Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the elected unicameral law-making body of the Canadian province of Manitoba, responsible for passing legislation, approving budgets, and overseeing the provincial government.

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Legislative Assembly of Manitoba canonical 11
Parliament of Manitoba 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial legislative assembly
public body
unicameral legislature
abbreviation MLA
budgetaryPower approves provincial appropriations
convenesBy Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
country Canada
currentPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
surface form: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
dissolvedBy Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
electoralDistrictType single-member constituencies
elects Premier of Manitoba
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
surface form: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
foundedBy Manitoba Act, 1870
governmentType Westminster-style parliamentary legislature
hasCommittee special committees
standing committees
hasLowerHouse yes
hasUpperHouse no
houseType unicameral
inception 1870
jurisdiction Manitoba
language English
French
legalBasis Constitution Act, 1867
Manitoba Act, 1870
legislativeBodyFor Manitoba
surface form: Province of Manitoba
location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
lowerHouseOf Legislative Assembly of Manitoba self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of Manitoba
meetsIn Manitoba Legislative Building
meetsInCity Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
surface form: Winnipeg
memberTitle Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 57
oversees Executive Council of Manitoba
oversightMechanism legislative committees
question period
partOf Government of Manitoba
Parliamentary system of Canada
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
primaryFunction approving provincial budget
holding the provincial government to account
lawmaking
publishes Hansard
reportsTo electorate of Manitoba
seat Manitoba Legislative Building
sessionType annual sessions
termLength up to 4 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/

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Manitoba legislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba lowerHouseOf Legislative Assembly of Manitoba self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of Manitoba
Order of Manitoba establishedBy Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Premier of Manitoba nominatedBy Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Premier of Manitoba reportsTo Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Premier of Manitoba officeHoldersSitIn Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Manitoba Act, 1870 establishedLegislature Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Executive Council of Manitoba worksWith Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Government of Manitoba legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor's suite associatedWithInstitution Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The City of Winnipeg Charter enactedBy Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Lyndon Carlson memberOf Legislative Assembly of Manitoba