Year
| Matters of public importance
| Adjournment debates
| Number of petitions
| Number of divisions
| Closures of question agreed to
| Closures of Member agreed to
|
1901*
| 5
| 56
| 224
| 113
| —
| —
|
1902
| 11
| 59
| 96
| 257
| —
| —
|
1903*
| 4
| 40
| 178
| 50
| —
| —
|
1904
| 10
| 48
| 17
| 57
| —
| —
|
1905
| 5
| 42
| 152
| 88
| —
| —
|
1906*
| 1
| 38
| 5
| 85
| —
| —
|
1907
| 7
| 53
| 88
| 243
| —
| —
|
1908
| 3
| 38
| 18
| 119
| —
| —
|
1909
| 8
| 56
| 7
| 131
| 18
| 1
|
1910*
| 1
| 44
| 33
| 72
| —
| —
|
1911
| —
| 29
| 7
| 52
| —
| —
|
1912
| 5
| 41
| 7
| 56
| —
| —
|
1913*
| 3
| 47
| —
| 93
| 33
| —
|
1914*
| 8
| 35
| 6
| 48
| 5
| —
|
1915
| 14
| 37
| 5
| 51
| 6
| —
|
1916
| 4
| 18
| 9
| 11
| —
| —
|
1917*
| 9
| 38
| 3
| 54
| 5
| —
|
1918
| 13
| 53
| 9
| 100
| 6
| —
|
1919*
| 8
| 31
| 2
| 76
| 1
| —
|
1920
| 25
| 56
| 1
| 227
| 18
| 1
|
1921
| 14
| 48
| 2
| 146
| 3
| 1
|
1922*
| 5
| 26
| 1
| 102
| 10
| —
|
1923
| 8
| 31
| —
| 169
| 36
| —
|
1924
| 17
| 48
| 4
| 144
| 18
| —
|
1925*
| 4
| 20
| 3
| 58
| 5
| —
|
1926
| 3
| 36
| 2
| 52
| 2
| —
|
1927
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 48
| 3
| —
|
1928*
| 6
| 30
| 3
| 59
| 4
| —
|
1929*
| 4
| 26
| —
| 46
| 6
| 1
|
1930
| 10
| 53
| 3
| 84
| 19
| —
|
1931*
| 15
| 67
| 1
| 216
| 35
| —
|
1932
| 13
| 44
| 3
| 205
| 25
| 1
|
1933
| 21
| 41
| 16
| 157
| 15
| —
|
1934*
| 9
| 21
| —
| 78
| 12
| 1
|
1935
| 11
| 32
| —
| 311
| 101
| 1
|
1936
| 10
| 40
| 1
| 78
| 12
| —
|
1937*
| 2
| 22
| —
| 32
| 1
| —
|
1938
| 10
| 40
| 2
| 99
| 6
| —
|
1939
| 7
| 34
| —
| 85
| 5
| —
|
1940*
| 5
| 30
| 3
| 33
| 1
| —
|
1941
| 4
| 39
| 3
| 16
| —
| —
|
1942
| 9
| 35
| 2
| 25
| 1
| —
|
1943*
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 22
| —
| —
|
1944
| 14
| 31
| —
| 40
| 5
| —
|
1945
| 7
| 58
| —
| 101
| 10
| —
|
1946*
| 9
| 37
| 2
| 75
| 12
| —
|
1947
| 21
| 37
| 93
| 135
| 24
| 1
|
1948
| 14
| 26
| 3
| 113
| 22
| —
|
1949*
| 13
| 29
| 3
| 96
| 22
| —
|
1950
| 9
| 62
| 2
| 123
| 36
| 2
|
1951*
| 11
| 41
| 9
| 178
| 85
| —
|
1952
| 12
| 45
| 9
| 153
| 54
| —
|
1953
| 4
| 38
| 21
| 125
| 69
| 1
|
1954*
| 3
| 22
| 14
| 89
| 45
| —
|
1955*
| 29
| 25
| 8
| 133
| 49
| —
|
1956
| 7
| 35
| 7
| 243
| 86
| 4
|
1957
| 17
| 39
| 50
