35th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 35th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1992 to 1996. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1991.^[1] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Mike Harcourt formed the government. Harcourt resigned as premier in February 1996; Glen Clark became party leader and premier later that month.^[2] The Liberals led by Gordon Wilson formed the official opposition.^[3]

Joan Sawicki served as speaker for the assembly until 1994 when Emery Barnes became speaker.^[4]

Members of the 35th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1991:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	Harry de Jong	Abbotsford	Social Credit	Gerard A. Janssen	Alberni	NDP	Jackie Pement	Bulkley Valley-Stikine	NDP	Fred G. Randall	Burnaby-Edmonds	NDP	James Barry Jones	Burnaby North	NDP	Joan Sawicki	Burnaby-Willingdon	NDP	Frank Garden	Cariboo North	NDP	David Zirnhelt	Cariboo South		Robert Chisholm	Chilliwack	Liberal	Jim Doyle	Columbia River-Revelstoke	NDP	Margaret Lord	Comox Valley	NDP	John Massey Cashore	Coquitlam-Maillardville	NDP	Jan Pullinger	Cowichan-Ladysmith	NDP	Norm Lortie	Delta North		Fred Gingell	Delta South	Liberal	Moe Sihota	Esquimalt-Metchosin		Gary Farrell-Collins	Fort Langley-Aldergrove	Liberal	Arthur L. Charbonneau	Kamloops	NDP	Frederick H. Jackson	Kamloops-North Thompson	NDP	Kathleen Anne Edwards	Kootenay		Lynn Stephens	Langley	Liberal	Rick F.G. Kasper	Malahat-Juan de Fuca	NDP	Bill Hartley	Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows	NDP	Peter A. Dueck	Matsqui	Social Credit	Dennis Streifel	Mission-Kent	NDP	Dale Lovick	Nanaimo	NDP	Corky Evans	Nelson-Creston	NDP	Anita Hagen	New Westminster	NDP	A. Dan Miller	North Coast	NDP	Colin S. Gabelmann	North Island	NDP	David D. Schreck	North Vancouver-Lonsdale		Daniel Jarvis	North Vancouver-Seymour	Liberal	Elizabeth Cull	Oak Bay-Gordon Head	NDP	N.L. (Bill) Barlee	Okanagan-Boundary		Judi K. Tyabji	Okanagan East	Liberal	Jim Beattie	Okanagan-Penticton	NDP	Lyall Franklin Hanson	Okanagan-Vernon	Social Credit	Clifford J. Serwa	Okanagan West	Social Credit	Leonard Krog	Parksville-Qualicum	NDP	Richard Neufeld	Peace River North	Social Credit	Jack S. Weisgerber	Peace River South	Social Credit	Michael C. Farnworth	Port Coquitlam	NDP	Barbara E. Copping	Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain		Gordon F. Wilson	Powell River-Sunshine Coast	Liberal	Lois R. Boone	Prince George-Mount Robson	NDP	Paul Ramsey	Prince George North	NDP	Len Fox	Prince George-Omineca		Douglas Symons	Richmond Centre		Linda Reid	Richmond East		Allan Warnke	Richmond-Steveston	Liberal	Ed Conroy	Rossland-Trail		Clive Tanner	Saanich North and the Islands	Liberal	Andrew Petter	Saanich South	NDP	Shannon O'Neill	Shuswap	NDP	Helmut Giesbrecht	Skeena		Ken Jones	Surrey-Cloverdale	Liberal	Sue Hammell	Surrey-Green Timbers	NDP	Penny Priddy	Surrey-Newton	NDP	Joan K. Smallwood	Surrey-Whalley		Wilf Hurd	Surrey-White Rock	Liberal	Emery O. Barnes	Vancouver-Burrard	NDP	Bernie Simpson	Vancouver-Fairview	NDP	Joy K. McPhail	Vancouver-Hastings	NDP	Ujjal Dosanjh	Vancouver-Kensington	NDP	Glen Clark	Vancouver-Kingsway		Val J. Anderson	Vancouver-Langara	Liberal	Tom Perry	Vancouver-Little Mountain	NDP	Mike Harcourt	Vancouver-Mount Pleasant	NDP	Darlene R. Marzari	Vancouver-Point Grey		Art Cowie	Vancouver-Quilchena	Liberal	Gretchen Brewin	Victoria-Beacon Hill	NDP	Robin Blencoe	Victoria-Hillside		Jeremy Dalton	West Vancouver-Capilano		David J. Mitchell	West Vancouver-Garibaldi	Liberal	Harry S. Lali	Yale-Lillooet	NDP

Notes:

1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001 . Elections BC . 2012-02-18.
2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
3. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . dead . 2011-02-20 . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 .
4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	51	17	7
Total		75
Government Majority		27

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:^[1]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Matsqui	Michael G. de Jong	Liberal	February 17, 1994	Peter A. Dueck resigned November 30, 1993
Vancouver-Quilchena	Gordon Campbell	Liberal	February 17, 1994	Art Cowie resigned November 9, 1993
Abbotsford	John van Dongen	Liberal	May 3, 1995	Harry de Jong resigned November 1, 1994

Notes:

1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia, Supplement, 1987–2001 . Elections BC . 2012-02-18.
2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
3. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . dead . 2011-02-20 . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 .
4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.

Other changes

• Peter Dueck became an Independent on February 7, 1992. He resigns his seat on November 30, 1993.
• David J. Mitchell resigns from the Liberal caucus to become an Independent Liberal on December 7, 1992. He resigns from the Liberals on to become an Independent on February 16, 1994. He resigns his seat on March 26, 1996.^[5]
• Gordon Wilson and Judi Tyabji resign from the Liberals on September 11, 1993. On October 22 they form the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
• On March 14, 1994 Jack Weisgerber, Len Fox and Richard Neufeld join the Reform Party.^[5] They are joined by Lyall Hanson on May 11.
• Robert Chisholm became an Independent April 11, 1995.^[5]
• Robin Blencoe was expelled from the NDP caucus on April 4, 1995. He resigns from the NDP to become an Independent on December 29, 1995.^[5]
• Allan Warnke resigns from the Liberals to become an Independent April 28, 1996.^[5]