Senate House is a term frequently used to describe the main administrative building of a university. Buildings called Senate House include Senate House University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge Senate House University of London of the University of London Senate House University of Madras of the University of Madras Senate House University of Peradeniya of the University of Peradeniya Senate House State Historic Site , in Kingston, New York, where the state of New York was established in 1777. disambig fr Senate House ... more details
For an overview of all Senate leaders President of the Senate Speaker of the Senate is a title given to the Speaker politics presiding officer of the Senate in a small number of jurisdictions and mainly amongst English speaking countries. Image Canada senate chairs.jpg thumb right Senate of Canada The Speaker of the Senate occupies the chair in front of the thrones. The Speaker of the Canadian Senate presides over the Senate of Canada . The U.S. state of Tennessee has a Speaker of the Senate who presides over the Tennessee Senate upper house of the State Legislature . The U.S. state of Kentucky formerly had a Speaker of the Senate under a prior constitution the office was briefly of significant importance during the American Civil War Civil War due to the death of Linn Boyd who was then Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky . The U.S. state of Illinois also had a Speaker of the Illinois SenateSenate under its first two constitutions it now has a President of the Illinois Senate President of the Senate . Speaker William Lee D. Ewing briefly served as Governor of Illinois in 1834 when the positions of governor and lieutenant governor both became vacant. The Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland is now a defunct office. In the Republic of Ireland , the Cathaoirleach is the speaker of the Seanad ireann . See also Chairman of the Senate Pakistan Marshal of the Senate Poland disambiguation DEFAULTSORT Speaker Of The Senate Category Government Category Government of Canada Category American political terms Category Legislative speakers ... more details
Conscience of the Senate was the nickname of Philip A. Hart . Philip Hart The Conscience of the Senate ISBN 978 0870134074 is a biography of Philip A. Hart by Michael O Brien writer disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Senate Document often abbreviated as S. Doc. is an official document produced by the US Senate , for example the results of the Lodge committee . Category United States Senate Category Official documents of the United States US Congress stub ... more details
The Senate Square can refer to several squares depending on the city Helsinki Senate Square , a square in Helsinki, Finland The Saint Petersburg Senate Square , a square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly known as Decembrists Square The Largo do Senado , in Macau, China disambig ru ... more details
Multiple issues wikify December 2010 context October 2009 Founded in 1952 in Melbourne, Australia, the JCI Senate is an international organization of men and women who have received special recognition from their local Junior Chamber International Junior Chamber of Commerce Jaycee chapters. ref http www.jcaustralia.org index.php?section about us&id 283 JCI Australia History of the Senatorship ref Individuals who have been in the Jaycee organization for at least 5 years ref http www.usjaycees.org Forms Honors&Recognition SenateApplication.pdf US Jaycees Senate Application ref and who have applied their leadership skills to growing and improving the organization may be awarded a Senatorship in Junior Chamber International JCI , bearing a unique number. The award confers lifetime membership in JCI, although most National Organization Members and, in the United States, State Organization Members, require a member to pay dues to that organization in order to vote at meetings or to hold office. Most countries around the world with a Junior Chamber of Commerce also have an affiliated JCI Senate organization. References references External links Primary sources date January 2007 http www.senator.dk 37801 JCI Senate B2B http www.jcisenatebelgium.be JCI Senate Belgium http www.canadajcisenate.com JCI Senate Canada http www.senator.dk JCI Senate Denmark http www.jcisenate.com JCI Senate Europe http www.wjdsenatoren.de JCI Senate Germany http www.britishsenate.org.uk JCI Senate Great Britain http www.jci senate malaysia.org JCI Senate Malaysia http jci.org.mx JCI Senate Mexico http www.jcisenatemonaco.asso.mc JCI Senate Monaco http www.jcs senat.ch JCI Senate Switzerland http www.usjcisenate.org JCI Senate United States XOOPS site majority of site viewable by registered users only http www.newyorkjcisenate.org New York State JCI Senate DEFAULTSORT Jci Senate Category 1952 establishments Category Junior Chamber International Australia gov stub ... more details
