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Statistics by Parliament — 39th Parliament

These statistics cover the period 10 November 1998 to 27 September 2001

1998
1999
2000
2001
Total
Bills passed by the Senate
29
206
181
171
587
Bills to which amendments/requests were moved and items (etc.) opposed
10
90
80
77
257
Bills amended (including bills in relation to which requests agreed to and items (etc.) negatived)
6
73
67
53
199
Amendments/requests moved
218
2147
1404
1289
5058
Amendments/requests agreed to
119
1605
866
1013
3603
Items (etc.) opposed
28
155
135
84
402
Items (etc.) negatived
24
103
100
75
302
Questions without notice
332
1671
1572
1050
4625
Questions placed on notice
373
1434
1392
710
3909
Sitting days
15
79
71
52
217
Hours of sitting
131 hrs 24 mins
698 hrs 36 mins
631 hrs 50 mins
442 hrs 02 mins
1903 hrs 52 mins
Divisions
59
224
115
66
464

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