Legislative Council of South Australia

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
upper house of parliament
canBlock legislation from the House of Assembly
chamberColor red
country Australia
electionCycle half of the members elected every 4 years
electoralDivision single statewide multi-member district
electoralSystemFeature preferential voting within proportional representation
electorateType statewide electorate
establishedIn 1840
governingDocument Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
hasCommittees select committees
standing committees
historicalNote became fully elected over time
originally established as a partially appointed body
jurisdiction State of South Australia
linked to: South Australia
language English
legislativeFunction house of review
scrutiny of legislation
locatedIn Adelaide, South Australia
linked to: Adelaide
meetsIn Parliament House, Adelaide
numberOfMembers 22
partOf Parliament of South Australia
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Legislative Council
responsibility committee inquiries
examining subordinate legislation
initiating certain types of legislation
representing the broader electorate
reviewing bills passed by the House of Assembly
termLength 8 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral parliament upper chamber
votingAge 18 years
votingEligibility enrolled voters of South Australia
votingSystem proportional representation
single transferable vote
website https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au

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South Australia upperHouse Legislative Council of South Australia
South Australia upperHouse Legislative Council of South Australia
subject linked to: SA
Government of South Australia upperHouse South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
Parliament of South Australia predecessor Legislative Council of South Australia (unicameral)
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
House of Assembly of South Australia worksWith Legislative Council of South Australia
House of Assembly of South Australia isBicameralPartnerOf Legislative Council of South Australia
Premier of South Australia worksWith Legislative Council of South Australia
Constitution of South Australia establishes Legislative Council of South Australia
Parliament House, Adelaide houses South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
Standing Orders of the Parliament of South Australia appliesTo Legislative Council of South Australia
Standing Orders of the Parliament of South Australia approvedBy Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the Legislative Council parliamentaryChamber Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the Legislative Council represents Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the Legislative Council appointedBy Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the South Australian Legislative Council partOf South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the South Australian Legislative Council chamber South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the South Australian Legislative Council appointedBy South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the South Australian Legislative Council represents South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
President of the South Australian Legislative Council reportsTo South Australian Legislative Council
linked to: Legislative Council of South Australia
LegCo (informal) isDistinctFrom Legislative Council of South Australia