What is Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Speaker |body = the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |insignia = Speaker's chair, House of Representatives, Canberra.jpg |insigniasize = 200px |insigniacaption = The speaker's chair in the House of Representatives |image = |imagesize = |incumbent = [[Milton Dick]] |incumbentsince = 26 July 2022 |style = The Honourable<br /><small>(Diplomatic)</small><br />Madam/Mister Speaker<br /><small>(within the House)</small> |appointer = Elected by the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |termlength = |formation = [[Constitution of Australia]]<br />9 July 1900 |precedence = [[Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia|Fifth]] |inaugural = [[Frederick Holder|Sir Frederick Holder]], KCMG<br />9 May 1901 }} The '''Speaker of the House of Representatives''' is the person in charge of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of Australia]]. The person in charge of the upper house is the [[President of the Australian Senate|President of the Senate]]. The current speaker is [[Milton Dick]]. Dick was also the House of Representatives member for the division of Oxley. The office of speaker was created by section 35 of the [[Constitution of Australia]]. The role of speaker was copied from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. Unlike the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] in the [[United Kingdom]], the Speaker of the House of Representatives is allowed to be a member of a political party (normally the party that forms government provides the Speaker). The current Speaker, Milton Dick, is a member of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]], the party that currently forms government. ==Election== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2022 Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives election | type = presi