A Member of the Legislative Assembly (abbreviated MLA) or a Member of the Legislature (abbreviated ML), is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction.

Members of the Legislative Assembly use the suffix MP in New South Wales and Queensland.

In Western Australia, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory, members are known as MLAs. However the suffix MP is also commonly used. South Australia and Tasmania have a House of Assembly and denote its members MHA.

In Victoria members can use either MP or MLA.

In federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives are designated MP and not MHR.

In Brazil, Members of all 26 Legislative Assemblies (Portuguese: Assembléias Legislativas) are called deputados estaduais (English: statewide deputies). The Federal District Legislative Assembly is actually called Legislative Chamber (Portuguese: Câmara Legislativa), and is composed by deputados distritais (English: district deputies). Unlike the federal legislative body, which is bicameral, Brazilian states legislatures are unicameral. Members of the Lower House are also called deputies, but they are deputados federais (English: federal deputies).

Sarve Satyanarayana (born 4 April 1954) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing Malkajgiri constituency.

Sarve Satyanarayana was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in a dalit family to Laxmaiah and Mallamma. He did his B.A, LL.B. from Osmania University, Hyderabad at Evening College of Law, Abids, Hyderabad. He was a Student union leader at Law college.

He rendered about 13 years of Govt. service in SBH Compilation from 1972–77; HMT, Hyderabad, from 1972–78; and SAIL, Hyderabad, 1978-1985. He was a trade union leader for about 10,000 employees in SAIL , spread over 42 branches all over the country.

Sarve Satyanarayna was elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1989, elected to the Lok Sabha from Siddipet constituency in 2004 and from Malkajgiri constituency in 2009. Generally known for his mild behavior, he recently shocked everyone when he foul mouthed a civil servant (Addl. Divisional Engineer) by finding his name at the bottom while less important leaders were placed above him on the inauguration-plaque of an electrical sub-station. He even threatened the officer with dire consequences and thrashing by his followers present at the venue. Within two days he came back to media and apologized. Again recently he picked up a fight with the AP textiles minister, Shankar Rao, over a protocol issue. Since then they both are not on talking terms.