| 59th Congress of the Union | |
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← 58th 60th → | |
 Federation Hall | |
| 4 January 2021 – 1 November 2024 | |
| Speakers | |
| Senate | Sue Lines (L) |
| House | Steve Georganas (L) |
| Membership | |
| Members | 86 Senators 301 Representatives |
| Government | Labour majority |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: 4 January 2021 – present | |
The Fifty-Ninth Congress of the Union is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Cygnian Government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet from 4 January 2021 to 1 November 2024. The 2020 federal elections resulted in the Cygnian Labour Party retaining majority government status in the House.
Major events
Scheduled
- 4 January 2021: Election of the Speakers. There were three candidates for Speaker of the House: Steve Georganas (L), Tony Smith (N) and Adam Bandt (G). Georganas is elected Speaker 159–141–1. Sue Lines (L) is re-elected as Speaker of the Senate 46–40.
- 4 January 2021: The 2021 State Opening of Congress. President Carmen Lawrence delivers her first State of the Union address. Following the opening, Congress formally elects Anthony Albanese as Chancellor of the Union. That evening, Albanese and his ministry are formally commissioned by President Lawrence at Mandurah Palace.
Party summary
Senate
| Party (Shading indicates governing caucus)
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Total | ||||
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| Labour | Crossbench | National | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress | 35 | 19 | 32 | 86 | 0 |
| Begin (3 January 2021) | 37 | 13 | 36 | 86 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party (Shading indicates governing caucus)
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Total | ||||||||
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| Labour | Crossbench | National | Vacant | ||||||
| Greens | Centre | KNP | UCP | Ind. | |||||
| End of previous Congress | 157 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 302 | 0 |
| Begin | 155 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 301 | 0 |
| 23 February 2021 | 4 | 139 | 301 | 0 | |||||
| 23 August 2021 | 1 | 3 | 301 | 0 | |||||
| Latest voting share | 51.50% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 1.00% | 46.18% | ||
Leadership
Senate
Sue Lines (L), Speaker of the Senate
- Speaker: Sue Lines (L)
- Deputy Speaker: Scott Ryan (N)
Government (Labour) leadership
- Leader of the Government: Penny Wong
- Deputy Leader of the Government: Kristina Keneally
- Government Whip: Anne Urquhart
Opposition (National) leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Simon Birmingham
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Michaelia Cash
- Opposition Whip: Dean Smith
Crossbench membership
- Leader of the Greens: Richard Di Natale
- Leader of the Centre Alliance: Stirling Griff
- Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation: Pauline Hanson
- Conservative Senator: Cory Bernardi
House of Representatives
Government (Labour) leadership
- Chancellor: Anthony Albanese
- Vice Chancellor: Richard Marles
- Leader of the House: Tony Burke
- Government Whip: Chris Hayes
Opposition (National) leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Scott Morrison
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Josh Frydenberg
- Manager of Opposition Business: Christian Porter
- Opposition Whip: Bert van Manen
Crossbench membership
- Greens Representative: Adam Bandt
- Katter's National Representative: Bob Katter
- Centre Alliance Representative: Rebekha Sharkie
- United Cygnia Party Representative: Craig Kelly
- Independents: Helen Haines, Andrew Wilkie, Zali Steggall
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