President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda

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The President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda was the presiding officer of Bermuda’s former upper legislative chamber before its reform into the modern Senate.

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President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political office ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bermuda ⓘ
associatedWith British colonial constitutional framework ⓘ
Governor of Bermuda (as representative of the British monarch) ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Bermuda

bicameral legislature of Bermuda (historical) ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Legislature of Bermuda ⓘ
category Defunct political offices in Bermuda ⓘ
Legislative branch of Bermuda ⓘ
Politics of Bermuda ⓘ
chamber upper house of the Parliament of Bermuda ⓘ
constitutionalContext Bermuda’s colonial constitution under the British Crown ⓘ
country Bermuda ⓘ
followedBy President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
governmentForm parliamentary system ⓘ
hasSuccessorInstitution Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
hasSuccessorOffice President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
historicalRelation predecessor office to the President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
jurisdictionType overseas territory legislature ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalSystemContext common law tradition ⓘ
legislativeBody Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British Overseas Territory of Bermuda ⓘ
officeAbolishedWith abolition of the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
officeHoldersAre members of the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
officeLevel sub‑national within the United Kingdom’s constitutional structure ⓘ
officeScope territorial legislature rather than national legislature ⓘ
officeTerminatedBy reform of the Legislative Council of Bermuda into the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
partOf Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
positionHeldIn Parliament of Bermuda ⓘ
precededBy Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda (as earlier presiding model in Bermuda’s legislature) ⓘ
presidesOver Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Bermuda
replacedBy President of the Senate of Bermuda ⓘ
residenceOrWorkplace Sessions House, Hamilton (historical legislative buildings) ⓘ
roleInLegislativeProcess announcing results of votes in the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
calling on members to speak in debates ⓘ
chairing debates in the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
ensuring observance of standing orders in the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
maintaining order in the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
putting questions to a vote in the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
seatOfOffice Hamilton, Bermuda ⓘ
selectionMethod chosen from among members of the Legislative Council of Bermuda (by internal procedure) ⓘ
stateOrTerritory British Overseas Territory of Bermuda ⓘ
status defunct office ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam President ⓘ
Mr. President ⓘ
timePeriod in existence before creation of the modern Senate of Bermuda ⓘ

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President of the Senate of Bermuda → precededBy → President of the Legislative Council of Bermuda ⓘ
subject linked to: President of the Senate