List of premiers of British Columbia
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This is a list of the premiers of British Columbia, Canada, since it joined Confederation in 1871.
This is a list of the premiers of the province of British Columbia, Canada, since it joined Confederation in 1871. British Columbia uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier, sometimes called the prime minister, acts as British Columbia's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of British Columbia, and presides over that body.
Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every four years from the date of the last election. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.
This article only covers the time since British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation was in 1871. Prior to that it was a British colony governed by the Governors of British Columbia. Until 1903, British Columbia did not use a party system.
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| Premiers of British Columbia since 1867 | ||||||
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| Premier (party) |
Period | Assem- blies |
Elections (Riding) | |||
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1st | John Foster McCreight (Non-partisan) |
1871-11-13 1872-12-23 |
... 1st ... |
Designated Nov. 13, 1871 Elected Oct. to Dec. 1871 Resigned Dec. 23, 1872 |
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2nd | Amor De Cosmos (Non-partisan) |
1872-12-23 1874-02-11 |
... ... |
Designated Dec. 23, 1872 Resigned Feb. 11, 1874 |
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3rd | George Anthony Walkem (Non-partisan) (1st time of 2) |
1874-02-11 1876-02-01 |
... 2nd ... |
Designated Feb. 11, 1874 Re-elected during 1875 Resigned (non-confidence) Feb. 1, 1876 |
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4th | Andrew Charles Elliott (Non-partisan) |
1876-02-01 1878-06-25 |
... | Designated Feb. 1, 1876 | |
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- | George Anthony Walkem (Non-partisan) (1st time of 2) |
1878-06-25 1882-06-13 |
3rd | Elected during 1878 | |
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5th | Robert Beaven (Non-partisan) |
1882-06-13 1883-01-29 |
4th ... |
Elected during 1882 Resigned (non-confidence) Jan. 29, 1883 |
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6th | William Smithe (Non-partisan) |
1883-01-29 1887-03-29 |
... 5th ... |
Designated Jan. 29, 1883 Re-elected during 1886 Died in office Mar. 29, 1887 |
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7th | Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (Non-partisan) |
1887-03-29 1889-08-01 |
... ... |
Designated Mar. 29, 1887 Died in office Aug. 1, 1889 |
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8th | John Robson (Non-partisan) |
1889-08-02 1892-06-29 |
... 6th ... |
Designated Aug. 2, 1889 Re-elected during 1890 Died in office Jun. 29, 1892 |
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9th | Theodore Davie (Non-partisan) |
1892-07-02 1895-03-04 |
... 7th ... |
Designated Jul. 2, 1892 Re-elected in 1894 Resigned (moved to court) Mar. 4, 1895 |
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10th | John Herbert Turner (Non-partisan) |
1895-03-04 1898-08-15 |
... | Designated Mar. 4, 1895 | |
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11th | Charles Augustus Semlin (Non-partisan) |
1898-08-15 1900-02-28 |
8th ... |
Elected during 1989 Resigned Feb. 28, 1900 |
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12th | Joseph Martin (Non-partisan) |
1900-02-28 1900-06-15 |
... | Designated Feb. 28, 1900 | |
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13th | James Dunsmuir (Non-partisan) |
1900-06-15 1902-11-21 |
9th ... |
Elected Jun. 9, 1900 Resigned (retired) Nov. 21, 1902 |
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14th | Edward Gawler Prior (Non-partisan) |
1902-11-21 1903-06-01 |
... ... |
Designated Nov. 21, 1902 Resigned (scandal) Jun. 1, 1903 |
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15th | Richard McBride (Conservative) |
1903-06-01 1915-12-15 |
