Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)
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The Leader of the Opposition (French: Chef de l'Opposition) in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly.
# | Leader | Party | Took office | Left office |
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1. | James Alexander MacDonald | Liberal | 1903 | 1912 |
2. | Harlan Carey Brewster | Liberal | 1912 | 1916 |
3. | Robert Patterson | Conservative | 1916 | 1928 |
4. | Thomas Dufferin Pattullo | Liberal | 1928 | 1933 |
5. | Robert Connell | CCF | 1933 | 1936 |
6. | Royal Maitland | Conservative | 1937 | 1941 |
7. | Harold Winch | CCF | 1941 | 1953 |
8. | Robert Strachan | CCF | 1953 | 1969 |
9. | Thomas Berger | NDP | 1969 | 1969 |
10. | David Barrett | NDP | 1969 | 1972 |
11. | W.A.C. Bennett | Social Credit | 1972 | 1973 |
12. | William R. Bennett | Social Credit | 1973 | 1975 |
-. | David Barrett | NDP | 1975 | 1984 |
13. | Robert Skelly | NDP | 1984 | 1987 |
14. | Michael Harcourt | NDP | 1987 | 1991 |
15. | Gordon Wilson | Liberal | 1991 | 1993 |
16. | Gordon Campbell | Liberal | 1993 | 2001 |
17. | Joy MacPhail | NDP | 2001 | 2005 |
18. | Carole James | NDP | 2005 |
Note: Joy MacPhail was the unofficial Leader of the Opposition as the Speaker refused to recognize the NDP as the Official Opposition as they lacked the number of seats required for official party status.
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Lieutenant-Governor | Iona Campagnolo • Former lieutenant-governors | |
Premier | Gordon Campbell • Former premiers | |
Opposition Leader | Carole James • Former Opposition Leaders | |
Speaker of the Assembly | Bill Barisoff | |
Legislature | Current assembly • Former legislatures • Cabinet | |
Political parties | Liberals • New Democrats | |
Elections | 2005 general election • Past elections • Electoral districts | |
Current issues | Equalization payments • Same-sex marriage | |
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