(Hotham, VIC) – announced retirement 1 July 2013 Craig Emerson MP (Rankin, Qld) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Martin Ferguson MP (Batman, Vic) – announced retirement 29 May 2013 Peter Garrett MP (Kingsford Smith, NSW) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Steve Gibbons MP (Bendigo, Vic) – announced retirement 29 August 2011 Julia Gillard MP (Lalor, Vic) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Sharon Grierson MP (Newcastle, NSW) – announced retirement 18 July 2012 Harry Jenkins MP (Scullin, Vic) – announced retirement 26 July 2012 Kirsten Livermore MP (Capricornia, Qld) – announced retirement 27 November 2012 Robert McClelland MP (Barton, NSW) – announced retirement 29 January 2013 Nicola Roxon MP (Gellibrand, VIC) – announced retirement 2 February 2013 Stephen Smith MP (Perth, WA) – announced retirement 27 June 2013 Senator Mark Bishop (WA) – announced retirement 15 April 2013 Senator Trish Crossin (NT) – lost preselection 28 January 2013 Senator John Hogg (Qld) – announced retirement 10 August 2012 Liberal Joanna Gash MP (Gilmore, NSW) – announced retirement 25 January 2012 Barry Haase MP (Durack, WA) – announced retirement 15 June 2013 Judi Moylan MP (Pearce, WA) – announced retirement 28 July 2011 Alby Schultz MP (Hume, NSW) – announced retirement 17 April 2012 Patrick Secker MP (Barker, SA) – announced retirement on 25 June 2013 Alex Somlyay MP (Fairfax, Qld) – announced retirement 25 September 2010 Mal Washer MP (Moore, WA) – announced retirement 28 July 2011 Senator Sue Boyce (Qld) – announced retirement 8 October 2012 Senator Alan Eggleston (WA) – announced retirement 9 April 2012 Senator Gary Humphries (ACT) – lost preselection 23 February 2013 National John Forrest MP (Mallee, Vic) – announced retirement 6 March 2013 Paul Neville MP (Hinkler, Qld) − announced retirement 10 October 2012 Senator Ron Boswell (Qld) – announced retirement 21 September 2012 WA Nationals Tony Crook MP (O'Connor) – announced retirement 9 April 2013 Electoral events timeline 30 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces planned election date of 14 September 2013. 2 February – Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announces she will be retiring at the election. Higher Education Minister Senator Chris Evans, whose term was not due to finish until 2017, announces he will be resigning in the near future. 19 February – Greens leader Christine Milne announces that the alliance agreement with the ALP is over, but her party will not vote against confidence or supply. 26 February –