Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
40th Parliament of British Columbia

Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Parliament of British Columbia
History
Founded	July 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded by	none
Leadership
Speaker	Linda Reid, Liberal Since June 26, 2013
Premier	Christy Clark, Liberal Since March 14, 2011
Leader of the Opposition	John Horgan, NDP Since May 4, 2014
Government House Leader	Rich Coleman, Liberal Since March 14, 2011
Opposition House Leader	Bruce Ralston, NDP Since March 18, 2014
Structure
Seats	85

Political groups	Governing Party Liberal (48) Opposition Parties NDP (33) Green (1) Independent (1) Vacant (2)
Elections
Last election	May 14, 2013
Next election	May 9, 2017 or earlier
Meeting place

Parliament Building, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca

Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), 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, BC. (Pacific Undersea Gardens also pictured.)

The legislature of British Columbia in session, 1921

Legislative Chamber

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, while the other is the Queen in Right of British Columbia, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

The Legislature meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The current Parliament is the 40th Parliament. The most recent general election was the British Columbia general election held on May 14, 2013.

Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard TV.

Parliaments

Legislature	Start	End		Premier		Opposition Leader
29th	1970	1972	SC	W. A. C. Bennett	NDP	Thomas R. Berger
29th	1970	1972		W. A. C. Bennett	NDP	Dave Barrett
30th	1972	1975	NDP	Dave Barrett	SC	W. A. C. Bennett
30th	1972	1975		Dave Barrett	SC	Bill Bennett
31st	1975	1979	SC	Bill Bennett	NDP	Dave Barrett
32nd	1979	1982
33rd	1983	1986
33rd	1983	1986			NDP	Bob Skelly
34th	1987	1991	SC	Bill Vander Zalm	NDP
34th	1987	1991	SC	Rita Johnston
35th	1992	1996	NDP	Mike Harcourt	LIB	Gordon Wilson
36th	1996	2001	NDP	Glen Clark		Gordon Wilson
				Glen Clark	LIB	Gordon Campbell
			NDP	Dan Miller
			NDP	Ujjal Dosanjh
37th	2001	2005	LIB	Gordon Campbell	NDP	Joy MacPhail
38th	2005	2009			NDP	Carole James
39th	2009	2013			NDP	Dawn Black
			LIB	Christy Clark	NDP	Dawn Black
					NDP	Adrian Dix
40th (current)	2013	—				Adrian Dix
40th (current)	2013	—			NDP	John Horgan

Current members

Member	Party	Electoral district
Darryl Plecas	Liberal	Abbotsford South
Mike de Jong	Liberal	Abbotsford West
Simon Gibson	Liberal	Abbotsford-Mission
Scott Fraser	NDP	Alberni-Pacific Rim
Linda Larson	Liberal	Boundary-Similkameen
Kathy Corrigan	NDP	Burnaby-Deer Lake
Raj Chouhan	NDP	Burnaby-Edmonds
Jane Shin	NDP	Burnaby-Lougheed
Richard Lee	Liberal	Burnaby North
Donna Barnett	Liberal	Cariboo-Chilcotin
Coralee Oakes	Liberal	Cariboo North
John Martin	Liberal	Chilliwack
Laurie Throness	Liberal	Chilliwack-Hope
Norm Macdonald	NDP	Columbia River-Revelstoke
Don McRae	Liberal	Comox Valley
Jodie Wickens	NDP	Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Selina Robinson	NDP	Coquitlam-Maillardville
Bill Routley	NDP	Cowichan Valley
Scott Hamilton	Liberal	Delta North
Vicki Huntington	Independent	Delta South
Maurine Karagianis	NDP	Esquimalt-Royal Roads
Rich Coleman	Liberal	Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Jackie Tegart	Liberal	Fraser-Nicola
John Horgan	NDP	Juan de Fuca
Terry Lake	Liberal	Kamloops-North Thompson
Todd Stone	Liberal	Kamloops-South Thompson
Norm Letnick	Liberal	Kelowna-Lake Country
Steve Thomson	Liberal	Kelowna-Mission
Bill Bennett	Liberal	Kootenay East
Katrine Conroy	NDP	Kootenay West
Mary Polak	Liberal	Langley
Marc Dalton	Liberal	Maple Ridge-Mission
Doug Bing	Liberal	Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Leonard Krog	NDP	Nanaimo
Doug Routley	NDP	Nanaimo-North Cowichan
John Rustad	Liberal	Nechako Lakes
Michelle Mungall	NDP	Nelson-Creston
Judy Darcy	NDP	New Westminster
Jennifer Rice	NDP	North Coast
Claire Trevena	NDP	North Island
Naomi Yamamoto	Liberal	North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Jane Thornthwaite	Liberal	North Vancouver-Seymour
Andrew J. Weaver	Green	Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Michelle Stilwell	Liberal	Parksville-Qualicum
Pat Pimm	Liberal	Peace River North
Mike Bernier	Liberal	Peace River South
Dan Ashton	Liberal	Penticton
Mike Farnworth	NDP	Port Coquitlam
Linda Reimer	Liberal	Port Moody-Coquitlam
Nicholas Simons	NDP	Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Mike Morris	Liberal	Prince George-Mackenzie
Shirley Bond	Liberal	Prince George-Valemount
Teresa Wat	Liberal	Richmond Centre
Linda Reid	Liberal	Richmond East
John Yap	Liberal	Richmond-Steveston
Gary Holman	NDP	Saanich North and the Islands
Lana Popham	NDP	Saanich South
Greg Kyllo	Liberal	Shuswap
Robin Austin	NDP	Skeena
Doug Donaldson	NDP	Stikine
Stephanie Cadieux	Liberal	Surrey-Cloverdale
Peter Fassbender	Liberal	Surrey-Fleetwood
Sue Hammell	NDP	Surrey-Green Timbers
Harry Bains	NDP	Surrey-Newton
Marvin Hunt	Liberal	Surrey-Panorama
Amrik Virk	Liberal	Surrey-Tynehead
Bruce Ralston	NDP	Surrey-Whalley
Gordon Hogg	Liberal	Surrey-White Rock
George Heyman	NDP	Vancouver-Fairview
Sam Sullivan	Liberal	Vancouver-False Creek
Suzanne Anton	Liberal	Vancouver-Fraserview
Shane Simpson	NDP	Vancouver-Hastings
Mable Elmore	NDP	Vancouver-Kensington
Adrian Dix	NDP	Vancouver-Kingsway
Moira Stilwell	Liberal	Vancouver-Langara
Melanie Mark	NDP	Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
David Eby	NDP	Vancouver-Point Grey
Andrew Wilkinson	Liberal	Vancouver-Quilchena
Spencer Chandra Herbert	NDP	Vancouver-West End
Eric Foster	Liberal	Vernon-Monashee
Carole James	NDP	Victoria-Beacon Hill
Rob Fleming	NDP	Victoria-Swan Lake
Ralph Sultan	Liberal	West Vancouver-Capilano
Jordan Sturdy	Liberal	West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Christy Clark	Liberal	Westside-Kelowna

