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class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">Sovereign</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor of Tasmania</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2 December 1856<span class="noprint">; 168 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2 December 1856</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Baker_(judge)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbara Baker (judge)">Barbara Baker</a> <br />since 16 June 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council">President of the Legislative Council</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Farrell_(politician)" title="Craig Farrell (politician)">Craig Farrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Tasmanian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)">Labor</a> <br />since 21 May 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly">Speaker of the House of Assembly</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Byrne" title="Michelle O'Byrne">Michelle O'Byrne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Tasmanian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)">Labor</a> <br />since 14 May 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">Premier</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff" title="Jeremy Rockliff">Jeremy Rockliff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Tasmanian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)">Liberal</a> <br />since 8 April 2022 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tasmania)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)">Leader of the Opposition</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Winter" title="Dean Winter">Dean Winter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Tasmanian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)">Labor</a> <br />since 10 April 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>50 MPs</b><br />35 MHAs<br />15 MLCs</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_(effective_24th_August_2024).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg/200px-Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg/300px-Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg/400px-Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members_%28effective_24th_August_2024%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="471" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Government (14)</b> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#080DAB; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> (14)</div></li></ul> <p><b>Opposition (10)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F00012; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Labor_Party" title="Tasmanian Labor Party">Labor</a> (10)</div></li></ul> <p><b>Crossbench (11)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#10C25C; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Greens" title="Tasmanian Greens">Greens</a> (5)</div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFCB0A; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie_Network" title="Jacqui Lambie Network">Lambie Network</a> (1)</div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b3b3b3; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> (5)</div><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg/150px-2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg/225px-2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg/300px-2024_Tas_LegCo_Seating_Arrangement.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="160" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Government (4)</b> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#080CAB; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Tasmanian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)">Liberal</a> (4)</li></ul> <p><b>Opposition (3)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F00011; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Tasmanian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)">Labor</a> (3)</li></ul> <p><b>Crossbench (8)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00a651; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Greens" title="Tasmanian Greens">Greens</a> (1)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b3b3b3; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> (7)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a> <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">Proportional representation</a> via <a href="/wiki/Hare-Clark" class="mw-redirect" title="Hare-Clark">Hare-Clark</a> system (<a href="/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Single Transferable Vote">STV</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting" title="Instant-runoff voting">Partial Preferential</a> (IRV)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last general election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Tasmanian_state_election" title="2024 Tasmanian state election">23 March 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next general election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>TBD</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Tasmanian Parliament House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg/250px-Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg/330px-Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg/500px-Parliament_House_Hobart_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6138" data-file-height="2362" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Hobart" title="Parliament House, Hobart">Parliament House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hobart" title="Hobart">Hobart</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/">parliament.tas.gov.au</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Parliament of Tasmania</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> state of <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>. It follows a <a href="/wiki/Westminster_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Westminster System">Westminster-derived</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">parliamentary</a> system and consists of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">governor of Tasmania</a> (as representative of <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">the King</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> (the upper house), and the <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a> (the lower house).