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House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Australian Parliament.

Currently composed of 150 representatives elected from single-member constituencies, the House decides which party shall govern and is the focal point of political debate and conflict.

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House of Reps Members – All Parliaments Since 1901

Use the following links to see complete lists of all House members in each Parliament (1st to 45th) since 1901. All members who served in each parliament are listed, including members who arrived through by-elections. Their seats, states, parties, terms, ages, and dates of birth and death are shown.

State of the Parties

State of the Parties in the House of Representatives Since 1901 – single table showing the seats won by the various parties at every election since Federation.
State of the Parties Since 1943 – the party numbers in the House of Representatives following every federal election since 1943.
State-by-State Party Representation Since 1972 – the state-by-state representation for each party in the House of Representatives since 1972; OR
House of Representatives Election Results Tables Since 1972 – state-by-state and party breakdown of seats won, but in individual tables for every election since 1972.
Federal Elections Since 1972 – detailed federal election results.
Living Former Members of the House of Representatives 1949-72

Elections and Meetings of the House

Aug 06, 2016: Summoning Parliament: Turnbull’s Timing and the Historical Experience

House of Representatives Activity

The 44th Parliament – Work of the Session, Spring 2013
Statistics 1983-99 – detailed data on the number of sitting days, bills passed, number of guillotines, private members’ bills, and more.
Statistics 1994 – number of sitting days, hours of sitting, average length of sitting day and number of bills passed in both houses
Sitting Times and Acts Passed 1900-90 – decade by decade statistics of number of sitting days/year, average sitting hours/year, Acts passed/year, Hours debated/year.
Supply and the Budget: An Explanation

House of Representatives Procedures

House of Representatives Practice 6th Edition – the definitive guide to the rules and procedures of the House.

House of Representatives Seating Plans

45th Parliament – August 31, 2016

New Members of the House of Representatives

Longest-Serving Members

Longest Serving Members of Parliament
May 01, 2001: Longest Currently Serving MPs

Lists: Members of the House of Representatives

2001 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents
1998 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents
1996 Election: Full List – ALP – Liberal – Nationals – Independents

Women in the House of Representatives

Women Members of the House of Representatives Since 1901 – complete list with names, party affiliation, seats and dates served.
Women in the 45th Parliament (2016)

First/Maiden Speeches

An archive of maiden speeches is available here.

