The 34th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1987 to 1991. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1986. The Social Credit Party led by Bill Vander Zalm formed the government. Vander Zalm resigned in 1991 after he was found to have put himself into a conflict of interest; Rita Johnston then became Premier. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Bob Skelly formed the official opposition.
John Douglas Reynolds served as speaker for the assembly until 1989. Stephen Rogers succeeded Reynolds as speaker.
Members of the 34th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Robert Evans SkellyAlberniNDP19725th termGerard A. Janssen (1988)NDP19881st termLarry GunoAtlinNDP19861st termJames J. (Jim) HewittBoundary-SimilkameenSocial Credit19754th termIvan Charles Messmer19861st termBill Barlee (1988)NDP19881st termDavid Maurice MercierBurnaby-EdmondsSocial Credit19861st termIndependent Social CreditSocial CreditJames Barry JonesBurnaby NorthNDP19861st termElwood Neal VeitchBurnaby-WillingdonSocial Credit1975, 19833rd term*Alexander Vaughan FraserCaribooSocial Credit19696th termT. Neil Vant19861st termDavid Zirnhelt (1989)NDP19891st termHarry H. De JongCentral Fraser ValleySocial Credit19861st termPeter Albert Dueck19861st termJohn JansenChilliwackSocial Credit19861st termDuane Delton CrandallColumbia RiverSocial Credit19861st termIndependent Social CreditSocial CreditStanley Brian HagenComoxSocial Credit19861st termMark Willson RoseCoquitlam-MoodyNDP19832nd termGraham Preston BruceCowichan-MalahatSocial Credit19861st termIndependent Social CreditSocial CreditKenneth Walter DavidsonDeltaSocial Credit19754th termJohn Lawrence Savage19861st termJohann Alvin Norman JacobsenDewdneySocial Credit19832nd termForbes Charles Austin Pelton19861st termMunmohan Singh (Moe) SihotaEsquimalt-Port RenfrewNDP19861st termClaude Harry RichmondKamloopsSocial Credit19813rd termStuart Douglas Boland (Bud) Smith19861st termKathleen Anne EdwardsKootenayNDP19861st termCaroline Mary (Carol) GranLangleySocial Credit19861st termDaniel George Peterson19861st termHarold LongMackenzieSocial Credit19861st termJohn Massey CashoreMaillardville-CoquitlamNDP19861st termLaurence Dale LovickNanaimoNDP19861st termDavid Daniel Stupich1963, 19727th term*Jan Pullinger (1989)19891st termHoward Leroy DirksNelson-CrestonSocial Credit19861st termAnita Mae Joan HagenNew WestminsterNDP19861st termColin Stuart GabelmannNorth IslandNDP1972, 19794th term*Anthony Julius (Tony) BrummetNorth Peace RiverSocial Credit19793rd termAngus Creelman ReeNorth Vancouver-CapilanoSocial Credit19793rd termJohn (Jack) DavisNorth Vancouver-SeymourSocial Credit19754th termBrian Ray Douglas SmithOak Bay-Gordon HeadSocial Credit19793rd termElizabeth Cull (1989)NDP19891st termLyall Franklin HansonOkanagan NorthSocial Credit19861st termLarry ChalmersOkanagan SouthSocial Credit19861st termClifford Jack Serwa19861st termJack Joseph KempfOminecaSocial Credit19754th termIndependentSocial CreditLois Ruth BoonePrince George NorthNDP19861st termWilliam Bruce StrachanPrince George SouthSocial Credit19793rd termArthur Daniel MillerPrince RupertNDP19861st termNick LoenenRichmondSocial Credit19861st termWilliam Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm1975, 19863rd term*Christopher D'ArcyRossland-TrailNDP19725th termMel CouvelierSaanich and the IslandsSocial Credit19861st termTerry Huberts19861st termClifford C. MichaelShuswap-RevelstokeSocial Credit19832nd termDavid Fletcher Hewlett ParkerSkeenaSocial Credit19861st termJohn Sylverster (Jack) WeisgerberSouth Peace RiverSocial Credit19861st termJoan Kathleen SmallwoodSurrey-Guildford-WhalleyNDP19861st termRita Margaret JohnstonSurrey-NewtonSocial Credit19832nd termWilliam Earl (Bill) ReidSurrey-White Rock-CloverdaleSocial Credit19832nd termEmery Oakland BarnesVancouver CentreNDP19725th termMichael Franklin Harcourt19861st termGlen David ClarkVancouver EastNDP19861st termRobert Arthur Williams1966, 19846th term*Grace Mary McCarthyVancouver-Little MountainSocial Credit1966, 19756th term*Douglas Lyle MowatSocial Credit19832nd termIndependent Social CreditSocial CreditAvril Kim CampbellVancouver-Point GreySocial Credit19861st termDarlene R. MarzariNDP19861st termTom Perry (1989)NDP19891st termRussell Gordon FraserVancouver SouthSocial Credit19832nd termCharles Stephen Rogers19754th termRobin Kyle BlencoeVictoriaNDP19832nd termGordon William Hanson19793rd termJohn Douglas ReynoldsWest Vancouver-Howe SoundSocial Credit19832nd termJames Thomas RabbittYale-LillooetSocial Credit19861st term
Party standings Affiliation Members4722 Total69 Government Majority25
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonBoundary-SimilkameenBill BarleeNew Democratic PartyJune 8, 1988James J. Hewitt resigned December 10, 1987AlberniGerard A. JanssenNew Democratic PartyNovember 19, 1988Robert E. Skelly resigned May 10, 1988NanaimoJan PullingerNew Democratic PartyMarch 15, 1989David D. Stuphich resigned October 13, 1988Vancouver-Point GreyTom PerryNew Democratic PartyMarch 15, 1989Kim Campbell resigned October 27, 1988CaribooDavid ZirnheltNew Democratic PartySeptember 20, 1989Alexander V. Fraser died May 11, 1989Oak Bay-Gordon HeadElizabeth CullNew Democratic PartyDecember 13, 1989Brian Smith resigned November 15, 1989
Other changes Jack Joseph Kempf left the Social Credit caucus and became an independent on March 30, 1987. He rejoined on June 25, 1990. On October 3, 1989 Graham Bruce, Duane Delton Crandall, David Maurice Mercier, and Doug Mowat resigned from the Social Credit caucus to become Independent Social Credit. Crandall rejoined the Social Credit caucus on January 24, 1990. Bruce, Mercier and Mowat rejoined on February 14. Jack Davis, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour, died on March 27, 1991. Robert Arthur Williams, MLA for Vancouver East, resigned his seat on May 7, 1991. Anthony Brummet, MLA for North Peace River resigned his seat on June 8, 1991.
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