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43rd Parliament of British Columbia
Majority parliament
18 February 2025 – present
Parliament leaders
PremierDavid Eby
18 Nov 2022 – present
CabinetEby ministry (2nd)
Leader of the
Opposition		John Rustad
18 Feb 2025 – present
Party caucuses
GovernmentNew Democratic Party
OppositionConservative Party
RecognizedGreen Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Raj Chouhan
7 Dec 2020 – present
Government
House Leader		Mike Farnworth
18 Nov 2024 – present
Opposition
House Leader		A'aliya Warbus
20 Nov 2024 – present
Members93 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchCharles III
8 Sep 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Janet Austin
24 Apr 2018 – 30 Jan 2025
Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
30 Jan 2025 – present
Sessions
1st session
February 18, 2025[1] – ongoing
← 42nd

The 43rd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]

It is the first Legislature in British Columbia to have a majority of female legislators, with 49 of 93 (52%) female MLAs, and the first in any Canadian province or territory to achieve this through a general election.[a][3]

Opposition MLAs from the Conservative and Green caucuses were sworn in on November 12, 2024, and the governing New Democratic MLAs were sworn in on November 13, 2024.[4]

Party standings

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Standings in the 43rd British Columbia Parliament
Affiliation House members Frontbench
2024 election results Current
New Democratic 47 47 Eby ministry
Conservative 44 41 Rustad shadow cabinet
Green 2 2 N/A
Independent 0 3 N/A
Total seats 93 –

