National
Senator
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- 11 senators appointed by the Governor-General: 6 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 3 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 2 after consultation with religious, civic and other organisations (per the 1978 Constitution; confirm article).
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 11
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12: office structure, seat counts (LC 17+11, VC 15+6, GD 15+13), selection methods. Senate composition rules LC 6/3/2 and VC 4/2 from the constitutions, not re-read. (row-level copy of the original table-level source, added by verify:lc-vc-gd) For: Senator
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