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Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
	; Parliament of Victoria;
	; ;
Type
Type	; ; Lower house of the Parliament of Victoria ;
History
Founded	; 1856;
Leadership
Speaker	; ; Colin Brooks, Labor ; Since 7 March 2017 ;
Deputy Speaker	; ; Maree Edwards, Labor ; Since 7 March 2017 ;
Manager of Government Business	; ; Jacinta Allan, Labor ; Since 2014 ;
Manager of Opposition Business	; ; Robert Clark, Liberal ; Since 2014 ;
Government Whip	; ; Bronwyn Halfpenny, Labor ; Since 2016 ;
Opposition Whip	; ; Andrew Katos, Liberal ; Since 2014 ;
Structure
Seats	; 88
	; ;
Political groups	; Government (45) ; Labor (45) ; Opposition (37) ; Liberal (30); National (7) ; Crossbench (6) ; Greens (3) ; Independent (3); ;
Committees	; Standing ; Privileges Committee ; Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Last election	; 29 November 2014;
Next election	; 24 November 2018;
Meeting place
	; Legislative Assembly Chamber,; Parliament House, Melbourne,; Victoria, Australia;
Website
	; Vic Legislative Assembly;

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.

The presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly is the Speaker. There are presently 88 members of the Legislative Assembly elected from single-member divisions.

History

Victoria was proclaimed a Colony on 1 July 1851 separating from the Colony 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] and consisted of sixty members representing thirty-seven multi and single-member electorates.^[2] On the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, the Parliament of Victoria continued except that the colony was now called a state.

In 1917, the Nationalist government in Victoria introduced compulsory preferential voting before the 1917 state election. This enabled the factions in the party to field competing candidates without splitting the vote by keeping preferences within the party.

Membership and elections

The Legislative Assembly presently consists of 88 members, each elected in single-member electoral districts, more commonly known as electorates or seats, using preferential voting, which is the same voting system used for the federal lower house, the Australian House of Representatives. Members represent approximately the same population in each electorate.

Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected for a fixed term of 4 years, with elections occurring on the last Saturday of November every 4 years. There are no limits to the number of terms for which a member may seek election. Casual vacancies are filled at a by-election.

Current membership

Distribution of seats

Party			Seats held
	Labor Party		45
Liberal/National Coalition			(37)
		Liberal Party	30
		National Party	7
	Greens		3
	Independent		3
Total			88

45 votes as a majority are required to pass legislation.

Officials

Speaker

At the beginning of each new parliamentary term, the Legislative Assembly elects one of its members as a presiding officer, known as the Speaker. If the incumbent Speaker seeks a new term, then the House may re-elect him or her merely by passing a motion; otherwise, a secret ballot is held. In practice, the Speaker is usually a member of the governing party or parties, who have the majority in the House.
The Speaker continues to be a member of his or her political party, but it is left to their individual discretion as to whether or not they attend party meetings. The Speaker also continues to carry out his or her ordinary electorate duties as a member of Parliament and must take part in an election campaign to be re-elected as a member of Parliament.^[3]

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 provide procedural and administrative advice on the running of the Assembly, and performs other functions. The head of the department is the Clerk of the Assembly, who is assisted by a deputy clerk, an assistant clerk committees and an assistant clerk procedure.^[4]

The Assembly is also assisted by a serjeant-at-arms, who at present also holds the position of assistant clerk procedure.^[4]

2014 Victorian election

Results

Victorian state election, 29 November 2014^[5]^[6] Legislative Assembly << 2010–2018 >>
Enrolled voters		3,806,301
Votes cast		3,540,140		Turnout	93.01	+0.05
Informal votes		184,815		Informal	5.22	+0.26
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,278,322	38.10	+1.84	47	+4*
	Liberal	1,223,474	36.46	−1.57	30	−5
	Greens	385,190	11.48	+0.27	2	+2
	National	185,619	5.53	−1.21	8	−2
	Country Alliance	43,038	1.28	−0.07	0	±0
	Family First	37,194	1.11	−1.18	0	±0
	Christians	26,545	0.79	+0.79	0	±0
	Rise Up Australia	20,795	0.62	+0.62	0	±0
	Voice for the West	16,584	0.49	+0.49	0	±0
	Sex Party	8,930	0.27	−0.28	0	±0
	Animal Justice	7,778	0.23	+0.23	0	±0
	Democratic Labor	2,799	0.08	−0.81	0	±0
	Shooters and Fishers	2,622	0.08	+0.08	0	±0
	Socialist Alliance	1,728	0.05	−0.00	0	±0
	People Power Victoria	1,375	0.04	+0.04	0	±0
	The Basics Rock 'n' Roll	1,043	0.03	+0.03	0	±0
	Independent	112,289	3.35	+0.74	1	+1
Total		3,355,325			88
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	1,745,020	51.99	+3.57
	Liberal/National	1,611,507	48.01	−3.57
* ^{Labor also retained four of the five Labor seats which were made notionally Liberal by the 2013 redistribution.}

Procedure

Most legislation is initiated in the Legislative Assembly. The party or coalition with a majority of 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^c Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 67. Retrieved 16 November 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ "Elections". Fact Sheet G3: Elections. Parliament of Victoria.

^ The Speaker

^ ^a^b Staff of the Legislative Assembly

^ "State Election 2014 provisional results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

^ "Live Results". ABC News. Retrieved 8 Dec 2014.

External links

VLA Hansard

Assembly Members List

Elections since 1856

Roles

[Sweetman-1] Edward Sweetman (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 67. Retrieved 16 November 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[elections-2] "Elections". Fact Sheet G3: Elections. Parliament of Victoria.

[3] The Speaker

[staff-4] Staff of the Legislative Assembly

[VEC-Results-5] "State Election 2014 provisional results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[abc-6] "Live Results". ABC News. Retrieved 8 Dec 2014.

v t e Members of the Parliament of Victoria
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Legislative Council	1851–1853 1853–1856 1856–1858 1858–1860 1860–1862 1862–1864 1864–1866 1866–1868 1868–1870 1870–1872 1872–1874 1874–1876 1876–1878 1878–1880 1880–1882 1882–1884 1884–1886 1886–1888 1888–1890 1890–1892 1892–1895 1895–1896 1896–1898 1898–1900 1900–1901 1901–1902 1902–1904 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 1913–1916 1916–1919 1919–1922 1922–1925 1925–1928 1928–1931 1931–1934 1934–1937 1937–1940 1940–1943 1943–1946 1946–1949 1949–1952 1952–1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1970 1970–1973 1973–1976 1976–1979 1979–1982 1982–1985 1985–1988 1988–1992 1992–1996 1996–1999 1999–2002 2002–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 2014–2018

v t e Government of Victoria
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v t e Political parties in Victoria
Legislative Assembly	Labor (45) Liberal (30) National (7) Greens (3)
Legislative Council	Labor (14) Liberal (14) National (2) Greens (5) Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (2) Local Jobs (1) Reason (1)
Other VEC-registered parties	Animal Justice Conservatives Country Democratic Labour Liberal Democrats Socialist Alliance Voluntary Euthanasia Victorian Socialists
Defunct parties	Country Progressives Democratic Association of Victoria Henry George Justice Liberal and Country Liberal Country National Liberal Redistribution Liberals Victorian Farmers' Union Victorian Liberals Victorian Socialist Party Voice for the West
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