Legislative Council of Manitoba
Encyclopedia
The Legislative Council of Manitoba was the upper house
of the government
of the Canadian province of Manitoba
, between 1870 and 1876. Members were appointed by the Manitoba lieutenant governor.
Upper house
An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
of the government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
of the Canadian province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, between 1870 and 1876. Members were appointed by the Manitoba lieutenant governor.
External links
- http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/04/legislativecouncil.shtml