The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (French: Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the (Parliament of British Columbia), in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of Parliament is the (lieutenant governor of British Columbia). The assembly has 87 elected members and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from (provincial ridings) and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
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(42nd Parliament of British Columbia) | |
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Type | |
Type | (Unicameral house) of the (Parliament of British Columbia) |
Sovereign | The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) |
History | |
Founded | July 20, 1871 |
Preceded by | (Legislative Council) |
Leadership | |
(Speaker) | (Raj Chouhan), BC NDP since December 7, 2020 |
(Premier) | |
(Leader of the Opposition) | (Kevin Falcon), (BC United) since May 16, 2022 |
Government (House Leader) | (Ravi Kahlon), BC NDP since December 7, 2022 |
Opposition (House Leader) | (Todd Stone), (BC United) since May 17, 2022 |
Structure | |
Seats | 87 |
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Political groups | Government
Opposition
Other parties
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Elections | |
Last election | October 24, 2020 |
Next election | No later than October 19, 2024 |
Meeting place | |
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Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
Website | |
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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 by (Hansard Broadcasting Services).
Recent parliaments
Parliament | Period | Government (Premier of British Columbia) | Opposition (Leader of the Opposition) | |||||
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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 |
| NDP |
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(34th) 1986 election | 1987 | 1991 | Social Credit |
| NDP |
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(35th) 1991 election | 1991 | 1996 | NDP |
| Liberal |
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(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 |
| NDP |
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(40th) 2013 election | 2013 | 2017 | Liberal | Christy Clark | NDP |
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(41st) 2017 election | 2017 | 2020 | Liberal | Christy Clark | NDP | John Horgan | ||
NDP | John Horgan | Liberal |
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(42nd) 2020 election | 2020 | (ongoing) | NDP |
| Liberal |
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(United) | 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: (Jackie Tegart) (BC United)
Leaders
- (Premier of British Columbia): David Eby (BC NDP)
- (Leader of the Opposition): (Kevin Falcon) (BC United)
- Green Party leader: (Sonia Furstenau)
- (Conservative Party) leader: (John Rustad)
House leaders
- Government (House leader): (Ravi Kahlon) (BC NDP)
- Opposition House leader: (Todd Stone) (BC United)
- Green Party House leader: (Adam Olsen) (BC Green)
- Conservative Party House leader: (Bruce Banman) (BC Conservative)
See also
- (Executive Council of British Columbia)
- (Legislative Council of British Columbia)
- (List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009))
- (British Columbia Legislature raids)
References
- Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- "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/
External links
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