Parliament of Tasmania

The **Parliament of Tasmania** is the legislature of Tasmania. It is bicameral, meaning it has two chambers: a lower house (the House of Assembly) and an upper house (the Legislative Council).

Parliament sits at Parliament House in Hobart.

## Infobox (legislature)

- **background color**: #224C98
- **name**: Parliament of Tasmania
- **legislature**: 52nd Parliament
- **coa pic**: Coat of arms of Tasmania.svg
- **coa res**: 180px
- **coa caption**: Coat of arms of Tasmania
- **logo res**: 110px
- **logo caption**: Tasmanian Parliament logo
- **house type**: Bicameral
- **houses**: Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council
Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly
- **crown-in-parl**: Governor of Tasmania
- **leader2 type**: Governor of Tasmania, Governor
- **leader2**: Barbara Baker (judge), Barbara Baker
- **election2**: 16 June 2021
- **leader3 type**: President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, President of the Legislative Council
- **leader3**: Craig Farrell (politician), Craig Farrell
- **party3**: Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch), Labor
- **election3**: 21 May 2019
- **leader4 type**: Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, Speaker
- **leader4**: Jacquie Petrusma, Tasmanian Liberal Party, Liberal
- **election4**: 19 August 2025
- **leader5 type**: Premier of Tasmania, Premier
- **leader5**: Jeremy Rockliff
- **party5**: Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division), Liberal
- **election5**: 8 April 2022
- **leader6 type**: Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania), Leader of the Opposition
- **leader6**: Josh Willie
- **party6**: Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch), Labor
- **election6**: 20 August 2025
- **election7**: 13 July 2023
- **members**: **50 MPs**
35 MHAs
15 MLCs
- **house1**: Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly
- **structure1**: Tasmanian House of Assembly - 52nd Parliament.svg
- **structure1 res**: 200x200px
- **political groups1**: **Government (14)**
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**Opposition (10)**
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**Crossbench (11)**
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- **house2**: Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council
- **structure2**: 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council - Composition of Members.svg
- **structure2 res**: 150px
- **political groups2**: **Tasmanian Government, Government** (4)
* Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division), Liberal (3)
* Independent (politician), Independent (Tania Rattray, 1)
**Parliamentary Opposition, Opposition** (3)
* Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch), Labor (3)
**Crossbench** (8)
* Tasmanian Greens, Greens (Cassy O'Connor, 1)
* Independent (politician), Independent (7)
- **voting system1**: Proportional representation via Hare-Clark system (Single Transferable Vote, STV)
- **voting system2**: Instant-runoff voting, Partial Preferential (IRV)
- **last election1**: 2025 Tasmanian state election, 19 July 2025
- **last election2**: 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, 24 May 2025 (periodic)
- **next election1**: By 2029
- **next election2**: 2026 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, 2 May 2026
- **session room**: Parliament House Hobart Panorama.jpg
- **session alt**: Tasmanian Parliament House
- **meeting place**: Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament House, Hobart,
Tasmania, Australia