<sup id="cite_ref-CAs10_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAs10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1841, the Legislative Council has met in <a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Hobart" title="Parliament House, Hobart">Parliament House, Hobart</a>, with the House of Assembly following suit from its establishment in 1856. The Parliament of Tasmania first met in 1856. </p><p>The powers of the Parliament are prescribed in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tasmania" title="Constitution of Tasmania">Constitution of Tasmania</a>. Since the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Australia" title="Federation of Australia">Federation of Australia</a> in 1901, Tasmania has been a state of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Australia">Commonwealth of Australia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Australia" title="Constitution of Australia">Constitution of Australia</a> regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Tasmania ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas. </p><p>The leader of the party or coalition with the <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence</a> of the House of Assembly is invited by the governor to form the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Tasmania">Government</a> and become the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">premier of Tasmania</a>. </p><p>Throughout its history, the Tasmanian Parliament frequently had members who previously served in Federal Parliament proportionally more so than the other state and territory parliaments. </p><p>The Government currently consists of a <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> <a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie_Network" title="Jacqui Lambie Network">Lambie</a> <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a>, formed after the 2024 State Election. The <a href="/wiki/Second_Rockliff_ministry" title="Second Rockliff ministry">Second Rockliff ministry</a> consists of solely Liberal members. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island of <a href="/wiki/Van_Diemen%27s_Land" title="Van Diemen's Land">Van Diemen's Land</a> (now known as Tasmania) was claimed and subsequently settled by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> in 1803. Initially, it was administered by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_South_Wales" title="Governor of New South Wales">governor of New South Wales</a>, as part of that British <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New_South_Wales" title="Colony of New South Wales">Colony of New South Wales</a>. In 1825, Van Diemen's Land became a separate <a href="/wiki/British_colony" class="mw-redirect" title="British colony">British colony</a>, administered separately from <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, with a Legislative Council of six men appointed to advise the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">lieutenant governor of Van Diemen's Land</a> who had sole governance of the colony. The Council initially held meetings in a room adjacent to the old <a href="/wiki/Government_House,_Hobart" title="Government House, Hobart">Government House</a> that was located near to the present site of <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Square_(Hobart)" title="Franklin Square (Hobart)">Franklin Square</a>, but by 1841 they relocated meetings to the 'Long Room' (now the Members' Lounge) in the Customs House.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1850, the <a href="/wiki/British_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="British Parliament">British Parliament</a> enacted the <i><a href="/wiki/Australian_Colonies_Government_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Colonies Government Act">Australian Colonies Government Act</a></i>, which gave Van Diemen's Land the right to elect its first <a href="/wiki/Representative_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Representative government">representative government</a>. The size of the Legislative Council was increased from six to 24. Eight members were appointed by the Governor, and 16 were elected by property owners. The new Legislative Council met for the first time in 1852, and by 1854 they had passed the <i><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tasmania" title="Constitution of Tasmania">Tasmanian Constitution Act</a></i>, giving Van Diemen's Land responsible self-government and a new <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">parliament</a>. <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> granted <a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a> in 1855 and Van Diemen's Land became a self-governing colony. In the following year, 1856, one of the new parliament's first acts was to change the name of the colony from Van Diemen's Land to <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Houses_of_Parliament">Houses of Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Houses of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Assembly">House of Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: House of Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">Tasmanian House of Assembly</a></div> <p>The Tasmanian House of Assembly is the lower house of the Tasmanian Parliament. There are 35 members, with seven members elected from the five divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The divisions are: <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Bass_(state)" title="Division of Bass (state)">Bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Braddon_(state)" title="Division of Braddon (state)">Braddon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Denison_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Division of Denison (state)">Denison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Franklin_(state)" title="Division of Franklin (state)">Franklin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Lyons_(state)" title="Division of Lyons (state)">Lyons</a>. The Tasmanian House of Assembly electoral divisions share the same names and boundaries as the <a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives#Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives">Australian House of Representatives</a> divisions for Tasmania. </p><p>Members are elected using the <a href="/wiki/Hare-Clark" class="mw-redirect" title="Hare-Clark">Hare-Clark</a> voting system of multi-member proportional representation for a term of up to 4 years.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Current_distribution_of_seats">Current distribution of seats</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current distribution of 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg/165px-Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3657" data-file-height="2529" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="color:#222; text-align:center;"> <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tasmania" title="Constitution of Tasmania">Constitution</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCD00; color:#222;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Monarchy</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">Monarch</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Baker" title="Barbara Baker">Barbara Baker</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCD00; color:#222;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Government" title="Tasmanian Government"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Executive</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">Premier</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff" title="Jeremy Rockliff">Jeremy Rockliff</a> (LP)</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Deputy Premier of Tasmania">Deputy Premier</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)" title="Guy Barnett (Australian politician)">Guy Barnett</a> (LP)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>Cabinet</b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Rockliff_ministry" title="Second Rockliff ministry">Second Rockliff Ministry</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Tasmania" title="Cabinet of