New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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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.

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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 New South Wales
surface form: 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 Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
surface form: 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 New South Wales Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: NSW Legislative Assembly
style New South Wales Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales) hasSeatInLegislature New South Wales Legislative Assembly
NSW Treasurer memberOf New South Wales Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: New South Wales Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council
Madam Deputy Speaker usedIn New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Minister for the Environment (New South Wales) responsibleTo New South Wales Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
Legislative Assembly precededBy New South Wales Legislative Assembly
subject surface form: Legislative Assembly of Queensland
this entity surface form: New South Wales Legislative Assembly (for the area that became Queensland)
One Nation NSW focusesOn New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Electoral district of Bathurst legislativeBody New South Wales Legislative Assembly
electoral district of Dubbo legislativeBody New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Nats NSW electoralChamber New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Colony of New South Wales legislature New South Wales Legislative Assembly