Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
42nd Parliament of British Columbia
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Parliament of British Columbia
Sovereign	The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded	July 20, 1871
Preceded by	Legislative Council
Leadership
Speaker	Raj Chouhan, BC NDP ; since December 7, 2020
Premier	David Eby, BC NDP ; since November 18, 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Kevin Falcon, BC United ; since May 16, 2022
Government House Leader	Ravi Kahlon, BC NDP ; since December 7, 2022
Opposition House Leader	Todd Stone, BC United ; since May 17, 2022
Structure
Seats	87
Political groups	Government New Democratic (55); Opposition BC United (26); Other parties Green (2); Conservative (2); Independent (2);
Elections
Last election	October 24, 2020
Next election	No later than October 19, 2024
Meeting place
	Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website
	www.leg.bc.ca

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (French: Assemblée législative de la Colombie-Britannique) is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of Parliament is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 87 elected members^[1] 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 assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada.^[2]

The current parliament is the 42nd Parliament. The most recent general election was held on October 24, 2020. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard Broadcasting Services.