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Parliamentary Education Office, 2011. Please visit the Image Library page for important information about use of images.

Description

In this diagram, the House of Representatives chamber is represented as an aerial view line drawing. The chamber is colour coded with different shades of green representing the government, opposition, Independents and minor parties. The diagram illustrates the composition of the House of Representatives as follows:

• Government: 72 members
  • Australian Labor Party
• Opposition: 71 members
  • Liberal Party of Australia
  • The Nationals
  • Country Liberal Party
• Minor party: 1 member
  • Australian Greens
• Minor party: 1 member
  • Nationals WA
• Independents: 5 members.

The diagram also shows the seating position of the:

• Speaker
• Prime Minister
• Leader of the Opposition
• Ministers
• Shadow ministers
• Minor parties and Independents
• Clerk and Deputy Clerk
• Serjeant-at-Arms
• Advisors
• Hansard