Definition: One member of the provincial parliament (MPP) is elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in each provincial electoral district in Ontario. MPPs represent the views of their constituents in the legislative assembly, and take part in committees and debates on provincial legislation.
Members of provincial and territory legislative assemblies have slightly different titles depending on the province, but their roles are similar.
Members of provincial and territory legislative assemblies have slightly different titles depending on the province, but their roles are similar.
- In the territories and most other provinces in Canada, the legislature is called the legislative assembly, and its members are called Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs.
- In Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Members of the House of Assembly are called MHAs.
- In Quebec, the legislature is the National Assembly, and provincial representatives are called Members of the National Assembly or MNAs.
