Parliament of Tasmania

Parliament of Tasmania
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Assembly Legislative Council
History
Founded	2 December 1856
Leadership
Queen of Australia	Elizabeth II Since 6 February 1952
Governor of Tasmania	Kate Warner Since 10 December 2014
Speaker of the House of Assembly	Elise Archer, Liberal Since 31 March 2014
President of the Legislative Council	Jim Wilkinson, Independent Since 21 May 2013
Structure
Seats	40 25 MHAs 15 MLCs
House of Assembly political groups	Government      Liberal (15) Opposition      Labor (7) Crossbench      Greens (3)
Legislative Council political groups	Government      Liberal (2) Opposition      Labor (2) Crossbench      Independent (11)
Elections
House of Assembly voting system	Hare-Clark
Legislative Council voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Last general election	15 March 2014
Next general election	by 2018
Meeting place
Parliament House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Website
www.parliament.tas.gov.au

The Parliament of Tasmania consists of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, Tasmanian Legislative Council and the Monarch represented by the Governor of Tasmania.

The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly is invited by the Governor of Tasmania to form a government. The head of the government is the Premier of Tasmania.

Coordinates: 42°53′07″S 147°19′49″E / 42.88528°S 147.33028°E / -42.88528; 147.33028