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43rd Parliamentary Handbook
- Preface
- Part 1 - National Symbols
-
Part 2 - The Forty-third Parliament
- The Australian Parliament
- The Sovereign
- The Governor-General
- Senate
- House of Representatives
- The Ministry
- The Shadow Ministry*
- Parliamentary committees*
- Statistical information as at 1.7.2011
- Officers of the departments of the Parliament*
- Part 3 - Elections
- Part 4 - The Constitution
- Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites
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Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament
- Governors-General
- Chronology of Parliaments
- Party representation in Parliament
- Members of the Senate since 1901
- Members of the House of Representatives since 1901
- Members who have served in both chambers
- Longest serving members
- Women in Parliament
- Number of women in Parliament
- Prime Ministers
- Leaders of the Opposition
- Ministries and Cabinets
- Shadow Ministries - LIB-NPA Coalition Shadow Ministry 11.3.1983 - 11.3.1996
- Shadow Ministries - ALP Shadow Ministry 19.3.1996 - 3.12.2007
- Shadow Ministries - LIB-NP Coalition Shadow Ministry from 3.12.2007
- Presidents, Deputy Presidents, Speakers and Deputy Speakers
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Part 2 - The Forty-third Parliament - Statistical information as at 1.7.2011 - Length of service
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Length of service
|
House of Representatives |
Senate |
Parliament |
||||
|
Length of service(a) |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
Less than 3 years |
33 |
22.00 |
12(c) |
15.79 |
45 |
19.91 |
|
3-6 years |
31 |
20.67 |
22(d) |
28.95 |
53 |
23.45 |
|
6-9 years |
15 |
10.00 |
12 |
15.79 |
27 |
11.95 |
|
9-12 years |
15 |
10.00 |
8 |
10.53 |
23 |
10.18 |
|
12-15 years |
23 |
15.33 |
7 |
9.21 |
30 |
13.27 |
|
15-18 years |
14(b) |
9.33 |
8 |
10.53 |
22 |
9.73 |
|
18-21 years |
10 |
6.67 |
3 |
3.95 |
13 |
5.75 |
|
21-25 years |
7 |
4.67 |
3 |
3.95 |
10 |
4.42 |
|
25 years and over |
2 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.32 |
3 |
1.33 |
|
Total |
150 |
100.00 |
76 |
100.00 |
226 |
100.00 |
(a) In completed years of service.
(b) Includes one member who served six years in the Senate.
(c) Includes one Senator who served three years in the House of Representatives.
(d) Includes one Senator who served eleven years in the House of Representatives.