The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate , and is the Speaker politics speaker of other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction s order of succession succession for its top executive office for example, the President of the Senate ... of the French SenateSenate President is first in line to succeed to the President of France Presidential powers and duties . Antigua and Barbuda The Senate of Antigua and Barbuda elects a President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda President and Vice President , for a five year period ... incumbents are Hazelyn Francis and McKenzie Morris Frank . Argentina The Argentine Senate ... of Argentina Constitution , Art. 57 . The Vice President may only cast a vote to break a tied Senate vote. Australia main President of the Australian Senate The President of the Australian Senate is a senator, traditionally a member of the governing party or coalition, elected by the Senate at the begenning ... http www.aph.gov.au senate pubs briefs brief06.htm publisher Parliament of Australia title The President of the Senate accessdate 24 February 2011 month October year 2009 ref The current president is John ... 2008. Barbados main List of Presidents of the Senate of Barbados At the start of every parliamentary session, the Senate of Barbados elects a President of the Senate of Barbados President and a Vice President of the Senate of Barbados Vice President , neither of whom may be ministers or parliamentary ... were held by Sir Fred Gollop and Dame Patricia Symmonds . Belgium main Belgian Senate Officers See also List of Presidents of the Belgian Senate The presiding officer of the Belgian Senate is elected by the senators at the beginning of each parliamentary term. The President of the Senate is customarily ... over the plenary assembly of the Senate, guides and controls debates in the assembly, is responsible for ensuring the democratic functioning of the Senate, maintains order and security in the assembly ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 File Bremen rathaus.jpg thumb Seat of the Senate of Bremen The Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the government of the city state of Bremen state Bremen the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen . The Senate Alternative meanings senate has existed since medi val times. The senate is headed by a President, who also holds the title of Mayor. The President s deputy also holds the title Mayor. The position of President of the Senate corresponds to the position of Prime Minister in most other states of Germany , while the senators are cabinet government cabinet members similarly to ministers in other states. Since 2005, Jens B hrnsen has served as President of the Senate and Mayor. See also List of mayors of Bremen Category Politics of Bremen de Senat der Freien Hansestadt Bremen nl Senaat Bremen nds Bremer Senat ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Mauritania The Parliament of Mauritania Parliament Barlamane Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The upper house is the Senate Majlis al Shuyukh S nat . The Senate has 56 members, 53 members elected for a six year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad. Latest election Mauritanian Senate election, 2007 See also List of Presidents of the Senate of Mauritania National upper houses DEFAULTSORT Senate Of Mauritania Category National upper houses Mauritania Category Government of Mauritania Legislature stub Mauritania stub pl Senat Mauretania ... more details
Politics of Lesotho The Senate of Lesotho is the upper chamber of the country s bicameral Parliament of Lesotho Parliament . The current Senate has a total of 33 members. 22 are hereditary Principal chiefs and 11 are nominated by the List of Kings of Lesotho King . Members serve five year terms. Morena Letapata Makhaola is the current president of the Senate. He succeeded Chief Sempe Lejaha . See also National Assembly of Lesotho the lower chamber of Parliament History of Lesotho Legislative branch List of national legislatures List of Presidents of the Senate of Lesotho External links http www.parliament.ls senateSenate of Lesotho Official site Category Government of Lesotho Category National upper houses Lesotho Lesotho stub Legislature stub National upper houses fr S nat Lesotho lt Lesoto Senatas pl Senat Lesotho ... more details
