Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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]

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
42nd Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type
History
FoundedJuly 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded byLegislative Council
Leadership
Raj Chouhan, BC NDP
since December 7, 2020
John Horgan, BC NDP
since July 18, 2017
Shirley Bond, BC Liberal
since November 23, 2020
Government House Leader
Mike Farnworth, BC NDP
since July 18, 2017
Opposition House Leader
Peter Milobar, BC Liberal[1]
since November 30, 2020
Structure
Seats87
Political groups
Government
  New Democratic (57)
Opposition
  Liberal (28)
Third party
  Green (2)
Elections
Last election
October 24, 2020
Next election
No later than October 19, 2024
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The Parliament Buildings roof with a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Legislative Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. (Pacific Undersea Gardens also pictured.)
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in session, 1921
The Legislative Chamber
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Vancouver island

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
Parliament Period Premier Leader of the Opposition
Start End Party Name Party Name
32nd
1979 election		 1979 1983 Social Credit Bill Bennett New Democratic Dave Barrett
33rd
1983 election		 1983 1986 Social Credit Bill Bennett New Democratic Dave Barrett
Bob Skelly
34th
1986 election		 1987 1991 Social Credit Bill Vander Zalm New Democratic Bob Skelly
Rita Johnston
35th
1991 election		 1991 1996 New Democratic Mike Harcourt Liberal Gordon Wilson
Gordon Campbell
36th
1996 election		 1996 2001 New Democratic Glen Clark Liberal Gordon Campbell
Dan Miller
Ujjal Dosanjh
37th
2001 election		 2001 2005 Liberal Gordon Campbell New Democratic Joy MacPhail
38th
2005 election		 2005 2009 Liberal Gordon Campbell New Democratic Carole James
39th
2009 election		 2009 2013 Liberal Gordon Campbell New Democratic Dawn Black
Christy Clark Dawn Black
Christy Clark Adrian Dix
40th
2013 election		 2013 2017 Liberal Christy Clark New Democratic Adrian Dix
John Horgan
41st
2017 election		 2017 2020 Liberal Christy Clark New Democratic John Horgan
New Democratic John Horgan Liberal Christy Clark
Rich Coleman
Andrew Wilkinson
42nd
2020 election		 2020 (ongoing) New Democratic John Horgan Liberal Andrew Wilkinson
Shirley Bond

Officeholders

Speaker

Other chair occupants

Leaders

House leaders

See also

References
  1. "Former AG's appointment caps day of confusion at B.C. Legislature". November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  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/
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shirley-bond-bc-liberals-interim-leader-1.5813030

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