40th Parliament of British Columbia
| 40th Parliament of British Columbia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 5 June 2013 – present | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier |
Hon. Christy Clark | ||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Adrian Dix 5 June 2013 - 4 May 2014 | ||
|
John Horgan 4 May 2014 - | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
| Third party | Green Party* | ||
| * Party does not hold official party status. | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly |
Linda Reid | ||
| Members | 85 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
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The 40th Parliament of British Columbia is the most recent Parliament of British Columbia and comprised the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 15, 2013, and The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon. That election resulted in a majority government for the BC Liberal Party led by Christy Clark, a BC New Democratic Party official opposition, and the Green Party its first member to the parliament.
Members of the 40th Parliament
Standings changes since the 40th general election
| Number of members per party by date |
2013 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | June 5 | July 10 | February 12 | August 4 | August 11 | August 12 | February 2 | ||
| Liberal | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 48 | |||
| NDP | 34 | 33 | 35 | ||||||
| Green | 1 | ||||||||
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total members | 85 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 85 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Government Majority | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| Membership changes in the 40th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| May 14, 2013 | See list of members | Election day of the 40th British Columbia general election | |||
| June 11, 2013 | Ben Stewart | Westside-Kelowna | Liberal | Resigned to allow party leader Christy Clark to contest the seat in a by-election, following her defeat in Vancouver-Point Grey on election day.[1] | |
| July 10, 2013 | Christy Clark | Westside-Kelowna | Liberal | Elected in by-election; Liberal hold. | |
| February 12, 2015 | Marc Dalton | Maple Ridge-Mission | Independent | Left BC Liberal caucus to seek Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission.[2] | |
| August 4, 2015 | Jenny Kwan | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | Resigned to run in the federal election. | |
| August 11, 2015 | Douglas Horne | Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | Liberal | Resigned to run in the federal election. | |
| August 12, 2015 | Marc Dalton | Maple Ridge-Mission | Liberal | Rejoined BC Liberal caucus after losing Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission. | |
| February 2, 2016 | Jodie Wickens | Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | NDP | Elected in by-election; NDP gain | |
| February 2, 2016 | Melanie Mark | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | Elected in by-election; NDP hold. | |
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