Territorial assembly (Canada)

In the Canadian Republic, a territorial assembly (French: assemblée térritoriale) is the generic term for the unicameral legislative assembly of one of Canada's five territories. A territorial assembly is thus the legislative branch of a territorial government, and consists of multiple seats each representing a riding (electoral district) of roughly equal population. The political party or coalition holding a majority of seats in the territorial assembly has constitutional prerogative to form the executive branch of the territorial government, formally known as the Territorial Council, with the party/coalition leader being appointed premier (head of government) by the territory's commissioner and thus chairperson of the Territorial Council.