New Zealand Legislative Council

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct company
gptkbp:abolished 1951
ineffectiveness and lack of power
gptkbp:appointedBy 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Zealand Legislative Council
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