The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the

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of the

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, in the province of

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, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the

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. The assembly has 93 elected members and meets in

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. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as

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(MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given

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by the lieutenant governor in the name of the

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. The current legislature is the 43rd Parliament. The most recent

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was held on October 19, 2024. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard Broadcasting Services.

Recent parliaments

Officeholders

British Columbia Parliament Buildings - Pano - HDR

Since 2024

Speaker

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Raj Chouhan Raj Chouhan is a Canadians, Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 British Columbia general election, 2005 provincial election. He is ...

(

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)

Other chair occupants

* Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole:

Mable Elmore Mable Elmore is a Canadian politician who represents the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), she was first elected as a Member ...

(New Democratic Party) * Assistant deputy speaker:

Lorne Doerkson Lorne Doerkson is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2020.Angie Mindus"ELECTION 2020: Preliminary results show Lorne Doerkson elected in Cariboo Chilcotin" ''100 Mile Fre ...

(Conservative)

Leaders

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David Eby David Robert Patrick Eby (; born July 21, 1976) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the 37th and current premier of British Columbia since November 18, 2022. Eby is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) a ...

(New Democratic Party) *

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John Rustad John Rustad (born August 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in British Columbia since 2024 and as the leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia since 2023. He has served as the member ...

(Conservative) *

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leader:

Jeremy Valeriote Jeremy Valeriote is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. He was first elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He was the first BC Green elected on the B.C. mainland. ...

(interim)

House leaders

* Government House leader:

Ravi Kahlon Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian politician and athlete. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Delta North as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Pa ...

(New Democratic Party) * Opposition House leader: Áʼa꞉líya Warbus (Conservative) * Green Party House leader:

Rob Botterell Rob Botterell is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was first elected in 2024 succeeding retiri ...

References

External links

* {{Wikidatacoord, Q1323479, display=title, type:landmark_region:CA-BC

1871 establishments in British Columbia