37th Parliament of British Columbia

Located in Victoria, British Columbia and officially opened in 1898 with a 500-foot-long facade (150 m), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gold-covered statue of Captain George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

The 37th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2001 to 2005. The members of the 37th Parliament were elected in the British Columbia general election held on May 16, 2001

Members of the 37th Parliament

• George Abbott, Liberal - Shuswap
• Val Anderson, Liberal - Vancouver-Langara
• Bill Barisoff, Liberal - Penticton-Okanagan Valley
• Pat Bell, Liberal - Prince George North
• Bill Belsey, Liberal - North Coast
• Bill Bennett, Liberal - East Kootenay
• Tony Bhullar, Liberal - Surrey-Newton
• Harry Bloy, Liberal - Burquitlam
• Shirley Bond, Liberal - Prince George-Mount Robson
• Jeff Bray, Liberal - Victoria-Beacon Hill
• Elayne Brenzinger, D.R.B.C. - Surrey-Whalley
• Susan Brice, Liberal - Saanich South
• Graham Bruce, Liberal - Cowichan-Ladysmith
• Gordon Campbell, Liberal - Vancouver-Point Grey
• Ida Chong, Liberal - Oak Bay-Gordon Head
• Tom Christensen. Liberal - Okanagan-Vernon
• David Chutter, Liberal - Yale-Lillooet
• Christy Clark, Liberal - Port Moody-Westwood
• Walt Cobb, Liberal - Cariboo South
• Murray Coell, Liberal - Saanich North and the Islands
• Rich Coleman, Liberal - Fort Langley-Aldergrove
• Mike de Jong, Liberal - Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
• Kevin Falcon, Liberal - Surrey-Cloverdale
• Stan Hagen, Liberal - Comox Valley
• Greg Halsey-Brandt, Liberal - Richmond Centre
• Arnie Hamilton, Liberal - Esquimalt-Metchosin
• Colin Hansen, Liberal - Vancouver-Quilchena
• Roger Harris, Liberal - Skeena
• Randy Hawes, Liberal - Maple Ridge-Mission
• Sindi Hawkins, Liberal - Kelowna-Mission
• Dave Hayer, Liberal - Surrey-Tynehead
• Gordon Hogg, Liberal - Surrey-White Rock
• Mike Hunter, Liberal - Nanaimo
• Daniel Jarvis, Liberal - North Vancouver-Seymour
• Ken Johnston, Liberal - Vancouver-Fraserview
• Brian Kerr, Liberal - Malahat-Juan de Fuca
• Kevin Krueger, Liberal - Kamloops-North Thompson
• Jenny Kwan, N.D.P. - Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
• Richard Lee, Liberal - Burnaby North
• Blair Lekstrom, Liberal - Peace River South
• John Les, Liberal - Chilliwack-Sumas
• Brenda Locke, Liberal - Surrey-Green Timbers
• Harold Long, Liberal - Powell River-Sunshine Coast
• Dennis MacKay, Liberal - Bulkley Valley-Stikine
• Joy MacPhail, N.D.P. - Vancouver-Hastings
• Karn Manhas, Liberal - Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
• Reni Masi, Liberal - Delta North
• Lorne Mayencourt, Liberal - Vancouver-Burrard
• Wendy McMahon, Liberal - Columbia River-Revelstoke
• Joyce Murray, Liberal - New Westminster
• Ted Nebbeling, Liberal - West Vancouver-Garibaldi
• Paul Nettleton, Independent - Prince George-Omineca
• Richard Neufeld, Liberal - Peace River North
• Rob Nijjar, Liberal - Vancouver-Kingsway
• John Nuraney, Liberal - Burnaby-Willingdon
• Sheila Orr, Liberal - Victoria-Hillside
• Barry Penner, Liberal - Chilliwack-Kent
• Geoff Plant, Liberal - Richmond-Steveston
• Judith Reid, Liberal - Nanaimo-Parksville
• Linda Reid, Liberal - Richmond East
• Claude Richmond, Liberal - Kamloops
• Val Roddick, Liberal - Delta South
• Patty Sahota, Liberal - Burnaby-Edmonds
• Lynn Stephens, Liberal - Langley
• Ken Stewart, Liberal - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
• Richard Stewart, Liberal - Coquitlam-Maillardville
• Blair Suffredine, Liberal - Nelson-Creston
• Ralph Sultan, Liberal - West Vancouver-Capilano
• Rick Thorpe, Liberal - Okanagan-Westside
• Gillian Trumper, Liberal - Alberni-Qualicum
• John van Dongen, Liberal - Abbotsford-Clayburn
• Rod Visser, Liberal - North Island
• John Weisbeck, Liberal - Kelowna-Lake Country
• Katherine Whittred, Liberal - North Vancouver-Lonsdale
• John Wilson, Liberal - Cariboo North
• Patrick Wong, Liberal - Vancouver-Kensington

Members of the 37th Parliament who resigned

• Gulzar Cheema, Liberal - Surrey-Panorama Ridge
• Gary Farrell-Collins, Liberal - Vancouver-Fairview
• Sandy Santori, Liberal - West Kootenay-Boundary

Members of the 37th Parliament elected in byelections

• Jagrup Brar, N.D.P. - Surrey-Panorama Ridge

Party standings of the 37th Parliament at investiture

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		Lwr. M.	Int.	Van. I.	Total
BC Liberal Party	*	41	23	13	77
New Democratic Party of BC	*	2	0	0	2
		43	23	13	79

Party standings of the 37th Parliament at Dissolution

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		Lwr. M.	Int.	Van. I.	Total
BC Liberal Party	*	38	21	13	72
New Democratic Party of BC	*	3			3
Democratic Reform BC	*	1			1
Independent	*		1		1
Vacant	*	1	1		2
		43	23	13	79

See also: Executive Council of British Columbia