who are the two main political parties in australia
List of political parties in Australia Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, five of the 150 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as are 20 of the 76 members of the upper house (senators).
Australian federal election, 1901 Federal elections for the inaugural Parliament of Australia were held in Australia on Friday 29 March and Saturday 30 March 1901 following Federation and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. All 75 seats in the Australian House of Representatives, six of which were uncontested, as well as all 36 seats in the Australian Senate, were up for election.