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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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
linked to: Western Australia
electoralSystem Single-member electorates
fullName Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
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
houseType Lower house
isAbbreviationFor Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
isChamberOf Parliament of Western Australia
isComponentOf Bicameral legislature of Western Australia
jurisdiction Western Australia
language English
legislativeBodyOf State of Western Australia
linked to: Western Australia
legislativeProcess Introduces and debates bills
Votes on proposed legislation
legislatureType Unicameral component of bicameral parliament
location Perth, Western Australia
linked to: Perth
meetsIn Parliament House, Perth
otherChamber Legislative Council of Western Australia
oversightFunction Parliamentary committees
Question time
partOf Parliament of Western Australia
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
regionRepresented Electoral districts of Western Australia
responsibleFor Appropriation and supply bills for Western Australia
shortName LA
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliamentaryBody Elected assembly
votingSystem Full preferential voting

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