Major General James G. Blunt

Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The Parliament Buildings roof with a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Legislative Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in session, 1921
The legislative chamber
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Vancouver island

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 87 elected members[1] 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.[2]

The current parliament is the 42nd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 24, 2020. 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
32nd
1979 election 		1979 1983 Social Credit Bill Bennett NDP Dave Barrett
33rd
1983 election 		1983 1986 Social Credit
NDP
34th
1986 election 		1987 1991 Social Credit
NDP
35th
1991 election 		1991 1996 NDP
Liberal
36th
1996 election 		1996 2001 NDP
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
NDP
40th
2013 election 		2013 2017 Liberal Christy Clark NDP
41st
2017 election 		2017 2020 Liberal Christy Clark NDP John Horgan
NDP John Horgan Liberal
42nd
2020 election 		2020 (ongoing) NDP
Liberal
  United Kevin Falcon

Officeholders

Speaker

Other chair occupants

Leaders

House leaders

See also

References

  1. ^ Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "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


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