Canada
In Canada, members of legislative assemblies are called MLAs in all provinces and territories except:
- Ontario, where they have been called Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) since 1938 and before 1938 used both MPP and MLA,
- Quebec, where they are called Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) since 1968, and
- Newfoundland and Labrador, where they are called Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs).
Members of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (despite being a House of Assembly), Prince Edward Island and in the three territories (Yukon, NWT and Nunavut) are known as MLAs.
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