# Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (French: Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 93 elected members and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.
The current legislature is the 43rd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 19, 2024. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard Broadcasting Services.

## Recent parliaments

| Parliament | Period | Period | Government Premier of British Columbia | Government Premier of British Columbia | Government Premier of British Columbia | Opposition Leader of the Opposition | Opposition Leader of the Opposition | Opposition Leader of the Opposition |
| Parliament | Start | End | Party | Party | Name | Party | Party | Name |
| 30th 1972 election | 1972 | 1975 | | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | | Social Credit | W. A. C. Bennett Bill Bennett |
| 31st 1975 election | 1976 | 1979 | | Social Credit | Bill Bennett | | NDP | Dave Barrett |
| 32nd 1979 election | 1979 | 1983 | | Social Credit | Bill Bennett | | NDP | Dave Barrett |
| 33rd 1983 election | 1983 | 1986 | | Social Credit | Bill Bennett Bill Vander Zalm | | NDP | Dave Barrett Bob Skelly |
| 34th 1986 election | 1987 | 1991 | | Social Credit | Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston | | NDP | Bob Skelly Mike Harcourt |
| 35th 1991 election | 1991 | 1996 | | NDP | Mike Harcourt Glen Clark | | Liberal | Gordon Wilson Fred Gingell Gordon Campbell |
| 36th 1996 election | 1996 | 2001 | | NDP | Glen Clark Dan Miller Ujjal Dosanjh | | Liberal | Gordon Campbell |
| 37th 2001 election | 2001 | 2005 | | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | | NDP | Joy MacPhail |
| 38th 2005 election | 2005 | 2009 | | Liberal | Gordon Campbell | | NDP | Carole James |
| 39th 2009 election | 2009 | 2013 | | Liberal | Gordon Campbell Christy Clark | | NDP | Carole James Dawn Black Adrian Dix |
| 40th 2013 election | 2013 | 2017 | | Liberal | Christy Clark | | NDP | Adrian Dix John Horgan |
| 41st 2017 election | 2017 | 2020 | | Liberal | Christy Clark | | NDP | John Horgan |
| 41st 2017 election | 2017 | 2020 | | NDP | John Horgan | | Liberal | Christy Clark Rich Coleman Andrew Wilkinson |
| 42nd 2020 election | 2020 | 2024 | | NDP | John Horgan David Eby | | Liberal | Andrew Wilkinson Shirley Bond Kevin Falcon |
| 42nd 2020 election | 2020 | 2024 | | NDP | John Horgan David Eby | | United | Kevin Falcon |
| 43rd 2024 election | 2024 | | | NDP | David Eby | | Conservative | John Rustad |

## Officeholders
### Since 2024
#### Speaker

* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Raj Chouhan (NDP)

#### Other chair occupants

* Deputy speaker; chair, Committee of the Whole: Mable Elmore (NDP)
* Assistant deputy speaker: Lorne Doerkson (Conservative)

#### Leaders

* Premier of British Columbia: David Eby (NDP)
* Leader of the Opposition: John Rustad (Conservative)
* Green Party leader: Jeremy Valeriote (interim)

#### House leaders

* Government House leader: Ravi Kahlon (NDP)
* Opposition House leader: Áʼa꞉líya Warbus (Conservative)
* Green Party House leader: Rob Botterell