39th Parliament of British Columbia
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The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
, as elected by the general election
of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point
. The election resulted in a majority government for the BC Liberal Party
led by Gordon Campbell, and a BC New Democratic Party
official opposition. Shortly after the election, the government revealed it had been running record high deficits and that it intented to replace the PST and GST
system with the Harmonized Sales Tax
. The deficit made an amendment to the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act necessary for the remainder of the 39th Parliament and resulted in reduced spending in most ministries. A petition against the Harmonized Sales Tax was circulated around the province and resulted in a summer 2011 referendum
on the issue. The unpopularity of the move towards HST led to the resignation of Premier Campbell. Separate and independent leadership elections in the two major parties made Christy Clark
the new Premier and Adrian Dix
the new leader of the opposition. Five MLAs spent time as independents: Vicki Huntington
was elected as an independent, Blair Lekstrom
left the BC Liberals in protest of its implementation of the HST, Pat Pimm
briefly left the BC Liberals during as he was being investigated for a domestic dispute incident, and both BC Liberal Bill Bennett and NDP Bob Simpson were removed from their caucuses for criticizing their leaders. Three MLAs were subject of police investigations: Kash Heed
for election irregularities, Jane Thornthwaite
for drunk driving, and Pat Pimm
for a domestic dispute. Two MLAs, both from the BC Liberals, resigned their seats forcing by-elections: Iain Black
in Port Moody-Coquitlam
and Barry Penner
in Chilliwack-Hope
.
In addition to the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act which implemented the HST, major new legislation adopted during the 39th Parliament included the Clean Energy Act, which listed and enabled provincial objectives regarding electricity generation and consumption. The Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act forced the workers at the BC Ambulance Service
back to work after a seven month strike. The Sled Dog Task Force and the Braidwood Inquiry
led to leglislative amendments, the New West Partnership
(Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement) had enabling leglislation enacted, and inheritance laws were modernized. The Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
was created, as well as six new parks in Lillooet region
delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point
. Gordon Campbell was Premier
and Colin Hansen was Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. Shortly after the May 2009 elections they revealed their intentions to replace the PST and GST
system with the HST
. This switch in tax system became controversial. In September, the 2009 budget update revealed they would run a much higher deficit than had been forecast which led to charges that the BC Liberals had been misleading the public during the elections regarding the financial health of the province. The deficit projection was increased to $2.8 billion, the largest in BC history, the result of declining tax revenue and natural resource royalties from the continuing recession. The budget update accepted the deficit with small increases in funding for health care, education and social services, with reductions in all other ministeries, combined with cuts to personal and small-business taxes and an amendment to the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act allowing four years of deficit.
By the time the session ended on February 9, 2010, there were 24 bills given royal assent: 21 government bills and 3 private bills. Among the bills was modernization of insurance and inheritance
laws with the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009 and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act. The Labour Mobility Act enacted portions of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement
. In light of the on-going Braidwood Inquiry
, Kash Heed
, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, introduced the Police (Misconduct, Complaints, Investigations, Discipline and Proceedings) Amendment Act which increased the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner's ability to investigate public complaints against police, though the bill was criticized for perpetuating "cops investigating cops" investigations rather than implementing civilian oversight. Heed also sponsored the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009 which banned the use of cell phones
while driving
(except with the use of hands-free technology) and the Body Armour Control Act which introduced the requirement for permits and licensing for the sale and ownership of body armour
. To help cope with the pine beetle epidemic
, the Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell
introduced the Wood First Act which required that all new provincially-funded buildings use wood as the primary building material and increased the maximum height for wood structures from four storeys to six in the Building Code. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2009 created the Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
near Penticton and the Det san Ecological Reserve near Smithers
.
Controversial new laws included the Assistance to Shelter Act which allowed police to use force in taking a person at risk to emergency shelters. Even though it was a government bill sponsored by Rich Coleman
, the Minister of Housing and Social Development, it was opposed by backbencher
and fellow BC Liberal Norm Letnick
. The law was prompted by the death of a homeless Vancouver woman during a weather event, but critics saw it as a measure to remove undesirable people from streets during the Winter Olympic Games
. An amendment to the Housing and Social Development Statutes Act stopped the payments of welfare, disability, or other income assistance to people with outstanding warrants. It was criticized as targeting people accused, not proven guilty, of crimes and resulted in several protests. Following a labour dispute and a seven-month strike by the BC Ambulance Service
, the Minister of Health Kevin Falcon
introduced back-to-work legislation on November 2 (and given royal assent five days later) with the Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act forcing the union to accept the latest contract offer.
delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Point. Premier Gordon Campbell kept the same executive council as the first session. Following the Olympics, that year's budget was released, projecting a $1.7 billion deficit, with little changes to taxation but more funding for Ministry of Community and Rural Development and a significant cut to the Ministry of Forests and Range. In April Mike de Jong
added Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor-General to his duties, replacing Kash Heed
who resigned the posts in response to RCMP investigations into political fundraising irregularities. A small cabinet shuffle was made in June, when Blair Lekstrom
resigned from the BC Liberals in protest of the implementation of the HST. Bill Bennett replaced Lekstrom as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Ben Stewart
replaced Bennett as Minister of Community and Rural Development. In the same June re-shuffle, Mary McNeil
was promoted from Minister of State (Olympics and ActNow BC) to Minister of Citizens Services. Before the end of the year, both BC Liberal Bill Bennett and NDP Bob Simpson were removed from their caucuses due to criticism of their leaders.
By the time the session ended in June, there were 23 bills given royal assent: 21 government bills and 2 private bills. Among the bills was the Zero Net Deforestation Act requiring equal areas of trees be planted as are cleared, the Forestry Service Providers Protection Act creating an insurance fund for small logging contractors, the Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act prohibiting aftermarket installations of hidden compartments in vehicles while requiring permits for vehicles reinforced with armour, the Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act requiring health-care facilities to report to police treated gunshot and stab wounds, and a modernization of the Veterinarians Act. The Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act legally returned the name of the Queen Charlotte Islands to Haida Gwaii. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2010 converted much of the Spruce Lake Protected Area
into the South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
, added six new provincial parks in the Lillooet region
(South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park, Bridge River Delta
, French Bar Creek
, Gwyneth Lake
, Fred Antoine
and Yalakom
), added one park in the Shuswap area
(Oregana Creek Provincial Park
), and added land to twelve other existing parks.
