List of British Columbia CCF/NDP members

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This articles lists Wikipedia articles about members of the British Columbia, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social democratic political party, and its successor, the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP).

  • NOTE - Many BC seats have been multiple member ridings at various times.
  • Bold denotes general elections won by the NDP.

First elected in 1933

The CCF won 7 of the 47 seats available in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1933 provincial election:

1934 by-election

The CCF won a seat available in a 1934 by-election:

First elected in 1937

The CCF won 7 of the 48 seats available in the 1937 election:

1939 by-election

The CCF won a seat available in a 1939 by-election:

First elected in 1941

The CCF won 14 of the 48 seats available in the 1941 election:

First elected in 1942

The CCF won a seat available in a 1942 by-election:

First elected in 1943

The CCF won a seat available in a 1943 by-election:

  • Vincent Segur - Revelstoke 1943by-1945 (ran, CCF lost), 1952-1953-1956 (retired, CCF lost)

First elected in 1945

The CCF won 10 of the 48 seats available in the 1945 election:

First elected in 1948

The CCF won a seat available in a 1948 by-election:

First elected in 1949

The CCF won 7 of the 48 seats available in the 1949 election:

First elected in 1951

The CCF won a seat available in a 1951 by-election:

  • Frank Mitchell - Esquimalt 1951by-1952-1953 (ran, CCF lost), Esquimalt-Port Renfrew 1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP won)

First elected in 1952

The CCF won 18 of the 48 seats available in the 1952 general election:

  • Stanley John Squire - Alberni 1952-1953-1956-1960-1963-1966 (ran, NDP lost)
  • William Campbell Moore - Comox 1952-1953-1956 (?, CCF lost)
  • Robert Martin Strachan
    - Cowichan-Newcastle 1952-1953-1956-1960-1963-1966, Cowichan-Malahat 1966-1969-1972-1975 (retired, NDP won)
  • Anthony John Gargrave
    - Mackenzie 1952-1953-1956-1960-1963-1966 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Rae Eddie - New Westminster 1952-1953-1956-1960-1963-1966-1969 (retired, NDP won)
  • George Edwin Hills - Prince Rupert 1952-1953 (ran, CCF lost)
  • Frank Snowsell - Saanich 1952-1953 (ran, CCF lost)
  • James Campbell Bury - Vancouver Centre 1952-1953 (ran, CCF lost)

First elected in 1953

The CCF won 14 of the 48 seats available in the 1953 election:

  • Frank Howard - logger/former MP - Skeena 1953-1957 (ran, CCF lost), 1979-1983-1986 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Arnold Alexander Webster
    - Vancouver East 1953-1957 (?, CCF lost)

First elected in 1956

The CCF won 10 of the 52 seats available in the 1956 election:

1957 by-election

The CCF won a seat available in a 1957 by-election:

  • Cedric Cox - Burnaby 1957by-1960-1963 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1960

The CCF won 16 of the 52 seats available in the 1960 election:

  • Camille Mather - Delta 1960-1963 (ran, NDP lost)
  • James Henry Rhodes - Delta 1960-1963 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Dave Barrett - Dewdney 1960-1963-1966, Coquitlam 1966-1969-1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost), Vancouver East 1976by-1979-1983-1984by
  • George Hobbs - Revelstoke 1960-1962by (died, NDP won)
  • Alexander Barrett MacDonald
    - Vancouver East 1960-1963-1966-1969-1972-1975-1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP won)

First elected in 1962

The New Democratic Party, successor to the CCF, was founded in 1961 by the CCF, Canadian unions and members of New Party clubs. It won a seat available in a 1962 by-election:

  • Margaret Francis Hobbs
    - Revelstoke 1962by-1963 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1963

The NDP won 14 of the 52 seats available in the 1963 election:

  • David Stupich - Nanaimo & the Islands 1963-1966, Nanaimo 1966-1969 (ran, NDP lost), 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986-1989by (ran federally, NDP won)
  • William Leonard Hartley
    - Yale 1963-1966, Yale-Lillooet 1966-1969-1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1966

The NDP won 16 of the 55 seats available in the 1966 election:

  • Eileen Dailly - Burnaby North 1966-1969-1972-1975-1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP won)
  • Fred Vulliamy - Burnaby-Willingdon 1966-1968by (died, NDP won)
  • Ernest Hall - Surrey 1966-1969-1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost), 1979-1983 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Thomas Rodney Berger
    - former MP - Vancouver-Burrard 1966-1969 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Raymond Parkinson - Vancouver-Burrard 1966-1969 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Robert Arthur Williams - Vancouver East 1966-1969-1972-1975-1976by (gave up seat for Dave Barrett, NDP won), 1984by-1986+

