Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the legislature are given royal assent by the Canadian monarch, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.[1]

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
42nd Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type
Unicameral house
of the Parliament of British Columbia
History
FoundedJuly 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded byLegislative Council
Leadership
Speaker
Raj Chouhan, BC NDP
since December 7, 2020
Premier
John Horgan, BC NDP
since July 18, 2017
Leader of the Opposition
Kevin Falcon, BC Liberal
since May 16, 2022
Government House Leader
Mike Farnworth, BC NDP
since July 18, 2017
Opposition House Leader
Todd Stone, BC Liberal
since May 17, 2022
Structure
Seats87
Political groups
Government
  •   New Democratic (57)

Opposition

  •   Liberal (26)

Third party

  •   Green (2)

Other

Elections
Last election
October 24, 2020
Next election
No later than October 19, 2024
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), 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, British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in session, 1921
The Legislative Chamber
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Vancouver island

The current Parliament is the 42nd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 24, 2020. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard Broadcasting Services.

Recent parliaments
Parliament Period Government
Premier of British Columbia		 Opposition
Leader of the Opposition
Start End Party Name Party Name
32nd
1979 election		 1979 1983 Social Credit Bill Bennett NDP Dave Barrett
33rd
1983 election		 1983 1986 Social Credit
  • Bill Bennett
  • Bill Vander Zalm
 NDP
  • Dave Barrett
  • Bob Skelly
34th
1986 election		 1987 1991 Social Credit
  • Bill Vander Zalm
  • Rita Johnston
 NDP
  • Bob Skelly
  • Mike Harcourt
35th
1991 election		 1991 1996 NDP
  • Mike Harcourt
  • Glen Clark
 Liberal
36th
1996 election		 1996 2001 NDP
Liberal Gordon Campbell
37th
2001 election		 2001 2005 Liberal Gordon Campbell NDP Joy MacPhail
38th
2005 election		 2005 2009 Liberal Gordon Campbell NDP Carole James
39th
2009 election		 2009 2013 Liberal
  • Gordon Campbell
  • Christy Clark
 NDP
  • Carole James
  • Dawn Black
  • Adrian Dix
40th
2013 election		 2013 2017 Liberal Christy Clark NDP
  • Adrian Dix
  • John Horgan
41st
2017 election		 2017 2020 Liberal Christy Clark NDP John Horgan
NDP John Horgan Liberal
  • Christy Clark
  • Rich Coleman
  • Andrew Wilkinson
42nd
2020 election		 2020 (ongoing) NDP John Horgan Liberal
  • Andrew Wilkinson
  • Shirley Bond
  • Kevin Falcon

Officeholders

Speaker
  • Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (BC NDP)

Other chair occupants
  • Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert & Ronna-Rae Leonard (BC NDP)
  • Assistant deputy speaker: Norm Letnick (BC Liberal)

Leaders
  • Premier of British Columbia: John Horgan (BC NDP)
  • Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Falcon (BC Liberal)
  • Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau

House leaders
  • Government House leader: Mike Farnworth (BC NDP)
  • Opposition House leader: Todd Stone (BC Liberal)
  • Green Party House leader: Sonia Furstenau (BC Green)

See also
  • Executive Council of British Columbia
  • Legislative Council of British Columbia
  • List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
  • BC Legislature Raids

References
  1. "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/

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