Senate
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The Senate was the upper house of South Africa’s Parliament, serving as a revising chamber and representing regional interests in the country’s bicameral legislature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| amendedBy | constitutional amendments of the Republic of South Africa ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple |
appointed members
ⓘ
representation of provinces ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | check on the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | creature of the South Africa Act 1909 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1981 ⓘ |
| established | 1910 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | South Africa Act 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | revising chamber ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Parliament House, Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | provincial representation and nominated members ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (created at Union of South Africa) ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
represent provincial interests at national level
ⓘ
review legislation passed by the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
House of Assembly of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Delegates (Tricameral Parliament) NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Representatives (Tricameral Parliament) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Senate of South Africa (1994)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | regional interests ⓘ |
| roleInProcess |
participation in constitutional amendments
ⓘ
scrutiny of government legislation ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| successor | Senate of South Africa (post-1994)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingRight | members had full voting rights on bills ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
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