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A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority. Prior to 1909 a three-party system existed in the chamber.
A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.
It reduced to 147 at the 1993 election, returned to 148 at the 1996 election, increased to 150 at the 2001 election, and stands at 151 as of the 2022 Australian federal election. [ 2 ] The House of Representatives chamber is designed to seat up to 172 members, with provision for an ultimate total of 240 to be accommodated.
In addition the federal government have changed to fixed election dates every three years, and both territories and all states except Tasmania have changed to fixed election dates every four years. For these legislatures, the box is shown as running until the next scheduled election, but one could still be earlier if the government falls due to ...
Upper house: 11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council (every 4 years) Tasmania: Tasmanian Electoral Commission (2005) Lower house: All 25 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly (every 4 years) 23 March 2024: 3 June 2028: Upper house: 2 or 3 (of the 15 seats) in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (every year) 4 May 2024: ...
The voting population of each Australian electoral division, as of the 2022 federal election. Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 151 electorates.
Section 28 of the Constitution says: "Every House of Representatives shall continue for three years from the first sitting of the House, and no longer, but may be sooner dissolved by the Governor-General." [88] Since the 46th Parliament of Australia opened on 2 July 2019, it will expire on 1 July 2022.
The number of seats won by each party in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election were: Coalition 58, Labor 77, Australian Greens 4, Centre Alliance 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, and Independents 10.