British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains,the province has a diverse geography,with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines,sandy beaches,forests,lakes,mountains,inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east;the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north;the U.S. states of Washington,Idaho and Montana to the south,and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.6 million as of 2024,it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria,while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada,with the 2021 census recording 2.6 million people in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest province in terms of total area,after Quebec and Ontario.
BC United (BCU),known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. The party has been described as conservative,neoliberal,and occupying a centre-right position on the left–right political spectrum. The party commonly describes itself as a "free enterprise coalition" and draws support from members of both the federal Liberal and Conservative parties. Since the 1990s,BC United has been the main centre-right opposition to the centre-left New Democratic Party (NDP). Once affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada,the British Columbia Liberal Party became independent in 1987. The party changed its name to BC United on April 12,2023.
William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia,Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.
Stephen Douglas Owen was a Canadian lawyer,administrator and politician. From 2000 to 2007 he served as Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra,encompassing the western end of the City of Vancouver. As part of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus,he was a member of Prime Minister Paul Martin's government,serving in cabinet as Minister of Public Works and Government Services from 2003 to 2004,and as Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State for Sport from 2004 to 2006. He left parliament to join the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the vice-president of External,Legal and Community Relations,serving in that role until 2012.
John Wallace de Beque Farris,was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
John Davis,was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.
Wallace Taroo "Wally" Oppal,is a Canadian lawyer,former judge and provincial politician. Between 2005 and 2009,he served as British Columbia's Attorney General and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism,as well as Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview as part of the BC Liberals.
Mike de Jong is a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the electoral district of Matsqui from 1994 to 2001,Abbotsford-Mount Lehman from 2001 to 2009,and Abbotsford West from 2009 until 2024. A caucus member of BC United,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark,and ran for party leadership in 2011 and 2018.
Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast from 2005 until 2024,as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Geoff Plant,is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician known for his interest in citizen's legal and electoral rights and aboriginal rights. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing Richmond-Steveston from 1996 to 2005. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations from 2001 to 2005.
Dr. Robert Edward McKechnie was a physician and the second chancellor of the University of British Columbia.
Alexander Malcolm Manson was a British Columbia judge and politician in the Liberal Party. Positions he held included Speaker,Minister of Labour and Attorney General. He was later appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician and physician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-Fairview from 2009 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,she served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.
Naomi Yamamoto is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. She was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Yamamoto's party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament and Premier Gordon Campbell included her in his cabinet,between June 2009 and October 2010,as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations,and then as Minister of State for Building Code Renewal between October 2010 and March 2011. Following the 2011 BC Liberal leadership election,in which Yamamoto endorsed George Abbott,the new Premier,Christy Clark,promoted Yamamoto to Minister of Advanced Education.
John Walter Weart was a lawyer,businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented South Vancouver in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 until his retirement at the 1920 provincial election as a Liberal.
Alexander Henry Boswall MacGowan was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1903 until his defeat in the 1916 provincial election in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. In his last year in office,he served as the deputy speaker of the Legislature. His name also appears as Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan in some sources.
Frank Porter Patterson was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Dewdney in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1938,as a Conservative. Patterson served as leader of the Conservative Party from July 1936 until his death in 1938.
John William McIntosh was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1916 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal. He was defeated in the 1920 provincial election in the riding of South Vancouver where he ran as an independent candidate. He was defeated again in the 1924 provincial election in the riding of The Islands where he ran as a Provincial Party candidate.
Dr. William Henry Sutherland was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He was mayor of Revelstoke from 1912 to 1916. He represented Revelstoke from 1916 to 1933 and Columbia-Revelstoke from 1933 to 1937 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.
Doug Bing is a Canadian politician and dentist who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows from 2013 to 2017,and a Pitt Meadows municipal councillor from 2005 to 2014.
