1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodoaustralia/Election Explainer: Why Are There 150 Lower House MPs And 76 Senators?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZNfNs3hJ7A"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/05/election-explainer-why-are-there-150-lower-house-mps-and-76-senators/">Election Explainer: Why Are There 150 Lower House MPs And 76 Senators?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/05/election-explainer-why-are-there-150-lower-house-mps-and-76-senators/embed/#?secret=ZNfNs3hJ7A" width="600" height="338" title="“Election Explainer: Why Are There 150 Lower House MPs And 76 Senators?” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="ZNfNs3hJ7A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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When Australians go to the polls on July 2, they will elect 150 members of the House of Representatives. But, in 1998, there were 148 lower house MPs. So why does this number fluctuate? And what are the lowest and highest possible numbers?https://counter.theconversation.edu.au/content/57812/count.gif