▁the ▁E lection ▁( In cre asing ▁Youth ▁Part icip ation ) ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 1 8 ). ▁The ▁measure ▁was ▁eventually ▁adopted ▁during ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E lection ▁Am end ment ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁digital ▁media ▁management ▁consult ant ▁St ace y ▁Pier ce y ▁for ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁V ancouver ▁medical ▁research er ▁Chris ▁Max well ▁for ▁the ▁Green ▁Party , ▁and ▁David ▁Cost ig ane ▁for ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Island ▁Party . ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁again ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁his ▁party ▁forming ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁government ▁lost ▁a ▁confidence ▁vote ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁session ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP ▁forming ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Premier ▁John ▁H organ ▁appointed ▁F lem ing ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Victoria - Sw an ▁Lake ▁M LA ▁- ▁Rob ▁F lem ing ' s ▁blog ▁BC ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁- ▁Rob ▁F lem ing ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly