Legislative Council of Barbados
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The Legislative Council of Barbados was the former upper chamber of the island’s colonial legislature, composed mainly of appointed members before being replaced by the modern Senate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Bermuda | 2 |
| Legislative Council of Barbados canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legislature
ⓘ
defunct legislative body ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Governor-General of Barbados
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of Barbados
|
| chamberType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| composition |
appointed members
ⓘ
ex officio members ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | abolition and replacement by a Senate ⓘ |
| country | Barbados ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| governingLaw | colonial constitution of Barbados ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hadNo | universal adult suffrage for its members ⓘ |
| hadPower |
to amend bills
ⓘ
to delay legislation ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRepresentative | Governor of Barbados ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial era in Barbados ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
British House of Lords
|
| jurisdiction | Colony of Barbados ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
advising the Governor
ⓘ
deliberation on colonial legislation ⓘ review of bills ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bridgetown ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Parliament Buildings of Barbados
ⓘ
surface form:
Barbados Parliament Buildings
|
| memberSelectionMethod | appointment ⓘ |
| oversightRole | check on the elected House of Assembly ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Barbados ⓘ |
| partOfProcess | transition to modern bicameral parliament in Barbados ⓘ |
| politicalNature | colonial institution ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | British colonial system ⓘ |
| relatedBody | House of Assembly of Barbados ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Senate of Barbados ⓘ |
| replacedPartOf | bicameral colonial legislature of Barbados ⓘ |
| represented | interests of colonial elite ⓘ |
| role | upper chamber of the colonial legislature of Barbados ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | British Crown ⓘ |
| successorChamber | Senate of Barbados ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | non-elective representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Legislative Council of Bermuda
President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda
→
legislativeBody
→
Legislative Council of Barbados
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this entity surface form:
Legislative Council of Bermuda