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The Leader of the Opposition (French: Chef de l'Opposition) in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly.

# Leader[1] Party Took Office Left Office

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row1. || James Alexander MacDonald || Liberal || 1903 || 1909 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row2. || Harlan Carey Brewster[2] || Liberal || 1911 || 1912 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row– || Harlan Carey Brewster || Liberal || 1916 || 1916 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row3. || William John Bowser || Conservative || 1916 || 1924 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row– || Robert Henry Pooley unofficial[3] || Conservative || 1924 || 1928 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row4. || Thomas Dufferin Pattullo || Liberal || 1929 || 1933 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row5. || Robert Connell || CCF || 1933 || 1936 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Other/row– || Robert Connell[4] || Social Reconstructive || 1936 || 1937 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row6. || Frank Porter Patterson || Conservative || 1937 || 1938 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row7. || Royal Lethington Maitland || Conservative || 1938 || 1941 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row8. || Harold Winch || CCF || 1941 || 1952 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row9. || Herbert Anscomb[5] || Progressive Conservative || 1952 || 1952 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row– || Harold Winch || CCF || 1952 || 1953 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row10. || Arnold Webster || CCF || 1953 || 1956 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF/row11. || Robert Strachan[6] || CCF || 1956 || 1961 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row– || Robert Strachan || NDP || 1961 || 1969 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row12. || Thomas Berger || NDP || 1969 || 1969 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row13. || Dave Barrett || NDP || 1969 || 1972

 14. W.A.C. Bennett Social Credit 1972 1973
 15. William R. Bennett Social Credit 1973 1975

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row16. || William Stewart King || NDP || 1975 || 1976 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row– || Dave Barrett[7] || NDP || 1976 || 1984

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row17. || Robert Skelly || NDP || 1984 || 1987 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row18. || Michael Harcourt || NDP || 1987 || 1991 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row19. || Gordon Wilson || Liberal || 1991 || 1993 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row20. || Fred Gingell || Liberal || 1993 || 1994 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row21. || Gordon Campbell || Liberal || 1994 || 2001 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row22. || Joy MacPhail[8] || NDP || 2001 || 2005 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row23. || Carole James || NDP || 2005 || 2011 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row24. || Dawn Black || NDP || 2011 || 2011 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row25. || Adrian Dix || NDP || 2011 || 2014 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row26. || John Horgan|| NDP || 2014 || present

References

  1. ^ Legislative Library of British Columbia, Party Leaders in British Columbia 1900-, 2000, updated 2005
  2. ^ Lost his seat in the 1912 general election that wiped out the Liberals. No Opposition leader until Brewster won a by-election in 1916.
  3. ^ Pooley was the Conservative Party's House Leader due to the defeat of William John Bowser. In 1926 Simon Fraser Tolmie was elected Conservative leader but he did not seek a seat in the legislature until the 1928 provincial election which his party won
  4. ^ Connell was exeplled from the CCF in 1936 for opposing party policy. He and three other CCF MLAs formed the "Social Reconstructive" party. With a total of 4 MLAs compared to 3 remaining in the CCF, Connell's new party was the second largest in the legislature allowing him to retain the title of Leader of the Official Opposition
  5. ^ Anscomb's Conservatives had been part of a coalition government with the Liberals until late 1951 when the Liberals decided to terminate the arrangement and Premier John Hart dropped his Conservative ministers from Cabinet. The Tories moved to the opposition benches and displaced the CCF to form the Official Opposition from February 1952 until the June 1952 provincial election
  6. ^ The CCF became the NDP in 1961 as a result of the creation of the federal New Democratic Party
  7. ^ Barrett lost his seat in the December 1975 general election and re-entered the legislature through a June 1976 by-election. William Stewart King acted as Leader of the Opposition in the house in the interim. Barrett continued as leader of the party during this period
  8. ^ Joy MacPhail was the Leader of the Opposition despite the fact that the Speaker refused to recognize the NDP as an official party since the party lacked the number of seats required for official party status.
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