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Encyclopedia > Queensland Parliament

The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. It consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral legislature in Australia. A former chamber, the Queensland Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Australian city. ...


The Assembly has 89 members (MP's). These are intended to represent approximately the same population in each electorate. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting system (OPV). Elections are held approximately once every three years.


The party or coalition with the most seats in the lower house is invited by the Governor to form government. The leader of that party subsequently becomes Premier of Queensland, leading a Cabinet of Ministers. Among the National and Liberal parties, the Premier selects members of their party to act as Ministers. In the Laobr Party, the Ministers are elected by partyroom ballot, with the Leader then assigning ministerial portfolios to each one. List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...


Current Distribution of Seats

Party Seats Held
Australian Labor Party 63
National Party 15
Liberal Party 5
One Nation Party 1
Independent 5

The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... One Nation (officially called Pauline Hansons One Nation at the federal level, but known by different variants of the name in the states) is a conservative, nationalist and protectionist political group in Australia. ...

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Parliament@Work - Queensland (1093 words)
Queensland's first Parliament was a form of Responsible Government, but it was not a democratically elected parliament like the ones that other Australian colonies had at this time.
The shield depicted on the Queensland Coat of Arms was given to the colony in 1893 by Queen Victoria.
Queensland's Parliament House is on the corner of George Street and Alice Street in Brisbane.
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