Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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42nd Parliament of British Columbia | |
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History | |
Founded | July 20, 1871 |
Preceded by | Legislative Council |
Leadership | |
Government House Leader | |
Opposition House Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 87 |
Political groups | Government
Opposition
Third party
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Elections | |
Last election | October 24, 2020 |
Next election | No later than October 19, 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
Website | |
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the legislature are given royal assent by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.[2]
The current Parliament is the 42nd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 24, 2020. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard Broadcasting Services.
Recent parliaments[edit]
Parliament | Period | Government Premier of British Columbia |
Opposition Leader of the Opposition | |||||
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Start | End | Party | Name | Party | Name | |||
32nd 1979 election |
1979 | 1983 | Social Credit | Bill Bennett | NDP | Dave Barrett | ||
33rd 1983 election |
1983 | 1986 | Social Credit | Bill Bennett | NDP | Dave Barrett | ||
Bob Skelly | ||||||||
34th 1986 election |
1987 | 1991 | Social Credit | Bill Vander Zalm | NDP | Bob Skelly | ||
Rita Johnston | ||||||||
35th 1991 election |
1991 | 1996 | NDP | Mike Harcourt | Liberal | Gordon Wilson | ||
Gordon Campbell | ||||||||
36th 1996 election |
1996 | 2001 | NDP | Glen Clark | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | ||
Dan Miller | ||||||||
Ujjal Dosanjh | ||||||||
37th 2001 election |
2001 | 2005 | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | NDP | Joy MacPhail | ||
38th 2005 election |
2005 | 2009 | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | NDP | Carole James | ||
39th 2009 election |
2009 | 2013 | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | NDP | Carole James | ||
Dawn Black | ||||||||
Christy Clark | ||||||||
Adrian Dix | ||||||||
40th 2013 election |
2013 | 2017 | Liberal | Christy Clark | NDP | Adrian Dix | ||
John Horgan | ||||||||
41st 2017 election |
2017 | 2020 | Liberal | Christy Clark | NDP | John Horgan | ||
NDP | John Horgan | Liberal | Christy Clark | |||||
Rich Coleman | ||||||||
Andrew Wilkinson | ||||||||
42nd 2020 election |
2020 | (ongoing) | NDP | John Horgan | Liberal | Andrew Wilkinson | ||
Shirley Bond | ||||||||
Kevin Falcon |
Officeholders[edit]
Speaker[edit]
Other chair occupants[edit]
- Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert & Ronna-Rae Leonard (BC NDP)
- Assistant deputy speaker: Norm Letnick (BC Liberal)
Leaders[edit]
- Premier of British Columbia: John Horgan (BC NDP)
- Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Falcon (BC Liberal)
- Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau
House leaders[edit]
- Government House leader: Mike Farnworth (BC NDP)
- Opposition House leader: Peter Milobar (BC Liberal)
- Green Party House leader: Sonia Furstenau (BC Green)
See also[edit]
- Executive Council of British Columbia
- Legislative Council of British Columbia
- List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
- BC Legislature Raids
References[edit]
- ^ "Former AG's appointment caps day of confusion at B.C. Legislature". November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union, dated the 16th day of May 1871", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1871/
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 48°25′10″N 123°22′13″W / 48.4195°N 123.3703°W