Hollie Hughes (politician)

This article is about an Australian politician. For the American horse trainer, see Hollie Hughes (horse trainer).

Hollie Hughes
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025
Succeeded byJessica Collins
Personal details
BornHollie Alexandra Nolan
(1975-02-12) 12 February 1975
Adelaide, South Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
PartyLiberal (until 2025)
EducationCharles Sturt University
Macquarie University
OccupationPolitician

Hollie Alexandra Hughes (née Nolan; born 12 February 1975) is an Australian politician. She served as a Senator for New South Wales from 2019 to 2025, representing the Liberal Party.

Hughes was an unsuccessful Senate candidate at the 2016 federal election. During the 2017 parliamentary eligibility crisis, she won the countback to determine the replacement for disqualified Senator Fiona Nash, but was not declared elected because the High Court of Australia, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, ruled that she was ineligible for election, due to her employment as a member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

In November 2018, Hughes won the most votes in the Liberal Party's Senate preselection ballot for the 2019 federal election. She was first on the Coalition's Senate ticket in New South Wales at the 2019 election.

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