Politics of Rwanda The Parliament of Rwanda Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The upper house is the Senate Umutwe wa Sena or S nat . The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for an eight year term 12 elected by provincial and sectoral councils, 8 appointed by the president to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, 4 by the Forum of political formations and 2 elected by the staff of the universities. Additionally former presidents can request to become a member of the senate. Dr Jean Damascene NTAWUKULIRYAYO is the current President of the Senate from October 10, 2011. ref Official website of the Senate of Rwanda ref References reflist http www.parliament.gov.rw parliament default.aspx External links http www.rwandaparliament.gov.rw SE index uk.htm Senate of Rwanda National upper houses Rwanda topics Category Parliament of Rwanda Category Government of Rwanda Category National upper houses Rwanda Rwanda stub legislature stub fr S nat Rwanda ... more details
Infobox Legislature background color 8B0000 text color FFFFFF name The Honourable the Senate of Barbados in Parliament assembled coa pic coa alt coa res 110px session room Senate of Barbados session TV.jpg ... wooden chairs. house type Upper House leader1 type President of the Senate of Barbados President of the Senate leader1 Branford M. Taitt Branford Taitt party1 Democratic Labour Party Barbados DLP election1 TBD leader2 type Deputy President of the Senate of Barbados Deputy President leader2 Kerryann ... Party Barbados Labour Party BLP br 7 non affiliated peers meeting place Senate of Barbados chamber ... the senate.php Politics of Barbados The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados Parliament of Barbados . The Senate ... General . The Senate was established in 1964 to replace a prior body known as the Legislative Council of Barbados Legislative Council . Besides creating and reviewing Barbadian legislation, the Senate ... Lower House . One main constraint on the Senate is that it cannot author monetary or budget related bills. Most of the non political appointees to the Senate have been selected by the Governor General from civil society organisations, labour collectives and public associations in Barbados. The Senate ... of the Prime Minister, and HM s Loyal Opposition. ref cite web title The Senate work The Parliament ... 2 June 2010 ref Similar to the House of Assembly chamber the term of the Senate is five years. ref ... of Members of the Senate of Barbados 21 Barbadian Senators are technically nominated by the Queen, but this duty ... terms. The Senate is dissolved along with the House of Assembly before each election. Powers Both the Senate and the House of Assembly constitutionally share most of the same powers, however, much as in other ... of Assembly, and the Senate is limited in the amendments it can make to them. If the budget is approved by the House of Assembly, but it is not approved un amended by the Senate within one month ... more details
Image Theodorus Philoxenus Sotericus A 02c.JPG thumb 200px right Personification of the Senate. From the consular diptych of Theodore Philoxenus, 525 AD The Byzantine Senate or Eastern Roman Senate lang el , Synkl tos , or lang el , Gerousia was the continuation of the Roman Senate ... irrelevant until its eventual disappearance in the 13th century. The Senate of the Eastern Roman Empire ... to Constantinople , and a few other bureaucrats who were appointed to the Senate. Constantine offered ... founded the Eastern Senate in Byzantium, it initially resembled the councils of important cities like Antioch rather than the Roman Senate. His son Constantius II raised it from the position of a municipal to that of an Imperial body but the Senate in Constantinople had essentially the same limited powers as the Senate in Rome. Constantius II increased the number of Senators to 2,000 by including ... principles that Senatorial rank was hereditary and that the normal way of becoming a member of the Senate ... to either the Roman Senate Western or Eastern Senates. The Praetorship was a costly position to hold ... who shared the financial burden between them. The late Eastern Roman Senate was very different to the Republican Senate as the offices of aedile and tribune had long fallen into abeyance and by the end .... ref name bury The Emperor or the Senate itself could also issue a decree to grant a man not born into the Senatorial order a seat in the Senate. Exemption from the expensive position of praetor ... The Senate was mostly composed of statesmen and officials, ranging from the most important ... tended to be less affluent and less distinguished than those in the West where the size of the Senate ... that many who sought seats in the Senate were doing so primarily to escape the harsh duties ... Senators. The Senate was led by the Eparch of Constantinople Prefect of the City Constantinople ... and Praetorian Prefects. The spectabiles formed the middle class of the Senate and consisted of important ... more details
Use mdy dates date December 2011 Infobox legislature name Texas State Senate legislature Texas Legislature Texas State Legislature coa pic Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg session room TexasSenateChamberAustinTX.JPG ... Senate Seating Diagram.svg structure2 res 200px leader1 type President of the Senate leader1 David ... Party 19 br Democratic Party United States Democratic Party 12 meeting place State Senate Chamber br ... Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature . There are 31 members of the Senate ... 672,000 per constituency. Texas Senate elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday ... term is four years long. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, TX Austin . The Republicans ... The Lieutenant Governor of Texas serves as the President of the Senate . The lieutenant governor s duties include presiding over the Senate, appointing chairs of committees, committee members, assigning ... rulings. The lieutenant governor may also cast a vote should a Senate floor vote end in a tie. If the Senate votes to dissolve itself into the Committee of the Whole, in which all members are part ... in the United States. Unlike other state legislature United States state legislatures , the Texas Senate ... the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore preside when the lieutenant governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session. The President of the Senate ... is Republican Party United States Republican Mike Jackson politician Mike Jackson of Texas Senate, District 11 District 11 Bryan . Senator John Whitmire, a Democrat from Houston, is the Dean of the Senate ... President of the Senate David Dewhurst party shading Republican United States Republican Party ... Texas Eleven , Twelfth Texas Legislature Rump Senate Rump Senate There have been at least three cases of Quorum Quorum busting in the United States quorum busting in Texas Senate history. The first case was in 1870, with the Twelfth Texas Legislature Rump Senate Rump Senate , followed by the 1979 ... more details
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges , and is typically the supreme ... functions of the academic senate why senates do not work but will not go away journal The Journal ... comprises Ex officio Principal university The Principal President of the Senate Vice Principals ... of Senate whose office is equivalent to that of a Vice Principal and University Court Secretary of Court are also ex officio members of the Senate. United States Image GeorgiaSouthernUniversityFacultySenateMeetingNovember2008.jpg thumb A meeting of the Academic Senate at Georgia Southern University . see also Higher education in the United States In the United States of America the Academic Senate, also known as the Faculty Senate, is a governing body for a university made up of members of the Faculty ... or units such as the library may select representatives for the Academic Senate. The Academic Senate ... Senate is restricted to and must be congruent with policy by the university system of which ... senate, the general perception is that the organization has more of a ceremonial role. However ... and the presence of an academic senate indicating that an academic senate acts as an organizational force for the decentralization of a university in the area of academics. The Academic Senate meets ... . The senate will have a set of committee s, both standing committees and ad hoc or working committees ... Senate may include the President President of the university and the Provost education Provost of the university . Other officers are Academic Senate members who are elected to officer posts by the members of the senate. Dean education Deans of colleges as well as Chairman department chair s may be ex officio members of the Academic Senate. Motions, recommendations, or actions that are generated by the Academic Senate through discussion and which are passed by the body are never final ... of Regents or the equivalent may have to authorize senate recommendations. References reflist ... more details
Infobox legislature name Delaware State Senate coa pic Seal of Delaware.svg legislature Delaware General ... type President of the Senate leader1 Matthew P. Denn party1 Delaware Democratic Party D election1 ... Party 7 meeting place State Senate Chamber br Delaware Legislative Hall br Dover, Delaware Dover , Delaware website http legis.delaware.gov legislature.nsf Lookup SenateHome?open&nav senate Delaware State Senate The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly , the State ... may serve. The Delaware Senate meets at the Delaware State Capitol Legislative Hall in Dover, DE ... upper house s of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate , the Senate can confirm .... They must also be at least 27 years old at the time of their election. Senate Leadership The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses. The President of the Senate ... Tempore is Anthony J. DeLuca . ref PresidentProTempore The current leadership for the 146th senate .... Gary Simpson, Minority Leader Sen. Liane Sorenson, Minority Whip Make up of the Senate class wikitable ... 7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4 5eb24f75db72ccf3852569d8005369eb FILE Senate 20District ... FILE Senate 20District 2002 20North.pdf 2 Margaret Henry Party shading Democratic ... 4136b1b38df7622a852569d8005369ed FILE Senate 20District 2003.pdf 3 Robert Marshall Party shading ... d6e7a1165a888274852569d8005369ee FILE Senate 20District 2004 20East.pdf 4 Michael Katz ... 7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4 44534deac0b43711852569d8005369ef FILE Senate 20District ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Grenada The Senate is the bicameralism upper house of the Parliament of Grenada . It has 13 appointed members 10 are appointed by the government of Grenada, and three by the leader of the opposition. The current president is Joan Purcell , elected in 2008 . See also List of Presidents of the Senate of Grenada National upper houses DEFAULTSORT Senate Of Grenada Category National upper houses Grenada Category Government of Grenada Legislature stub Grenada stub fr S nat Grenade pt Senado de Granada sh Senat Grenade ... more details
Infobox legislature name Vermont State Senate legislature Vermont General Assembly coa pic Vermont state ... type President of the Senate leader1 Phillip Scott Vermont Phillip Scott party1 Vermont Republican ... Senate Chamber, br Vermont State Capitol br Montpelier, VT Montpelier , Vermont website http www.leg.state.vt.us Senate01.cfm Vermont State Senate The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont ... . The Senate consists of 30 members. Vermont Senate districts, 2002 2012 Senate districting divides ... and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate , the Senate is reserved with special functions ... Supreme Court . The Vermont Senate meets at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, VT Montpelier . Districting and terms Senators are elected from a total of Vermont Senate Districts, 2002 2012 13 single and multi member Senate districts . The districts more or less correspond to the boundaries ... into Essex Orleans Vermont Senate District, 2002 2012 one district . Each district elects ..., rather than the more common four year term as in the majority of states. Composition of the Senate ... Leadership of the Senate The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont serves as the President of the Senate , but only ... Tempore President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate Majority .... Current leadership class wikitable Position Name Party Residence District President Pro Tempore of the Senate President Pro Tem of the Senate John F. Campbell Party shading Democratic Dem Quechee, Vermont Quechee Windsor Vermont Senate District, 2002 2012 Windsor Majority Leader William Carris Party shading Democratic Dem West Rutland, Vermont West Rutland Rutland Vermont Senate District, 2002 2012 ... Chittenden Vermont Senate District, 2002 2012 Chittenden Minority Leader William T. Doyle ... more details
Politics of Swaziland The Senate of Swaziland is the upper chamber of the country s bicameral Parliament of Swaziland Parliament . The Senate has a total of 30 members. 20 members are appointed by the List of kings of Swaziland King of Swaziland , while the remaining 10 are elected by the House of Assembly of Swaziland House of Assembly . These members were last elected on 31 October 2003. All Senators serve five year terms. Swaziland Senate See also House of Assembly of Swaziland the lower chamber of Parliament History of Swaziland List of national legislatures List of Presidents of the Senate of Swaziland Legislative branch External links http www.gov.sz home.asp?pid 53 Parliament of Swaziland Swaziland topics state uncollapsed National upper houses Category National upper houses Swaziland Category Government of Swaziland fr S nat Swaziland ... more details
Politics of Gabon The Senate S nat is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon . It has 102 members, elected for a six year term in single seat constituency constituencies by local and d partemental councillors. Beginning with the 2009 election, some constituencies elect two senators. The 1991 Constitution provided for the establishment of the Senate previously the legislature had consisted of a unicameral National Assembly of Gabon National Assembly . The Senate was not actually created until 1997, when an election was held to fill the seats in the upper house. ref David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon third edition, 2006 , Scarecrow Press, page 65. ref The first Senate president was Georges Rawiri 1932 2006 , a long time national political figure and close ally of Omar Bongo . He served in this position until his death in 2006. He was replaced by Ren Radembino Coniquet , also a member of the My n ethnic group. The Gabonese Senate election, 2009 last Senate election was held on 18 January 2009. The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party won a large majority of seats. ref http www.gabonews.ga actualite actualites 2007.php?Article 6143 Gabon Elections s natoriales 2009 le PDG en t te des r sultats , Gabonews, 19 January 2009 fr icon . ref On this occasion, the number of senators was increased from 91 to 102. Following the election, Rose Francine Rogomb was elected as President of the Senate. See also List of Presidents of the Senate of Gabon References reflist External links http www.senatgabon.net Website of the Senate of Gabon Gabon topics National upper houses Category National upper houses Gabon Category Government of Gabon legislature stub gabon stub fr S nat Gabon pl Senat Gabon ... more details
Politics of Uzbekistan The Senate is the upper house of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan Supreme Assembly or National Assembly Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan. Composition The senate is composed of 100 members 84 elected senators 16 senators appointed by the president. Election Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country s 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve 5 year terms. Chairmen of the Senate of Uzbekistan class wikitable Name Period Murat Sharifkhodjayev January 27, 2005&ndash February 24, 2006 Ilgizar Sabirov February 24, 2006&ndash Incumbent External links http www.senat.gov.uz Senate website Category National upper houses Uzbekistan Category Government of Uzbekistan legislature stub Uzbekistan stub National upper houses fr S nat Ouzb kistan ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Politics of Greece The Greek Senate lang el , Gerousia was the upper chamber of the parliament in Greece , extant several times in the country s history. File Greek Parliament, Chamber of Senate.jpg thumb The Chamber of the Senate in the Hellenic Parliament. Local senates during the War of Independence During the early stages of the Greek War of Independence , prior to the establishment of a centralized administration, a number of Greek local statutes regional councils were established, most of which were termed senate , but which were unicameral bodies the Senate of Western Continental Greece , the Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece sometimes referred to as senate , and the Peloponnesian Senate . 1829 1833 A unicameral body with purely advisory functions, the Senate was established in 1829 by the Fourth National Assembly at Argos in replacement of the Panellinion , established the previous year. It had 27 members, 21 of whom were chosen by the Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias from 63 candidates nominated by the Assembly, and further six who were appointed directly by the Governor. Georgios Sisinis was elected as its president. After Kapodistrias murder in 1831, the Senate appointed a series of governing councils to lead the state. In 1832, the Fifth National Assembly at Nafplion abolished the Senate, but the Senate refused to recognize the act, and survived until the arrival of King Otto of Greece Otto in February 1833. 1844 1864 The Senate as an upper chamber was established by the Greek Constitution of 1844 . The Senate had 27 members ... number. The Senate, seen as a reactionary body and essentially dependent upon the King ... was exercised by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The Chamber was made up of 200 300 members elected for a four year term by direct, secret and universal ballot. The Senate was composed of 120 ... 9 12 of the senators were elected by the people, 1 12 by the Chamber and the Senate in a common ... more details
Infobox Legislature Historic background color 8c0e02 text color white name Senate of Ceylon native name ... President of the Senate of Ceylon leader1 leader2 type Deputy President of the Senate of Ceylon leader2 ... of Ceylon Legislative Council building in Fort Colombo Colombo Fort that used to house the Senate ... The Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the Parliament of Ceylon parliament of Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon now Sri Lanka established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission . The Senate was appointed indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council ... November 1947. The Senate was abolished on 2 October 1971 by the eighth amendment to the Soulbury .... In 2010 it was considered to reintroduce the Senate. ref cite web url http www.asiantribune.com news ... Creation With the recommendations of the Soulbury Commission , the Senate of Ceylon was established in 1947 as the upper house of Parliament of Ceylon . The Senate was modelled on the House of Lords in the United Kingdom . It was a thirty member Senate where the members where appointed rather than elected ... Wickramanayake first Prabath title Sri Lankan Senate url http www.analystjournal.com global a political ... The Sri Lanka leftist parties leftist parties of Ceylon and other republicans considered the Senate ... General, to be one of the last vestiges of colonial rule. The Senate had also been dominated by the United ... bill to abolish the Senate. The bill s second reading was passed by the House of Representatives ... ref The Senate met for the last time on 28 September 1971. ref name Rajasingham2 The Ceylon Constitution ... The Senate was abolished in 1971 after nearly 24 years of existence. A unicameral parliamentary ... of a senate into the Parliament of Sri Lanka . The United People s Freedom Alliance Government, led .... The government proposes that the new Senate will have around 45 of the members from the Parliament ... leaders and other distinguished personalities of the Civil Society. Therefore the proposed Senate ... more details
File . .jpg thumb right 250px Senate and Most Holy Synod Synod Building on Senate Square Saint Petersburg Senate Square , Saint Petersburg The Governing Senate was a legislative, judicial, and executive body of Tsar Russian Monarchs , instituted by Peter I of Russia Peter the Great to replace the Duma Boyar Duma and lasted until the very end of the Russian Empire . It was chaired by the Ober Procurator . He served as the link between sovereign and the Senate and acted, in the emperor s own words, as the sovereign s eye . Originally established only for the time of the monarch s absence, it became a permanent body after his return. The number of senators was first set at nine and in 1712, increased to ten. Any disagreements between the Ober Procurator and the Senate were to be settled by the monarch. Certain other officials and a chancellery were also attached to the senate. While it underwent many subsequent changes, the Senate became one of the most important institutions of imperial Russia, especially in administration and law. The State Council of Imperial Russia State Council created by Government reform of Alexander I Alexander I was supposed to inherit the executive power of the Senate, and an envisioned parliament was to inherit legislative power however, the reform was never finished. In the 19th century the Senate evolved into the highest judicial body in Russia. As such, it exercised control over all legal institutions and officials throughout Russia. The Senate was composed of several departments, two of which were Supreme court Courts of Cassation one for criminal and the other for civil cases . It also included a Department of Heraldry , which managed matters relating to the rights of the nobles and honorary citizens. Sources and references cite book author Steinberg, Mark D. Riasanovsky, Nicholas Valentine title A History of Russia publisher Oxford Uni ... more details
Senate of the Republic was the name of the upper house of Grand National Assembly of Turkey Turkish Parliament between 1961 1980 History Although the Turkish Parliament was established in 1920 to replace the older Second Constitutional Era Ottoman Empire Ottoman Parliament , the parliament was composed of only the lower house. Turkish Constitution of 1961 introduced the upper house named Senate of the Republic or Senate for short. The title Turkish Grand National Assembly lang tr T rkiye B y k Millet Meclisi referred to both wings at the same time. However, the activities of the both wings of the parliament were suspended after the coup of 1980. By the Constitution of Turkey Turkish Constitution of 1982 senate was abolished. Composition of the senate The senate was composed of 150 elected members and 15 members appointed by the president. There were also senators so called natural members . Natural members were the former presidents including the president of Hatay Republic and the 22 members of the 1960 coup committee lang tr Milli Birlik Komitesi . In the first year, the senate was composed of 188 members. ref http www.anayasa.gen.tr 1961ay.htm Turkish constiturion 1961 tr icon ref Elections In 1961 the election system of the senate differed from the election system of the lower house. While d Hondt method was used for the lower house, majority winner takes all system was used for the senate. The majority system yielded some surprising results. For example outcome of the first 1961 election disregarding independents was as follows ref Hikmet zdemir editor Sina Ak in a da T rkiye ,Cem yay nevi,2008, ISBAN978 975 406 5664 p.242 ref class wikitable sortable Name of the party Percentage of votes No of seats gained Percentage of seats Republican People s Party Turkey CHP 37.2 36 24 Justice Party Turkey AP 35.4 71 47 New Turkey Party 1961 YTP 13.9 27 18 National Movement ... also Senate List of Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey References reflist Category Politics of Turkey ... more details
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