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8 unusual facts about Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Al Passarell

Al Passarell was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine from 1979 to 1986.

Bill Goodacre

Bill Goodacre is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001.

Charlie Wyse

Charlie Wyse is an educator and former Canadian politician, who was a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia from 2005 to 2009.

Emery Barnes

Elected Speaker of the Legislature in 1994, he was also the first black person to hold this position in any Canadian province.

First elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972, and re-elected four consecutive times, he served the people of British Columbia until 1996.

Glenn Robertson

Glenn Robertson is a former Canadian politician, who served as a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, representing the riding of North Island.

Henry Holgate Watson

He represented Vancouver City from 1909 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.

Shane Simpson

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.


Angus Creelman Ree

He represented North Vancouver-Capilano in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1979 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.

Cedric Cox

He represented Burnaby in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1957 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member.

Clifford Jack Serwa

He represented Okanagan South from 1986 to 1991 and Okanagan West from 1991 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit member.

Dave Hayer

After defeating Doug McCallum, then the Mayor of Surrey, for the BC Liberal party nomination, Hayer served as the first Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Surrey-Tynehead.

Donald Leslie Brothers

He represented Rossland-Trail in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1958 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.

Evan Maurice Wolfe

He represented Vancouver Centre from 1966 to 1972 and Vancouver-Little Mountain from 1975 to 1983 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit member.

Executive Council of British Columbia

Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size.

Howard Dirks

He represented Nelson-Creston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.

Ian Alistair Mackenzie

Born in Assynt, Scotland, Mackenzie entered politics by winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (BC) in the 1920 BC election.

Ivan Messmer

Ivan Charles Messmer (born July 23, 1931) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Boundary-Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Kenneth Montgomery Keillor

He also sought election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the electoral district of Abbotsford-Clayburn as founder and president of, and candidate for the Freedom Party of British Columbia.

Raymond Parkinson

He represented Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1969 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

Thomas Waterland

He represented Yale-Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1976 to 1986 as a Social Credit member.

Wesley Drewett Black

He represented Nelson-Creston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.


see also

Charles Woodward

Charles A. Woodward - (1852-1937), Canadian merchant, founder of the Woodward's Department Stores Limited and Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Davie

Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Lillooet (1882-1890) and during that time the eighth Premier of British Columbia, Canada (1887-1889)