First elected in 1968

The NDP won 2 seats available in 1968 by-elections:

First elected in 1969

The NDP won a seat available in a 1969 by-election:

First elected in 1969

The NDP won 12 of the 55 seats available in the 1969 election:

  • Dennis Cocke - New Westminster 1969-1972-1975-1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP won)

First elected in 1972

The NDP won a majority of 38 of the 55 seats available in the 1972 election allowing the NDP to form its first government in the province, with Dave Barrett as Premier. The landslide victory first elected the following New Democrats:

  • Robert Skelly
    - Alberni 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986-1988by (retired, NDP won)
  • Karen Sanford - Comox 1972-1975-1979-1983+
  • Carl Liden - Delta 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Peter Rolston - Dewdney 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • James Henry Gorst
    - Esquimalt 1972-1975 (?, NDP lost)
  • Allan Alfred Nunweiler
    - Fort George 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Gerald Hamilton Anderson - Kamloops 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Don Lockstead - Mackenzie 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Lorne Nicolson - Nelson-Creston 1972-1975-1979-1983+
  • Colin Gabelmann - North Vancouver-Seymour 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost), North Island 1979-1983-1986-1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • Douglas Tynwald Kelly - Omineca 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Graham Lea - Prince Rupert 1972-1975-1979-1983-1985 (left NDP in 1985, did not run in 1986, NDP won)
  • Harold Leslie Steves
    - Richmond 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Christopher D'Arcy - Rossland-Trail 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986+
  • Donald Emerson Lewis - Shuswap 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Hartley Douglas Dent - Skeena 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Rosemary Brown - Vancouver-Burrard 1972-1975-1979, Burnaby-Edmonds 1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Emery Barnes - Vancouver Centre 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986-1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • Gary Lauk - Vancouver Centre 1972-1975-1979-1983-1986 (retired, NDP won)
  • Roy Thomas Cummings - Vancouver-Little Mountain 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Phyllis Florence Young - Vancouver-Little Mountain 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Jack Radford - Vancouver South 1972-1975 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Daisy Webster - Vancouver South 1972-1975 (did not run, NDP lost)

First elected in 1975

The NDP won 18 of the 55 seats available in the 1975 election:

First elected in 1979

The NDP won 26 of the 57 seats available in the 1979 election:

  • Al Passarell - Atlin 1979-1983-1985 (crossed to Social Credit 1985, died 1986, NDP won)
  • Stuart Malcolm Leggatt
    - former MP - Coquitlam-Moody 1979-1983 (?, NDP won)
  • Gordon William Hanson - Victoria 1979-1983-1986-1991 (retired, NDP won)

First elected in 1983

The NDP won 22 of the 57 seats available in the 1983 election:

  • Mark Rose - former MP - Coquitlam-Moody 1983-1986-1991 (retired, NDP Won)
  • Robin Blencoe - Victoria 1983-1986-1991-1995* (Sat as Independent 1995-1996) (did not run, NDP won)

First elected in 1984

The NDP won a seat available in a 1984 by-election:

First elected in 1986

The NDP won 22 of the 69 seats available in the 1986 election:

  • Larry Guno - Atlin 1986-1991 (ridings merged)
  • Barry Jones - Burnaby North 1986-1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • Moe Sihota - Esquimalt-Port Renfrew 1986-1991, Esquimalt-Metchosin 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Anne Edwards - Kootenay 1986-1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • John Cashore - Maillardville-Coquitlam 1986-1991, Coquitlam-Maillardville 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Dale Lovick - Nanaimo 1986-1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Anita Hagen - New Westminster 1986-1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • Lois Boone - Prince George North 1986-1991, Prince George-Mount Robson 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Dan Miller - Prince Rupert 1986-1991, North Coast 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Joan Smallwood - Surrey-Guildford Whalley 1986-1991, Surrey-Whalley 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Michael Harcourt
    - Vancouver Centre 1986-1991, Vancouver Mount Pleasant 1991-1996 (retired, NDP won)
  • Glen Clark - Vancouver East 1986-1991, Vancouver Kingsway 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Darlene Marzari - Vancouver-Point Grey 1986-1991-1996 (did not run, NDP lost)

First elected in 1988

The NDP won 2 seats available in 1988 by-elections:

  • Bill Barlee - Boundary-Similkameen 1988by—1991, Okanagan-Boundary 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Gerard Janssen - Alberni 1988by-1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1989

The NDP won 4 seats available in 1989 by-elections:

