Parliament of Tasmania
Parliament of Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| 51st Parliament (dissolved) | |
Tasmanian Parliament logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Legislative Council House of Assembly |
| Sovereign | Governor of Tasmania |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 December 1856 |
| Leadership | |
Barbara Baker since 16 June 2021 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 MPs 35 MHAs 15 MLCs |
House of Assembly political groups | (Immediately prior to dissolution) Government (14) Opposition (10) Crossbench (11) |
Legislative Council political groups | Government (3)
Opposition (3)
Crossbench (9)
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| Elections | |
| Proportional representation via Hare-Clark system (STV) | |
| Partial Preferential (IRV) | |
Last House of Assembly election | 23 March 2024 |
Last Legislative Council election | 24 May 2025 (periodic) |
Next House of Assembly election | 19 July 2025 |
Next Legislative Council election | 2 May 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Website | |
| parliament.tas.gov.au | |
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The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of the governor of Tasmania (as representative of the King), the Legislative Council (the upper house), and the House of Assembly (the lower house). Since 1841, the Legislative Council has met in Parliament House, Hobart, with the House of Assembly following suit from its establishment in 1856. The Parliament of Tasmania first met in 1856.
The powers of the Parliament are prescribed in the Constitution of Tasmania. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Tasmania has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Tasmania ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas.
The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly is invited by the governor to form the Government and become the premier of Tasmania.
Throughout its history, the Tasmanian Parliament frequently had members who previously served in Federal Parliament proportionally more so than the other state and territory parliaments.
The Government currently consists of a Liberal Lambie minority government, formed after the 2024 State Election. The Second Rockliff ministry consists of solely Liberal members.