^Ordinal number based on first term served by each unique person. Letter suffixes indicate first and second terms of those serving more than once.
^ abDid not sit in the Legislature as leader of the Official Opposition
^ abThe 1909 election saw four opposition members, two Liberals and two Socialists, elected. As seats were assigned by alphabetical order, Hawthornthwaite physically occupied the seat typical of the Opposition leader. Hawthornthwaite initially rejected the idea of being leader, but was later reported to have "assumed the functions of Opposition leader". However, by the next session, Brewster was being referred to as Opposition leader.[2]
^Declined to be named Opposition leader, but was referred to as such by the media and received the appropriate salary.[2]
^Became Opposition leader mid-legislature after by-election victories.[2]
^After party leader William John Bowser lost his seat in the 1924 election, house leader Robert Henry Pooley became leader of the Opposition. In 1926 Simon Fraser Tolmie was elected Conservative leader but he did not seek a seat in the legislature until the 1928 provincial election, which his party won.
^Connell was exeplled from the CCF in 1936 for opposing party policy. He and three other CCF MLAs formed the "Social Reconstructive" party. With a total of 4 MLAs compared to 3 remaining in the CCF, Connell's new party was the second largest in the legislature allowing him to retain the title of "leader of the Official Opposition".
^Anscomb's Conservatives had been part of a coalition government with the Liberals until late 1951 when the Liberals decided to terminate the arrangement and Premier John Hart dropped his Conservative ministers from Cabinet. The Tories moved to the opposition benches and displaced the CCF to form the Official Opposition from February 1952 until the June 1952 provincial election.
^The CCF became the NDP in 1961 as a result of the creation of the federal New Democratic Party.
^Barrett lost his seat in the December 1975 general election and re-entered the legislature through a June 1976 by-election. William Stewart King acted as leader of the Opposition in the house in the interim. Barrett continued as leader of the party during this period.
^Although Premier Gordon Campbell refused to recognize the NDP as an official party since it lacked the number of seats required for official party status, the Speaker recognized MacPhail as Opposition leader and ensured the NDP received the resources and funding due to it as an opposition.
References
^"Leaders of the Official Opposition of British Columbia" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ abc(PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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The leader of the Opposition French chef de l Opposition in British Columbia is the member of the Legislative Assembly MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition This position generally goes to the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly that is not in government Leader of the Opposition of British ColumbiaIncumbentKevin Falconsince May 16 2022Inaugural holderJames Alexander MacDonald No a Leader 1 Party Took office Left office1 James Alexander MacDonald Liberal 1903 19092 John Oliver b Liberal 1909 19103 James Hurst Hawthornthwaite c Socialist 1910 19104a Harlan Carey Brewster c Liberal 1911 19125 Parker Williams d Socialist 1913 19154b Harlan Carey Brewster e Liberal 1916 19166 William John Bowser Conservative 1917 19237 Robert Henry Pooley f Conservative 1924 19288 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Liberal 1929 19339 Robert Connell CCF 1934 1936 Social Reconstructive g 1936 193610 Frank Porter Patterson Conservative 1937 193711 Royal Lethington Maitland Conservative 1938 194012a Harold Winch CCF 1941 195113 Herbert Anscomb h Progressive Conservative 1952 195212b Harold Winch CCF 1953 195314 Arnold Webster CCF 1953 195615 Robert Strachan CCF 1957 1961 NDP i 1961 196916 Thomas Berger b NDP 1969 197017a Dave Barrett NDP 1970 197218 W A C Bennett Social Credit 1972 197319 Frank Richter Social Credit 1973 197320 William R Bennett Social Credit 1974 197521 William Stewart King j NDP 1976 197617b Dave Barrett NDP 1976 198422 Robert Skelly NDP 1984 198723 Michael Harcourt NDP 1987 199124 Gordon Wilson Liberal 1991 199325 Fred Gingell Liberal 1993 199426 Gordon Campbell Liberal 1994 200127 Joy MacPhail k NDP 2001 200528 Carole James NDP Shadow Cabinet 2005 201129 Dawn Black NDP 2011 201130 Adrian Dix NDP Shadow Cabinet 2011 201431 John Horgan NDP 2014 201732 Christy Clark Liberal 2017 201733 Rich Coleman Liberal 2017 201834 Andrew Wilkinson Liberal 2018 202035 Shirley Bond Liberal 2020 202236 Kevin Falcon Liberal Since 2022Notes Edit Ordinal number based on first term served by each unique person Letter suffixes indicate first and second terms of those serving more than once a b Did not sit in the Legislature as leader of the Official Opposition a b The 1909 election saw four opposition members two Liberals and two Socialists elected As seats were assigned by alphabetical order Hawthornthwaite physically occupied the seat typical of the Opposition leader Hawthornthwaite initially rejected the idea of being leader but was later reported to have assumed the functions of Opposition leader However by the next session Brewster was being referred to as Opposition leader 2 Declined to be named Opposition leader but was referred to as such by the media and received the appropriate salary 2 Became Opposition leader mid legislature after by election victories 2 After party leader William John Bowser lost his seat in the 1924 election house leader Robert Henry Pooley became leader of the Opposition In 1926 Simon Fraser Tolmie was elected Conservative leader but he did not seek a seat in the legislature until the 1928 provincial election which his party won Connell was exeplled from the CCF in 1936 for opposing party policy He and three other CCF MLAs formed the Social Reconstructive party With a total of 4 MLAs compared to 3 remaining in the CCF Connell s new party was the second largest in the legislature allowing him to retain the title of leader of the Official Opposition Anscomb s Conservatives had been part of a coalition government with the Liberals until late 1951 when the Liberals decided to terminate the arrangement and Premier John Hart dropped his Conservative ministers from Cabinet The Tories moved to the opposition benches and displaced the CCF to form the Official Opposition from February 1952 until the June 1952 provincial election The CCF became the NDP in 1961 as a result of the creation of the federal New Democratic Party Barrett lost his seat in the December 1975 general election and re entered the legislature through a June 1976 by election William Stewart King acted as leader of the Opposition in the house in the interim Barrett continued as leader of the party during this period Although Premier Gordon Campbell refused to recognize the NDP as an official party since it lacked the number of seats required for official party status the Speaker recognized MacPhail as Opposition leader and ensured the NDP received the resources and funding due to it as an opposition References Edit Leaders of the Official Opposition of British Columbia PDF Legislative Library of British Columbia 21 December 2018 Retrieved 16 August 2020 a b c Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903 PDF Legislative Library of British Columbia 25 January 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 20 February 2011 Retrieved 16 August 2020 Portal Pacific Northwest Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leader of the 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