A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.
A member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC.
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Unicameral legislatures
- Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands
- Federal Legislative Council of Malaya. The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands has ten members The Federal Legislative Council was the legislative body of Federation of Malaya and the predecessor of the Malaysian Parliament. (1948-1957; replaced by Parliament of Malaya and subsequently in 1963, the Parliament of Malaysia. The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia is the national Legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. )
- Legislative Council of Brunei (unelected, dissolved but re-established in 2004)
- Legislative Council of Ceylon (from 1831 until it was dissolved in 1931 to form the State Council of Ceylon)
- Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Legislative Council of Macao (Assembleia Legislativa, sometimes translated as Legislative Assembly)
- Legislative Council of Singapore (1946 to 1953, replaced by the Legislative Assembly)
- Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements (1867 to 1946, replaced by the Legislative Council of Singapore) and Federal Legislative Council of Malaya
- Uganda Legislative Council (became the National Assembly of Uganda in March 1962)
Part of a bicameral legislature
- Australia:
- The New South Wales Legislative Council
- The Queensland Legislative Council (abolished in 1922)
- The South Australian Legislative Council
- The Tasmanian Legislative Council
- The Victorian Legislative Council
- The Western Australian Legislative Council. Legislative Council of Brunei (Malay Dewan Undangan Negara Brunei is the Parliament in Brunei. The State Council of Ceylon was the Legislative body created in Sri Lanka by the British colonial power in terms of the Donoughmore Constitution The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau The Legislative Council of Singapore was a Legislative Council in Singapore that assisted the Governor in making laws in Singapore. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Legislative Assembly of Singapore was the Legislature of the Government of Singapore from 1955 to 1965 and the predecessor of the Parliament of Singapore The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was a Legislature formed on April 1, 1867, when the Straits Settlements was made Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Assembly of Uganda has 292 members 214 members are elected without party labels directly in single seat constituencies while 78 members are elected from special interest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The Queensland Legislative Council was the Upper house of the Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland, until its abolition by the The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia.
- Bermuda: the Bermuda Legislative Council (renamed the Senate in 1980). Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Canada:
- The Legislative Council of Manitoba (abolished in 1876)
- The Legislative Council of Newfoundland (dissolved as part of the Commission of Government in 1934, and has not been summoned since)
- The Legislative Council of New Brunswick (abolished in 1892)
- The Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island (abolished in 1893)
- The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia (abolished in 1928)
- The Legislative Council of Quebec (abolished in 1968)
- The Legislative Council of Upper Canada (Ontario) (abolished by the Union Act of 1840)
- The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada (abolished at Confederation)
- India: The Vidhan Parishad in 6 of India's 29 states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir), the Legislative Council serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Legislative Council of Manitoba was the Upper house of the Government of the Canadian province of Manitoba, between 1870 and The Legislative Council of Newfoundland was established in 1854 when the British Government granted a new constitution to Newfoundland establishing an Executive The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 (when the former Dominion became the tenth province of The Legislative Council of New Brunswick was the Upper house of the Government of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, between 1785 From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec (French Conseil législatif du Québec) was the unelected upper house of the Bicameral The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the Upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. The Act of Union (3 & 4 Vict c 35 passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada The Legislative (Cowncil of the Province of Canada was the Upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council forms a part of the state legislatures of India. India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. ( Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर Urdu: جموں و کشمیر is the northernmost state of India. The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council forms a part of the state legislatures of India.
- Isle of Man: the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical The Legislative Council (Yn Choonseil Slattyssagh is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man.
- New Zealand: the New Zealand Legislative Council (abolished in 1951). New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Legislative Council of New Zealand was the Upper house of the New Zealand Parliament from
- Formerly New Jersey: under the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution the upper house and New Jersey Supreme Court. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Constitution of the State of New Jersey is the basic governing document of the State of New Jersey. Note! Article is BELOW this infobox scroll down --> The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U
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