  • Jan Pullinger - Nanaimo 1989by-1991, Cowichan-Ladysmith 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Tom Perry - Vancouver Point Grey 1989by-1991, Vancouver Little Mountain 1991-1996 (riding renamed, retired, NDP lost)
  • David Zirnhelt - Cariboo 1989by-1991, Cariboo South 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Elizabeth Cull - Oak Bay-Gordon Head 1989by-1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1991

The NDP won 51 of the 75 seats available in the

Mike Harcourt
as Premier. Newly elected members include:

  • Jackie Pement - Bulkley Valley-Stikine 1991-1996 (did not run, NDP Won) later became a Liberal
  • Fred Randall - Burnaby Edmonds 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Joan Sawicki - Burnaby-Willingdon 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Frank Garden - Cariboo North 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Jim Doyle - Columbia River-Revelstoke 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Margaret Lord - Comox Valley 1991-1996 (did not run, NDP won)
  • Norm Lortie - Delta North 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Arthur Charbonneau - Kamloops 1991-1996 (did not run, NDP won)
  • Frederick H. Jackson - Kamloops North Thompson 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Rick Kasper - Malahat-Juan de Fuca 1991-1996-2000 (sat as independent 2000-2001)
  • Dennis Streifel - Mission-Kent 1991-1996-2001 (riding renamed, retired, NDP lost)
  • Bill Hartley - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Leonard Krog - Parksville-Qualicum 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost), Nanaimo 2005-2018
  • Corky Evans - Nelson-Creston 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost), 2005+
  • David Schreck - North Vancouver-Lonsdale 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Jim Beattie - Okanagan-Penticton 1991-1996 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Mike Farnworth - Port Coquitlam 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost), Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 2005+
  • Barbara Copping Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain 1991-1996 (did not run, NDP lost)
  • Paul Ramsey
    - Prince George North 1991-1996-2001 (riding renamed, retired, NDP lost)
  • Ed Conroy - Rossland-Trail 1991-1996-2001 (ran in renamed riding of West Kootenay-Boundary, NDP lost)
  • Andrew Petter - Saanich South 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Shannon O'Neill - Shuswap 1991-1996 (did not run, NDP lost)
  • Helmut Giesbrecht - Skeena 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Sue Hammell - Surrey Green Timbers 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost), 2005–2009-2013-2017 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Penny Priddy - Surrey Newton 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)
  • Bernie Simpson - Vancouver Fairview 1991-1996 (riding renamed, did not run)
  • Joy MacPhail - Vancouver Hastings 1991-1996-2001-2005 (retired, NDP won)
  • Ujjal Dosanjh - Vancouver Kensington 1991-1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Harry Lali - Yale-Lillooet 1991-1996-2001 (did not run, NDP lost), 2005 Fraser-Nicola 2009-2013
  • Gretchen Brewin - Victoria-Beacon Hill 1991-1996-2001 (retired, NDP lost)

First elected in 1996

The NDP won 39 of the 75 seats available in the 1996 election, retaining its majority government under the leadership of Premier Glen Clark.

  • Bill Goodacre - Bulkley Valley-Stikine 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Pietro Calendino - Burnaby North 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Evelyn Gillespie - Comox Valley 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Erda Walsh - Kootenay 1996-2001 (ran in East Kootenay, NDP lost)
  • Cathy McGregor - Kamloops 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Graeme Bowbrick - New Westminster 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Glenn Robertson - North Island 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Tim Stevenson - Vancouver Burrard 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Ian Waddell - former MP, Community Lawyer - Vancouver Fraserview 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Jenny Kwan - Vancouver-Mount Pleasant 1996-2001-2005–2015 (elected to House of Commons as a Member of Parliament)
  • Steve Orcherton - Victoria-Hillside 1996-2001 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 1999

The NDP won a seat available in a 1999 by-election:

  • Gordon Wilson - Powell River-Sunshine Coast (crossed the floor, switched to NDP) 1999-2001 (ran, NDP lost)

First elected in 2001

The NDP won 2 of the 79 seats available in the 2001 election.

