Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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British Columbia Legislature in Victoria, BC

The Legislative Buildings, Victoria, BC. (Pacific Undersea Gardens also pictured.)

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. Parliament meets in Victoria. The members (MLAs) of the 38th Parliament were elected in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005.

[edit] The 38th Parliament

George Abbott	Liberal	Shuswap
Robin Austin	NDP	Skeena
Harry Bains	NDP	Surrey-Newton
Bill Barisoff†	Liberal	Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Pat Bell	Liberal	Prince George North
Bill Bennett	Liberal	East Kootenay
Iain Black	Liberal	Port Moody-Westwood
Harry Bloy	Liberal	Burquitlam
Shirley Bond	Liberal	Prince George-Mount Robson
Jagrup Brar	NDP	Surrey-Panorama Ridge
Gordon Campbell	Liberal	Vancouver-Point Grey
Ron Cantelon	Liberal	Nanaimo-Parksville
Ida Chong	Liberal	Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Raj Chouhan	NDP	Burnaby-Edmonds
David Chudnovsky	NDP	Vancouver-Kensington
Tom Christensen	Liberal	Okanagan-Vernon
Murray Coell	Liberal	Saanich North and the Islands
Rich Coleman	Liberal	Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Katrine Conroy	NDP	West Kootenay-Boundary
Gary Coons	NDP	North Coast
David Cubberley	NDP	Saanich South
Mike de Jong	Liberal	Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
Adrian Dix	NDP	Vancouver-Kingsway
Corky Evans	NDP	Nelson-Creston
Kevin Falcon	Liberal	Surrey-Cloverdale
Mike Farnworth	NDP	Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Rob Fleming	NDP	Victoria-Hillside
Scott Fraser	NDP	Alberni-Qualicum
Guy Gentner	NDP	Delta North
Stan Hagen	Liberal	Comox Valley
Sue Hammell	NDP	Surrey-Green Timbers
Colin Hansen	Liberal	Vancouver-Quilchena
Randy Hawes	Liberal	Maple Ridge-Mission
Sindi Hawkins	Liberal	Kelowna-Mission
Dave Hayer	Liberal	Surrey-Tynehead
John Horgan	NDP	Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Al Horning	Liberal	Kelowna-Lake Country
Gordon Hogg	Liberal	Surrey-White Rock
Olga Ilich	Liberal	Richmond Centre
Carole James	NDP	Victoria-Beacon Hill
Daniel Jarvis	Liberal	North Vancouver-Seymour
Maurine Karagianis	NDP	Esquimalt-Metchosin
Leonard Krog	NDP	Nanaimo
Kevin Krueger	Liberal	Kamloops-North Thompson
Jenny Kwan	NDP	Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Harry Lali	NDP	Yale-Lillooet
Richard Lee	Liberal	Burnaby North
Blair Lekstrom	Liberal	Peace River South
John Les	Liberal	Chilliwack-Sumas
Norm Macdonald	NDP	Columbia River-Revelstoke
Dennis MacKay	Liberal	Bulkley Valley-Stikine
Lorne Mayencourt	Liberal	Vancouver-Burrard
Joan McIntyre	Liberal	West Vancouver-Garibaldi
Richard Neufeld	Liberal	Peace River North
John Nuraney	Liberal	Burnaby-Willingdon
Wally Oppal	Liberal	Vancouver-Fraserview
Barry Penner	Liberal	Chilliwack-Kent
Mary Polak	Liberal	Langley
Chuck Puchmayr	NDP	New Westminster
Linda Reid	Liberal	Richmond East
Claude Richmond	Liberal	Kamloops
Gregor Robertson	NDP	Vancouver-Fairview
Val Roddick	Liberal	Delta South
Doug Routley	NDP	Cowichan-Ladysmith
John Rustad	Liberal	Prince George-Omineca
Michael Sather	NDP	Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Nicholas Simons	NDP	Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Bob Simpson	NDP	Cariboo North
Shane Simpson	NDP	Vancouver-Hastings
Ralph Sultan	Liberal	West Vancouver-Capilano
Carole Taylor	Liberal	Vancouver-Langara
Rick Thorpe	Liberal	Okanagan-Westside
Diane Thorne	NDP	Coquitlam-Maillardville
Claire Trevena	NDP	North Island
John van Dongen	Liberal	Abbotsford-Clayburn
Katherine Whittred	Liberal	North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Charlie Wyse	NDP	Cariboo South
John Yap	Liberal	Richmond-Steveston

†Speaker.

[edit] Party standings of the 38th Legislature

Legislative Chamber

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Seating Plan
Official Seating Plan

Affiliation		Members	Female Members
	Liberal Party	46	10
	New Democratic Party	33	7
Total		79	17
Government Majority		13

Affiliation		Lower Mainland	Interior	Vancouver Island
	Liberal Party	27	15	4
	New Democratic Party	16	8	9
Total		43	23	13

Source: Legislative Assembly of BC

See also: Executive Council of British Columbia and 37th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

v • d • e Politics of British Columbia
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Premier	Gordon Campbell • Former premiers
Opposition Leader	Carole James • Former Opposition Leaders
Speaker of the Assembly	Bill Barisoff
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Political parties	Liberals • New Democrats
Elections	2005 general election • Past elections • Electoral districts
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