Independents | |
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| House of Representatives | 12 / 151
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| Senate | 5 / 76
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| State and territory lower houses[a] | 23 / 455
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| State and territory upper houses[b] | 13 / 155
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Independents with party affiliations | |
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| House of Representatives | 1 / 151
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| Senate | 1 / 76
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| State and territory lower houses[c] | 1 / 455
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| State and territory upper houses[d] | 2 / 155
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An independent politician is a person who has served in a political office while not affiliated to any political party. Many of these have either resigned or been expelled from membership in political parties, and some have gone on to form their own political parties over time. In some cases members of parliament sit as an independent while still holding party leadership. This can be for a multitude of reasons including expulsion from party room, de-registration of party and suspension of membership.
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