33rd Parliament of British Columbia

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The 33rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1983 to 1986. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1983. [1] The Social Credit Party led by Bill Bennett formed the government. After Bennett retired in 1986, Bill Vander Zalm became Premier. [2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the official opposition. After Barrett resigned his seat in 1984, Bob Skelly became party leader. [3]

Contents

Kenneth Walter Davidson served as speaker for the assembly. [4]

Members of the 33rd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1983: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Robert Evans Skelly Alberni NDP 19724th term
  Al Passarell Atlin NDP 19792nd term
  Social Credit
  James J. (Jim) Hewitt Boundary-Similkameen Social Credit 19753rd term
  Rosemary Brown Burnaby-Edmonds NDP 19724th term
  Eileen Dailly Burnaby North NDP 19666th term
  Elwood Neal Veitch Burnaby-Willingdon Social Credit 1975, 19832nd term*
  Alexander Vaughan Fraser Cariboo Social Credit 19695th term
  William Samuel (Bill) Ritchie Central Fraser Valley Social Credit 19792nd term
  Harvey Schroeder Chilliwack Social Credit 19724th term
  James Roland Chabot Columbia River Social Credit 19637th term
  Karen Elizabeth Sanford Comox NDP 19724th term
  Mark Willson Rose Coquitlam-Moody NDP 19831st term
  Barbara Brookman Wallace Cowichan-Malahat NDP 19753rd term
  Kenneth Walter Davidson Delta Social Credit 19753rd term
  Forbes Charles Austin Pelton Dewdney Social Credit 19831st term
  Frank Mitchell Esquimalt-Port Renfrew NDP 1951, 19794th term*
  Claude Harry Richmond Kamloops Social Credit 19812nd term
  Terence Patrick Segarty Kootenay Social Credit 19792nd term
  Robert Howard McClelland Langley Social Credit 19724th term
  Don Lockstead Mackenzie NDP 19724th term
  John Michael Parks Maillardville-Coquitlam Social Credit 19831st term
  David Daniel Stupich Nanaimo NDP 1963, 19726th term*
  Lorne Nicolson Nelson-Creston NDP 19724th term
  Dennis Geoffrey Cocke New Westminster NDP 19695th term
  Colin Stuart Gabelmann North Island NDP 1972, [a] 19793rd term*
  Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet North Peace River Social Credit 19792nd term
  Angus Creelman Ree North Vancouver-Capilano Social Credit 19792nd term
  John (Jack) Davis North Vancouver-Seymour Social Credit 19753rd term
  Brian Ray Douglas Smith Oak Bay-Gordon Head Social Credit 19792nd term
  Donald James Campbell Okanagan North Social Credit 19831st term
  Lyle MacWilliam (1984) NDP 19841st term
  William Richards Bennett Okanagan South Social Credit 19734th term
  Jack Joseph Kempf Omineca Social Credit 19753rd term
  John Herbert (Jack) Heinrich Prince George North Social Credit 19792nd term
  William Bruce Strachan Prince George South Social Credit 19792nd term
  Graham Lea Prince Rupert NDP 19724th term
 Independent
  United Party
  Progressive Conservative
  James Arthur Nielsen Richmond Social Credit 19753rd term
  Christopher D'Arcy Rossland-Trail NDP 19724th term
  Hugh Austin Curtis Saanich and the Islands Social Credit [b] 19724th term
  Michael C. Clifford Shuswap-Revelstoke Social Credit 19831st term
  Frank Howard Skeena NDP 1953, 19793rd term*
  Donald McGray Phillips South Peace River Social Credit 1966, 19725th term*
  Rita Margaret Johnston Surrey Social Credit 19831st term
  William Earl (Bill) Reid 19831st term
  Emery Oakland Barnes Vancouver Centre NDP 19724th term
  Gary Lauk 19724th term
  David Barrett Vancouver East NDP 1960, [c] 19768th term*
  Alexander Barrett MacDonald 19608th term
  Robert Arthur Williams (1984)1966, 19845th term*
  Grace Mary McCarthy Vancouver-Little Mountain Social Credit 1966, 19755th term*
  Douglas Lyle Mowat 19831st term
  Garde Basil Gardom Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit 1966 [d] 6th term
  Patrick Lucey McGeer 1962 [d] 8th term
  Russell Gordon Fraser Vancouver South Social Credit 19831st term
  Charles Stephen Rogers 19753rd term
  Robin Kyle Blencoe Victoria NDP 19831st term
  Gordon William Hanson 19792nd term
  John Douglas Reynolds West Vancouver-Howe Sound Social Credit 19831st term
  Thomas Manville Waterland Yale-Lillooet Social Credit 19753rd term

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Social Credit 35
  New Democratic Party 22
 Total
57
 Government Majority
13

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [1]

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
Okanagan North Lyle MacWilliam New Democratic Party November 8, 1984Death of D.J. Campbell June 10, 1984
Vancouver East Robert Arthur Williams New Democratic Party November 8, 1984D. Barrett resigned June 1, 1984, to become a talk show host

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Notes

  1. ↑ North Vancouver-Seymour
  2. ↑ First elected as a Progressive Conservative
  3. ↑ Dewdney
  4. 1 2 First elected as a Liberal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. 2013-05-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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