Legislative Council of South Australia
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The Legislative Council of South Australia is the state’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the broader electorate through a proportional voting system.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of South Australia (unicameral) | 1 |
| South Australian Legislative Council | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| canBlock | legislation from the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| chamberColor | red ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electionCycle | half of the members elected every 4 years ⓘ |
| electoralDivision | single statewide multi-member district ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature | preferential voting within proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorateType | statewide electorate ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1840 ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitution of South Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
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| hasCommittees |
select committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| historicalNote |
became fully elected over time
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originally established as a partially appointed body ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
South Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Australia
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
house of review
ⓘ
scrutiny of legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adelaide
ⓘ
surface form:
Adelaide, South Australia
|
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Adelaide ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 22 ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of South Australia ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| responsibility |
committee inquiries
ⓘ
examining subordinate legislation ⓘ initiating certain types of legislation ⓘ representing the broader electorate ⓘ reviewing bills passed by the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral parliament upper chamber ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | enrolled voters of South Australia ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
proportional representation
ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Assembly of South Australia
→
isBicameralPartnerOf
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Legislative Council of South Australia
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this entity surface form:
Legislative Council of South Australia (unicameral)
this entity surface form:
South Australian Legislative Council
subject surface form:
South Australia