Australia's federal government has two groups of elected members.
Australia is divided into electoral districts of approximately equal numbers of people. A person elected by the majority of voters in that district becomes a member of the House of Representatives. It has 150 members.
The House of Representatives chamber
The second group of elected members belong to the Senate. There are 76 senators; 12 from each state and 2 each from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
3 comments:
Nice look at the place where your government leaders meet.
Wonderful shot! Do "regular" folk get to sit in and listen??hughugs
Donna - Yes, there are three public galleries. We had intended to go into question time on Wednesday, but ran out of time. There's always next time. There is so much to see here, I am sure we will return sometime.
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