Officeholders

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Speaker

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Other chair occupants

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Leaders

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House leaders

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Members

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Member Party Electoral district First elected
Bruce Banman[5] Conservative Abbotsford South 2020[b]
Korky Neufeld[6] Conservative Abbotsford West 2024
Reann Gasper[7] Conservative Abbotsford-Mission 2024
Donegal Wilson[8] Conservative Boundary-Similkameen 2024
Sharon Hartwell[9] Conservative Bulkley Valley-Stikine 2024
Anne Kang[10] NDP Burnaby Centre 2017
Reah Arora[11] NDP Burnaby East 2024
Janet Routledge[12] NDP Burnaby North 2017
Paul Choi[13] NDP Burnaby South-Metrotown 2024
Raj Chouhan[14] NDP Burnaby-New Westminster 2005
Lorne Doerkson[15] Conservative Cariboo-Chilcotin 2020[b]
Heather Maahs Conservative Chilliwack North 2024
Á'a:líya Warbus[16] Conservative Chilliwack-Cultus Lake 2024
Scott McInnis[17] Conservative Columbia River-Revelstoke 2024
Jodie Wickens[18] NDP Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 2016[c]
Jennifer Blatherwick[19] NDP Coquitlam-Maillardville 2024
Brennan Day[20] Conservative Courtenay-Comox 2024
Debra Toporowski[21] NDP Cowichan Valley 2024
Ravi Kahlon[22] NDP Delta North 2017
Ian Paton[23] Conservative Delta South 2017[b]
Darlene Rotchford[24] NDP Esquimalt-Colwood 2024
Tony Luck[25] Conservative Fraser-Nicola 2024
Dana Lajeunesse[26] NDP Juan de Fuca-Malahat 2024
Peter Milobar[27] Conservative Kamloops Centre 2017[b]
Ward Stamer[28] Conservative Kamloops-North Thompson 2024
Kristina Loewen[29] Conservative Kelowna Centre 2024
Tara Armstrong[30] Conservative Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream 2024
Independent[d]
Gavin Dew[32] Conservative Kelowna-Mission 2024
Brittny Anderson NDP Kootenay Central 2020
Steve Morissette[33] NDP Kootenay-Monashee 2024
Pete Davis[34] Conservative Kootenay-Rockies 2024
Stephanie Higginson[35] NDP Ladysmith-Oceanside 2024
Ravi Parmar[36] NDP Langford-Highlands 2023
Harman Bhangu[37] Conservative Langley-Abbotsford 2024
Misty Van Popta[38] Conservative Langley-Walnut Grove 2024
Jody Toor[39] Conservative Langley-Willowbrook 2024
Lawrence Mok[40] Conservative Maple Ridge East 2024
Lisa Beare[41] NDP Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 2017
Josie Osborne[42] NDP Mid Island-Pacific Rim 2020
Sheila Malcolmson[43] NDP Nanaimo-Gabriola Island 2019
George Anderson[44] NDP Nanaimo-Lantzville 2024
John Rustad[45] Conservative Nechako Lakes 2005[b]
Jennifer Whiteside[46] NDP New Westminster-Coquitlam 2020
Tamara Davidson[47] NDP North Coast-Haida Gwaii 2024
Anna Kindy[48] Conservative North Island 2024
Bowinn Ma[49] NDP North Vancouver-Lonsdale 2017
Susie Chant[50] NDP North Vancouver-Seymour 2020
Diana Gibson[51] NDP Oak Bay-Gordon Head 2024
Jordan Kealy[52] Conservative Peace River North 2024
Independent[d]
Larry Neufeld[53] Conservative Peace River South 2024
Amelia Boultbee[54] Conservative Penticton-Summerland 2024
Mike Farnworth[55] NDP Port Coquitlam 1991[e][f]
Rick Glumac[56] NDP Port Moody-Burquitlam 2017
Randene Neill[57] NDP Powell River-Sunshine Coast 2024
Kiel Giddens[58] Conservative Prince George-Mackenzie 2024
Sheldon Clare[59] Conservative Prince George-North Cariboo 2024
Rosalyn Bird[60] Conservative Prince George-Valemount 2024
Teresa Wat[61] Conservative Richmond-Bridgeport 2013[b]
Hon Chan[62] Conservative Richmond Centre 2024
Steve Kooner[63] Conservative Richmond-Queensborough 2024
Kelly Greene[64] NDP Richmond-Steveston 2020
Rob Botterell[65] Green Saanich North and the Islands 2024
Lana Popham[66] NDP Saanich South 2009
David Williams[67] Conservative Salmon Arm-Shuswap 2024
Claire Rattée[68] Conservative Skeena 2024
Amna Shah[69] NDP Surrey City Centre 2024
Mandeep Dhaliwal[70] Conservative Surrey North 2024
Brent Chapman[71] Conservative Surrey South 2024
Elenore Sturko[72] Conservative Surrey-Cloverdale 2022[b]
Jagrup Brar[73] NDP Surrey-Fleetwood 2004[g]
Garry Begg[74] NDP Surrey-Guildford 2017
Jessie Sunner[75] NDP Surrey-Newton 2024
Bryan Tepper[76] Conservative Surrey-Panorama 2024
Linda Hepner[77] Conservative Surrey-Serpentine River 2024
Trevor Halford[78] Conservative Surrey-White Rock 2020[b]
George Chow[79] NDP Vancouver-Fraserview 2017
Niki Sharma[80] NDP Vancouver-Hastings 2020
Mable Elmore[81] NDP Vancouver-Kensington 2009
Sunita Dhir[82] NDP Vancouver-Langara 2024
Christine Boyle[83] NDP Vancouver-Little Mountain 2024
David Eby[84] NDP Vancouver-Point Grey 2013
Dallas Brodie[85] Conservative Vancouver-Quilchena 2024
Independent[h]
Adrian Dix[87] NDP Vancouver-Renfrew 2005
Brenda Bailey[88] NDP Vancouver-South Granville 2020
Joan Phillip[89] NDP Vancouver-Strathcona 2023
Spencer Chandra Herbert[90] NDP Vancouver-West End 2008
Terry Yung[91] NDP Vancouver-Yaletown 2024
Harwinder Sandhu[92] NDP Vernon-Lumby 2020
Grace Lore[93] NDP Victoria-Beacon Hill 2020
Nina Krieger[94] NDP Victoria-Swan Lake 2024
Macklin McCall[95] Conservative West Kelowna-Peachland 2024
Lynne Block[96] Conservative West Vancouver-Capilano 2024
Jeremy Valeriote[97] Green West Vancouver-Sea to Sky 2024

Seat changes

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Changes in seats held (2024–present)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Vancouver-Quilchena March 7, 2025 Dallas Brodie █ Conservative Removed from caucus █ Independent
Peace River North March 7, 2025 Jordan Kealy █ Conservative Left caucus █ Independent
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream March 7, 2025 Tara Armstrong █ Conservative Left caucus █ Independent

Notes

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  1. ^ The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly had a achieved a majority of women MLAs in 2021, but only after a by-election.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h First elected as a Liberal
  3. ^ Break in service between 2017 and 2024
  4. ^ a b Elected as member of the Conservatives, resigned from caucus on March 7, 2025[31]
  5. ^ Break in service between 2001 and 2005
  6. ^ Dean of the Legislative Assembly since 2020
  7. ^ Break in service between 2013 and 2017
  8. ^ Elected as member of the Conservatives, expelled from caucus on March 7, 2025[86]

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