Graphs—2004

1 January to 31 December 2004

Total time, by type of business

Total time by type of business: government business 295:59; general business 112:05; questions without notice 49:39; business of the Senate 8:59; urgency/MPI 13:06; other 4:33

Percentage of time, by type of business

Government business 58%; General business 25%; Questions 11%; MPI/Urgency 3%; Business of the Senate 2%; Other 1%

government legislation 53%
other government business 5%

Comparative charts - 1995 to 2004

Proportion of time spent according to the type of business

Number of sitting days

Number of sitting days 1995 to 2004 (* indicates election year): 1995 78; 1996* 71; 1997 82; 1998* 57; 1999 79; 2000 71; 2001* 52; 2002 60; 2003 64; 2004* 49

Average length of a sitting day

Average length of a sitting day 1995 to 2004 (* indicates election year): 1995 8.17; 1996* 7.92; 1997 9.02; 1998* 9.48; 1999 8.83; 2000 8.88; 2001* 8.5; 2002 8.98; 2003 9.1; 2004* 9.8

Total Senate sitting times

Total Senate sitting time 1995 to 2004 (* indicates election year): 1995 637.26; 1996* 562.06; 1997 740.7; 1998* 540.8; 1999 698.6; 2000 631.8; 2001 442.03; 2002 539.12; 2003 584.93; 2004* 480.58

Average number of questions without notice asked per sitting day

Average number of questions asked per sitting day 1995 to 2004 (* indicates election year): 1995 19.5; 1996* 23.7; 1997 23.7; 1998* 22.6; 1999 23.2; 2000 22.8; 2001* 21.4; 2002 22.9; 2003 23; 2004* 21.9

Bills passed both Houses

Number of bills passed both houses 1995 to 2004 (* indicates election year): 1995 180; 1996* 83; 1997 218; 1998* 135; 1999 206; 2000 174; 2001* 169; 2002 148; 2003 150; 2004* 158

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