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Number of sitting days by year

Year	Senate	Reps
1901	85	113
1902	93	107
1903	62	78
1904	64	122
1905	66	90
1906	57	70
1907	65	97
1908	84	91
1909	71	98
1910	65	83
1911	46	61
1912	60	105
1913	34	74
1914	53	61
1915	57	72
1916	33	32
1917	48	52
1918	68	86
1919	39	51
1920	76	114
1921	79	93
1922	44	53
1923	35	52
1924	64	83
1925	31	36
1926	61	84
1927	44	59
1928	43	62
1929	43	54
1930	64	98
1931	76	94
1932	53	73
1933	49	67
1934	22	35
1935	37	55
1936	49	71
1937	27	29
1938	46	66
1939	33	51
1940	34	43
1941	38	50
1942	36	45
1943	36	48
1944	43	57
1945	51	90
1946	42	65
1947	38	92
1948	39	90
1949	32	80
1950	66	83
1951	40	56
1952	39	74
1953	37	61
1954	35	48
1955	36	52

Year	Senate	Reps
1956	58	79
1957	54	63
1958	37	48
1959	71	71
1960	71	74
1961	52	55
1962	65	66
1963	42	53
1964	62	65
1965	63	76
1966	46	55
1967	65	62
1968	68	67
1969	53	51
1970	73	73
1971	73	74
1972	63	60
1973	80	81
1974	64	62
1975	72	69
1976	79	79
1977	70	68
1978	76	75
1979	71	68
1980	57	51
1981	72	62
1982	73	53
1983	63	49
1984	63	52
1985	74	66
1986	86	79
1987	84	74
1988	89	65
1989	92	59
1990	59	38
1991	83	67
1992	76	44
1993	53	46
1994	80	68
1995	78	70
1996	71	61
1997	82	76
1998	57	54
1999	79	73
2000	71	73
2001	52	56
2002	60	69
2003	64	75
2004	49	59
2005	57	67
2006	58	68
2007	41	50
2008	52	69
2009 (to 29/10)	44	60

Totals:

Senate: 6315

Reps: 7239