▁based ▁on ▁infl ation , ▁but ▁could ▁be ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁approximately ▁$ 3 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁when ▁meas uring ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁relative ▁income ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Current ▁Parliament ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁E lection ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁parliament ▁is ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament , ▁having ▁been ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁E lection . ▁It ▁was ▁formally ▁opened ▁by ▁Governor ▁L inda ▁D ess au ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁sitting ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁Labor ▁government , ▁led ▁by ▁Premier ▁Daniel ▁Andrew s , ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁an ▁increased ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁government ▁holds ▁ 5 5 ▁seats , ▁the ▁opposition ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁cross - ben ch ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁and ▁three ▁independ ents . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁ 1 8 ▁seats ▁within ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁opposition ▁Liberal / National ▁Co al ition ▁has ▁ 1 1 . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 1 1 ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cross - ben ch ▁parties . ▁The ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁broad ▁cross - ben ch ▁drew ▁some ▁controvers y ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁group ▁voting ▁tick ets ▁by ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁small ▁parties ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁att ained ▁more ▁seats ▁than