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36th Parliament of British Columbia

Glen Clark at the NDP convention in 2011.

The 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1996 to 2001. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1996. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Glen Clark formed the government. Clark resigned as premier in August 1999; Dan Miller served as interim premier until a leadership election was held in February 2000 where Ujjal Dosanjh became party leader and premier. The Liberals led by Gordon Campbell formed the official opposition.

Dale Lovick served as speaker for the assembly until 1998 when Gretchen Brewin became speaker. Brewin served as speaker until 2000; William James Hartley replaced Brewin as speaker for the remaining sessions.

Members of the 36th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
John van Dongen	Abbotsford	Liberal	1995	2nd term

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
39	33
Total
75
Government Majority
3

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Surrey-White Rock	Gordon Hogg	Liberal	September 15, 1997	Wilf Hurd resigned May 2, 1997
Parksville-Qualicum	Judith Reid	Liberal	December 14, 1998	Paul Reitsma resigned June 23, 1998
Delta South	Val Roddick	Liberal	December 7, 1999	Fred Gingell died July 6, 1999

Other changes

Richard Neufeld joins the Liberals on October 7, 1997.
Jack Weisgerber becomes an Independent on November 28, 1997.
Paul Reitsma was expelled from the Liberal caucus on April 1, 1998, and resigned from the Liberal party the following day. He resigns from the legislature on June 23.
Gordon Wilson joins the NDP on January 29, 1999.
Rick Kasper becomes an Independent on October 10, 2000.
Jeremy Dalton becomes an Independent on January 11, 2001.
Bonnie McKinnon becomes and Independent on March 5, 2001.

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001". Elections BC.
"Premiers of British Columbia 1871-". BC Legislature.
(2011-01-25). "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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