House of Assembly of South Australia

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house of parliament legislative chamber lower house

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.

Aliases (1)

South Australian House of Assembly ×1

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