Party divisions of Cygnian Congresses (Joan of What?)

Party divisions of Cygnian Congresses have played a central role in the organisation and operations of both chambers of the &mdash; the  and  (originally the ) &mdash; since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the  in 1792. Loose political groupings had already begun to form by the end of the : those who supported the establishment of a codified were known as, while those who favoured a continuation of unwritten British constitutional tradition joined the. Even after the Constitution was promulgated, these two parties continued to compete with each other, and thus there has been a partisan presence in Congress ever since the convened.

Party divisions by Congress
The following table lists the party divisions for each. Note that numbers in boldface denote the governing party at that particular time for House of Representatives figures, and the majority party for House of Councillors/Senate figures. Italicised numbers signify a Congress in which the governing/majority party changed intra-term.

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