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:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | No.# of term(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Evans Skelly | Alberni | NDP | 1972 | 5th term | |
| Gerard A. Janssen (1988) | NDP | 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Larry Guno | Atlin | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| James J. (Jim) Hewitt | Boundary-Similkameen | Social Credit | 1975 | 4th term | |
| Ivan Charles Messmer | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Bill Barlee (1988) | NDP | 1988 | 1st term | ||
| David Maurice Mercier | Burnaby-Edmonds | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Independent Social Credit | |||||
| Social Credit | |||||
| James Barry Jones | Burnaby North | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Elwood Neal Veitch | Burnaby-Willingdon | Social Credit | 1975, 1983 | 3rd term* | |
| Alexander Vaughan Fraser | Cariboo | Social Credit | 1969 | 6th term | |
| T. Neil Vant | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| David Zirnhelt (1989) | NDP | 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Harry H. De Jong | Central Fraser Valley | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Peter Albert Dueck | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| John Jansen | Chilliwack | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Duane Delton Crandall | Columbia River | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Independent Social Credit | |||||
| Social Credit | |||||
| Stanley Brian Hagen | Comox | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Mark Willson Rose | Coquitlam-Moody | NDP | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| Graham Preston Bruce | Cowichan-Malahat | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Independent Social Credit | |||||
| Social Credit | |||||
| Kenneth Walter Davidson | Delta | Social Credit | 1975 | 4th term | |
| John Lawrence Savage | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Johann Alvin Norman Jacobsen | Dewdney | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| Forbes Charles Austin Pelton | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Munmohan Singh (Moe) Sihota | Esquimalt-Port Renfrew | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Claude Harry Richmond | Kamloops | Social Credit | 1981 | 3rd term | |
| Stuart Douglas Boland (Bud) Smith | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Kathleen Anne Edwards | Kootenay | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Caroline Mary (Carol) Gran | Langley | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Daniel George Peterson | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Harold Long | Mackenzie | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| John Massey Cashore | Maillardville-Coquitlam | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Laurence Dale Lovick | Nanaimo | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| David Daniel Stupich | 1963, 1972 | 7th term* | |||
| Jan Pullinger (1989) | 1989 | 1st term | |||
| Howard Leroy Dirks | Nelson-Creston | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Anita Mae Joan Hagen | New Westminster | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Colin Stuart Gabelmann | North Island | NDP | 1972, 1979 | 4th term* | |
| Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet | North Peace River | Social Credit | 1979 | 3rd term | |
| Angus Creelman Ree | North Vancouver-Capilano | Social Credit | 1979 | 3rd term | |
| John (Jack) Davis | North Vancouver-Seymour | Social Credit | 1975 | 4th term | |
| Brian Ray Douglas Smith | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Social Credit | 1979 | 3rd term | |
| Elizabeth Cull (1989) | NDP | 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Lyall Franklin Hanson | Okanagan North | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Larry Chalmers | Okanagan South | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Clifford Jack Serwa | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Jack Joseph Kempf | Omineca | Social Credit | 1975 | 4th term | |
| Independent | |||||
| Social Credit | |||||
| Lois Ruth Boone | Prince George North | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| William Bruce Strachan | Prince George South | Social Credit | 1979 | 3rd term | |
| Arthur Daniel Miller | Prince Rupert | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Nick Loenen | Richmond | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| William Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm | 1975, 1986 | 3rd term* | |||
| Christopher D'Arcy | Rossland-Trail | NDP | 1972 | 5th term | |
| Mel Couvelier | Saanich and the Islands | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Terry Huberts | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Clifford C. Michael | Shuswap-Revelstoke | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| David Fletcher Hewlett Parker | Skeena | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| John Sylverster (Jack) Weisgerber | South Peace River | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Joan Kathleen Smallwood | Surrey-Guildford-Whalley | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Rita Margaret Johnston | Surrey-Newton | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| William Earl (Bill) Reid | Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| Emery Oakland Barnes | Vancouver Centre | NDP | 1972 | 5th term | |
| Michael Franklin Harcourt | 1986 | 1st term | |||
| Glen David Clark | Vancouver East | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Robert Arthur Williams | 1966, 1984 | 6th term* | |||
| Grace Mary McCarthy | Vancouver-Little Mountain | Social Credit | 1966, 1975 | 6th term* | |
| Douglas Lyle Mowat | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | ||
| Independent Social Credit | |||||
| Social Credit | |||||
| Avril Kim Campbell | Vancouver-Point Grey | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term | |
| Darlene R. Marzari | NDP | 1986 | 1st term | ||
| Tom Perry (1989) | NDP | 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Russell Gordon Fraser | Vancouver South | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| Charles Stephen Rogers | 1975 | 4th term | |||
| Robin Kyle Blencoe | Victoria | NDP | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| Gordon William Hanson | 1979 | 3rd term | |||
| John Douglas Reynolds | West Vancouver-Howe Sound | Social Credit | 1983 | 2nd term | |
| James Thomas Rabbitt | Yale-Lillooet | Social Credit | 1986 | 1st term |
Party standings
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Credit | 47 | |
| New Democratic | 22 | |
| Total | 69 | |
| Government Majority | 25 | |
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary-Similkameen | Bill Barlee | New Democratic Party | June 8, 1988 | James J. Hewitt resigned December 10, 1987 |
| Alberni | Gerard A. Janssen | New Democratic Party | November 19, 1988 | Robert E. Skelly resigned May 10, 1988 |
| Nanaimo | Jan Pullinger | New Democratic Party | March 15, 1989 | David D. Stuphich resigned October 13, 1988 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Tom Perry | New Democratic Party | March 15, 1989 | Kim Campbell resigned October 27, 1988 |
| Cariboo | David Zirnhelt | New Democratic Party | September 20, 1989 | Alexander V. Fraser died May 11, 1989 |
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Elizabeth Cull | New Democratic Party | December 13, 1989 | Brian 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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