| Level of qualification |
ALP |
LIB |
NPA |
AD |
IND/Other(a) |
Total |
| House of Representatives |
| Doctorate |
3 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
| Master |
13 |
13 |
2 |
– |
– |
28 |
| Bachelor(b) |
55 |
58 |
6 |
– |
2 |
121 |
| Graduate diploma |
3 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
8 |
| Other diploma |
11 |
7 |
2 |
– |
– |
20 |
| Total academic |
85 |
85 |
10 |
– |
2 |
182 |
| Other professional(c) |
3 |
5 |
1 |
– |
1 |
10 |
| Certificate |
2 |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
| |
| Total number of qualifications |
90 |
97 |
11 |
– |
3 |
201 |
| Members with qualifications |
52 |
57 |
7 |
– |
2 |
118 |
| Total number of members |
65 |
69 |
13 |
– |
3 |
150 |
| Proportion with qualifications (%) |
80.0 |
82.6 |
53.8 |
– |
66.7 |
78.7 |
| (Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (%) |
(83.6) |
(82.8) |
(43.8) |
– |
(100.0) |
(79.1) |
| |
| Senate |
| Doctorate |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
| Master |
2 |
6 |
– |
2 |
– |
10 |
| Bachelor(b) |
20 |
36 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
69 |
| Graduate diploma |
1 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
| Other diploma |
7 |
4 |
– |
1 |
– |
12 |
| Total academic |
30 |
51 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
97 |
| Other professional(c) |
– |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
3 |
| Certificate |
1 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
6 |
| |
| Total number of qualifications |
31 |
58 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
106 |
| Members with qualifications |
20 |
25 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
56 |
| Total number of members |
28 |
31 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
76 |
| Proportion with qualifications (%) |
80.0 |
80.6 |
50.0 |
87.5 |
40.0 |
73.7 |
| (Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (%) |
(75.9) |
(77.4) |
(25.0) |
(88.9) |
(33.3) |
(73.7) |
| |
| Both Houses of Parliament combined |
| Doctorate |
3 |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
| Master |
15 |
19 |
2 |
2 |
– |
38 |
| Bachelor(b) |
75 |
94 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
190 |
| Graduate diploma |
4 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
12 |
| Other diploma |
18 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
– |
32 |
| Total academic |
115 |
136 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
279 |
| Other professional(c) |
3 |
7 |
2 |
– |
1 |
13 |
| Certificate |
3 |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
15 |
| |
| Total number of qualifications |
121 |
155 |
14 |
12 |
5 |
307 |
| Members with qualifications |
72 |
82 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
174 |
| Total number of members |
93 |
100 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
226 |
| Proportion with qualifications (%) |
77.4 |
82.0 |
52.9 |
87.5 |
50.0 |
77.0 |
| (Corresponding proportion, previous Parliament) (%) |
(81.3) |
(81.1) |
(40.0) |
(88.9) |
(50.0) |
(77.2) |
| (a) One Nation—1; Australian Greens—1; Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group—1; Independent—1. |
| (b) Includes honours degrees. MBBS is counted as one qualification. |
| (c) Not elsewhere included. |
| Note: Fellowships, memberships or associateships of professional, or other, bodies are not included in this table. |
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