South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council chamber in Old Parliament House circa 1939
Parliament House on North Terrace, Adelaide.
Parliament of South Australia
The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly and the 22-seat Legislative Council. General elections are held every 4 years, with all of the lower house and half of the upper house filled at each election. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government with the executive branch required to both sit in parliament and hold the confidence of the House of Assembly. The parliament is based at Parliament House on North Terrace in the state capital of Adelaide.
Parliament of South Australia
Old Parliament House in 1872
Recreated lower and upper house booths, history, and voting procedures
A painting of the House of Assembly meeting in Old Parliament House in 1867