The 43rd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the

2024 British Columbia general election The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Provinces and territories of Cana ...

. It is the first Legislature in British Columbia to have a majority of female legislators, with 49 of 93 (52%) female MLAs, and the first in any Canadian province or territory to achieve this through a general election. Opposition MLAs from the

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

and

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caucuses were sworn in on November 12, 2024, and the governing New Democratic MLAs were sworn in on November 13, 2024.

Raj Chouhan Raj Chouhan is a Canadians, Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 British Columbia general election, 2005 provincial election. He is ...

, the MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster, was re-elected as the

speaker of the Legislative Assembly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is a title commonly held by presiding officers of parliamentary bodies styled legislative assemblies. The office is most widely used in state and territorial legislatures in Australia, and in provincial and terr ...

Party standings

Officeholders

Speaker

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, NDP (December 7, 2020 – present)

Other chair occupants

* Deputy speaker:

Mable Elmore Mable Elmore is a Canadian politician who represents the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), she was first elected as a Member ...

, NDP * Assistant deputy speaker:

Lorne Doerkson Lorne Doerkson is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2020.Angie Mindus"ELECTION 2020: Preliminary results show Lorne Doerkson elected in Cariboo Chilcotin" ''100 Mile Fre ...

, Conservative

Leaders

Premier of British Columbia The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s, the title ''prime minister of British Columbia'' was often used. The word ''premier'' is derived ...

: **

David Eby David Robert Patrick Eby (; born July 21, 1976) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the 37th and current premier of British Columbia since November 18, 2022. Eby is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) a ...

, NDP (November 18, 2022 – present) *

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: **

John Rustad John Rustad (born August 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in British Columbia since 2024 and as the leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia since 2023. He has served as the member ...

, Conservative (November 12, 2024 – present) *

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice. Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...

leader: **

Jeremy Valeriote Jeremy Valeriote is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. He was first elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He was the first BC Green elected on the B.C. mainland. ...

, ''(interim)'' (January 28, 2025 – present)

House leaders

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Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Transit since 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), Farnworth represents the ...

, NDP * Opposition House leader: Á'a:líya Warbus, Conservative *

House leader:

Rob Botterell Rob Botterell is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was first elected in 2024 succeeding retiri ...

Caucus whips

* Government

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Janet Routledge Janet Routledge is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.Bruce Banman, Conservative ** Opposition deputy whip:

Sheldon Clare Sheldon Clare is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Prince George-North Cariboo as a member of the Conservat ...

, Conservative

Members

Seat changes

Notes

References

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