The Green Party of British Columbia,or simply the BC Greens,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. It was founded in 1983 and is based in Victoria. The party won its first seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.
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 centre-right BC United until the Conservative Party of British Columbia reconstituted itself for the 2024 British Columbia general election. The party is formally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party and serves as its provincial branch.
The Conservative Party of British Columbia,commonly the BC Conservatives and colloquially known as the Tories,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada.
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.
Gulzar Singh Cheema is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. He 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 have sat in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first Indian-born provincial legislator 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.
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.
Adriane Carr is a Canadian academic,activist and green politician. She has served on Vancouver City Council since its 2011 municipal election. She was a founding member of the Green Party of British Columbia and was the party's first leader,then known as "spokesperson",from 1983 to 1985. In 2000,she became the party's leader again. In the 2005 provincial election,she received over 25 percent of the vote in her home riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast. In September 2006,she was appointed by federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May,to be one of her two deputy leaders.
The Green Party of Canada was founded at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1983.
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.
Bruce Ralston is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the riding of Surrey-Whalley from 2005 until 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),he has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby.
The 2009 British Columbia general election was held on May 12,2009,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The British Columbia New Democratic Party under the leadership of Carole James was the Official Opposition.
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).
Andrew John Weaver is a Canadian scientist and former politician who represented the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 2013 to 2020 in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. Weaver was the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia from 2015 to 2020. After leaving the Green caucus in January 2020,he continued to sit as an independent member but did not run for reelection in the 2020 BC election.
The 2017 British Columbia general election was held on May 9,2017,to elect 87 members (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 41st Parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. In the 40th Parliament prior to this general election,the British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government under the leadership of Christy Clark,while the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP),under the leadership of Adrian Dix and then John Horgan,formed the Official Opposition;the Green Party of British Columbia were also represented in the legislature with sole MLA and later leader Andrew Weaver.
Sonia Furstenau is a Canadian politician who is currently the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia. Furstenau served as the MLA for Cowichan Valley from 2017 until 2024,when she unsuccessfully attempted to switch constituencies.
The 2020 British Columbia general election was held on October 24,2020,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 42nd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The incumbent New Democratic Party of British Columbia won a majority government,making John Horgan the first leader in the history of the BC NDP to win a second consecutive term as premier. The incoming Legislature marked the first time the NDP commanded an outright majority government in BC since the 1996 election,as well as the first province-wide popular vote win for the party since 1991.
Josie Osborne is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Mid Island-Pacific Rim as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Energy,Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Burnaby South on February 25,2019 following the resignation of incumbent New Democratic MP Kennedy Stewart on September 14,2018.
The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19,2024,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
In 2022,the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) held a leadership election to select a new leader. The contest was prompted by John Horgan's announcement in June 2022 that he would step down as leader of the party once a new leader had been chosen. As the NDP has formed the government of the province since 2017,newly elected leader David Eby was subsequently sworn in as premier of British Columbia.
