Following is a list of the 40 times the Parliament has been convened since 1871. This article only covers the time since 1871. For the governing body from 1867 to 1871, see Legislative Council of British Columbia.
Assembly
Sessions |
Election |
From
To[1] [nb 1] |
Governing Party |
Premier[2] |
Official Opposition Party
Leader[3] |
Other Official Party
Leader[4] |
Speaker of the House[5] |
1st Assembly
4 sessions
|
1st general |
Nov. 20, 1871
Aug. 30, 1875 |
none[nb 2] |
John Foster McCreight[nb 3]
Amor De Cosmos[nb 4]
George Anthony Walkem
|
none[nb 5] |
none |
James Trimble |
2nd Assembly
3 sessions
|
2nd general |
Jan. 10, 1876
Apr. 12, 1878 |
none |
George Anthony Walkem[nb 6]
Andrew Charles Elliott
|
none |
none |
James Trimble |
3rd Assembly
5 sessions
|
3rd general |
Jul. 29, 1878
June 13, 1882 |
none |
George Anthony Walkem[nb 7]
Robert Beaven
|
none |
none |
Frederick W. Williams |
4th Assembly
4 sessions
|
4th general |
Jan. 25, 1883
June 3, 1886 |
none |
Robert Beaven[nb 8]
William Smithe
|
none |
none |
John Andrew Mara |
5th Assembly
4 sessions
|
5th general |
Jan. 24, 1887
May 10, 1890 |
none |
William Smithe[nb 9]
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie[nb 10]
John Robson
|
none |
none |
Charles Edward Pooley[nb 11]
David Williams Higgins
|
6th Assembly
4 sessions
|
6th general |
Jan. 15, 1891
June 2, 1894 |
none |
John Robson[nb 12]
Theodore Davie
|
none |
none |
David Williams Higgins |
7th Assembly
4 sessions
|
7th general |
Nov. 12, 1894
June 7, 1898 |
none |
Theodore Davie[nb 13]
John Herbert Turner
|
none |
none |
David Williams Higgins[nb 14]
John Paton Booth
|
8th Assembly
2 sessions
|
8th general |
Jan. 5, 1899
April 10, 1900 |
none |
John Herbert Turner[nb 15]
Charles Augustus Semlin[nb 16]
Joseph Martin
|
none |
none |
William Thomas Forster |
9th Assembly
4 sessions[6]
|
9th general |
July 19, 1900
June 16, 1903 |
none |
James Dunsmuir[nb 17]
Edward Gawler Prior[nb 18]
Richard McBride
|
none |
none |
John Paton Booth[nb 19]
Charles Edward Pooley
|
10th Assembly |
10th general |
Nov. 26, 1903
Dec. 24, 1906 |
Conservative |
Richard McBride |
Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
|
none |
Charles Edward Pooley |
11th Assembly |
11th general |
Mar. 7, 1907
Oct. 20, 1909 |
Conservative |
Richard McBride |
Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
|
none |
David McEwen Eberts |
12th Assembly |
12th general |
Jan. 20, 1910
Feb. 27, 1912 |
Conservative |
Richard McBride |
Liberal
James Alexander MacDonald
|
none |
David McEwen Eberts |
13th Assembly |
13th general |
Jan. 16, 1913
May 31, 1916 |
Conservative |
Richard McBride[nb 20]
William John Bowser
|
Liberal
Harlan Carey Brewster
|
none |
David McEwen Eberts |
14th Assembly |
14th general |
Mar. 1, 1917
Oct. 23, 1920 |
Liberal |
Harlan Carey Brewster[nb 21]
John Oliver
|
Conservative
William John Bowser
|
none |
John Walter Weart[nb 22]
John Keen
|
15th Assembly |
15th general |
Feb. 8, 1921
May 10, 1924 |
Liberal |
John Oliver |
Conservative
James Alexander MacDonald
|
none |
Alexander Malcolm Manson[nb 23]
Frederick Arthur Pauline
|
16th Assembly |
16th general |
Nov. 3, 1924
June 7, 1928 |
Liberal |
John Oliver[nb 24]
John Duncan MacLean
|
Conservative
Robert Henry Pooley
|
Provincial
Alexander Duncan McRae
|
John Andrew Buckham |
17th Assembly |
17th general |
Jan. 22, 1929
Aug. 1, 1933 |
Conservative |
Simon Fraser Tolmie |
Liberal
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
|
none |
James William Jones[nb 25]
Cyril Francis Davie
|
18th Assembly |
18th general |
Feb. 20, 1934
Apr. 12, 1937 |
Liberal |
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Connell[nb 26]
|
Unionist
Simon Fraser Tolmie
|
Henry George Thomas Perry |
19th Assembly |
19th general |
Oct. 26, 1937
Jul. 21, 1941 |
Liberal |
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo |
Conservative
Frank Porter Patterson
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch[nb 27]
|
Norman William Whittaker |
20th Assembly |
20th general |
Dec. 4, 1941
Aug. 31, 1945 |
Liberal-Conservative coalition |
John Hart |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
|
none |
Norman William Whittaker |
21st Assembly |
21st general |
Feb. 1, 1946
Apr. 16, 1949 |
