Australian parliament

Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
45th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	9 May 1901
Leadership
Monarch	Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia Since 6 February 1952
Governor-General	His Excellency General the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC Since 28 March 2014
President of the Senate	Senator the Hon. Stephen Parry, Liberal Since 7 July 2014
Speaker of the House of Representatives	The Hon. Tony Smith MP, Liberal Since 10 August 2015
Structure
Seats	226 (150 MPs, 76 Senators)
House of Representatives political groups	Government (76) Coalition      Liberal (45)      LNP (21)      National (10) Opposition (69)      Labor (69) Crossbench (5)      Greens (1)      Katter (1)      Xenophon Team (1)      Independent (2)
Senate political groups	Government (29) Coalition      Liberal (20)      LNP (5)      National (3)      CLP (1) Opposition (26)      Labor (26) Crossbench (19)      Greens (9)      Xenophon Team (3)      One Nation (3)      Liberal Democrat (1)      Lambie (1)      Hinch (1)      Conservatives (1) Vacant (2)      Vacant (2)
Elections
House of Representatives voting system	Full preferential voting
Senate voting system	Single transferable vote
House of Representatives last election	2 July 2016
Senate last election	2 July 2016 (full)
Meeting place
Parliament House Canberra, ACT, Australia
Website
aph.gov.au

Government (76)
Coalition
     Liberal (45)
     LNP (21)
     National (10)

Opposition (69)
     Labor (69)

Crossbench (5)
     Greens (1)
     Katter (1)
     Xenophon Team (1)
     Independent (2)

Government (29)
Coalition
     Liberal (20)
     LNP (5)
     National (3)
     CLP (1)

Opposition (26)
     Labor (26)

Crossbench (19)
     Greens (9)
     Xenophon Team (3)
     One Nation (3)
     Liberal Democrat (1)
     Lambie (1)
     Hinch (1)
     Conservatives (1)

Vacant (2)
     Vacant (2)