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Senators - Parliamentary Education Office - PEO What will I learn? A person elected to the Senate is called a senator Senators are elected by Australian citizens to represent a state or a territory Senators work in Parliament and in their community
What is the oath of office that is taken by new senators and members of . . . Description A new senator stands in the Senate He holds a holy book and reads an oath of allegiance to the Crown while other senators watch When senators are sworn-in they typically do so on holy book that is significant to their faith, however using a religious text is not mandatory
Chapter I, Part II: The Senate - The Australian Constitution A senator holding office at the commencement of the Constitution Alteration (Senate Casual Vacancies) 1977, being a senator appointed by the Governor of a State in consequence of a vacancy that had at any time occurred in the place of a senator chosen by the people of the State, shall be deemed to have been appointed to hold the place until the
Senate - Parliamentary Education Office - PEO The Senate is part of the Australian Parliament It has an important role representing the views of Australians, making laws for Australia, investigating national issues and examining the work of the government
What do you have to do to become a member of parliament? To become a senator you need to get elected by the voters in your state or territory at a federal election Senate electorates are multi-member, meaning there is a group of senators elected to look after the interests of all the people of a state or territory
What happens if a member of parliament leaves? Do they get replaced . . . The newly appointed senator must be a member of the same political party as the senator who has left If the senator who left was an independent or was elected as a member of a party that no longer exists, the state or territory parliament with responsibility to fill the vacancy decides on an appropriate replacement
Who represents me in Australian parliament? - PEO Who represents me in Australian parliament? This is a great question, thanks Rory You have quite a few representatives in the Australian Parliament In the Senate, there are 12 senators for each state and 2 senators each for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory You can find out more about the senators that represent you, including how to contact them, on this list of