47th Parliament of Australia

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47th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
46th  
  48th
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Parliament House (2023)
Parliament House (2023)

26 July 2022 – present
Members76 senators
151 representatives
Senate Leader Penny Wong, Labor
(from 23 May 2022)
Senate President Sue Lines, Labor
(from 26 July 2022)
House Leader Tony Burke, Labor
(from 1 June 2022)
House Speaker Milton Dick, Labor
(from 26 July 2022)
Sessions
1st: 26 July 2022 – present
House Composition (current)
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Government (78)

  •   Labor (78)


Opposition (55)
Coalition


Crossbench (18)

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The 47th Parliament of Australia is the current meeting of the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Australia, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The May 2022 federal election gave the Australian Labor Party control of the House. Labor won 77 seats at the election, and it gained an additional seat in April 2023 due to winning the Aston by-election, giving it a three-seat majority government. [1] Labor leader Anthony Albanese became the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, and was sworn in by the Governor-General David Hurley on 23 May 2022. [2] The 47th Parliament opened in Canberra on 26 July 2022. [3]

Since July 2022, there have been 118 instances of MPs being ejected from the House of Representatives during Question Time, with 93% of these ejections involving male MPs. Notable frequent offenders include Coalition spokesperson Michael Sukkar and Liberal backbencher Tony Pasin. The Albanese government, despite its commitment to improving parliamentary conduct, has delayed the establishment of an Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission (IPSC) to address such issues until at least October 2024, as stated by Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher. [4] [5]

Major events and legislation

Leadership

Senate

Senate President
Sue Lines (ALP) Sue Lines 2017-02-23.JPG
Senate President
Sue Lines (ALP)
Senate President election [36]
CandidateStateVotes%
Sue Lines Western Australia 5481.82
Dorinda Cox Western Australia1218.18
66100

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

House of Representatives

House Speaker
Milton Dick (ALP) Milton Dick July 2023.jpg
House Speaker
Milton Dick (ALP)
House of Representatives Speaker election [37]
CandidateSeatVotes%
Milton Dick Oxley (Qld)9262.16
Andrew Wallace Fisher (Qld)5637.84
148100

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party summary

House of Representatives

House membership (as of 14 November 2023)
4 Australian Greens
Katter's Australian Party 1

78 Australian Labor Party
National Party of Australia 9


Liberal National Party 21


Liberal Party of Australia 25


12 Independent
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House membership (as of 14 November 2023)
     4 Australian Greens
      Katter's Australian Party 1     

     78 Australian Labor Party
      National Party of Australia 9     

      Liberal National Party 21     

      Liberal Party of Australia 25     

     12 Independent
     1 Centre Alliance

AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
GRN ALP IND CA LPA NPA KAP UAP
End of previous Parliament 168416015111510
Begin (26 July 2022)477101421611510
23 December 2022 [lower-alpha 7] 1115
17 February 2023 [lower-alpha 8] 411501
1 April 2023 [lower-alpha 8] 781510
18 May 2023 [lower-alpha 9] 401501
15 July 2023 [lower-alpha 9] 411510
14 November 2023 [lower-alpha 10] 12401510
4 December 2023 [lower-alpha 11] 771501
28 February 2024 [lower-alpha 12] 391492
2 March 2024 [lower-alpha 11] 781501
13 April 2024 [lower-alpha 12] 401510
Latest voting share %2.6551.667.950.6636.420.66

Senate

Senate membership (as of 17 June 2023)
11 Australian Greens
Pauline Hanson's One Nation 2

26 Australian Labor Party
United Australia Party 1


Country Liberal Party 1


Liberal National Party of Queensland 5


Liberal/National joint ticket 10


Liberal Party of Australia 15
3 Independent
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Senate membership (as of 17 June 2023)
     11 Australian Greens
      Pauline Hanson's One Nation 2     

