bicameral parliament in Tasmania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Parliament of Tasmania is the legislature of Tasmania. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers: a lower house (the House of Assembly) and an upper house (the Legislative Council).
Parliament of Tasmania | |
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50th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Legislative Council House of Assembly |
History | |
Founded | 2 December 1856 |
Leadership | |
Charles III since 9 September 2022 | |
Barbara Baker since 16 June 2021 | |
President of the Legislative Council | |
Speaker of the House of Assembly | |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 25 MHAs 15 MLCs |
House of Assembly political groups | Government Liberal (11) |
Legislative Council political groups | Government Liberal (4) Opposition Labor (4) Crossbench Independent (6)[lower-alpha 3] Vacant Vacant (1)[lower-alpha 4] |
Elections | |
Hare-Clark | |
Partial Preferential | |
Last general election | 1 May 2021 |
Next general election | In or before 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
Website | |
www |
Parliament sits at Parliament House in Hobart.
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