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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Representative of voters to a regional or sometimes national legislature}}<br />
A '''member of the Legislative Assembly''' ('''MLA''') is a person elected by the voters of a [[constituency]] to a [[legislative assembly]]. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. Still, in a few instances, it refers to a national legislature.<br />
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==Australia==<br />
{{More|States and territories of Australia}}<br />
Members of the Legislative Assembly use the suffix [[Member of parliament|MP]] instead of MLA in the states of [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|New South Wales]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/MembersAbout|title=The Role of Members of Parliament|date=2 February 2008|work=parliament.nsw.gov.au|access-date=9 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424004156/https://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/MembersAbout|archive-date=24 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Queensland]].<ref>Resolution of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Qld branch), 19 October 2000. Source: Queensland Parliamentary Library, 15 November 2005.</ref><br />
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Members of the Legislative Assemblies of [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|Western Australia]], [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly|Northern Territory]], [[Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly|Australian Capital Territory]], and [[Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly|Norfolk Island]] are known as MLAs. However, the suffix MP is also commonly used.<br />
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South Australia has a [[South Australian House of Assembly|House of Assembly]], as does [[Tasmanian House of Assembly|Tasmania]], and both describe their members as MHAs.<br />
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In [[Victorian Legislative Assembly|Victoria]], members may use either MP or MLA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members|title=Members' titles|date=25 October 2010|work=parliament.vic.gov.au|access-date=9 April 2011|archive-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406103000/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In the federal parliament, members of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] are designated MP and not MHR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/pubs/practice/chapter5.htm#mpm|title=House of Representatives Practice|date=30 September 2005|work=aph.gov.au|access-date=9 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406062449/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/pubs/PRACTICE/chapter5.htm#mpm|archive-date=6 April 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Brazil==<br />
{{More|Federative units of Brazil}}<br />
In Brazil, members of all 26 legislative assemblies ({{lang-pt|assembléias legislativas}}) are called ''deputados estaduais'' ({{lang-en|state deputies}}). Unlike the federal legislative body which is [[bicameral]], Brazilian state legislatures are [[unicameral]].<br />
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The [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]] legislative assembly is called the ''Legislative Chamber'' ({{lang-pt|Câmara Legislativa}}) and is composed of ''deputados distritais'' ({{lang-en|district deputies}}). Members of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Brazil|Lower House]] are also called deputies, but they are ''deputados federais'' ({{lang-en|federal deputies}}).<br />
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==Canada==<br />
{{Main|Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories}}<br />
In [[Canada]], members of the federal [[House of Commons of Canada]] are described as [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|members of Parliament]] (MPs) and members of the [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] as senators, although both the House and Senate are part of the [[Parliament of Canada]]. Members of subnational legislative assemblies are members of the elected provincial and territorial legislatures and are called MLAs in all [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces and territories]] ''except'':<br />
* [[Ontario]], where they have been called [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|members of Provincial Parliament]] (MPPs) since 1938 (before then both MPP and MLA were used)<br />
* [[Quebec]], where in English they are called [[National Assembly of Quebec|members of the National Assembly]] (MNAs) since 1968<br />
* [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], where they are called [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|members of the House of Assembly]] (MHAs). [[Nova Scotia]], despite also having a [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|House of Assembly]], uses MLA instead.<br />
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==Falkland Islands==<br />
Members of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands]] use the suffix MLA. In 2009 the [[Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands]] (which had existed since the 1840s) was replaced with the new Legislative Assembly. As a result, Members of the Legislative Assembly are often still referred to as [[Councillor]]s.<br />
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==Hong Kong==<br />
Members of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] are referred to as [[Legco]] Councillors.<br />
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==India==<br />
{{Main|Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)}}<br />
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Of the [[States and Union Territories of India|28 states and eight Union Territories of India]], all 28 states and three Union Territories ([[National Capital Territory of Delhi|Delhi]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]) have [[Vidhan Sabha|legislative assemblies]].<br />
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A person, if [[Vidhan Sabha#Qualifications required to become a member|qualified]], may be elected as an MLA based on [[universal adult suffrage]] by an electorate consisting of all citizens above the age of 18 of that state or UT. In some states, the Governor may appoint one member to represent minorities, e.g. the [[Anglo-Indian]] community, if the Governor finds that minority is inadequately represented in the Legislative Assembly. Those elected or appointed to a [[Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs.<br />
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Each legislative constituency of the State or UT is represented by only one MLA. As outlined in the Constitution of India, the number of legislative seats in a legislature cannot be more than 500 members and fewer than 60 members. However, with an Act of Parliament, the seats can be fewer than 60, as such is the case in the states of [[Goa]], [[Sikkim]], [[Mizoram]] and the UT of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<br />
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Depending on the population and other factors, each State or UT has varying numbers of MLAs, the highest being in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (403) and the least in the UT of Puducherry (30).<br />
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Owing to parliamentary democracy, wherein some members of the legislature also act as the executive. Some MLAs may have triple responsibilities: as an MLA, as a cabinet minister of a department and/or as a chief minister of that state.<br />
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==Malaysia==<br />
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{{main|State legislative assemblies of Malaysia}}<br />
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A state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies during state elections through the first-past-the-post system. The majority party in each assembly forms the state government, and the leader of the majority party becomes chief minister of the state. The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia. The hereditary rulers or governors are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an interim period of sixty (60) days. Usually, state elections are held simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections, with the exception of Sarawak, and before 2004, Sabah.<br />
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==Northern Ireland==<br />
{{Main|Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)}}<br />
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Members of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]], the [[devolution|devolved]] [[legislature]] of [[Northern Ireland]] are known as '''MLA'''s (Members of the Legislative Assembly).<br />
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The Assembly was suspended on October 14, 2002 but the persons elected to it at the [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003 Assembly Election]] were called together on 15 May 2006 under the Northern Ireland Act 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060017.htm|title=Northern Ireland Act 2006 (c. 17)|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2006-05-19|archive-date=2008-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908104116/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060017.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. Another [[2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election|election]] was held on 7 March 2007 and powers were restored to the Assembly in May 2007.<br />
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== South Korea ==<br />
A member of any of the [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|provincial legislative assemblies]] may be referred to as an ''MLA'' in English.<br />
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==United States==<br />
{{Main|State legislature (United States)}}<br />
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In the [[United States of America]], ''state legislator'' is a generic term referring to a member of the legislative body of any of the country's 50 [[U.S. state|states]].<br />
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The formal name of the legislature varies from state to state. In 24 states, it is simply called the ''Legislature'' or the ''State Legislature'', while in 19 states, the legislature is called the ''General Assembly''. In Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the legislature is called the ''General Court'', while North Dakota and Oregon designate the legislature as the ''Legislative Assembly''.<br />
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The [[AP Stylebook|Associated Press guidelines for journalists]] recommend referring to state legislators as ''state representatives'' or ''state senators'' to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts.<br />
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==Wales==<br />
{{Main|Member of the Senedd}}<br />
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Members of the [[Senedd]], the [[devolution|devolved]] Parliament for [[Wales]], are usually known as [[Members of the Senedd|MSs]] or ''Aelodau o'r Senedd (ASau).''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Torrance|first=David|date=2020-05-06|title=Senedd Cymru: Why has the National Assembly for Wales changed its name?|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/devolution/senedd-cymru-why-has-the-national-assembly-for-wales-changed-its-name/|language=en-GB|journal=|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-date=2020-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511082010/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/devolution/senedd-cymru-why-has-the-national-assembly-for-wales-changed-its-name/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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