Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 11th Assembly | |
Legislative Assembly logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 11 May 1989 |
| Preceded by | House of Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Manager of Government Business | |
Government whip | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 |
Political groups | Government (10)
Opposition (9)
Crossbench (6)
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Hare–Clark electoral system | |
First election | 4 March 1989 |
Last election | 19 October 2024 |
Next election | 21 October 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |
| Website | |
| parliament.act.gov.au | |
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory, known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly, is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.
Unlike the legislatures of the states and the Northern Territory, the Assembly also has the functions of a local council; the city of Canberra has no other local government. It replaced the House of Assembly when the ACT was granted self-government in 1986. Voters had previously rejected self government in a 1978 plebiscite.