State or region
Member of the Legislative Council
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Proportional representation by single transferable vote, with the whole State as one electorate. 21 of 42 members are elected at each general election; members serve two terms (eight years).
- Seats
- 42
Next vote
Sources
- wa.gov.au · checked WA Government media statement, Western Australia enters era of electoral equality, 2021-11-17, read 2026-10-12: single statewide Legislative Council electorate of 37 members. For: Member of the Legislative Council
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, States and territories of Australia, read 2026-10-12: legislature seat counts and incumbents. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the 8 parliament sites were not read individually; Victoria premier cross-checked against news reports of 28 July 2026, Tasmanian governor against govhouse.tas.gov.au, NT administrator against govhouse.nt.gov.au, WA Legislative Council size (37) against parliament.wa.gov.au profile page and the WA Government statement of 17 Nov 2021. For: Member of the Legislative Council
- elections.nsw.gov.au · checked NSW Electoral Commission, 2027 NSW State election Bulletin 1, read 2026-10-12: "will be held on Saturday, 13 March 2027". For: General election, March 13, 2027
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Elections in Australia, read 2026-10-12: next State and Territory general election dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because State electoral commission calendars were not each read; NSW date confirmed by NSW Electoral Commission 2027 State election Bulletin 1 (https://elections.nsw.gov.au/bulletins/2027-nsw-state-election-bulletin-1). For: General election, March 13, 2027
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