Aurisian House of Representatives
House of Representatives | |
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| ??th Parliament of Australia | |
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| Type | of the [[Parliament of Aurisia]] |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 225 |
| File:Aurisian House of Representatives chart.svg | |
Political groups | Template:Composition of Australian House of Representatives |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| Instant-runoff voting | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Parliament House Koloberra, Aurisian Capital Territory Commonwealth of Aurisia | |
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| Politics of Aurisia |
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The Aurisian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Aurisia, sitting alongside the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Aurisian Constitution.
The term of members of the House of Representatives is a maximum of three years from the date of the first sitting of the House. Elections for members of the House of Representatives are often held in conjunction with those for the Senate. A member of the House may be referred to as a "Member of Parliament" ("MP" or "Member"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "Senator". The government of the day, and by extension, the Prime Minister must achieve and maintain the confidence of this House in order to gain and remain in power.
The House of Representatives currently consists of 225 members, elected by and representing single member districts known as electoral divisions (commonly referred to as "electorates" or "seats"). The number of members is not fixed but can vary with boundary changes resulting from electoral redistributions, which are required on a regular basis. The Chamber of the House of Representatives is designed to seat up to 246 members, with provision for an ultimate total of 314 to be accommodated.
Each division elects one member using full-preferential instant-runoff voting. This was put in place after the 19?? by-election, which Labor unexpectedly won with the largest primary vote and the help of vote splitting in the conservative parties. The Nationalist government of the time changed the lower house voting system from first-past-the-post to full-preferential voting, effective from the 19?? general election.