South Australian Legislative Council

Legislative Council
55th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of South Australia
History
Founded	1836; 188 years ago (1836)
Leadership
President	Terry Stephens, Liberal since 3 May 2022
Leader of the Government	Kyam Maher, Labor since 24 March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Nicola Centofanti, Liberal since 21 April 2022
Government Whip	Lee Odenwalder
Opposition Whip	David Pisoni
Structure
Seats	22
Political groups	Government (9)   Labor (9) Opposition (8)   Liberal (8) Crossbench (5)   Greens (2)   SA-BEST (2)   One Nation (1)
Length of term	8 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
First election	21 February 1851 as unicameral 09 March 1857 as bicameral
Last election	19 March 2022
Next election	21 March 2026
Meeting place
Legislative Council Chamber Parliament House, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Website
SA Legislative Council

The South Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia.

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