New Zealand Legislative Council

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:defunct_company
gptkbp:abolished	1951 ineffectiveness and lack of power
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
gptkbp:authority	could delay but not veto bills
gptkbp:country	gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:established	1853
gptkbp:firstPresident	gptkb:William_Swainson
gptkbp:function	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:last_sitting	1 December 1950
gptkbp:last_speaker	gptkb:Thomas_Otto_Bishop
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Parliament_House,_Wellington
gptkbp:members_appointed_on_advice_of	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Suicide_Squad_(referring_to_last_appointees)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	varied (up to 53)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Legislative_Council_Abolition_Act_1950
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:unicameral_New_Zealand_Parliament
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:unicameral_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Henry_Sewell
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	New Zealand Legislative Council