Legislative Assembly

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The Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for making state laws and representing the people through elected members.

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instanceOf lower house of parliament
unicameral chamber
abbreviation MLA (for individual members)
NSW LA
linked to: LA (NSW)

NSW Legislative Assembly
coatOfArms Coat of arms of New South Wales
constitutionalMonarch King Charles III
constitutionBasis Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales)
country Australia
currentPremier Chris Minns
currentPremierParty Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
currentSpeaker Greg Piper
currentSpeakerParty Independent
electoralDivisionType state electoral district
electoralSystem optional preferential voting
emblem Waratah (state floral emblem of New South Wales)
established 1856
governingDocument Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly
hasChamber New South Wales Legislative Council
houseType lower house
jurisdiction New South Wales
language English
lastElection 2023 New South Wales state election
legislatureNumber 58th Parliament of New South Wales (as of 2023–2027 term)
location Sydney, New South Wales
meetsIn Parliament House, Sydney
memberType Member of the Legislative Assembly
nextElectionDue by 2027
numberOfMembers 93
partOf Parliament of New South Wales
power can pass legislation subject to review by the Legislative Council
introduces most money bills
precededBy unicameral Legislative Council of New South Wales (as sole chamber)
presidingOfficer Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representativeOfMonarch Governor of New South Wales
responsibility confidence in the Premier and Cabinet
formation of the New South Wales Government
role makes state laws for New South Wales
represents the people of New South Wales
scrutinises the New South Wales Government
sessionType parliamentary sessions called by the Governor on advice of the Premier
supervisingAuthority New South Wales Electoral Commission
termLength approximately four years
termLimits no term limits
votingEligibility Australian citizens enrolled to vote in New South Wales
votingSystem full preferential voting in single-member districts (historically and in some periods)
votingSystemType single-member constituencies
website https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la

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Murray (New South Wales state electoral district) hasChamber Legislative Assembly
subject linked to: Murray