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Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia

Handbook of the 41st 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 2004 election, and details of all referendums held since 1901. PDF files of the book are current as at 31 October, 2005.

Part 1.
National Symbols [pdf - 124kb]

Part 2.
The 41st Parliament - [pdf - 4.6Mb]

Part 3.
Elections [pdf -5.3Mb]

Part 4.
The Constitution [pdf 686kb]

Part 5.
Referendums and Plebiscites [pdf - 457kb]

Part 6.
Historical Information Section 1 [pdf - 2.0Mb]
Historical Information Section 2 [pdf - 1.8Mb]


Handbook of the 40th Parliament - PDF Version

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

National Symbols

[pdf - 10kb]

The 39th Parliament

[pdf - 87kb]

 Statistical information as at 1.7.1999

[pdf - 76kb]

Elections

[pdf - 1.1Mb]

The Constitution  
          The Constitution

[pdf - 151kb]

          Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942

[pdf - 151kb]

          Australia Act 1986

[pdf - 151kb]

Referendums

[pdf - 117kb]

Historical Information on the Australian Parliament

[pdf - 7.7Mb]

Abbreviations

[pdf - 13kb]

Preliminary pages - printed version

[pdf - 13kb]

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