Archived Posts

Aug 31, 2020: Kristy McBain (ALP – Eden-Monaro) – Maiden Speech
Aug 24, 2020: Historic Parliamentary Sitting As Members Given Remote Access Because Of COVID-19
Sep 10, 2019: Elizabeth Coker (ALP-Corangamite) – Maiden Speech
Aug 01, 2019: Retirement of David Elder, Clerk of the House
Aug 01, 2019: Dr Anne Webster (Nats-Mallee) – Maiden Speech
Aug 01, 2019: Dr Helen Haines (Ind-Indi) – Maiden Speech
Aug 01, 2019: David Smith (ALP-Bean) – Maiden Speech
Aug 01, 2019: Dr Daniel Mulino (ALP-Fraser) – Maiden Speech
Jul 31, 2019: Angie Bell (LNP-Moncrieff) – Maiden Speech
Jul 31, 2019: Terry Young (Lib-Longman) – Maiden Speech
Jul 30, 2019: James Stevens (Lib-Sturt) – Maiden Speech
Jul 30, 2019: Fiona Phillips (ALP-Gilmore) – Maiden Speech
Jul 29, 2019: Vince Connelly (Lib-Stirling) – Maiden Speech
Jul 29, 2019: Celia Hammond (Lib-Curtin) – Maiden Speech
Jul 29, 2019: Katie Allen (Lib-Higgins) – Maiden Speech
Jul 25, 2019: Fiona Martin (Lib-Reid) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Dave Sharma (Lib-Wentworth) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Gavin Pearce (Lib-Braddon) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Alicia Payne (ALP-Canberra) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Kate Thwaites (ALP-Jagajaga) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Pat Conaghan (Nats-Cowper) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Peta Murphy (ALP-Dunkley) – Maiden Speech
Jul 24, 2019: Zali Steggall (Ind-Warringah) – Maiden Speech
Jul 23, 2019: Gladys Liu (Lib-Chisholm) – Maiden Speech
Jul 22, 2019: Anika Wells (ALP-Lilley) – Maiden Speech
Jul 22, 2019: Josh Burns (ALP-Macnamara) – Maiden Speech
Jul 22, 2019: Julian Simmonds (Lib-Ryan) – Maiden Speech
Jul 22, 2019: Melissa McIntosh (Lib-Lindsay) – Maiden Speech
Jul 02, 2019: Seating Plan – House of Representatives – 46th Parliament
Dec 14, 2018: Preferential Voting In Federal Elections Is One Hundred Years Old Today
Nov 27, 2018: Julia Banks (Lib-Chisholm) Turns Independent
May 24, 2018: Speaker Sets July 28 As Date For Five By-Elections; Opposition Outraged
Sep 05, 2017: Doug Everingham Condolences
Sep 05, 2017: Death Of John Bourchier, Former Liberal MP, Announced To House
Sep 04, 2017: Shorten Releases Proof Of Renunciation Of British Citizenship
Sep 04, 2017: Doug Everingham Condolences: House Remembers Whitlam Minister
Aug 14, 2017: Barnaby Joyce May Have New Zealand Dual Citizenship; Deputy PM Refers Himself To High Court
May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
Apr 01, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
Feb 07, 2017: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
Sep 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
Sep 02, 2016: How The Turnbull Government Lost Control Of The House
Aug 31, 2016: House Of Representatives Seating Plan: 45th Parliament
Aug 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
Aug 30, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
Aug 25, 2016: South Australia Likely To Lose A Seat In Looming Redistribution
Aug 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
Aug 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
Aug 19, 2016: 2016 Primary Vote Winners, Preference Vote Losers
Aug 17, 2016: Seats Changing Hands At The 2016 Federal Election
Aug 10, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The 2016 Federal Election?
Aug 07, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The Oncers Who Have Become Twicers
Aug 06, 2016: Summoning Parliament: Turnbull’s Timing And The Historical Experience
Jul 31, 2016: New Members Of The House Of Representatives
Jul 31, 2016: ALP Wins Herbert By 37 Votes; Turnbull Government Re-Elected With Barest Majority Of 76 Seats
Jul 14, 2016: The 120 Seats That Swung To The ALP In The Federal Election
Jul 14, 2016: Seats That Swung To The Coalition In The 2016 Federal Election
Jul 13, 2016: ALP Claims Hindmarsh, Now Holds 68 Seats; LNP Takes Lead In Herbert, Last Undecided Seat
Jul 12, 2016: Turnbull Seems Set For Floor Majority Of Three In 45th Parliament
Jul 11, 2016: Is Melbourne Ports Going To Be The Surprise Result In The Election?
Jul 10, 2016: As Turnbull Claims Election Victory, Coalition Seems On Track For 76 Seats
Jul 09, 2016: How Well Did Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Do In The Federal Election?
Jul 08, 2016: Government’s Victory Assured But Still No Definite Results In Key Seats
Jul 07, 2016: Turnbull Government Returned To Office, But Majority Or Minority Status Still Not Clear
Jul 07, 2016: Which Seats Have Changed Hands So Far In The Federal Election?
Jul 03, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
Jun 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
Jun 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
Jun 09, 2016: Election Nominations: Three MPs Who Blundered Their Way Out Of Parliament
Jun 07, 2016: Fact Checking Mr. Windsor: Only One Majority Parliament In The First 20 Years Of Federation?
May 05, 2016: Bill Shorten Delivers ALP Budget Reply Speech As 44th Parliament Ends
May 03, 2016: Philip Ruddock (Lib-Berowra) – Valedictory Speech
Apr 11, 2016: Revised Parliamentary Sitting Times Released
