President of the Western Australian Legislative Council

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parliamentary office position in the Parliament of Western Australia presiding officer role

The President of the Western Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer who oversees proceedings, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia.

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Label	Occurrences
President of the Western Australian Legislative Council canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167100 — 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: President of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Context triple: [Parliament of Western Australia, hasPresident, President of the Western Australian Legislative Council]

A. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia.
B. President of the South Australian Legislative Council
The President of the South Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer who oversees proceedings, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia.
C. Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the state government, leading the executive branch and overseeing the administration and policy direction of Western Australia.
D. Governor of Western Australia
The Governor of Western Australia is the King’s representative in the state, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties within the Westminster system of government.
E. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council is the principal presiding officer of the upper house of the New South Wales Parliament, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing its proceedings.
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: President of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Target entity description: The President of the Western Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer who oversees proceedings, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia.

A. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia.
B. President of the South Australian Legislative Council
The President of the South Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer who oversees proceedings, maintains order, and represents the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia.
C. Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the state government, leading the executive branch and overseeing the administration and policy direction of Western Australia.
D. Governor of Western Australia
The Governor of Western Australia is the King’s representative in the state, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties within the Westminster system of government.
E. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council is the principal presiding officer of the upper house of the New South Wales Parliament, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing its proceedings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ position in the Parliament of Western Australia ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ
analogousTo	President of the Australian Senate ⓘ Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly ⓘ
appointedBy	Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
associatedWith	bicameral system of the Parliament of Western Australia ⓘ
canExerciseCastingVote	yes in certain circumstances ⓘ
chamber	Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
country	Australia ⓘ
dateOfFormation	1890s ⓘ
electedBy	members of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Western Australia ⓘ
hasStyle	The Honourable ⓘ linked to: The Honorable
hasTitle	President ⓘ
inauguralHolder	Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell ⓘ
jurisdiction	Western Australia ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (Western Australia) ⓘ linked to: Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 (WA) standing orders of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Standing Orders of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
levelOfGovernment	state government of Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Government of Western Australia
memberOf	Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
officeLocation	Parliament House, Perth ⓘ
officeType	non-ministerial parliamentary office ⓘ
partOf	Parliament of Western Australia ⓘ Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
presidesOver	proceedings of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
reportsTo	Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
represents	Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ linked to: Legislative Council of Western Australia
responsibility	announcing the results of votes ⓘ authorising the publication of the proceedings of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ calling members to speak during debates ⓘ chairing the proceedings in the Council chamber ⓘ enforcing the rules and standing orders of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ interpreting the standing orders of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ maintaining order in the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ overseeing administrative functions of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ protecting the rights and privileges of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ protecting the rights and privileges of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ putting questions to a vote ⓘ representing the Western Australian Legislative Council in its relations with external bodies ⓘ representing the Western Australian Legislative Council in its relations with the Crown ⓘ representing the Western Australian Legislative Council in its relations with the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia ⓘ ruling on points of order ⓘ
seat	Parliament House, Perth ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by members of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
supervises	conduct of debates in the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ
termLength	serves while holding the confidence of the Western Australian Legislative Council ⓘ

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