How Australians rate their federal MPs and senators
The 48th Parliament has 150 MPs and 76 senators. Pick a seat or a party to see who holds it, then rate them.
House of Representatives
One MP per electorate. The party with a majority here forms government.
Senate
Twelve senators per state and two per territory. Reviews and passes laws.
Parties
| Party | Leader | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovernmentHolds a majority in the House. Its leader is Prime Minister and its senior members are ministers. | |||
| Labor | Anthony Albanese | 94 | 30 |
| OppositionThe Liberal–National Coalition, the largest group outside government. Its senior members are shadow ministers. | |||
| Coalition | Angus Taylor | 41 | 27 |
| Liberal | Angus Taylor | 27 | 23 |
| Nationals | Matt Canavan | 14 | 4 |
| LNP (Queensland)(members counted above) | – | 16 | 4 |
| CrossbenchMinor parties and independents. | |||
| Greens | David Shoebridge | 1 | 10 |
| One Nation | Pauline Hanson | 2 | 4 |
| Independents | – | 8 | 2 |
| Community Strong | – | 2 | 0 |
| Centre Alliance | Rebekha Sharkie | 1 | 0 |
| Katter's Australian | Bob Katter | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia | – | 0 | 1 |
| Lambie Network | Jacqui Lambie | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | Fatima Payman | 0 | 1 |
Ministers and shadow ministers
Only the government has ministers, who run departments. The opposition names a matching shadow minister for each portfolio.
The Coalition
The Liberals and Nationals are separate parties that work together in opposition and share a shadow ministry. In Queensland they run as one party, the LNP, whose members sit with one or the other in Canberra.