New South Wales Legislative Council

Legislative Council
Legislative Council
58th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales
History
Founded	25 August 1824; 201 years ago
Leadership
President	Ben Franklin, Nationals ; since 9 May 2023
Deputy President and Chair of Committees	Rod Roberts, Independent ; since 9 May 2023
Leader of the Government	Penny Sharpe, Labor ; since 28 March 2023
Deputy Leader of the Government	John Graham, Labor ; since 28 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Damien Tudehope, Liberal ; since 28 March 2023
Government Whip	Bob Nanva, Labor ; since 3 May 2023
Deputy Government Whip	Cameron Murphy, Labor ; since 21 April 2023
Opposition Whip	Chris Rath, Liberal ; since 21 April 2023
Structure
Seats	42
Political groups	Government (15) ; Labor (15) Opposition (14) ; Liberal (9) ; National (5) ; Crossbench (13) ; Greens (4) ; Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (2) ; Animal Justice (1) ; Legalise Cannabis (1) ; Libertarian (1) Independent (4)
Length of term	8 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	25 March 2023
Next election	13 March 2027
Meeting place
	Legislative Council Chamber; Parliament House, Sydney,; New South Wales, Australia
Website
	NSW Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The lower house is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Council has 42 members. Each member serves an eight-year term. Half of the members are elected every four years.

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↑ Robert Borsak and Mark Banasiak
↑ Mark Latham, Taylor Martin, Tania Mihailuk and Rod Roberts

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↑ Special Minister of State (18 February 2025). "NSW Government takes steps to avoid Easter long weekend clash with 2027 state election" (Press release). Premier's Department. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[SFF-1] Robert Borsak and Mark Banasiak

[independents-2] Mark Latham, Taylor Martin, Tania Mihailuk and Rod Roberts

[Date-3] Special Minister of State (18 February 2025). "NSW Government takes steps to avoid Easter long weekend clash with 2027 state election" (Press release). Premier's Department. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

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