Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is a title commonly held by
presiding officers of parliamentary bodies styled
legislative assemblies. The office is most widely used in state and territorial legislatures in
Australia, and in provincial and territorial legislatures in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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Examples follow.
Australia
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Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Jonathan O'Dea, who was elected on 7 May 2019. Traditionally a ...
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Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Though the office had existed since the creation of the Assembly in 1974, it was given greater legislative force wh ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland is elected by the members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly to preside over sittings of the Assembly and to maintain orderly proceedings. The Speaker must be a member of the Legislative ...
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Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria. The presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, the Victorian ...
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Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly. The office has existed since the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1890 under the '' Constitution Act 1889''. The 31st and cur ...
Canada
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Speaker is selected by secret ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
List of speakers
See also
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The office of Speaker in British Columbia
The Speaker is elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly ("M ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.
List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
References
Biographies of Living Members
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (french: Président de l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Notable elections
1920
Nelson Parliament was a Liberal repre ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the presiding officer of the Saskatchewan Legislature.
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
* Thomas MacNutt 1906–1908
*William Charles Sutherland 1908–1912
* John Al ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Falkland Islands
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands. The Speaker also administers the oaths of office and allegiance.
The Legislative Council (established in 1845) was presided o ...
India
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (India)
See also
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President of the Legislative Assembly (disambiguation)
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Speaker of the House of Assembly (disambiguation) Speaker of the House of Assembly may refer to any of the following presiding officers ("speaker (politics), speakers") of legislative bodies styled House of Assembly, Houses of Assembly:
Anguilla
*Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly, Speaker ...
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President of the National Assembly of Quebec The President of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; ''Le Président de l'Assemblée nationale'') is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. In other Angloph ...
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