Australian 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 151 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).

House of Representatives
47th Parliament of Australia
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Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Australia
Leadership
Speaker	Milton Dick, Labor since 26 July 2022
Leader of the House	Tony Burke, Labor since 1 June 2022
Manager of Opposition Business	Alex Hawke, Liberal since 28 May 2025
Structure
Seats	151
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Political groups	Government (78)   Labor (78) Opposition (55) Coalition   Liberal (40)   National (15) Crossbench (17)   Greens (4)   Katter's Australian (1)   Centre Alliance (1)   Independent (11) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Last election	3 May 2025
Next election	2028
Meeting place
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House of Representatives Chamber Parliament House Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia
Website
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Australian House Of Representatives Media

• The Australian House of Representatives in 1901

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  Frontbench and despatch box

• The House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House, Canberra, where the Parliament met between 1927 and 1988

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  House of Representatives ballot paper

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  House of Representatives committee room, Parliament House, Canberra

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  A short video on Australian Parliamentary Committees

• Inside the House of Representatives