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The House of Assembly was created in 1857, when South Australia attained self-government. The development of an elected legislature — although only men could vote — marked a significant change from the prior system, where legislative power was in the hands of the Governor and the Legislative Council, which was appointed by the Governor.
House of Assembly chamber South Australian House of Assembly ballot paper. The House of Assembly (or "lower house") is made up of 47 members who are each elected by the full-preference instant-runoff voting system in single-member electorates. Each of the 47 electoral districts (electorates) contains approximately the same number of voters.
This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 2018 to 2022, as elected at the 2018 state election and subsequent by-elections. [1] Name
The Constitution of Australia of 1900 established the House of Representatives in a newly federated Australia. The House is presided over by the speaker . Members of the House are elected from single member electorates (geographic districts, commonly referred to as "seats" but officially known as " Divisions of the Australian House of ...
House of Representatives – Turnout 91.07% Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal/National Coalition Liberal Party of Australia: 387,664 35.31 –5.26 3 1 National Party of Australia: 2,531 0.23 –0.03 0 Liberal/National Coalition 390,195 35.54 −5.29 3 1 Australian Labor Party: 378,329 34.46 –0.92 6 1 Australian Greens: 140,227 12.77 +3.16
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Liberal Party of Australia: 447,286 44.49 +4.28 6 1 Australian Labor Party: 359,273 35.73 –5.01 5 1 Australian Greens
Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia (112 P) A. ... Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Port Adelaide (5 P) S.
The Liberal and Country League had its roots in the Emergency Committee of South Australia, which ran as the main non-Labor party in South Australia at the 1931 federal election landslide. In the House of Representatives , it took an additional two seats to hold six of the state's seven seats.