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. 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. The Liberals led by Gordon Campbell formed the official opposition.
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.
Members of the 36th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)John van DongenAbbotsfordLiberal19952nd termGerard A. JanssenAlberniNDP19883rd termBill GoodacreBulkley Valley-StikineNDP19961st termFred G. RandallBurnaby-EdmondsNDP19961st termPietro CalendinoBurnaby NorthNDP19961st termJoan SawickiBurnaby-WillingdonNDP19912nd termJohn D. WilsonCariboo NorthLiberal19961st termDavid ZirnheltCariboo SouthNDP19893rd termBarry PennerChilliwackLiberal19961st termJim DoyleColumbia River-RevelstokeNDP19912nd termEvelyn GillespieComox ValleyNDP19961st termJohn Massey CashoreCoquitlam-MaillardvilleNDP19863rd termJan PullingerCowichan-LadysmithNDP19893rd termReni MasiDelta NorthLiberal19961st termFred GingellDelta SouthLiberal19912nd termVal Roddick (1999)Liberal19991st termMoe SihotaEsquimalt-MetchosinNDP19863rd termRich ColemanFort Langley-AldergroveLiberal19961st termCathy McGregorKamloopsNDP19961st termKevin KruegerKamloops-North ThompsonLiberal19961st termErda WalshKootenayNDP19961st termLynn StephensLangleyLiberal19912nd termRick F.G. KasperMalahat-Juan de FucaNDP19912nd termIndependentBill HartleyMaple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsNDP19912nd termMichael de JongMatsquiLiberal19942nd termDennis StreifelMission-KentNDP19912nd termDale LovickNanaimoNDP19863rd termCorky EvansNelson-CrestonNDP19912nd termGraeme BowbrickNew WestminsterNDP19961st termA. Dan MillerNorth CoastNDP19863rd termGlenn RobertsonNorth IslandNDP19961st termKatherine WhittredNorth Vancouver-LonsdaleLiberal19961st termDaniel JarvisNorth Vancouver-SeymourLiberal19912nd termIda ChongOak Bay-Gordon HeadLiberal19961st termBill BarisoffOkanagan-BoundaryLiberal19961st termJohn WeisbeckOkanagan EastLiberal19961st termRick ThorpeOkanagan-PentictonLiberal19961st termApril SandersOkanagan-VernonLiberal19961st termSindi HawkinsOkanagan WestLiberal19961st termPaul ReitsmaParksville-QualicumLiberal19961st termIndependentJudith Reid (1998)Liberal19981st termRichard NeufeldPeace River NorthReform19912nd termLiberalJack S. WeisgerberPeace River SouthReform19863rd termIndependentMichael C. FarnworthPort CoquitlamNDP19912nd termChristy ClarkPort Moody-Burnaby MountainLiberal19961st termGordon WilsonPowell River-Sunshine CoastProgressive Democratic19912nd termNDPLois R. BoonePrince George-Mount RobsonNDP19863rd termPaul RamseyPrince George NorthNDP19912nd termPaul NettletonPrince George-OminecaLiberal19961st termDouglas SymonsRichmond CentreLiberal19912nd termLinda ReidRichmond EastLiberal19912nd termGeoff PlantRichmond-StevestonLiberal19961st termEd ConroyRossland-TrailNDP19912nd termMurray Robert CoellSaanich North and the IslandsLiberal19961st termAndrew PetterSaanich SouthNDP19912nd termGeorge AbbottShuswapLiberal19961st termHelmut GiesbrechtSkeenaNDP19912nd termBonnie McKinnonSurrey-CloverdaleLiberal19961st termIndependentSue HammellSurrey-Green TimbersNDP19912nd termPenny PriddySurrey-NewtonNDP19912nd termJoan K. SmallwoodSurrey-WhalleyNDP19863rd termWilf HurdSurrey-White RockLiberal19912nd termGordon Hogg (1997)Liberal19971st termTim StevensonVancouver-BurrardNDP19961st termIan WaddellVancouver-FairviewNDP19961st termJoy MacPhailVancouver-HastingsNDP19912nd termUjjal DosanjhVancouver-KensingtonNDP19912nd termGlen ClarkVancouver-KingswayNDP19863rd termVal J. AndersonVancouver-LangaraLiberal19912nd termGary Farrell-CollinsVancouver-Little MountainLiberal19912nd termJenny Wai Ching KwanVancouver-Mount PleasantNDP19961st termGordon CampbellVancouver-Point GreyLiberal19942nd termColin HansenVancouver-QuilchenaLiberal19961st termGretchen BrewinVictoria-Beacon HillNDP19912nd termSteve OrchertonVictoria-HillsideNDP19961st termJeremy DaltonWest Vancouver-CapilanoLiberal19912nd termIndependentTed NebbelingWest Vancouver-GaribaldiLiberal19961st termHarry LaliYale-LillooetNDP19912nd term
Party standings Affiliation Members393321 Total75 Government Majority3
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonSurrey-White RockGordon HoggLiberalSeptember 15, 1997Wilf Hurd resigned May 2, 1997Parksville-QualicumJudith ReidLiberalDecember 14, 1998Paul Reitsma resigned June 23, 1998Delta SouthVal RoddickLiberalDecember 7, 1999Fred Gingell died July 6, 1999
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. Gordon Wilson joins the NDP on January 29, 1999. Rick Kasper becomes an Independent on October 10, 2000. Jeremy Dalton becomes an Independent on January 11, 2001. Bonnie McKinnon becomes and Independent on March 5, 2001.
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