47th Parliament of Australia

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47th Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
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Parliament House (2023)
Parliament House (2023)
Parliament House (2023)
26 July 2022 – present
Members76 senators
151 representatives
Senate LeaderPenny Wong, Labor
(from 23 May 2022)
Senate PresidentSue Lines, Labor
(from 26 July 2022)
House LeaderTony Burke, Labor
(from 1 June 2022)
House SpeakerMilton Dick, Labor
(from 26 July 2022)
Sessions
1st: 26 July 2022 – present
House Composition (current)

Government (78)

  •   Labor (78)


Opposition (55)
Coalition


Crossbench (18)

Senate Composition (current)
Composition of the Senate
Composition of the Senate

Government (25)
  Labor (25)

Opposition (30)
Coalition
  Liberal (24)[d]
  National (6)[e]

Crossbench (21)
  Greens (11)
  One Nation (2)
  Lambie Network (1)
  United Australia (1)
  Independent (6)[f]

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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]


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  1. ^ Jake Evans (31 May 2022). "ABC projects Labor will score a 77th seat and evade deals with independents to find a speaker". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Brett Worthington (23 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip". ABC News.
  3. ^ Andrew Brown (26 July 2022). "MPs sworn in as 47th parliament opened". The Canberra Times.
  4. ^ Cleal, Olivia (3 January 2024). "Male MPs kicked out 109 times during Question Time". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sakkal, Olivia Ireland, Paul (3 January 2024). "Rowdy House: Most-ejected MPs in parliament make no apology". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)