

-
Parliamentary Handbook
- Preface
- Part 1 - National Symbols
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Part 2 - The Forty-fifth Parliament
- The Australian Parliament
- The Sovereign
- The Governor-General
- The Senate
- The House of Representatives
- The Ministry
- The Shadow Ministry*
- Parliamentary committees*
- Statistical information as at 2.7.2016
- 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 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
- Presidents, Deputy Presidents, Speakers and Deputy Speakers
Senate
Previous occupation(a) |
ALP |
LIB |
NP/ CLP |
GRN |
NXT |
PHON |
IND/Other(b) |
Total |
Managers and Administrators |
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Business executives, managers, (Self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc. |
4 |
5 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
8 |
Other consultants |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
7 |
Farmers, graziers, other (full-time) primary producers |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
Members of State/Territory Legislatures |
2 |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
Party and union administrators |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
7 |
Public service/policy managers |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Total |
16 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
48 |
Professionals |
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Accountants, financial advisers, bankers, etc. |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc. |
3 |
6 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
Lecturers, professors, tutors |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Medical practitioners |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Newspaper editors, publishers and journalists |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Party and union officials |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Researchers, research assistants, electorate and project officers |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
Total |
10 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
26 |
Other |
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Military officers |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Total |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Total number of members |
26 |
25 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
76 |
House of Representatives
Previous occupation(a) |
ALP |
LIB |
NP |
GRN |
NXT |
IND/Other(b) |
Total |
Managers and Administrators |
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Business executives, managers, (self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc. |
10 |
22 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
37 |
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists |
11 |
7 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
Other consultants |
6 |
5 |
|
- |
- |
- |
11 |
Farmers, graziers, other (full-time) primary producers |
- |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
Local government officials |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Members of State/Territory Legislatures |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
7 |
Party and union administrators |
11 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
Public service/policy managers |
7 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
10 |
Other administrators |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Total |
47 |
45 |
9 |
- |
1 |
2 |
104 |
Professionals |
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Accountants, financial advisers, bankers etc. |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc. |
9 |
4 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
14 |
Lecturers, professors, tutors |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
Medical practitioners |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Psychologists, social workers, mentors, etc. |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Researchers, research assistants, electorate and project officers |
5 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
Teachers and school principals |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Newspaper editors, broadcasters, publishers and journalists |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Total |
21 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
- |
1 |
39 |
Other |
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Sports Official |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Military and police officers |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Trades |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Real Estate |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Other |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Total |
1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
Total number of members |
69 |
60 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
150 |
Both Houses of Parliament combined
Previous occupation(a) |
ALP |
LIB |
NP/CP |
GRN |
NXT |
PHON |
IND/Other(b) |
Total |
Managers and Administrators |
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Business executives, managers, (self-employed) business-persons, (full-time) company directors, etc. |
14 |
27 |
6 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
50 |
Political consultants, advisers and lobbyists |
13 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
27 |
Other consultants |
7 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Farmers, graziers, other (full-time) primary producers |
1 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
8 |
Local government officials |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Members of State/Territory Legislatures |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
13 |
Party and union administrators |
15 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
19 |
Public service/policy managers |
9 |
2 |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
14 |
Other administrators |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Total |
63 |
58 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
152 |
Professionals |
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Accountants, financial advisers, bankers etc. |
- |
5 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
Barristers, solicitors, lawyers, legal officers, etc. |
12 |
10 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
Lecturers, professors, tutors |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
5 |
Medical practitioners |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Newspaper editors, broadcasters, publishers and journalists |
3 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
Party and union officials |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Psychologists, social workers, mentors, etc. |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Researchers, research assistants, electorate and project officers |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
Teachers and school principals |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Total |
31 |
19 |
8 |
5 |
- |
- |
2 |
65 |
Other |
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Sports Official |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Military and police officers |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
5 |
Trades |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Real Estate |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Other |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Total |
1 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
9 |
Total number of members |
95 |
84 |
22 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
226 |
(a) Occupation immediately prior to (campaigning for) entering or re-entering Parliament or, where this cannot be ascertained, the occupation stated which relates most closely to the qualification(s) attained.
(b) Includes DHJP, FFP, JLN, KAP and LDP.