40th Parliament of British Columbia | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
June 26, 2013 – April 11, 2017 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier |
Christy Clark 14 March 2011 – present |
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Leader of the Opposition |
Adrian Dix 17 April 2011 – 4 May 2014 |
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John Horgan 4 May 2014 – present |
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Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
Third party | Green Party* | ||
* Party does not hold official party status. | |||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly |
Linda Reid June 26, 2013 – present |
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Government House Leader |
Michael de Jong 2012 – present |
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Members | 85 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present |
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Lieutenant Governor |
Judith Guichon 2 November 2012 – present |
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Sessions | |||
1st Session June 26, 2013 – February 11, 2014 |
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2nd Session February 11, 2014 – October 6, 2014 |
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3rd Session October 6, 2014 – February 10, 2015 |
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4th Session February 10, 2015 – February 9, 2016 |
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5th Session February 9, 2016 – February 14, 2017 |
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6th Session February 14, 2017 – March 16, 2017 |
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The 40th Parliament of British Columbia was in session from June 26, 2013 to April 11, 2017. It consisted of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 14, 2013, and The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon. That election unexpectedly returned the BC Liberal Party to another absolute majority government, their fourth consecutive government since 2001, this time with Christy Clark who had been premier since 2011. The BC New Democratic Party formed the official opposition under Adrian Dix and John Horgan who replaced Dix in the 2014 leadership election. The first Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Green Party of BC, Andrew J. Weaver served in this parliament, along with independent Vicki Huntington. Three MLAs resigned: Jenny Kwan and Douglas Horne who resigned to stand in a federal election, as well as Ben Stewart who resigned for the purpose of providing the Premier, who had lost her seat in the general election, with another opportunity to gain a seat. The bylelections to replace the resigned members Clark won Stewart's Kelowna riding, while Melanie Mark and Jodie Wickens replaced Kwan and Horne, respectively. The only members to leave their party, Marc Dalton briefly left the BC Liberals as he unsuccessfully sought the Conservative Party nomination in the federal election, and Pat Pimm left the BC Liberal Party just prior to being arrested.