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With an odd number of seats in a half-Senate election (3 or 5), 50.1% of the vote wins a majority (2/3) or (3/5). With an even number of seats in a half-Senate election (6), 57.1% of the vote is needed to win a majority of seats (4/6). The ungrouped candidates in the far right column do not have a box above the line.
The 47th Parliament of Australia is the current meeting of the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Australia, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The May 2022 federal election gave the Australian Labor Party control of the House, with 77 seats, enough for a two-seat majority government .
A Senate committee room in Parliament House, Canberra A short video on Australian Parliamentary Committees. In addition to the work of the main chambers, both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a large number of investigatory and scrutiny committees which deal with matters referred to them by their respective houses or ministers.
The seats of Hinkler (Queensland) and Maribyrnong (Victoria) will be vacant at the federal election following the resignation of Keith Pitt (Nationals) and Bill Shorten (Labor) on 19 and 20 January 2025 respectively, and no by-elections will be held for the seats.
South Australia: 2025 2019–present Wendy Askew (born 1963) Liberal: Tasmania: 2028 2019–present Tim Ayres (born 1973) Labor: New South Wales: 2025 2019–present Ralph Babet (born 1983) United Australia: Victoria: 2028 2022–present Catryna Bilyk (born 1959) Labor: Tasmania: 2025 2008–present Simon Birmingham (born 1974) Liberal: South ...
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.
However, the specific number of Senate seats allocated to the States is not constitutionally defined, and can be modified by legislation. Starting from six seats for each state in 1901, it was increased to 10 in 1948, then to 12 in 1984. Territories are not guaranteed Senate representation by the Constitution, and were unrepresented until 1975 ...
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.