Legislative Assembly of Queensland

This article is about the sole chamber within Queensland's legislative structure. For the broader legislative structure, see Parliament of Queensland.

Legislative Assembly
57th Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of Arms of Queensland
Type
Type
of the Parliament of Queensland
History
Founded22 May 1860; 164 years ago (22 May 1860)
Leadership
Curtis Pitt, Labor
since 13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)
Christian Rowan, Liberal National
since 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
TBD, Labor
since 28 October 2024 (2024-10-28)
Structure
Seats93
Political groups
Government (51)
  •   Liberal National (51)

Opposition (35)

Crossbench (5)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Instant-runoff voting
First election
27 April – 11 May 1860
Last election
26 October 2024
Next election
October 2028
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly Chamber,
Parliament House, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia
Website
parliament.qld.gov.au

The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000 (previously they were styled MLAs).

There is approximately the same population in each electorate; however, that has not always been the case (in particular, a malapportionment system - not, strictly speaking, a gerrymander - dubbed the Bjelkemander was in effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The Assembly first sat in May 1860 and produced Australia's first Hansard in April 1864.

Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional preferential voting to full-preferential voting, and moving from unfixed three-year terms to fixed four-year terms.[1] As of October 2024, the LNP (Liberal National Party) has 51/93 seats and formed majority government within the unicameral chamber.[2]


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  1. ^ "Electoral Law Ructions in the Queensland Parliament". Antony Green's Election Blog. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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