Legislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature , or to one of its houses.
29-503: The National Council ( Consulta Nazionale ) was an unelected provisional legislative assembly set up in the Kingdom of Italy after the end of World War II . It fulfilled the roles of parliament until regular elections could be held. It first sat on 25 September 1945 and was dissolved after the national elections on 2 June 1946, which formed the first Constituent Assembly of Italy . The Legislative Decree n. 146 of 5 April 1945 established
58-526: A Regional Council in 2015. Members of these assemblies are referred to as MLAs (WA, ACT, NT) and MPs (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, TAS). Previously, MLA and MHA have been used in states that now use MP. In Canada , seven of the ten provinces and all three of the territories style their legislatures as legislative assemblies . All are unicameral. Manitoba was the first to abolish its Legislative Council in 1876. British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador abolished their Councils before becoming provinces. There
87-535: A pantheon representing significant events and people of the history of Quebec. In 1936, Maurice Duplessis hung a crucifix in the Legislative Assembly chamber. It hung there for 83 years, until it was removed on 10 July 2019. Additional buildings were added, adjacent to the Parliament Buildings: General elections are held every four years or less. Since 2014, the legislature has had
116-500: A fixed four-year term, with elections taking place no later than "the first Monday of October of the fourth calendar year following the year that includes the last day of the previous Legislature." However, the lieutenant governor , acting on the advice of the premier , can dissolve the legislature and call an election earlier. Any Canadian citizen at least 18 years old who has been residing in Quebec for at least six months qualifies to be on
145-587: A new Parliament of the Province of Canada , also composed of a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly. That Parliament had jurisdiction over the entire province, with members from Lower Canada and Upper Canada in both houses. The Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly known as the British North America Act), created the Dominion of Canada, and also created the provinces of Ontario and Quebec by splitting
174-538: A popular referendum the choice between monarchy and republic . It also ratified a law that allowed the universal suffrage for the first time in Italian history. The Council approved also an electoral system based on proportional representation , with multi-member constituencies . Between 25 September 1945 and 9 March 1946 the National Council met a total of 40 times, but some commissions worked until 10 May. After
203-615: A towering central belfry, Quebec City's Parliament Building bears a definite likeness to the Philadelphia City Hall , another Second Empire edifice in North America which was built during the same period. Even though the building's symmetrical layout with a frontal clock tower in the middle is typical of legislative institutions of British heritage, the architectural style is believed to be unique among parliament buildings found in other Canadian provincial capitals. Its façade presents
232-641: Is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; French: députés ). The lieutenant governor of Quebec (representing the King of Canada ) and the National Assembly compose the Legislature of Quebec , which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster-style parliamentary systems . The assembly has 125 members elected first past
261-454: Is the first order of business for a newly elected assembly. It is conducted by secret ballot of all members, with successive rounds of voting if needed before one candidate gains a majority of the votes. The president of the assembly is the arbiter of the parliamentary debates between the members of the government and the members of the Opposition. In order for a member to address the assembly,
290-858: The 1946 general election and referendum the republic was proclaimed. After the formation of the Italian Constituent Assembly , the Council was finally abolished on 24 June 1946. Legislative assembly The name is used by a number of countries, including member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations and other countries. It is also used by their sub-national divisions, such as the Indian states and union territories , Australian states and Canadian provinces . Legislative assemblies in modern-day Commonwealth countries, either as national or sub-national parliaments, are in most cases an evolution of one of
319-761: The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has the most seats in the Assembly. The Constitutional Act 1791 created the Parliament of Lower Canada . It consisted of two chambers, the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. That parliament and both chambers were abolished in 1841 when the Act of Union 1840 merged Upper Canada and Lower Canada into a single province named the Province of Canada . The Act of Union created
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#1733085789745348-615: The United States include: The legislatures of the States of Brazil are called "legislative assembly", as are the legislatures of the two insular autonomous regions of Portugal , Azores (the Legislative Assembly of the Azores ) and Madeira (the Legislative Assembly of Madeira ), and the regional councils of three Italian regions ( Emilia-Romagna , Marche and Umbria ). In Mexico,
377-607: The 1970s, producing a large turnover in seats. Consequently, existing political parties often lose more than half their seats with the rise of new or opposition political parties. For instance, the 1970 and 1973 elections saw the demise of the Union Nationale and rise of the Parti Québécois, which took power in 1976 . The 1985 and 1994 elections saw the Liberals gain and lose power in landslide elections. The 2018 elections saw
406-532: The Legislative Assembly. In 1968, Bill 90 was passed by the government of Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand , abolishing the Legislative Council and renaming the Legislative Assembly the "National Assembly", in line with the more strident nationalism of the Quiet Revolution . Before 1968, there had been various unsuccessful attempts at abolishing the Legislative Council, which was analogous to the Senate of Canada . With
