Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000 (previously they were styled MLAs).
Legislative Assembly | |
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57th Parliament | |
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History | |
Founded | 22 May 1860; 163 years ago (22 May 1860) |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 93 |
Political groups | Government (51)
Opposition (35)
Crossbench (7)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Instant-runoff voting | |
First election | 27 April – 11 May 1860 |
Last election | 31 October 2020 |
Next election | 26 October 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
Website | |
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There is approximately the same population in each electorate; however, that has not always been the case (in particular, a malapportionment system - not, strictly speaking, a gerrymander - dubbed the Bjelkemander was in effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The Assembly first sat in May 1860 and produced Australia's first Hansard in April 1864.
Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms to fixed four-year terms.[1]