The Parliamentary Handbook

Handbook of the 40th Parliament - PDF Version

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The Parliamentary Handbook provides a wealth of information on the current Australian Commonwealth Parliament, together with historical information on the Parliament since Federation. The Handbook also provides comprehensive statistics for the November 2001 election, and details of all referendums held since 1901. PDF files of the book are current as at 31 August 2002. An HTML version of the Handbook will follow shortly.

Part 1. National Symbols [pdf - 82kb]

Part 2.

The 40th Parliament - Introduction [pdf - 228kb]
The 40th Parliament - Biographies A-K [pdf - 1,164 kb]
The 40th Parliament - Biographies K-Z [pdf - 1,161 kb]
The 40th Parliament - Statistical Information, etc.[pdf - 135 kb]

Part 3. Elections [pdf - 754kb]

Part 4. The Constitution [pdf - 252 kb]

Part 5. Referendums and Plebiscites [pdf - 210 kb]

Part 6.

Historical Information Section 1 [pdf - 584 kb]
Historical Information Section 2 [pdf - 594 kb]

Handbook of the 39th Parliament

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