Petitions presented 1973-2010

House of Representatives and Senate

House

Senate

Year

Number of petitions

Signatures

Ministerial responses

% Ministerial responses

Number of petitions

1973

1677

119

1974

883

477

1975

2043

677

1976

1987

558

1977

1420

470

1978

1340

578

1979

2366

742

1980

1923

701

1981

2900

669

1982

2094

1014

1983

1885

860

1984

2315

870

1985

2955

1093

1986

5528

1262

1987

3622

1291

1988

1289

780

1989

1690

882

1990

564

404

1991

824

779

House

Senate

Year

Number of petitions

Signatures

Ministerial responses

% Ministerial responses

Number of petitions

1992

843

365155

3

0.4%

607

1993

547

734785

0

0.0%

539

1994

540

360462

0

0.0%

464

1995

431

456923

3

0.7%

589

1996

430

283163

5

1.2%

464

1997

633

322085

1

0.2%

476

1998

336

251466

0

0.0%

218

1999

232

139741

0

0.0%

194

2000

289

1411278

0

0.0%

102

2001

250

168226

0

0.0%

103

2002

319

362599

0

0.0%

99

2003

369

381083

1

0.3%

129

2004

471

214315

0

0.0%

180

2005

235

230190

1

0.4%

86

2006

276

250091

0

0.0%

161

2007

250

118596

1

0.4%

77

2008

109

96769

56

51.4%

53

2009

150

281600

94

62.7%

48

2010

68

110407

53

77.9%

12

Petitions presented 2005-2010

House of Representatives

Year

Number of petitions

Signatures

Ministerial responses

 %

Number presented by Members

%

Out of order petitions

2005

235

230190

1

0.4%

7

3.0%

50

2006

276

250091

0

0.0%

11

4.0%

80

2007

250

118596

1

0.4%

8

3.2%

51

2008

109

96769

56

51.4%

20

18.3%

39

2009

150

281600

94

62.7%

51

34.0%

20

2010

68

110407

53

77.9%

12

17.6%

17

Source

Chamber Research Office, Department of the House of Representatives
3 June 2010