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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia
Deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia
| Field | Value | ||||||||||
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| name | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||||||||||
| coa_pic | BCLegislature.png | ||||||||||
| coa_res | 150px | ||||||||||
| legislature | 43rd Parliament of British Columbia | ||||||||||
| session_room | BC Legislature Buildings.jpg | ||||||||||
| house_type | Unicameral house | ||||||||||
| body | Legislature of British Columbia | ||||||||||
| crown-in-parl | The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) | ||||||||||
| foundation | |||||||||||
| preceded_by | Legislative Council | ||||||||||
| leader1_type | Speaker | ||||||||||
| leader1 | Raj Chouhan | ||||||||||
| party1 | NDP | ||||||||||
| election1 | December 7, 2020 | ||||||||||
| leader2_type | Premier | ||||||||||
| leader2 | David Eby | ||||||||||
| party2 | NDP | ||||||||||
| election2 | November 18, 2022 | ||||||||||
| leader3_type | Leader of the Opposition | ||||||||||
| leader3 | Trevor Halford | ||||||||||
| party3 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| election3 | December 4, 2025 | ||||||||||
| leader4_type | Government House leader | ||||||||||
| leader4 | Mike Farnworth | ||||||||||
| party4 | NDP | ||||||||||
| election4 | November 18, 2024 | ||||||||||
| leader5_type | Opposition House leader | ||||||||||
| leader5 | Á'a:líya Warbus | ||||||||||
| party5 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| election5 | November 20, 2024 | ||||||||||
| members | 93 | ||||||||||
| structure1 | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Layout Chart by Party Affiliation).svg | ||||||||||
| structure1_res | 300px | ||||||||||
| political_groups1 | His Majesty's Government | ||||||||||
| * | border | darkgray}} New Democratic (47) | |||||||||
| Confidence and supply<ref>{{cite news | url | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-poli-ndp-greens-cooperation-agreement-1.7409999 | last=Larsen | first=Karen | title=B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement | work=CBC News | date=December 13, 2024 | access-date=December 14, 2024 | archive-date=December 13, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213235413/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-poli-ndp-greens-cooperation-agreement-1.7409999 | url-status=live }} |
| * | border | darkgray}} Green (2) | |||||||||
| His Majesty's Loyal Opposition<ref>{{cite web | title | Opposition | url=https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn/discover-your-legislature/mlas/opposition | website=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | access-date=8 March 2025}} | ||||||
| * | border | darkgray}} Conservative (39) | |||||||||
| * | border | darkgray}} OneBC (1) | |||||||||
| * | border | darkgray}} Independent (4) | |||||||||
| next_election1 | On or before October 21, 2028 | ||||||||||
| last_election1 | October 19, 2024 | ||||||||||
| meeting_place | Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
| website |
| crown-in-parl = The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada)
- New Democratic (47) Confidence and supply
- Green (2) His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
- Conservative (39) Parties without official status
- OneBC (1)
- Independent (4) The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislature also includes the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 93 elected members and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.
The current legislature is the 43rd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 19, 2024. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard Broadcasting Services.
Location
From 1856 to 1860, the Legislature of the Colony of Vancouver Island met at Bachelor's Hall at Fort Victoria. From 1860 to 1898 it was housed in the first permanent building at Legislative Hall or Legislative Council Court, a two-storey wooden building along with four other buildings (Land Office, Colonial Office, Supreme Court, and Treasury) known colloquially as "The Birdcages" because of their shape (burned 1957). Since 1898, the Legislature has been located in the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, which features a 500 ft, central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver.
Recent parliaments
| Parliament | Period | Government | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of British Columbia | Opposition | ||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Start | End | Party | Name | Party | Name | |||||||||
| 30th | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 election | 1972 | 1975 | Dave Barrett | Social Credit | {{plainlist | ||||||||||
| 31st | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 election | 1976 | 1979 | Bill Bennett | NDP | Dave Barrett | ||||||||||
| 32nd | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 election | 1979 | 1983 | Bill Bennett | NDP | Dave Barrett | ||||||||||
| 33rd | |||||||||||||||
| 1983 election | 1983 | 1986 | {{plainlist | {{plainlist | |||||||||||
| 34th | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 election | 1987 | 1991 | {{plainlist | {{plainlist | |||||||||||
| 35th | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 election | 1991 | 1996 | {{plainlist | {{plainlist | |||||||||||
| 36th | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 election | 1996 | 2001 | {{plainlist | Gordon Campbell | |||||||||||
| 37th | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 election | 2001 | 2005 | Gordon Campbell | Joy MacPhail | |||||||||||
| 38th | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 election | 2005 | 2009 | Gordon Campbell | Carole James | |||||||||||
| 39th | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 election | 2009 | 2013 | {{plainlist | {{plainlist | |||||||||||
| 40th | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 election | 2013 | 2017 | Christy Clark | {{plainlist | |||||||||||
| 41st | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 election | 2017 | 2020 | Christy Clark | John Horgan | |||||||||||
| John Horgan | {{plainlist | ||||||||||||||
| 42nd | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 election | 2020 | 2024 | BC | NDP | background}} | {{plainlist | {{plainlist | ||||||||
| United | Kevin Falcon | ||||||||||||||
| 43rd | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 election | 2024 | present | David Eby | Conservative | {{plainlist |
Officeholders
Since 2024
Speaker
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (NDP)
Other chair occupants
- Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Mable Elmore (New Democratic Party)
- Assistant deputy speaker: Lorne Doerkson (Conservative)
Leaders
- Premier of British Columbia: David Eby (New Democratic Party)
- Leader of the Opposition: Trevor Halford (Conservative)
- Green Party leader: Emily Lowan
House leaders
- Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (New Democratic Party)
- Opposition House leader: Áʼa꞉líya Warbus (Conservative)
- Green Party House leader: Rob Botterell
Gallery
|File:British Columbia Parliament Buildings - Pano - HDR.jpg |The British Columbia Parliament Buildings |File:British Columbia legislature building roof close up.jpg |The Parliament Buildings roof with a gilded statue of George Vancouver |File:BC legislative chamber.jpg | The Legislative Chamber
Notes
References
References
- Larsen, Karen. (December 13, 2024). "B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement". [[CBC News]].
- "Opposition".
- Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia".
- {{Cite legislation UK. (1871)
- Duffus, Maureen. [http://www.maureenduffus.com/history/first-legislature.html "Vancouver Island First Legislature"] {{Webarchive. link. (September 29, 2007. ''Vancouver Island History''. Accessed 1 September 2022.)
- Harberer, E. (8 April 1876). [http://web.uvic.ca/vv/vvplates/pages/70_04_131.html "Victoria B.C. -The Provincial Public Buildings"] {{Webarchive. link. (December 24, 2004. ''[[Canadian Illustrated News]]''. via [[University of Victoria]]. Accessed 1 September 2022.)
- "About Victoria: History".
- "Attractions in Victoria, BC".
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