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Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, or Assemblymember. In the current legislative session, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 60 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 19 seats.
A Member of the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2020), now Member of the Senedd (MS); A member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) (1973–1974); A Member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore (1955–1965), which was succeeded by the Parliament of Singapore when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia in 1965
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region , but is also used for several national legislatures.
Members of the smaller chamber represent more citizens and usually serve for longer terms than members of the larger chamber, generally four years. In 41 states, the larger chamber is called the House of Representatives. Five states designate the larger chamber the assembly, three states call it the House of Delegates, and one has just one chamber.
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, [2] with the New York State Senate being the upper house. [3] There are 150 seats in the Assembly. [4] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. [5] The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected by popular vote , drawn by sortition , appointed, or some combination of these methods.
Legislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its houses. The name is used by a number of countries, including member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations and other countries.
The language is: "The National Assembly shall be constituted of members chosen by and sent from the several Provincial Assemblies." [3] This National Assembly appears to have no direct link to any French words, although the concept is the same.