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.

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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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Pauline Hanson positionHeld Senator for Queensland