<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament; also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or just Parliament) is the legislative branch of the government of Australia . It consists of three elements: the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives . The Queen is represented by the Governor - General . The combination of two elected Houses, in which the members of the Senate represent the six States and the two self - governing Territories while the members of the House represent electoral divisions according to population, is modeled on the United States Congress . Through both Houses, however, there is a fused executive, drawn from the Westminster System . </P> <P> The upper house, the Senate, consists of 76 members: twelve for each state, and two each for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory . Senators are elected using the single transferable vote proportional representation system and as a result, the chamber features a multitude of parties vying for power . The governing party or coalition has not held a majority in the Senate since 1981 (except between 2005--2008) and usually needs to negotiate with other parties and Independents to get legislation passed . </P>

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