Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories

This is a list of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's lieutenant governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces). Historically, several provinces had bicameral legislatures, but they all eventually dissolved their upper house or merged it with their lower house, so that all provincial legislatures are now unicameral.

Members of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories are called by various names. In most provinces and all three territories, they are called Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in English. In Ontario, they are called members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs); in Quebec, they are called members of the National Assembly (MNAs); and in Newfoundland and Labrador, they are called members of the House of Assembly (MHAs).

The legislative assembly with the most members is the National Assembly of Quebec, which consists of 125 MNAs. The provincial legislative assembly with the fewest members is the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, which consists of 27 MLAs. All of the legislative assemblies of Canada’s territories have fewer members than that of Prince Edward Island.

Current legislative assemblies

Provincial legislative assemblies

Territorial assemblies

Autonomous area assemblies

Gallery

Composition

In the table below, the parties with shading form part of the provincial government whilst the parties in bold have official party status.

Past legislative chambers

Past legislative chambers of provinces and territories

*Included some elected members, but did not have responsible government.

* Labrador was added to the name of the province in 2001. Before then, the bodies were the Newfoundland House of Assembly, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, and General Assembly of Newfoundland.

* The territory's name was changed from St. John's Island to Prince Edward Island in 1798. Before then, the bodies were the House of Assembly of the Island of St. John, Legislative Council of the Island of St. John, Lieutenant Governor of the Island of St. John, and General Assembly of the Island of St. John.

Past assemblies of former territories and colonies

Notes

^ a b c d e f g h i j k In French: Assemblée législative.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In French: Premier ministre (masculine) or Première ministre (feminine).
^ In French: Assemblée nationale.
^ 10 other official names: Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (French), Beba Ɂełígíth Ɂeła Déłtth’ı Kų́é (Chipewyan), ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ (Inuktitut), K'áowe gogha ełek'éterewe ke łénakedé (North Slavey), Gogha Sombaa Nálée (South Slavey), Ek’ètehtsodǫ Łegehdı̀ Kǫ̀ (Tlicho), Ihumiurviat Malirutaliatigun (Inuinnaqtun), Dagwidįį'è' Tr'igwahtsii Geenjit Nadhat Kat" (Gwichʼin), Legislative Assemblitkut (Inuvialuktun).
^ In Inuktut: ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐊ.
^ In Inuktut: ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ.
^ In Haida: X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay.
^ Confidence and supply agreement

References

^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "WELCOME to the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of BRITISH COLUMBIA". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly Donald Desserud; Stewart Hyson – Canadian Parliamentary Review- La Revue parlementaire canadienne". 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "House of Assembly - Newfoundland and Labrador". www.assembly.nl.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Nova Scotia Legislature". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home page". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home | Legislative Assembly". www.assembly.pe.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home | Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories". www.ntassembly.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Nunavut Legislative Assembly". assembly.nu.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Yukon Legislative Assembly | Yukon Legislative Assembly". yukonassembly.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Council of the Haida Nation". 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Executive | Nisga'a Lisims Government". www.nisgaanation.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Home". Nunatsiavut Government. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Assembly". Tłı̨chǫ Government. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
^ The Legislative Council was an elected body from 1862 to 1893. "Elections PEI: Provincial Electoral Reform". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2008-10-18.