Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the unicameral provincial parliament responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in Canada’s smallest province.

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Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island canonical 5

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instanceOf parliament
provincial legislature
unicameral legislature
abbreviation MLA
belongsTo Anglo-Canadian parliamentary tradition
constitutionalLevel subnational
constitutionalStatus creature of the Constitution Act, 1867 and subsequent amendments
country Canada
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
establishedInPeriod colonial era
governmentType Westminster-style parliamentary democracy
governs Prince Edward Island
surface form: Province of Prince Edward Island
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasFunction budget approval
legislation
oversight
representation
hasHouseType single house
hasOppositionRole Leader of the Opposition
surface form: Leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
surface form: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
headOfGovernmentSelectedBy confidence of the Assembly
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of Prince Edward Island
higherLevelGovernment Government of Prince Edward Island
jurisdiction Prince Edward Island
language English
legislativeType unicameral
locatedIn Charlottetown
meetsIn Province House
meetsInCapital Charlottetown
membersCalled Members of the Legislative Assembly
monarchRepresentedBy Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
numberOfChambers 1
oversightFunction questions executive branch
scrutinizes provincial budget
partOf Parliamentary system of Canada
passes provincial statutes
publishes Hansard (legislative debates record)
represents residents of Prince Edward Island
responsibleFor provincial public policy
provincial spending authorization
provincial taxation within its powers
role makes provincial laws
oversees provincial government
typeOfLaw provincial legislation

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Prince Edward Island legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Premier of Prince Edward Island appointedOnTheAdviceOf Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Premier of Prince Edward Island subordinateTo Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Premier of Prince Edward Island reportsTo Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Premier of Prince Edward Island worksWith Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island