House of Representatives (Australia)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Representatives_(Australia)
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:parliamentary_committee
gptkbp:appointedBy Australian citizens
gptkbp:authority federal laws
gptkbp:can_be_dissolved_for double dissolution
gptkbp:can_initiate money bills
gptkbp:cannot_initiate gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:chamber_color green
gptkbp:color green
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:current_government_party gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkbp:current_opposition_party gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:current_session gptkb:47th_Parliament_of_Australia
gptkbp:currentSpeaker gptkb:Milton_Dick
gptkbp:dissolved Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:electionMethod preferential voting
gptkbp:electoral_divisions 151
gptkbp:established 1901
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:first_Speaker gptkb:Frederick_Holder
gptkbp:firstAppearance 9 May 1901
gptkbp:hasCommittee gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_Economics
gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_Health,_Aged_Care_and_Sport
gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_Indigenous_Affairs
gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_Social_Policy_and_Legal_Affairs
gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_the_Environment_and_Energy
gptkb:Standing_Committee_on_Agriculture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Representatives (Australia)
gptkbp:lastElection 21 May 2022
gptkbp:legislature bills must pass both houses
gptkbp:maximum_term 3 years
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_House,_Canberra
gptkbp:members electoral divisions
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_members 18
gptkbp:minimum_number_of_members_per_state 5
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:nickname the people's house
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 151
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:related_chamber gptkb:Senate_(Australia)
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 151
gptkbp:termLength 3 years
gptkbp:votingSystem instant-runoff voting
gptkbp:website https://www.aph.gov.au/house
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_George_Reid
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_(various_countries)
gptkb:Sir_John_Latham
gptkb:Sir_William_McMahon
gptkb:William_McMahon
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Australia_(on_advice)
gptkb:Prime_Minister_(Australia)
gptkb:Andrew_Fisher
gptkb:Joseph_Lyons
gptkb:Simon_Crean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6