Senator for Queensland
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Senator for Queensland is a member of the Australian Senate who represents the state of Queensland in the federal Parliament.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary position
ⓘ
senate seat ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe | independent politician ⓘ |
| canBelongTo | political party ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house ⓘ |
| constituency | State of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyType | state-wide electorate ⓘ |
| constitutionalSection | Section 7 of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | enrolled voters of Queensland ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Australia ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
to represent Queensland at the federal level
ⓘ
to scrutinise the Australian Government ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to review legislation passed by the House of Representatives
ⓘ
to vote on constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| hasRight |
to participate in Senate committees
ⓘ
to vote on federal legislation ⓘ |
| hasRole | member of the Australian Senate ⓘ |
| isPartOfElectoralDivision | Queensland Senate electorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament House, Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Senate chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 18 years to vote ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsForState | 12 ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | Australian senator ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Senator ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
elected office
ⓘ
federal office ⓘ |
| oversight | Australian Electoral Commission (for elections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantChamberPresidingOfficer | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| represents | Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Australian citizens enrolled in Queensland ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
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