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.
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social democratic political party in British Columbia,Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia;since the 1990s,its rival was the business-oriented BC United until the Conservative Party of British Columbia reconstituted itself for the 2024 British Columbia general election,with BC United withdrawing its candidates and endorsing the Conservatives. The party is currently formally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party and serves as its provincial branch.
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh,is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 33rd premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He was minister of health from 2004 until 2006,when the party lost government. He then served in the Official Opposition from January 2006 until 2011. Dosanjh was one of four visible minorities to serve in Paul Martin's Ministry.
Michael Franklin Harcourt,OC is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 30th premier of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996,and before that as the 34th mayor of Vancouver,BC's largest city,from 1980 to 1986.
Joy Kathryn MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993 to 1999,and 2000–2001.
Christina Joan Clark is a Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC),from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC,after Rita Johnston in 1991,and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to a plurality of seats in two consecutive general elections.
The 2001 British Columbia general election was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia,Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18,2001 and held on May 16,2001. Voter turnout was 55.4 per cent of all eligible voters.
The 1996 British Columbia general election was the 36th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia,Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30,1996,and held on May 28,1996. Voter turnout was 59.1 per cent of all eligible voters. The election is notable for producing a "false-winner" outcome,rewarding a party that got second in the popular vote with a majority government.
The 1991 British Columbia general election was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia,Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19,1991,and held on October 17,1991. The incumbent Social Credit Party of British Columbia,which had been beset by scandals during Bill Vander Zalm's only term as premier,was defeated by the New Democratic Party of Mike Harcourt. Liberal Party leader Gordon Wilson surprised observers by leading his party to winning one-third of the votes cast,and forming the official opposition in the legislature after having held no seats at all since 1979. The new legislature met for the first time on March 17,1992.
Gordon Wilson is a former provincial politician in British Columbia,Canada. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC from 1987–1993,leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993–1999,before joining the NDP where he served in the provincial cabinet. He also ran as a candidate in the 2000 BC New Democratic Party leadership race. During the 2013 British Columbia provincial election,Wilson endorsed Liberal Premier Christy Clark for re-election over the NDP's Adrian Dix.
Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota is a former Canadian broadcaster and politician. He was the first Canadian of South Asian and Indian descent to be elected to provincial parliament.
The 2005 British Columbia general election was held on May 17,2005,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of British Columbia (BC),Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The main opposition was the British Columbia New Democratic Party,whose electoral representation was reduced to two MLAs in the previous provincial election in 2001.
Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,he was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from 2011 to 2014,resigning after losing the 2013 provincial election in an upset. He is the current Minister of Health as well as the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs,both since 2017,under premiers John Horgan and David Eby.
Claire Felicity Trevena is a Canadian politician,who represented the North Island electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) she was appointed to the Executive Council to be the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in the 2009,2013 and 2017 elections. In the 38th Parliament of British Columbia,she sat on the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture and the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts,as well as serving as the opposition critic on the Employment and Income Assistance ministry,followed by the critic on child care,early childhood development,and women's issues. In the 39th Parliament she acted as a deputy speaker before returning to her role as critic on the children and family development portfolio. In the 40th Parliament,she was the critic on transportation and BC Ferries and,in that role,produced a report comparing the BC Ferries system with the Washington State Ferries system and introduced the Provincial Shipbuilding Act in both 2014 and 2015 seeking to have future ferries constructed in Canada.
Sue Hammell is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers in the province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001,and from 2005 to 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she served in several cabinet posts under Premiers Mike Harcourt,Glen Clark and Ujjal Dosanjh.
John Joseph Horgan is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who has been the Canadian ambassador to Germany since 2023. Horgan served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022,and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca and its predecessors from 2005 to 2023.
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.
Joan Kathleen Smallwood is a former Canadian politician from British Columbia. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),she represented Surrey-Guildford-Whalley from 1986 to 1991 and Surrey-Whalley from 1991 to 2001 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She served as a cabinet minister,in a variety of roles,in the cabinets of Mike Harcourt,Glen Clark,Dan Miller and Ujjal Dosanjh.
Andrew Wilkinson is an Australian-born Canadian politician. He is the former leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party,and served as the leader of British Columbia's Official Opposition. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena.
The Glen Clark ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from February 22,1996,to August 25,1999. It was led by Glen Clark,the 31st premier of British Columbia,and consisted of members of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
