Member of the Legislative Assembly
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A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction.
Canada
In Canada, members of legislative assemblies are called MLAs in all provinces and territories except:
- Ontario, where they have been called Members of Provincial Parliament since 1938 (MPPs),
- Quebec, where they are called Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), and
- Newfoundland and Labrador, where they are called Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs).
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
- Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
- Yukon Legislative Assembly
- Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
- Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
India
See: Member of Legislative Assembly.Northern Ireland
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland are known as MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly).
The Assembly was suspended on October 14, 2002. It remains suspended, but the persons elected to it at the 2003 Assembly Election were called together on 15 May, 2006 under the Northern Ireland Act 2006 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060017.htm for the purpose of electing a First Minister and Deputy First Minister and choosing the members of an Executive (before 25 November, 2006) as a preliminary to the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.
Australia
The house of the unicameral Parliament of the State of Queensland is formally known as the Legislative Assembly and the elected representatives were known as MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) until 2000 It was resolved at a meeting (19/10/2000) of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Qld branch) that Members of the Legislative Assembly should be known as MP rather than MLA.. '' Private corespondence from the Queensland Parliamentary Library, 15 November 2005 Wikipedia editor Alex Law. Members are styled John Smith MLA, Member for Oakey. Members are now known as MPs.
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Assembly are known as MLAs. However the suffix MPs is also commonly used.
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