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Title
Database
Parliamentary Handbook
Date
19-12-2008
Source
Parliamentary Library
Parl No.
42
System Id
handbook/newhandbook/2008-12-19/0000
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Table Of Contents
Handbook Of The 42nd Parliament
Preface
Abbreviations
Political affiliations
Qualifications
Honours, orders and decorations
Others
Part 1 - National Symbols
National Symbols
The Coat of Arms
The floral emblem
The Australian flag
Part 2 - The Forty-second Parliament
The Australian Parliament
The Sovereign
The Governor-General
Senate
Office holders
Senators
House of Representatives
Office holders
Members of the House of Representatives
The Ministry
The Rudd Ministry
The Shadow Ministry
Parliamentary committees
Senate Committees
House of Representatives Committees
Joint Committees
Changes in the 42nd Parliament
Statistical information as at 1.7.2008
Composition of the Parliament
Age
Length of service
Period of service
Fields of qualifications
Previous occupation
Overseas born
Officers of the departments of the Parliament
Addenda
Women in the Current (42nd) Parliament
Senators and Members, by Place of Birth
Senators and Members, by Date of Birth
Part 3 - Elections
Introduction
The 2007 election
House of Representatives electorates
House of Representatives
Senate
Next election
Selected election statistics
Election dates
Senate election results 2007
Commonwealth, State and Territory summary
House of Representatives election results 2007
Commonwealth, State and Territory summary
Senate vacancies
By-elections
Electoral divisions
Members since 1901
Number of electoral divisions at elections
Origins of names of electoral divisions
Part 4 - The Constitution
Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites
Referendums and Plebiscites
Constitutional referendums
National plebiscites
Referendum results
Plebiscite results
Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament
Governors-General
Chronology of Parliaments
Party representation in Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Members since 1901
Members of the Senate since 1901
Members of the House of Representatives since 1901
Members who have served in both chambers
Longest serving members
Senators
Members of the House of Representatives
Women in Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Number of women in Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Prime Ministers
Leaders of the Opposition
Ministries and Cabinets
Shadow ministries
LIB-NPA Coalition Shadow Ministry 11.3.1983 - 11.3.1996
ALP Shadow Ministry 19.3.1996 - 3.12.2007
Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries
Presidents, Deputy Presidents, Speakers and Deputy Speakers
Senate
House of Representatives
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