Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (French: Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of Parliament is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 93 elected members^[2] 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.^[3]

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
43rd Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Parliament of British Columbia
Sovereign	The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded	July 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded by	Legislative Council
Leadership
Speaker	Raj Chouhan
Premier	David Eby, NDP since November 18, 2022
Leader of the Opposition	John Rustad, Conservative since November 12, 2024
Government House Leader	Mike Farnworth, NDP since November 18, 2024
Opposition House Leader	Á'a:líya Warbus, Conservative since November 20, 2024
Structure
Seats	93
Political groups	Government   New Democratic (47) Confidence and supply[1]   Green (2) Opposition   Conservative (44)
Elections
Last election	October 19, 2024
Next election	On or before October 21, 2028
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
www.leg.bc.ca

Located in Victoria and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly

The Parliament Buildings roof with a gilded statue of George Vancouver

The Legislative Buildings, Victoria

The Legislative Assembly in session, 1921

The legislative chamber

Parliament Buildings, Victoria

The current parliament 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.

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		New Democratic	Dave Barrett		Social Credit	W. A. C. Bennett Bill Bennett
31st 1975 election	1976	1979		Social Credit	Bill Bennett		NDP	Dave Barrett
32nd 1979 election	1979	1983		Social Credit	Bill Bennett		NDP	Dave Barrett
33rd 1983 election	1983	1986		Social Credit	Bill Bennett Bill Vander Zalm		NDP	Dave Barrett Bob Skelly
34th 1986 election	1987	1991		Social Credit	Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston		NDP	Bob Skelly Mike Harcourt
35th 1991 election	1991	1996		NDP	Mike Harcourt Glen Clark		Liberal	Gordon Wilson Fred Gingell Gordon Campbell
36th 1996 election	1996	2001		NDP	Glen Clark Dan Miller Ujjal Dosanjh		Liberal	Gordon Campbell
37th 2001 election	2001	2005		Liberal	Gordon Campbell		NDP	Joy MacPhail
38th 2005 election	2005	2009		Liberal	Gordon Campbell		NDP	Carole James
39th 2009 election	2009	2013		Liberal	Gordon Campbell Christy Clark		NDP	Carole James Dawn Black Adrian Dix
40th 2013 election	2013	2017		Liberal	Christy Clark		NDP	Adrian Dix John Horgan
41st 2017 election	2017	2020		Liberal	Christy Clark		NDP	John Horgan
				NDP	John Horgan		Liberal	Christy Clark Rich Coleman Andrew Wilkinson
42nd 2020 election	2020	2024		NDP	John Horgan David Eby		Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson Shirley Bond Kevin Falcon
							United	Kevin Falcon
43rd 2024 election	2024			NDP	David Eby		Conservative	John Rustad

Officeholders

Until 2024

Speaker

• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (BC NDP)

Other chair occupants

• Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert & Ronna-Rae Leonard (BC NDP)
• Assistant deputy speaker: Jackie Tegart (BC United)

Leaders

• Premier of British Columbia: David Eby (BC NDP)
• Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Falcon (BC United)
• Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau
• Conservative Party leader: John Rustad

House leaders

• Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP)
• Opposition House leader: Todd Stone (BC United)
• Green Party House leader: Adam Olsen (BC Green)
• Conservative Party House leader: Bruce Banman (BC Conservative)

See also

• Executive Council of British Columbia
• Legislative Council of British Columbia
• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
• British Columbia Legislature raids

References

1. Larsen, Karen (December 13, 2024). "B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement". CBC News. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union, dated the 16th day of May 1871", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1871/

External links

• Official website

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