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Revision as of 12:32, 12 September 2013
Legislative Assembly | |
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| 57th Victorian Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Manager of Government Business | |
Manager of Opposition Business | |
Government Whip | |
Opposition Whip | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 88 |
Political groups | Government (44) Liberal (34) National (10) Opposition (43) Labor (43) Crossbench (1) Ind. (1) |
| Committees | Standing *Privileges Committee *Standing Orders Committee |
| Elections | |
Last election | 27 November 2010 |
| Meeting place | |
| Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Website | |
| Vic Legislative Assembly | |
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.
History
The State of Victoria was proclaimed in 1851 originally as a Colony of the United Kingdom, separating the land from that of New South Wales by an act of the British Parliament. The Legislative Assembly was created on 13 March 1856 with the passing of the Victorian Electoral Bill,[1] five years after the creation of the original unicameral Legislative Council. The Assembly first met on 21 November 1856.[1] The Legislative Assembly consisted of sixty members representing thirty-seven multi and single-member electorates.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
A Deputy Speaker is also elected by the Assembly, who supports and assists the Speaker in the execution of their duties.
Non-member officials
The Legislative Assembly is also supported by a department of civil servants who are not elected members of Parliament and who provide procedural and administrative advice on the running of the Assembly. The head of the department is the Clerk of the Assembly. The Clerk is assisted by the Deputy Clerk, the Assistant Clerk Committees and the Assistant Clerk Procedure.[2]
The Assembly is also assisted by the Serjeant-at-Arms, at present the positions of Assistant Clerk Procedure and Serjeant-at-Arms are filled by the same person.[3]
2010 Victorian election
Results
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Victorian state election, 2010[4] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 3,582,232 | |||||
| Votes cast | 3,329,865 | Turnout | 92.96 | +0.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 165,134 | Informal | 4.96 | +0.40 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal | 1,203,654 | 38.03 | +3.59 | 35 | +12 | |
| Labor | 1,147,348 | 36.25 | –6.81 | 43 | –12 | |
| Greens | 354,697 | 11.21 | +1.17 | 0 | ±0 | |
| National | 213,492 | 6.75 | +1.58 | 10 | +1 | |
| Family First | 72,354 | 2.29 | –2.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Country Alliance | 42,938 | 1.36 | +1.36 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic Labor | 28,176 | 0.89 | +0.89 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Sex Party | 17,252 | 0.55 | +0.55 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | 1,787 | 0.06 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 636 | 0.02 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other | 82,395 | 2.60 | +0.31 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 3,164,729 | 88 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred | ||||||
| Coalition | 51.58 | +5.96 | ||||
| Labor | 48.42 | –5.96 | ||||
The Liberal/National government was sworn in on 2 December 2010.[5] Daniel Andrews replaced Brumby as Labor leader on 3 December.[6]
Procedure
Most legislation is initiated in the Legislative Assembly. The party or coalition with the most seats in the lower house is invited by the Governor to form government. The leader of that party subsequently becomes Premier of Victoria, and their senior colleagues become ministers responsible for various portfolios. As Australian political parties traditionally vote along party lines, most legislation introduced by the governing party will pass through the Legislative Assembly.
Committees
- Privileges Committee
- Standing Orders Committee
References
- ^ a b Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 67. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Staff of the Legislative Assembly
- ^ ibid.
- ^ State Election 2010 interim results
- ^ Baillieu sworn in as Premier: ABC 2 December 2010
- ^ Daniel Andrews new Victorian Labor leader: The Australian 4 December 2010
See also
- List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- List of Victorian state by-elections
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
