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29th Parliament of British Columbia

The 29th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1970 to 1972. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in August 1969. The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the official opposition.

William Harvey Murray served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 29th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1969:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Howard Richmond McDiarmid	Alberni	Social Credit	1966	2nd term
		Independent	Progressive Conservative	Cyril Morley Shelford	Omineca

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
38	12
Total
55
Government Majority
21

By-elections

None.

Other changes

George Scott Wallace becomes an Independent on August 17, 1971. He joins the Progressive Conservatives in January 1972.
Donald Albert Marshall joins the Progressive Conservatives on March 22, 1972.

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
"Premiers of British Columbia 1871-". BC Legislature.
"Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-". BC Legislature.
"Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
(2013-05-16). "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia". Legislative Library of British Columbia.

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