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==Current members== ==Current members==
The current ], ] and Green Party leader ] are not sitting members of the Legislative Assembly, as they were defeated in their own ridings in the ]. The current ], ] and Green Party leader ] are not sitting members of the Legislative Assembly, as they were defeated in their own ridings in the [[British Columbia general election, 2013|2013


According to the official website, the LA was dissolved. There are no current members. http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm
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Revision as of 20:43, 24 May 2013

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
39th Parliament of British Columbia
Coat of arms or logo
Type
TypeUnicameral
HousesLegislative Assembly
Leadership
SpeakerBill Barisoff, Liberal
since September 12, 2005
PremierChristy Clark, Liberal
since March 14, 2011
Leader of the
Opposition		Adrian Dix, NDP
since April 17, 2011
Government
House Leader		Rich Coleman, Liberal
since March 14, 2011
Opposition
House Leader		John Horgan, NDP
since April 26, 2011
Structure
Seats85
Political groupsLiberal Party
New Democratic Party
Green Party
Elections
Last electionMay 12, 2009
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), 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, BC. (Pacific Undersea Gardens also pictured.)
The legislature of British Columbia in session, 1921
Legislative Chamber

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Legislature of British Columbia, the provincial parliament (the other is the Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia).

The Legislature 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 40th Parliament. The most recent general election was the British Columbia general election held on May 14, 2013.

Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard TV.

Parliaments

Legislature Start End   Premier   Opposition Leader
29th 1970 1972 W. A. C. Bennett Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Thomas R. Berger
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dave Barrett
30th 1972 1975 rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dave Barrett W. A. C. Bennett
Bill Bennett
31st 1976 1979 Bill Bennett Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dave Barrett
32nd 1979 1982 Bill Bennett Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dave Barrett
33rd 1983 1986 Bill Bennett Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dave Barrett
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Bob Skelly
34th 1987 1991 Bill Vander Zalm Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Bob Skelly
Rita Johnston Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Mike Harcourt
35th 1992 1996 rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Mike Harcourt Gordon Wilson
Gordon Campbell
36th 1996 2001 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Glen Clark Gordon Campbell
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Dan Miller
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Ujjal Dosanjh
37th 2001 2005 Gordon Campbell rowspan="6" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| Joy MacPhail
38th 2005 2009 Gordon Campbell Carole James
39th 2009 2013 Gordon Campbell Carole James
Christy Clark Dawn Black
Adrian Dix
40th 2013 present Christy Clark Adrian Dix

Current members

The current Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark and Green Party leader Jane Sterk are not sitting members of the Legislative Assembly, as they were defeated in their own ridings in the [[British Columbia general election, 2013|2013

According to the official website, the LA was dissolved. There are no current members. http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm

Current party standings

Seating plan

* ** * * * * * * * * Black * Thorne Gentner Sather
Hammell Trevena Elmore Bains Mungall Karagianis Chandra Herbert Krog Trasolini Simons * O'Mahony Fraser B. Routley Macdonald Coons Chouhan B. Simpson van Dongen Slater Coell
**** James S. Simpson Corrigan Horgan DIX Farnworth Ralston Kwan Fleming Lali Popham Austin Conroy Brar Donaldson D. Routley Huntington Pimm Foster ****
****
Barisoff
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* Cadieux Polak Bell de Jong Clark Coleman Bond MacDiarmid McRae Bennett Hansen Horne Thornthwaite Dalton Rustad Hogg Hayer Les Howard
Hawes Lekstrom Bloy Krueger Heed
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Cantelon McIntyre Reid

Standings changes

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row
Number of members
per party by date 		2013
May 14
  Liberal 50

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row

NDP 33
Green 1
Independent 1
Total members 85
Government Majority 13

Officeholders

Speaker

Other Chair occupants

Leaders

House leaders

See also

References


Provincial political parties in British Columbia
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly
Other parties recognized by Elections BC
that contested the 2024 election
Parties recognized by Elections BC
that did not contest the 2024 election
Historical parties represented
in the Legislative Assembly
Politics of British Columbia
Lieutenant governor
Premier
Leader of the Opposition
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Cabinet
Political parties
Elections
Other Canadian politics
Canadian legislative bodies
Parliament of Canada
Legislative assemblies
Indigenous assemblies
Defunct bodies
Provincial upper houses
Territorial bodies
Pre-Confederation bodies

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