Legislative Assembly
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The Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for making state laws and representing the people through elected members.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lower house of parliament
ⓘ
unicameral chamber ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
MLA (for individual members)
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NSW LA NERFINISHED ⓘ NSW Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalMonarch | King Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionBasis | Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentPremier | Chris Minns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPremierParty | Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentSpeaker | Greg Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentSpeakerParty | Independent ⓘ |
| electoralDivisionType | state electoral district ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | optional preferential voting ⓘ |
| emblem | Waratah (state floral emblem of New South Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1856 ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | New South Wales Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | lower house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastElection | 2023 New South Wales state election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 58th Parliament of New South Wales (as of 2023–2027 term) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sydney, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberType | Member of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| nextElectionDue | by 2027 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 93 ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
can pass legislation subject to review by the Legislative Council
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introduces most money bills ⓘ |
| precededBy | unicameral Legislative Council of New South Wales (as sole chamber) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representativeOfMonarch | Governor of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
confidence in the Premier and Cabinet
ⓘ
formation of the New South Wales Government ⓘ |
| role |
makes state laws for New South Wales
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represents the people of New South Wales ⓘ scrutinises the New South Wales Government ⓘ |
| sessionType | parliamentary sessions called by the Governor on advice of the Premier ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority | New South Wales Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | approximately four years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Australian citizens enrolled to vote in New South Wales ⓘ |
| votingSystem | full preferential voting in single-member districts (historically and in some periods) ⓘ |
| votingSystemType | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Murray (New South Wales state electoral district)