The Clean Energy Act was introduced by Blair Lekstrom
on April 28 (and given royal assent on June 3). The legislation was based on the recommendations of the Green Energy Advisory Task Force. The act updated the feed-in tariff
system, exempted projects such as the Site C dam
, new installations at Mica Dam
, and the northwest transmission line from review by the British Columbia Utilities Commission
, restricted the use of the Burrard Generating Station
, re-integrated parts of the BC Transmission Corporation
back into BC Hydro
, created a First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, required smart meter
s be installed onto buildings, prohibited future dam construction on certain rivers, and listed provincial energy-related objectives. It was criticized based on the belief that the act would result in increased electricity rates and disallow the development of natural gas-fuelled power plants.
A controversial law was the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, introduced by the Minister of Finance Colin Hansen on March 30 (and given royal assent on April 29), which eliminated the provincial sales tax in favour of the Harmonized Sales Tax
. An anti-HST petition was launched by former-Premier Bill Vander Zalm
and quickly achieved the needed targets (10% of people in all 85 ridings) in accordance with the Recall and Initiative Act. The petition of 700,000 signatures survived a court challenge by business groups in favour of the HST and, in August 2010, the petition was validated by Elections BC
. The petition was forwarded to the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives, chaired by Terry Lake
, which split along party lines with the minority NDP voting to accept the recommendation of the petition by sending a draft HST Extinguishment Act to the Legislative Assembly and the majority BC Liberals voting to initiate a province-wide referendum
. The unpopular HST resulted in low approval ratings for the BC Liberals and Premier Campbell who initiated a late-October major re-shuffling of his executive council, restructuring the ministries and, two weeks prior to the submission of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services' report on budget priorities, committed all of the remaining budget to income tax reductions. Nevertheless, Campbell announced his resignation as Premier in early-November and the BC Liberals reversed the income tax reductions. Following the BC Liberal Party leadership election
, Christy Clark
was named Premier, and following the unrelated BC New Democratic Party leadership election
Adrian Dix was named leader of the opposition.
, Murray Coell
, Kevin Krueger
, and Ben Stewart
from the executive council, demoting Iain Black
, Margaret MacDiarmid
and Moira Stilwell
to parliamentary secretary
, but promoting Naomi Yamamoto
, Don McRae
, Terry Lake
, and Harry Bloy
to ministerial positions, as well as re-instating Blair Lekstrom as a minister. Premier Clark moved quickly on several leadership campaign promises by increasing the minimum wage and eliminating parking fees at provincial parks. She reorganized the harmonized sales tax referendum
to use postal voting
in June–July. In May Clark announced that, if the HST was approved by voters, that the provincial government would issue one-time only cash rebates of $175 per child and low-income seniors and reduce the HST from 12% to 10%. Clark and her Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon
put off introducing a new budget plan until Fall 2011, after the results of HST referendum would be known. Clark also kept the possibility of a fall 2011 provincial election open. Clark won a spring by-election in Vancouver-Point Grey
and Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Gas Pat Pimm
briefly left the BC Liberal caucus and his parliamentary secretary position while under investigation for a domestic dispute.
By June, Parliament had 15 bills given royal assent, all of them government bills. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011 enacted the recommendations of the Sled Dog Task Force, a task force led by fellow BC Liberal MLA Terry Lake
created after it was revealed that nearly 100 sled dogs were culled in Whistler due to a drop in tourism and revenue after the Olympics. The New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act enacted portions of the New West Partnership
. The Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2011 made it easier for the province to seize cash and property associated with unlawful activity The Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2011 initiated a review of BC Ferries
and its related legislation. The Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011 partly implemented a recommendation from the Braidwood Inquiry
which would allow the executive council to appoint a civilian to the Independent Investigations Office, though subordinate to the Attorney General, which would investigate allegations against police. The Yale First Nation Final Agreement Act ratified a treaty
with the Yale First Nation
.
subsequently announced he would vacate his seat effective October 3 and Barry Penner
resigned as Attorney General
, replaced by Shirley Bond
, as he would not seek re-election . In August, the HST referendum
was completed with the electorate voting 55% in favour of reverting back to the PST. Just before the parliament convened in October 2011 for the 4th session, Clark shuffled her executive council, promoting Margaret MacDiarmid
back into the cabinet as Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, and moving Stephanie Cadieux
from that ministry over to replace Harry Bloy
who was demoted to Minister of State of Multiculturalism, the only Minister of State in her cabinet, as well as promoting Ron Cantelon
to a parliamentary secretary position.
New legislation adopted in Fall 2011 included the Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act which inserted roles for nurse practitioner
s in the health care system; the Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act which raised the fuel tax within Metro Vancouver to fund the proposed Evergreen Line SkyTrain
extension; the Regulatory Reporting Act which requires the provincial government to annually report on changes to regulations; the Personal Property Security Amendment Act which allows transferable licences issued by the province to be used as collateral; and the Natural Resource Compliance Act which merged all Crown land compliance and enforcement staff into a new positions called "natural resource officers". The Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act created a Registrar of Metal Dealers and Recyclers in which people who buy and sell scrap metal will be registered and requires them to record and report transactions. The Teachers Act repealed the Teaching Profession Act and dissolved the old act's BC College of Teachers to make way for the new BC Teachers' Council and a Disciplinary and Professional Conduct Board. The new teacher regulations and disciplinary procedures were meant to fix the old system which had become ineffective, but it was critized for making disciplinary hearings of teachers open to the public.
and a possible caucus revolt, Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell decided to step down as Premier and initiate a leadership campaign
in his party.
Former Liberal MLA Christy Clark
was elected as leader and sworn into office on March 14, 2011 appointing a new cabinet. Gordon Campbell resigned his seat for the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey
on March 15, which Christy Clark won in a by-election on May 11.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
, as elected by the general election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point
Steven Point
Steven Lewis Point, is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation...
. The election resulted in a majority government for the BC Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
led by Gordon Campbell, and a BC New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
official opposition. Shortly after the election, the government revealed it had been running record high deficits and that it intented to replace the PST and GST
Sales taxes in British Columbia
Sales taxes in British Columbia are levied via the Harmonized Sales Tax , which replaced the separate Provincial Sales Tax and federal Goods and Services Tax on 1 July 2010...
system with the Harmonized Sales Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax
The Harmonized Sales Tax is the name used in Canada to describe the combination of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the regional Provincial Sales Tax into a single value added sales tax in five of the ten Canadian provinces: Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British...
