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The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. It serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to its federal counterpart, the Australian Senate. Although it is possible for legislation to be first introduced in the Council, most bills receive their first hearing in the Legislative Assembly. The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral legislature. ...
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ...
Parliament House, Melbourne Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. ...
The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...
Australian Senate chamber The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...
The Council was created in 1851, four years before the Assembly, and today has 44 members serving eight-year terms. They represent 22 Electoral Provinces, with two members representing each Province. This system had favoured the Liberal Party of Australia over the Australian Labor Party and minor parties, such as the Australian Greens. This had caused many incidences where a Labor-controlled Assembly had a faced a hostile Council - a rare occurrence elsewhere in Australia. Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ...
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This system is due to change at the next election, as a result of major reforms passed by Steve Bracks' Labor government in 2003. Under the new reforms, members will serve fixed four-year terms, unless the Assembly is dissolved sooner. The state will be divided into 8 regions. Each region will consist of 11 contiguous Legislative Assembly districts and elect 5 members of the Legislative Council by the single transferable vote. The reforms also remove the ability of the Council to block supply, and introduce proportional representation. The reforms will likely improve the chances of minor parties gaining the balance of power at the expense of government dominance of both houses. Stephen Phillip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, has been Premier of Victoria since 1999. ...
The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...
Proportional Representation (PR) describes various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result. ...
See also The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council: 1 Carolyn Hirsh was forced to resign from the Australian Labor Party in September 2004 after being caught driving without a license, which she had lost after being booked for drink-driving earlier in the year. ...
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