Graphs—2011

1 January to 31 December 2011

Total time, by type of business

Total time by type of business: government business 227:34; general business 165:19; questions without notice 54:27; business of the Senate 4:05; urgency/MPI 34:11; other 31:05 

Percentage of time, by type of business

Government business 44%; General business 32%; Questions 11%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 1%; Other 6% 
  • government legislation 41%
  • other government business 3%

Comparative charts - 2002 to 2011

Proportion of time spent according to the type of business

 

Number of sitting days

Number of sitting days 2002 to 2011 (* indicates election year): 2002 60; 2003 64; 2004* 49; 2005 57; 2006 58; 2007* 41; 2008 52; 2009 53; 2010* 40; 2011 56 

Average length of a sitting day

Average length of a sitting day 2002 to 2011 (* indicates election year): 2002 8.98; 2003 9.1; 2004* 9.8; 2005 9.52; 2006 9.85; 2007* 9.82; 2008 9.27; 2009 9.73; 2010* 8.97; 2011 9.96 

Total Senate sitting times

Total Senate sitting time 2002 to 2011 (* indicates election year): 2002 539.12; 2003 584.93; 2004* 480.58; 2005 542.67; 2006 571.53; 2007* 402.63; 2008 481.62; 2009 515.93; 2010* 358.73; 2011 558.00 

Average number of questions without notice asked per sitting day

Average number of questions asked per sitting day 2002 to 2011 (* indicates election year): 2002 22.9; 2003 23; 2004* 21.9; 2005 20.2; 2006 19.8; 2007* 19.4; 2008 20.6; 2009 28.5; 2010* 28.4; 2011 27.4 

Bills passed both Houses

Number of bills passed both houses 2002 to 2011 (* indicates election year): 2002 148; 2003 150; 2004* 158; 2005 164; 2006 173; 2007* 184; 2008 159; 2009 136; 2010* 150; 2011 190 

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