# 36th Parliament of British Columbia

The 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1996 to 2001. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1996. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Glen Clark formed the government. Clark resigned as premier in August 1999; Dan Miller served as interim premier until a leadership election was held in February 2000 where Ujjal Dosanjh became party leader and premier. The Liberals led by Gordon Campbell formed the official opposition.
Dale Lovick served as speaker for the assembly until 1998 when Gretchen Brewin became speaker. Brewin served as speaker until 2000; William James Hartley replaced Brewin as speaker for the remaining sessions.

## Members of the 36th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| John van Dongen | Abbotsford | Liberal | 1995 |
| Gerard A. Janssen | Alberni | NDP | 1988 |
| Bill Goodacre | Bulkley Valley-Stikine | NDP | 1996 |
| Fred G. Randall | Burnaby-Edmonds | NDP | 1996 |
| Pietro Calendino | Burnaby North | NDP | 1996 |
| Joan Sawicki | Burnaby-Willingdon | NDP | 1991 |
| John D. Wilson | Cariboo North | Liberal | 1996 |
| David Zirnhelt | Cariboo South | NDP | 1989 |
| Barry Penner | Chilliwack | Liberal | 1991 |
| Jim Doyle | Columbia River-Revelstoke | NDP | 1991 |
| Evelyn Gillespie | Comox Valley | NDP | 1996 |
| John Massey Cashore | Coquitlam-Maillardville | NDP | 1986 |
| Jan Pullinger | Cowichan-Ladysmith | NDP | 1989 |
| Reni Masi | Delta North | Liberal | 1996 |
| Fred Gingell | Delta South | Liberal | 1991 |
| Val Roddick (1999) | Delta South | Liberal | 1999 |
| Moe Sihota | Esquimalt-Metchosin | NDP | 1986 |
| Rich Coleman | Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Liberal | 1996 |
| Cathy McGregor | Kamloops | NDP | 1996 |
| Kevin Krueger | Kamloops-North Thompson | Liberal | 1996 |
| Erda Walsh | Kootenay | NDP | 1996 |
| Lynn Stephens | Langley | Liberal | 1991 |
| Rick F.G. Kasper | Malahat-Juan de Fuca | NDP | 1991 |
| Rick F.G. Kasper | Malahat-Juan de Fuca | Independent | 1991 |
| Bill Hartley | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | NDP | 1991 |
| Michael de Jong | Matsqui | Liberal | 1994 |
| Dennis Streifel | Mission-Kent | NDP | 1991 |
| Dale Lovick | Nanaimo | NDP | 1986 |
| Corky Evans | Nelson-Creston | NDP | 1991 |
| Graeme Bowbrick | New Westminster | NDP | 1996 |
| A. Dan Miller | North Coast | NDP | 1986 |
| Glenn Robertson | North Island | NDP | 1996 |
| Katherine Whittred | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Liberal | 1996 |
| Daniel Jarvis | North Vancouver-Seymour | Liberal | 1991 |
| Ida Chong | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Liberal | 1996 |
| Bill Barisoff | Okanagan-Boundary | Liberal | 1996 |
| John Weisbeck | Okanagan East | Liberal | 1996 |
| Rick Thorpe | Okanagan-Penticton | Liberal | 1996 |
| April Sanders | Okanagan-Vernon | Liberal | 1996 |
| Sindi Hawkins | Okanagan West | Liberal | 1996 |
| Paul Reitsma | Parksville-Qualicum | Liberal | 1996 |
| Judith Reid (1998) | Parksville-Qualicum | Liberal | 1998 |
| Richard Neufeld | Peace River North | Reform | 1991 |
| Richard Neufeld | Peace River North | Liberal | 1991 |
| Jack S. Weisgerber | Peace River South | Reform | 1986 |
| Jack S. Weisgerber | Peace River South | Independent | 1986 |
| Michael C. Farnworth | Port Coquitlam | NDP | 1991 |
| Christy Clark | Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain | Liberal | 1996 |
| Gordon Wilson | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Progressive Democratic | 1991 |
| Gordon Wilson | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | NDP | 1991 |
| Lois R. Boone | Prince George-Mount Robson | NDP | 1986 |
| Paul Ramsey | Prince George North | NDP | 1991 |
| Paul Nettleton | Prince George-Omineca | Liberal | 1996 |
| Douglas Symons | Richmond Centre | Liberal | 1991 |
| Linda Reid | Richmond East | Liberal | 1991 |
| Geoff Plant | Richmond-Steveston | Liberal | 1996 |
| Ed Conroy | Rossland-Trail | NDP | 1991 |
| Murray Robert Coell | Saanich North and the Islands | Liberal | 1996 |
| Andrew Petter | Saanich South | NDP | 1991 |
| George Abbott | Shuswap | Liberal | 1996 |
| Helmut Giesbrecht | Skeena | NDP | 1991 |
| Bonnie McKinnon | Surrey-Cloverdale | Liberal | 1996 |
| 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 |
| Gordon Hogg (1997) | Surrey-White Rock | Liberal | 1997 |
| Tim Stevenson | Vancouver-Burrard | NDP | 1996 |
| Ian Waddell | Vancouver-Fairview | NDP | 1996 |
| Joy MacPhail | Vancouver-Hastings | NDP | 1991 |
| Ujjal Dosanjh | Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | 1991 |
| Glen Clark | Vancouver-Kingsway | NDP | 1986 |
| Val J. Anderson | Vancouver-Langara | Liberal | 1991 |
| Gary Farrell-Collins | Vancouver-Little Mountain | Liberal | 1991 |
| Jenny Wai Ching Kwan | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | 1996 |
| Gordon Campbell | Vancouver-Point Grey | Liberal | 1994 |
| Colin Hansen | Vancouver-Quilchena | Liberal | 1996 |
| Gretchen Brewin | Victoria-Beacon Hill | NDP | 1991 |
| Steve Orcherton | Victoria-Hillside | NDP | 1996 |
| Jeremy Dalton | West Vancouver-Capilano | Liberal | 1991 |
| Jeremy Dalton | West Vancouver-Capilano | Independent | 1991 |
| Ted Nebbeling | West Vancouver-Garibaldi | Liberal | 1996 |
| Harry Lali | Yale-Lillooet | NDP | 1991 |

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | New Democratic | 39 |
| | Liberal | 33 |
| | Reform | 2 |
| | Progressive Democrat | 1 |
| Total | Total | 75 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 3 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Surrey-White Rock | Gordon Hogg | Liberal | September 15, 1997 | Wilf Hurd resigned May 2, 1997 |
| Parksville-Qualicum | Judith Reid | Liberal | December 14, 1998 | Paul Reitsma resigned June 23, 1998 |
| Delta South | Val Roddick | Liberal | December 7, 1999 | Fred Gingell died July 6, 1999 |

## Other changes

* Richard Neufeld joins the Liberals on October 7, 1997.
* Jack Weisgerber becomes an Independent on November 28, 1997.
* Paul Reitsma was expelled from the Liberal caucus on April 1, 1998, and resigned from the Liberal party the following day. He resigns from the legislature on June 23.
* Gordon Wilson joins the NDP on January 29, 1999.
* Rick Kasper becomes an Independent on October 10, 2000.
* Jeremy Dalton becomes an Independent on January 11, 2001.
* Bonnie McKinnon becomes and Independent on March 5, 2001.