Tasmanian Legislative Council
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The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
The Assembly has 15 members, one from each of fifteen electorates. These are commonly known as seats. These are intended to represent approximately the same population in each electorate. Tasmania's Legislative Council is unique in that the house has never been controlled by a political party; a majority of independent members means that the house is an un-biased house of review.
The first woman to sit on the Legislative Council was Margaret McIntyre in 1948, the first woman to chair the upper house was Phyllis Benjamin in 1956.
See also
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- List of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Current Distribution of Seats
| Party | Seats Held |
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| Australian Labor Party | 5 |
| Independent | 10 |