The Parliament of South Australia at Parliament House, Adelaide is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly (lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government.The Queen is represented in the State by the Governor of South Australia. According to the South Australian Constitution, unlike the Federal Parliament, and the parliaments of the other states and territories of Australia, neither the Sovereign or the Governor is considered to be a part of the South Australian Parliament. However, the same role and powers are granted to them.Following the 2010 election, the lower house consists of 26 Labor, 18 Liberal and 3 independent, while the upper house consisted of 8 Labor, 7 Liberal, 2 Green, 2 Family First, 2 No Pokies and 1 Dignity for Disability. On 3 May 2011, the Australian Labor Party State Executive voted to suspend the membership of Bernard Finnigan, he now sits as an Independent in the Legislative Council, reducing the Labor Party to 7 seats.
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