Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level.

Historically, the Legislative Assembly in British crown colonies superseded the (usually unelected) Legislative Council as the colonial legislature, as the colony gained more internal self-government, in some instances becoming the lower house.

In Australia, the Legislative Assembly is the lower house of parliament in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia, while in South Australia and Tasmania, the lower house is called the House of Assembly. It is the sole parliamentary chamber in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.

In Canada, the Legislative Assembly is the name of the parliament in all provinces and territories except Quebec, where it is called the National Assembly and Newfoundland, where it is called the House of Assembly.

In the context of the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly (Assemblée Legislative) functioned as the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792.