: The rise, reign and recession of NSW's most notorious political powerbroker\|author1=Gerathy, Sarah\|date=15 December 2016\|newspaper=ABC News \|location=Australia\|language=en-UK\|access-date=15 December 2016}}
Ian Macdonald \|2017 \|Labor \|Wilful misconduct in public office \|10 years (non-parole period 7 years) set aside on appeal \|Conviction set aside on appeal and re-trial ordered \|{{cite news\|author1=Wells, Jamelle\|date=25 February 2019\|title=Ian Macdonald wins appeal against misconduct conviction, walks free from prison\|work=ABC News\|location=Australia\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-25/ian-macdonald-wins-appeal-against-misconduct-conviction/10845314\|access-date=25 February 2019}}{{cite news\|author=Thompson, Angus\|date=25 February 2019\|title=Ex-NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald and union friend John Maitland's convictions thrown out\|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/former-nsw-labor-minister-ian-macdonald-and-union-friend-john-maitland-s-convictions-thrown-out-20190225-p51002.html\|access-date=25 February 2019}}
Eddie Obeid \| rowspan="2" \|2021 \| rowspan="2" \|Labor \| rowspan="2" \|Conspiracy to wilfully commit misconduct in public office \| \| rowspan="2" \|Eddie Obeid, Moses Obeid and Ian Macdonald conspired for Macdonald to commit misconduct concerning the granting of a coal exploration licence involving the Mount Penny tenement \| rowspan="2" \|{{cite news\|author=McClymont, Kate\|date=19 July 2021\|title=Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid found guilty over rigged tender\|language=en-AU\|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/eddie-obeid-ian-macdonald-and-moses-obeid-found-guilty-over-rigged-tender-20210718-p58atd.html\|access-date=19 July 2021}}{{cite news\|author=\|date=19 July 2021\|title=Eddie Obied, Ian Macdonald, Moses Obeid found guilty of mine licence conspiracy\|language=en-AU\|work=ABC News\|location=Australia\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-19/obeid-macdonald-found-guilty-of-mine-licence-conspiracy/100303688\|access-date=19 July 2021}}
Ian Macdonald \|

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Reference

Peter Howe

|1891

|Protectionist

|Conspiracy to defraud the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company

|Imprisoned for 7 years, released after 3 years and 7 months.

|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures. Resigned from the Legislative Assembly after conviction

|{{cite news|date=3 November 1891|title=The Howe Miller conspiracy case|page=3|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|issue=|location=|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13850694|via=Trove|accessdate=24 April 2021}}{{cite news|date=8 June 1895|title=Bank prisoners released|page=14|newspaper=Australian Town and Country Journal|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71230973|access-date=25 April 2021|via=Trove}}

Frank Smith

|1892

|Free Trade

|conspiracy to fraudulently misrepresent the financial affairs of the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company

|Imprisoned for 7 years, released after 3 years.

|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures, had been defeated in 1891.

|{{cite news|date=26 February 1892|title=The conspiracy case|page=3|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13847398|access-date=25 April 2021|via=Trove}}{{cite news|date=27 February 1892|title=At the Central Criminal Court|page=9|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13857368|access-date=25 April 2021|via=Trove}}

Francis Abigail

|1892

|Free Trade

|Conspiracy to issue a false balance-sheet

|Imprisoned for 5 years, released after 2 years and 6 months.

|One of a series of prosecutions in relation to bank failures, had been defeated in 1891.

|{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|id2=abigail-francis-2864|title=Abigail, Francis (1840–1921)|first=G P|last=Walsh|access-date=25 April 2021}}

Thomas Slattery

|1905

|Protectionist

|Stealing £6,958

|Imprisoned for 3 years and 6 months, set aside by High Court

|Seat in Legislative Council declared vacant after conviction but before the successful appeal to the High Court.

|{{cite book|last1=Twomey|first1=Anne Twomey |author-link=Anne Twomey (academic) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA430|title=The Constitution of New South Wales|publisher=Federation Press|year=2004|isbn=9781862875166|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA430 430]|accessdate=24 November 2020}}

Alan Millard

|1906

|Liberal Reform

|Misappropriation of £5 of a client's money

|6 months, suspended on 12 month good behaviour bond

|Seat in Legislative Assembly was declared vacant

Theodore Trautwein

|1940

|Independent

|False representation to avoid bankruptcy

|Imprisoned for 12 months

|Seat in Legislative Council declared vacant by the Court of Disputed Returns. Subsequently imprisoned for contempt of court.

