LegCo (informal)

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LegCo (informal) is the commonly used short name for the Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of a bicameral legislature
legislative chamber
short name
upper house
belongsTo Parliament House, Hobart
surface form: Tasmanian Parliament buildings complex
belongsToCountrySubdivision Tasmania
surface form: State of Tasmania, Australia
chamberName Legislative Council
chamberRelation upper house to the House of Assembly
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1934 (Tasmania)
surface form: Constitution Act of Tasmania
country Australia
electoralSystem preferential voting
single-member electorates
formalName Legislative Council
governmentLevel state
governs state matters under the Constitution of Tasmania
hasAbbreviation Legislative Council of Hong Kong
surface form: LegCo
hasChamberStructure unicameral chamber within its own house
hasLegislativeFunction amends legislation
initiates certain bills
reviews legislation
hasParentLegislature Parliament of Tasmania
hasPower can propose amendments to bills
can reject bills
scrutinises executive government
hasRole house of review
hasTypeOfMembers Members of the Legislative Council
houseType upper house
isDistinctFrom Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New South Wales Legislative Council
surface form: Legislative Council of New South Wales

Legislative Council of South Australia
Victorian Legislative Council
surface form: Legislative Council of Victoria

Legislative Council of Western Australia
isInformalName yes
isPartOfSystem Westminster-style parliamentary system
jurisdiction Tasmania
legislativeBodyOf Tasmania
surface form: State of Tasmania
locatedIn Tasmania
meetsIn Parliament House, Hobart
memberTitle MLC
partOf Parliament of Tasmania
refersTo Legislative Council of Tasmania
relatedBody House of Assembly of Tasmania
shortNameFor Legislative Council of Tasmania
termLength staggered terms
usedBy Tasmanian media
Tasmanian politicians
Tasmanian public
usesLanguage English

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