. The deficit made an amendment to the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act necessary for the remainder of the 39th Parliament and resulted in reduced spending in most ministries. A petition against the Harmonized Sales Tax was circulated around the province and resulted in a summer 2011 referendum
British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
on the issue. The unpopularity of the move towards HST led to the resignation of Premier Campbell. Separate and independent leadership elections in the two major parties made Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
the new Premier and Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician, currently serving as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.-Aide to Glen Clark:...
the new leader of the opposition. Five MLAs spent time as independents: Vicki Huntington
Vicki Huntington
Victoria Huntington is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2009 as an Independent candidate for Delta South.-Political career:...
was elected as an independent, Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election....
left the BC Liberals in protest of its implementation of the HST, Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an...
briefly left the BC Liberals during as he was being investigated for a domestic dispute incident, and both BC Liberal Bill Bennett and NDP Bob Simpson were removed from their caucuses for criticizing their leaders. Three MLAs were subject of police investigations: Kash Heed
Kash Heed
Kash P. Heed is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview....
for election irregularities, Jane Thornthwaite
Jane Thornthwaite
Jane Thornthwaite is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of North Vancouver-Seymour....
for drunk driving, and Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an...
for a domestic dispute. Two MLAs, both from the BC Liberals, resigned their seats forcing by-elections: Iain Black
Iain Black
Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party...
in Port Moody-Coquitlam
Port Moody-Coquitlam
Port Moody-Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which BC Liberal Iain Black was elected as its MLA...
and Barry Penner
Barry Penner
Barry Penner, QC is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Chilliwack-Hope. He previously served as Attorney General of British Columbia, Deputy House Leader , and Minister of Environment and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.Born in Kitimat in 1966,...
in Chilliwack-Hope
Chilliwack-Hope
Chilliwack-Hope is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election...
.
In addition to the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act which implemented the HST, major new legislation adopted during the 39th Parliament included the Clean Energy Act, which listed and enabled provincial objectives regarding electricity generation and consumption. The Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act forced the workers at the BC Ambulance Service
British Columbia Ambulance Service
The British Columbia Ambulance Service is the sole ambulance service and provider of pre-hospital emergency care in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It operates under the Emergency and Health Services Commission and the Provincial Health Services Authority, and is tasked with the...
back to work after a seven month strike. The Sled Dog Task Force and the Braidwood Inquiry
Braidwood Inquiry
The Braidwood Inquiry was a public inquiry conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, examining the safety of Tasers and the death of Robert Dziekanski. The two-stage inquiry is being conducted by retired Court of Appeal of British Columbia and Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory Justice...
led to leglislative amendments, the New West Partnership
New West Partnership
The New West Partnership is set of agreements that integrate the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. They were created on April 30, 2010.It is composed of:* the New West Partnership Trade Agreement ...
(Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement) had enabling leglislation enacted, and inheritance laws were modernized. The Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park was created by the with 179 ha of land adjacent to Skaha Lake, south of Penticton. The added more land to the park, making it a total of 489 ha.-References:*...
was created, as well as six new parks in Lillooet region
Lillooet Country
The Lillooet Country, also referred to as the Lillooet District., is a region spanning from the central Fraser Canyon town of Lillooet west to the valley of the Lillooet River, and including the valleys in between, in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Like other historical BC regions, it...
1st Session
The 1st session of the 39th Parliament began on August 25, 2009 with the Speech from the ThroneSpeech from the Throne
A speech from the throne is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign reads a prepared speech to a complete session of parliament, outlining the government's agenda for the coming session...
delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point
Steven Point
Steven Lewis Point, is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation...
. Gordon Campbell was Premier
Premier of British Columbia
The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
and Colin Hansen was Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. Shortly after the May 2009 elections they revealed their intentions to replace the PST and GST
Sales taxes in British Columbia
Sales taxes in British Columbia are levied via the Harmonized Sales Tax , which replaced the separate Provincial Sales Tax and federal Goods and Services Tax on 1 July 2010...
system with the HST
Harmonized Sales Tax
The Harmonized Sales Tax is the name used in Canada to describe the combination of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the regional Provincial Sales Tax into a single value added sales tax in five of the ten Canadian provinces: Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British...
. This switch in tax system became controversial. In September, the 2009 budget update revealed they would run a much higher deficit than had been forecast which led to charges that the BC Liberals had been misleading the public during the elections regarding the financial health of the province. The deficit projection was increased to $2.8 billion, the largest in BC history, the result of declining tax revenue and natural resource royalties from the continuing recession. The budget update accepted the deficit with small increases in funding for health care, education and social services, with reductions in all other ministeries, combined with cuts to personal and small-business taxes and an amendment to the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act allowing four years of deficit.
By the time the session ended on February 9, 2010, there were 24 bills given royal assent: 21 government bills and 3 private bills. Among the bills was modernization of insurance and inheritance
Inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies...
laws with the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009 and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act. The Labour Mobility Act enacted portions of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement
New West Partnership
The New West Partnership is set of agreements that integrate the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. They were created on April 30, 2010.It is composed of:* the New West Partnership Trade Agreement ...
. In light of the on-going Braidwood Inquiry
Braidwood Inquiry
The Braidwood Inquiry was a public inquiry conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, examining the safety of Tasers and the death of Robert Dziekanski. The two-stage inquiry is being conducted by retired Court of Appeal of British Columbia and Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory Justice...
, Kash Heed
Kash Heed
Kash P. Heed is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview....
, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, introduced the Police (Misconduct, Complaints, Investigations, Discipline and Proceedings) Amendment Act which increased the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner's ability to investigate public complaints against police, though the bill was criticized for perpetuating "cops investigating cops" investigations rather than implementing civilian oversight. Heed also sponsored the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009 which banned the use of cell phones
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
while driving
Mobile phones and driving safety
Mobile phone use while driving is common, but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving, some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Others have enacted laws to ban handheld mobile phone use, but allow use of a...
(except with the use of hands-free technology) and the Body Armour Control Act which introduced the requirement for permits and licensing for the sale and ownership of body armour
Personal armor
Personal armor is the whole of protecting clothing, designed to absorb and/or deflect slashing, bludgeoning, and penetrating attacks. They were historically used to protect soldiers, whereas today, they are also used to protect police forces, private citizens and private security guards or...
. To help cope with the pine beetle epidemic
Mountain pine beetle
The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures about 5 millimeters, about the size of a grain of rice.Mountain pine beetles inhabit...
, the Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell
Pat Bell
Pat Bell is British Columbia's Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. He is the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for the riding of Prince George North. Bell also serves as member of the Cabinet Priorities and Planning Committee....
introduced the Wood First Act which required that all new provincially-funded buildings use wood as the primary building material and increased the maximum height for wood structures from four storeys to six in the Building Code. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2009 created the Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park was created by the with 179 ha of land adjacent to Skaha Lake, south of Penticton. The added more land to the park, making it a total of 489 ha.-References:*...
near Penticton and the Det san Ecological Reserve near Smithers
Smithers, British Columbia
Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako....
