▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁meets ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁M embers ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁provincial ▁rid ings ▁and ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( ML As ). ▁B ills ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁are ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁by ▁Elizabeth ▁II , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Canada , ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Parliament ▁is ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁general ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁next ▁election ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 1 , ▁if ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁are ▁broadcast ▁to ▁cable ▁view ers ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁by ▁Hans ard ▁Broadcast ing ▁Services . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁Parliament s ▁ ▁Party ▁stand ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Se ating ▁plan ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁during ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁government ▁ ▁Se ating ▁plan ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ▁during ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁government ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁changes ▁ ▁Office hold ers ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia : ▁Dar ry l ▁Ple cas ▁( in dependent ) ▁ ▁Other ▁chair ▁occup ants ▁ ▁Deput