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Labor (24) Opposition Liberal (21) Crossbench Independent (2) |structure2 = |structure2_res = 180px | political_groups2 = Government Labor (8) Opposition Liberal (8) Crossbench Green (2) Family First (2) D4D (1) Independent (1) | voting_system1 = Instant-runoff Vote | voting_system2 = Single Transferable Vote | last_election1 = | last_election3 = 15 March 2014 | next_election3 = 17 March 2018 | meeting_place = Parliament House, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | website = (www.parliament.sa.gov.au ) }} The Parliament of South Australia at Parliament House, Adelaide is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly (lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government. The Queen is represented in the State by the Governor of South Australia. According to the South Australian Constitution, unlike the Federal Parliament, and the parliaments of the other states and territories of Australia, neither the Sovereign or the Governor is considered to be a part of the South Australian Parliament. However, the same role and powers are granted to them. The 47-seat lower house consists of 24 Labor, 21 Liberal and 2 independents, Geoff Brock and Martin Hamilton-Smith. Following the 2014 election, the lower house consisted of 23 Labor, 22 Liberal and 2 independents, Geoff Brock and Bob Such. Martin Hamilton-Smith became an independent shortly after the election, reducing the Liberals to 21 seats. Both Hamilton-Smith and fellow independent Geoff Brock are in cabinet and provide confidence and supply while retaining the right to vote on conscience. Labor went from minority to majority government when Nat Cook won the 2014 Fisher by-election which was triggered by the death of Bob Such. Despite this, the Jay Weatherill Labor government kept crossbench MPs Brock and Hamilton-Smith in cabinet, giving the government a 26 to 21 parliamentary majority.〔(Fisher by-election win for Labor gives Weatherill Government majority in SA: ABC 13 December 2014 )〕 The 22-seat upper house consists of 8 Labor, 8 Liberal, 2 Green, 2 Family First, 1 Dignity for Disability and 1 independent. ==History== The Parliament of South Australia began in 1857, when the colony was granted self-government. Women gained the right to vote in 1894 and voted for the first time in the state election in 1896. South Australia became a state of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 following a vote to Federate with the other British colonies of Australia. While smaller than the Eastern states, South Australia has often been at the vanguard of political and social change in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parliament of South Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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