Parliament of Tasmania

Parliament of Tasmania
52nd Parliament
Coat of arms of Tasmania
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Legislative Council House of Assembly
History
Founded	2 December 1856 (2 December 1856)
Leadership
Governor	Barbara Baker since 16 June 2021
President of the Legislative Council	Craig Farrell, Labor since 21 May 2019
Speaker	Jacquie Petrusma, Liberal since 19 August 2025
Premier	Jeremy Rockliff, Liberal since 8 April 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Josh Willie, Labor since 20 August 2025
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)   Independent (5)   Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (1)
Legislative Council political groups	Government (4)   Liberal (3)   Independent (1) 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)
House of Assembly last election	19 July 2025
Legislative Council last election	2 May 2026 (periodic)
House of Assembly next election	By 2029
Meeting place
Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Website
parliament.tas.gov.au

The Parliament of Tasmania is the legislature of Tasmania. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers: a lower house (the House of Assembly) and an upper house (the Legislative Council).

Parliament sits at Parliament House in Hobart.