Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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provincial legislative assembly public authority unicameral legislature

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

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provincial legislative assembly → public authority → unicameral legislature →
abbreviation	MLA →
advises	Lieutenant Governor of Alberta →
canBeDissolvedBy	Lieutenant Governor of Alberta →
constitutionalBasis	Alberta Act, 1905 → Constitution Act, 1867 →
country	Canada →
electionType	general election →
electoralAuthority	Elections Alberta →
employs	Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta →
follows	North-West Legislative Assembly →
governingBodyOf	Government of Alberta →
governmentType	parliamentary system at the provincial level →
hasCommittee	Standing committees →
hasNumberOfHouses	1 →
hasPower	to amend provincial laws → to hold the executive to account → to pass budgets →
houseType	unicameral →
inception	1905 →
jurisdiction	Alberta →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeBodyFor	Province of Alberta →
legislativeProcess	debates bills → passes provincial legislation →
locatedIn	Edmonton →
meetsFrequency	in sessions called by the Lieutenant Governor →
meetsIn	Alberta Legislature Building →
membersCalled	Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta →
numberOfMembers	87 →
oversees	Executive Council of Alberta → provincial government of Alberta →
partOf	Parliament of Alberta →
presidingOfficer	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta →
regionServed	Alberta →
role	government oversight → lawmaking → representation of Albertans →
seats	Alberta electoral districts →
supervises	public spending in Alberta →
symbol	Mace of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta →
termLength	up to 4 years →
typeOfLegislation	provincial statutes →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →
website	https://www.assembly.ab.ca →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta →	associatedWith
Alberta →	hasLegislature
Premier of Alberta →	memberOf
Legislative Assembly of Alberta ("Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta") →	membersCalled
Legislative Assembly of Alberta ("Parliament of Alberta") →	partOf
Premier of Alberta →	reportsTo