Legislative Council of Queensland
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The Legislative Council of Queensland was the former unelected upper house of the Parliament of Queensland, serving as a revising chamber until its abolition in 1922.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Queensland canonical | 4 |
| Queensland (as an upper chamber) | 1 |
| Queensland Legislative Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T533235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legislative Council of Queensland Context triple: [Parliament of Queensland, abolishedChamber, Legislative Council of Queensland]
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A.
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the unicameral state parliament’s lower house responsible for making laws and representing the people of Queensland, Australia.
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B.
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the unicameral legislative body governing the Australian state of Queensland, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government.
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C.
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's electorate through a system of proportional representation.
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D.
Legislative Council of South Australia
The Legislative Council of South Australia is the state’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the broader electorate through a proportional voting system.
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E.
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
The Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) was the former single-chamber colonial legislature of New South Wales that existed before the establishment of the current bicameral Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legislative Council of Queensland Target entity description: The Legislative Council of Queensland was the former unelected upper house of the Parliament of Queensland, serving as a revising chamber until its abolition in 1922.
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A.
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the unicameral state parliament’s lower house responsible for making laws and representing the people of Queensland, Australia.
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B.
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the unicameral legislative body governing the Australian state of Queensland, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government.
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C.
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's electorate through a system of proportional representation.
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D.
Legislative Council of South Australia
The Legislative Council of South Australia is the state’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the broader electorate through a proportional voting system.
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E.
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
The Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) was the former single-chamber colonial legislature of New South Wales that existed before the establishment of the current bicameral Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former legislative body
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legislative council ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| abolishedOn |
1922
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23 March 1922 ⓘ |
| advisedBy |
Premier of Queensland
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surface form:
Premier of Queensland (for appointments)
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| appointmentBy | Governor of Queensland ⓘ |
| buildingUsed | Parliament House, Brisbane ⓘ |
| chamberOf | Parliament of Queensland ⓘ |
| composition | appointed members ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Australian state ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | 1922 ⓘ |
| elected | no ⓘ |
| establishedFor | Colony of Queensland ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf |
Legislative Council of Queensland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Queensland (as an upper chamber)
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| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasRole |
house of review
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review of legislation ⓘ scrutiny of bills ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Parliament of Queensland
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surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Queensland
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| historicalSignificance | last Australian state upper house to be abolished ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| isPartOf | bicameral legislature of Queensland (historical) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Colony of Queensland
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ
surface form:
State of Queensland
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lastSittingYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | revising chamber ⓘ |
| legislatureTypeAfterAbolition | unicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brisbane
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament House, Brisbane ⓘ |
| oppositeChamber | Legislative Assembly of Queensland ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | Westminster system ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Queensland ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Australian colonial and state politics ⓘ |
| predecessor |
New South Wales Legislative Council
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surface form:
New South Wales Legislative Council (for the region before separation)
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| reasonForAbolition | move towards democratic and unicameral legislature in Queensland ⓘ |
| regionServed | Queensland ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | non-elected chamber ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legislative Council of Queensland Description of subject: The Legislative Council of Queensland was the former unelected upper house of the Parliament of Queensland, serving as a revising chamber until its abolition in 1922.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Legislative Council of Queensland
→
governingBodyOf
→
Legislative Council of Queensland
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Queensland (as an upper chamber)
subject surface form:
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
this entity surface form:
Queensland Legislative Council