.
Controversial new laws included the Assistance to Shelter Act which allowed police to use force in taking a person at risk to emergency shelters. Even though it was a government bill sponsored by Rich Coleman
Rich Coleman
Rich Coleman is British Columbia's Minister of Energy and Mines, minister responsible for Housing and MLA for the riding of Fort Langley-Aldergrove...
, the Minister of Housing and Social Development, it was opposed by backbencher
Backbencher
In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition...
and fellow BC Liberal Norm Letnick
Norm Letnick
Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country...
. The law was prompted by the death of a homeless Vancouver woman during a weather event, but critics saw it as a measure to remove undesirable people from streets during the Winter Olympic Games
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. An amendment to the Housing and Social Development Statutes Act stopped the payments of welfare, disability, or other income assistance to people with outstanding warrants. It was criticized as targeting people accused, not proven guilty, of crimes and resulted in several protests. Following a labour dispute and a seven-month strike by the BC Ambulance Service
British Columbia Ambulance Service
The British Columbia Ambulance Service is the sole ambulance service and provider of pre-hospital emergency care in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It operates under the Emergency and Health Services Commission and the Provincial Health Services Authority, and is tasked with the...
, the Minister of Health Kevin Falcon
Kevin Falcon
Kevin Falcon is a Canadian politician and is the current Deputy Premier of British Columbia, Canada. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Surrey-Cloverdale and is a member of the BC Liberals...
introduced back-to-work legislation on November 2 (and given royal assent five days later) with the Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act forcing the union to accept the latest contract offer.
2nd Session
The 2nd session of the 39th Parliament began on February 9, 2010 with the Speech from the ThroneSpeech from the Throne
A speech from the throne is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign reads a prepared speech to a complete session of parliament, outlining the government's agenda for the coming session...
delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Point. Premier Gordon Campbell kept the same executive council as the first session. Following the Olympics, that year's budget was released, projecting a $1.7 billion deficit, with little changes to taxation but more funding for Ministry of Community and Rural Development and a significant cut to the Ministry of Forests and Range. In April Mike de Jong
Mike de Jong
Mike de Jong, Q.C. is a politician from British Columbia, Canada.-Politics and career:He was appointed Minister of Health Mike de Jong on March 14, 2011. He has previously held the post of Attorney General and Government House Leader, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister of...
added Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor-General to his duties, replacing Kash Heed
Kash Heed
Kash P. Heed is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview....
who resigned the posts in response to RCMP investigations into political fundraising irregularities. A small cabinet shuffle was made in June, when Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election....
resigned from the BC Liberals in protest of the implementation of the HST. Bill Bennett replaced Lekstrom as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Ben Stewart
Ben Stewart
Benjamin Richard Stewart is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election and a winemaker who has operated Quails' Gate Estate Winery with several family members in the Okanagan since 1989. He represents the riding of...
replaced Bennett as Minister of Community and Rural Development. In the same June re-shuffle, Mary McNeil
Mary McNeil
Mary McNeil is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-False Creek....
was promoted from Minister of State (Olympics and ActNow BC) to Minister of Citizens Services. Before the end of the year, both BC Liberal Bill Bennett and NDP Bob Simpson were removed from their caucuses due to criticism of their leaders.
By the time the session ended in June, there were 23 bills given royal assent: 21 government bills and 2 private bills. Among the bills was the Zero Net Deforestation Act requiring equal areas of trees be planted as are cleared, the Forestry Service Providers Protection Act creating an insurance fund for small logging contractors, the Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act prohibiting aftermarket installations of hidden compartments in vehicles while requiring permits for vehicles reinforced with armour, the Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act requiring health-care facilities to report to police treated gunshot and stab wounds, and a modernization of the Veterinarians Act. The Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act legally returned the name of the Queen Charlotte Islands to Haida Gwaii. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2010 converted much of the Spruce Lake Protected Area
Spruce Lake Protected Area
The Spruce Lake Protected Area, was a 71,347-hectare Protected Area in the British Columbia provincial parks system 200 km north of Vancouver. The area had been the subject of an ongoing preservationist controversy since the 1930s. Formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains...
into the South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park
South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 56,796 ha. in size, was established in 2010. It was created out of a portion of the Spruce Lake Protected Area.-External links:* BC Parks...
, added six new provincial parks in the Lillooet region
Lillooet Country
The Lillooet Country, also referred to as the Lillooet District., is a region spanning from the central Fraser Canyon town of Lillooet west to the valley of the Lillooet River, and including the valleys in between, in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Like other historical BC regions, it...
(South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park, Bridge River Delta
Bridge River Delta Provincial Park
Bridge River Delta Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 65 kilometres north of Pemberton, British Columbia, or 80 km west of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 992 ha. in size, was established in 2010....
, French Bar Creek
French Bar Creek Provincial Park
French Bar Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 60 kilometres north of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 1159 ha. in size, was established in 2010.-External links:*...
, Gwyneth Lake
Gwyneth Lake Provincial Park
Gwyneth Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 70 kilometres west of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 132 ha. in size, was established in 2010.-External links:*...
, Fred Antoine
Fred Antoine Provincial Park
Fred Antoine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 25 kilometres northwest of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 2,230 ha. in size, was established in 2010.-External links:*...
and Yalakom
Yalakom Provincial Park
Yalakom Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 60 kilometres northwest of Lillooet, British Columbia. The park, which is 8941 ha. in size, was established in 2010.-External links:*...
), added one park in the Shuswap area
Shuswap Country
The Shuswap Country, or simply "the Shuswap" is a term used in the Canadian province of British Columbia to refer to the environs of Shuswap Lake. The upper reaches of the Shuswap basin, southeast of Shuswap Lake and northeast of the Okanagan, are generally considered to be part of Okanagan or of...
(Oregana Creek Provincial Park
Oregana Creek Provincial Park
Oregana Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 150 kilometres northwest of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, near Adams River. The park, which is 286 ha. in size, was established in 2010.-External links:*...
), and added land to twelve other existing parks.
The Clean Energy Act was introduced by Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom
Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election....
on April 28 (and given royal assent on June 3). The legislation was based on the recommendations of the Green Energy Advisory Task Force. The act updated the feed-in tariff
Feed-in Tariff
A feed-in tariff is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies. It achieves this by offering long-term contracts to renewable energy producers, typically based on the cost of generation of each technology...
system, exempted projects such as the Site C dam
Site C dam
The Site C dam is a proposal by the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority for a large-scale earth fill hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada...
, new installations at Mica Dam
Mica Dam
The Mica Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Completed in 1973 under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty, the Mica powerhouse has a generating capacity of . The dam is operated by BC Hydro...
, and the northwest transmission line from review by the British Columbia Utilities Commission
British Columbia Utilities Commission
The British Columbia Utilities Commission is an agency of the government of the Province of British Columbia responsible for regulating rates and standards of service quality. The Commission's primary responsibility is the regulation of British Columbia's natural gas and electricity utilities...
, restricted the use of the Burrard Generating Station
Burrard Generating Station
Burrard Generating Station is a Natural Gas fired station built by BC Electric, owned by BC Hydro since 1961, located in Belcarra, British Columbia.- Description :...
, re-integrated parts of the BC Transmission Corporation
BC Transmission Corporation
The British Columbia Transmission Corporation is a Crown corporation in the province of British Columbia, Canada.Its mandate is to plan, build, operate and maintain B.C.'s electricity transmission system.- History and background :...
back into BC Hydro
BC Hydro
The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis...
, created a First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, required smart meter
Smart meter
A smart meter is usually an electrical meter that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and billing purposes. Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the...
s be installed onto buildings, prohibited future dam construction on certain rivers, and listed provincial energy-related objectives. It was criticized based on the belief that the act would result in increased electricity rates and disallow the development of natural gas-fuelled power plants.
A controversial law was the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, introduced by the Minister of Finance Colin Hansen on March 30 (and given royal assent on April 29), which eliminated the provincial sales tax in favour of the Harmonized Sales Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax
The Harmonized Sales Tax is the name used in Canada to describe the combination of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the regional Provincial Sales Tax into a single value added sales tax in five of the ten Canadian provinces: Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British...
. An anti-HST petition was launched by former-Premier Bill Vander Zalm
Bill Vander Zalm
Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm is a politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991.-Early life:...
and quickly achieved the needed targets (10% of people in all 85 ridings) in accordance with the Recall and Initiative Act. The petition of 700,000 signatures survived a court challenge by business groups in favour of the HST and, in August 2010, the petition was validated by Elections BC
Elections BC
Elections BC is a non-partisan office of the Legislature responsible for conducting elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
. The petition was forwarded to the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives, chaired by Terry Lake
Terry Lake
Terry Lake is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2009 provincial election...
, which split along party lines with the minority NDP voting to accept the recommendation of the petition by sending a draft HST Extinguishment Act to the Legislative Assembly and the majority BC Liberals voting to initiate a province-wide referendum
British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
. The unpopular HST resulted in low approval ratings for the BC Liberals and Premier Campbell who initiated a late-October major re-shuffling of his executive council, restructuring the ministries and, two weeks prior to the submission of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services' report on budget priorities, committed all of the remaining budget to income tax reductions. Nevertheless, Campbell announced his resignation as Premier in early-November and the BC Liberals reversed the income tax reductions. Following the BC Liberal Party leadership election
British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election of 2011 was prompted by Gordon Campbell's announcement on November 3, 2010 that he would be resigning as Premier of British Columbia and had asked the BC Liberal Party to hold a leadership convention "at the earliest possible date." The...
, Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
was named Premier, and following the unrelated BC New Democratic Party leadership election
British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party...
Adrian Dix was named leader of the opposition.
3rd Session
The 3rd session formally began on February 14, 2011 with the Speech from the Throne delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Point. Once Clark took over as Premier she appointed her own cabinet, removing Colin HansenColin Hansen
Colin Hansen was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier for the Canadian province of British Columbia from June 10, 2009 to March 13,2011. He had also served as Minister Responsible for Small Business since October 25, 2010. On November 30, 2010, he was additionally appointed as the Minister of...
, Murray Coell
Murray Coell
Murray Coell is a BC Liberal MLA, representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria. He previously served as the Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development; Minister of Human Resources; Minister of...
, Kevin Krueger
Kevin Krueger
Kevin Krueger is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson from 1996 to 2009, and currently represents Kamloops-South Thompson as of 2009....
, and Ben Stewart
Ben Stewart
Benjamin Richard Stewart is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election and a winemaker who has operated Quails' Gate Estate Winery with several family members in the Okanagan since 1989. He represents the riding of...
from the executive council, demoting Iain Black
Iain Black
Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party...
, Margaret MacDiarmid
Margaret MacDiarmid
Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician, currently serving Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. She was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview...
and Moira Stilwell
Moira Stilwell
Dr. Moira Stilwell was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in 2009 to represent the riding of Vancouver-Langara. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Research and Innovation to the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation on March 14, 2011...
to parliamentary secretary
Parliamentary Secretary
A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...
, but promoting Naomi Yamamoto
Naomi Yamamoto
Naomi Yamamoto is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale....
, Don McRae
Don McRae (politician)
Don McRae is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Comox Valley in the 2009 provincial election. After serving nearly 2 years on the backbenches he was appointed Minister of...
, Terry Lake
Terry Lake
Terry Lake is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2009 provincial election...
, and Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He currently represents the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed, and previously represented the riding of Burquitlam since the 2001 election.-External links:**...
to ministerial positions, as well as re-instating Blair Lekstrom as a minister. Premier Clark moved quickly on several leadership campaign promises by increasing the minimum wage and eliminating parking fees at provincial parks. She reorganized the harmonized sales tax referendum
British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
to use postal voting
Postal voting
Postal voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system....
in June–July. In May Clark announced that, if the HST was approved by voters, that the provincial government would issue one-time only cash rebates of $175 per child and low-income seniors and reduce the HST from 12% to 10%. Clark and her Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon
Kevin Falcon
Kevin Falcon is a Canadian politician and is the current Deputy Premier of British Columbia, Canada. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Surrey-Cloverdale and is a member of the BC Liberals...
put off introducing a new budget plan until Fall 2011, after the results of HST referendum would be known. Clark also kept the possibility of a fall 2011 provincial election open. Clark won a spring by-election in Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were...
and Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Gas Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm
Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an...
briefly left the BC Liberal caucus and his parliamentary secretary position while under investigation for a domestic dispute.
