The Lord's Prayer is read by the Speaker at the start of each sitting day, and Ms Dawkins said removing it would send a better message of inclusivity.

‘‘I feel excluded at that time of day, and from that ritual because I’m not a Christian,’’ Ms Dawkins said.

‘‘A moment’s reflection would enable everybody to think about whatever they want, whether it be their family or their role in Parliament.’’

Ms Dawkins became an MP in June last year when former Greens leader Kim Booth resigned suddenly.

She said as a newcomer, she has found Parliament an ‘‘incredibly heavy, traditional and masculine space’’.

‘‘I just think there are so many things we could do to make it a space where more people feel that they can be reflected,’’ she said.

‘‘It doesn’t reflect the wider views of the community because the wider community are not in Parliament – it’s made up of middle aged white people.

Ms Dawkins said she believed most Tasmanians would be ‘‘fed up’’ with how MPs behaved in Parliament.

‘‘If it has to be traditional and serious, then it should be treated that way, but it’s just a constant slanging match.

‘‘For some people they are born into those political dynasties in Tasmania, I understand it, but I just think we need to engage a broader cross section of the community.

‘‘I’m not a part of that world, I’ve never been a part of that world.’’

Despite this, Ms Dawkins said she was ‘‘incredibly grateful’’ to be an MP.

‘‘But I think it does take someone like me that can see it from the outside to say ‘this isn’t an inclusive space’.’’

State Parliament returns on March 8.