Tasmania">Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCD00; color:#222;;color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Legislature</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tasmanian Parliament</a></b></li></ul> 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the Tasmanian Legislative Council">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Craig_Farrell_(politician)" title="Craig Farrell (politician)">Craig Farrell</a> (ALP)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Leonie_Hiscutt" title="Leonie Hiscutt">Leonie Hiscutt</a> (LP)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly">Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Byrne" title="Michelle O'Byrne">Michelle O'Byrne</a> (ALP)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Abetz" title="Eric Abetz">Eric Abetz</a> (LP)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Tasmania)" title="Opposition (Tasmania)">Opposition</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tasmania)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)">Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Dean_Winter" title="Dean Winter">Dean Winter</a> (ALP)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Shadow_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter Shadow ministry">Shadow Ministry</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCD00; color:#222;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Judiciary</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Tasmania" title="Supreme Court of Tasmania">Supreme Court of Tasmania</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Tasmania" title="Chief Justice of Tasmania">Chief Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Shanahan" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Shanahan">Christopher Shanahan</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_judges_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Tasmania" title="List of judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania">List of judges</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Magistrates_Court_of_Tasmania" title="Magistrates Court of Tasmania">Magistrates Court of Tasmania</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Magistrates_Court_of_Tasmania" title="Magistrates Court of Tasmania">Chief Magistrate</a> K.J. 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<td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Labor_Party" title="Tasmanian Labor Party">Labor</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>28.6% </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Greens" title="Tasmanian Greens">Greens</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>14.3% </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>14.3% </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie_Network" title="Jacqui Lambie Network">Lambie</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2.8% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFCB08;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> </tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Electorate </th> <th colspan="7">Seats won </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Bass_(state)" title="Division of Bass (state)">Bass</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Cecily_Rosol" title="Cecily Rosol"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Byrne" title="Michelle O'Byrne"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Janie_Finlay" title="Janie Finlay"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Rebekah_Pentland" title="Rebekah Pentland"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferguson_(Australian_politician)" title="Michael Ferguson (Australian politician)"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Fairs" title="Rob Fairs"> </a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wood_(politician)" title="Simon Wood (politician)"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Braddon_(state)" title="Division of Braddon (state)">Braddon</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Anita_Dow" title="Anita Dow"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Broad" title="Shane Broad"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Garland" title="Craig Garland"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Miriam_Beswick" title="Miriam Beswick"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff" title="Jeremy Rockliff"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Felix_Ellis" title="Felix Ellis"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Jaensch" title="Roger Jaensch"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Clark_(state)" title="Division of Clark (state)">Clark</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Vica_Bayley" title="Vica Bayley"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Burnet" title="Helen Burnet"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Ella_Haddad" title="Ella Haddad"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Willie" title="Josh Willie"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Kristie_Johnston" title="Kristie Johnston"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Behrakis" title="Simon Behrakis"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Ogilvie" title="Madeleine Ogilvie"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Franklin_(state)" title="Division of Franklin (state)">Franklin</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Rosalie_Woodruff" title="Rosalie Woodruff"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Winter" title="Dean Winter"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Meg_Brown" title="Meg Brown"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/David_O%27Byrne" title="David O'Byrne"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Abetz" title="Eric Abetz"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Jacquie_Petrusma" title="Jacquie Petrusma"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Nic_Street" title="Nic Street"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Lyons_(state)" title="Division of Lyons (state)">Lyons</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Tabatha_Badger" title="Tabatha Badger"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_White" title="Rebecca White"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Jen_Butler" title="Jen Butler"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFCB08;"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jenner" title="Andrew Jenner"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)" title="Guy Barnett (Australian politician)"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Howlett" title="Jane Howlett"> </a> </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Shelton_(Australian_politician)" title="Mark Shelton (Australian politician)"> </a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 5em;"> <table style="margin-top:1em"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>Labor </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td>Greens </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFCB08;">  </td> <td>Lambie </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_Council">Legislative Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legislative Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Tasmanian Legislative Council</a></div> <p>The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Tasmanian Parliament. It has 15 members, each elected from a single-member <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council_electoral_divisions" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral divisions">electoral division</a>. The boundaries of the divisions are reviewed by tribunal every 9 years.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elections are conducted annually on a 6-year periodic cycle; 3 divisions will be up for election in May one year, then 2 divisions in May the following year and so on. As such, each member will normally serve a term of 6 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Current_distribution_of_seats_2">Current distribution of seats</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current distribution of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current distribution of seats (updated post <a href="/wiki/2024_Tasmanian_Legislative_Council_periodic_election" title="2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election">2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election</a> is: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Party </th> <th>Seats held </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th colspan="15">Seat distribution </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independents</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>46.7% </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Tasmanian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)">Liberal Party</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>26.7% </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Tasmanian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)">Labor Party</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>20.0% </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Greens" title="Australian Greens">Greens</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>6.7% </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Electorate </th> <th colspan="1">Seats won </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Derwent" title="Electoral division of Derwent">Derwent</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Farrell_(politician)" title="Craig Farrell (politician)"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Elwick" title="Electoral division of Elwick">Elwick</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Bec_Thomas" title="Bec Thomas"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Hobart" title="Electoral division of Hobart">Hobart</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"><a href="/wiki/Cassy_O%27Connor" title="Cassy O'Connor"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Huon" title="Electoral division of Huon">Huon</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Harriss" title="Dean Harriss"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Launceston" title="Electoral division of Launceston">Launceston</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Armitage" title="Rosemary Armitage"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_McIntyre" title="Electoral division of McIntyre">McIntyre</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Tania_Rattray" title="Tania Rattray"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Mersey" title="Electoral division of Mersey">Mersey</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Gaffney" title="Mike Gaffney"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Montgomery" title="Electoral division of Montgomery">Montgomery</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Leonie_Hiscutt" title="Leonie Hiscutt"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Murchison" title="Electoral division of Murchison">Murchison</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Forrest" title="Ruth Forrest"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Nelson_(Tasmania)" title="Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)">Nelson</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;"><a href="/wiki/Meg_Webb" title="Meg Webb"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Pembroke" title="Electoral division of Pembroke">Pembroke</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Edmonds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luke Edmonds (page does not exist)"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Prosser" title="Electoral division of Prosser">Prosser</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Vincent" title="Kerry Vincent"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Rosevears" title="Electoral division of Rosevears">Rosevears</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Jo_Palmer" title="Jo Palmer"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Rumney" title="Electoral division of Rumney">Rumney</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#F00011;"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Lovell" title="Sarah Lovell"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Windermere" title="Electoral division of Windermere">Windermere</a> </td> <td width="20" style="background-color:#080CAB;"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Duigan" title="Nick Duigan"> </a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 5em;"> <table style="margin-top:1em"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" style="background-color:#888888;">  </td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td>Liberal </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>Labor </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;">  </td> <td>Greens </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliaments_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories" title="Parliaments of the Australian states and territories">Parliaments of the Australian states and territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Openings_by_the_Monarch_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Openings by the Monarch in Australia">Official Openings by the Monarch in Australia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Two Independent MHAs, <a href="/wiki/David_O%27Byrne" title="David O'Byrne">David O'Byrne</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kristie_Johnston" title="Kristie Johnston">Kristie Johnston</a> have signed a <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence and supply</a> agreement with the Government</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Current <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> MLCs: <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Armitage" title="Rosemary Armitage">Rosemary Armitage</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Launceston" title="Electoral division of Launceston">Launceston</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Forrest" title="Ruth Forrest">Ruth Forrest</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Murchison" title="Electoral division of Murchison">Murchison</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gaffney" title="Mike Gaffney">Mike Gaffney</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Mersey" title="Electoral division of Mersey">Mersey</a>), <a href="/wiki/Dean_Harriss" title="Dean Harriss">Dean Harriss</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Huon" title="Electoral division of Huon">Huon</a>), <a href="/wiki/Tania_Rattray" title="Tania Rattray">Tania Rattray</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_McIntyre" title="Electoral division of McIntyre">McIntyre</a>), <a href="/wiki/Bec_Thomas" title="Bec Thomas">Bec Thomas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Elwick" title="Electoral division of Elwick">Elwick</a>), <a href="/wiki/Meg_Webb" title="Meg Webb">Meg Webb</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electoral_division_of_Nelson_(Tasmania)" title="Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)">Nelson</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Since 1976; prior to 1976, the maximum term of the Assembly was five years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specific_references">Specific references</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tasmania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Specific references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CAs10-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CAs10_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CAs10_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Constitution Act 1934</i> (Tas) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/ca1934188/s10.html">s 10</a>. "The Governor and the Legislative Council and House of Assembly shall together constitute the Parliament of Tasmania."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCarney2006" class="citation book cs1">Carney, Gerard (2006). <i>The Constitutional Systems of the Australian States and Territories</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 May</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Parliament+of+Tasmania&rft.atitle=Members+of+the+Tasmanian+Legislative+Council+%28as+of+6+June+2019%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parliament.tas.gov.au%2Flc%2Flclists.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+Tasmania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated1-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/backg/ParliamentHouse.htm">"Tasmanian Parliament"</a>. Parliament.tas.gov.au<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-07-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tasmanian+Parliament&rft.pub=Parliament.tas.gov.au&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parliament.tas.gov.au%2Ftpl%2Fbackg%2FParliamentHouse.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+Tasmania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2022-040?query=((PrintType%3D%22act.reprint%22+AND+Amending%3C%3E%22pure%22+AND+PitValid%3D%40pointInTime(20230816000000))+OR+(PrintType%3D%22act.reprint%22+AND+Amending%3D%22pure%22+AND+PitValid%3D%40pointInTime(20230816000000))+OR+(PrintType%3D%22reprint%22+AND+Amending%3C%3E%22pure%22+AND+PitValid%3D%40pointInTime(20230816000000))+OR+(PrintType%3D%22reprint%22+AND+Amending%3D%22pure%22+AND+PitValid%3D%40pointInTime(20230816000000)))+AND+Title%3D(%22expansion%22)&dQuery=Document+Types%3D%22%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3EActs%3C%2Fspan%3E%2C+%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3EAmending+Acts%3C%2Fspan%3E%2C+%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3ESRs%3C%2Fspan%3E%2C+%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3EAmending+SRs%3C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C+Search+In%3D%22%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3ETitle%3C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C+All+Words%3D%22%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3Eexpansion%3C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C+Point+In+Time%3D%22%3Cspan+class%3D%27dq-highlight%27%3E16%2F08%2F2023%3C%2Fspan%3E%22">"Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022"</a>. <i>legislation.tas.gov.au</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=legislation.tas.gov.au&rft.atitle=Expansion+of+House+of+Assembly+Act+2022&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.tas.gov.au%2Fview%2Fwhole%2Fhtml%2Finforce%2Fcurrent%2Fact-2022-040%3Fquery%3D%28%28PrintType%253D%2522act.reprint%2522%2BAND%2BAmending%253C%253E%2522pure%2522%2BAND%2BPitValid%253D%2540pointInTime%2820230816000000%29%29%2BOR%2B%28PrintType%253D%2522act.reprint%2522%2BAND%2BAmending%253D%2522pure%2522%2BAND%2BPitValid%253D%2540pointInTime%2820230816000000%29%29%2BOR%2B%28PrintType%253D%2522reprint%2522%2BAND%2BAmending%253C%253E%2522pure%2522%2BAND%2BPitValid%253D%2540pointInTime%2820230816000000%29%29%2BOR%2B%28PrintType%253D%2522reprint%2522%2BAND%2BAmending%253D%2522pure%2522%2BAND%2BPitValid%253D%2540pointInTime%2820230816000000%29%29%29%2BAND%2BTitle%253D%28%2522expansion%2522%29%26dQuery%3DDocument%2BTypes%253D%2522%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253EActs%253C%252Fspan%253E%252C%2B%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253EAmending%2BActs%253C%252Fspan%253E%252C%2B%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253ESRs%253C%252Fspan%253E%252C%2B%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253EAmending%2BSRs%253C%252Fspan%253E%2522%252C%2BSearch%2BIn%253D%2522%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253ETitle%253C%252Fspan%253E%2522%252C%2BAll%2BWords%253D%2522%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253Eexpansion%253C%252Fspan%253E%2522%252C%2BPoint%2BIn%2BTime%253D%2522%253Cspan%2Bclass%253D%2527dq-highlight%2527%253E16%252F08%252F2023%253C%252Fspan%253E%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+Tasmania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Maloney2022" class="citation web cs1">Matt Maloney (17 November 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7985995/lower-house-to-expand-after-next-state-election/">"Tasmania's House of Assembly to have 35 members in 2025 - if not sooner"</a>. <i>The Examiner</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Examiner&rft.atitle=Tasmania%27s+House+of+Assembly+to+have+35+members+in+2025+-+if+not+sooner&rft.date=2022-11-17&rft.au=Matt+Maloney&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.com.au%2Fstory%2F7985995%2Flower-house-to-expand-after-next-state-election%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+Tasmania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/ca197279o1972234.pdf">Constitution Act 1972 (Tas) s.79</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060301001937/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/legislative.htm">"Tasmanian Legislative Council"</a>. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2006-09-08. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Highlands_(Tasmania)" title="Central Highlands (Tasmania)">Central Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Coast_Tasmania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Coast Tasmania (page does not exist)">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_(Tasmania)" title="Midlands (Tasmania)">Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_East_Tasmania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North East Tasmania (page does not exist)">North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Tasmania" title="North West Tasmania">North West</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_East_Tasmania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South East Tasmania (page does not exist)">South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Tasmania" title="South West Tasmania">South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast,_Tasmania" title="West Coast, Tasmania">West Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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