Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales
Parliament of New South Wales
58th Parliament
	Coat of Arms of New South Wales
	New South Wales Parliament logo
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; Legislative Assembly
Sovereign	King (represented by the governor of New South Wales)
History
Founded	22 May 1856
New session started	9 May 2023
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III ; since 8 September 2022
Governor	Margaret Beazley ; since 2 May 2019
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Greg Piper, Independent ; since 9 May 2023
President of the Legislative Council	Ben Franklin, Nationals ; since 9 May 2023
Premier	Chris Minns, Labor ; since 28 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Mark Speakman, Liberal ; since 21 April 2023
Structure
Seats	135 (93 MLA, 42 MLC)
Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (45) Labor (45); Opposition (36) Liberal (25); Nationals (11); Crossbench (12) Greens (3); Independent (9);
Legislative Council political groups	Government (15) Labor (15); Opposition (15) Liberal (10); National (5); Crossbench (12) Greens (4); One Nation (1); Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (2); Animal Justice (1); Legalise Cannabis (1); Liberal Democrats (1); Independent (2);
Elections
Legislative Assembly voting system	Optional preferential voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Last general election	25 March 2023
Next general election	2027
Meeting place
	Parliament House,; Sydney, New South Wales,; Australia
Website
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
Constitution
	Constitution of New South Wales

The Parliament of New South Wales, formally the Legislature of New South Wales,^[5]^[6] is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). It consists of the monarch, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house).^[5]^[7] Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. The legislative authority of the parliament derives from section 5 of the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW).^[8] The power to make laws that apply to New South Wales is shared with the Federal (or Commonwealth) Parliament. The houses of the New South Wales Parliament follow the Westminster parliamentary traditions of dress, Green–Red chamber colours and protocols.^[9]^{[failed verification]} The houses of the legislature are located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney.

^ "The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ McGowan, Michael (16 April 2023). "House shortage: New government but parliament still under repair". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "The Hon. (Ben) Benjamin Cameron FRANKLIN, MLC". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ Booth, Robert (8 September 2022). "King Charles III becomes monarch after death of mother, Queen Elizabeth II". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s 3 (definition of "The Legislature")
^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The constitution of New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press. pp. 163–4. ISBN 978-1-86287-516-6.
^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The constitution of New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 164–5. ISBN 978-1-86287-516-6.
^ Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s 5
^ "About Parliament". NSW Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

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[1] "The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[2] McGowan, Michael (16 April 2023). "House shortage: New government but parliament still under repair". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[3] "The Hon. (Ben) Benjamin Cameron FRANKLIN, MLC". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[4] Booth, Robert (8 September 2022). "King Charles III becomes monarch after death of mother, Queen Elizabeth II". The Guardian.

[:0-7] Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s 3 (definition of "The Legislature")

[:1-8] Twomey, Anne (2004). The constitution of New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press. pp. 163–4. ISBN 978-1-86287-516-6.

[9] Twomey, Anne (2004). The constitution of New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 164–5. ISBN 978-1-86287-516-6.

[10] Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s 5

[NSW-11] "About Parliament". NSW Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

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