Key internet links on Parliaments

This page provides links to resources related to Parliaments.

The Parliamentary Handbook contains a wealth of current and historical parliamentary information.

Historical information

The historical section of the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia contains much historical information on the Australian Parliament including:

Prime Ministers of Australia since 1901
Chronology of Parliaments
Party representation in Parliament and elections 1901–2007

Australia's Prime Ministers: informative site from the National Archives of Australia

Australian Prime Ministers Centre, Museum of Australian Democracy: online resources and links to Prime Ministerial records

The Federation of Australia 1901 - Timeline

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Overseas Parliaments

Web Sites of National Parliaments: links to all national parliaments

Parline Database: database of chamber structure and working methods for all countries with a national legislature

Selected national parliaments:

Canadian Parliament
European Parliament
Indian Parliament
New Zealand Parliament 

Northern Ireland Assembly
Ireland Oireachtas
Scottish Parliament
United Kingdom | Hansard | Hansard Archive 1802-2004
United States of America: House of RepresentativesSenateTHOMAS (Library of Congress bill summary and status)
National Assembly for Wales

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Overseas Parliamentary Organisations

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union: parliamentary groups representing Arab Parliaments formed after October 1974 war
Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF): loosely-structured and non-exclusive forum of national Asia-Pacific parliamentarians
Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU): the Inter-parliamentary European Security and Defence Assembly
Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG): to encourage and stimulate research, writing and teaching about parliamentary institutions in Australia and the South Pacific
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA): promotes parliamentary democracy amongst Commonwealth parliamentarians
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: Council of Europe established 1949 to promote democracy, human rights and rule of law in Europe
Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government (UK): independent educational charity promoting effective parliamentary democracy
Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA): an independent network made up of the national legislatures of those governments who are members of the Organization of American States
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): the international organization of Parliaments established in 1889
National Association of Parliamentarians: US based association with international membership
NATO Parliamentary Assembly: formerly North Atlantic Assembly
Norden: Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Parliamentarians for Global Action: non-profit, non-partisan international network of over 1,000 legislators in 131 elected parliaments
Study of Parliament Group (Canada): non-profit organization that brings together individuals with an interest in the role, function and reform of parliamentary institutions
Study of Parliament Group (UK): to study the working of Parliament and Parliamentary institutions, and other related aspects of Parliamentary government and political science, and to advance public knowledge of these subjects
United States Association of Former Members of Congress 

 See Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for other parliamentary organisations

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