The 30th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1972 to 1975. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in August 1972. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Dave Barrett formed the government, and the Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the official opposition. Bill Bennett was elected Social Credit party leader in November 1973 after his father resigned his seat in the assembly in June 1973.
Gordon Dowding served as speaker for the assembly.
Members of the 30th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1972: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Robert Evans SkellyAlberniNDP19721st termFrank Arthur CalderAtlinNDP1949, 19608th term*Social CreditFrancis Xavier RichterBoundary-SimilkameenSocial Credit19537th termGordon DowdingBurnaby-EdmondsNDP19566th termEileen DaillyBurnaby NorthNDP19663rd termJames Gibson LorimerBurnaby-WillingdonNDP19693rd termAlexander Vaughan FraserCaribooSocial Credit19692nd termHarvey SchroederChilliwackSocial Credit19721st termJames Roland ChabotColumbia RiverSocial Credit19634th termKaren Elizabeth SanfordComoxNDP19721st termDavid BarrettCoquitlamNDP19605th termRobert Martin StrachanCowichan-MalahatNDP19528th termCarl LidenDeltaNDP19721st termPeter RolstonDewdneyNDP19721st termJames Henry GorstEsquimaltNDP19721st termAllan Alfred NunweilerFort GeorgeNDP19721st termGerald Hamilton AndersonKamloopsNDP19721st termLeo Thomas NimsickKootenayNDP19499th termRobert Howard McClellandLangleySocial Credit19721st termDon LocksteadMackenzieNDP19721st termDavid Daniel StupichNanaimoNDP1963, 19723rd term*Lorne NicolsonNelson-CrestonNDP19721st termDennis Geoffrey CockeNew WestminsterNDP19692nd termPatricia JordanNorth OkanaganSocial Credit19663rd termDean Edward SmithNorth Peace RiverSocial Credit19663rd termDavid Maurice BroussonNorth Vancouver-CapilanoLiberal19683rd termGordon Fulerton Gibson (1974)Liberal19741st termColin GabelmannNorth Vancouver-SeymourNDP19721st termGeorge Scott WallaceOak BayProgressive Conservative19692nd termDouglas Tynwald KellyOminecaNDP19721st termGraham LeaPrince RupertNDP19721st termWilliam Stewart KingRevelstoke-SlocanNDP1968, 19722nd term*Harold Leslie StevesRichmondNDP19721st termChristopher D'ArcyRossland-TrailNDP19721st termHugh Austin CurtisSaanich and the IslandsProgressive Conservative19721st termSocial CreditDonald Emerson LewisShuswapNDP19721st termHartley Douglas DentSkeenaNDP19721st termWilliam Andrew Cecil BennettSouth OkanaganSocial Credit1941, 194911th term*William Richards Bennett (1973)Social Credit19731st termDonald McGray PhillipsSouth Peace RiverSocial Credit1966, 19722nd term*Ernest HallSurreyNDP19663rd termRosemary BrownVancouver-BurrardNDP19721st termNorman Levi1968, 19722nd term*Emery Oakland BarnesVancouver CentreNDP19721st termGary Lauk19721st termAlexander Barrett MacDonaldVancouver EastNDP19605th termRobert Arthur Williams19663rd termRoy Thomas CummingsVancouver-Little MountainNDP19721st termPhyllis Florence Young19721st termGarde Basil GardomVancouver-Point GreyLiberal19663rd termIndependentSocial CreditPatrick Lucey McGeerLiberal19625th termIndependentSocial CreditJack A. RadfordVancouver SouthNDP19721st termDaisy Webster19721st termDavid Alexander AndersonVictoriaLiberal19721st termNewell Orrin Ruston MorrisonSocial Credit19721st termLouis Allan WilliamsWest Vancouver-Howe SoundLiberal19663rd termIndependentSocial CreditWilliam Leonard HartleyYale-LillooetNDP19634th term
Party standings Affiliation Members381052 Total55 Government Majority21
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonSouth OkanaganWilliam Richards BennettSocial CreditSeptember 7, 1973W. A. C. Bennett resigned June 5, 1973; retired from politicsNorth Vancouver-CapilanoGordon Fulerton GibsonLiberalFebruary 5, 1974D.M. Brousson resigned October 23, 1973, to look after business interests
Other changes Hugh Austin Curtis joins Social Credit October 25, 1974. Patrick McGeer and Allan Williams become Independents on May 9, 1975; they were followed by Garde Gardom on May 20. On September 30 all three join Social Credit. Cowichan-Malahat (res. Robert Strachan October 5, 1975)
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