President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda

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The President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda was the presiding officer of Bermuda’s former upper legislative chamber before its reform into the modern Senate.

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President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political office
parliamentary office
presiding officer role
appliesToJurisdiction Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: Bermuda
associatedWith British colonial constitutional framework
Governor of Bermuda
surface form: Governor of Bermuda (as representative of the British monarch)

bicameral legislature of Bermuda (historical)
branchOfGovernment Parliament of Bermuda
surface form: Legislature of Bermuda
category Defunct political offices in Bermuda
Parliament of Bermuda
surface form: Legislative branch of Bermuda

Politics of Bermuda
chamber upper house of the Parliament of Bermuda
constitutionalContext Bermuda’s colonial constitution under the British Crown
country Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: Bermuda
followedBy President of the Senate of Bermuda
governmentForm parliamentary system
hasSuccessorInstitution Senate of Bermuda
hasSuccessorOffice President of the Senate of Bermuda
historicalRelation predecessor office to the President of the Senate of Bermuda
jurisdictionType overseas territory legislature
languageOfWork English
legalSystemContext common law tradition
legislativeBody Legislative Council of Barbados
surface form: Legislative Council of Bermuda
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Overseas Territory of Bermuda
officeAbolishedWith abolition of the Legislative Council of Bermuda
officeHoldersAre members of the Legislative Council of Bermuda
officeLevel sub‑national within the United Kingdom’s constitutional structure
officeScope territorial legislature rather than national legislature
officeTerminatedBy reform of the Legislative Council of Bermuda into the Senate of Bermuda
partOf Legislative Council of Barbados
surface form: Legislative Council of Bermuda
positionHeldIn Parliament of Bermuda
precededBy Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda (as earlier presiding model in Bermuda’s legislature)
presidesOver Senate of Bermuda
surface form: Legislative Council of Bermuda
replacedBy President of the Senate of Bermuda
residenceOrWorkplace Sessions House, Hamilton (historical legislative buildings)
roleInLegislativeProcess announcing results of votes in the Legislative Council of Bermuda
calling on members to speak in debates
chairing debates in the Legislative Council of Bermuda
ensuring observance of standing orders in the Legislative Council of Bermuda
maintaining order in the Legislative Council of Bermuda
putting questions to a vote in the Legislative Council of Bermuda
seatOfOffice Hamilton, Bermuda
selectionMethod chosen from among members of the Legislative Council of Bermuda (by internal procedure)
stateOrTerritory Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Overseas Territory of Bermuda
status defunct office
styleOfAddress Madam President
Mr. President
timePeriod in existence before creation of the modern Senate of Bermuda

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President of the Senate precededBy President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda
subject surface form: President of the Senate of Bermuda