# 35th Parliament of British Columbia

The 35th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1992 to 1996. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1991. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Mike Harcourt formed the government. Harcourt resigned as premier in February 1996; Glen Clark became party leader and premier later that month. The Liberals led by Gordon Wilson formed the official opposition.
Joan Sawicki served as speaker for the assembly until 1994 when Emery Barnes became speaker.

## Members of the 35th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1991:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Harry de Jong | Abbotsford | Social Credit | 1986 |
| John van Dongen (1995) | Abbotsford | Liberal | 1995 |
| Gerard A. Janssen | Alberni | NDP | 1988 |
| Jackie Pement | Bulkley Valley-Stikine | NDP | 1991 |
| Fred G. Randall | Burnaby-Edmonds | NDP | 1991 |
| James Barry Jones | Burnaby North | NDP | 1986 |
| Joan Sawicki | Burnaby-Willingdon | NDP | 1991 |
| Frank Garden | Cariboo North | NDP | 1991 |
| David Zirnhelt | Cariboo South | NDP | 1989 |
| Robert Chisholm | Chilliwack | Liberal | 1991 |
| Robert Chisholm | Chilliwack | Independent | 1991 |
| Jim Doyle | Columbia River-Revelstoke | NDP | 1991 |
| Margaret Lord | Comox Valley | NDP | 1991 |
| John Massey Cashore | Coquitlam-Maillardville | NDP | 1986 |
| Jan Pullinger | Cowichan-Ladysmith | NDP | 1989 |
| Norm Lortie | Delta North | NDP | 1991 |
| Fred Gingell | Delta South | Liberal | 1991 |
| Moe Sihota | Esquimalt-Metchosin | NDP | 1986 |
| Gary Farrell-Collins | Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Liberal | 1991 |
| Arthur L. Charbonneau | Kamloops | NDP | 1991 |
| Frederick H. Jackson | Kamloops-North Thompson | NDP | 1991 |
| Kathleen Anne Edwards | Kootenay | NDP | 1986 |
| Lynn Stephens | Langley | Liberal | 1991 |
| Rick F.G. Kasper | Malahat-Juan de Fuca | NDP | 1991 |
| Bill Hartley | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | NDP | 1991 |
| Peter A. Dueck | Matsqui | Social Credit | 1986 |
| Peter A. Dueck | Matsqui | Independent | 1986 |
| Michael G. de Jong (1994) | Matsqui | Liberal | 1994 |
| Dennis Streifel | Mission-Kent | NDP | 1991 |
| Dale Lovick | Nanaimo | NDP | 1986 |
| Corky Evans | Nelson-Creston | NDP | 1991 |
| Anita Hagen | New Westminster | NDP | 1986 |
| A. Dan Miller | North Coast | NDP | 1986 |
| Colin S. Gabelmann | North Island | NDP | 1972, 1979 |
| David D. Schreck | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | NDP | 1991 |
| Daniel Jarvis | North Vancouver-Seymour | Liberal | 1991 |
| Elizabeth Cull | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | NDP | 1989 |
| N.L. (Bill) Barlee | Okanagan-Boundary | NDP | 1988 |
| Judi K. Tyabji | Okanagan East | Liberal | 1991 |
| Judi K. Tyabji | Okanagan East | Independent | 1991 |
| Judi K. Tyabji | Okanagan East | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 1991 |
| Jim Beattie | Okanagan-Penticton | NDP | 1991 |
| Lyall Franklin Hanson | Okanagan-Vernon | Social Credit | 1986 |
| Lyall Franklin Hanson | Okanagan-Vernon | Reform | 1986 |
| Clifford J. Serwa | Okanagan West | Social Credit | 1986 |
| Leonard Krog | Parksville-Qualicum | NDP | 1991 |
| Richard Neufeld | Peace River North | Social Credit | 1991 |
| Richard Neufeld | Peace River North | Reform | 1991 |
| Jack S. Weisgerber | Peace River South | Social Credit | 1986 |
| Jack S. Weisgerber | Peace River South | Reform | 1986 |
| Michael C. Farnworth | Port Coquitlam | NDP | 1991 |
| Barbara E. Copping | Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain | NDP | 1991 |
| Gordon F. Wilson | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Liberal | 1991 |
| Gordon F. Wilson | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 1991 |
| Lois R. Boone | Prince George-Mount Robson | NDP | 1986 |
| Paul Ramsey | Prince George North | NDP | 1991 |
| Len Fox | Prince George-Omineca | Social Credit | 1991 |
| Len Fox | Prince George-Omineca | Reform | 1991 |
| Douglas Symons | Richmond Centre | Liberal | 1991 |
| Linda Reid | Richmond East | Liberal | 1991 |
| Allan Warnke | Richmond-Steveston | Liberal | 1991 |
| Allan Warnke | Richmond-Steveston | Independent | 1991 |
| Ed Conroy | Rossland-Trail | NDP | 1991 |
| Clive Tanner | Saanich North and the Islands | Liberal | 1991 |
| Andrew Petter | Saanich South | NDP | 1991 |
| Shannon O'Neill | Shuswap | NDP | 1991 |
| Helmut Giesbrecht | Skeena | NDP | 1991 |
| Ken Jones | Surrey-Cloverdale | Liberal | 1991 |
| Sue Hammell | Surrey-Green Timbers | NDP | 1991 |
| Penny Priddy | Surrey-Newton | NDP | 1991 |
| Joan K. Smallwood | Surrey-Whalley | NDP | 1986 |
| Wilf Hurd | Surrey-White Rock | Liberal | 1991 |
| Emery O. Barnes | Vancouver-Burrard | NDP | 1972 |
| Bernie Simpson | Vancouver-Fairview | NDP | 1991 |
| Joy K. McPhail | Vancouver-Hastings | NDP | 1991 |
| Ujjal Dosanjh | Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | 1991 |
| Glen Clark | Vancouver-Kingsway | NDP | 1986 |
| Val J. Anderson | Vancouver-Langara | Liberal | 1991 |
| Tom Perry | Vancouver-Little Mountain | NDP | 1989 |
| Mike Harcourt | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | 1986 |
| Darlene R. Marzari | Vancouver-Point Grey | NDP | 1986 |
| Art Cowie | Vancouver-Quilchena | Liberal | 1991 |
| Gordon Campbell (1994) | Vancouver-Quilchena | Liberal | 1994 |
| Gretchen Brewin | Victoria-Beacon Hill | NDP | 1991 |
| Robin Blencoe | Victoria-Hillside | NDP | 1983 |
| Robin Blencoe | Victoria-Hillside | Independent | 1983 |
| Jeremy Dalton | West Vancouver-Capilano | Liberal | 1991 |
| David J. Mitchell | West Vancouver-Garibaldi | Liberal | 1991 |
| David J. Mitchell | West Vancouver-Garibaldi | Independent | 1991 |
| Harry S. Lali | Yale-Lillooet | NDP | 1991 |

