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35th Parliament of British Columbia

The 35th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1992 to 1996. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1991. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Mike Harcourt formed the government. Harcourt resigned as premier in February 1996; Glen Clark became party leader and premier later that month. The Liberals led by Gordon Wilson formed the official opposition.

Joan Sawicki served as speaker for the assembly until 1994 when Emery Barnes became speaker.

Members of the 35th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1991:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Harry de Jong	Abbotsford	Social Credit	1986	2nd term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
51	17
Total
75
Government Majority
27

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Matsqui	Michael G. de Jong	Liberal	February 17, 1994	Peter A. Dueck resigned November 30, 1993
Vancouver-Quilchena	Gordon Campbell	Liberal	February 17, 1994	Art Cowie resigned November 9, 1993
Abbotsford	John van Dongen	Liberal	May 3, 1995	Harry de Jong resigned November 1, 1994

Other changes

Peter Dueck became an Independent on February 7, 1992. He resigns his seat on November 30, 1993.
David J. Mitchell resigns from the Liberal caucus to become an Independent Liberal on December 7, 1992. He resigns from the Liberals on to become an Independent on February 16, 1994. He resigns his seat on March 26, 1996.
Gordon Wilson and Judi Tyabji resign from the Liberals on September 11, 1993. On October 22 they form the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
On March 14, 1994 Jack Weisgerber, Len Fox and Richard Neufeld join the Reform Party. They are joined by Lyall Hanson on May 11.
Robert Chisholm became an Independent April 11, 1995.
Robin Blencoe was expelled from the NDP caucus on April 4, 1995. He resigns from the NDP to become an Independent on December 29, 1995.
Allan Warnke resigns from the Liberals to become an Independent April 28, 1996.

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001". 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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