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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
Download PDF Unless otherwise specified, elections are for the House of Representatives and half the Senate. A double dissolution (or simultaneous dissolution) election is for both the House of Representatives and the entire Senate.
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1901 |
29-30 March |
1963 |
30 November |
House of Representatives |
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1903 |
16 December |
1964 |
5 December |
Half-Senate |
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1906 |
12 December |
1966 |
26 November |
House of Representatives |
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1910 |
13 April |
1967 |
25 November |
Half-Senate |
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1913 |
31 May |
1969 |
25 October |
House of Representatives |
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1914 |
5 September |
Double dissolution |
1970 |
21 November |
Half-Senate |
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1917 |
5 May |
1972 |
2 December |
House of Representatives |
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1919 |
13 December |
1974 |
18 May |
Double dissolution |
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1922 |
16 December |
1975 |
13 December |
Double dissolution |
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1925 |
14 November |
1977 |
10 December |
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1928 |
17 November |
1980 |
18 October |
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1929 |
12 October |
House of Representatives |
1983 |
5 March |
Double dissolution |
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1931 |
19 December |
1984 |
1 December |
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1934 |
15 September |
1987 |
11 July |
Double dissolution |
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1937 |
23 October |
1990 |
24 March |
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1940 |
21 September |
1993 |
13 March |
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1943 |
21 August |
1996 |
2 March |
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1946 |
28 September |
1998 |
3 October |
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1949 |
10 December |
2001 |
10 November |
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1951 |
28 April |
Double dissolution |
2004 |
9 October |
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1953 |
9 May |
Half-Senate |
2007 |
24 November |
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1954 |
29 May |
House of Representatives |
2010 |
21 August |
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1955 |
10 December |
2013 |
7 September |
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1958 |
22 November |
2014 |
5 April |
Half-Senate (WA only) |
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1961 |
9 December |
2016 |
2 July |
Double dissolution |