New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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Legislative Assembly | |
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58th Parliament | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Founded | 22 May 1856 |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House | |
Government Whip | |
Deputy Government Whip | |
Opposition Whip | |
Structure | |
Seats | 93 |
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Political groups | Government (45)
Opposition (36) Crossbench (12)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Optional preferential voting | |
Last election | 25 March 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Assembly Chamber Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
Website | |
NSW Legislative Assembly |
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The upper house is the Legislative Council. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly has 93 members, each elected to a single-member constituency, known as seats. Voting is by the optional preferential system.[4]
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Members of the Legislative Assembly have the acronym MP after their names.[5] Until 1990, the acronym "MLA" ( Member of the Legislative Assembly ) was used.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Current independent MLAs: * Roy Butler (Barwon), Helen Dalton (Murray), Phil Donato (Orange), Alex Greenwich (Sydney), Joe McGirr (Wagga Wagga), Michael Regan (Wakehurst), Judy Hannan (Wollondilly), Gareth Ward (Kiama) and Greg Piper (Lake Macquarie)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ "Other Office Holders". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Raper, Ashleigh (12 Dec 2022). "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MPs resign from party over behaviour of leader Robert Borsak". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 Dec 2022.
- ↑ "Role and History of the Legislative Assembly". About us – Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Role of Members of Parliament". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.