Are the politicians that run for the House of Representatives the same as those that run for the Senate?

Graphic of a blue rectangle being dropped into a larger blue box. This is repeated multiple times.

Ballot box graphic

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

Ballot box graphic

Graphic of a blue rectangle being dropped into a larger blue box. This is repeated multiple times.

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

Description

This graphic is a representation of a ballots being placed into a ballot boxes.

When someone decides they want to be a member of parliament, they must choose if they want to be a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.

Section 43 of the Australian Constitution says that a person can only be a member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives; they cannot be a member of both.This means, for example, a senator cannot be a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives without first resigning from the Senate.