Parliament of South Australia

The Parliament of South Australia is the legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It has the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government.

Parliament of South Australia
55th Parliament
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Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council House of Assembly
History
Founded	22 April 1857 (22 April 1857)
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III since 9 September 2022
Governor	Frances Adamson since 7 October 2021
Speaker of the House of Assembly	Dan Cregan, Independent since 12 October 2021
President of the Legislative Council	Terry Stephens, Liberal since 8 September 2020
Premier	Peter Malinauskas, Labor since 21 March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	David Speirs, Liberal since 21 March 2022
Structure
Seats	69 47 MHAs 22 MLCs
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House of Assembly political groups	Government (27)   Labor (27) Opposition (16)   Liberal (16) Crossbench (5)   Independent (5)
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Legislative Council political groups	Government (9)      Labor (9) Opposition (8)      Liberal (8) Crossbench (5)      Greens (2) <span style="border: solid 1px;; background-color:; color:">     SA-BEST (2)      One Nation (1)
Length of term	House: 4 years Council: 8 years
Elections
House of Assembly voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
First general election	21 February 1851 as unicameral Legislative Council 9 March 1857 as bicameral parliament
Last general election	19 March 2022
Next general election	21 March 2026
Redistricting	Redistributions are carried out after each election by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission.
Meeting place
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Parliament House, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Website
www.parliament.sa.gov.au
Constitution
Constitution of South Australia

The Parliament is elected by all citizens who are 18 or older at the time of an election.

The House of Assembly (lower house) has 47 members. The Legislative Council (upper house) has 22 councillors (MLCs).

Parliament Of South Australia Media

• Old Parliament House Adelaide 1872.jpg

  Old Parliament House in 1872

• Historical ballot boxes for South Australia.JPG

  Recreated lower and upper house booths, history, and voting procedures

• 'South Australian Parliament; the House of Assembly', c. 1867.jpg

  A painting of the House of Assembly meeting in Old Parliament House in 1867

• SA Parliament Opening.jpg

  The completed New Parliament House being opened in 1939

• Playmander Map.svg

  A map of South Australian electorates 1955–69, during the height of the Playmander

• South Australian Legislative Council, Old Parliament House 1939.jpg

  The Legislative Council chamber in Old Parliament House circa 1939

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  South Australian House of Assembly Chamber

• South Australian House of Assembly Ballot Paper.png

  South Australian House of Assembly ballot paper

• South Australian Legislative Council Chamber.jpg

  Legislative Council chamber

• South Australian Legislative Council Ballot Paper.png

  South Australian Legislative Council ballot paper

• Tour of the Parliament of South Australia.webm

  A 50-minute tour of the South Australian Parliament House