43rd Parliament of Australia

For a general discussion of the Australian government's legislative branch, see Parliament of Australia.

43rd Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
42nd ← → 44th
Parliament House(2011) Parliament House (2011)
28 September 2010 – 5 August 2013
Members	76 senators 150 representatives
Senate Leader	Chris Evans (from 14 September 2010 to 4 February 2013) Stephen Conroy (from 4 February 2013 to 27 June 2013) Penny Wong (from 27 June 2013 to 18 September 2013)
Senate President	John Hogg (from 14 September 2010)
House Leader	Anthony Albanese (from 14 September 2010)
House Speaker	Harry Jenkins Jr. (from 14 September 2010 to 24 November 2011) Peter Slipper (24 November 2011 to 9 October 2011) Anna Burke (9 October 2011 to 5 August 2013)
Sessions
1st: 28 September 2010 – 27 June 2013
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The 43rd Parliament of Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Australian federal government, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives.

Composition

House of Representatives

Government (72)
  Labor (72)

Opposition
Coalition (72)
  Liberal(44)
  LNP (21)
  Nationals (6)
  CLP (1)

Crossbench (6)
  Independent (4)
  Greens (1)
  Nationals WA (1)

Major events

Further information: 2010 in Australia, 2011 in Australia, 2012 in Australia, and 2013 in Australia

• Julia Gillard becomes first female to be elected Prime Minister of Australia,