British Columbia Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
40th Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Legislature of British Columbia
History
Founded	July 20, 1871 (1871-07-20)
Preceded by	none
Leadership
Speaker	Linda Reid, Liberal Since June 26, 2013
Premier	Christy Clark, Liberal Since March 14, 2011
Leader of the Opposition	John Horgan, NDP Since May 4, 2014
Government House Leader	Rich Coleman, Liberal Since March 14, 2011
Opposition House Leader	Mike Farnworth, NDP Since March 18, 2014
Structure
Seats	85
Political groups	Governing Party   Liberal (48) Opposition Parties   NDP (35)   Green (1)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	May 14, 2013
Next election	May 9, 2017 or earlier
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
leg.bc.ca

Governing Party

Opposition Parties

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, while the other is the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

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

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

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