The chamber of the New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The Parliament of New South Wales is the supreme law making body in New South Wales, a state of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The other is the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales. It sits at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. Parliament House in Sydney is a complex of buildings housing the Parliament of New South Wales, a state of Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Although it is possible for legislation to be first introduced in the Council, most bills receive their first hearing in the Legislative Assembly.
The Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation, as with the equivalent federal chamber, the Australian Senate. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. Each member serves an eight-year term, with half the Council coming up for election every four years.
History
The Legislative Council was created by an act of the British Parliament in 1823, and was established in 1824 as the first legislature in Australia - a five-member advisory council, which first met on the 24 August 1824. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year It grew to seven members in 1825, and between ten and fifteen in 1829. In 1842, under the Constitution Act 1842, the Legislative Council was expanded to 36 members, of which 12 were appointed by the Governor in the name of the Crown, and the remainder elected from amongst eligible landholders. The Australian Colonies Government Act 1850 saw the separation of the southern portion of the colony, with the creation of the new colony of Victoria in 1851. There were now 54 members of the Legislative Council, with two thirds elected. The Council presided over the drafting of a new state constitution in 1853, which three years later saw a major change in its role - the creation of a bicameral parliament, with most legislative power being granted to a fully-elected Legislative Assembly, and a Council that would act as a house of review, entirely appointed by the Governor. Under the powers of this Act, the colony of New South Wales finally attained full responsible government. Responsible government is a conception of a System of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster
In 1925, 1926 and 1929, Premier Jack Lang made attempts at abolishing the Legislative Council, but all were subsequently unsuccessful. John Thomas Lang ( 21 December 1876 - 27 September 1975) Australian politician usually referred to as J The debate did, however, result in another round of reforms, and in 1933, the law was changed so that a quarter of the Legislative Council was elected every three years by the Legislative Assembly and the remnant of the Legislative Council, rather than appointed by the Governor.
In 1978 the Council became a directly elected body in a program of electoral reform introduced by the Wran Labor government. Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC (born 11 October 1926 was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986 The number of members was reduced to 45, although transitional arrangements meant that there were 43 members from 1978-1981, and 44 from 1981-1984. Further reform in 1991 by the Greiner Liberal government saw the size of the Legislative Council cut to 42 members, with half (21) being elected every 4 years. Nicholas Frank Hugo Greiner AC (born 27 April 1947) was the parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales,
As with the federal parliament and Australian other states and territories, voting in the election to select members for the Council is compulsory for all New South Wales citizens over the age of 18. Every four years half the seats in the house come up for election on the fourth Saturday in March, exceptional circumstances notwithstanding, as the result of a 1995 referendum. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita
The Queen of Australia has a Throne in the Legislative Council, and has twice presided at the State Opening of Parliament in NSW. TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy
Party Politics
Proportional representation guarantees a representation of minor parties in the Legislative Council. In the 1999 elections, a record number of parties contested seats in the house, resulting in an unwieldy ballot paper (dubbed "the ballot paper from hell"). Party registration requirements have since been tightened, reducing the number of parties contesting elections and only 3 minor parties are now represented in the Legislative Council.
Current distribution of seats
Presidency of the Legislative Council
See also
References
External links
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