Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia

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The Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia was the colonial-era parliamentary body that served as the main legislative authority in Southern Rhodesia before the establishment of modern Zimbabwe’s House of Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
unicameral legislature
appliesToTerritory Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia
associatedWith settler colonialism
white minority rule
capitalCity Salisbury
composition appointed members
elected members
country Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia
countryAdministered Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia
governedBy Southern Rhodesia Constitution
hasJurisdiction Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia
historicalEra 20th century
colonial period
languageUsed English
legislativeBranchOf Government of Southern Rhodesia
legislativeFunction amending laws
approving budgets
enacting colonial legislation
scrutinizing the colonial executive
locatedIn British Empire
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia

present-day Zimbabwe
meetsIn parliament building in Salisbury
partOf Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of Southern Rhodesia
politicalSystem Westminster-style system
parliamentary system
precededBy Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia
region southern Africa
replacedBy Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Assembly of Rhodesia

House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
role institutionalization of colonial policy
representation of settler interests
significance main legislative authority in Southern Rhodesia
predecessor of Zimbabwe’s House of Assembly
subordinateTo British Crown
Colonial Office
successorBody Parliament of Zimbabwe
typeOfParliament colonial legislature
votingSystem racially discriminatory franchise
restricted franchise

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House of Assembly of Zimbabwe predecessor Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
House of Assembly of Zimbabwe historicalPrecursor Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of Rhodesia
Rhodesia legislature Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
this entity surface form: Parliament of Rhodesia
Rhodesia lowerHouse Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of Rhodesia
Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia replacedBy Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of Rhodesia
Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia partOf Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of Southern Rhodesia