Assembly Sessions
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Election
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From To[1][nb 1]
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Governing Party
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Premier[2]
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Official Opposition Party Leader[3]
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Other Official Party Leader[4]
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Speaker[5]
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1st Parliament
4 sessions
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1st general
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Nov. 20, 1871 Aug. 30, 1875
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none[nb 2]
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John Foster McCreight[nb 3]
Amor De Cosmos[nb 4]
George Anthony Walkem
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none[nb 5]
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none
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James Trimble
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2nd Parliament
3 sessions
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2nd general
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Jan. 10, 1876 Apr. 12, 1878
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none
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George Anthony Walkem[nb 6]
Andrew Charles Elliott
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none
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none
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James Trimble
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3rd Parliament
5 sessions
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3rd general
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Jul. 29, 1878 June 13, 1882
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none
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George Anthony Walkem[nb 7]
Robert Beaven
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none
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none
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Frederick W. Williams
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4th Parliament
4 sessions
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4th general
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Jan. 25, 1883 June 3, 1886
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none
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Robert Beaven[nb 8]
William Smithe
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none
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none
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John Andrew Mara
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5th Parliament
4 sessions
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5th general
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Jan. 24, 1887 May 10, 1890
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none
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William Smithe[nb 9]
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie[nb 10]
John Robson
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none
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none
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Charles Edward Pooley[nb 11]
David Williams Higgins
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6th Parliament
4 sessions
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6th general
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Jan. 15, 1891 June 2, 1894
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none
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John Robson[nb 12]
Theodore Davie
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none
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none
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David Williams Higgins
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7th Parliament
4 sessions
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7th general
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Nov. 12, 1894 June 7, 1898
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none
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Theodore Davie[nb 13]
John Herbert Turner
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none
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none
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David Williams Higgins[nb 14]
John Paton Booth
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8th Parliament
2 sessions
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8th general
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Jan. 5, 1899 April 10, 1900
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none
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John Herbert Turner[nb 15]
Charles Augustus Semlin[nb 16]
Joseph Martin
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none
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none
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William Thomas Forster
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9th Parliament
4 sessions[6]
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9th general
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July 19, 1900 June 16, 1903
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none
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James Dunsmuir[nb 17]
Edward Gawler Prior[nb 18]
Richard McBride
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none
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none
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John Paton Booth[nb 19]
Charles Edward Pooley
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10th Parliament
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10th general
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Nov. 26, 1903 Dec. 24, 1906
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Conservative
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Richard McBride
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Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
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none
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Charles Edward Pooley
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11th Parliament
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11th general
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Mar. 7, 1907 Oct. 20, 1909
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Conservative
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Richard McBride
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Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
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none
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David McEwen Eberts
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12th Parliament
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12th general
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Jan. 20, 1910 Feb. 27, 1912
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Conservative
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Richard McBride
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Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
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none
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David McEwen Eberts
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13th Parliament
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13th general
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Jan. 16, 1913 May 31, 1916
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Conservative
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Richard McBride[nb 20]
William John Bowser
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Liberal
Harlan Carey Brewster
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none
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David McEwen Eberts
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14th Parliament
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14th general
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Mar. 1, 1917 Oct. 23, 1920
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Liberal
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Harlan Carey Brewster[nb 21]
John Oliver
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Conservative
William John Bowser
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none
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John Walter Weart[nb 22]
John Keen
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15th Parliament
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15th general
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Feb. 8, 1921 May 10, 1924
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Liberal
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John Oliver
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Conservative
James Alexander MacDonald
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none
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Alexander Malcolm Manson[nb 23]
Frederick Arthur Pauline
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16th Parliament
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16th general
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Nov. 3, 1924 June 7, 1928
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Liberal
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John Oliver[nb 24]
John Duncan MacLean
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Conservative
Robert Henry Pooley
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Provincial
Alexander Duncan McRae
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John Andrew Buckham
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17th Parliament
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17th general
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Jan. 22, 1929 Aug. 1, 1933
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Conservative
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Simon Fraser Tolmie
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Liberal
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
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none
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James William Jones[nb 25]
Cyril Francis Davie
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18th Parliament
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18th general
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Feb. 20, 1934 Apr. 12, 1937
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Liberal
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Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Connell[nb 26]
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Unionist
Simon Fraser Tolmie
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Henry George Thomas Perry
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19th Parliament
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19th general
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Oct. 26, 1937 Jul. 21, 1941
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Liberal
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Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
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Conservative
Frank Porter Patterson
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch[nb 27]
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Norman William Whittaker
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20th Parliament
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20th general
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Dec. 4, 1941 Aug. 31, 1945
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Liberal-Conservative coalition
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John Hart
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
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none
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Norman William Whittaker
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21st Parliament
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21st general
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Feb. 1, 1946 Apr. 16, 1949