435-465: The National Council, declaring that its purpose was to give opinions and solutions on general problems and on legislative measures promoted by the Italian government . The government was obliged to hear the opinion of the Council on certain matters such as state budget , taxes and electoral laws . The Council, divided into 10 commissions, ratified, among other laws, the legislative decree that assigned to
464-451: The adoption of the new name, members of the assembly were now designated Members of the National Assembly (MNA) in English. In French, they are referred to as either membre de l'Assemblée nationale with the initialism M.A.N. or as députés de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec . In 1978, television cameras were brought in for the first time to televise parliamentary debates. The colour of
493-455: The eight union territories , Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry . The upper house in states with a bicameral legislature are called Legislative Councils . Members of the former are called MLAs, and those of the latter are called MLCs. Legislative Assembly is the name given to some national legislatures (or one of the houses of the national legislature) of the sovereign nations of: Former assemblies include: Legislative bodies of
522-454: The electoral list. Normally, the lieutenant governor invites the leader of the political party with the largest number of elected candidates to form the government as premier ( premier ministre in French; French does not make a distinction between premier and prime minister ). Quebec's territory is divided into 125 electoral districts (ridings). In each riding, the candidate who receives
551-516: The legislative branch of government of Mexico City is the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City . The Legislative Assembly of Macau is the organ of the legislative branch of the Macau Special Administrative Region. Legislative Assembly of Quebec Official Opposition Parties with official status Parties without official status The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec )
580-553: The legislative chambers of the previous colonial parliaments, whether the full legislature or a lower house . In a number of jurisdictions, the name House of Assembly is used instead. It is one of the main names used in everyday speech for parliament in many countries. Three of the six Australian states style their lower houses as Legislative Assemblies ; in South Australia and Tasmania , they are styled as Houses of Assembly . The unicameral parliaments of Queensland and
609-415: The legislature. Previously, there had been no fixed designation, but they had often been referred to as "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) ( membres de l'Assemblée législative (M.A.L.s) ), which Premier Maurice Duplessis noted in his speech on the bill, "can sometimes be pronounced as ' mal ', which means 'evil' in French." In 1961, Marie-Claire Kirkland became the first woman elected to
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#1733085789745638-444: The most votes is elected and becomes a member of the National Assembly (MNA). This is the first-past-the-post voting system. It tends to produce strong disparities in the number of seats won compared to the popular vote, perhaps best exemplified by the 1966 (wrong-winner result), 1970 (false-majority result), 1973 , and 1998 election (wrong-winner and false-majority result). Quebec elections have also tended to be volatile since
667-438: The old Province of Canada into two, based on the old boundaries of Lower Canada and Upper Canada. The act created a new bicameral Legislature for the province of Quebec, composed of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In December 1955, the assembly passed a bill according the title "Member of Provincial Parliament" ( membre du Parlement provincial ) and the initialism "MPP" ( M.P.P. ) to members of
696-484: The post from single-member districts . The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house , the Legislative Council , was abolished and the remaining house was renamed. The office of President of the National Assembly is equivalent to speaker in other legislatures. As of the 2022 Quebec general election ,
725-489: The rise of the Coalition Avenir Québec , which took power for the first time. Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic and the president of the National Assembly is marked with a †. One of the members of the National Assembly is elected as President of the Assembly (a post called speaker in most other Westminster System assemblies). Any member of the assembly is eligible to stand for election, other than party leaders and Cabinet ministers. The election
754-402: The two self-governing territories also style their legislature as Legislative Assemblies . Queensland originally had a Legislative Council as its upper house , in line with the other states, until it was abolished leaving it the only state with a sole chamber of parliament. The previously self-governing Norfolk Island had its own Legislative Assembly until it was abolished and replaced with
783-464: The walls was changed to suit the needs of television, and the salon vert (green hall) became the salon bleu (blue hall). In 1984, Canadian Forces corporal Denis Lortie stormed into the Parliament Building and opened fire, killing three government employees and wounding thirteen others. His intended target was Premier René Lévesque and his Parti Québécois government. However, he
812-688: Was around 15 minutes early and the Assembly floor was still mostly empty; no politicians were shot. He surrendered to police hours later. Constructed between 1877 and 1886, the Parliament Building features the Second Empire architectural style that was popular for prestigious buildings both in Europe (especially France where the style originated) and the United States during the latter 19th century. Although somewhat more sober in appearance and lacking
841-539: Was no Council for Alberta when it was created in 1905. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was renamed the Quebec National Assembly as part of the abolition of the Legislative Council of Quebec on December 31, 1968. In India , the lower house or the only house of the State Legislatures are called Legislative Assemblies . The same name is also used for the only house of the legislatures of three of
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