Thomas Ley (also served in Federal Parliament)

| 1947

| Nationalist

| Murder

| Death, later commuted to confinement in Broadmoor Asylum

| Involvement with a number of disappearances, including that of Frederick McDonald, his predecessor as MP

Rex Jackson

| 1987

| Accepting bribes

| 10 years

| Former Minister for Corrective Services. Increased from 7½ years on appeal

|{{cite news |date=24 June 1988 |title=Jackson given extra 2½ years |work=Sydney Morning Herald}}

Tony Packard

| 1993

| Unlawful use of listening devices

| Fined $1000

| Offences were committed while operating a used-car business, prior to entering parliament

|{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=1997 |name=Mr Anthony Charles Packard (1943- ) |former=Yes |access-date=8 May 2019}}

Barry Morris

| 1996

| Making death threats

| 1 year

| Decreased from 2½ years on appeal

|{{cite news | date=26 November 1996 | title=Morris jail term cut | work=The Australian}}

Phuong Ngo

|2001

|Independent
Labor

|Murder

|Life imprisonment

|Convicted of ordering the killing of Australian MP John Newman on 5 September 1994, a crime which has been described as Australia's first political assassination.

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/phuong-ngo-murders-rival-john-newman-in-australias-first-political-assassination-in-1994/news-story/1decc6dd38429c74338931e7d2883f9b|title=Phuong Ngo murders rival John Newman in Australia's first political assassination in 1994|last=Mark Morri and staff writers|date=5 September 2014|website=heraldsun.com|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{Citation|title=The Newman Case|date=7 April 2008|url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/the-newman-case/8953212|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/john-newman-murder-phuong-ngo-loses-last-appeal-for-life-sentence-20141212-125say.html|title=John Newman murder: Phuong Ngo loses last appeal for life sentence|last=Bibby|first=Paul|date=12 December 2014|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/s1496719.htm |author=Masters, Chris |authorlink=Chris Masters (writer) |work=Four Corners |title=SuperMax |date=17 November 2005 |access-date=6 May 2021 }}

| 2008

| 33 counts, including child sex and drug offences

| 13 years and 8 months (non-parole period 9 years)

| Decreased from 13 years and 11 months on appeal

|{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25137958-5006784,00.html |title=Former NSW MP Milton Orkopolous is appealing child sex and drug offences |work=The Australian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311070258/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25137958-5006784%2C00.html |archivedate=11 March 2009 |accessdate=9 August 2013 }}

Richard Face

| 2009

| Making a false statement to the ICAC

| Fined $2,500, three-year good-behaviour bond

| Lied about misusing parliamentary and electoral office staff to help set up a consultancy.

|{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/prison-looms-for-face-after-lie-to-watchdog-20041222-gdkd35.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Prison looms for Face after lie to watchdog | date=22 December 2004 |accessdate=8 October 2020}}{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/career-switch-saves-face-from-prison-20041224-gdkdkk.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Career switch saves Face from prison | date=24 December 2004 |accessdate=8 October 2020}}

Karyn Paluzzano

|2012

|Falsely claiming parliamentary payments

|Twelve months' home detention

|{{cite news|author=Trembath, Brendan|date=6 September 2012|title=Former MP sentenced to 12 months imprisonment|work=PM|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|format=transcript|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2012/s3584796.htm|accessdate=14 September 2012}}{{cite news|date=6 September 2012|title=Former NSW MP Karyn Paluzzano sentenced to home detention for rorting, lying|work=The Australian|agency=Australian Associated Press|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/former-nsw-mp-karyn-paluzzano-sentenced-to-home-detention/story-e6frg6nf-1226466626909|accessdate=14 September 2012}}

Adam Marshall

| 2014

| Mid-range prescribed content of alcohol

| Driver's licence suspended for nine months, fined $2,000

| Returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.112.

| {{cite news |agency=AAP |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-nationals-mp-adam-marshall-disqualified-from-driving-after-being-charged-with-midrange-drink-driving/story-fni0cx12-1226989780035?nk=f06f6975e40c9102a346d68a0bf49003 |title=NSW Nationals MP Adam Marshall disqualified from driving after being charged with mid-range drink driving |work=Daily Telegraph |date=15 July 2014 }}{{cite news |author=Cormack, Lucy |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-mp-adam-marshall-caught-drinkdriving-20140628-zspl0.html#ixzz37aIFQelV |title=NSW MP Adam Marshall caught drink-driving |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 June 2014 }}

Eddie Obeid

| 2016

| Misconduct in public office

| 5 years (non-parole period of 3 years)

| Failing to declare his precuniary interest while a member of parliament and subsequent attempts to influence bureaucrats and Labor colleagues so as to benefit his family

| {{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-28/eddie-obeid-found-guilty-of-misconduct-in-public-office/7545632|title=Eddie Obeid found guilty of misconduct in public office for not declaring his precuniary interest while member of NSW Upper House|date=28 June 2016|work=ABC News|location=Australia|author=Hoerr, Karl|accessdate=29 June 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eddie-obeid-guilty-verdict-beginning-of-the-end-for-former-labor-powerbroker-20160628-gptxuy.html#ixzz4CsvSLEC3|title=Eddie Obeid guilty verdict: beginning of the end for former Labor powerbroker|date=28 June 2016|work=Sydney Morning Herald|author=McClymont, Kate|accessdate=29 June 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eddie-obeid-jailed-for-misconduct-over-circular-quay-business-deals-20161208-gt6n87.html|title=Eddie Obeid jailed for misconduct over Circular Quay business deals|last=Whitbourn|first=Michaela|date=15 December 2016|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en-UK|access-date=15 December 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/eddie-obeid-sentenced-five-years-jail-misconduct-public-office/8122720|title=Eddie Obeid sentenced to five years' jail for misconduct in public office|author1=Carter, Lucy|author2=Calderwood, Kathleen|date=15 December 2016|newspaper=ABC News |location=Australia|language=en-UK|access-date=15 December 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/eddie-obeid-why-everyone-is-talking-about-him/8120006|title=Eddie Obeid: The rise, reign and recession of NSW's most notorious political powerbroker|author1=Gerathy, Sarah|date=15 December 2016|newspaper=ABC News |location=Australia|language=en-UK|access-date=15 December 2016}}

Ian Macdonald

|2017

|Wilful misconduct in public office

|10 years (non-parole period 7 years) set aside on appeal

|Conviction set aside on appeal and re-trial ordered

|{{cite news|author1=Wells, Jamelle|date=25 February 2019|title=Ian Macdonald wins appeal against misconduct conviction, walks free from prison|work=ABC News|location=Australia|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-25/ian-macdonald-wins-appeal-against-misconduct-conviction/10845314|access-date=25 February 2019}}{{cite news|author=Thompson, Angus|date=25 February 2019|title=Ex-NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald and union friend John Maitland's convictions thrown out|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/former-nsw-labor-minister-ian-macdonald-and-union-friend-john-maitland-s-convictions-thrown-out-20190225-p51002.html|access-date=25 February 2019}}

Eddie Obeid

| rowspan="2" |2021

| rowspan="2" |Labor

| rowspan="2" |Conspiracy to wilfully commit misconduct in public office

| rowspan="2" |Eddie Obeid, Moses Obeid and Ian Macdonald conspired for Macdonald to commit misconduct concerning the granting of a coal exploration licence involving the Mount Penny tenement

| rowspan="2" |{{cite news|author=McClymont, Kate|date=19 July 2021|title=Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid found guilty over rigged tender|language=en-AU|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/eddie-obeid-ian-macdonald-and-moses-obeid-found-guilty-over-rigged-tender-20210718-p58atd.html|access-date=19 July 2021}}{{cite news|author=|date=19 July 2021|title=Eddie Obied, Ian Macdonald, Moses Obeid found guilty of mine licence conspiracy|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|location=Australia|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-19/obeid-macdonald-found-guilty-of-mine-licence-conspiracy/100303688|access-date=19 July 2021}}

Ian Macdonald

Queensland

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Reference
William Hamilton \| 1891 \| Labor \| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike \| 3 years \| future state MP \|{{cite AuDB \|first=B. W.\|last=Neethercote\|authorlink= \|title=Hamilton, William (1858–1920)\|volume=9\|edition= \|year=1983\|id2=hamilton-william-6540\|accessdate=}}
Brian Austin \| 1990 \| National \| misappropriating public funds \| 15 months \| \|{{cite news \| date=14 May 2007 \| title=Players in a vast drama\| newspaper=Courier Mail \| url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21725996-5012936,00.html \| accessdate=19 June 2007 \| first=Elizabeth \| last=Allen}}
Leisha Harvey \| 1990 \| National \| misappropriating public funds \| 12 months \| 7 months served in home detention \|
Don Lane \| 1990 \| National \| misappropriating public funds \| 12 months \| \|
Geoff Muntz \| 1990 \| National \| misappropriating public funds \| 12 months \| \|
Keith Wright \| 1993 \| Labor \| child sex offences \| 8 years (non-parole period 4 years), paroled after 5½ years \| Former Opposition Leader \|{{cite web\|url=https://newmatilda.com/2008/06/18/pollies-behaving-badly/\|title=Pollies Behaving Badly\|date=18 June 2008\|website=NewMatilda.com}}
Bill D'Arcy \| 2000 \| Labor \| child sex offences \| 11 years (non-parole period 7 years) \| \|{{cite news \| date=11 December 2003 \| title=D'Arcy child sex trial aborted for third time\| newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald \| url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/darcy-child-sex-trial-aborted-for-third-time-20031212-gdhyql.html \| accessdate=8 October 2020}}
John Budd \| 2002 \| Labor \| fraud and misappropriation \| 2½ years (suspended) \| \| {{cite news\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/ex-mp-escapes-jail-after-stealing-party-funds-20020702-gdff1t.html\|title=Ex-MP escapes jail after stealing party funds\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=2 July 2002\|access-date=11 June 2024}}
Merri Rose \| 2005 \| Labor \| extortion \| 1½ years \| \|
Karen Struthers \| 2007 \| Labor \| Drink driving \| $1,000 fine and loss of licence for 10 months \| \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/qld-labor-mp-fined-over-drinkdriving-20070828-vrd.html\|title=Qld Labor MP fined over drink-driving \|date=28 August 2007 \|website=SMH.com.au}}
Gordon Nuttall \| 2009, 2011 \| Labor \| Corruption, receiving secret commissions, theft \| 15 years (non-parole period 10 years) \| \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-07-15/nuttall-found-guilty-of-corruption/1354284\|title=Nuttall found guilty of corruption\|date=15 July 2009\|website=ABC News}}
Scott Driscoll \| 2013 \| Liberal National \| 42 counts of contempt of Parliament, four counts of failing to register interests and one count of misleading the House \| fined $84,000 for contempt; fined $4,000 for failing to register interests; fined $2,000 for misleading the House; and the Legislative Assembly moved to expel Driscoll from the chamber and declare the seat of Redcliffe vacant "to protect the honour and dignity of the Legislative Authority". \| \|{{cite web\|url= https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/ETHICS/2013/Matter-of-privilege04Jun2013/Report139.pdf \|title=Ethics Committee Report 139\|date=19 November 2019\|website=Queensland Parliament}}
Paul Pisasale \|2019 \|Labor Independent \|2 counts of extortion. In 2020 he pleaded guilty to 30 other charges including Fraud, Sexual Assault and Official Corruption \|7.5 years (non-parole period 3 years) \|Former Mayor of Ipswich \|