| 163
| 61
| —
|
1958*
| 8
| 25
| 37
| 65
| 24
| —
|
1959
| 8
| 39
| 43
| 132
| 45
| —
|
1960
| 10
| 41
| 29
| 151
| 68
| 1
|
1961*
| 5
| 30
| 30
| 125
| 51
| —
|
1962
| 13
| 37
| 22
| 128
| 68
| —
|
1963*
| 8
| 22
| 140
| 82
| 38
| 2
|
1964
| 11
| 34
| 58
| 91
| 41
| —
|
1965
| 6
| 31
| 41
| 124
| 39
| —
|
1966*
| 5
| 30
| 104
| 65
| 26
| —
|
1967
| 12
| 28
| 70
| 78
| 23
| —
|
1968
| 10
| 32
| 139
| 106
| 48
| —
|
1969*
| 28
| 29
| 90
| 83
| 26
| 1
|
1970
| 22
| 34
| 494
| 161
| 56
| —
|
1971
| 23
| 41
| 723
| 216
| 92
| —
|
1972*
| 21
| 36
| 1130
| 142
| 66
| 3
|
1973
| 18
| 75
| 1677
| 264
| 103
| —
|
1974*
| 32
| 52
| 883
| 184
| 113
| 1
|
1975*
| 26
| 51
| 2043
| 359
| 158
| 29
|
1976
| 47
| 68
| 1987
| 124
| 53
| 21
|
1977*
| 48
| 50
| 1420
| 174
| 100
| 23
|
1978
| 56
| 55
| 1340
| 188
| 67
| 32
|
1979
| 52
| 49
| 2366
| 207
| 67
| 24
|
1980*
| 33
| 39
| 1923
| 150
| 52
| 19
|
1981
| 51
| 46
| 2900
| 165
| 59
| 32
|
1982
| 46
| 44
| 2094
| 119
| 41
| 23
|
1983*
| 42
| 38
| 1885
| 93
| 29
| 1
|
1984*
| 41
| 27
| 2315
| 142
| 44
| 14
|
1985
| 57
| 43
| 2955
| 128
| 34
| —
|
1986
| 71
| 60
| 5528
| 143
| 37
| 4
|
1987*
| 65
| 61
| 3622
| 110
| 38
| 2
|
1988
| 47
| 44
| 1289
| 154
| 31
| 14
|
1989
| 44
| 38
| 1690
| 152
| 31
| 26
|
1990*
| 31
| 28
| 564
| 61
| 8
| 6
|
1991
| 46
| 49
| 824
| 165
| 33
| 28
|
1992
| 45
| 42
| 843
| 118
| 31
| 19
|
1993*
| 17
| 37
| 547
| 105
| 28
| —
|
1994
| 47
| 57
| 540
| 86
| 13
| 6
|
1995
| 40
| 62
| 431
| 110
| 27
| 16
|
1996*
| 37
| 48
| 430
| 221
| 31
| 35
|
1997
| 52
| 70
| 633
| 183
| 11
| 40
|
1998*
| 30
| 47
| 336
| 157
| 27
| 15
|
1999
| 45
| 68
| 232
| 164
| 34
| 31
|
2000
| 50
| 67
| 289
| 141
| 33
| 28
|
2001*
| 35
| 50
| 248
| 110
| 16
| 33
|
2002
| 43
| 60
| 319
| 160
| 22
| 26
|
2003
| 45
| 65
| 371
| 176
| 12
| 39
|
2004*
| 46
| 54
| 472
| 81
| 5
| 10
|
2005
| 51
| 62
| 235
| 209
| 18
| 59
|
2006
| 50
| 65
| 276
| 165
| 17
| 36
|
2007*
| 39
| 48
| 250
| 75
| 5
| 12
|
2008
| 44
| 57
| 109
| 153
| 18
| 23
|
2009
| 45
| 53
| 150
| 129
| 10
| 20
|
2010*
| 40
| 48
| 134
| 101
| 4
| 14
|
2011
| 49
| 49
| 195
| 198
| –
| –
|
Excludes Federation Chamber proceedings.
* Years in which elections for the House of Representatives were held.