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Legislative Council

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
Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands

The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands has ten members. Eight are elected every four years and the remaining two are ex officio. As no political parties are active on the Islands, non-partisans were elected at the most recent election ....
Federal Legislative Council
Federal Legislative Council

The Federal Legislative Council was the legislative body of Federation of Malaya and the predecessor of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was formed in 1948 right after the abolition of the Malayan Union and the formation of the Federation, as part of United Kingdom's promise to grant self-rule to the Malayans....
of Malaya. (1948-1957; replaced by Parliament of Malaya
Parliament of Malaysia

The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system.The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara ....
and subsequently in 1963, the Parliament of Malaysia.)
Legislative Council of Brunei
Legislative Council of Brunei

Legislative Council of Brunei is the parliament in Brunei....
(unelected, dissolved but re-established in 2004)
Legislative Council of Ceylon
Legislative Council of Ceylon

The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body created in Ceylon by the United Kingdom colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the a Executive Council on March 13, 1833....
(from 1831 until it was dissolved in 1931 to form the State Council of Ceylon
State Council of Ceylon

The State Council of Ceylon was the legislative body created in Sri Lanka by the United Kingdom colonial power in terms of the Donoughmore Constitution, which gave Universal suffrage to the people of the colony....
)
Legislative Council of Saint Helena
Legislative Council of Saint Helena

The Legislative Council of Saint Helena has 15 members, 12 members elected for a four-year term by popular vote and 3 members ex officio....
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong....
(1843 - present)

Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Provisional Legislative Council

The Provisional Legislative Council was the interim legislature of Hong Kong from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 until the handover in 1997 and moved to Hong Kong to replace the Legislative Council of Hong Kong thereafter....
(1997-1998)

Legislative Council of Macao (Assembleia Legislativa, sometimes translated as Legislative Assembly)
Legislative Council of Singapore
Legislative Council of Singapore

The Legislative Council of Singapore was a Legislative Council in Singapore that assisted the List of Governors of the Straits Settlements in making law of Singapore....
(1946 to 1953, replaced by the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Singapore

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....
)
Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements

The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was a legislature formed on April 1, 1867, when the Straits Settlements was made a crown colony....
(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
National Assembly of Uganda

The National Assembly of Uganda, or Parliament of Uganda, comprises 215 Constituency Representatives, 79 District Woman Representatives, 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, 5 Representatives of Workers, and 13 Ex-officio Members....
in March 1962)

Part of a bicameral legislature

Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
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The New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales of New South Wales in Australia....
The Queensland Legislative Council
Queensland Legislative Council

The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland, until its abolition by the Constitution Amendment Act in 1922....
(abolished in 1922)
The South Australian Legislative Council
South Australian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the South Australian House of Assembly....
The Tasmanian Legislative Council
Tasmanian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian House of Assembly....
The Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. The other is the Victorian Legislative Assembly....
The Western Australian Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly....
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Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
: the Bermuda Legislative Council (renamed the Senate in 1980).
Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
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The Legislative Council of Manitoba
Legislative Council of Manitoba

When Manitoba became a province of Canada in 1870 provision was made for a legislature of two houses. The lower house, which was the equivalent of the present legislature, had twenty-four elected members and the upper, or Legislative Council, had seven who were nominated to hold office for life....
(abolished in 1876)
The Legislative Council of Newfoundland
Legislative Council of Newfoundland

The Legislative Council of Newfoundland was established in 1854 when the British Government granted a new constitution to Colony of Newfoundland establishing an Executive Council of not more than seven members of the majority party and a Legislative Council of not more than 15 members upon nomination of the ministry....
(dissolved as part of the Commission of Government
Commission of Government

The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed Newfoundland and Labrador from 1934 to 1949 . Established following the collapse of Newfoundland's economy during the Great Depression, it was composed of civil servants who were directly subordinate to the British Government in London....
in 1934, and has not been summoned since)
The Legislative Council of New Brunswick
Legislative Council of New Brunswick

The Legislative Council of New Brunswick was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, between 1785 and 1891. Members were appointed by the List of lieutenant-governors of New Brunswick....
(abolished in 1892)
The Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island (abolished in 1893)
The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It existed from 1838 to 31 May, 1928....
(abolished in 1928)
The Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec

From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canada province of Quebec....
(abolished in 1968)
The Legislative Council of Upper Canada (Ontario)
Legislative Council of Upper Canada

The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Modelled after the United Kingdom House of Lords, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791....
(abolished by the Union Act of 1840)
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario....
(abolished at Confederation)

India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
: The Vidhan Parishad
Vidhan Parishad

The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council forms a part of the state legislatures of India. In 6 of India's 28 States and territories of India , the Legislative Council serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature....
in 6 of India's 29 states
States and territories of India

India is a Federal_republic union of states comprising twenty-eight State s and seven Union Territory. The states and territories are further Subdivisions of India into districts and so on....
(Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...
, Bihar
Bihar

Bihar is a States and territories of India in East India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size 38,202 square mile and 3rd largest by population....
, Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a States and territories of India located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's List of states of India by area and List of states of India by population....
and Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost States and territories of India of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayas mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the People's Republic of China to the northeast, the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir, namely Azad Kashm...
), the Legislative Council
Vidhan Parishad

The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council forms a part of the state legislatures of India. In 6 of India's 28 States and territories of India , the Legislative Council serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature....
serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature.
Isle of Man
Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles....
: the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man.
New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
: the New Zealand Legislative Council
New Zealand Legislative Council

The Legislative Council of New Zealand was the upper house of the New Zealand New Zealand Parliament from 1853 until 1951. Unlike the lower house, the New Zealand House of Representatives, the Legislative Council was appointed rather than elected....
(abolished in 1951).
Formerly New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
: under the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution
New Jersey State Constitution

The Constitution of the State of New Jersey is the Constitution of the U.S. State of New Jersey. In addition to three British Royal Charters issued for East Jersey, West Jersey and united New Jersey while they were still colonies, the state has been governed by three constitutions....
the upper house and New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court is the supreme court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776....
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Legislative Council

Unicameral legislatures

Part of a bicameral legislature

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