President of the Legislative Council
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The President of the Legislative Council is the chief parliamentary officer who chairs debates, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Legislative Council canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
political position ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
President of the Australian Senate
ⓘ
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Legislative Council of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Standing Orders of the Legislative Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ |
| chambersPresidedOver | Legislative Council of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdFor | Legislative Council of the Colony of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislature ⓘ |
| hasDeputy | Deputy President of the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Honourable ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayExercise |
casting vote in the event of a tie
ⓘ
power to order a member to withdraw from the chamber ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Parliament House, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | upper house ⓘ |
| partOf |
Legislative Council of Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Legislative Council chamber
ⓘ
discipline of members in the chamber ⓘ |
| role |
announces the results of divisions
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calls on members to speak ⓘ chairs debates in the Legislative Council ⓘ enforces the rules and standing orders of the Legislative Council ⓘ ensures proceedings comply with standing orders ⓘ maintains order in the Legislative Council ⓘ presides over sittings of the Legislative Council ⓘ protects the rights of all members of the Legislative Council ⓘ puts questions to a vote ⓘ represents the Council in its relations with the Crown ⓘ represents the Council in its relations with the Executive Government ⓘ represents the Council in its relations with the Legislative Assembly ⓘ represents the Council on ceremonial occasions ⓘ represents the Legislative Council ⓘ rules on points of order ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by members of the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| termLength | coextensive with membership of the Legislative Council unless removed or resigned ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Legislative Council of Victoria