The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. Permanently located in Yellowknife since 1993, the assembly was founded in 1870 and became active in 1872 with the first appointments from the Government of Canada.
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts, each of which elect one senator and two representatives.
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.
The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 state representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 state senators. There are no term limits for either chamber.
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, has 15 members: 13 directly elected for four-year terms, and two ex officio members.
The Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The name of the house was changed from the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands to House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands following the implementation of the new constitution on 9 August 2006. The current name was adopted on 10 December 2024.
The following is the order of precedence for Australia:
- King of Australia: King Charles III
- Governor-General of Australia: Sam Mostyn
- Governor of the State when within their own State.
- Governors of the other States in order of appointment:
- Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley
- Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker
- Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson
- Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young
- Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson
- Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner
- When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
- Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
- When within their own State or Territory, the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election :
- President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick
- Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
- Senior diplomatic posts:
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
- Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons :
- Ministry List
- The Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
- The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
- Former holders of high offices:
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- William Deane (1996–2001)
- Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
- Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
- Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
- David Hurley (2019-2024)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- Paul Keating (1991–1996)
- John Howard (1996–2007)
- Kevin Rudd
- Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
- Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
- Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
- Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
- Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
- Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
- Robert French (2008–2017)
- Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
- Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
- Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
- Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
- Premier of Queensland: David Crisafulli
- Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
- Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
- Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
- The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- Michelle Gordon
- James Edelman
- Simon Steward
- Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
- Jayne Jagot
- Robert Beech-Jones
- Senior judges:
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
- Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia : Will Alstergren
- Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia : Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
- The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment :
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia: Chris Kourakis
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: Michael Grant
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Anne Ferguson
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia: Peter Quinlan
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales: Andrew Bell
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: Lucy McCallum
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: Helen Bowskill
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania: Chris Shanahan
- Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
- Ian Sinclair
- Sir William Heseltine
- The Chief of the Defence Force
- Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Members of Parliament
- Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
- President of the Fair Work Commission: Adam Hatcher SC
- President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: Emilios Kyrou
- Other Judges of Federal, State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
- Lord Mayor of Sydney: Councillor Clover Moore
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne: Councillor Nicholas Reece
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane: Councillor Adrian Schrinner
- Lord Mayor of Perth: Basil Zempilas
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide: Dr Jane Lomax-Smith
- Lord Mayor of Hobart: Councillor Anna Reynolds
- Lord Mayor of Darwin: Lord Mayor of Darwin, Kon Vatskalis
- Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
- The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
- Presiding officers of the other State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell
- Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts)
- President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council: Terry Stephens
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Maree Edwards
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Shaun Leane
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Ben Franklin
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Greg Piper
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Leon Bignell
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Michelle O'Byrne
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Robyn Lambley
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Mark Parton
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Pat Weir
- The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons, then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
- Executive Council of New South Wales
- Executive Council of Victoria
- Executive Council of Queensland
- Executive Council of Western Australia
- Executive Council of South Australia
- Executive Council of Tasmania
- Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
- Executive Council of the Northern Territory
- The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
- Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
- Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: Brad Battin
- Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: Steven Miles
- Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
- Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Vincent Tarzia
- Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Dean Winter
- Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Leanne Castley
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Selena Uibo
- Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons
- Members of the particular State or Territory legislature, and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
- New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
- Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
- Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
- Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Stephen Chappell
- Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign, specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above, and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing, and, where two people hold the same decoration or honour, according to the date on which the award was announced
- Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
The states and territories are the second level of government of Australia. The states are partially sovereign, administrative divisions that are self-governing polities, having ceded some sovereign rights to the federal government. They have their own constitutions, legislatures, executive governments, judiciaries and law enforcement agencies that administer and deliver public policies and programs. Territories can be autonomous and administer local policies and programs much like the states in practice, but are still legally subordinate to the federal government.
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, elected to two-year terms without term limits. The legislature meets in Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
A committee of the whole is a meeting of a legislative or deliberative assembly using procedural rules that are based on those of a committee, except that in this case the committee includes all members of the assembly. As with other (standing) committees, the activities of a committee of the whole are limited to considering and making recommendations on matters that the assembly has referred to it; it cannot take up other matters or vote directly on the assembly's business. The purpose of a committee of the whole is to relax the usual limits on debate, allowing a more open exchange of views without the urgency of a final vote. Debates in a committee of the whole may be recorded but are often excluded from the assembly's minutes. After debating, the committee submits its conclusions to the assembly and business continues according to the normal rules.
A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system.
Oregon's Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1848 as the legislative branch of the government of the Oregon Territory. The upper chamber Council and lower chamber House of Representatives first met in July 1849; they served as the region's legislative body until Oregon became a state in February 1859, when they were replaced by the bicameral Oregon State Legislature.
State Governments of India are the governments ruling over the 28 states and 3 union territories of India with the head of Council of Ministers in every state being the Chief Minister, who also serves as the head of the government. Power is divided between the Union government and the state governments. The federal government appoints a Governor for each state, who serves as the ceremonial head of state, and a Lieutenant Governor for certain union territories, whose powers vary depending on the specific union territory.
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Honourable or The Honorable is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.
The 1848 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on May 8, 1848. This was the election for the first Governor of Wisconsin, which became a U.S. state that year, as it was held concurrent with a public referendum to ratify the Constitution of Wisconsin.
The General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, commonly known as the General Assembly, was the legislature of the U.S. territory of Arkansas, from 1819 to 1835. The General Assembly was directly elected, albeit on a restricted franchise. Its legislative power was subject to veto by the appointed Governor.