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Reference

William Hamilton

| 1891

| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike

| 3 years

| future state MP

|{{cite AuDB |first=B. W.|last=Neethercote|authorlink= |title=Hamilton, William (1858–1920)|volume=9|edition= |year=1983|id2=hamilton-william-6540|accessdate=}}

Brian Austin

| 1990

| misappropriating public funds

| 15 months

|{{cite news | date=14 May 2007 | title=Players in a vast drama| newspaper=Courier Mail | url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21725996-5012936,00.html | accessdate=19 June 2007 | first=Elizabeth | last=Allen}}

Leisha Harvey

| 1990

| misappropriating public funds

| 12 months

| 7 months served in home detention

Don Lane

| 1990

| misappropriating public funds

| 12 months

Geoff Muntz

| 1990

| misappropriating public funds

| 12 months

Keith Wright

| 1993

| child sex offences

| 8 years (non-parole period 4 years), paroled after 5½ years

| Former Opposition Leader

|{{cite web|url=https://newmatilda.com/2008/06/18/pollies-behaving-badly/|title=Pollies Behaving Badly|date=18 June 2008|website=NewMatilda.com}}

Bill D'Arcy

| 2000

| child sex offences

| 11 years (non-parole period 7 years)

|{{cite news | date=11 December 2003 | title=D'Arcy child sex trial aborted for third time| newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald | url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/darcy-child-sex-trial-aborted-for-third-time-20031212-gdhyql.html | accessdate=8 October 2020}}

John Budd

| 2002

| fraud and misappropriation

| 2½ years (suspended)

| {{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/ex-mp-escapes-jail-after-stealing-party-funds-20020702-gdff1t.html|title=Ex-MP escapes jail after stealing party funds|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2 July 2002|access-date=11 June 2024}}

Merri Rose

| 2005

| extortion

| 1½ years

Karen Struthers

| 2007

| Drink driving

| $1,000 fine and loss of licence for 10 months

|{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/qld-labor-mp-fined-over-drinkdriving-20070828-vrd.html|title=Qld Labor MP fined over drink-driving |date=28 August 2007 |website=SMH.com.au}}

Gordon Nuttall

| 2009, 2011

| Corruption, receiving secret commissions, theft

| 15 years (non-parole period 10 years)

|{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-07-15/nuttall-found-guilty-of-corruption/1354284|title=Nuttall found guilty of corruption|date=15 July 2009|website=ABC News}}

Scott Driscoll

| 2013

| Liberal National

| 42 counts of contempt of Parliament, four counts of failing to register interests and one count of misleading the House

| fined $84,000 for contempt;

fined $4,000 for failing to register interests;

fined $2,000 for misleading the House; and the Legislative Assembly moved to expel Driscoll from the chamber and declare the seat of Redcliffe vacant "to protect the honour and dignity of the Legislative Authority".

|{{cite web|url= https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/ETHICS/2013/Matter-of-privilege04Jun2013/Report139.pdf |title=Ethics Committee Report 139|date=19 November 2019|website=Queensland Parliament}}

Paul Pisasale

|2019

|Labor
Independent

|2 counts of extortion. In 2020 he pleaded guilty to 30 other charges including Fraud, Sexual Assault and Official Corruption

|7.5 years (non-parole period 3 years)

|Former Mayor of Ipswich

Tasmania

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Reference
John McDonald \| 1951 \| Labor \| Manslaughter \| 10 years' jail \| \| {{cite news\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52812891\|title=McDonald Convicted of Manslaughter\|date=23 April 1951\|newspaper=The Examiner\|location=Launceston, Tasmania}}
Brenton Best \| 2002 \| Labor \| Drink driving \| fine and loss of licence \| \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.pollbludger.net/2006/03/09/tasmanian-election-braddon-form-guide/ \|title=Tasmanian election: Braddon form guide \|last=Bowe \|first=William \|date=9 March 2006 \|website=The Poll Bludger \|access-date=10 May 2019}}
Terry Martin \| 2011 \| Independent \| Producing child pornography and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 17 \| suspended sentence \| \|{{cite news \|title=Ex-MP guilty of sex with child prostitute \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/ex-mp-guilty-of-sex-with-child-prostitute-20111122-1nrg0.html \|accessdate=10 May 2019 \|website=SMH.com.au \|date=22 November 2011}}

