43rd Parliament of British Columbia

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The 43rd Parliament of British Columbia was in session from February 18, 2025, to September 22, 2026. Its membership was chosen in the 2024 British Columbia general election. The general election returned the incumbent New Democratic Eby ministry with a bare majority in the legislature. With Raj Chouhan, the MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster, having been re-elected as the speaker of the Legislative Assembly, there were equal number of seats on the sides of the aisle. The Conservative Party reclaimed its place as the official opposition and principal rival to the NDP, having secured 44 seats, the first time it had elected any members since 1979, and the first time it was of political significance since the collapse of the coalition Boss Johnson ministry in 1952. The 43rd parliament was notable in that it was the first, and to date only, legislature in Canada where women constituted a majority of the members at its formation. 49 of the 93 members, or 52%, initially elected were women. The...

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