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| − | This is a '''list of Cygnian state and territorial legislatures'''. Each {{JoW|List of states and territories of Cygnia|state}} has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. Most state legislatures are unicameral, with only |
+ | This is a '''list of Cygnian state and territorial legislatures'''. Each {{JoW|List of states and territories of Cygnia|state}} has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. Most state legislatures are unicameral, with only seven ({{JoW|Parliament of Auralia|Auralia}}, {{JoW|Parliament of Avon|Avon}}, {{JoW|Parliament of Carolina|Carolina}}, {{JoW|Parliament of North Albion|North Albion}}, {{JoW|Parliament of Pilbara|Pilbara}}, {{JoW|Parliament of South Albion|South Albion}} and {{JoW|Parliament of Tasmania|Tasmania}}) possessing an upper house. All six of these upper houses are known as Legislative Councils, while a variety of names (Legislative Assembly, House of Assembly or Parliament) are used to refer to the twenty-one state lower houses. Cygnia also has one federal territory and four external territories with local legislative branches, which are also listed below. All of these bodies are also unicameral. |
==Party summary== |
==Party summary== |
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Revision as of 07:18, 14 November 2019
This is a list of Cygnian state and territorial legislatures. Each state has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. Most state legislatures are unicameral, with only seven (Auralia, Avon, Carolina, North Albion, Pilbara, South Albion and Tasmania) possessing an upper house. All six of these upper houses are known as Legislative Councils, while a variety of names (Legislative Assembly, House of Assembly or Parliament) are used to refer to the twenty-one state lower houses. Cygnia also has one federal territory and four external territories with local legislative branches, which are also listed below. All of these bodies are also unicameral.
Party summary
- Party control of lower houses
| Labour-controlled lower houses | 9 |
| National-controlled lower houses | 9 |
| Hung lower houses | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Note: Coalition governments whose member parties do not singularly have a majority are categorised here as parliamentary majorities under the senior party. Major state-level parties other than Labour and National all have associated statuses with one of the two major federal parties, and are thus included here in the Labour or National count.
- Party control of upper houses
| Labour-controlled upper houses | 1 |
| National-controlled upper houses | 1 |
| Upper houses with no majority | 5 |
| Total | 7 |
- Party control of state governments
| Labour-controlled governments | 9 |
| National-controlled governments | 9 |
| Labour premier/Hung parliament | 1 |
| National premier/Hung parliament | 1 |
| Independent premier/Hung parliament | 1 |
| Total | 21 |
Statistics
State legislators by party
As of 31 October 2019
| Party | Lower house | Upper house | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (L) | 526 (41.38%) | 76 (37.81%) | 602 (40.9%) |
| National (N) | 486 (38.24%) | 63 (31.34%) | 549 (37.3%) |
| Independents (Ind.) | 72 (5.66%) | 12 (5.97%) | 84 (5.71%) |
| Greens (G) | 31 (2.44%) | 14 (6.97%) | 45 (3.06%) |
| Country (C) | 27 (2.12%) | 11 (5.47%) | 38 (2.58%) |
| Socialist Liberation (SL) | 23 (1.81%) | 0 (0%) | 23 (1.56%) |
| Social Democratic Liberal (SDLP) | 21 (1.65%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (1.43%) |
| One Nation (ON) | 8 (0.63%) | 8 (3.98%) | 16 (1.09%) |
| Caledonia Federalist (F) | 15 (1.18%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (1.02%) |
| United Resources (UR) | 12 (0.94%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (0.82%) |
| People's Alliance (PAP) | 11 (0.87%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (0.75%) |
| Solomon Islands Democratic (SIDP) | 10 (0.79%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (0.68%) |
| Aotearoa First (AF) | 9 (0.71%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (0.61%) |
| Kadere (Kad.) | 8 (0.63%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (0.54%) |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) | 3 (0.24%) | 5 (2.49%) | 8 (0.54%) |
| Katter's National (KNP) | 3 (0.24%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.2%) |
| National Federation (NFP) | 3 (0.24%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.2%) |
| New Guinea Union (NGU) | 3 (0.24%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.2%) |
