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Parliament of South Australia

Coordinates: 34°55′16″S 138°35′55″E / 34.92111°S 138.59861°E / -34.92111; 138.59861
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Parliament of South Australia
55th Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
HousesLegislative Council
House of Assembly
History
Founded22 April 1857; 167 years ago (22 April 1857)
Leadership
Charles III
since 9 September 2022
Frances Adamson
since 7 October 2021
Dan Cregan, Independent
since 12 October 2021
Terry Stephens, Liberal
since 8 September 2020
Peter Malinauskas, Labor
since 21 March 2022
David Speirs, Liberal
since 21 March 2022
Structure
Seats69
47 MHAs
22 MLCs
House of Assembly political groups
Government (27)
  Labor (27)

Opposition (16)
  Liberal (16)

Crossbench (5)
  Independent (5)[a]
Legislative Council political groups
Government (9)
  Labor (9)

Opposition (8)

  Liberal (8)

Crossbench (5)

  Greens (2)
  SA-BEST (2)
Length of term
House: 4 years
Council: 8 years
Elections
Instant-runoff voting
Single transferable vote
First general election
21 February 1851 as unicameral Legislative Council
9 March 1857 as bicameral parliament
Last general election
19 March 2022
Next general election
21 March 2026
RedistrictingRedistributions are carried out after each election by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission.
Meeting place
Parliament House,
Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia
Website
www.parliament.sa.gov.au
Constitution
Constitution of South Australia

The Parliament of South Australia is the legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It has the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government.

The Parliament is elected by all citizens who are 18 or older at the time of an election.

The House of Assembly (lower house) has 47 members. The Legislative Council (upper house) has 22 councillors (MLCs).

34°55′16″S 138°35′55″E / 34.92111°S 138.59861°E / -34.92111; 138.59861