In the federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives are designated MP and not MHR.
[5] In Brazil, members of all 26 legislative assemblies (Portuguese: assembléias legislativas) are called deputados estaduais (English: state deputies).
Unlike the federal legislative body which is bicameral, Brazilian state legislatures are unicameral.
Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong are referred to as Legco Councillors.
A person, if qualified, may be elected as an MLA based on universal adult suffrage by an electorate consisting of all citizens above the age of 18 of that state or UT.
However, with an Act of Parliament, the seats can be fewer than 60, as such is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the UT of Puducherry.
The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia.
The hereditary rulers or governors are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the chief minister.