Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
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A Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) is an elected representative who serves in the Northern Ireland Assembly, helping to make and scrutinize laws and decisions for the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative role
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political position ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy |
disqualification under electoral law
ⓘ
loss of seat at election ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| canIntroduce |
primary legislation (Assembly Bills)
ⓘ
secondary legislation (statutory rules) subject to procedures ⓘ |
| constituencyStructure | 5 MLAs per Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Northern Ireland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBy | voters in Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies ⓘ |
| electionSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | proportional representation ⓘ |
| employer | Northern Ireland Assembly Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCreationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
observe the Assembly code of conduct
ⓘ
uphold the Northern Ireland Act 1998 settlement ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
debate public policy
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make laws for Northern Ireland ⓘ represent constituents in Northern Ireland ⓘ scrutinize the work of the Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ serve on Assembly committees ⓘ vote on legislation ⓘ |
| ineligibleIf |
certain public offices under UK law
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member of the House of Commons ⓘ member of the House of Lords holding a disqualifying office ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Irish: Comhalta den Tionól Reachtach (Tuaisceart Éireann)
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Ulster Scots: Laa-makkin Assemblie Member (Norlin Airlan) ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Northern Ireland Act 1998 and subsequent amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Northern Ireland Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament Buildings, Stormont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 90 ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | Northern Ireland Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | subnational legislator ⓘ |
| oversightOf | Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–1974)
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1982–1986) ⓘ |
| receives | salary and allowances determined by legislation and independent review ⓘ |
| replacedOffice | Member of the Northern Ireland Forum ⓘ |
| reportsTo | electorate of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| requiresCitizenship | normally British or Irish citizen or qualifying Commonwealth citizen ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | member of devolved legislature ⓘ |
| shortName | MLA ⓘ |
| termLength | up to 5 years ⓘ |
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