- year ▁terms , ▁elected ▁from ▁single - member ▁constitu encies , ▁with ▁half ▁the ▁seats ▁falling ▁vac ant ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁Since ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁had ▁ 4 0 ▁members , ▁each ▁serving ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁They ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁eight ▁multi - member ▁constitu encies , ▁each ▁returning ▁five ▁members , ▁and ▁elected ▁by ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁has ▁had ▁ 8 8 ▁members ▁elected ▁for ▁fixed ▁four - year ▁terms ▁from ▁single - member ▁constitu encies , ▁using ▁prefer ential ▁voting . ▁ ▁F ixed ▁four - year ▁terms ▁were ▁introduced ▁for ▁both ▁houses ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁previous ▁provision ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁exp ire ▁after ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁elect oral ▁systems ▁ ▁Parliament ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁ch amb ers : ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁It ▁is ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Governor , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Mon arch . ▁ ▁All ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁are ▁elected ▁for ▁fixed ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁General ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Saturday ▁in ▁November ▁every ▁four ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁parliament ▁exp iring ▁on ▁the ▁T ues day ▁twenty - five ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁election . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁can ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁earlier ▁by ▁the ▁Governor , ▁and