Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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| 41st Parliament of British Columbia | |
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| History | |
| Founded | July 20, 1871 |
| Preceded by | Legislative Council |
| Leadership | |
Government House Leader | |
Opposition House Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 87 |
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Political groups | Government NDP (41) Confidence and supply Green (3) Opposition Liberal (42) Independent (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | May 9, 2017 |
Next election | 42nd British Columbia general election |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Website | |
| leg.bc.ca | |
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, while the other is Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.[2]
The Legislative Assembly 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 41st Parliament. The most recent general election was the British Columbia general election held on May 9, 2017. The next election is scheduled to be held on May 11, 2021, if the legislative assembly is not to be dissolved earlier.
Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard Broadcasting Services.
Recent Parliaments
Party standings in the 41st Parliament
Seating plan to the 41st Parliament during Liberal Party government
Seating plan to the 41st Parliament during New Democratic Party government
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| Polak | Morris | Stilwell | Ashton | Oakes | Thomson | Sturdy | Ross | Isaacs | Milobar | Thornthwaite | Clovechok | Yap | Redies | Paton | Gibson | Sultan | Shypitka | |||||
| Cadieux | Rustad | Bond | De Jong | WILKINSON | Coleman | Kyllo | Stone | Bernier | Letnick | Johal | Lee | Hunt | Barnett | Tegart | Martin | Throness | Davies | Sullivan | ||||
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| Darcy | Simpson | Robinson | Farnworth | HORGAN | James | Eby | Dix | Ralston | Mark | Fleming | Conroy | Fraser | Herbert | Rice | Krog | Furstenau | WEAVER | Olsen | Glumac | |||
| Heyman | Donaldson | Mungall | Bains | Beare | Chen | Popham | Trevena | Sims | Chow | Kang | Simons | D'Eith | Routley | Elmore | Ma | Dean | Routledge | Singh | ||||
| Chouhan | Kahlon | Begg | Brar | Leonard |
Standings changes
| Number of members per party by date |
2017 | 2018 | ||||
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| May 9 | July 18 | August 4 | September 9 | February 14 | ||
| Liberal | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | ||
| New Democratic | 41 | |||||
| Green | 3 | |||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total members | 87 | 86 | 87 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Government Majority | ||||||
| –1 | –3 | –2 | –3 | |||
| Government with Confidence-and-Supply Partners Majority | ||||||
| –1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Membership changes in the 41st Parliament | |||||
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| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| May 9, 2017 | See list of members | Election day of the 41st British Columbia general election | |||
| July 18, 2017 | No change | Swearing in of the NDP government (with confidence and supply from the Green Party), following the defeat of the Liberal government in a confidence vote. | |||
| August 4, 2017 | Christy Clark | Kelowna West | Liberal | Resigned her seat and as Liberal Party leader, following the defeat of her government and the swearing in of the New Democratic Party government. | |
| September 9, 2017 | Darryl Plecas | Abbotsford South | Independent | Expelled from the Liberal caucus the day after being elected Speaker. He and the rest of the caucus had previously agreed not to serve as Speaker for a New Democratic Party government. | |
| February 14, 2018 | Ben Stewart | Kelowna West | Liberal | Elected in by-election; Liberal hold. | |
Officeholders
Speaker
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Hon. Dr. Darryl Plecas, Independent
Other chair occupants
- Deputy speaker; chair, committee of the whole: Raj Chouhan
- Assistant deputy speaker: Linda Reid
- Deputy chair, committee of the whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert
Leaders
- Premier of British Columbia: Hon. John Horgan, BC NDP
- Leader of the Opposition: Andrew Wilkinson, BC Liberal
- Green Party Leader: Andrew Weaver
House leaders
- Government House Leader: Hon. Mike Farnworth
- Opposition House Leader: Mike de Jong
- Green Party House Leader: Sonia Furstenau
See also
- Executive Council of British Columbia
- Legislative Council of British Columbia
- List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2001–09
- BC Legislature Raids
External links
References
- ^ Opposition Critic Roles Announced, B.C. Liberal Party news release, August 3, 2017. Accessed 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union, dated the 16th day of May 1871", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1871/
| Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly |
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| Other parties recognized by Elections BC that contested the 2020 election | |
| Parties recognized by Elections BC that did not contest the 2020 election | |
| Historical parties represented in the Legislative Assembly | |
| Lieutenant governor |  | |
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| Premier | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | ||
| Legislative Assembly | ||
| Cabinet | ||
| Political parties | Contested in British Columbia 2020 election: Not contested in British Columbia 2020 election: | |
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| Other Canadian politics | ||