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name	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia| log_pic = | log_res =| coa_pic = BCLegislature.png| coa_res = 160px| legislature = 42nd Parliament of British Columbia| session_room = BC Legislature Buildings.jpg| house_type = Unicameral house| body = Parliament of British Columbia Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia>lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) Legislative Council of British Columbia>Legislative Council Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia>Speaker| leader1 = Raj Chouhan British Columbia New Democratic Party>BC NDP| election1 = December 7, 2020 Premier of British Columbia>Premier| leader2 = David Eby British Columbia New Democratic Party>BC NDP| election2 = November 18, 2022 Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)>Leader of the Opposition| leader3 = Kevin Falcon British Columbia United>BC United| election3 = May 16, 2022| leader4_type = Government House Leader| leader4 = Ravi Kahlon British Columbia New Democratic Party>BC NDP| election4 = December 7, 2022| leader5_type = Opposition House Leader| leader5 = Todd Stone British Columbia United>BC United| election5 = May 17, 2022| members = 87| structure1 = British Columbia 42nd Legislature Seating Plan.svg| structure1_res = 330px| political_groups1 = Government |border=darkgray}} New Democratic (55) Opposition {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|BC|United}}|border=darkgray}} BC United (26) Other parties {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Green}}|border=darkgray}} Green (2) {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative}}|border=darkgray}} Conservative (2) {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} Independent (2)	2024 British Columbia general election>No later than October 19, 2024	2020 British Columbia general election>October 24, 2020	British Columbia Parliament Buildings>Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	weblink}}}}File:British Columbia Parliament Buildings - Pano - HDR.jpg|thumb=British Columbia Parliament Buildings -_Pano_-_HDR_thumb.jpg|Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a {{convert|500|ft|m|order=flip|adj=mid|-long facade}}, central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament BuildingsBritish Columbia Parliament BuildingsFile:British Columbia legislature building roof close up.jpg|thumb|right|The Parliament Buildings roof with a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver ]](File:BC Legislature Buildings and Undersea Gardens.jpg|thumb|The Legislative Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia)(File:The legislature of British Columbia in session, 1921.jpg|thumb|The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in session, 1921)(File:BC legislative chamber.jpg|thumb|The legislative chamber)(File:Vancouver island, Canada (29786727247).jpg|thumb|Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Vancouver island)The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of Parliament is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 87 elected membersWEB, Engagement, Government Communications and Public, Organizational structure - Province of British Columbia,weblink 2024-04-05, www2.gov.bc.ca, and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.LEGISLATION UK, si, 1871, Order of Her Majesty in Council admitting British Columbia into the Union, dated the 16th day of May 1871, The current parliament is the 42nd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 24, 2020. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard Broadcasting Services. Recent parliaments{| class"wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Parliament! colspan="2" |Period! colspan="3" |Government{{small|Premier of British Columbia}}! colspan="3" |Opposition{{small|Leader of the Opposition}}
32nd Parliament of British Columbia>32nd1979 British Columbia general election	1979 election}}| 1979| 1983	BC	background}} |	BC	name|short}}| Bill Bennett	BC	background}} |	British Columbia New Democratic Party>NDP| Dave Barrett
33rd Parliament of British Columbia>33rd1983 British Columbia general election	1983 election}}| 1983| 1986	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Bill Bennett Bill Vander Zalm {edih}	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Dave Barrett Bob Skelly {edih}
34th Parliament of British Columbia>34th1986 British Columbia general election	1986 election}}| 1987| 1991	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston {edih}	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Bob Skelly Mike Harcourt {edih}
35th Parliament of British Columbia>35th1991 British Columbia general election	1991 election}}| 1991| 1996	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Mike Harcourt Glen Clark {edih}	BC	background}} |	BC	name|short}}	Gordon Wilson Fred Gingell Gordon Campbell {edih}
36th Parliament of British Columbia>36th1996 British Columbia general election	1996 election}}| 1996| 2001	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Glen Clark Dan Miller Ujjal Dosanjh {edih}	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Gordon Campbell
37th Parliament of British Columbia>37th2001 British Columbia general election	2001 election}}| 2001| 2005	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Gordon Campbell	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Joy MacPhail
38th Parliament of British Columbia>38th2005 British Columbia general election	2005 election}}| 2005| 2009	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Gordon Campbell	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Carole James
39th Parliament of British Columbia>39th2009 British Columbia general election	2009 election}}| 2009| 2013	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Gordon Campbell Christy Clark {edih}	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Carole James Dawn Black Adrian Dix {edih}
40th Parliament of British Columbia>40th2013 British Columbia general election	2013 election}}| 2013| 2017	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Christy Clark	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Adrian Dix John Horgan {edih}
41st Parliament of British Columbia	2017 election}}	2017	2020	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| Christy Clark	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| John Horgan
	BC			background}} |	party colours	name|short}}| John Horgan	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Christy Clark Rich Coleman Andrew Wilkinson {edih}
42nd Parliament of British Columbia	2020 election}}	2020	{{small|(ongoing)}}	BC	background}} |	{{Canadian party colour	NDP	short}}	{hide}plainlist| John Horgan David Eby {edih}	BC	background}} |	party colours	name|short}}	Andrew Wilkinson Shirley Bond Kevin Falcon {edih}
					BC United>United| Kevin Falcon

Officeholders

Speaker

• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (BC NDP)

Other chair occupants

• Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Spencer Chandra Herbert & Ronna-Rae Leonard (BC NDP)
• Assistant deputy speaker: Jackie Tegart (BC United)

Leaders

• Premier of British Columbia: David Eby (BC NDP)
• Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Falcon (BC United)
• Green Party leader: Sonia Furstenau
• Conservative Party leader: John Rustad

House leaders

• Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP)
• Opposition House leader: Todd Stone (BC United)
• Green Party House leader: Adam Olsen (BC Green)
• Conservative Party House leader: Bruce Banman (BC Conservative)

See also

• Executive Council of British Columbia
• Legislative Council of British Columbia
• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
• British Columbia Legislature raids

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• {{Official websiteweblink}}

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