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47th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms
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26 July 2022 – present
Mitglieder76 senators
151 representatives
Senate LeaderPenny Wong, Labor
(from 23 May 2022)
Senate PresidentTBD
House LeaderTony Burke, Labor
(from 1 June 2022)
House SpeakerTBD
Sessions
1st: TBD – TBD
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The 47th Parliament of Australia is an upcoming meeting of the legislative branch of the Australian federal government, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The 2022 federal election will give the Australian Labor Party control of the House; Labor is expected to be able to form a narrow 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 is planned to open in Canberra on 26 July 2022, as announced by Albanese after the election.[3]

Major events

Further information: 2022 in Australia

Leadership

Senate

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

House of Representatives

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation Party
(shading shows control)
 Total
AG ALP IND CA REX JLN LP NATS LDP PHON UAP
End of previous Parliament 9 26 0 1 1 1 31 4 1 2 0 76
Begin (26 July 2022) 12 26 1 0 0 2 25 6 0 2 1
Latest voting share

House of Representatives

House membership (from 26 July, 2022)
     4 Australian Greens
     Katter's Australian Party 1      

     77 Australian Labor Party
     National Party of Australia 10      

     Liberal National Party 21      

     Liberal Party of Australia 27      

     10 Independent
     1 Centre Alliance
Affiliation Party
(shading shows control)
 Total
AG ALP IND CA LP NATS KAP UAP
End of previous Parliament 1 68 4 1 60 15 1 1 151
Begin (26 July 2022) 4 77 10 1 43 15 1 0 151
Latest voting share 2.65% 50.99% 6.62% 0.66% 38.41% 0.66% 0%

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.[4] In terms of representation, Indigenous members will account for 9.6 per cent of the 76 Senate seats, and 1.2 per cent of 151 House of Representatives seats.[5]

Senate

The Senate included 33 men and 43 women, the most women to date.

House of Representatives

There are 58 women in the House, the largest number in history.[6] Three current members are LGBTQ+ — Stephen Bates,[7] Angie Bell[8] and Julian Hill.[9] Three members; Josh Burns,[10] Mike Freelander and Julian Leeser identified as Jewish. Labor members — Ed Husic and Anne Aly — became the first two Muslim federal ministers.[11]

Membership

For new members, see List of new members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.

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 (*).

Further information: Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025

House of Representatives

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

Further information: Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2022–2025

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Brett Worthington (30 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese and Labor to form majority government with projected win in Macnamara". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Brett Worthington (23 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Albanese's objective is to 'grow the Labor government'". ABC News. 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "A diverse cabinet that better reflects our nation". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ Zaunmayr, Tom (22 May 2022). "FULL LIST: Record number of Indigenous MPs voted in to serve the Australian people". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ^ "After a 'watershed year', Australia is on track for its highest number of women in parliament". SBS News. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ Bowman, Jan (19 May 2022). "Could the LGBTQI vote make a difference in Brisbane?". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "LNP candidate hoping to make Queensland history in 2019 federal election". ABC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Andrew (2019). The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-046095-2.
  10. ^ Kohn, Peter. "Macnamara's first MP". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Australia's first two Muslim federal ministers say symbolism matters, but their responsibility is to deliver". SBS News. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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