Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly
11th Assembly
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Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	11 May 1989; 35 years ago (11 May 1989)
Preceded by	House of Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Mark Parton, Liberal since 6 November 2024
Deputy Speaker	Andrew Braddock, Greens since 6 November 2024
Manager of Government Business	Tara Cheyne, Labor since 7 November 2024
Government whip	Suzanne Orr, Labor
Chief Minister	Andrew Barr, Labor since 11 December 2014
Leader of the Opposition	Leanne Castley, Liberal since 31 October 2024
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Government (10)   Labor (10) Opposition (9)   Liberal (9) Crossbench (6)   Greens (4)   Independents for Canberra (1)   Fiona Carrick Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Hare–Clark electoral system
First election	4 March 1989
Last election	19 October 2024
Next election	21 October 2028
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Website
www.parliament.act.gov.au

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.

Unlike the legislatures of the other mainland states and territories, the Assembly also has the functions of a local council; the city of Canberra has no other local government. It replaced the House of Assembly when the ACT was granted self-government in 1986. Voters had previously rejected self government in a 1978 plebiscite.^[1]