Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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Parliament meets in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. Members are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The current Parliament is the 39th Parliament. The most recent general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
was the British Columbia general election held on May 12, 2009
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th 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 BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
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Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast to cable viewers in the province by Hansard TV
Hansard TV
Hansard TV, also known as Hansard Broadcasting Services, is the legislature broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
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Sessions
- 1970 – 1972: 29th Parliament of British Columbia
- 1972 – 1975: 30th Parliament of British Columbia
- 1976 – 1979: 31st Parliament of British Columbia
- 1979 – 1982: 32nd Parliament of British Columbia
- 1983 – 1986: 33rd Parliament of British Columbia
- 1987 – 1991: 34th Parliament of British Columbia
- 1992 – 1996: 35th Parliament of British Columbia
- 1996 – 2001: 36th Parliament of British Columbia
- 2001 – 2005: 37th Parliament of British Columbia
- 2005 – 2009: 38th Parliament of British Columbia38th Parliament of British ColumbiaThe 38th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2005 to 2009, replacing the 37th parliament and being succeeded by the 39th parliament. It was composed of two elements, Her Majesty The Queen represented in her absence by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, currently the Hon...
- 2009 – present: 39th Parliament of British Columbia39th Parliament of British ColumbiaThe 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...