Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. According to Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia, Parliament consists of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the "lower house"), and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review"). The Queen is normally represented in Australia by the Governor-General. The Parliament of Australia is modelled on the Parliament of the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, the Congress of the United States.

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Legislative branch - Australia - Constitution of Australia - Queen of Australia - House of Representatives - Senate - Governor-General - Parliament of the United Kingdom - Congress of the United States

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The House of Representatives consists of 150 members, who represent districts known as electoral divisions. Each division elects one member using preferential voting. The Senate, on the other hand, consists of 76 members: twelve for each state, and two for each territory, regardless of population. Senators are elected using a form of proportional voting. Both Houses of Parliament meet in Parliament House, Canberra.

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Electoral divisions - Preferential voting - Proportional voting - Parliament House - Canberra

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