Current party standings

Seating plan to the 40th Parliament

Standings changes

Number of members per party by date		2013			2015				2016
Number of members per party by date		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


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.

Officeholders

Speaker

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Linda Reid, Liberal

Other Chair occupants

Deputy Speaker: Richard T. Lee, Liberal
Assistant Deputy Speaker: Raj Chouhan, NDP
Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole: Marc Dalton, Liberal

References

↑ "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark". Vancouver Sun, June 5, 2013.
↑ "B.C. MLA Marc Dalton to seek federal Tory nomination in Fraser Valley riding". The Province, February 12, 2015.
↑ "Edited Hansard of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session". Queen's Printer for Canada. 2012-02-01. See the YouTube clip, MP Joyce Murray on the Black Rod of B.C..
↑ "2014 Speech from the Throne in Photos". BC b-sides (Province of British Columbia). 2014-02-18. See the YouTube clip, B.C. Diamond Jubilee Inaugural Celebration Event, as another source.

Provincial political parties in British Columbia

Legislative Assembly	Liberal (49) New Democratic (34) Green (1) Independent (1)

Other parties recognized by Elections BC, active in the 2013 election	British Columbia Party Christian Heritage Communist Conservative Excalibur First Libertarian Marijuana Platinum Unparty Vision Work Less Your Political Party

Other parties recognized by Elections BC, inactive in the 2013 election	Action Land Air Water Peoples People's Front Progressive Refederation Reform VanIsle

Historical parties represented in the legislature	Democratic Reform Federated Labour People's Party Progressive Democratic Alliance Provincial Reform Social Constructive Social Credit Social Democratic Socialist Unionist United

Politics of British Columbia

Lieutenant-Governor	Judith Guichon Former lieutenant-governors

Premier	Christy Clark Former Premiers By time in office

Opposition Leader	John Horgan Former Opposition Leaders

Speaker of the Assembly	Linda Reid

Legislature	Current Parliament Former Parliaments Cabinet

Political parties	Conservatives Greens Liberals New Democrats Social Credit

Elections	2013 general election 2009 general election Past elections By-elections Electoral districts

Other Canadian politics	Federal BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YT NT NU

Canadian Legislative Bodies

Parliament of Canada	Sovereign Senate House of Commons

Legislative assemblies	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon

City councils	Abbotsford Barrie Brampton Brandon Brantford Brossard Burlington Burnaby Calgary Cambridge Cape Breton Charlottetown Chatham-Kent Chilliwack Coquitlam Cornwall Drummondville Edmonton Fredericton Gatineau Greater Sudbury Guelph Halifax Hamilton Iqaluit Kelowna Kenora Kingston Kitchener Laval Lethbridge Lévis London Longueuil Markham Medicine Hat Mississauga Moncton Montreal Nanaimo Niagara Falls North Bay Oakville Orillia Oshawa Ottawa Pembroke Peterborough Prince Albert Prince George Quebec City Red Deer Regina Richmond Richmond Hill Saanich Saguenay Saint John Saint-Georges Sarnia Saskatoon Sault Ste. Marie Sherbrooke St. Albert St. Catharines St. John's St. Thomas Steinbach Summerside Surrey Terrebonne Thompson Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto Trois-Rivières Vancouver Vaughan Victoria Waterloo Whitby Whitehorse Windsor Winkler Winnipeg Yellowknife

Self-governance	Nunatsiavut

Coordinates: 48°25′10″N 123°22′13″W / 48.4195°N 123.3703°W / 48.4195; -123.3703

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