New Jersey state legislature
| New Jersey Legislature | |
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| 216th New Jersey Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses |
Senate General Assembly |
| Leadership | |
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President of the Senate
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Speaker of the General Assembly
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups
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Democratic Party Republican Party |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 3, 2015 (only the New Jersey General Assembly was up for election) |
| Meeting place | |
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| New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Website | |
| www |
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The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate. The Legislature meets in the New Jersey State House, in the state capital of Trenton. Democrats currently hold super majorities in both chambers of the legislature.
The New Jersey Legislature was established in 1702 upon the surrender by the Proprietors of East Jersey and those of West Jersey of the right of government to Queen Anne. Anne's government united the two colonies as the Province of New Jersey, a royal colony, establishing a new system of government.
The instructions from Queen Anne to Viscount Cornbury, the first royal governor of New Jersey, outlined a fusion of powers system, which allowed for an overlap of executive, legislative and judicial authority. It provided for a bicameral legislature consisting of an appointed Council and an elected General Assembly.
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