Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia

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The Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia before it gained independence as Zambia.

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Label Occurrences
Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislature
legislative body
parliamentary institution
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
associatedWith British colonial rule in Central Africa
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Zambia NERFINISHED
constitutionalContext British protectorate constitution of Northern Rhodesia
country Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
countryAfterDissolution Zambia NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn Zambia NERFINISHED
followed administration by the British South Africa Company
followedBy Legislative Council of Zambia NERFINISHED
National Assembly of Zambia NERFINISHED
function debating colonial policy
enacting ordinances for Northern Rhodesia
representing settler and limited African interests
governed British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
governmentForm colonial parliamentary system
hasLanguage English
hasMemberType elected members
nominated members
official members
unofficial members
historicalPeriod late British colonial period in Africa
jurisdictionStatus British protectorate
legalSystem British colonial law
legislativeType unicameral legislature
locatedIn Africa
British Empire NERFINISHED
Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
partOf British colonial administration NERFINISHED
colonial government of Northern Rhodesia
politicalNature colonial representative institution with restricted franchise
politicalStatus colonial-era institution
preIndependenceBodyOf Zambia NERFINISHED
replacedBy Legislative Council of Zambia NERFINISHED
National Assembly of Zambia NERFINISHED
role advising the colonial governor
approving colonial budgets
lawmaking for Northern Rhodesia
seatOfGovernment Lusaka NERFINISHED
significance precursor to Zambia’s post-independence parliament
subordinateTo Colonial Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Governor of Northern Rhodesia

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National Assembly of Zambia predecessor Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia hadAdvisoryBody Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia