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30th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 30th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1972 to 1975. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in August 1972. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the government, and the Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the official opposition. Bill Bennett was elected Social Credit party leader in November 1973 after his father resigned his seat in the assembly in June 1973.

Gordon Dowding served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 30th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1972:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Robert Evans Skelly	Alberni	NDP	1972	1st term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
38	10
Total
55
Government Majority
21

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
South Okanagan	William Richards Bennett	Social Credit	September 7, 1973	W. A. C. Bennett resigned June 5, 1973; retired from politics
North Vancouver-Capilano	Gordon Fulerton Gibson	Liberal	February 5, 1974	D.M. Brousson resigned October 23, 1973, to look after business interests

Other changes

Hugh Austin Curtis joins Social Credit October 25, 1974.
Patrick McGeer and Allan Williams become Independents on May 9, 1975; they were followed by Garde Gardom on May 20. On September 30 all three join Social Credit.
Cowichan-Malahat (res. Robert Strachan October 5, 1975)

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.
Plecas, Bob. (2006). "Bill Bennett: A Mandarin's View".
(1975-10-01). "Three former Liberal members join B.C. Social Credit party". [[Regina Leader-Post.

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