     26 Australian Labor Party
      United Australia Party 1     

      Country Liberal Party 1     


      Liberal/National joint ticket 10     

      Liberal Party of Australia 15     
     3 Independent

AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
GRN ALP IND CA REX JLN LPA NPA LDP ON UAP
End of previous Parliament 92611131412760
Begin (26 July 2022)12261226621760
16 January 2023 [lower-alpha 13] 25751
6 February 2023 [lower-alpha 14] 112
31 May 2023 [lower-alpha 13] 26760
17 June 2023 [lower-alpha 15] 325
30 September 2023 [lower-alpha 16] 24751
30 November 2023 [lower-alpha 16] 25760
26 January 2024 [lower-alpha 17] 25751
1 February 2024 [lower-alpha 17] 26760
29 February 2024 [lower-alpha 18] 25751
28 March 2024 [lower-alpha 19] 41
19 April 2024 [lower-alpha 20] 10742
1 May 2024 [lower-alpha 20] 11751
29 May 2024 [lower-alpha 18] 26760
4 July 2024 [lower-alpha 21] 255
25 August 2024 [lower-alpha 22] 624
Latest voting share %14.4732.897.891.3239.472.631.32

Demographics

The 47th Parliament of Australia has a historically high representation of women; women make up 38% of the House of Representatives and 57% of the Senate, the highest on record for both chambers. [38] In terms of representation, Indigenous members will account for 9.6 per cent of the 76 Senate seats, and 1.9 per cent of 151 House of Representatives seats. [39]

Despite these advancements, Parliament does not fully mirror the Australian population. Women, who hold a slight majority in the general population, are still underrepresented in Parliament. The average age of MPs is higher than the national median of 38. Representation of culturally diverse backgrounds is also limited, with only 6.6% of MPs having non-European ancestry compared to 23% of the general population, and 4.4% of MPs having Asian heritage versus 18% of Australians. Indigenous representation has increased, with eight Indigenous senators and three Indigenous MPs, totaling 4.8% of the Parliament, which is higher than the Indigenous population percentage of 3.3%. Despite these advances, Australia's parliamentary representation continues to lag behind countries such as Canada and New Zealand in terms of gender and cultural diversity. [40] [41] [42]

The Liberal Party's representation of women has declined, with only 9 seats compared to 13 in the previous parliament. In contrast, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's cabinet is the most diverse in Australian history, featuring 10 women out of 23 cabinet ministers, with several holding prominent positions such as Penny Wong in foreign affairs and Linda Burney as the first female Indigenous cabinet minister. [43] [44] [45]

Senate

The Senate included 32 men and 44 women, the most women to date. [46]

House of Representatives

There are 58 women in the House, the largest number in history, [47] with 19 of these being first-term Members of Parliament (MPs). [48] Three current members are LGBTQ+Stephen Bates, [49] Angie Bell [50] and Julian Hill. [51] Four members; Mark Dreyfus, Josh Burns, [52] Mike Freelander and Julian Leeser identified as Jewish. Labor members — Ed Husic and Anne Aly — became the first two Muslim federal ministers. [53]

Membership

Senate

40 of the 76 seats in the upper house were contested in the election in May 2022. The class of senators elected in 2022 are denoted with an asterisk (*).

House of Representatives

All 151 seats in the lower house were contested in the election in May 2022.

Changes in membership

Senate

This table lists senators who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.

SeatBeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
New South Wales Jim Molan Liberal Death16 January 202331 May 2023 Maria Kovacic Liberal
Victoria Lidia Thorpe Greens Resignation from party6 February 2023 Lidia Thorpe Independent
Victoria David Van Liberal Expulsion from party room 15 June 2023 David Van Independent
New South Wales Marise Payne Liberal Resignation30 September 202330 November 2023 Dave Sharma Liberal
Western Australia Pat Dodson Labor Resignation26 January 20241 February 2024 Varun Ghosh Labor
Victoria Linda White Labor Death29 February 202429 May 2024 Lisa Darmanin Labor
Tasmania Tammy Tyrrell Lambie Resignation from party28 March 2024 Tammy Tyrrell Independent
Victoria Janet Rice Greens Resignation19 April 20241 May 2024 Steph Hodgins-May Greens
Western Australia Fatima Payman Labor Resignation from party4 July 2024 Fatima Payman Independent
Queensland Gerard Rennick LNP Resignation from party25 August 2024 Gerard Rennick Independent

House of Representatives

This table lists members of the House who have resigned, died, been elected or appointed, or otherwise changed their party affiliation during the 47th Parliament.

SeatBeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
Calare Andrew Gee National Resignation from party23 December 2022 Andrew Gee Independent
Aston Alan Tudge Liberal Resignation17 February 20231 April 2023 Mary Doyle Labor
Fadden Stuart Robert Liberal National Resignation18 May 202315 July 2023 Cameron Caldwell Liberal National
Monash Russell Broadbent Liberal Resignation from party14 November 2023 Russell Broadbent Independent
Dunkley Peta Murphy Labor Death4 December 20232 March 2024 Jodie Belyea Labor
Cook Scott Morrison Liberal Resignation28 February 202413 April 2024 Simon Kennedy Liberal

See also

Notes

    1. Including 15 Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) MPs who sit in the Liberals party room
    2. Including 6 Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) MPs who sit in the Nationals party room
    3. Including two Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators who sit in the Liberals party room.
    4. Including two Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) senators and one Country Liberal Party senator who sit in the Nationals party room.
    5. David Pocock, Gerard Rennick, Tammy Tyrrell, Lidia Thorpe, Fatima Payman and David Van
    6. Andrew Gee, MP for Calare, resigned from the National Party on 23 December 2022 and began sitting as an independent.
    7. 1 2 Alan Tudge, Liberal MP for Aston, resigned on 17 February 2023. The resulting by-election was won by Labor candidate Mary Doyle on 1 April 2023.
    8. 1 2 Stuart Robert, Liberal National MP for Fadden, resigned on 18 May 2023. The resulting by-election was won by Liberal National candidate Cameron Caldwell on 15 July 2023.
    9. Russell Broadbent, MP for Monash, resigned from the Liberal Party on 14 November 2023 and moved to the crossbench to sit as an independent.
    10. 1 2 Peta Murphy, Labor MP for Dunkley, died in office on 4 December 2023. The resulting by-election was won by Labor candidate Jodie Belyea on 2 March 2024.
    11. 1 2 Scott Morrison, Liberal MP for Cook, resigned on 28 February 2024. The resulting by-election was won by Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy on 13 April 2024.
    12. 1 2 Jim Molan, Liberal senator for Victoria, died in office on 16 January 2023. His successor, Maria Kovacic, was appointed as his replacement on 31 May 2023.
    13. Lidia Thorpe, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Greens on 6 February 2023 to sit as an independent.
    14. David Van, senator for Victoria, resigned from the Liberal Party on 17 June 2023 to sit as an independent.
    15. 1 2 Marise Payne, Liberal senator for New South Wales, resigned on 30 September 2023. Her successor, Dave Sharma, was appointed as her replacement on 30 November 2023.
    16. 1 2 Pat Dodson, Labor senator for Western Australia, resigned on 26 January 2024. His successor, Varun Ghosh, was appointed as his replacement on 1 February 2024.
    17. 1 2 Linda White, Labor senator for Victoria, died in office on 29 February 2024. Her successor, Lisa Darmanin, was appointed as her replacement on 29 May 2024.
    18. Tammy Tyrrell, senator for Tasmania, resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network on 28 March 2024 to sit as an independent.
    19. 1 2 Janet Rice, Greens senator for Victoria, resigned on 19 April 2024. Her successor, Steph Hodgins-May, was appointed as her replacement on 1 May 2024.
    20. Fatima Payman, senator for Western Australia, resigned from Labor on 4 July 2024 to sit as an independent.
    21. Gerard Rennick, senator for Queensland, resigned from the Liberal Party on 25 August 2024 to sit as an independent.

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