House of RepresentativesThursday 6 November 2025
STATEMENTS
Mr BURKE (Watson—Minister for the Arts, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Leader of the House) (16:25): For the information of members, the day on which the most divisions have ever been held was an overnight sitting from 9 to 10 April in 1935, when there were 83 divisions in a single sitting of the House of Representatives.
As of today, we are in second place at 40 divisions. If anyone wants to break the record and stay here for a late night, let me know!
SourceHouse of Representatives, Thursday 6 November 2025 — official recordTA-251106-house-12485829a4d1:s084
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