Victorian Legislative Assembly

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The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's electorates in the Australian parliamentary system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf house of parliament
legislative chamber
lower house
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Victoria
coexistsWith Victorian Legislative Council
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1975 (Victoria)
country Australia
electionCycle fixed four-year terms
electoralSystem full preferential voting
electoratesType single-member districts
elects Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
establishedBy Constitution Act 1855 (Victoria)
establishedInYear 1856
franchise universal adult suffrage
governedBy standing orders of the Legislative Assembly
governingBodyType state legislature lower house
hasChamberColor green
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasHouseType lower house
hasNumberOfMembers 88
hasPresidingOfficer Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/assembly
isComponentOf bicameral parliament
jurisdiction Victoria
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeBodyFor State of Victoria
locatedIn Melbourne
State of Victoria
meetsAt Parliament House, Melbourne
minimumVotingAge 18
numberOfElectorates 88
oversees Government of Victoria
surface form: Victorian Government executive
partOf Parliament of Victoria
passes state laws for Victoria
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
requiresQuorum yes
responsibility controlling supply and appropriation bills
initiating legislation
passing legislation
representing electorates
scrutinising the Victorian Government
roleInSystem forms government from majority party or coalition
sessionType plenary sessions
termLengthYears 4
typeOfLegislationInitiated appropriation bills
taxation bills
votingSystem instant-runoff voting

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Government of Victoria hasChamber Victorian Legislative Assembly
Government of Victoria lowerHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
Premier of Victoria legislativeBody Victorian Legislative Assembly
Parliament of Victoria hasPart Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Parliament of Victoria lowerHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Legislative Council hasHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
subject surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Victoria (Australia) hasLegislativeChamber Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
State of Victoria hasLegislativeBody Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Jeff Kennett parliamentaryHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
Benambra chamber Victorian Legislative Assembly
Colony of Victoria lowerHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Constitution of Victoria establishes Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Constitution Act 1855 (Victoria) establishes Victorian Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
Victorian Legislative Council hasLowerHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly