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| Australian House of Representatives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the House | Anna Burke, Labor since 9 October 2012 |
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| Members | 150 |
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| Political groups |
Government (71)
Opposition Crossbench (8)
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| Elections | |
| Last election | 21 August 2010 |
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| Parliament House Canberra, ACT Australia |
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| House of Representatives | |
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. The upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament (MPs) serve for terms of about three years. There are 150 members. Each member represents one electorate. The number of electorates is figured out so that it is in proportion to the population of each state/territory. and so that each one has roughly the same population. This is determined by the AEC (Australian Electoral Commission)
The Australian House of Representatives in 1901
Frontbench and dispatch box
The House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House, Canberra, where the Parliament met between 1927 and 1988
2016 House of Representatives ballot paper used in the Division of Higgins
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with members of the Second Turnbull Ministry
House of Representatives' entrance
Inside the House of Representatives
House of Representatives committee room, Parliament House, Canberra