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Liberal-Conservative coalition
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John Hart[nb 28]
Byron Ingemar Johnson
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
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none
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Norman William Whittaker[nb 29]
Robert Henry Carson[nb 30]
John Hart
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22nd Parliament
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22nd general
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Feb. 14, 1950 Apr. 10, 1952
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Liberal-Conservative coalition
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Byron Ingemar Johnson
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation[nb 31]
Harold Winch
Conservative
Herbert Anscomb
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none
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Nancy Hodges
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23rd Assembly
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23rd general
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Feb. 3, 1953 Mar. 27, 1953
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
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Liberal
Arthur Laing
Progressive Conservative
Herbert Anscomb
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Thomas James Irwin
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24th Parliament
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24th general
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Sep. 15, 1953 Aug. 13, 1956
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Arnold Webster
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Liberal
Arthur Laing
Progressive Conservative
Deane Finlayson
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Thomas James Irwin
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25th Parliament
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25th general
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Feb. 7, 1957 Aug. 3, 1960
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Strachan
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Liberal
Ray Perrault
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Thomas James Irwin[nb 32]
Lorne Shantz
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26th Parliament
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26th general
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Jan. 26, 1961 Aug. 21, 1963
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Strachan
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Liberal
Ray Perrault
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Lorne Shantz
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27th Parliament
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27th general
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Jan. 23, 1964 Aug. 5, 1966
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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New Democratic Party
Robert Strachan
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Liberal
Ray Perrault
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William Harvey Murray
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28th Parliament
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28th general
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Jan. 24, 1967 Jul. 21, 1969
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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New Democratic Party
Robert Strachan
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Liberal
Ray Perrault
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William Harvey Murray
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29th Parliament
3 sessions
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29th general
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Jan. 22, 1970 Jul. 24, 1972
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Social Credit
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W. A. C. Bennett
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New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett
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Liberal
Pat McGeer
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William Harvey Murray
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30th Parliament
5 sessions
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30th general
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Oct. 17, 1972 Nov. 3, 1975
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New Democratic Party
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Dave Barrett
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Social Credit
W. A. C. Bennett[nb 33]
Bill Bennett
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Liberal
David Anderson
Progressive Conservative
Derril Thomas Warren
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Gordon Dowding
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31st Parliament
4 sessions
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31st general
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Mar. 17, 1976 Apr. 3, 1979
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Social Credit
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Bill Bennett
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New Democratic Party
William Stewart King[nb 34]
Dave Barrett
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Liberal
Gordon Gibson
Progressive Conservative
George Scott Wallace
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Ed Smith[nb 35]
Harvey Schroeder
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32nd Parliament
4 sessions
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32nd general
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June 6, 1979 Apr. 7, 1983
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Social Credit
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Bill Bennett
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New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett
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none
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Harvey Schroeder[nb 36]
Kenneth Walter Davidson
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33rd Parliament
4 sessions
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33rd general
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June 23, 1983 Sep. 24, 1986
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Social Credit
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Bill Bennett[nb 37]
Bill Vander Zalm
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New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett[nb 38]
Bob Skelly
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none
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Kenneth Walter Davidson
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34th Parliament
5 sessions
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34th general
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Mar. 9, 1987 Sep. 19, 1991
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Social Credit
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Bill Vander Zalm[nb 39]
Rita Johnston
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New Democratic Party
Bob Skelly
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none
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John Douglas Reynolds[nb 40]
Stephen Rogers
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35th Parliament
5 sessions
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35th general
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Mar. 17, 1992 April 30, 1996
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New Democratic Party
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Mike Harcourt[nb 41]
Glen Clark
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Liberal
Gordon Wilson
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Social Credit
Rita Johnston
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Joan Sawicki[nb 42]
Emery Barnes
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36th Parliament
5 sessions
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36th general
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June 25, 1996 April 18, 2001[7]
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New Democratic Party
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Glen Clark[nb 43]
Dan Miller[nb 44]
Ujjal Dosanjh
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Liberal
Gordon Campbell
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Reform
Jack Weisgerber
Progressive Democrat
Gordon Wilson
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Dale Lovick[nb 45]
Gretchen Brewin[nb 46]
William James Hartley
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37th Parliament
6 sessions
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37th general
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June 19, 2001 2005
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Liberal
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Gordon Campbell
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New Democratic Party
Joy MacPhail
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none
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Claude Richmond
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38th Parliament
5 sessions
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38th general
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Sep. 12, 2005 2009
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Liberal
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Gordon Campbell
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New Democratic Party
Carole James
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none
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Bill Barisoff
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39th Parliament
5 sessions[8]
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39th general
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Aug. 29, 2009 April 16, 2013
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Liberal
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Gordon Campbell[nb 47]
Christy Clark
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New Democratic Party
Adrian Dix
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none
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Bill Barisoff
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40th Parliament
|
40th general
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June 26, 2013 April 11, 2017
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Liberal
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Christy Clark
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New Democratic Party
Adrian Dix[nb 48] John Horgan
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Green
Andrew J. Weaver[nb 49]
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Linda Reid
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41st Parliament
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41st general
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June 26, 2017 Sep. 21, 2020
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Liberal[nb 50] New Democratic Party
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Christy Clark[nb 51] John Horgan
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New Democratic Party
John Horgan[nb 52] Liberal Christy Clark
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Green
Andrew J. Weaver[nb 53]
Adam Olsen[nb 54]
Sonia Furstenau
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Steve Thomson[nb 55]
Darryl Plecas
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42nd Parliament
|
42nd general
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Dec 7, 2020 present
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New Democratic Party
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John Horgan[nb 56] David Eby
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Liberal BC United Andrew Wilkinson[nb 57] Shirley Bond[nb 58] Kevin Falcon
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Green Sonia Furstenau
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Raj Chouhan
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