Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
40th Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Parliament of British Columbia
History
Founded	July 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded by	none
Leadership
Speaker	Linda Reid, Liberal since June 26, 2013
Premier	Christy Clark, Liberal since March 14, 2011
Leader of the Opposition	John Horgan, NDP since May 4, 2014
Government House Leader	Rich Coleman, Liberal since March 14, 2011
Opposition House Leader	Bruce Ralston, NDP since March 18, 2014
Structure
Seats	85
Political groups	Governing Party   Liberal Party (49) Opposition Parties   New Democratic Party (34)   Green Party (1)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	May 14, 2013
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca

Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), 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, BC. (Pacific Undersea Gardens also pictured.)

The legislature of British Columbia in session, 1921

Legislative Chamber

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Legislature of British Columbia, the provincial parliament (the other is the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia).

The Legislature meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The current Parliament is the 40th Parliament. The most recent general election was the British Columbia general election held on May 14, 2013.

Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard TV.

Parliaments

Current members

The current interim Green Party leader Adam Olsen is not a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly.

Current party standings

Seating plan to the 40th Parliament

Standings changes

Officeholders

Speaker

• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Linda Reid, Liberal

Other Chair occupants

• Deputy Speaker: Douglas Horne, Liberal
• Assistant Deputy Speaker: Raj Chouhan, NDP
• Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole: Marc Dalton, Liberal

Leaders

• Premier of British Columbia: Hon. Christy Clark, Liberal
• Leader of the Opposition: John Horgan, NDP

House leaders

• Government House Leader: Hon. Michael de Jong, Liberal
• Opposition House Leader: Bruce Ralston, NDP

Miscellaneous

• Usher of the Black Rod^[1][2] (since 2012)

See also

• Executive Council of British Columbia
• Legislative Council of British Columbia
• BC Legislature Raids

References

Provincial political parties in British Columbia Legislative Assembly Liberal (49) New Democratic (34) Green (1) Independent (1) Other parties recognized by Elections BC, active in the 2013 election Advocational British Columbia Party Christian Heritage Communist Conservative Excalibur First Libertarian Marijuana Platinum Unparty Vision Work Less Your Political Party Other parties recognized by Elections BC, inactive in the 2013 election Action New Wave People's Front Refederation Reform

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Coordinates: 48°25′10″N 123°22′13″W / 48.4195°N 123.3703°W / 48.4195; -123.3703