the House

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The House is the commonly used name for the lower chamber of the Parliament of Australia, where elected representatives debate and pass federal legislation.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Parliament of Australia
lower house of parliament
abbreviation HoR
broadcastsProceedings yes
cannotBeMemberOf Senate of Australia at same time
chamberType lower house
colourOfChamber green
constitutionalStatus required by the Australian Constitution
country Australia
currentMeetingPlace House of Representatives chamber
electoralSystem instant-runoff voting
electoratesCalled divisions
establishedBy Australian Constitution
establishedInYear 1901
firstElectionYear 1901
governedBy Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasFunction debating federal legislation
passing federal legislation
representing the people of Australia
scrutinising the executive government
hasHansardRecord yes
hasJurisdiction federal government of Australia
hasMace symbol of authority of the Speaker
hasQuorumRequirement yes
inspiredBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyFor Commonwealth of Australia
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
meetsIn Parliament House, Canberra
membersTitle Members of Parliament
minimumAgeOfMembers 18
numberOfMembers 151
officialName House of Representatives
otherChamber Senate of Australia
partOf Parliament of Australia
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
primaryLegislativeInitiation appropriation bills
taxation bills
represents electoral divisions
roleInGovernmentFormation determines which party or coalition forms government
termLength up to three years
typeOfLegislature bicameral component
votingEligibilityBasis universal adult suffrage
votingSystem preferential voting
votingSystemForSpeaker secret ballot by members

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
House of Representatives of Australia
nickname

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