Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya

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colonial legislative council unicameral legislature

The Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the Federation of Malaya prior to its independence and the establishment of a fully sovereign parliamentary system.

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Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislative council ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
composition appointed members ⓘ
official members ⓘ
unofficial members ⓘ
country Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryNow Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolvedOn 1959 ⓘ
dissolvedReason replacement by fully sovereign parliamentary system after independence ⓘ
establishedBy federal constitution of the Federation of Malaya (colonial) NERFINISHED ⓘ
function debate public policy ⓘ
pass ordinances for the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
governmentType colonial representative council ⓘ
hasRole advise the High Commissioner ⓘ
approve budgets ⓘ
enact colonial legislation ⓘ
headOfGovernmentRole High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
historicalPeriod late British colonial rule in Malaya ⓘ
jurisdiction Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
legalStatus subordinate legislature under British sovereignty ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetsIn legislative chamber in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
operatedBefore independence of the Federation of Malaya in 1957 ⓘ
partOf colonial administration of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
precededBy Federal Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidingOfficer High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
relatedTo Alliance Party government NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malayan independence movement ⓘ
replaced earlier advisory councils in the Malay states ⓘ
replacedBy Dewan Negara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dewan Rakyat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
seeAlso Constitution of the Federation of Malaya 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parliament of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent introduction of elected elements in the council ⓘ
transition to self-government in the 1950s ⓘ
subordinateTo British Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation mixed appointed and limited elected representation ⓘ

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Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements → replacedBy → Legislative Council of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