Appendix 20—Statistics on selected House proceedings
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
|
250
|
110
|
16
|
33
|
2002
|
43
|
60
|
319
|
160
|
22
|
26
|
2003
|
45
|
65
|
368
|
176
|
12
|
39
|
2004*
|
46
|
54
|
471
|
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
|
136
|
101
|
4
|
14
|
2011
|
49
|
49
|
195
|
198
|
—
|
—
|
2012
|
49
|
50
|
120
|
186
|
7
|
—
|
2013*
|
33
|
39
|
104
|
140
|
17
|
9
|
2014
|
54
|
65
|
104
|
178
|
42
|
22
|
2015
|
57
|
69
|
104
|
119
|
22
|
29
|
2016*
|
38
|
42
|
101
|
211
|
49
|
48
|
2017
|
49
|
58
|
329
|
197
|
31
|
29
|
Excludes Federation Chamber proceedings.
* Years in which elections for the House of Representatives were held.