# 37th Parliament of British Columbia

The 37th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2001 to 2005. The members of the 37th Parliament were elected in the British Columbia general election held on May 16, 2001.

## Members of the 37th Parliament

| Member | Party | Electoral district | First elected / previously elected |
| George Abbott | Liberal | Shuswap | 1996 |
| Val J. Anderson | Liberal | Vancouver-Langara | 1991 |
| Bill Barisoff | Liberal | Penticton-Okanagan Valley | 1996 |
| Pat Bell | Liberal | Prince George North | 2001 |
| Bill Belsey | Liberal | North Coast | 2001 |
| Bill Bennett | Liberal | East Kootenay | 2001 |
| Tony Bhullar | Liberal | Surrey-Newton | 2001 |
| Tony Bhullar | Independent | Surrey-Newton | 2001 |
| Tony Bhullar | Liberal | Surrey-Newton | 2001 |
| Harry Bloy | Liberal | Burquitlam | 2001 |
| Shirley Bond | Liberal | Prince George-Mount Robson | 2001 |
| Gulzar Cheema | Liberal | Surrey-Panorama Ridge | 2001 |
| Jagrup Brar | NDP | Surrey-Panorama Ridge | 2004 |
| Jeff Bray | Liberal | Victoria-Beacon Hill | 2001 |
| Elayne Brenzinger | Liberal | Surrey-Whalley | 2001 |
| Elayne Brenzinger | Independent | Surrey-Whalley | 2001 |
| Elayne Brenzinger | Democratic Reform | Surrey-Whalley | 2001 |
| Susan Brice | Liberal | Saanich South | 2001 |
| Graham Bruce | Liberal | Cowichan-Ladysmith | 1986, 2001 |
| Gordon Campbell | Liberal | Vancouver-Point Grey | 1994 |
| Ida Chong | Liberal | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | 1996 |
| Tom Christensen | Liberal | Okanagan-Vernon | 2001 |
| David Chutter | Liberal | Yale-Lillooet | 2001 |
| Christy Clark | Liberal | Port Moody-Westwood | 1996 |
| Walt Cobb | Liberal | Cariboo South | 2001 |
| Murray Coell | Liberal | Saanich North and the Islands | 1996 |
| Rich Coleman | Liberal | Fort Langley-Aldergrove | 1996 |
| Gary Collins | Liberal | Vancouver-Fairview | 1991 |
| Mike de Jong | Liberal | Abbotsford-Mount Lehman | 1994 |
| Kevin Falcon | Liberal | Surrey-Cloverdale | 2001 |
| Stan Hagen | Liberal | Comox Valley | 1986, 2001 |
| Greg Halsey-Brandt | Liberal | Richmond Centre | 2001 |
| Arnie Hamilton | Liberal | Esquimalt-Metchosin | 2001 |
| Colin Hansen | Liberal | Vancouver-Quilchena | 1996 |
| Roger Harris | Liberal | Skeena | 2001 |
| Randy Hawes | Liberal | Maple Ridge-Mission | 2001 |
| Sindi Hawkins | Liberal | Kelowna-Mission | 1996 |
| Dave Hayer | Liberal | Surrey-Tynehead | 2001 |
| Gordon Hogg | Liberal | Surrey-White Rock | 1997 |
| Mike Hunter | Liberal | Nanaimo | 2001 |
| Daniel Jarvis | Liberal | North Vancouver-Seymour | 1991 |
| Ken Johnston | Liberal | Vancouver-Fraserview | 2001 |
| Brian Kerr | Liberal | Malahat-Juan de Fuca | 2001 |
| Kevin Krueger | Liberal | Kamloops-North Thompson | 1996 |
| Jenny Kwan | NDP | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | 1996 |
| Richard Lee | Liberal | Burnaby North | 2001 |
| Blair Lekstrom | Liberal | Peace River South | 2001 |
| John Les | Liberal | Chilliwack-Sumas | 2001 |
| Brenda Locke | Liberal | Surrey-Green Timbers | 2001 |
| Harold Long | Liberal | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | 1986, 2001 |
| Dennis MacKay | Liberal | Bulkley Valley-Stikine | 2001 |
| Joy MacPhail | NDP | Vancouver-Hastings | 1991 |
| Karn Manhas | Liberal | Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | 2001 |
| Reni Masi | Liberal | Delta North | 1996 |
| Lorne Mayencourt | Liberal | Vancouver-Burrard | 2001 |
| Wendy McMahon | Liberal | Columbia River-Revelstoke | 2001 |
| Joyce Murray | Liberal | New Westminster | 2001 |
| Ted Nebbeling | Liberal | West Vancouver-Garibaldi | 1996 |
| Paul Nettleton | Liberal | Prince George-Omineca | 1996 |
| Paul Nettleton | Independent | Prince George-Omineca | 1996 |
| Richard Neufeld | Liberal | Peace River North | 1991 |
| Rob Nijjar | Liberal | Vancouver-Kingsway | 2001 |
| John Nuraney | Liberal | Burnaby-Willingdon | 2001 |
| Sheila Orr | Liberal | Victoria-Hillside | 2001 |
| Barry Penner | Liberal | Chilliwack-Kent | 1991 |
| Geoff Plant | Liberal | Richmond-Steveston | 1996 |
| Judith Reid | Liberal | Nanaimo-Parksville | 1998 |
| Linda Reid | Liberal | Richmond East | 1991 |
| Claude Richmond | Liberal | Kamloops | 1981, 2001 |
| Val Roddick | Liberal | Delta South | 1999 |
| Patty Sahota | Liberal | Burnaby-Edmonds | 2001 |
| Sandy Santori | Liberal | West Kootenay-Boundary | 2001 |
| Lynn Stephens | Liberal | Langley | 1991 |
| Ken Stewart | Liberal | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | 2001 |
| Richard Stewart | Liberal | Coquitlam-Maillardville | 2001 |
| Blair Suffredine | Liberal | Nelson-Creston | 2001 |
| Ralph Sultan | Liberal | West Vancouver-Capilano | 2001 |
| Rick Thorpe | Liberal | Okanagan-Westside | 1996 |
| Gillian Trumper | Liberal | Alberni-Qualicum | 2001 |
| John van Dongen | Liberal | Abbotsford-Clayburn | 1995 |
| Rod Visser | Liberal | North Island | 2001 |
| John Weisbeck | Liberal | Kelowna-Lake Country | 1996 |
| Katherine Whittred | Liberal | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | 1996 |
| John Wilson | Liberal | Cariboo North | 1996 |
| Patrick Wong | Liberal | Vancouver-Kensington | 2001 |

## Members of the 37th Parliament who resigned

* Gulzar Cheema, Liberal – Surrey-Panorama Ridge
* Gary Farrell-Collins, Liberal – Vancouver-Fairview
* Sandy Santori, Liberal – West Kootenay-Boundary

## Members of the 37th Parliament elected in byelections

* Jagrup Brar, N.D.P. – Surrey-Panorama Ridge

## Party standings of the 37th Parliament at investiture

| | | Lwr. M. | Int. | Van. I. | Total |
| BC Liberal Party | * | 41 | 23 | 13 | 77 |
| New Democratic Party of BC | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | 43 | 23 | 13 | 79 |

## Party standings of the 37th Parliament at Dissolution

| | | Lwr. M. | Int. | Van. I. | Total |
| BC Liberal Party | * | 38 | 21 | 13 | 72 |
| New Democratic Party of BC | * | 3 | | | 3 |
| Democratic Reform BC | * | 1 | | | 1 |
| Independent | * | | 1 | | 1 |
| Vacant | * | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| | | 43 | 23 | 13 | 79 |