36th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1996 to 2001. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1996.^[1] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Glen Clark formed the government. Clark resigned as premier in August 1999; Dan Miller served as interim premier until a leadership election was held in February 2000 where Ujjal Dosanjh became party leader and premier.^[2] The Liberals led by Gordon Campbell formed the official opposition.^[3]

Dale Lovick served as speaker for the assembly until 1998 when Gretchen Brewin became speaker. Brewin served as speaker until 2000; William James Hartley replaced Brewin as speaker for the remaining sessions.^[4]

Members of the 36th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	John van Dongen	Abbotsford	Liberal	Gerard A. Janssen	Alberni	NDP	Bill Goodacre	Bulkley Valley-Stikine	NDP	Fred G. Randall	Burnaby-Edmonds	NDP	Pietro Calendino	Burnaby North	NDP	Joan Sawicki	Burnaby-Willingdon	NDP	John D. Wilson	Cariboo North	Liberal	David Zirnhelt	Cariboo South	NDP	Barry Penner	Chilliwack	Liberal	Jim Doyle	Columbia River-Revelstoke	NDP	Evelyn Gillespie	Comox Valley	NDP	John Massey Cashore	Coquitlam-Maillardville	NDP	Jan Pullinger	Cowichan-Ladysmith	NDP	Reni Masi	Delta North	Liberal	Fred Gingell	Delta South	Liberal	Moe Sihota	Esquimalt-Metchosin	NDP	Rich Coleman	Fort Langley-Aldergrove	Liberal	Cathy McGregor	Kamloops	NDP	Kevin Krueger	Kamloops-North Thompson	Liberal	Erda Walsh	Kootenay	NDP	Lynn Stephens	Langley	Liberal	Rick F.G. Kasper	Malahat-Juan de Fuca	NDP	Bill Hartley	Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows	NDP	Michael de Jong	Matsqui	Liberal	Dennis Streifel	Mission-Kent	NDP	Dale Lovick	Nanaimo	NDP	Corky Evans	Nelson-Creston	NDP	Graeme Bowbrick	New Westminster	NDP	A. Dan Miller	North Coast	NDP	Glenn Robertson	North Island	NDP	Katherine Whittred	North Vancouver-Lonsdale	Liberal	Daniel Jarvis	North Vancouver-Seymour	Liberal	Ida Chong	Oak Bay-Gordon Head	Liberal	Bill Barisoff	Okanagan-Boundary	Liberal	John Weisbeck	Okanagan East	Liberal	Rick Thorpe	Okanagan-Penticton	Liberal	April Sanders	Okanagan-Vernon	Liberal	Sindi Hawkins	Okanagan West	Liberal	Paul Reitsma	Parksville-Qualicum	Liberal	Richard Neufeld	Peace River North	Reform	Jack S. Weisgerber	Peace River South	Reform	Michael C. Farnworth	Port Coquitlam	NDP	Christy Clark	Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain	Liberal	Gordon Wilson	Powell River-Sunshine Coast	Progressive Democratic	Lois R. Boone	Prince George-Mount Robson	NDP	Paul Ramsey	Prince George North	NDP	Paul Nettleton	Prince George-Omineca	Liberal	Douglas Symons	Richmond Centre	Liberal	Linda Reid	Richmond East	Liberal	Geoff Plant	Richmond-Steveston	Liberal	Ed Conroy	Rossland-Trail	NDP	Murray Robert Coell	Saanich North and the Islands	Liberal	Andrew Petter	Saanich South	NDP	George Abbott	Shuswap	Liberal	Helmut Giesbrecht	Skeena	NDP	Bonnie McKinnon	Surrey-Cloverdale	Liberal	Sue Hammell	Surrey-Green Timbers	NDP	Penny Priddy	Surrey-Newton	NDP	Joan K. Smallwood	Surrey-Whalley	NDP	Wilf Hurd	Surrey-White Rock	Liberal	Tim Stevenson	Vancouver-Burrard	NDP	Ian Waddell	Vancouver-Fairview	NDP	Joy MacPhail	Vancouver-Hastings	NDP	Ujjal Dosanjh	Vancouver-Kensington	NDP	Glen Clark	Vancouver-Kingsway	NDP	Val J. Anderson	Vancouver-Langara	Liberal	Gary Farrell-Collins	Vancouver-Little Mountain	Liberal	Jenny Wai Ching Kwan	Vancouver-Mount Pleasant	NDP	Gordon Campbell	Vancouver-Point Grey	Liberal	Colin Hansen	Vancouver-Quilchena	Liberal	Gretchen Brewin	Victoria-Beacon Hill	NDP	Steve Orcherton	Victoria-Hillside	NDP	Jeremy Dalton	West Vancouver-Capilano	Liberal	Ted Nebbeling	West Vancouver-Garibaldi	Liberal	Harry 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- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . 2011-02-20 . dead . 1 . 2011-01-25 .
4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	39	33	2	1
Total		75
Government Majority		3

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Surrey-White Rock	Gordon Hogg	Liberal	September 15, 1997	Wilf Hurd resigned May 2, 1997
Parksville-Qualicum	Judith Reid	Liberal	December 14, 1998	Paul Reitsma resigned June 23, 1998
Delta South	Val Roddick	Liberal	December 7, 1999	Fred Gingell died July 6, 1999

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- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . 2011-02-20 . dead . 1 . 2011-01-25 .
4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.

Other changes

• Richard Neufeld joins the Liberals on October 7, 1997.
• Jack Weisgerber becomes an Independent on November 28, 1997.
• Paul Reitsma was expelled from the Liberal caucus on April 1, 1998, and resigned from the Liberal party the following day. He resigns from the legislature on June 23.^[5]
• Gordon Wilson joins the NDP on January 29, 1999.^[5]
• Rick Kasper becomes an Independent on October 10, 2000.^[5]
• Jeremy Dalton becomes an Independent on January 11, 2001.^[5]
• Bonnie McKinnon becomes and Independent on March 5, 2001.^[5]