{"id":173,"date":"2026-04-09T07:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/assembly\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:22:17","slug":"becoming-an-mla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/assembly\/legislative-assembly\/becoming-an-mla\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming an MLA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/assembly\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/assembly\/legislative-assembly\/\">Legislative Assembly<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Becoming an MLA<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Becoming an MLA<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7f51fafc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you interested in standing as an MLA in the 2021 General Election? 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