A Member of the Legislative Assembly
) or a Member of the Legislature
), is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency
to the legislature
or legislative assembly
of a sub-national jurisdiction.
Members of the Legislative Assembly use the suffix MP in New South Wales
In Western Australia
, Northern Territory
and Australian Capital Territory
, members are known as MLAs. However the suffix MP
is also commonly used. South Australia and Tasmania have a House of Assembly
and denote its members MHA.
members can use either MP or MLA.
In federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives
are designated MP and not MHR.
In Brazil, Members of all 26 Legislative Assemblies () are called deputados estaduais
(). The Federal District
Legislative Assembly is actually called Legislative Chamber (), and is composed by deputados distritais
(). Unlike the federal legislative body, which is bicameral
, Brazilian states legislatures are unicameral
. Members of the Lower House
are also called deputies, but they are deputados federais
, members of legislative assemblies are called MLAs in all provinces and territories except: