The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are set out in Chapter I of the Constitution of A
The Australian House of Representatives in 1901
Frontbench and despatch box
The House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House, Canberra, where the Parliament met between 1927 and 1988
1968 Higgins by-election
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Higgins on 24 February 1968. It was triggered by the presumed drowning death of the Prime Minister and Liberal Party MP Harol
