New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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legislative chamber lower house public body unicameral component of a bicameral legislature

The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the elected lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's voters.

Aliases (6)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative chamber → lower house → public body → unicameral component of a bicameral legislature →
abbreviation	LA (NSW) →
capital	Sydney →
chamberType	lower house →
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of New South Wales →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) →
country	Australia →
electionInterval	fixed four-year terms →
electoralSystem	single-member districts →
established	1856 →
governmentalBodyType	elected lower house →
hasLegislativePowerOver	state matters under Australian federal system →
hasNumberOfMembers	93 →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
hasUpperHouse	New South Wales Legislative Council →
headOfGovernmentSelectedFrom	members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
jurisdiction	State of New South Wales →
languageOfWork	English →
lastElection	2023 New South Wales state election →
legislatureFor	New South Wales →
location	Macquarie Street, Sydney →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Sydney →
nextElectionDue	2027 New South Wales state election →
parentOrganization	Parliament of New South Wales →
partOf	Parliament of New South Wales →
precededBy	unicameral Legislative Council of New South Wales →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker →
responsibleFor	approving state budget → confidence in the Government of New South Wales → passing state legislation →
role	forms government in New South Wales → initiates legislation → represents voters of New South Wales → scrutinises executive government →
seatsForGovernmentFormation	majority of 47 seats →
shortName	NSW Legislative Assembly →
style	The Legislative Assembly of New South Wales →
termLength	four years →
usesVotingMethod	full preferential counting in single-member electorates →
votingEligibility	enrolled electors of New South Wales →
votingSystem	optional preferential voting →
website	https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New South Wales → Parliament of New South Wales → Politics of New South Wales →	lowerHouse
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	chamber
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	partOf
LA (NSW) →	abbreviationOf
New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly →	appliesTo
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	appointedBy
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	appointedOnAdviceOf
2027 New South Wales state election →	chamberContested
Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) ("Legislative Assembly of New South Wales") →	createdBody
Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) ("Legislative Assembly of New South Wales") →	definesBody
New South Wales state election →	elects
New South Wales state election →	hasChamber
Parliament of New South Wales →	hasComponent
Politics of New South Wales →	hasLegislativeChamber
National Party of Australia – NSW →	hasRepresentationIn
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) ("Legislative Assembly of New South Wales") →	hasSuccessor
Parliament of New South Wales →	headOfGovernmentChosenBy
Parliament House, Sydney →	houses
2023 New South Wales state election →	legislativeChamber
Legislative Assembly of Queensland ("New South Wales Legislative Assembly (for the area that became Queensland)") →	precededBy
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	presidesOver
LA (NSW) →	refersTo
New South Wales Legislative Council →	relatedInstitution
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	reportsTo
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	represents
LA (NSW) →	shortFormOf
New South Wales Legislative Assembly ("NSW Legislative Assembly") →	shortName
New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly →	sourceOfAuthorityFor
LA (NSW) ("Legislative Assembly (New South Wales)") →	standsFor
New South Wales Legislative Assembly ("The Legislative Assembly of New South Wales") →	style
LA (NSW) ("New South Wales lower house of Parliament") →	usedFor