37th Parliament of British Columbia

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37th Parliament of British Columbia
Majority parliament
June 19, 2001 –c. 2005
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Parliament leaders
Premier Gordon Campbell
June 5, 2001 – March 14, 2011
Cabinet 34th ministry
Leader of the
Opposition 		Joy MacPhail
June 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Unrecognized New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly 		Claude Richmond
June 19, 2001 – May 16, 2005
Members79 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
August 5, 2025 – present
Lieutenant
Governor 		Garde Gardom
April 21, 1995 – September 25, 2001
Iona Campagnolo
September 25, 2001 – September 30, 2007
←  36th →  38th
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. British Columbia Parliament Buildings - Pano - HDR.jpg
Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

The 37th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2001 to 2005. The members of the 37th Parliament were elected in the British Columbia general election held on May 16, 2001.

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Members of the 37th Parliament

MemberPartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously elected
  John van Dongen Liberal Abbotsford-Clayburn 1995
  Mike de Jong Liberal Abbotsford-Mount Lehman 1994
  Gillian Trumper Liberal Alberni-Qualicum 2001
  Dennis MacKay Liberal Bulkley Valley-Stikine 2001
  Richard Lee Liberal Burnaby North 2001
  Patty Sahota Liberal Burnaby-Edmonds 2001
  John Nuraney Liberal Burnaby-Willingdon 2001
  Harry Bloy Liberal Burquitlam 2001
  John Wilson Liberal Cariboo North 1996
  Walt Cobb Liberal Cariboo South 2001
  Barry Penner Liberal Chilliwack-Kent 1991
  John Les Liberal Chilliwack-Sumas 2001
  Wendy McMahon Liberal Columbia River-Revelstoke 2001
  Stan Hagen Liberal Comox Valley 1986, [a] 2001
  Richard Stewart Liberal Coquitlam-Maillardville 2001
  Graham Bruce Liberal Cowichan-Ladysmith 1986, [a] 2001
  Reni Masi Liberal Delta North 1996
  Val Roddick Liberal Delta South 1999
  Bill Bennett Liberal East Kootenay 2001
  Arnie Hamilton Liberal Esquimalt-Metchosin 2001
  Rich Coleman Liberal Fort Langley-Aldergrove 1996
  Claude Richmond Liberal Kamloops 1981, [a] 2001
  Kevin Krueger Liberal Kamloops-North Thompson 1996
  John Weisbeck Liberal Kelowna-Lake Country 1996
  Sindi Hawkins Liberal Kelowna-Mission 1996
  Lynn Stephens Liberal Langley 1991
  Brian Kerr Liberal Malahat-Juan de Fuca 2001
  Randy Hawes Liberal Maple Ridge-Mission 2001
  Ken Stewart Liberal Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 2001
  Mike Hunter Liberal Nanaimo 2001
  Judith Reid Liberal Nanaimo-Parksville 1998
  Blair Suffredine Liberal Nelson-Creston 2001
  Joyce Murray Liberal New Westminster 2001
  Bill Belsey Liberal North Coast 2001
  Rod Visser Liberal North Island 2001
  Katherine Whittred Liberal North Vancouver-Lonsdale 1996
  Daniel Jarvis Liberal North Vancouver-Seymour 1991
  Ida Chong Liberal Oak Bay-Gordon Head 1996
  Tom Christensen Liberal Okanagan-Vernon 2001
  Rick Thorpe Liberal Okanagan-Westside 1996
  Richard Neufeld Liberal Peace River North 1991 [a]
  Blair Lekstrom Liberal Peace River South 2001
  Bill Barisoff Liberal Penticton-Okanagan Valley 1996
  Karn Manhas Liberal Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 2001
  Christy Clark Liberal Port Moody-Westwood 1996
  Harold Long Liberal Powell River-Sunshine Coast 1986, [a] 2001
  Pat Bell Liberal Prince George North 2001
  Shirley Bond Liberal Prince George-Mount Robson 2001
  Paul Nettleton Liberal [1] Prince George-Omineca 1996
 Independent
  Greg Halsey-Brandt Liberal Richmond Centre 2001
  Linda Reid Liberal Richmond East 1991
  Geoff Plant Liberal Richmond-Steveston 1996
  Murray Coell Liberal Saanich North and the Islands 1996
  Susan Brice Liberal Saanich South 2001
  George Abbott Liberal Shuswap 1996
  Roger Harris Liberal Skeena 2001
  Kevin Falcon Liberal Surrey-Cloverdale 2001
  Brenda Locke Liberal Surrey-Green Timbers 2001
  Tony Bhullar Liberal [2] Surrey-Newton 2001
 Independent
  Liberal [3]
  Gulzar Cheema [4] Liberal Surrey-Panorama Ridge 2001
  Jagrup Brar (2004) [5] NDP 2004
  Dave Hayer Liberal Surrey-Tynehead 2001
  Elayne Brenzinger Liberal [6] Surrey-Whalley 2001
 Independent
  Democratic Reform [7]
  Gordon Hogg Liberal Surrey-White Rock 1997
  Lorne Mayencourt Liberal Vancouver-Burrard 2001
  Gary Collins Liberal Vancouver-Fairview 1991
  Ken Johnston Liberal Vancouver-Fraserview 2001
  Joy MacPhail NDP Vancouver-Hastings 1991
  Patrick Wong Liberal Vancouver-Kensington 2001
  Rob Nijjar Liberal Vancouver-Kingsway 2001
  Val J. Anderson Liberal Vancouver-Langara 1991
  Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver-Mount Pleasant 1996
  Gordon Campbell Liberal Vancouver-Point Grey 1994
  Colin Hansen Liberal Vancouver-Quilchena 1996
  Jeff Bray Liberal Victoria-Beacon Hill 2001
  Sheila Orr Liberal Victoria-Hillside 2001
  Sandy Santori Liberal West Kootenay-Boundary 2001
  Ralph Sultan Liberal West Vancouver-Capilano 2001
  Ted Nebbeling Liberal West Vancouver-Garibaldi 1996
  David Chutter Liberal Yale-Lillooet 2001

Members of the 37th Parliament who resigned

Members of the 37th Parliament elected in byelections

Party standings of the 37th Parliament at investiture

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Lwr. M.Int.Van. I.Total
BC Liberal Party *41231377
New Democratic Party of BC *2002
43231379

Party standings of the 37th Parliament at Dissolution

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Lwr. M.Int.Van. I.Total
BC Liberal Party *38211372
New Democratic Party of BC *33
Democratic Reform BC *11
Independent*11
Vacant*112
43231379

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 First elected as a Social Credit candidate

References

  1. ↑ until November 19, 2004
  2. ↑ until February 21, 2002
  3. ↑ from November, 2004
  4. ↑ until May 23, 2004
  5. ↑ from October 29, 2004
  6. ↑ until March 22, 2004
  7. ↑ from January 19, 2005
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