Legislative Assembly

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The Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's electorates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Victoria ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
countrySubdivision state of Australia ⓘ
currentPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker ⓘ
dateEstablished 1856 ⓘ
electionsAdministeredBy Victorian Electoral Commission ⓘ
electoralBoundaryAuthority Electoral Boundaries Commission of Victoria ⓘ
electoralSystem preferential voting ⓘ
electoratesRepresented 88 electoral districts of Victoria ⓘ
elects Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution Act 1855 (Victoria) ⓘ
governingDocument Constitution Act 1975 (Victoria) ⓘ
governingMajorityDetermines Premier of Victoria ⓘ
hasAbbreviation VLA ⓘ
hasChamberColor green ⓘ
hasFunction controlling public expenditure ⓘ
debating proposed laws ⓘ
representing constituents ⓘ
scrutinising the Victorian Government ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/assembly ⓘ
hasQuorumRequirement minimum number of members required to conduct business ⓘ
hasRole initiates legislation ⓘ
represents Victorian electorates ⓘ
hasStandingOrders Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria ⓘ
isLowerHouseOf Parliament of Victoria ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Victoria ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
locatedInCity Melbourne ⓘ
locatedInState Victoria ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time ⓘ
meetsIn Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne ⓘ
meetsInCountry Australia ⓘ
numberOfMembers 88 ⓘ
otherHouse Legislative Council of Victoria ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Victoria ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ
responsibleFor forming government in Victoria ⓘ
introducing most appropriation bills ⓘ
introducing most taxation bills ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Parliament House, Melbourne ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
typeOfLegislature bicameral parliament lower chamber ⓘ
usesParliamentarySystem Westminster-style system ⓘ
votingEligibility enrolled adult citizens and eligible residents of Victoria ⓘ
votingSystemType single-member districts ⓘ

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Victoria → lowerHouse → Legislative Assembly ⓘ