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Reference

John McDonald

| 1951

| Manslaughter

| 10 years' jail

| {{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52812891|title=McDonald Convicted of Manslaughter|date=23 April 1951|newspaper=The Examiner|location=Launceston, Tasmania}}

Brenton Best

| 2002

| Drink driving

| fine and loss of licence

|{{cite web |url=https://www.pollbludger.net/2006/03/09/tasmanian-election-braddon-form-guide/ |title=Tasmanian election: Braddon form guide |last=Bowe |first=William |date=9 March 2006 |website=The Poll Bludger |access-date=10 May 2019}}

Terry Martin

| 2011

| Independent

| Producing child pornography and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 17

| suspended sentence

|{{cite news |title=Ex-MP guilty of sex with child prostitute |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/ex-mp-guilty-of-sex-with-child-prostitute-20111122-1nrg0.html |accessdate=10 May 2019 |website=SMH.com.au |date=22 November 2011}}

South Australia

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Reference
John Richards \|1882 \| \|Twice convicted of cheque fraud \|Imprisonment for 1 months and imprisonment for 3 months \| \|{{cite news \|date=23 December 1881 \|title=Mr John Richards \|page=3 \|newspaper=Kapunda Herald \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106568317 \|access-date=10 December 2022 \|via=Trove}}{{cite news \|date=1 July 1882 \|title=Adelaide gossip \|page=3 \|newspaper=Port Augusta Dispatch and Flinders' Advertiser \|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195909621 \|access-date=10 December 2022 \|via=Trove}}
Beasley Kearney \|1933 \|Labor \|Fraud \|Imprisonment for 3 years \| \|{{cite news\|date=10 August 1933\|title=Ex-M.P. sent to gaol\|volume=\|page=39\|newspaper=The Chronicle\|issue=\|location=\|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90888549\|via=Trove\|accessdate=24 April 2021}}
Tammy Franks \|2012 \|Greens South Australia \|Tax Return FTL Penalty (10 charges of failing to lodge tax returns) \|Fined $6600 and ordered her to pay $7,500 court costs \| \|{{Cite web \|date=17 October 2012 \|title=Greens MP Franks fined for tax offences \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/greens-mp-franks-fined-for-tax-offences-20121017-27r1z.html \|access-date=21 June 2022 \|website=The Sydney Morning Herald \|language=en}} {{Cite web \|date=10 June 2024 \|title=Failure to lodge on time penalty \|url=https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/paying-the-ato/interest-and-penalties/penalties/failure-to-lodge-on-time-penalty \|access-date=24 April 2025 \|website=Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office \|language=en}}
Bernard Finnigan \| 2015 \| Labor Independent \| Obtaining access to child pornography \| A 15-month suspended sentence with a three-year $1,000 good behaviour bond \| Also added to the sex offender register \| {{cite news\|last1=Marcus\|first1=Candice\|title=Bernard Finnigan: Former MP gets 15 months' jail suspended in favour of bond\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-09/bernard-finnigan-sentenced-porn-offence/7012414\|accessdate=9 December 2015\|work=ABC News\|date=9 December 2015}}{{Cite web\|title = MLC Bernard Finnigan quits politics after guilty verdict on child porn\|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-12/mlc-bernard-finnigan-quits-politics-after-being-found-guilty/6936292\|website = ABC News\|date = 12 November 2015\|accessdate = 12 November 2015\|language = en-AU}}{{cite news \| url=http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/bernard-finnigan-sa-court-hands-down-verdict-on-child-pornography-trial-of-former-sa-labour-mp/story-fnii5yv4-1227602771531 \| title=Bernard Finnigan guilty: SA court hands down verdict on child pornography against former SA Labor MP \| work=AdelaideNow \| date=10 November 2015}}
Troy Bell \| 2024 \| Liberal Independent \| 20 counts of theft and five counts of dishonest dealings with documents \| \| \| {{cite news \|title=South Australian MP Troy Bell's offending motivated by 'greed' as prosecutors push for jail term \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/troy-bell-sentencing/105074960 \|access-date=28 April 2025 \|work=ABC News \|date=20 March 2025 \|language=en-AU}}
David Speirs \| 2025 \| Liberal \| Two counts of supplying a controlled drug \| A $9,000 fine and 37.5 hours of community service. \| \| {{cite news \|title=David Speirs has gone from alternative SA premier to convicted drug supplier \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/david-speirs-drug-supply-conviction-analysis-/105213210 \|access-date=26 April 2025 \|work=ABC News \|date=24 April 2025 \|language=en-AU}}

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Reference

John Richards

|1882

|Twice convicted of cheque fraud

|Imprisonment for 1 months and imprisonment for 3 months

|{{cite news |date=23 December 1881 |title=Mr John Richards |page=3 |newspaper=Kapunda Herald |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106568317 |access-date=10 December 2022 |via=Trove}}{{cite news |date=1 July 1882 |title=Adelaide gossip |page=3 |newspaper=Port Augusta Dispatch and Flinders' Advertiser |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195909621 |access-date=10 December 2022 |via=Trove}}

