BC United (BCU),known 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 being on the centre-right of 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 is the centre-right BC United. The party is formally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party and serves as its provincial branch.
Glen David Clark is a Canadian retail executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999.
William Nicholas Vander Zalm is a Dutch-born Canadian businessman and politician. He served as the 28th premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991.
David Barrett was a politician and social worker in British Columbia,Canada. He was the 26th premier of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975.
The British Columbia Social Credit Party was a conservative political party in British Columbia,Canada. It was the governing party of British Columbia for all but three years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. For four decades,the party dominated the British Columbian political scene,with the only break occurring between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the British Columbia New Democratic Party governed. Party member were known as Socreds.
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.
Kenneth Rafe Mair was a Canadian lawyer,political commentator,radio personality and politician in British Columbia,Canada. He served in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly as the member for Kamloops from 1975 to 1981 in the caucus of the Social Credit Party.
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.
Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia,who currently serves as mayor of Nanaimo. He previously served in the provincial legislature on two occasions as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum from 1991 to 1996,and the riding of Nanaimo from 2005 to 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,and member of the New Democratic Party.
David Daniel Stupich was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1963 to 1969 and from 1972 to 1988,and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo,British Columbia to a coal miner.
The British Columbia Recall and Initiative Referendum was a referendum held in British Columbia on October 17,1991. It was concurrent with that year's general election. The referendum posed two questions. They were on whether elected officials should be able to be recalled and whether voters should be given a citizen's initiative. Both questions were decisively approved with over 80% of the electorate voting yes to both questions.
Edward Charles Kennedy Stewart is a Canadian academic administrator and politician who served as the 40th mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022. He previously was the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby—Douglas (2011–2015) and Burnaby South (2015–2018),serving in the House of Commons as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
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.
The Harcourt ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from November 5,1991,to February 22,1996. It was led by Mike Harcourt,the 30th premier of British Columbia,and consisted of members of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