... 10th 11th 12th 13th ... |
Designated Jun. 1, 1903 Re-elected Oct. 3, 1903 Re-elected Feb. 2, 1907 Re-elected Nov. 25, 1909 Re-elected Mar. 28, 1912 Resigned (took new job) Dec. 15, 1915 |
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16th | William John Bowser (Conservative) |
1915-12-15 1916-11-23 |
... | Designated Dec. 15, 1915 | |
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17th | Harlan Carey Brewster (Liberal) |
1916-11-23 1918-03-01 |
14th ... |
Elected Sep. 14, 1916 Died in office Mar. 1, 1918 |
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18th | John Oliver (Liberal) |
1918-03-06 1927-08-17 |
... 15th 16th ... |
Designated Mar. 6, 1918 Re-elected Dec. 1, 1920 Re-elected (Minority) Jun. 20, 1924 Died in office Aug. 17, 1927 |
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| 19th | John Duncan MacLean (Liberal) |
1927-08-20 1928-08-21 |
... | Designated Aug. 20, 1927 | ||
| 20th | Simon Fraser Tolmie (Conservative) |
1928-08-21 1933-11-15 |
17th | Elected Jul. 18, 1928 | ||
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21st | Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (Liberal) |
1933-11-15 1941-12-09 |
18th 19th 20th ... |
Elected Nov. 2, 1933 Re-elected Jun. 1, 1937 Re-elected (Minority) Oct. 21, 1941 Resigned (protest) Dec. 9, 1941 |
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22nd | John Hart (Liberal)[1] |
1941-12-09 1947-12-29 |
... 21st ... |
Designated (Coalition) Dec. 9, 1941 Re-elected (Coalition) Oct. 25, 1945 Resigned (retired) Dec. 29, 1947 |
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23rd | Byron Ingemar Johnson (Liberal)[1] |
1947-12-29 1952-08-01 |
... 22nd |
Designated (Coalition) Dec. 29, 1947 Re-elected (Coalition) Jun. 15, 1949 |
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24th | William Andrew Cecil Bennett (Social Credit) |
1952-08-01 1972-09-15 |
23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th |
Elected (Minority) Jun. 12, 1952 Re-elected Jun. 9, 1953 Re-elected Sep. 19, 1956 Re-elected Sep. 12, 1960 Re-elected Sep. 30, 1963 Re-elected Sep. 12, 1966 Re-elected Aug. 27, 1969 |
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| 25th | David Barrett (NDP) |
1972-09-15 1975-12-22 |
30th | Elected Aug. 30, 1972 | ||
| 26th | William Richards Bennett (Social Credit) |
1975-12-22 1986-08-06 |
31st 32nd 33rd ... |
Elected Dec. 11, 1975 Re-elected May 10, 1979 Re-elected May 5, 1983 Resigned (retired) Aug. 6, 1986 |
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| 27th | William N.T.M. Vander Zalm (Social Credit) |
1986-08-06 1991-04-02 |
... 34th ... |
Designated Aug. 6, 1986 Re-elected Oct. 22, 1986 Resigned (scandal) Apl. 2, 1991 |
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| 28th | Rita Margaret Johnston (Social Credit) |
1991-04-02 1991-11-05 |
... | Designated Apl. 2, 1991 | ||
| 29th | Michael Franklin Harcourt (NDP) |
1991-11-05 1996-02-22 |
35th ... |
Elected Oct. 17, 1991 Resigned (bingogate scandal) Feb. 22, 1996 |
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| 30th | Glen David Clark (NDP) |
1996-02-22 1999-08-25 |
... 36th ... |
Designated Feb. 22, 1996 Re-elected May 28, 1996 Resigned (Fast Ferry scandal) Aug. 25, 1999 |
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| 31st | Arthur Daniel Miller (NDP) |
1999-08-25 2000-02-24 |
... ... |
Designated Aug. 29, 1999 Resigned (interim leadership ended) Feb. 24, 2000 |
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| 32nd | Ujjal Singh Dosanjh (NDP) |
2000-02-24 2001-06-05 |
... | Designated Feb. 24, 2000 (Vancouver-Kensington) | ||
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33rd | Gordon Muir Campbell (Liberal) |
2001-06-05 Incumbent |
37th 38th |
Elected May 16, 2001 (Vancouver-Point Grey) Re-elected May 17, 2005 (Vancouver-Point Grey) |
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- ^ a b Hart's and Johnson's premierships were under coalition governments of the Liberals and Conservatives.
[edit] See also
- For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.
- List of British Columbia premiers by time in office
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