Parliament of Tasmania

Parliament of Tasmania
Parliament of Tasmania
51st Parliament
	Coat of arms of Tasmania
	Tasmanian Parliament logo
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council; House of Assembly
Sovereign	Governor of Tasmania
History
Founded	2 December 1856
Leadership
Governor	Barbara Baker ; since 16 June 2021
President of the Legislative Council	Craig Farrell, Labor ; since 21 May 2019
Speaker of the House of Assembly	Michelle O'Byrne, Labor ; since 14 May 2024
Premier	Jeremy Rockliff, Liberal ; since 8 April 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Dean Winter, Labor ; since 10 April 2024
Structure
Seats	50 MPs; 35 MHAs; 15 MLCs
House of Assembly political groups	Government (14) Liberal (14) Opposition (10) Labor (10) Crossbench (11) Greens (5) Lambie Network (1) Independent (5)
Legislative Council political groups	Government (4) Liberal (4) Opposition (3) Labor (3) Crossbench (8) Greens (1) Independent (7)
Elections
House of Assembly voting system	Proportional representation via Hare-Clark system (STV)
Legislative Council voting system	Partial Preferential (IRV)
Last general election	23 March 2024
Next general election	TBD
Meeting place
	Parliament House, Hobart, ; Tasmania, Australia
Website
	www.parliament.tas.gov.au

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).^[1] 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.

^ ^a ^b Constitution Act 1934 (Tas) s 10. "The Governor and the Legislative Council and House of Assembly shall together constitute the Parliament of Tasmania."
^ Carney, Gerard (2006). The Constitutional Systems of the Australian States and Territories. Cambridge University Press. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9780521863056.
^ "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (as of 6 June 2019)" (PDF). Parliament of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

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[CAs10-1] Constitution Act 1934 (Tas) s 10. "The Governor and the Legislative Council and House of Assembly shall together constitute the Parliament of Tasmania."

[2] Carney, Gerard (2006). The Constitutional Systems of the Australian States and Territories. Cambridge University Press. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9780521863056.

[5] "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (as of 6 June 2019)" (PDF). Parliament of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

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