Tasmanian Legislative Council
Appearance
Legislative Council | |
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50th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1825 |
Leadership | |
Craig Farrell, Labor since 21 May 2019 | |
Deputy President and Chair of Committees | Ruth Forrest, Independent since 10 May 2008 |
Leader of the Government | |
Deputy Leader of the Government | |
Structure | |
Seats | 15 |
Political groups | Government Liberal (4) Opposition Labor (4) Crossbench Independent (7)[a] |
Length of term | 6 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 6 May 2023 (periodic) |
Next election | 2024 (periodic) |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
Website | |
Tas Legislative Council |
The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania.
Electoral divisions
[change | change source]Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Current independent MLCs: Rosemary Armitage (Launceston), Ruth Forrest (Murchison), Mike Gaffney (Mersey), Dean Harriss (Huon), Tania Rattray (McIntyre), Rob Valentine (Hobart), Meg Webb (Nelson).[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (as of 6 June 2019)" (PDF). Parliament of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.