42nd Parliament of British Columbia
The 42nd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] All 87 seats were up for election.[2]
| 42nd Parliament of British Columbia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| December 7, 2020 – present | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Hon. John Horgan July 18, 2017 – present | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Shirley Bond November 23, 2020 – present | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | New Democratic Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | Green Party | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
 Seating arrangements of the Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Hon. Raj Chouhan December 7, 2020 – present | ||
| Government House Leader | Hon. Mike Farnworth July 18, 2017 – present | ||
| Opposition House Leader | Peter Milobar December 7, 2020 – present | ||
| Members | 87 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | HM Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – present | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | HH Hon. Janet Austin April 24, 2018 – present | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st Session December 7, 2020 – present | |||
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The 41st Parliament of British Columbia was dissolved on September 21, 2020. The 42nd Parliament convened for its first session on December 7, 2020.
Party standings
| Affiliation | House members | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 election results | ||
| New Democratic | 57 | |
| Liberal | 28 | |
| Green | 2 | |
| Total members | 87 | |
| Total seats | 87 | |
A judicial recount was ordered in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky as the difference between the first place BC Liberal candidate and second place BC Green candidate is 41 votes; within the threshold of 1/500 of the total votes cast or 49 votes.
Officeholders
Speaker
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (December 7, 2020 – present)
Other chair occupants
- Deputy speaker: Spencer Chandra Herbert
- Assistant deputy speaker: Norm Letnick
- Deputy chair, Committee of the Whole: Ronna-Rae Leonard
Leaders
- Premier of British Columbia:
- John Horgan, NDP (July 18, 2017 – present)[3]
- Leader of the Opposition:
- Andrew Wilkinson, Liberal (February 3, 2018 – November 23, 2020)
- Shirley Bond , Liberal (interim; November 23, 2020 – present)
- Green Party leader:
- Sonia Furstenau (September 14, 2020 – present)
House leaders
- Government House Leader : Mike Farnworth
- Opposition House Leader: Peter Milobar
Members of the 42nd Parliament
- The name in bold and italics, with "
", is the premier - The names in bold, with "", are cabinet ministers and ministers of state
- The name in italics, with "
" is the leader of the Official Opposition
References
- "B.C. election results: Live, real-time results from the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- "Poll shows B.C. NDP retains large lead over Liberals as election day looms". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- Shaw, Rob (July 19, 2017). "B.C. NDP Cabinet 2017: Metro Vancouver MLAs handed key cabinet roles". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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