Question: how many seats are in the australian parliament
Answer: Parliament of Australia 45th Parliament Type Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives History Founded 9 May 1901 Leadership Monarch Elizabeth II Since 6 February 1952 Governor - General Peter Cosgrove Since 28 March 2014 President of the Senate Scott Ryan , Liberal Since 13 November 2017 Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith , Liberal Since 10 August 2015 Structure Seats 226 ( 150 MPs , 76 Senators ) House of Representatives political groups Government ( 76 ) Coalition Liberal ( 45 ) LNP ( 21 ) National ( 10 ) Opposition ( 65 ) Labor ( 65 ) Crossbench ( 4 ) Greens ( 1 ) Katter ( 1 ) Independent ( 2 ) Vacant ( 5 ) Vacant ( 5 ) Senate political groups Government ( 31 ) Coalition Liberal ( 22 ) LNP ( 5 ) National ( 3 ) CLP ( 1 ) Opposition ( 25 ) Labor ( 25 ) Crossbench ( 19 ) Greens ( 9 ) One Nation ( 3 ) Centre Alliance ( 2 ) Justice ( 1 ) Conservatives ( 1 ) Liberal Democrat (