Liberal-Conservative coalition |
John Hart[nb 28]
Byron Ingemar Johnson
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
|
none |
Norman William Whittaker[nb 29]
Robert Henry Carson[nb 30]
John Hart
|
22nd Assembly |
22nd general |
Feb. 14, 1950
Apr. 10, 1952 |
Liberal-Conservative coalition |
Byron Ingemar Johnson |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation[nb 31]
Harold Winch
Conservative
Herbert Anscomb
|
none |
Nancy Hodges |
23rd Assembly |
23rd general |
Feb. 3, 1953
Mar. 27, 1953 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Harold Winch
|
Liberal
Arthur Laing
Progressive Conservative
Herbert Anscomb
|
Thomas James Irwin |
24th Assembly |
24th general |
Sep. 15, 1953
Aug. 13, 1956 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Arnold Webster
|
Liberal
Arthur Laing
Progressive Conservative
Deane Finlayson
|
Thomas James Irwin |
25th Assembly |
25th general |
Feb. 7, 1957
Aug. 3, 1960 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Strachan
|
Liberal
Ray Perrault
|
Thomas James Irwin[nb 32]
Lorne Shantz
|
26th Assembly |
26th general |
Jan. 26, 1961
Aug. 21, 1963 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Robert Strachan
|
Liberal
Ray Perrault
|
Lorne Shantz |
27th Assembly |
27th general |
Jan. 23, 1964
Aug. 5, 1966 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
New Democratic Party
Robert Strachan
|
Liberal
Ray Perrault
|
William Harvey Murray |
28th Assembly |
28th general |
Jan. 24, 1967
Jul. 21, 1969 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
New Democratic Party
Robert Strachan
|
Liberal
Ray Perrault
|
William Harvey Murray |
29th Assembly
3 sessions
|
29th general |
Jan. 22, 1970
Jul. 24, 1972 |
Social Credit |
W. A. C. Bennett |
New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett
|
Liberal
Pat McGeer
|
William Harvey Murray |
30th Assembly
5 sessions
|
30th general |
Oct. 17, 1972
Nov. 3, 1975 |
New Democratic Party |
Dave Barrett |
Social Credit
W. A. C. Bennett[nb 33]
Bill Bennett
|
Liberal
David Anderson
Progressive Conservative
Derril Thomas Warren
|
Gordon Dowding |
31st Assembly
4 sessions
|
31st general |
Mar. 17, 1976
Apr. 3, 1979 |
Social Credit |
Bill Bennett |
New Democratic Party
William Stewart King[nb 34]
Dave Barrett
|
Liberal
Gordon Gibson
Progressive Conservative
George Scott Wallace
|
Dean Smith[nb 35]
Harvey Schroeder
|
32nd Assembly
4 sessions
|
32nd general |
June 6, 1979
Apr. 7, 1983 |
Social Credit |
Bill Bennett |
New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett
|
none |
Harvey Schroeder[nb 36]
Kenneth Walter Davidson
|
33rd Assembly
4 sessions
|
33rd general |
June 23, 1983
Sep. 24, 1986 |
Social Credit |
Bill Bennett[nb 37]
Bill Vander Zalm
|
New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett[nb 38]
Bob Skelly
|
none |
Kenneth Walter Davidson |
34th Assembly
5 sessions
|
34th general |
Mar. 9, 1987
Sep. 19, 1991 |
Social Democrat |
Bill Vander Zalm[nb 39]
Rita Johnston
|
New Democratic Party
Bob Skelly
|
none |
John Douglas Reynolds[nb 40]
Stephen Rogers
|
35th Assembly
5 sessions
|
35th general |
Mar. 17, 1992
April 30, 1996 |
New Democratic Party |
Mike Harcourt[nb 41]
Glen Clark
|
Liberal
Gordon Wilson
|
Social Credit
Rita Johnston
|
Joan Sawicki[nb 42]
Emery Barnes
|
36th Assembly
5 sessions
|
36th general |
June 25, 1996
April 18, 2001[7] |
New Democratic Party |
Glen Clark[nb 43]
Dan Miller[nb 44]
Ujjal Dosanjh
|
Liberal
Gordon Campbell
|
Reform
Jack Weisgerber
Progressive Democrat
Gordon Wilson
|
Dale Lovick[nb 45]
Gretchen Brewin[nb 46]
William James Hartley
|
37th Assembly
6 sessions
|
37th general |
June 19, 2001
2005 |
Liberal |
Gordon Campbell |
New Democratic Party
Ujjal Dosanjh
|
none |
Claude Richmond |
38th Assembly
5 sessions
|
38th general |
Sep. 12, 2005
2009 |
Liberal |
Gordon Campbell |
New Democratic Party
Carole James
|
none |
Bill Barisoff |
39th Assembly
5 sessions[8]
|
39th general |
Aug. 29, 2009
April 16, 2013 |
Liberal |
Gordon Campbell[nb 47]
Christy Clark
|
New Democratic Party
Adrian Dix
|
none |
Bill Barisoff |
40th Assembly |
40th general |
June 26, 2013
present |
Liberal |
Christy Clark |
New Democratic Party
Adrian Dix replaced by John Horgan as of mid-2014
|
Green Party of British Columbia |
Linda Reid |