What is Parliament of Victoria?
[[File:Victoria Parliament House Melbourne.jpg|thumb|Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria]] The '''Parliament of Victoria''' is a [[bicameral]] legislature that makes the laws for the state of [[Victoria, Australia]].<ref name=pov>{{cite web |url= http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about |title=Parliament of Victoria - About Parliament |first= |last= |work=parliament.vic.gov.au |year=2011 |accessdate=20 February 2011}}</ref> Its two houses are a lower house the Legislative Assembly, and an upper house, the Legislative Council. The Legislative Assembly has 88 members, and the Legislative Council has 40 members.<ref name=pov/> The political party with the most members in the lower house forms the government, and is led by the [[Premier of Victoria]]. In 2014, the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] won the November election, and its leader, [[Daniel Andrews]], became the Premier. The third part of the Parliament is the Crown, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. She is represented in Victoria by the [[Governor of Victoria]]. The current governor is Professor [[David de Kretser]], A.C.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/governor |title=Parliament of Victoria - Governor |first= |last=|work=parliament.vic.gov.au |year=2011 |quote=Professor David de Kretser, A.C |accessdate=20 February 2011}}</ref> The parliament meets at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. This building was also the home of the [[Parliament of Australia]] from 1901 to 1927. ==References== {{reflist}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Victoria, Australia]] [[Category:Parliaments in Australia|Victoria]] [[Category:Legislatures of country subdivisions|Victoria]] [[Category:Bicameral legislatures|Victoria]]