Parliament of the Northern Territory

Parliament of the Northern Territory
Parliament of the Northern Territory
14th Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	Legislative Assembly
History
Founded	1974
Leadership
Administrator	Hugh Heggie ; since 2 February 2023
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly	Mark Monaghan, Labor ; since 23 May 2022
Chief Minister	Eva Lawler, Labor ; since 21 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Lia Finocchiaro, Country Liberal ; since 24 March 2020
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Government; Labor (14); Opposition; Country Liberal (7); Crossbench; Independent (4) ;
Elections
Voting system	Full preferential voting
First election	19 October 1974
Last election	22 August 2020
Next election	24 August 2024
Meeting place
	Parliament House, Darwin,; Northern Territory, Australia
Website
	www.parliament.nt.gov.au

The Parliament of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. It consists of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and the Administrator of the Northern Territory, who represents the Governor-General. It is one of three unicameral parliaments in Australia, along with those of Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The Legislative Assembly replaced the previous Legislative Council in 1974. It sits in Parliament House, Darwin.

The leader of the party with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Administrator to form the Government of the Northern Territory. The head of the government is the Chief Minister.

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