First elected in 2004

The NDP won a seat available in a 2004 by-election:

  • Jagrup Brar - Surrey-Panorama Ridge 2004by-2005–2009, Surrey-Fleetwood, 2009-2013 (ran 2013, NDP lost), returned 2017–present

First elected in 2005

The NDP won 34 of the 79 seats available in the 2005 election:

  • Scott Fraser - Alberni-Qualicum 2005–2009-2013-2017 (retired 2020, NDP hold)
  • Raj Chouhan - Burnaby-Edmonds 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020-present
  • Bob Simpson - Cariboo North 2005–2007-2009 (removed from caucus 2010, defeated 2013, NDP lost)
  • Charlie Wyse - Cariboo South 2005–2007 (ran 2009, NDP lost)
  • Norm Macdonald - Columbia River-Revelstoke 2005–2007-2009-2013 (retired 2017, NDP lost)
  • Diane Thorne - Coquitlam-Maillardville 2005-2007-2009 (retired 2013, NDP hold)
  • Doug Routley - Cowichan-Ladysmith 2005-2007 Nanaimo-North Cowichan 2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • Guy Gentner - Delta North 2005–2007-2009 (retired 2013, NDP lost)
  • Maurine Karagianis - Esquimalt-Metchosin 2007-2009-2013 (retired 2017, NDP hold)
  • John Horgan
    - Malahat-Juan de Fuca 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • Michael Sather - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 2005–2007-2009 (retired 2013, NDP lost)
  • Chuck Puchmayr - New Westminster 2005-2007 (retired 2009, NDP hold)
  • Gary Coons - North Coast 2005–2007-2009 (retired 2013, NDP hold)
  • Claire Trevena - North Island 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017 (retired 2020, NDP hold)
  • Nicholas Simons - Powell River-Sunshine Coast 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • David Cubberley - Saanich South 2005–2007 (retired 2009, NDP hold)
  • Robin Austin - Skeena 2005–2007-2009-2013 (retired 2017, NDP lost)
  • Harry Bains - Surrey-Newton 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • Bruce Ralston - Surrey-Whalley 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • Katrine Conroy - West Kootenay-Boundary 2005-2007 Kootenay West 2009-2013-2017-2020–present
  • Gregor Robertson - Vancouver-Fairview 2005–2007 (resigned 2008 to run for mayor of Vancouver, NDP hold)
  • Shane Simpson - Vancouver-Hastings 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017 (retired 2020, NDP hold)
  • David Chudnovsky - Vancouver-Kensington 2005-2007 (retired 2009, NDP hold)
  • Adrian Dix - Vancouver-Kingsway 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020-present
  • Carole James - Victoria-Beacon Hill 2005–present
  • Rob Fleming - Victoria-Hillside 2005–2007-2009-2013-2017-2020-present

First elected in 2008

First elected in 2009

The NDP won 35 seats for a net gain of 2. In 2010, Bob Simpson left the NDP to become an independent leaving the NDP with 34 seats.

  • Dawn Black, New Westminster, 2009–2013 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Kathy Corrigan, Burnaby-Deer Lake, 2009–2013-2017 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Doug Donaldson, Stikine, 2009–2013–2017-2020 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Mable Elmore, Vancouver-Kensington, 2009–2013–2017-2020–present
  • Michelle Mungall, Nelson-Creston, 2009–2013–2017-2020 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Lana Popham, Saanich South, 2009–2013–2017-2020–present
  • Bill Routley, Cowichan Valley, 2009–2013–2017 (retired, NDP lost)

First elected in 2012

The NDP gained 2 seats in by-elections

First elected in 2013

The NDP won 34 seats for a net loss of 2.

  • Jennifer Rice, North Coast, 2013-2017-2020–present
  • Jane Shin, Burnaby-Lougheed, 2013–2017 (retired, NDP hold)
  • Selina Robinson, Coquitlam-Maillardville, 2013-2017-2020–present
  • Judy Darcy, New Westminster, 2013–2018-2020 (retired, NDP hold)
  • George Heyman, Vancouver-Fairview, 2013-2017-2020–present
  • David Eby, Vancouver-Point Grey, 2013-2017-2020–present
  • Gary Holman, Saanich North and the Islands, 2013–2017 (defeated)

First elected in 2016 by-elections

  • Melanie Mark, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (NDP hold) 2016by-2017-2020–present
  • Jodie Wickens, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain (NDP gain) 2016by—2017 (defeated)

First elected in 2017

The 2017 election resulted in the first minority parliament since 1952, with the NDP winning the second highest share of seats. However, the party managed to form a legislative agreement with the Green Party. This allowed new leader John Horgan to become Premier, leading the province's third NDP government. New members elected to this parliament:

First elected in 2019

First elected in 2020

The 2020 British Columbia general election resulted in an NDP majority government under John Horgan. 57 NDP MLAs were elected, a net increase of 16. 22 new NDP MLAs were elected.

Articles on prominent NDPers/CCFers at the municipal level

See also

  • List of articles about CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Alberta CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Manitoba CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Ontario CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Nova Scotia CCF/NDP members
  • List of articles about Yukon NDP members
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