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While strong party discipline has been a feature of Australian politics since the emergence of the Labor Party in the early 1900s, as late as 1980 the Fraser government could not be assured that his party's majority in the Senate would translate to absolute control, with at least 12 senators prepared to vote against the government. [52]
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2022 Australian federal election held on 21 May 2022. [1] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states begin on 1 July 2022. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election, 21 May 2022. [2]
The 2022 Australian Senate election was held on 21 May 2022 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 2022 federal election. Senators elected at this election took office on 1 July 2022, with the exception of the Senators elected from two territories whose terms commenced from election day.
The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 17 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 21 of the 76 members of ...
Party Cause South Australia: 31 July 1912 William Russell Labor: John Shannon Liberal: Death 3rd Parliament (1907–1910) State Date Incumbent Party Appointee Party Cause South Australia: 11 July 1907 Joseph Vardon Anti-Socialist: James O'Loghlin Labor: Election declared void [n 14] 2nd Parliament (1904–1906) No appointments made: 1st ...
Senators by State in Australia. This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2019 Australian federal election held on 18 May 2019. [1] [2] Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states began on 1 July 2019. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of ...
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2016 Australian federal election held on 2 July 2016. The election was held as a consequence of a double dissolution in which both houses of parliament were dissolved. Ordinarily, only half of the senators terms end at each election.
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (historically also known as the Leader of the Senate) is the government's most senior cabinet minister in the Australian Senate and the main government spokesperson in the Senate. [1] [2] The position's Opposition counterpart is the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. [3]