Apr 04, 2016: New Research Paper On House By-Elections
Sep 21, 2015: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
Jul 21, 2015: Don Randall, Liberal Member For Canning, Dies, 62
Mar 26, 2015: Standing Orders – House of Representatives
Feb 17, 2015: AEC Guidelines For Naming Electoral Divisions
Feb 11, 2014: Condolence Motions Make For Heartfelt Start To Parliament
Feb 06, 2014: The 44th Parliament: Work Of The Session – Nov-Dec 2013
Dec 11, 2013: That’s It, You’re Out: Disorderly Conduct In The House Of Representatives
Oct 31, 2013: Seats Changing Hands At The 2013 Federal Election
Oct 15, 2013: Orientation Day For New Members Of The House Of Representatives
Aug 04, 2013: 2013 Federal Election Timetable
Aug 04, 2013: RUDD CALLS FEDERAL ELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER 7
May 13, 2013: A Scenario For Tony Abbott And A Motion Of No-Confidence
Mar 21, 2013: Question Time Ended As Government Wins Technical Victory On Suspension Motion
Mar 21, 2013: Tony Abbott Attempts To Move No-Confidence Motion In Gillard
Feb 25, 2013: A.L.P. Federal Election Results Since 1910
Feb 24, 2013: Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91
Feb 19, 2013: Greens End Agreement With Gillard Government
Oct 09, 2012: Julia Gillard Lashes Abbott In Slipper Debate; Misogyny Speech
Oct 01, 2012: The Speaker, Deputy Speaker And Officers
Aug 14, 2012: Malcolm Turnbull Pays Tribute To Robert Hughes
Jul 26, 2012: Former Speaker Harry Jenkins To Retire At Next Election
Jul 18, 2012: Sharon Grierson Announces Retirement As Member For Newcastle
May 08, 2012: Peter Slipper’s Statement To Parliament
Apr 22, 2012: Peter Slipper Stands Aside As Speaker
Apr 21, 2012: Rorts Allegations & Sexual Harassment Claim Against Slipper
Apr 17, 2012: Alby Schultz Announces Retirement From Hume
Feb 14, 2012: Speaker Peter Slipper’s Procession
May 31, 2011: Drama In The House As Speaker Jenkins Threatens To Resign
Sep 30, 2010: Seats Changing Hands At The 2010 Federal Election
Sep 07, 2010: Victorious Gillard Says Democracy Works
Aug 22, 2010: Politics Abhors A Vacuum
Jul 19, 2010: Dissolutions, Prorogations and a Mea Culpa
Jun 24, 2010: Lindsay Tanner Announces His Retirement
Sep 09, 2009: Pyne and Gillard Debate Waste in the BER Program
Feb 09, 2009: Black Saturday Bushfires: Moving Speeches In Parliament For Victims
Feb 18, 2008: Craig Thomson (ALP-Dobell) – Maiden Speech
Feb 13, 2008: Rudd Government Faces First Question Time
Feb 13, 2008: Brendan Nelson Supports Stolen Generations Apology
Feb 13, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Speech On The Apology To The Stolen Generations
Dec 20, 2007: Seats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
Dec 19, 2005: Costello Denies Misleading Parliament; Treasury Releases Executive Minute On IR
Nov 29, 2004: Personal Explanations – House of Representatives
Nov 29, 2004: Presentation Of Petitions – House Of Representatives
Nov 29, 2004: Condolences For Former Senator Janine Haines – House Of Representatives
Nov 29, 2004: Statements By Members – House Of Representatives
Nov 17, 2004: John Anderson Denies Tony Windsor Allegations
Nov 16, 2004: Governor-General’s Address Opening The 41st Parliament
Oct 31, 2004: Seats Changing Hands At The 2004 Federal Election
Aug 26, 2002: Mark Latham: The New Political Correctness
May 19, 2002: Supply And The Budget
Apr 18, 2002: Parliamentary Sitting Days – 2001
Feb 11, 2002: An Independent Speaker: Howard vs Crean
Dec 01, 2001: ALP Members – House – 2001
Dec 01, 2001: Members Of The House Of Representatives – 2001
Dec 01, 2001: Liberal Party Members – House – 2001
Dec 01, 2001: National Party Members – House – 2001
Dec 01, 2001: Independent Members – House – 2001
May 06, 2001: Speaker Neil Andrew Proposes Reforms To Parliament
May 01, 2001: Longest Currently Serving Members Of Federal Parliament
Jul 01, 2000: House Of Representatives Activity Statistics – 1983-1999
Nov 01, 1998: Members Of The House Of Representatives – 1998
Nov 01, 1998: ALP Members – House – 1998
Nov 01, 1998: Liberal Party Members – House – 1998
Nov 01, 1998: National Party Members – House – 1998
Nov 01, 1998: Independent Members – House – 1998
Sep 10, 1996: Pauline Hanson’s Maiden Speech In The House Of Representatives
Apr 01, 1996: Liberal Party Members – House – 1996
Apr 01, 1996: ALP Members – House – 1996
Apr 01, 1996: National Party Members – House – 1996
Apr 01, 1996: House Of Representatives Members – 1996
Apr 01, 1996: Independent Members – House – 1996
Mar 15, 1995: Federal Parliamentary Sitting Days – 1994
Feb 24, 1994: Keating And Hewson Do Battle In Censure Debate Over Sports Rorts Affair
May 10, 1993: Wayne Swan (ALP-Lilley) – Maiden Speech 1993
Feb 18, 1986: Oiliness, Criminal Intellects & Kristine – Wild Afternoon In Parliament
Oct 08, 1984: Hawke Announces Early Election For December 1, 1984
Apr 21, 1983: Sir Billy Snedden Retires From Parliament; Asserts Tradition Of Former Speakers Departing
Sep 11, 1980: Malcolm Fraser Announces Date Of 1980 Federal Election
Jul 09, 1975: Special One-Day Sitting: Overseas Loans Affair
Mar 09, 1971: Malcolm Fraser’s Resignation Speech: “Disloyalty Intolerable And Not To Be Endured”
Apr 20, 1939: Earle Page’s Speech Attacking Robert Menzies