44th Parliament of Australia

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44th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
43rd  
  45th
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Parliament House(2014)
Parliament House (2014)

12 November 2013 – 9 May 2016
Members76 senators
150 representatives
Senate Leader Eric Abetz
(until 21 September 2015)
George Brandis
(from 21 September 2015)
Senate President Stephen Parry
(from 7 July 2014)
House Leader Christopher Pyne
(from 12 November 2013)
House Speaker Bronwyn Bishop
(until 2 August 2015)
Tony Smith
(from 10 August 2015)
Sessions
1st: 12 November 2013 – 15 April 2016
2nd: 18 April 2016 – 5 May 2016 [1]
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The 44th Parliament of Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Australian federal government, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives.

Contents

Composition

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Government (90)
Coalition
  Liberal (58)
  LNP (22)
  National (9)
  CLP (1)


Opposition (55)
  Labor (55)


Crossbench (5)
  Green (1)
  Palmer (1)
  Katter (1)
  Independent (2) [note 1]


Major events

Leadership

Senate

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

House of Representatives

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party Summary

Senate

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Senate membership (from 2013)
AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
Total
AG ALP IND DL Coalition AMEP FFP LDP PUP
LP
CLP
End of previous Parliament
Begin (12 November 2013) [5]
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7 July 2014 [6]
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Membership

House of Representatives

All 150 seats in the lower house were contested in the election in September 2013.

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Results for the House of Representatives in the 2013 election by division

See also

Notes

  1. The two independents elected were: Cathy McGowan Andrew Wilkie (first elected in 2010) [2]

References

  1. "How the PM used an obscure part of the constitution to recall parliament". TheGuardian.com . 21 March 2016.
  2. "2013 House of Representatives federal election results map" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission . Updated 28 August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. Brissenden, Michael (18 November 2013). "Australia spied on Indonesian president, leaked documents reveal". ABC News. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. Griffiths, Emma (11 December 2013). "Holden to stop making cars in Australia in 2017". ABC News. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. "Members of the Senate". Senate Official Hansard No. 1, 2013 (PDF). Parliament of Australia. 12 November 2013. pp. 2–3.
  6. "Members of the Senate". Senate Official Hansard No. 8, 2014 (PDF). Parliament of Australia. 7 July 2014. pp. 2–3.