Beasley Kearney

|1933

|Fraud

|Imprisonment for 3 years

|{{cite news|date=10 August 1933|title=Ex-M.P. sent to gaol|volume=|page=39|newspaper=The Chronicle|issue=|location=|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90888549|via=Trove|accessdate=24 April 2021}}

Tammy Franks

|2012

|Greens South Australia

|Tax Return FTL Penalty (10 charges of failing to lodge tax returns)

|Fined $6600 and ordered her to pay $7,500 court costs

|{{Cite web |date=17 October 2012 |title=Greens MP Franks fined for tax offences |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/greens-mp-franks-fined-for-tax-offences-20121017-27r1z.html |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Failure to lodge on time penalty |url=https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/paying-the-ato/interest-and-penalties/penalties/failure-to-lodge-on-time-penalty |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office |language=en}}

Bernard Finnigan

| 2015

| Labor
Independent

| Obtaining access to child pornography

| A 15-month suspended sentence with a three-year $1,000 good behaviour bond

| Also added to the sex offender register

| {{cite news|last1=Marcus|first1=Candice|title=Bernard Finnigan: Former MP gets 15 months' jail suspended in favour of bond|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-09/bernard-finnigan-sentenced-porn-offence/7012414|accessdate=9 December 2015|work=ABC News|date=9 December 2015}}{{Cite web|title = MLC Bernard Finnigan quits politics after guilty verdict on child porn|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-12/mlc-bernard-finnigan-quits-politics-after-being-found-guilty/6936292|website = ABC News|date = 12 November 2015|accessdate = 12 November 2015|language = en-AU}}{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/bernard-finnigan-sa-court-hands-down-verdict-on-child-pornography-trial-of-former-sa-labour-mp/story-fnii5yv4-1227602771531 | title=Bernard Finnigan guilty: SA court hands down verdict on child pornography against former SA Labor MP | work=AdelaideNow | date=10 November 2015}}

Troy Bell

| 2024

| Liberal
Independent

| 20 counts of theft and five counts of dishonest dealings with documents

| {{cite news |title=South Australian MP Troy Bell's offending motivated by 'greed' as prosecutors push for jail term |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/troy-bell-sentencing/105074960 |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=ABC News |date=20 March 2025 |language=en-AU}}

David Speirs

| 2025

| Two counts of supplying a controlled drug

| A $9,000 fine and 37.5 hours of community service.

| {{cite news |title=David Speirs has gone from alternative SA premier to convicted drug supplier |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/david-speirs-drug-supply-conviction-analysis-/105213210 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=ABC News |date=24 April 2025 |language=en-AU}}

Victoria

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Reference
Carolyn Hirsh \| 2004 \| Labor \| Drink driving \| $600 fine and driving ban of 6 months \| \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Drunk-MP-asleep-at-wheel/2005/03/30/1111862440835.html \| work=The Sydney Morning Herald \| title=Drink-driving Lib MP fell asleep at wheel \| date=30 March 2005}}
Andrew Olexander \| 2004 \| Liberal \| Drink driving \| $500 fine and loss of licence for 12 months \| \|
Carolyn Hirsh \| 2006 \| Labor \| Drink driving and driving while disqualified \| $600 fine and driving ban of 1 year \| \|{{cite news\| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Vic-MP-guilty-of-2nd-drinkdrive-offence/2006/08/28/1156617259896.html \| work=The Sydney Morning Herald \| title=Vic MP guilty of 2nd drink-drive offence \| date=28 August 2006}}
Adem Somyurek \| 2009 \| Labor \| Driving while disqualified \| One-month suspended jail sentence and $300 fine \| \|{{cite news\| url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-12-10/labor-mp-sentenced-for-driving-offence/1177260 \| work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation \| title=Labor MP sentenced for driving offence \| date=10 December 2009}}
Tim Smith \| 2021 \| Liberal \| Drink driving \| $750 fine and 1 year license suspension \| \|{{cite news\| url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/liberal-mp-tim-smith-resigns-after-crashing-car-driving-more-than-twice-legal-limit-20211031-p594pt.html \| work=The Age \| title=Move to oust Liberal Tim Smith from electorate after drink-driving crash \| date=31 October 2021}}
Russell Northe \| 2023 \| National \| Misconduct in public office \| 21-month jail sentence \| \|{{cite news \|title=Former MP jailed for gambling almost $180,000 of electoral office funds \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/russell-northe-sentenced-gambling-county-court-parliament/103014400 \|access-date=25 October 2023 \|work=ABC News \|date=25 October 2023 \|language=en-AU}}

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Reference

Carolyn Hirsh

| 2004

| Drink driving

| $600 fine and driving ban of 6 months

|{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Drunk-MP-asleep-at-wheel/2005/03/30/1111862440835.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Drink-driving Lib MP fell asleep at wheel | date=30 March 2005}}

