This page contains recent and selected historical data relating to the business of the Legislative Council.
Recent
Figures relating to the business of the Legislative Council for the last three sitting weeks and the calendar year to date.
Historical trends
Information is available on the following categories:
Party composition of the Legislative Council since 1978
Legislative Council election results since 1978
Legislative Council sitting days per calendar year since 1995
Government bills passed by the Legislative Council per calendar year since 1999
Government bills considered in committee-of-the-whole per calendar year since 1999
Private Members' bills introduced in the Legislative Council per calendar year since 1999
Orders for papers made in the Legislative Council per calendar year since 1995
Questions on notice lodged and Questions without notice asked in the Legislative Council per calendar year since 2003
Motions to disallow statutory rules and regulations in the Legislative Council per calendar year since 1995
| Sitting days | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6
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| Sitting hours | 19.83 | 6.63 | 29.18 | 55.64
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| Days on which the House sat past midnight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total notices of motions given | 32 | 14 | 60 | 106
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| Notices for Disallowance of a Statutory Rule or Instrument | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
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Notices for Business of the House | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| Notices for Government Business | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4
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Notices for Matters of Privilege | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notices for Matters of Public Importance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notices for Private Members' Business | 29 | 7 | 58 | 94
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| Total notices of motions withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
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Legislation | Week ending 13 May | 24 March | Week ending 27 Feb | 2020 |
| Bills received from the Legislative Assembly | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8
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| Bills introduced in the Legislative Council | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
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| Bills passed* by the Legislative Council | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6
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| Bills negatived or discharged by the Legislative Council | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Refers to bills passed by the LC only. Figure may incl. bills passed by the LC but not yet passed by both Houses.
| Bills considered in committee of the whole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
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| Amendments circulated | TBC | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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| Amendments moved | 70 | 15 | 0 | 85
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| Amendments agreed to | 18 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
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| Bills amended in committee of the whole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
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Petitions | Week ending 13 May | 24 March | Week ending 27 Feb | 2020 |
| Number of petitions presented | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
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| Number of signatures to petitions presented | 1022 | 405 | 1592 | 3019
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Orders for papers under SO 52 | Week ending 13 May | 24 March | Week ending 27 Feb | 2020 |
| Orders for papers agreed to | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| Returns to orders tabled | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| Questions on Notice lodged (Written questions)* | 10 | 2 | 8 | 468** |
| Questions without Notice asked (Oral questions asked during Question Time) | 12 | 0 (no Question Time held) | 58 | 70 |
* As of 8 May 2019, Questions on Notice can be lodged on any business day by 4 pm, not just on sitting days.
** Includes questions lodged during non-sitting weeks
| Business resolved as formal business | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13
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| Private Members' Business items resolved* | 13 | 2 | 17 | 32
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| Motions for Disallowance resolved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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| Number of tabled documents | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC
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| Divisions in the House | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16
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| Divisions in Committee of the Whole | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12
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* Does not include private members' business resolved as formal business
