House of Assembly of South Australia

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The House of Assembly of South Australia is the elected lower chamber of the Parliament of South Australia, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's voters.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf house of parliament
legislative chamber
lower house
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
country Australia
countrySubdivision state of South Australia
determines which party or coalition forms government in South Australia
electionCycle fixed four-year terms
electoralSystem full preferential voting
elects Premier of South Australia
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
establishedIn 1857
governmentFormedIn House of Assembly of South Australia
hasChamberType lower house
hasElectoralDistricts 47 single-member electoral districts
hasGovernmentLeaderTitle Premier of South Australia
hasLegislativePower can introduce money bills
can introduce most government legislation
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOppositionLeaderTitle Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)
hasSpeaker Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au
isBicameralPartnerOf Legislative Council of South Australia
jurisdiction South Australia
lastReform introduction of fixed four-year terms
legislativeBodyFor South Australia
locatedIn Adelaide
meetsIn Parliament House, Adelaide
numberOfMembers 47
partOf Parliament of South Australia
precededBy unicameral Legislative Council of South Australia
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
responsibility controlling supply and public finance in South Australia
passing legislation for South Australia
scrutinising the Government of South Australia
role initiates legislation
represents voters of South Australia
state South Australia
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliamentarySystem Westminster-style parliamentary system
votingEligibility Australian citizens enrolled in South Australia
votingSystem instant-runoff voting
worksWith Legislative Council of South Australia

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Government of South Australia ("South Australian House of Assembly")
South Australia
South Australia
lowerHouse
House of Assembly of South Australia
governmentFormedIn

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