Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly information
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Unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory
Legislative Assembly
10th Assembly
Coat of Arms of Canberra
Legislative Assembly logo
Type
Type
Unicameral
History
Founded
11 May 1989; 35 years ago (11 May 1989)
Preceded by
House of Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Joy Burch, Labor since 31 October 2016
Deputy Speaker
Mark Parton, Liberal since November 2020
Manager of Government Business
Mick Gentleman, Labor since February 2016
Government whip
Suzanne Orr, Labor
Chief Minister
Andrew Barr, Labor since 11 December 2014
Leader of the Opposition
Elizabeth Lee, Liberal since 27 October 2020
Structure
Seats
25
Political groups
Government (16) Labor (10) Greens (6)[1] Opposition (9) Liberal (9)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Voting system
Hare–Clark electoral system
First election
4 March 1989
Last election
17 October 2020
Next election
19 October 2024
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Website
www.parliament.act.gov.au
Chamber of the ACT Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.
Unlike the legislatures of the other mainland states and territories, the Assembly also has the functions of a local council; the city of Canberra has no other local government. It replaced the House of Assembly when the ACT was granted self-government in 1986.
^https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1654077/Parliamentary-Agreement-for-the-10th-Legislative-Assembly.pdf While the Greens sit in the cabinet of the ACT Government, three Greens MLAs sit on the backbench, allowing them to put forward private members' bills and question ministers. All 6 Greens MLAs are party to the Parliamentary (Coalition) agreement. This agreement sets out “two-party government” principles & binds Greens MLAs
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