ing ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( BC ▁N DP ), ▁he ▁won ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁V ancouver - B urr ard . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ature , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁r iding ▁of ▁V ancouver - West ▁End , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁elections . ▁ ▁Ch andra ▁Herbert ' s ▁BC ▁N DP ▁formed ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁and ▁ 3 9 th ▁and ▁ 4 0 th ▁British ▁Columbia ▁parliament s , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁party ' s ▁critic ▁on ▁tour ism , ▁arts ▁and ▁culture ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁critic ▁on ▁environment . ▁He ▁has ▁introduced ▁several ▁private ▁members ' ▁b ills ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁adopted ▁themselves , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁measures ▁were ▁partly ▁or ▁completely ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁later . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁prov isions ▁to ▁include ▁gender ▁identity ▁or ▁expression ▁among ▁the ▁protected ▁grounds ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Code ▁and ▁measures ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁re - s elling ▁of ▁tick ets ▁at ▁prices ▁higher ▁than ▁advert ised . ▁He ▁also ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Long ▁Term ▁Ten ants ▁Prote ction ▁Act , ▁and ▁his ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁Res ident ial ▁Ten ancy ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁meant