Parliament

Victoria's Constitution provides that Victoria is governed by a Parliament comprising of the Crown represented by the Governor, the Legislative Assembly (Lower House), and the Legislative Council (Upper House). Members of Parliament are democratically elected. Governments are formed in the Lower House based on the ability to command a majority of votes in the Legislative Assembly. At present, there are 88 Members of the Legislative Assembly and 40 Members of the Legislative Council.

The members of the Upper House are elected by a method of proportional representation. The State consists of eight Legislative Council regions, which returns five Upper House Members each. Every Legislative Council region consists of 11 Legislative Assembly districts, with each Assembly district returning one Lower House Member to Parliament.

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