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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 ...
5 June 2022 – current Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley: Farrer: NSW 30 May 2022 – current Chief Opposition Whip Bert van Manen: Forde: QLD 26 July 2022 – current Whip Melissa Price: Durack: WA 26 July 2022 – current Rowan Ramsey: Grey: SA 26 July 2022 – current
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.
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]
Non-local parties refers to parties in each state or territory that endorse candidates for local elections, but do not exclusively operate at a local level. This differs in each jurisdiction, with the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia only contesting in certain states. [2]
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sought to win a fourth consecutive term in office but was defeated by the opposition Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese.
Party Electorate State Term of office Leader of the House: Christian Porter Liberal: Pearce: WA 29 May 2019-30 March 2021 Peter Dutton: Liberal National: Dickson: Qld 30 March 2021-23 May 2022 Chief Whip: Bert van Manen: Liberal National: Forde: Qld 28 May 2019-23 May 2022 Deputy Speaker: Kevin Hogan: National: Page: NSW 26 March 2018-10 ...
Minor parties in Australian politics include a green party, the Australian Greens (the largest of the minor parties since 2004); a centrist party, Centre Alliance; a nationalist party, Pauline Hanson's One Nation; and a right-wing agrarian party, Katter's Australian Party.