Parliament of Victoria

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The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Australian state of Victoria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
public authority
state parliament
budgetaryFunction approves state budget of Victoria
buildingConstructionStart 1855
buildingOwner State of Victoria
buildingStyle Neoclassical architecture
coatOfArmsUsed Coat of arms of Victoria
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Victoria
surface form: Constitution Act 1975 (Victoria)
country Australia
countrySubdivision Victoria
electoralSystemLowerHouse preferential voting
electoralSystemUpperHouse proportional representation
emblem Southern Cross
establishedIn 1851
foundedBy Colony of Victoria
governs Victorian public sector
hasPart Governor of Victoria
Victorian Legislative Assembly
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria

Victorian Legislative Council
surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria
headOfStateRole Governor of Victoria
houseType bicameral
jurisdiction State of Victoria
legislativeBodyOf Victoria
legislativeFunction makes laws for Victoria
locatedIn Melbourne
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Victoria
locatedInTimeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
lowerHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
meetsIn Parliament House, Melbourne
numberOfHouses 2
numberOfMembersLowerHouse 88
numberOfMembersUpperHouse 40
officialLanguage English
oversightFunction Government of Victoria
surface form: oversees Government of Victoria
partOf Westminster system in Australia
predecessor Legislative Council of Victoria (unicameral, 1851–1856)
replaced Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
surface form: New South Wales Legislative Council (for Victorian territory)
responsibleFor passing state legislation
representing people of Victoria
scrutinising government expenditure
sessionType parliamentary sessions
supervises Executive branch of Victoria
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
termLengthUpperHouse 4 years
upperHouse Victorian Legislative Council
surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria
votingSystemLowerHouse instant-runoff voting
votingSystemUpperHouse single transferable vote
website https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/

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Victoria legislature Parliament of Victoria
Parliament House, Melbourne builtFor Parliament of Victoria
Parliament House, Melbourne occupant Parliament of Victoria
Parliament House, Melbourne governingBody Parliament of Victoria
Monash University foundedBy Parliament of Victoria
Government of Victoria legislativeBranch Parliament of Victoria
Government of Victoria governingBody Parliament of Victoria
Premier of Victoria reportsTo Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council partOf Parliament of Victoria
subject surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria
Legislative Council legislature Parliament of Victoria
subject surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria
Legislative Assembly partOf Parliament of Victoria
subject surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Legislative Assembly isLowerHouseOf Parliament of Victoria
subject surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Victoria (Australia) governingBody Parliament of Victoria
State of Victoria hasParliament Parliament of Victoria
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Edgar Tanner employer Parliament of Victoria
Queen’s Hall usedBy Parliament of Victoria
Queen’s Hall governingBody Parliament of Victoria
Parliament House gardens managedBy Parliament of Victoria
Colony of Victoria legislature Parliament of Victoria
William Haines partOf Parliament of Victoria
Governor of Victoria worksWith Parliament of Victoria
Cabinet of Victoria subordinateTo Parliament of Victoria
Cabinet of Victoria responsibleTo Parliament of Victoria
Constitution of Victoria establishes Parliament of Victoria
Constitution of Victoria bindingOn Parliament of Victoria
Constitution Act 1855 (Victoria) establishes Parliament of Victoria
Victorian Legislative Assembly partOf Parliament of Victoria
Victorian Legislative Council partOf Parliament of Victoria
Victorian Legislative Council chamberOf Parliament of Victoria