This article is about the entire legislative structure of Queensland. For its sole chamber of legislation, see Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Parliament of Queensland
57th Parliament
Type
Type
Unicameral
Houses
Legislative Assembly
Sovereign
King (represented by the governor of Queensland)
History
Founded
22 May 1860; 163 years ago (22 May 1860)
Leadership
Monarch
Charles III since 8 September 2022
Governor
Jeannette Young since 1 November 2021
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Curtis Pitt, Labor since 13 February 2018
Premier
Steven Miles, Labor since 15 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition
David Crisafulli, Liberal National since 12 November 2020
Structure
Seats
93
Political groups
Government (51)
Labor (51)
Opposition (35)
Liberal National (35)
Crossbench (7)
Katter's Australian (3)
Greens (2)
One Nation (1)
Independent (1)
Elections
Voting system
Full preferential voting
Last election
31 October 2020
Next election
26 October 2024
Meeting place
Parliament House, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Website
www.parliament.qld.gov.au
Constitution
Constitution of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the King and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane.
The Queensland Parliament retains plenary legislative power over Queensland, however Commonwealth laws apply to the extent of any inconsistency. Some laws passed by the NSW Parliament and the Imperial Parliament also remain in force.[1]
Following the outcome of the 2015 election, four additional seats were added to the Legislative Assembly (to a total of 93), the voting system changed from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and unfixed three-year terms were replaced with fixed four-year terms.[2]
^"The power of the Parliament of Queensland". Legislation Handbook. Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^Green, Antony (21 April 2016). "Electoral Law Ructions in the Queensland Parliament". Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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