Andrew Olexander

| 2004

| Drink driving

| $500 fine and loss of licence for 12 months

Carolyn Hirsh

| 2006

| Drink driving and driving while disqualified

| $600 fine and driving ban of 1 year

|{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Vic-MP-guilty-of-2nd-drinkdrive-offence/2006/08/28/1156617259896.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Vic MP guilty of 2nd drink-drive offence | date=28 August 2006}}

Adem Somyurek

| 2009

| Driving while disqualified

| One-month suspended jail sentence and $300 fine

|{{cite news| url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-12-10/labor-mp-sentenced-for-driving-offence/1177260 | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | title=Labor MP sentenced for driving offence | date=10 December 2009}}

Tim Smith

| 2021

| Drink driving

| $750 fine and 1 year license suspension

|{{cite news| url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/liberal-mp-tim-smith-resigns-after-crashing-car-driving-more-than-twice-legal-limit-20211031-p594pt.html | work=The Age | title=Move to oust Liberal Tim Smith from electorate after drink-driving crash | date=31 October 2021}}

Russell Northe

| 2023

| Misconduct in public office

| 21-month jail sentence

|{{cite news |title=Former MP jailed for gambling almost $180,000 of electoral office funds |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/russell-northe-sentenced-gambling-county-court-parliament/103014400 |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=ABC News |date=25 October 2023 |language=en-AU}}

Western Australia

class="wikitable"
Name ! Year ! Party ! Offence ! Sentence ! Notes ! Ref
Julian Stuart \| 1891 \| Labor \| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike \| 3 years \| future state MP \|{{cite AuDB \|first=Donald\|last=Grant\|authorlink= \|title=Stuart, John Alexander Salmon (1866–1929)\|volume=12\|edition= \|year=1990\|id2=stuart-john-alexander-salmon-8706\|accessdate=}}
George Taylor \| 1891 \| Labor \| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike \| 3 years \| future state MP \|{{cite AuDB \|first=Wendy\|last=Birman\|authorlink= \|title=Taylor, George (1861–1935)\|volume=12\|edition= \|year=1990\|id2=taylor-george-8755\|accessdate=}}
John Marquis Hopkins \| 1910 \| Ministerial \| Forging and uttering a promissory note \| 5 years \| sitting state MP \| {{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211919661 \|title=J. M. Hopkins Convicted. \|newspaper=The Northam Advertiser \|volume=XVII \|issue=1,559 \|location=Western Australia \|date=16 April 1910 \|accessdate=7 March 2021 \|page=4 \|via=National Library of Australia}}
Frederick Baglin \| 1923 \| Labor \| stealing as a servant \| 3 years \| sitting state MP \|[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22622328 "Ex-Legislator Sentenced."], The West Australian, 15 August 1923.
Bill Grayden \|1978 \|Liberal \|assault and wilful damage \| \|sitting state MP \|{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126876270 \|title=WA's new Premier steps warily into the giant's shoes \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|date=4 February 1982 \|access-date=15 March 2023 \|page=2 \|via=National Library of Australia}}
Brian Burke \| 1994 \| Labor \| fraud \| two years \| former state premier, guilty of four counts of defrauding the state by making false claims on the parliamentary imprest account, paroled after seven months \|{{cite news \| date=9 November 2006 \| title=Former WA premier to quit ALP \| newspaper=The Australian \| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20728716-1702,00.html \| accessdate=20 December 2006 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310064151/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20728716-1702,00.html \| archive-date=10 March 2007 \| url-status=dead }}
Ray O'Connor \| 1995 \| Liberal \| stealing a Bond Corporation cheque \| 18 months \| former state premier, paroled after six months \|{{cite news\|title=Courts embroil MPs in wild West\|date=5 July 1999\|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald\|location=Sydney\|page=2}}{{cite book \|last=Barker \|first=Anthony \|title=What Happened When: A Chronology of Australia from 1788 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qaW9wt7ySAC&q=%22ray+o+connor%22+sentenced+bond+corporation&pg=PA360 \|year=2001 \|publisher=Allen & Unwin \|location=Australia \|isbn=1-86508-426-3 \|page=360 }}
David Parker \| 1996 \| Labor \| perjury \| 18 months \| former state deputy premier, paroled after six months \|{{cite news\|title=Parker appeal dismissed\|date=21 December 1996\|newspaper=The West Australian}}
Brian Burke \|1997 \|Labor \|stealing $122,585 in campaign donations from the Labor Party \|3 years \|former state premier, conviction quashed after six months in jail \|{{cite web \|last1=Beresford \|first1=Quentin \|title=The second coming of Brian Burke \|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/the-second-coming-of-brian-burke-20080726-jcng0 \|website=Australian Financial Review \|access-date=19 May 2023 \|date=26 July 2008}}
Wayde Smith \| 1998 \| Liberal \| perjury \| 18 months \| paroled after six months \|{{cite news\|title=Ex-MP jailed in perjury case\|date=5 November 1997\|newspaper=The West Australian}}{{cite news\|title=Smith loses realtor licence\|date=22 August 1998\|newspaper=The West Australian}}
Graham Burkett \| 2006 \| Labor \| receiving bribes \| 14 months \| former mayor of Stirling and state MP \|(28 February 2006). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-02-28/former-wa-politician-jailed-for-corruption/808190 "Former WA politician jailed for corruption"] – ABC News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
Ben Dawkins \|2023 \|Labor \|Breaching a violence restraining order \|Yet to be sentenced \|sitting state MP, expelled from the Labor Party \|{{cite web \|last1=Bourke \|first1=Keane \|title=Ben Dawkins to be expelled from WA Labor after admitting breaching family violence order \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/ben-dawkins-set-to-be-expelled-from-wa-labor/101968634 \|website=ABC News \|access-date=19 May 2023 \|date=17 February 2023}}{{cite web \|last1=Moulton \|first1=Emily \|title=Ben Dawkins: WA's newest MP has seven domestic violence charges dropped \|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/ben-dawkins-was-newest-mp-has-seven-domestic-violence-charges-dropped-c-10699742 \|website=The West Australian \|access-date=19 May 2023 \|date=19 May 2023 \|url-access=subscription}}
James Hayward \|2023 \|National Party \|charged with child sex offences. \|Yet to be sentenced \|sitting state MP, \|{{Cite news \|last=Menagh \|first=Joanna \|date=28 August 2023 \|title=WA MP James Hayward found guilty of child sex abuse, disqualified from parliament \|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-28/wa-mp-james-hayward-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-young-girl/102772004 \|access-date=28 August 2023}}

class="wikitable"

Name

! Year

! Party

! Offence

! Sentence

! Notes

! Ref

Julian Stuart

| 1891

| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike

| 3 years

| future state MP

|{{cite AuDB |first=Donald|last=Grant|authorlink= |title=Stuart, John Alexander Salmon (1866–1929)|volume=12|edition= |year=1990|id2=stuart-john-alexander-salmon-8706|accessdate=}}

George Taylor

| 1891

| conspiracy in connection with the Queensland shearers' strike

| 3 years

| future state MP

|{{cite AuDB |first=Wendy|last=Birman|authorlink= |title=Taylor, George (1861–1935)|volume=12|edition= |year=1990|id2=taylor-george-8755|accessdate=}}

John Marquis Hopkins

| 1910

| Ministerial

| Forging and uttering a promissory note

| 5 years

| sitting state MP

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211919661 |title=J. M. Hopkins Convicted. |newspaper=The Northam Advertiser |volume=XVII |issue=1,559 |location=Western Australia |date=16 April 1910 |accessdate=7 March 2021 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Frederick Baglin

| 1923

| stealing as a servant

| 3 years

| sitting state MP

|[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22622328 "Ex-Legislator Sentenced."], The West Australian, 15 August 1923.

Bill Grayden

|1978

|Liberal

|assault and wilful damage

|sitting state MP

|{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126876270 |title=WA's new Premier steps warily into the giant's shoes |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=4 February 1982 |access-date=15 March 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Brian Burke

| 1994

| fraud

| two years

| former state premier, guilty of four counts of defrauding the state by making false claims on the parliamentary imprest account, paroled after seven months

|{{cite news | date=9 November 2006 | title=Former WA premier to quit ALP | newspaper=The Australian | url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20728716-1702,00.html | accessdate=20 December 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310064151/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20728716-1702,00.html | archive-date=10 March 2007 | url-status=dead }}

Ray O'Connor

| 1995

| stealing a Bond Corporation cheque

| 18 months

| former state premier, paroled after six months

|{{cite news|title=Courts embroil MPs in wild West|date=5 July 1999|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|location=Sydney|page=2}}{{cite book |last=Barker |first=Anthony |title=What Happened When: A Chronology of Australia from 1788 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qaW9wt7ySAC&q=%22ray+o+connor%22+sentenced+bond+corporation&pg=PA360 |year=2001 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Australia |isbn=1-86508-426-3 |page=360 }}

David Parker

| 1996

| perjury

| 18 months

| former state deputy premier, paroled after six months

|{{cite news|title=Parker appeal dismissed|date=21 December 1996|newspaper=The West Australian}}

Brian Burke

|1997

|stealing $122,585 in campaign donations from the Labor Party

|3 years

|former state premier, conviction quashed after six months in jail

|{{cite web |last1=Beresford |first1=Quentin |title=The second coming of Brian Burke |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/the-second-coming-of-brian-burke-20080726-jcng0 |website=Australian Financial Review |access-date=19 May 2023 |date=26 July 2008}}

Wayde Smith

| 1998

| perjury

| 18 months

| paroled after six months

|{{cite news|title=Ex-MP jailed in perjury case|date=5 November 1997|newspaper=The West Australian}}{{cite news|title=Smith loses realtor licence|date=22 August 1998|newspaper=The West Australian}}

Graham Burkett

| 2006

| receiving bribes

| 14 months

| former mayor of Stirling and state MP

|(28 February 2006). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-02-28/former-wa-politician-jailed-for-corruption/808190 "Former WA politician jailed for corruption"] – ABC News. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

Ben Dawkins

|2023