New South Wales Legislative Council

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legislative chamber parliamentary body upper house

The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's electorate through a system of proportional representation.

Aliases (4)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative chamber → parliamentary body → upper house →
canAmendBills	yes →
canRejectBills	yes →
chamberColor	red →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) →
country	Australia →
electionCycle	half of members elected every 4 years →
electoralDivision	New South Wales statewide electorate →
electoralMethod	current form of proportional representation → group voting tickets (historical) → optional preferential voting (historical) →
electoralSystem	statewide electorate →
establishedBy	Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom →
establishedIn	1823 →
governingDocument	standing orders of the Legislative Council →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasPower	to conduct inquiries → to initiate non-appropriation bills → to summon witnesses →
historicalStatus	later partly elected → now fully elected → originally fully appointed body →
houseType	upper house →
jurisdiction	State of New South Wales →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeFunction	house of review →
levelOfGovernment	state →
locatedIn	New South Wales →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Sydney →
numberOfMembers	42 →
partOf	Parliament of New South Wales →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Legislative Council →
primaryRole	representing the state electorate → reviewing legislation → scrutinising executive government →
relatedInstitution	New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
seatOfGovernment	Sydney →
termLength	8 years →
typeOfRepresentation	proportional representation of parties and groups →
votingEligibility	enrolled voters of New South Wales →
votingSystem	proportional representation → single transferable vote →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New South Wales → Parliament of New South Wales → Politics of New South Wales →	upperHouse
LA (NSW) →	associatedWith
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council →	chamber
2027 New South Wales state election →	chamberContested
Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) ("Legislative Council of New South Wales") →	createdBody
Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) ("Legislative Council of New South Wales") →	definesBody
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) ("modern Legislative Council of New South Wales") →	distinctFrom
New South Wales Legislative Council ("New South Wales statewide electorate") →	electoralDivision
New South Wales state election →	elects
University of Sydney →	founder
New South Wales state election →	hasChamber
Parliament of New South Wales →	hasComponent
Politics of New South Wales →	hasLegislativeChamber
National Party of Australia – NSW →	hasRepresentationIn
New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	hasUpperHouse
Parliament House, Sydney →	houses
2023 New South Wales state election →	legislativeChamber
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council →	partOf
Legislative Council of Queensland ("New South Wales Legislative Council (for the region before separation)") →	predecessor