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 * British Columbia Politics **




 * Government/Officials **


 * Government Type**: Constitutional monarchy


 * Monarch:** Elizabeth II
 * Lieutenant-Governor**: Steven Point
 * Premier:** Christy Clark (BC Liberal)


 * Legislature:** Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

House seats: 36 Senate seats: 6
 * Federal representation in Canadian Parliment:**


 * Confederation**: July 20, 1871 (6th province)


 * The above information retrieved from: Wikipedia

**Government roles/ influences**

The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, Steven Point is the Queen of Canada's representative in the Province of British Columbia. During the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor General in Council may appoint an administrator to execute the duties of the office. British Columbia has an 85-member elected Legislative Assembly, elected by the plurality voting system, though in recent years there has been significant debate about switching to a single transferable vote system. The province is governed by the Liberal Party under Premier Christy Clark. The British Columbia Liberal Party is not related to the federal Liberal Party and does not share the same ideology. Instead, the BC Liberal party is a rather diverse coalition, made up of the remnants of the Social Credit Party, many federal Liberals federal Conservatives, and those who would otherwise support right-of-center or free enterprise parties. Historically, there have commonly been third parties present in the legislature (including the Liberals themselves from 1952 to 1975), but there are presently none.

*The above information copied from: Wikipedia 