Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox legislature The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Template:Langx) is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 93 elected members<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

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.<ref>Duffus, Maureen. "Vancouver Island First Legislature" Template:Webarchive. Vancouver Island History. Accessed 1 September 2022.</ref> 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).<ref>Harberer, E. (8 April 1876). "Victoria B.C. -The Provincial Public Buildings" Template:Webarchive. Canadian Illustrated News. via University of Victoria. Accessed 1 September 2022.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 1898, the Legislature has been located in the British Columbia Parliament Buildings,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which features a Template:Convert, central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver.

Recent parliaments

Parliament	Period		Government Template:Small			Opposition Template:Small
	Start	End	Party		Name	Party		Name
30th [[1972 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1972	1975	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Dave Barrett	Template:Canadian party colour |	Social Credit	Template:Plainlist
31st [[1975 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1976	1979	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Bill Bennett	Template:Canadian party colour |	NDP	Dave Barrett
32nd [[1979 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1979	1983	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Bill Bennett	Template:Canadian party colour |	NDP	Dave Barrett
33rd [[1983 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1983	1986	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
34th [[1986 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1987	1991	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
35th [[1991 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1991	1996	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
36th [[1996 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	1996	2001	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Gordon Campbell
37th [[2001 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2001	2005	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Gordon Campbell	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Joy MacPhail
38th [[2005 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2005	2009	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Gordon Campbell	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Carole James
39th [[2009 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2009	2013	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
40th [[2013 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2013	2017	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Christy Clark	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
41st [[2017 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2017	2020	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Christy Clark	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	John Horgan
			Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	John Horgan	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
42nd [[2020 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2020	2024	rowspan="2" Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	Template:Plainlist
						United	Kevin Falcon
43rd [[2024 British Columbia general election|Template:Small]]	2024	present	Template:Canadian party colour |	Template:Canadian party colour	David Eby	Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	John Rustad

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: John Rustad (Conservative)
• Green Party leader: Emily Lowan
• OneBC leader: Dallas Brodie (interim)

House leaders

• Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (New Democratic Party)
• Opposition House leader: Áʼa꞉líya Warbus (Conservative)
• Green Party House leader: Rob Botterell
• OneBC House leader: Tara Armstrong

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

External links

• Template:Official website