as at 30 June 2018
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013* |
2014 |
2015 |
2016* |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Number of questions placed on notice |
1132
|
1166
|
450
|
1524
|
1283
|
969
|
325
|
194
|
|
|
| Number of questions without notice + |
1453
|
1492
|
978
|
1962
|
1983 |
1498 |
2005 |
911 |
|
|
Question time held on
(number of sitting days) |
53
|
53
|
35
|
62
|
59 |
41 |
56 |
26 |
|
|
| Average daily number of questions without notice |
27.4
|
28.2
|
27.9
|
31.6
|
33.6 |
36.5 |
35.8 |
35 |
|
|
Questions without notice—by party
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013*
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016*
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
| Australian Conservatives |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
8 |
|
|
| Australian Greens |
201
|
237
|
|
261
|
261
|
170
|
221
|
108
|
|
|
| Australian Labor Party |
427
|
420
|
312
|
792
|
765 |
600 |
810 |
369 |
|
|
Australian Motoring
Enthusiast Party |
—
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
24 |
9 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Centre Alliance (former Nick Xenophon Team) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
|
|
| Coalition |
739
|
751
|
469
|
762
|
777 |
579 |
740 |
327 |
|
|
Democratic Labour Party/
Independent (Madigan)* |
27
|
45
|
27
|
30
|
24 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
20 |
6 |
|
|
| Family First Party |
17
|
—
|
—
|
15
|
21 |
8 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Anning) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
|
|
| Independent (Gichuhi) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Lambie) |
—
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
21 |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Lazarus) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Martin) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
|
| Independent (Storer) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
|
| Independent (Xenophon) |
42
|
39
|
33
|
30
|
21 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Jacqui Lambie Network |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
18 |
— |
|
|
| Liberal Democratic Party |
—
|
—
|
—
|
15
|
24 |
27 |
23 |
9 |
|
|
| Palmer United Party |
—
|
—
|
—
|
48
|
24 |
9 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
30 |
72 |
33 |
|
|
| Nick Xenophon Team |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
66 |
15 |
|
|
| United Australia Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
|
| Katter's Australian Party |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
| Total |
1453 |
1492 |
978 |
1962 |
1983 |
1498 |
2005 |
911 |
|
|
* Senator Madigan resigned from the DLP on 4 September 2014
Questions on notice—by party
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013* |
2014 |
2015 |
2016* |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Australian Conservatives |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Australian Greens |
193
|
|
95
|
140
|
90 |
141 |
59 |
18 |
|
|
| Australian Labor Party |
1
|
1
|
53
|
1344
|
988 |
767 |
148 |
117 |
|
|
| Coalition |
938
|
1000
|
302
|
11
|
21 |
6 |
23 |
20 |
|
|
| Democratic Labor Party |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| Family First Party |
0
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Gichuhi) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Lambie) |
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
103 |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
| Independent (Xenophon) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
81 |
0 |
— |
— |
|
|
| Jacqui Lambie Network |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
24 |
— |
|
|
| Liberal Democratic Party |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
| Nick Xenophon Team |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
45 |
57 |
11 |
|
|
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
13 |
19 |
|
|
| Centre Alliance |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
|
| Total |
1132 |
1145 |
450
|
1524 |
1283 |
969 |
325 |
194 |
|
|
* Indicates an election year
+ Includes supplementary questions