Parliament of New South Wales
legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Parliament of New South Wales is the legislature of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers of parliament: the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) and the upper house (the Legislative Council).
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Parliament of New South Wales | |
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58th Parliament | |
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Type | |
Houses | Legislative Council Legislative Assembly |
History | |
Founded | 22 May 1856; 167 years ago (22 May 1856) |
New session started | 9 May 2023 |
Leadership | |
Margaret Beazley since 2 May 2019 | |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | |
President of the Legislative Council | |
Structure | |
Seats | 135 (93 MLA, 42 MLC) |
Legislative Assembly political groups | Government (45)
Opposition (36) Crossbench (12)
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Legislative Council political groups | Government (15)
Opposition (15) Crossbench (12)
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Elections | |
Optional preferential voting | |
Single transferable vote | |
Last general election | 25 March 2023 |
Next general election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
Website | |
www | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of New South Wales |
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