| Animal Justice (AJ) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.49%) | 3 (0.2%) |
| Avon Best (AVB) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (0.14%) |
| Liberal Democrats (LD) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (0.14%) |
| Advance Avon (AAV) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.07%) |
| Christian Democrats (CD) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.07%) |
| Reason (R) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.07%) |
| Sustainable Cygnia (SC) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.07%) |
| Transport Matters (TM) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.07%) |
| Total | 1,271 | 201 | 1,472 |
State legislatures
As of 31 October 2019
| State | Executive | Legislature Name | Lower house | Upper house | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party strength | Term (yrs.) |
Name | Party strength | Term (yrs.) | ||||
| Aotearoa | Premier | Parliament | Parliament | Coalition 51 (46L, 9AF)–55, 8 G, 1 ACT, 1 Ind. | 3 | ||||
| Auralia | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | N 35–20 | 4 | Legislative Council | N 13–10, 3 G, 2 ON | 4 | |
| Avon | Premier | Parliament | House of Assembly | N 25–19 L, 3 Ind. | 4 | Legislative Council | N 9–8, 2 AVB, 2 G, 1 AAV | 4 | |
| Carolina | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | L 45–14 N | 4 | Legislative Council | L 19–11, 4 G, 3 ON | 4 | |
| Darwin | Premier | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | L 15–2, 7 Ind., 7 Ind-L | 4 | ||||
| East Georgia | Premier | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | N 10–7, 1 ON, 2 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| Fiji | Premier | Legislative Assembly[n 1] | Legislative Assembly | L 27–21 SDLP, 3 NFP | 4 | ||||
| Gascoyne | Premier | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | N 31–10 L, 4 ON, 4 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| Gibson | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | Coalition 26 (18N, 8C)–19, 3 G, 3 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| Kimberley | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | L 27–19 4 G | 4 | ||||
| New Caledonia | Premier | Parliament | Parliament | Coalition 29 (15F, 14N)–23 SL, 2 L | 5 | ||||
| New Guinea | Premier | Parliament | Parliament | Coalition 64 (N59, 5 Ind.)–26 (L23, NGU3), 12 UR, 9 Ind. | 5 | ||||
| New Hebrides | Premier | Parliament | Parliament | N 22–20, 2 G, 8 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| New Zealand | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | L 48–38, 3 KNP, 1 ON, 1 G, 1 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| North Albion | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | Coalition 48 (35N, 13C)–36, 3 G, 3 SFF, 3 Ind. | 4 | Legislative Council | Coalition 17 (11N, 6C)–14, 3 G, 2 ON, 2 AJ, 2 SFF, 1 CD, 1 Ind. | ||
| Papua | Premier | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | L 37–27, 7 G, 1 Ind. | 4 | ||||
| Pilbara | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | C&S 22 (L21, 1G)–21, 2 ON | 4 | Legislative Council | Coalition 11 (N7, C4)–3, 2 ON, 2 SFF, 1 G, 1 Ind. | 4 | |
| Solomon Islands | Premier | Parliament | Parliament | 11 PAP, 10 SIDP, 8 Kad., 21 Ind. | 5 | ||||
| South Albion | Premier | Parliament | Legislative Assembly | L 55–27 (21N, 6C), 3 G, 3 Ind. | 4 | Legislative Council | L 18–11 (10N, 1C), 2 J, 2 LD, 1 AJ, 1 G, 1 R, 1 SFF, 1 SC, 1 TM, 1 Ind. | 4 | |
| Tasmania | Premier | Parliament | House of Assembly | N 13–9, 2 G, 1 Ind. | 4 | Legislative Council | L 4–2, 9 Ind. | 4 | |
| West Georgia | Premier | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly | L 33–27, 5 C | 4 | ||||
- Notes
- ↑ Unicameral since 2013 after the adoption of Fiji's 2013 constitution. The bicameral Parliament was abolished along with the upper Legislative Council.
Federal and external territorial legislatures
| Territory | Executive | Name | Party strength | Term (yrs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Island | Shire President | Shire Council | Non-partisan 9 | 2 |
| Keeling Islands | Shire President | Shire Council | Non-partisan 7 | 2 |
| Nauru | Chief Minister | Legislative Council | 5 NF, 14 Ind. | 3 |
| Norfolk Island | Mayor | Regional Council | Non-partisan 5 | 4 |
| Territory of Swan | Chief Minister | Legislative Assembly | Coalition 14 (L12, G2)–11 | 4 |
| Independent and nonpartisan (Ind.) legislators | 34 |
| Labour (L) legislators | 13 |
| National (N) legislators | 11 |
| Nauru First (NF) legislators | 5 |
| Green (G) legislators | 2 |
| Total | 65 |
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