Legislative Council of Quebec
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The Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of Quebec’s provincial legislature, functioning similarly to a senate until its abolition in 1968.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Quebec canonical | 7 |
| Legislature of Quebec | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
provincial legislative council ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| abolished | 1968 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| chamberRelationship | upper chamber to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Canadian provincial constitution ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | province ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1968 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| function |
act as a check on the lower house
ⓘ
provide second reading of bills ⓘ review and revise legislation ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hadLegislativePower | yes ⓘ |
| hadMembers | legislative councillors ⓘ |
| hasParliamentarySystemRole | reviewing chamber ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last provincial upper house in Canada to be abolished ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| isBicameralComponent | true ⓘ |
| isUnelected | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | legislative council ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| legislativeStructureAfterAbolition | unicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec City ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Legislative Councillor ⓘ |
| oppositeChamber |
National Assembly of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
|
| oversightRole | scrutiny of legislation from the lower house ⓘ |
| partOf |
Legislative Council of Quebec
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Legislature of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Quebec
|
| politicalSystem | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition |
democratic reform concerns
ⓘ
move toward unicameralism ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
National Assembly of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
unicameral National Assembly of Quebec
|
| selectionMethod | appointed ⓘ |
| similarTo | senate ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| succeededBy | National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | unelected upper house ⓘ |
| usedBuilding |
Parliament Building of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Building, Quebec City
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Legislature of Quebec