LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (BRITISH COLUMBIA)

The 'Leader of the Opposition' (French: ''Chef de l'Opposition'') in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly.

#	Leader	Party	Took office	Left office1.	James Alexander MacDonald	Liberal	1903	19122.	Harlan Carey Brewster	Liberal	1912	19163.	Robert Patterson	Conservative	1916	19284.	Thomas Dufferin Pattullo	Liberal	1928	19335.	Robert Connell	CCF	1933	19366.	Royal Maitland	Conservative	1937	19417.	Harold Winch	CCF	1941	19538.	Robert Strachan	CCF	1953	19699.	Thomas Berger	NDP	1969	196910.	David Barrett	NDP	1969	197211.	W.A.C. Bennett	Social Credit	1972	197312.	William R. Bennett	Social Credit	1973	1975-.	David Barrett	NDP	1975	198413.	Robert Skelly	NDP	1984	198714.	Michael Harcourt	NDP	1987	199115.	Gordon Wilson	Liberal	1991	199316.	Gordon Campbell	Liberal	1993	200117.	Joy MacPhail	NDP	2001	200518.	Carole James	NDP	2005

Note: Joy MacPhail was the unofficial Leader of the Opposition as the Speaker refused to recognize the NDP as the Official Opposition as they lacked the number of seats required for official party status.