Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales
Parliament of New South Wales
58th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; Legislative Assembly
History
Founded	22 May 1856
New session started	9 May 2023
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III ; since 8 September 2022[1]
Governor	Margaret Beazley ; since 2 May 2019
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Greg Piper[2][3], Independent ; since 9 May 2023
President of the Legislative Council	Ben Franklin[4], Nationals ; since 9 May 2023
Premier	Chris Minns, Labor ; since 28 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Mark Speakman, Liberal ; since 21 April 2023
Structure
Seats	135 (93 MLA, 42 MLC)
Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (45) Labor (45); Opposition (36) Liberal (25); Nationals (11); Crossbench (12) Greens (3); Independent (9)[lower-alpha 1];
Legislative Council political groups	Government (15) Labor (15); Opposition (15) Liberal (10); National (5); Crossbench (12) Greens (4); One Nation (3); Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (2); Animal Justice (1); Legalise Cannabis (1); Liberal Democrats (1);
Elections
Legislative Assembly voting system	Optional preferential voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Last general election	25 March 2023
Next general election	2027
Meeting place
	Parliament House,; Sydney, New South Wales,; Australia
Website
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
Constitution
	Constitution of New South Wales

The Parliament of New South Wales is the legislature of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers of parliament: the lower house (the Legislative Assembly) and the upper house (the Legislative Council).

Notes

Current independent MLAs: * Roy Butler (Barwon), Helen Dalton (Murray), Philip Donato (Orange), Alex Greenwich (Sydney), Judy Hannan (Wollondilly), Joe McGirr (Wagga Wagga), Greg Piper (Lake Macquarie), Michael Regan (Wakehurst) and Gareth Ward (Kiama)

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