Carole Alison James is a Canadian politician and former public administrator, who represented Victoria-Beacon Hill in the MLA from 2005 to 2020. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), she was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from 2005 to 2011. Following her resignation as leader, she stayed in politics and served as the 14th deputy premier of British Columbia and minister of finance under John Horgan, from 2017 to 2020.
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is composed of the province's lieutenant governor, representing the Crown, and 87 elected members, and meets in Victoria. Members are elected from provincial ridings and are referred to as members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the legislature are given royal assent by the Canadian monarch, represented by the lieutenant governor.
Gulzar Singh Cheema is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. Cheema was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to sit in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first Indian-born person to be elected MLA in Canada. He was also a cabinet minister in the government of Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell from 2001 to 2004, and was a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.
Michael C. Farnworth is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, Farnworth represents the riding of Port Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where he is the NDP's house leader, and the dean of the Legislative Assembly.
Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.
Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Shirley Bond is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the BC Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2001 British Columbia general election. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2017. She was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10, 2013 serving in that capacity until the Liberal government was unseated in a non-confidence vote in 2017.
Shane Lee Simpson is a Canadian politician, who served as MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.
Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009, then Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he has served as the province's minister of State for Trade since 2022.
Harry Bains is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Labour in British Columbia since 2017. He has been the NDP MLA for Surrey-Newton since 2005.
Katrine Conroy is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Kootenay West as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2017, currently as Minister of Finance.
Steve Thomson is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Kelowna-Mission. Thomson was re-elected in 2013 and 2017 and elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on June 22, 2017. He had previously served as Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations since 2011. Thomson resigned as Speaker on June 29, 2017, after less than a week in office, immediately following the defeat of the minority Liberal government of Christy Clark on a confidence vote.
Mable Elmore is a Canadian politician that represents the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 2009 provincial election. Currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, she previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction (2017–2020) and Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Services and Long Term Care (2020–2022).
Stephanie Cadieux is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama. After the 2013 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale and in the 2017 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey South. She is currently Opposition critic for Advanced Education, having previously served, when her party formed the government, as the Minister of Children and Family Development, and prior to that as Minister of Social Development, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.
George Heyman is a Canadian politician and former social, environmental and labour activist. He has represented the district of Vancouver-Fairview in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He currently serves as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy of British Columbia.
Gregory James Kyllo is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election, and was re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represents the electoral district of Shuswap as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Jordan Sturdy is a Canadian politician, who has represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since the 2013 provincial election. He is a member of BC United, having been first elected under the party's previous designation as the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Michael Lee is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Langara in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the BC United caucus, he serves as its Critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. He ran for the party's leadership in 2018 and 2022.
The 42nd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2020 British Columbia general election. All 87 seats were up for election.
