First recorded in 1645–55
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Candidates for state governors and house of assembly will be chosen ahead of the convention.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2022
The next year, he contested elections for PNG’s new house of assembly and became chief minister.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2021
The word comes from an old Norse word meaning "house of assembly".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2019
Musi Maimane, the leader of the official opposition in the house of assembly and a vocal critic of President Zuma, disagreed with the EFF's approach.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2015
After the president, the members of the council and house of assembly rank next among the grandees, all of whom, no doubt, are— “Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors.”
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
Political parties are banned, but individual candidates can run for seats in the House of Assembly every five years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
“We were seduced by China,” said Tim Whetstone, a member of South Australia’s House of Assembly representing the Riverland, the country’s biggest grape-producing region.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Members of the House of Assembly were discussing the proposal in a session Thursday.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
Mottley’s and De Peiza’s parties have candidates vying to fill each of the 30 seats in the island’s House of Assembly, while Atherley’s party has 20 such candidates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
The late James Boteneau Franklin, for many years Clerk of the House of Assembly, was his eldest son.
From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.
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