Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly

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The Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and ensuring the rules and procedures of the Penang State legislature are followed.

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Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
position in the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appointedBy Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
canBeHeldBy member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
electionMethod elected by members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasDuty to protect the rights of both government and opposition members ⓘ
to remain impartial in presiding over debates ⓘ
hasSubordinateOffice Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
higherBody Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Penang ⓘ
linked to: Penang state
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
legalBasis Penang State Constitution ⓘ
standing orders of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
legislativeBody Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
locatedIn George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang State Assembly Building ⓘ
mayExercise disciplinary powers against members who breach the rules ⓘ
power to order a member to withdraw from the chamber ⓘ
power to suspend a member from sittings ⓘ
officeHolderType state-level legislative speaker ⓘ
officeType legislative leadership position ⓘ
non-executive office ⓘ
participatesIn opening ceremonies of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
procedures for introducing bills ⓘ
partOf state government of Penang ⓘ
presidesOver sittings of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
relatedTo Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat ⓘ
Speakers of other Malaysian state legislative assemblies ⓘ
requires knowledge of parliamentary procedure ⓘ
responsibleFor announcing results of votes in the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
calling the Penang State Legislative Assembly to order ⓘ
deciding who may speak during debates ⓘ
ensuring decorum in the chamber ⓘ
ensuring rules and procedures of the Penang State Legislative Assembly are followed ⓘ
interpreting the standing orders of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
maintaining order during legislative proceedings ⓘ
overseeing debates in the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
putting questions to vote in the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
scope internal proceedings of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
sector politics ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr. Speaker ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
termInOffice linked to the term of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penang State Legislative Assembly → hasPart → Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Penang State Legislative Assembly → elects → Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly → substitutesFor → Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly ⓘ