BC United (BCU),known until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. On August 28,2024,they suspended their campaign for the upcoming provincial election,putting the future of their party status up for question. 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.
William Andrew Cecil Bennett was a Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972. With just over 20 years in office,Bennett remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was a member of the Social Credit Party (Socreds).
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,whose members are known as Socreds,was the governing provincial political party of British Columbia,Canada,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.
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party,or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name,backed by local labour councils made up of many union locals in a particular city,or individual trade unions. There was an attempt to create a national Canadian Labour Party in the late 1910s and in the 1920s,but these were only partly successful.
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. In the early half of the 20th century,the Conservatives competed with the British Columbia Liberal Party for power in the province. However,the party has had only a minor presence in the legislature since the 1950s,and last ran a full slate in 1960. The current party leader is Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad,who was originally elected as a BC Liberal.
The Alberta New Democratic Party,commonly shortened to Alberta NDP,is social democratic political party in Alberta,Canada. The party sits on the centre-left to left-wing of the political spectrum and is a provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party.
Corky Evans is a former Canadian provincial politician in British Columbia,Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia,placing second both times. In both cases,the party formed the government of British Columbia and its leader became Premier of British Columbia. He served in several cabinet ministries.
The leader of the Opposition in British Columbia is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This position generally goes to the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly that is not in government.
Revelstoke-Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Slocan riding. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.
The Politics of British Columbia involve not only the governance of British Columbia,Canada,and the various political factions that have held or vied for legislative power,but also a number of experiments or attempts at political and electoral reform.
Norm Macdonald is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 38th,39th and 40th Parliament of British Columbia,from 2005 to 2017. As a member of the BC New Democratic Party,he was elected to represent the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the 2005 provincial election and re-elected in the 2009 election and 2013 election. Macdonald introduced one private member bill,the British Columbia Open Mining Act,2014,that would have amended the Mines Act to create a Public Electronic Registry to make all mine-related applications,licences,permits,and inspection reports to be publicly visible. In all those parliaments his NDP formed the official opposition and Macdonald acted as their critic on various issues,including municipal affairs,then critic for tourism,sport and arts,and then education during the 38th Parliament of British Columbia,then forests and natural resource operations in the 39th and 40th Parliaments. During the 2011 and the 2014 NDP leadership elections,Macdonald endorsed Mike Farnworth,though Adrian Dix and John Horgan became the leaders of the BC NDP.
The Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system,along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor,who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan;a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet;and a legislative assembly. As of the most recent provincial election in 2020,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2020,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
Robert Martin Strachan was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history.
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.
