29th Parliament of British Columbia
The 29th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1970 to 1972. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in August 1969.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the official opposition.[3]
William Harvey Murray served as speaker for the assembly.[4]
Members of the 29th General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1969:[1]
Notes:
Party standings
| Affiliation | Members | |||
| Social Credit | 38 | New Democratic Party | 12 | |
| Liberal | 5 | |||
| Total |
55 | |||
| Government Majority |
21 | |||
By-elections
None
Other changes
- George Scott Wallace becomes an Independent on August 17, 1971.[5] He joins the Progressive Conservatives in January 1972.
- Donald Albert Marshall joins the Progressive Conservatives on March 22, 1972.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ a b http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf
