Member of the Legislative Assembly
Representative of voters to a regional or sometimes national legislature
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A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national legislatures.
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