By June, Parliament had 15 bills given royal assent, all of them government bills. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011 enacted the recommendations of the Sled Dog Task Force, a task force led by fellow BC Liberal MLA Terry Lake
Terry Lake
Terry Lake is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2009 provincial election...
created after it was revealed that nearly 100 sled dogs were culled in Whistler due to a drop in tourism and revenue after the Olympics. The New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act enacted portions of the New West Partnership
New West Partnership
The New West Partnership is set of agreements that integrate the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. They were created on April 30, 2010.It is composed of:* the New West Partnership Trade Agreement ...
. The Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2011 made it easier for the province to seize cash and property associated with unlawful activity The Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2011 initiated a review of BC Ferries
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is a de facto Crown Corporation that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
and its related legislation. The Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011 partly implemented a recommendation from the Braidwood Inquiry
Braidwood Inquiry
The Braidwood Inquiry was a public inquiry conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, examining the safety of Tasers and the death of Robert Dziekanski. The two-stage inquiry is being conducted by retired Court of Appeal of British Columbia and Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory Justice...
which would allow the executive council to appoint a civilian to the Independent Investigations Office, though subordinate to the Attorney General, which would investigate allegations against police. The Yale First Nation Final Agreement Act ratified a treaty
British Columbia Treaty Process
The British Columbia Treaty Process is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues - including claims to un-extinguished aboriginal rights - with British Columbia's First Nations....
with the Yale First Nation
Yale First Nation
The Yale First Nation is an independent First Nation, located at Yale, British Columbia. It is not affiliated with Sto:lo tribal council.-Treaty Process:They have reached Stage 5 in the BC Treaty Process...
.
4th Session
During summer 2011 BC Liberal leader Christy Clark asked all her caucus members to inform the party on whether they would be seeking re-election, increasing speculation that she would call an early election. Iain BlackIain Black
Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party...
subsequently announced he would vacate his seat effective October 3 and Barry Penner
Barry Penner
Barry Penner, QC is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Chilliwack-Hope. He previously served as Attorney General of British Columbia, Deputy House Leader , and Minister of Environment and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.Born in Kitimat in 1966,...
resigned as Attorney General
Attorney General of British Columbia
The Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia is a provincial government department responsible for the oversight of the justice system within the province of British Columbia, Canada...
, replaced by Shirley Bond
Shirley Bond
Shirley Bond is currently serving as the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and interim Attorney General of British Columbia, previously as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy in the Executive Council of British...
, as he would not seek re-election . In August, the HST referendum
British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
was completed with the electorate voting 55% in favour of reverting back to the PST. Just before the parliament convened in October 2011 for the 4th session, Clark shuffled her executive council, promoting Margaret MacDiarmid
Margaret MacDiarmid
Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician, currently serving Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. She was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview...
back into the cabinet as Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, and moving Stephanie Cadieux
Stephanie Cadieux
Stephanie Cadieux is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama...
from that ministry over to replace Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy
Harry Bloy is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He currently represents the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed, and previously represented the riding of Burquitlam since the 2001 election.-External links:**...
who was demoted to Minister of State of Multiculturalism, the only Minister of State in her cabinet, as well as promoting Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon was re-elected on to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, May 12 2009 in the riding of Parksville-Qualicum as a member of the BC Liberal Party caucus....
to a parliamentary secretary position.
New legislation adopted in Fall 2011 included the Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act which inserted roles for nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioner
A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced practice registered nurse who has completed graduate-level education . Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist s, CNMs, and CNSs...
s in the health care system; the Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act which raised the fuel tax within Metro Vancouver to fund the proposed Evergreen Line SkyTrain
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain is a light rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks, running mostly on elevated guideways, which helps SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability...
extension; the Regulatory Reporting Act which requires the provincial government to annually report on changes to regulations; the Personal Property Security Amendment Act which allows transferable licences issued by the province to be used as collateral; and the Natural Resource Compliance Act which merged all Crown land compliance and enforcement staff into a new positions called "natural resource officers". The Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act created a Registrar of Metal Dealers and Recyclers in which people who buy and sell scrap metal will be registered and requires them to record and report transactions. The Teachers Act repealed the Teaching Profession Act and dissolved the old act's BC College of Teachers to make way for the new BC Teachers' Council and a Disciplinary and Professional Conduct Board. The new teacher regulations and disciplinary procedures were meant to fix the old system which had become ineffective, but it was critized for making disciplinary hearings of teachers open to the public.
Members of the 39th Parliament
| Member | Party | Electoral district |
John van Dongen John van Dongen John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Abbotsford South Abbotsford South Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.-... |
Mike de Jong Mike de Jong Mike de Jong, Q.C. is a politician from British Columbia, Canada.-Politics and career:He was appointed Minister of Health Mike de Jong on March 14, 2011. He has previously held the post of Attorney General and Government House Leader, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister of... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Abbotsford West Abbotsford West Abbotsford West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.-... |
Randy Hawes Randy Hawes Randy Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Hawes is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the provincial riding of Abbotsford-Mission. On March 14, 2011 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource perations Review... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Abbotsford-Mission Abbotsford-Mission Abbotsford-Mission is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.-... |
Scott Fraser | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Alberni-Pacific Rim |
John Slater John Slater (Canadian politician) John Slater is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Boundary-Similkameen.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a new riding which was formed in 2008 assembled together with populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet... |
Kathy Corrigan Kathy Corrigan Kathy Corrigan is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the riding of Burnaby-Deer Lake... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Burnaby-Deer Lake Burnaby-Deer Lake Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first be contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Kathy Corrigan was elected its first MLA.... |
Raj Chouhan Raj Chouhan Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He served as Opposition Critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism. He was re-elected in 2009... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia... |
Harry Bloy Harry Bloy Harry Bloy is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He currently represents the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed, and previously represented the riding of Burquitlam since the 2001 election.-External links:**... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Burnaby-Lougheed |
Richard Lee Richard Lee (politician) Richard T. Lee is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He has represented the riding of North Burnaby since the 2001 election. He was re-elected in the 2005 election and 2009 election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Burnaby North Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
Donna Barnett Donna Barnett Donna Barnett is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 election. She was elected as a BC Liberal member, representing the newly created riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Cariboo-Chilcotin Cariboo-Chilcotin (provincial electoral district) Cariboo-Chilcotin is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election... |
Bob Simpson | Independent | Cariboo North Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.... |
John Les John Les John Les is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly for British Columbia.He is currently the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Chilliwack Chilliwack (provincial electoral district) Chilliwack is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. A riding by this name has been in use continuously from 1916 to 2001, and it was re-established and contested in the 2009 provincial election.- Political Geography and History :... |
