Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

42nd Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type|

Unicameral house

of the Parliament of British Columbia

Sovereign| The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded| July 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded by| Legislative Council
Leadership

Speaker

Raj Chouhan, BC NDP
since December 7, 2020

Premier

David Eby, BC NDP
since November 18, 2022

Leader of the Opposition

Kevin Falcon, BC United
since May 16, 2022

Government House Leader

Ravi Kahlon, BC NDP
since December 7, 2022

Opposition House Leader

Todd Stone, BC United
since May 17, 2022

Structure
Seats| 87

Political groups

| Government

* New Democratic (55)

Opposition

* BC United (20)

Other parties

* Conservative (8)
* Green (2)
* Independent (2)

Elections

Last election

| October 24, 2020

Next election

| October 19, 2024
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
www.leg.bc.ca
Located in Victoria and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly The Parliament Buildings roof with a gilded statue of George Vancouver The Legislative Buildings, Victoria The Legislative Assembly in session, 1921 The legislative chamber Parliament Buildings, Victoria

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (French: Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of Parliament is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 87 elected members[1] and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.[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 by Hansard Broadcasting Services.

## Recent parliaments

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Parliament  | Period  | Government
Premier of British Columbia | Opposition
Leader of the Opposition

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Start  | End  | Party  | Name  | Party  | Name
30th
1972 election | 1972  | 1975  |  | New Democratic | Dave Barrett |  | Social Credit |

* W. A. C. Bennett
* Bill Bennett

31st
1975 election | 1976  | 1979  |  | Social Credit | Bill Bennett  |  | NDP | Dave Barrett
32nd
1979 election | 1979  | 1983  |  | Social Credit | Bill Bennett  |  | NDP | Dave Barrett
33rd
1983 election | 1983  | 1986  |  | Social Credit  |

* Bill Bennett
* Bill Vander Zalm

|  | NDP  |

* Dave Barrett
* Bob Skelly

34th
1986 election | 1987  | 1991  |  | Social Credit  |

* Bill Vander Zalm
* Rita Johnston

|  | NDP  |

* Bob Skelly
* Mike Harcourt

35th
1991 election | 1991  | 1996  |  | NDP  |

* Mike Harcourt
* Glen Clark

|  | Liberal |

* Gordon Wilson
* Fred Gingell
* Gordon Campbell

36th
1996 election | 1996  | 2001  |  | NDP  |

* Glen Clark
* Dan Miller
* Ujjal Dosanjh

|  | Liberal  | Gordon Campbell
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
* Christy Clark

|  | NDP  |

* Carole James
* Dawn Black
* 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  | 2024  |  | NDP  |

* John Horgan
* David Eby

|  | Liberal  |

* Andrew Wilkinson
* Shirley Bond
* Kevin Falcon

| United | Kevin Falcon

## Officeholders

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### Speaker

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* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (BC NDP)

### Other chair occupants

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* Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert & Ronna-Rae Leonard (BC NDP)
* Assistant deputy speaker: Jackie Tegart (BC United)

### Leaders

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* Premier of British Columbia: David Eby (BC NDP)
* Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Falcon (BC United)
* Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau
* Conservative Party leader: John Rustad

### House leaders

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* Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP)
* Opposition House leader: Todd Stone (BC United)
* Green Party House leader: Adam Olsen (BC Green)
* Conservative Party House leader: Bruce Banman (BC Conservative)

## See also

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* Executive Council of British Columbia
* Legislative Council of British Columbia
* List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
* British Columbia Legislature raids

## References

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1. ^ Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2. ^ "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

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* Official website

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Provincial political parties in British Columbia

Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly|

* New Democratic (55)
* BC United (20)
* Conservative (8)
* Green (2)
* Independent (2)

Other parties recognized by Elections BC
that contested the 2020 election|

* Christian Heritage
* Communist
* Libertarian
* Vision

Parties recognized by Elections BC
that did not contest the 2020 election|

* Action
* Cascadia
* Direct Democracy
* Freedom
* Party of Citizens
* Your Political Party

Historical parties represented
in the Legislative Assembly|

* Democratic Reform
* Federated Labour
* Liberal
* People's
* Progressive Democratic
* Provincial
* Reform
* Social Constructive
* Social Credit
* Social Democratic
* Socialist
* Unionist
* United

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Politics of British Columbia

Lieutenant governor|

* Janet Austin
* Former lieutenant governors

Premier|

* David Eby
* Former premiers
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Leader of the Opposition|

* Kevin Falcon
* Former Opposition leaders

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly|

* Raj Chouhan

Legislative Assembly|

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Cabinet positions: Lieutenant governor
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