President of the Senate
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The President of the Senate is the chief presiding officer of Bermuda’s upper legislative chamber, responsible for overseeing debates and maintaining order in the Senate.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate of Bermuda | 0 |
| Joan Dillas-Wright | 0 |
| Vice President of the Senate of Bermuda | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bermudian politician
ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ parliamentary office ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor of Bermuda ⓘ |
| appointedOnAdviceOf | Premier of Bermuda ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Constitution of Bermuda ⓘ |
| canVote | as a member of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| category |
Government of Bermuda
ⓘ
Parliamentary titles ⓘ Politics of Bermuda ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house of the Parliament of Bermuda ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Speaker of the House of Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda
|
| country | Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of Bermuda ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | reappointment ⓘ |
| equivalentOffice |
Speaker of the House of Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda
|
| formationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Bermuda ⓘ |
| governmentSystemContext | Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasDeputy | Vice President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Senate of Bermuda
ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Council of Bermuda
|
| jurisdiction | Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice | Hamilton, Bermuda ⓘ |
| mayHaveCastingVote | in the event of a tie in the Senate ⓘ |
| memberOf | Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| mustNotBe | member of the House of Assembly of Bermuda ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageName | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| officeHolders | Joan Dillas-Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | non-executive parliamentary office ⓘ |
| partOf | bicameral legislature of Bermuda ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| precededBy | President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Senate of Bermuda ⓘ |
| responsibility |
announcing the results of votes in the Senate
ⓘ
calling on senators to speak ⓘ enforcing the rules of procedure of the Senate ⓘ maintaining decorum during Senate sittings ⓘ maintaining order in the Senate ⓘ overseeing debates in the Senate ⓘ putting questions to a vote in the Senate ⓘ ruling on points of order in the Senate ⓘ |
| roleIn | Parliament of Bermuda ⓘ |
| seat |
Sessions House (Bermuda)
ⓘ
surface form:
Sessions House, Hamilton, Bermuda
|
| selectionMethod | appointment rather than election by senators ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ |
| termLength | at the Governor’s pleasure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.