Politics of New South Wales

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Politics of New South Wales encompasses the governmental structures, political institutions, parties, and processes that shape public policy and governance in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
politics of an Australian state
appliesToJurisdiction New South Wales
country Australia
electoralCommission New South Wales Electoral Commission
hasCapital Sydney
hasConstitution Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales)
surface form: Constitution of New South Wales
hasElectoralCycle fixed four-year terms for Legislative Assembly
hasElectoralDivisionType Legislative Council regions
state electoral districts
hasGovernmentType Westminster system
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasLegislativeChamber New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Council
hasLevelOfGovernment local government
state government
hasLocalGovernment local government areas of New South Wales
hasOnlineResource NSW Government official website
NSW Parliament official website
headOfGovernment Premier of New South Wales
headOfState monarch of Australia
historicalEvent introduction of universal suffrage in New South Wales
responsible government in New South Wales
influencedBy Westminster system
surface form: British Westminster tradition
isPartOf Politics of Australia
judicialSystem courts of New South Wales
surface form: District Court of New South Wales

courts of New South Wales
surface form: Local Court of New South Wales

Supreme Court of New South Wales
lastMajorElectoralReform introduction of fixed four-year terms
legislature Parliament of New South Wales
lowerHouse New South Wales Legislative Assembly
mainPoliticalParty Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
minorPoliticalParty One Nation NSW
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Australian Greens
surface form: The Greens NSW
policyArea education policy in New South Wales
environmental policy in New South Wales
health policy in New South Wales
transport policy in New South Wales
regulates public administration in New South Wales
state criminal law in New South Wales
state taxation in New South Wales
representativeOfHeadOfState Governor of New South Wales
sharesPowersWith Commonwealth government
surface form: Commonwealth Government of Australia
upperHouse New South Wales Legislative Council
votingSystemLowerHouse optional preferential voting
votingSystemUpperHouse proportional representation

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