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | New Democratic | 51 |
| | Liberal | 17 |
| | Social Credit | 7 |
| Total | Total | 75 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 27 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Matsqui | Michael G. de Jong | Liberal | February 17, 1994 | Peter A. Dueck resigned November 30, 1993 |
| Vancouver-Quilchena | Gordon Campbell | Liberal | February 17, 1994 | Art Cowie resigned November 9, 1993 |
| Abbotsford | John van Dongen | Liberal | May 3, 1995 | Harry de Jong resigned November 1, 1994 |

## Other changes

* Peter Dueck became an Independent on February 7, 1992. He resigns his seat on November 30, 1993.
* David J. Mitchell resigns from the Liberal caucus to become an Independent Liberal on December 7, 1992. He resigns from the Liberals on to become an Independent on February 16, 1994. He resigns his seat on March 26, 1996.
* Gordon Wilson and Judi Tyabji resign from the Liberals on September 11, 1993. On October 22 they form the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
* On March 14, 1994 Jack Weisgerber, Len Fox and Richard Neufeld join the Reform Party. They are joined by Lyall Hanson on May 11.
* Robert Chisholm became an Independent April 11, 1995.
* Robin Blencoe was expelled from the NDP caucus on April 4, 1995. He resigns from the NDP to become an Independent on December 29, 1995.
* Allan Warnke resigns from the Liberals to become an Independent April 28, 1996.