The 34th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1987 to 1991. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1986. The Social Credit Party led by Bill Vander Zalm formed the government. Vander Zalm resigned in 1991 after he was found to have put himself into a conflict of interest;

Rita Johnston Rita Margaret Johnston (born April 22, 1935; née Leichert) is a Canadian politician in British Columbia. Johnston became the first female premier in Canadian history when she succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 to become the 29th premier of Brit ...

then became Premier. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by

Bob Skelly Robert Evan Skelly (14 April 1943 – 6 August 2022) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Skelly was born 14 April 1943, at New Westminster, British Columbia. The son of Robert Daniel Skelly and Dorothy Graham, he was educated a ...

formed the official opposition. John Douglas Reynolds served as speaker for the assembly until 1989. Stephen Rogers succeeded Reynolds as speaker.

Members of the 34th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986: Notes:

Party standings

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Notes:

Other changes

* Jack Joseph Kempf left the Social Credit caucus and became an independent on March 30, 1987. He rejoined on June 25, 1990. * On October 3, 1989

Graham Bruce Graham Preston Bruce is a former Canadian politician. After serving as Mayor of North Cowichan, Bruce was elected as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 in the electoral district of Cowichan- ...

Duane Delton Crandall Duane Delton Crandall (born August 14, 1946) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Columbia River. On October 3, 1989, Crandall ...

, David Maurice Mercier, and

Doug Mowat Douglas Lyle Mowat (May 16, 1929 – August 11, 1992) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain. A q ...

resigned from the Social Credit caucus to become Independent Social Credit. Crandall rejoined the Social Credit caucus on January 24, 1990. Bruce, Mercier and Mowat rejoined on February 14. * Jack Davis, MLA for

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, died on March 27, 1991. *

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, MLA for

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, resigned his seat on May 7, 1991. * Anthony Brummet, MLA for North Peace River resigned his seat on June 8, 1991.

References

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