Victorian Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly
60th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Victoria
History
Founded	21 November 1856; 168 years ago (21 November 1856)
Leadership
Speaker	Maree Edwards, Labor since 2 August 2022
Deputy Speaker	Matt Fregon, Labor since 20 December 2022
Leader of the House	Mary-Anne Thomas, Labor since 5 December 2022
Government Whip	Pauline Richards, Labor since 7 February 2023
Deputy Government Whip	Belinda Wilson, Labor since 7 February 2023
Manager of Opposition Business	James Newbury, Liberal since December 2022
Opposition Whip	Chris Crewther, Liberal since December 2022
Structure
Seats	88
Political groups	Government (53)   Labor (53) Opposition (28)   Liberal (19)   National (9) Crossbench (5)   Greens (3)   Independent (1)   Independent Labor (1)   Vacant (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Instant-runoff voting
Last general election	26 November 2022
Next general election	28 November 2026
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Website
Vic Legislative Assembly

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the state lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the state upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The main colour used for the upholstery and carpets furnishing the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly is green. ^[1]

The presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly is the Speaker. There are presently 88 members of the Legislative Assembly elected from single-member divisions.