34th Parliament of British Columbia

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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. [1] 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 then became Premier. [2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Bob Skelly formed the official opposition. [3]

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John Douglas Reynolds served as speaker for the assembly until 1989. Stephen Rogers succeeded Reynolds as speaker. [4]

Members of the 34th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Robert Evans Skelly Alberni NDP 19725th term
  Gerard A. Janssen (1988) NDP 19881st term
  Larry Guno Atlin NDP 19861st term
  James J. (Jim) Hewitt Boundary-Similkameen Social Credit 19754th term
  Ivan Charles Messmer 19861st term
  Bill Barlee (1988) NDP 19881st term
  David Maurice Mercier Burnaby-Edmonds Social Credit 19861st term
 Independent Social Credit
  Social Credit
  James Barry Jones Burnaby North NDP 19861st term
  Elwood Neal Veitch Burnaby-Willingdon Social Credit 1975, 19833rd term*
  Alexander Vaughan Fraser Cariboo Social Credit 19696th term
  T. Neil Vant 19861st term
  David Zirnhelt (1989) NDP 19891st term
  Harry H. De Jong Central Fraser Valley Social Credit 19861st term
  Peter Albert Dueck 19861st term
  John Jansen Chilliwack Social Credit 19861st term
  Duane Delton Crandall Columbia River Social Credit 19861st term
 Independent Social Credit
  Social Credit
  Stanley Brian Hagen Comox Social Credit 19861st term
  Mark Willson Rose Coquitlam-Moody NDP 19832nd term
  Graham Preston Bruce Cowichan-Malahat Social Credit 19861st term
 Independent Social Credit
  Social Credit
  Kenneth Walter Davidson Delta Social Credit 19754th term
  John Lawrence Savage 19861st term
  Johann Alvin Norman Jacobsen Dewdney Social Credit 19832nd term
  Forbes Charles Austin Pelton 19861st term
  Munmohan Singh (Moe) Sihota Esquimalt-Port Renfrew NDP 19861st term
  Claude Harry Richmond Kamloops Social Credit 19813rd term
  Stuart Douglas Boland (Bud) Smith 19861st term
  Kathleen Anne Edwards Kootenay NDP 19861st term
  Caroline Mary (Carol) Gran Langley Social Credit 19861st term
  Daniel George Peterson 19861st term
  Harold Long Mackenzie Social Credit 19861st term
  John Massey Cashore Maillardville-Coquitlam NDP 19861st term
  Laurence Dale Lovick Nanaimo NDP 19861st term
  David Daniel Stupich 1963, 19727th term*
  Jan Pullinger (1989)19891st term
  Howard Leroy Dirks Nelson-Creston Social Credit 19861st term
  Anita Mae Joan Hagen New Westminster NDP 19861st term
  Colin Stuart Gabelmann North Island NDP 1972, [a] 19794th term*
  Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet North Peace River Social Credit 19793rd term
  Angus Creelman Ree North Vancouver-Capilano Social Credit 19793rd term
  John (Jack) Davis North Vancouver-Seymour Social Credit 19754th term
  Brian Ray Douglas Smith Oak Bay-Gordon Head Social Credit 19793rd term
  Elizabeth Cull (1989) NDP 19891st term
  Lyall Franklin Hanson Okanagan North Social Credit 19861st term
  Larry Chalmers Okanagan South Social Credit 19861st term
  Clifford Jack Serwa 19861st term
  Jack Joseph Kempf Omineca Social Credit 19754th term
 Independent
  Social Credit
  Lois Ruth Boone Prince George North NDP 19861st term
  William Bruce Strachan Prince George South Social Credit 19793rd term
  Arthur Daniel Miller Prince Rupert NDP 19861st term
  Nick Loenen Richmond Social Credit 19861st term
  William Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm 1975, [b] 19863rd term*
  Christopher D'Arcy Rossland-Trail NDP 19725th term
  Mel Couvelier Saanich and the Islands Social Credit 19861st term
  Terry Huberts 19861st term
  Clifford C. Michael Shuswap-Revelstoke Social Credit 19832nd term
  David Fletcher Hewlett Parker Skeena Social Credit 19861st term
  John Sylverster (Jack) Weisgerber South Peace River Social Credit 19861st term
  Joan Kathleen Smallwood Surrey-Guildford-Whalley NDP 19861st term
  Rita Margaret Johnston Surrey-Newton Social Credit 19832nd term
  William Earl (Bill) Reid Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale Social Credit 19832nd term
  Emery Oakland Barnes Vancouver Centre NDP 19725th term
  Michael Franklin Harcourt 19861st term
  Glen David Clark Vancouver East NDP 19861st term
  Robert Arthur Williams 1966, 19846th term*
  Grace Mary McCarthy Vancouver-Little Mountain Social Credit 1966, 19756th term*
  Douglas Lyle Mowat Social Credit 19832nd term
 Independent Social Credit
  Social Credit
  Avril Kim Campbell Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit 19861st term
  Darlene R. Marzari NDP 19861st term
  Tom Perry (1989) NDP 19891st term
  Russell Gordon Fraser Vancouver South Social Credit 19832nd term
  Charles Stephen Rogers 19754th term
  Robin Kyle Blencoe Victoria NDP 19832nd term
  Gordon William Hanson 19793rd term
  John Douglas Reynolds West Vancouver-Howe Sound Social Credit 19832nd term
  James Thomas Rabbitt Yale-Lillooet Social Credit 19861st term

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Social Credit 47
New Democratic 22
 Total
69
 Government Majority
25

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [5]

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
Boundary-Similkameen Bill Barlee New Democratic Party June 8, 1988James J. Hewitt resigned December 10, 1987
Alberni Gerard A. Janssen New Democratic Party November 19, 1988Robert E. Skelly resigned May 10, 1988
Nanaimo Jan Pullinger New Democratic Party March 15, 1989David D. Stuphich resigned October 13, 1988
Vancouver-Point Grey Tom Perry New Democratic Party March 15, 1989Kim Campbell resigned October 27, 1988
Cariboo David Zirnhelt New Democratic Party September 20, 1989Alexander V. Fraser died May 11, 1989
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Elizabeth Cull New Democratic Party December 13, 1989Brian Smith resigned November 15, 1989

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Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  6. 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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