LA

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LA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, the lower house of the state’s bicameral Parliament.

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Legislative chamber
Lower house
abbreviationType Parliamentary chamber abbreviation
constitutionalStatus Constituent part of the Constitution of Western Australia
country Australia
countrySubdivision State of Western Australia NERFINISHED
electoralSystem Single-member electorates
fullName Legislative Assembly of Western Australia NERFINISHED
governmentLevel State
hasChamber Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
hasHouse Crossbench
Government
Opposition
hasRole Makes state laws for Western Australia
Represents the people of Western Australia
Scrutinises the Government of Western Australia
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia NERFINISHED
houseType Lower house
isAbbreviationFor Legislative Assembly of Western Australia NERFINISHED
isChamberOf Parliament of Western Australia NERFINISHED
isComponentOf Bicameral legislature of Western Australia NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Western Australia NERFINISHED
language English
legislativeBodyOf State of Western Australia NERFINISHED
legislativeProcess Introduces and debates bills
Votes on proposed legislation
legislatureType Unicameral component of bicameral parliament
location Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED
meetsIn Parliament House, Perth NERFINISHED
otherChamber Legislative Council of Western Australia NERFINISHED
oversightFunction Parliamentary committees NERFINISHED
Question time
partOf Parliament of Western Australia NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
regionRepresented Electoral districts of Western Australia NERFINISHED
responsibleFor Appropriation and supply bills for Western Australia NERFINISHED
shortName LA
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliamentaryBody Elected assembly
votingSystem Full preferential voting

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