House of Representatives Practice

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Appendix 16 Sittings of the House

Year

Number for year

Total hours for year*

Average hours per sitting*
h min

Number after midnight

Average time of rising
(all pm)

Sittings of Main Committee (hours) ‡ •

1901†	113	866	7 40	7	9.27
1902	107	796	7 26	3	9.07
1903†	78	577	7 24	3	9.12
1904	122	902	7 23	3	8.55
1905	90	831	9 14	12	10.36
1906†	70	590	8 25	6	9.55
1907	97	808	8 20	16	9.53
1908	91	680	7 29	9	9.13
1909	98	793	8 05	7	9.21
1910†	83	748	9 01	6	9.15
1911	61	559	9 09	5	10.24
1912	105	966	9 12	8	9.58
1913†	74	562	7 36	7	9.01
1914†	61	504	8 15	3	9.22
1915	72	531	7 23	7	8.43
1916	32	260	8 07	1	9.10
1917†	52	460	8 51	7	10.16
1918	86	872	10 08	9	11.23
1919†	51	358	7 01	2	8.28
1920	114	842	7 23	6	9.02
1921	93	720	7 44	7	9.13
1922†	53	432	8 09	3	9.24
1923	52	479	9 12	8	10.38
1924	83	632	7 37	6	9.16
1925†	36	389	10 49	4	12.27
1926	84	646	7 41	5	9.06
1927	59	523	8 51	4	9.48
1928†	62	500	8 04	5	9.14
1929†	54	474	8 47	8	9.59
1930	98	781	7 58	11	9.33
1931†	94	744	7 55	10	9.40
1932	73	652	8 56	14	10.27
1933	67	630	9 24	16	11.05
1934†	35	297	8 29	9	9.48
1935	55	460	8 21	12	9.44
1936	71	539	7 35	15	8.52
1937†	29	257	8 52	5	10.18
1938	66	602	9 07	13	10.23
1939	51	446	8 45	11	10.12
1940†	43	402	9 21	5	11.21
1941	50	396	7 55	11	9.51
1942	45	404	8 59	11	10.36
1943†	48	414	8 37	14	10.14
1944	57	517	9 04	9	10.12
1945	90	749	8 19	8	9.04
1946†	65	566	8 42	15	9.30
1947	92	795	8 39	8	9.07
1948	90	684	7 36	9	8.26
1949†	80	627	7 50	5	8.29
1950	83	803	9 40	12	10.43
1951†	56	511	9 08	11	9.53
1952	74	667	9 01	16	10.02
1953	61	533	8 45	5	9.29
1954†	48	460	9 36	3	10.46
1955†	52	511	9 50	4	10.58
1956	79	771	9 46	8	10.57
1957	63	644	10 13	12	11.22
1958†	48	491	10 14	9	11.32
1959	71	711	10 01	18	11.19
1960	74	770	10 24	22	11.34
1961†	55	575	10 27	21	11.39
1962	66	688	10 25	16	11.33
1963†	53	530	9 59	10	11.14
1964	65	656	10 06	10	11.10
1965	76	765	10 04	11	10.47
1966†	55	531	9 39	9	10.34
1967	62	646	10 25	20	11.31
1968	67	703	10 29	20	11.39
1969†	51	532	10 26	18	11.03
1970	73	736	10 05	23	10.37
1971	74	742	10 02	29	11.06
1972†	60	680	11 20	16	11.34
1973	81	913	11 16	—	10.47
1974†	62	678	10 56	1	10.36
1975†	69	743	10 46	—	10.11
1976	79	781	9 53	—	10.42
1977†	68	676	9 57	6	10.48
1978	75	747	9 58	3	10.28
1979	68	671	9 52	3	10.51
1980†	51	525	10 18	9	11.15
1981	62	627	10 07	6	10.52
1982	53	554	10 28	8	10.58
1983†	49	533	10 52	3	10.45
1984†	52	551	10 35	10	10.04
1985	66	681	10 20	13	9.55
1986	79	781	10 22	1	9.21
1987†	74	746	10 05	1	9.43
1988	65	701	10 47	10	10.38
1989	59	658	11 09	12	10.41
1990†	38	433	11 23	5	10.40
1991	67	774	11 33	10	11.02
1992	60	689	11 29	12	10.56
1993†	46	524	11 24	8	11.11
1994	68	632	9 18	1	8.23	61
1995	70	637	9 06	—	8.01	108
1996†	61	647	10 37	3	9.59	90
1997	76	800	10 31	2	9.53	171
1998†	54	560	10 22	—	9.36	97
1999	73	710	9 43	—	9.08	137
2000	73	714	9 47	2	9.08	128
2001†	56	526	9 23	1	8.46	110
2002	69	667	9 40	2	8.53	183
2003	74	682	9 13	1	8.20	191
2004†	59	594	10 05	—	9.08	152
2005	67	615	9 11	1	8.14	179
2006	68	630	9 16	—	8.11	229
2007†	50	452	9 03	—	7.52	148
2008	69	657	9 32	2	8.13	291
2009	68	819	12 03	1	10.28	268
2010†	55	609	11 04	—	9.41	255

* Includes time expended in suspensions and meal breaks. Does not include sittings of the Main Committee.
† Years in which elections for the House of Representatives were held.
‡ First sitting of Main Committee 8 June 1994.
• Includes time expended in suspensions.
Updates in red

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