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House of Representatives
Sitting Days and Acts Passed 1900-1990
House of Representatives Sitting Times and Acts passed 1900 - 1990 |
| Period | Average Sitting Days/Year | Average Sitting Hours/Year | Acts Passed/Year | Hours/Act |
1901-10 |
95 |
577 |
23 |
25.1 |
1911-20 |
71 |
449 |
40 |
11.2 |
1921-30 |
67 |
425 |
47 |
9.0 |
1931-40 |
58 |
382 |
75 |
5.1 |
1941-50 |
70 |
452 |
73 |
6.2 |
1951-60 |
63 |
461 |
96 |
4.8 |
1961-70 |
62 |
483 |
120 |
4.0 |
1971-80 |
69 |
543 |
173 |
3.1 |
1981-90 |
60 |
535 |
172 |
3.1 |
Source: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure (1986: 64), House of Representatives (1986-90); Quoted in Developments in Australian Politics, edited by Judith Brett et al, Macmillan, 1995, p115
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