New South Wales state election

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The New South Wales state election is a periodic Australian parliamentary election in which voters choose members of the New South Wales Parliament and determine which party forms the state government.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary election
state election
administeredBy New South Wales Electoral Commission
ballotSecrecyEnforcedBy electoral law and procedures
ballotSecret yes
ballotTypeLowerHouse single-member districts
ballotTypeUpperHouse statewide electorate
constitutionalBasis Constitution of New South Wales
country Australia
determines Government of New South Wales
Premier of New South Wales
composition of the New South Wales Parliament
electorate enrolled voters in New South Wales
elects New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Council
Parliament of New South Wales
frequency periodic
governingParty party or coalition winning majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly
governmentFormedBy party or coalition commanding confidence of the Legislative Assembly
governmentHeadTitle Premier of New South Wales
hasChamber New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Council
jurisdiction State of New South Wales
language English
legislativeBodySizeLowerHouse 93 members
legislativeBodySizeUpperHouse 42 members
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn New South Wales
mainOutcome selection of state government of New South Wales
overseenBy New South Wales Electoral Commission
partOf Australian electoral system
politicalSystem Westminster system
region Oceania
regulatedBy New South Wales electoral law
scope statewide
stateHeadTitle Governor of New South Wales
typeOfFranchise universal adult suffrage
uses paper ballots
usesElectoralRoll New South Wales electoral roll
votingCompulsory yes
votingEligibility Australian citizens aged 18 years and over residing in New South Wales
votingSystem optional preferential voting
preferential voting
votingSystemUpperHouse proportional representation
single transferable vote

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Premier of New South Wales
officeContestedIn
2023 New South Wales state election ("New South Wales state elections")
partOf

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