33rd Parliament of British Columbia

The 33rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1983 to 1986. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1983.[1] The Social Credit Party led by Bill Bennett formed the government. After Bennett retired in 1986, Bill Vander Zalm became Premier.[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the official opposition. After Barrett resigned his seat in 1984, Bob Skelly became party leader.[3]

Kenneth Walter Davidson served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 33rd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1983:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
     Robert Evans Skelly Alberni NDP
     Al Passarell Atlin NDP
  James J. (Jim) Hewitt Boundary-Similkameen Social Credit
     Rosemary Brown Burnaby-Edmonds NDP
     Eileen Dailly Burnaby North NDP
  Elwood Neal Veitch Burnaby-Willingdon Social Credit
  Alexander Vaughan Fraser Cariboo Social Credit
  William Samuel (Bill) Ritchie Central Fraser Valley Social Credit
  Harvey Schroeder Chilliwack Social Credit
  James Roland Chabot Columbia River Social Credit
     Karen Elizabeth Sanford Comox NDP
     Mark Willson Rose Coquitlam-Moody NDP
     Barbara Brookman Wallace Cowichan-Malahat NDP
  Kenneth Walter Davidson Delta Social Credit
  Forbes Charles Austin Pelton Dewdney Social Credit
     Frank Mitchell Esquimalt-Port Renfrew NDP
  Claude Harry Richmond Kamloops Social Credit
  Terence Patrick Segarty Kootenay Social Credit
  Robert Howard McClelland Langley Social Credit
     Don Lockstead Mackenzie NDP
  John Michael Parks Maillardville-Coquitlam Social Credit
     David Daniel Stupich Nanaimo NDP
     Lorne Nicolson Nelson-Creston NDP
     Dennis Geoffrey Cocke New Westminster NDP
     Colin Stuart Gabelmann North Island NDP
  Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet North Peace River Social Credit
  Angus Creelman Ree North Vancouver-Capilano Social Credit
  John (Jack) Davis North Vancouver-Seymour Social Credit
  Brian Ray Douglas Smith Oak Bay-Gordon Head Social Credit
  Donald James Campbell Okanagan North Social Credit
  William Richards Bennett Okanagan South Social Credit
  Jack Joseph Kempf Omineca Social Credit
  John Herbert (Jack) Heinrich Prince George North Social Credit
  William Bruce Strachan Prince George South Social Credit
     Graham Lea Prince Rupert NDP
  James Arthur Nielsen Richmond Social Credit
     Christopher D'Arcy Rossland-Trail NDP
  Hugh Austin Curtis Saanich and the Islands Social Credit
  Michael C. Clifford Shuswap-Revelstoke Social Credit
     Frank Howard Skeena NDP
  Donald McGray Phillips South Peace River Social Credit
  Rita Margaret Johnston Surrey Social Credit
  William Earl (Bill) Reid
     Emery Oakland Barnes Vancouver Centre NDP
     Gary Lauk
     David Barrett Vancouver East NDP
     Alexander Barrett MacDonald
  Grace Mary McCarthy Vancouver-Little Mountain Social Credit
  Douglas Lyle Mowat
  Garde Basil Gardom Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit
  Patrick Lucey McGeer
  Russell Gordon Fraser Vancouver South Social Credit
  Charles Stephen Rogers
     Robin Kyle Blencoe Victoria NDP
     Gordon William Hanson
  John Douglas Reynolds West Vancouver-Howe Sound Social Credit
  Thomas Manville Waterland Yale-Lillooet Social Credit

Notes:

    Party standings

    Affiliation Members
    Social Credit 35
         New Democratic Party 22
     Total
    57
     Government Majority
    13

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[1]

    Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
    Okanagan North Lyle MacWilliam New Democratic Party November 8, 1984 Death of D.J. Campbell June 10, 1984
    Vancouver East Robert Arthur Williams New Democratic Party November 8, 1984 D. Barrett resigned June 1, 1984 to become a talk show host

    Notes:

      Other changes

      References

      1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
      2. "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
      3. "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
      4. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
      5. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf
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