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House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 or lower house
Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
 of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level.

Historically, the House of Assembly in British
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
 crown colonies superseded the (usually unelected) Legislative Council
Legislative Council

A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC....
 as the colonial
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 legislature, as the colony gained more internal responsible government
Responsible government

Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy....
, in some instances becoming the lower house - in Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
, it forms the lower house of the bicameral parliament - see House of Assembly of Bermuda
House of Assembly of Bermuda

The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituency....
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House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 or lower house
Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
 of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level.

Historically, the House of Assembly in British
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
 crown colonies superseded the (usually unelected) Legislative Council
Legislative Council

A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC....
 as the colonial
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 legislature, as the colony gained more internal responsible government
Responsible government

Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy....
, in some instances becoming the lower house - in Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
, it forms the lower house of the bicameral parliament - see House of Assembly of Bermuda
House of Assembly of Bermuda

The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. The house has 36 members, each elected for a five year term in a single seat constituency....
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Other examples


  • Barbados
    Barbados

    Barbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Continental Island-island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. Located at roughly 13? North of the equator and 59? West of the prime meridian, it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles....
     has the oldest House of Assembly in the Commonwealth
    Commonwealth of Nations

    The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
     - see Barbados House of Assembly
    Barbados House of Assembly

    The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituency....
    .


  • The Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
     and Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
     call their unicameral provincial legislatures the House of Assembly as a result of the provinces' former status as British crown colonies - see Nova Scotia House of Assembly
    Nova Scotia House of Assembly

    The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty Canadian monarchy represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada....
     and Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
    Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

    The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador....
    . The indigenous Haida people
    Haida

    The Haida are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. The Haida territories comprise the archipelago of the Queen Charlotte Islands, known in the Haida language as Haida Gwaii , and the southern half of Prince of Wales Island in the southernmost Alaska Panhandle, which is the home of a subgroup called the '...
     of the Queen Charlotte Islands
    Queen Charlotte Islands

    The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii , and originally in Haida language, Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai , are an archipelago on the British Columbia Coast, Canada....
      also call their legislative body a House of Assembly.


  • In the Australian states
    States and territories of Australia

    The Australia is made up of six states and two major mainland territories. There are also lesser territories that are under the administration of the federal government....
     of South Australia
    South Australia

    South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
     and Tasmania
    Tasmania

    Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
    , the House of Assembly is the lower house - see South Australian House of Assembly
    South Australian House of Assembly

    The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the South Australian Legislative Council....
     and Tasmania House of Assembly.


  • In South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
    , the House of Assembly, known in Afrikaans
    Afrikaans

    Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from Dutch language and thus classified as Low Franconian languages West Germanic languages. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with smaller numbers of speakers living in Botswana, Angola, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Taiwa...
     as the Volksraad, was the lower house of the whites-only parliament
    Parliament

    A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
     until 1981, when the Senate
    Senate of South Africa

    The Senate was the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa of South Africa between 1910 and 1981, and between 1994 and 1997....
     was abolished. Following a new Constitution
    Constitution

    A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
     in 1984, it became one of three Houses of the Tricameral Parliament
    Tricameral Parliament

    The Tricameral Parliament was the name given to the South African parliament and its structure from 1984 to 1994. While still entrenching the political power of the White section of the South African population , it did give a limited political voice to the country's Coloured and Asians in South Africa population groups....
    . Following the end of apartheid and the introduction of a new Constitution in 1994, it was replaced by a National Assembly
    National Assembly

    The National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the National Assembly ....
    .


  • In Dominica
    Dominica

    The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. To the north/northwest lies Guadeloupe, to the southeast Martinique....
    , the House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature, in which the appointed members are called Senators - see House of Assembly of Dominica
    House of Assembly of Dominica

    The unicameral House of Assembly is Dominica's legislative body.The current House of Assembly, formed following Elections in Dominica held on 5 May 2005, has a total of 32 members: 21 members are directly elected in single member Constituency using the simple-majority system for a term of five years....
    .


  • In Nigeria
    Nigeria

    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
    , the House of Assembly is the name given to each state legislature.


  • In Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east....
    , the House of Assembly was the sole parliamentary chamber following the abolition of the country's Senate in 1990, prior to its reinstatement in 2005 - see House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
    House of Assembly of Zimbabwe

    The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Zimbabwe. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate of Zimbabwe was re-introduced....
    .


  • In Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago

    The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
    , the House of Assembly is the legislature of Tobago
    Tobago

    Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada....
    , which enjoys limited self-government - see Tobago House of Assembly
    Tobago House of Assembly

    The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state nation of Trinidad and Tobago....
    .


  • In Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
    , the unicameral National Parliament
    National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

    The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral parliament national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was first created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, but gained its current name with the granting of independence in 1975....
     was known as the House of Assembly
    House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea

    The House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea was the legislature of the territory of Papua and New Guinea from 1964 to 1972. Before 1964, the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea sat from 1951 to 1964 under the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949....
     before independence.


  • The State of California
    California

    California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
     in the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     has the California State Assembly
    California State Assembly

    The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....
    .


See also

  • Legislative Assembly
    Legislative Assembly

    Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its chambers of parliament. The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as in a number of Latin American countries....
  • Legislative Council
    Legislative Council

    A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC....
  • Parliament
    Parliament

    A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....