Parliament of Tasmania
bicameral parliament in Tasmania
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 | |
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| 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 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 25 MHAs 15 MLCs |
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House of Assembly political groups | Government Liberal (11) |
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Legislative Council political groups | Government Liberal (4) Opposition Labor (4) Crossbench Independent (6)[c] Vacant Vacant (1)[d] |
| Elections | |
| Hare-Clark | |
| Partial Preferential | |
Last general election | 1 May 2021 |
Next general election | In or before 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Parliament sits at Parliament House in Hobart.
Notes
change- ↑ David O'Byrne (Franklin) resigned from the Labor caucus on 23 August 2021, but remains a member of the Labor Party.
- ↑ Current independent MHAs: Lara Alexander (Bass), Kristie Johnston (Clark), John Tucker (Lyons)
- ↑ Current independent MLCs: Rosemary Armitage (Launceston), Ruth Forrest (Murchison), Mike Gaffney (Mersey), Tania Rattray (McIntyre), Rob Valentine (Hobart), Meg Webb (Nelson).[1]
- ↑ Huon became vacant in January 2022 following the resignation of Bastian Seidel.
References
change- ↑ "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (as of 6 June 2019)" (PDF). Parliament of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.