Barry Penner Barry Penner Barry Penner, QC is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Chilliwack-Hope. He previously served as Attorney General of British Columbia, Deputy House Leader , and Minister of Environment and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.Born in Kitimat in 1966,... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Chilliwack-Hope Chilliwack-Hope Chilliwack-Hope is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election... |
Norm Macdonald Norm Macdonald (politician) Norm Macdonald is the member for the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was elected in 2005 as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.Mr... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
Don McRae Don McRae (politician) Don McRae is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Comox Valley in the 2009 provincial election. After serving nearly 2 years on the backbenches he was appointed Minister of... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Comox Valley Comox Valley (provincial electoral district) Comox Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Don McRae, of the Liberal Party was elected MLA in the provincial 2009 general election.... |
Douglas Horne Douglas Horne Douglas Horne is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. He currently serves on the Legislative Review Committee.-External links:*... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Coquitlam-Burke Mountain is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 election in which Liberal, Douglas Horne was elected its first MLA.... |
Diane Thorne Diane Thorne Diane Thorne is the provincial representative of Coquitlam-Maillardville in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. She was originally elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. She is a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
Bill Routley Bill Routley Bill Routley is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, he was elected to represent the riding of Cowichan Valley... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Cowichan Valley Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district) Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.-Election results:... |
Guy Gentner Guy Gentner Guy Gentner is the current MLA for Delta North in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.-External links:*... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Delta North Delta North Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Guy Gentner. He was first elected in 2005... |
Vicki Huntington Vicki Huntington Victoria Huntington is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2009 as an Independent candidate for Delta South.-Political career:... |
Independent | Delta South Delta South Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Member of Legislative Assembly :The current MLA for this riding is Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election.... |
Maurine Karagianis Maurine Karagianis Maurine Karagianis is a Canadian politician, currently the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Esquimalt-Royal Roads Esquimalt-Royal Roads Esquimalt-Royal Roads is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 election in which New Democrat, Maurine Karagianis was elected MLA.... |
Rich Coleman Rich Coleman Rich Coleman is British Columbia's Minister of Energy and Mines, minister responsible for Housing and MLA for the riding of Fort Langley-Aldergrove... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- History :Fort Langley, the birthplace of British Columbia... |
Harry Lali Harry Lali Harry Lali is the current MLA for Fraser-Nicola in the Canadian province of British Columbia. In the 1991 election he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as MLA for Yale-Lillooet, and was re-elected in 1996. Lali served as the Minister of Transportation from 1998 to 2001. For the 2001 election,... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Fraser-Nicola Fraser-Nicola Fraser-Nicola is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.- Member... |
John Horgan John Horgan (Canadian politician) John Horgan is the New Democratic Party MLA for the constituency of Malahat-Juan de Fuca in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Juan de Fuca |
Terry Lake Terry Lake Terry Lake is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2009 provincial election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Kamloops-North Thompson |
Kevin Krueger Kevin Krueger Kevin Krueger is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson from 1996 to 2009, and currently represents Kamloops-South Thompson as of 2009.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Kamloops-South Thompson Kamloops-South Thompson Kamloops-South Thompson is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing... |
Norm Letnick Norm Letnick Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Kelowna-Lake Country Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district) Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger area.- Demographics :... |
Steve Thomson Steve Thomson (politician) Steve Thomson is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Kelowna-Mission.- References :... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Kelowna-Mission Kelowna-Mission Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-MLAs:*Cliff Serwa, Social Credit *Sindi Hawkins, Liberal *Steve Thomson, Liberal... |
Bill Bennett | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Kootenay East |
Katrine Conroy Katrine Conroy Katrine Conroy is a former MLA for West Kootenay-Boundary in the Canadian province of British Columbia.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Kootenay West Kootenay West (provincial electoral district) Kootenay West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the ensuing election.- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
Mary Polak Mary Polak Mary Polak is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Langley and currently serves as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Langley Langley (provincial electoral district) Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area... |
Marc Dalton Marc Dalton Marc Dalton is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission. He formerly worked as a long-time teacher in the Maple Ridge School District at both the... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Maple Ridge-Mission Maple Ridge-Mission Maple Ridge-Mission is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries .-Redistribution:Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows and Mission-Kent... |
Michael Sather Michael Sather Michael Sather is the current MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, and was re-elected in 2009.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadow riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.- Demographics :-1999... |
Leonard Krog Leonard Krog Leonard Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia. He was first elected in the 1991 general election representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and served as a backbencher in the Mike Harcourt NDP government. He ran for... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Nanaimo |
Doug Routley Doug Routley Doug Routley is the current MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the riding of Cowichan-Ladysmith in the 2005 general election and then to the riding of Nanaimo-North Cowichan after new electoral districts... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Nanaimo-North Cowichan |
John Rustad John Rustad John Rustad is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He currently represents the constituency of Prince George-Omineca, which he has held since the 2005 election. In 2009, this riding was dissolved and he became the MLA for Nechako... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Nechako Lakes Nechako Lakes (provincial electoral district) Nechako Lakes is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election... |
Michelle Mungall Michelle Mungall Michelle Mungall is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Nelson-Creston. She was born and raised in St. Albert, Alberta where she attended Paul Kane High... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding.... |
Dawn Black Dawn Black Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born Dawn Whitty, Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett.-Member of Parliament:... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
New Westminster |
Gary Coons Gary Coons Gary Earl Coons is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the North Coast riding of British Columbia, Canada.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
North Coast North Coast (provincial electoral district) North Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election, largely out of the previous riding of Prince Rupert.... |
Claire Trevena Claire Trevena Claire Trevena is the current MLA for North Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in the 2009 election. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
North Island North Island (provincial electoral district) North Island is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Claire Trevena. She was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
Naomi Yamamoto Naomi Yamamoto Naomi Yamamoto is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :... |
Jane Thornthwaite Jane Thornthwaite Jane Thornthwaite is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of North Vancouver-Seymour.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :-MLAs:... |
Ida Chong Ida Chong Ida Chong is British Columbia's Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and was Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative as well as Minister of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development. She has served in this position since June 2008... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
Ron Cantelon Ron Cantelon Ron Cantelon was re-elected on to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, May 12 2009 in the riding of Parksville-Qualicum as a member of the BC Liberal Party caucus.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1991. It also appeared was in the 1996 general election and a by-election in 1998. Following redistribution, the area... |
Pat Pimm Pat Pimm Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Peace River North Peace River North Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
Blair Lekstrom Blair Lekstrom Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Peace River South Peace River South Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
