New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The lower house is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Council has 42 members. Each member serves an eight-year term. Half of the members are elected every four years.

Legislative Council
57th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales
History
Founded	25 August 1824 (25 August 1824)
Leadership
President	Ben Franklin, Nationals since 9 May 2023
Deputy President and Chair of Committees	Rod Roberts, One Nation since 9 May 2023
Leader of the Government	Penny Sharpe, Labor since 28 March 2023
Deputy Leader of the Government	John Graham, Labor since 28 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Damien Tudehope, Liberal since 28 March 2023
Government Whip	Bob Nanva, Labor since 3 May 2023
Deputy Government Whip	Cameron Murphy, Labor since 21 April 2023
Opposition Whip	Chris Rath, Liberal since 21 April 2023
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Government (15)   Labor (15) Opposition (15)   Liberal (10) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  National (5) Crossbench (12)   Greens (4) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  One Nation (3)   Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (2)   Animal Justice (1)   Legalise Cannabis (1)   Liberal Democrats (1)
Length of term	8 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	25 March 2023
Next election	2027
Meeting place
Legislative Council Chamber Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website
NSW Legislative Council

New South Wales Legislative Council Media

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  First meeting of the NSW Legislative Council in Parliament House, 1843 (chamber now the Legislative Assembly).

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  The Governor's Chair in the Legislative Council chamber