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The New South Wales Parliament maintains many of the traditions of the original Parliament of the United Kingdom, from which the New South Wales Parliament was founded. [ 10 ] The governor, or occasionally the monarch , reads a prepared speech, known as the Speech from the Throne , outlining the government's agenda for the coming year.
The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is presided over by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly has 93 members, elected by single-member constituency, which are commonly known as seats
Electoral reforms passed by the ninth parliament had resulted in parliament being expanded to 108 members elected in 43 single member electorates, 25 two member electorates, 1 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates.
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales by party (10 C) Members of New South Wales parliaments by term (117 P) Women members of the Parliament of New South Wales (2 C)
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 57th Parliament hold their seats from 2019 to 2023. They were elected at the 2019 state election on 23 March 2019. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Speaker was Shelley Hancock until May 2019 and then Jonathan O'Dea .
New South Wales politics were initially non-partisan, with individual Members of Parliament choosing to align either with the Government or the Opposition. This changed at the 1887 election where, for the first time, candidates were members of official political parties.
New South Wales Parliament – 61595 days as of 26 January 2025. Before Parties – 10716 days; Liberalism – 6787 days; Since 7 October 1885 Labor Party – 23974 days as of 26 January 2025; Liberal Party – 10973 days; Protectionist Party – 1987 days; Progressive Party – 1251 days; Liberal Reform Party – 1129 days; Liberal Reform ...
Seven women had been elected in the previous 132 years; six more joined them the 1988 election. Numbers have improved substantially in recent years, with women now occupying 27 Assembly seats in the current parliament. Linda Burney is the only Indigenous Australian woman to have been elected to the New South Wales Parliament.