Bill Barisoff Bill Barisoff Bill Barisoff is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Born in Oliver, he represents the riding of Penticton, which he has held since 1996, when he defeated former MLA Bill Barlee by a narrow margin.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Penticton Penticton (provincial electoral district) Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.- Member of... |
Mike Farnworth Mike Farnworth Mike Farnworth is a New Democratic Party politician from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He is the current MLA for the riding of Port Coquitlam.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam (provincial electoral district) Port Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. First established following the 1988 redistribution, it was contested in the 1991 and 1996 elections before being superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. The district was reestablished by the Electoral Districts... |
Iain Black Iain Black Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party... (to October 3, 2011) Vacant |
Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which BC Liberal Iain Black was elected as its MLA... |
Nicholas Simons Nicholas Simons Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and member of the New Democratic Party. He represents the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast.-Politics:... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
Pat Bell Pat Bell Pat Bell is British Columbia's Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. He is the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for the riding of Prince George North. Bell also serves as member of the Cabinet Priorities and Planning Committee.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Prince George-Mackenzie Prince George-Mackenzie Prince George-Mackenzie is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election... |
Shirley Bond Shirley Bond Shirley Bond is currently serving as the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and interim Attorney General of British Columbia, previously as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy in the Executive Council of British... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Prince George-Valemount Prince George-Valemount Prince George-Valemount is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election... |
Rob Howard Rob Howard Rob Howard is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Richmond Centre... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Richmond Centre Richmond Centre Richmond Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.-MLAs:#Doug Symons, Liberal #Greg Halsey-Brandt, Liberal #Olga Ilich, Liberal #Rob Howard, Liberal... |
Linda Reid Linda Reid Linda Reid is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. She has represented the riding of Richmond East since the 1991 election. She is currently serving as Minister of State for Childcare.- References :... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Richmond East Richmond East Richmond East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
John Yap John Yap John Yap MLA is a Canadian politician and is currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Clean Technology to the Minister of Energy and Mines. Since 2005 he has represented the riding of Richmond-Steveston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He is a member of the BC Liberal Party... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Yap. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
Murray Coell Murray Coell Murray Coell is a BC Liberal MLA, representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria. He previously served as the Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development; Minister of Human Resources; Minister of... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.... |
Lana Popham Lana Popham Lana Popham is Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the 39th Parliament of British Columbia. She was elected as the British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate in the British Columbia general election, 2009 and has served on the Select Standing Committee on Public... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Saanich South Saanich South Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C... |
George Abbott George Abbott (politician) George Abbott is a BC Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. He represents the riding of Shuswap, which he has held since 1996... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Shuswap Shuswap (provincial electoral district) Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops and Okanagan... |
Robin Austin Robin Austin Robin Austin, MLA, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, is the current New Democratic Party MLA for Skeena in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Austin was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Skeena Skeena (provincial electoral district) Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election or 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.- Demographics :- Member of... |
Doug Donaldson Doug Donaldson Doug Donaldson is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Stikine in the 2009 provincial election... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Stikine Stikine (provincial electoral district) Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election... |
Kevin Falcon Kevin Falcon Kevin Falcon is a Canadian politician and is the current Deputy Premier of British Columbia, Canada. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Surrey-Cloverdale and is a member of the BC Liberals... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include*removal of northwestern-most half to Surrey-Tynehead... |
Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, Canada. He represents the riding of Surrey-Fleetwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.-Early life:... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Surrey-Fleetwood Surrey-Fleetwood Surrey-Fleetwood is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election... |
Sue Hammell Sue Hammell Sue Hammell is the current MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1991 election and re-elected in 1996, but was defeated in the 2001 election... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
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Vancouver-False Creek |
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Vancouver-Kensington |
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Vernon-Monashee |
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West Vancouver-Sea to Sky |
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Seating plan
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Standings changes
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| May 12 | Jun 11 | Oct 7 | Nov 19 | Mar 2 | Mar 15 | Apr 5 | May 11 | Jun 28 | Jul 13 | Oct 3 |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
49 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
35 | 34 |
Independent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Total members | 85 | 84 | 85 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government Majority | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| May 12, 2009 | See List of Members | Election day of the 39th general election British Columbia general election, 2009 The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell... |
June 11, 2010 | Blair Lekstrom Blair Lekstrom Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election.... |
Peace River South Peace River South Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
Independent | Resigned from cabinet and the Liberal caucus because of the Harmonized Sales Tax. |
October 7, 2010 | Bob Simpson | Cariboo North Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.... |
Independent | Removed from caucus for public dissent regarding NDP leader Carole James Carole James Carole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party... |
November 19, 2010 | Bill Bennett | Kootenay East | Independent | Removed from caucus for public dissent regarding Liberal leader Gordon Campbell |
March 2, 2011 | Blair Lekstrom | Peace River South | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Rejoined the Liberal caucus |
March 15, 2011 | Gordon Campbell | Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
Liberal | Vacated seat |
April 5, 2011 | Bill Bennett | Kootenay East | Liberal | Rejoined the Liberal caucus |
May 11, 2011 | Christy Clark Christy Clark Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada... |
Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
Liberal | Won by-election |
June 28, 2011 | Pat Pimm Pat Pimm Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an... |
Peace River North Peace River North Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
Independent | Resigned from the Liberal caucus after being arrested after a domestic dispute |
July 13, 2011 | Pat Pimm | Peace River North | Liberal | Allowed back into Liberal caucus after chargers were dropped. |
October 3, 2011 | Iain Black Iain Black Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party... |
Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which BC Liberal Iain Black was elected as its MLA... |
Liberal | Vacated seat | |||
Regional breakdown
| Affiliation | Lower Mainland | Interior | Vancouver Island |
Liberal Party British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
28 | 16 | 4 |
New Democratic Party | 16 | 7 | 11 |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Vacant | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 24 | 15 | |
Premier change
After facing declining poll numbers, a recall campaign over introduction of the Harmonized Sales TaxHarmonized Sales Tax
The Harmonized Sales Tax is the name used in Canada to describe the combination of the federal Goods and Services Tax and the regional Provincial Sales Tax into a single value added sales tax in five of the ten Canadian provinces: Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British...
and a possible caucus revolt, Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell decided to step down as Premier and initiate a leadership campaign
British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election of 2011 was prompted by Gordon Campbell's announcement on November 3, 2010 that he would be resigning as Premier of British Columbia and had asked the BC Liberal Party to hold a leadership convention "at the earliest possible date." The...
in his party.
Former Liberal MLA Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
was elected as leader and sworn into office on March 14, 2011 appointing a new cabinet. Gordon Campbell resigned his seat for the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were...
on March 15, which Christy Clark won in a by-election on May 11.