Parliament of South Australia

Parliament of South Australia
Parliament of South Australia
55th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; House of Assembly
History
Founded	22 April 1857; 167 years ago
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
House of Assembly political groups	Government (27); Labor (27); ; Opposition (16); Liberal (16); ; Crossbench (5); Independent (5)
Legislative Council political groups	Government (9) Labor (9) Opposition (8) Liberal (8) Crossbench (5) Greens (2) <span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found."> 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
	Parliament House,; Adelaide, South Australia,; Australia
Website
	www.parliament.sa.gov.au
Constitution
	Constitution 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.

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).

Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 138°35′55″E / 34.92111°S 138.59861°E / -34.92111; 138.59861

Parliament Of South Australia Media

Old Parliament House in 1872
Recreated lower and upper house booths, history, and voting procedures
A painting of the House of Assembly meeting in Old Parliament House in 1867
The completed New Parliament House being opened in 1939
A map of South Australian electorates 1955–69, during the height of the Playmander
The Legislative Council chamber in Old Parliament House circa 1939
South Australian House of Assembly Chamber
South Australian House of Assembly ballot paper
Legislative Council chamber
South Australian Legislative Council ballot paper
A 50-minute tour of the South Australian Parliament House