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Catalogue no: 0093
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Parliamentary Education Office, 2008. Please visit the Image Library page for important information about use of images.
Description
This diagram is about the backbench. The backbench is the members of parliament who sit behind the frontbench in both chambers.
What do backbenchers do? They:
- work in their electorate OR their state or territory
- debate and vote on bills
- sit on parliamentary committees
- support their party.