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Draft:List of premiers of British Columbia by time in office

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This is a list of premiers of British Columbia, ordered by the length of their incumbency.

William Andrew Cecil Bennett, the longest serving premier of British Columbia.

List

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Rank Premier Total time in office Dates in office Mandates Party
1 W. A. C. Bennett 20 years, 45 days August 1, 1952 – September 15, 1972 7 █ Social Credit
2 Richard McBride 12 years, 197 days June 1, 1903 – December 15, 1915 5 █ Conservative
3 Bill Bennett 10 years, 227 days December 22, 1975 – August 6, 1986 3 █ Social Credit
4 Gordon Campbell 9 years, 282 days June 5, 2001 – March 14, 2011 3 █ Liberal
5 John Oliver 9 years, 164 days March 6, 1918 – August 17, 1927 3 █ Liberal
6 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo 8 years, 24 days November 15, 1933 – December 9, 1941 3 █ Liberal
7 Christy Clark 6 years, 126 days March 14, 2011 – July 18, 2017 3 █ Liberal
8 John Hart 6 years, 20 days December 9, 1941 – December 29, 1947 2 █ Liberal
9 George Anthony Walkem 5 years, 343 days February 11, 1874 – February 1, 1876
June 25, 1878 – June 13, 1882 		3 █ Non-partisan
10 John Horgan 5 years, 123 days July 18, 2017 – November 18, 2022 2 █ New Democratic
11 Simon Fraser Tolmie 5 years, 86 days August 21, 1928 – November 15, 1933 1 █ Conservative
12 Bill Vander Zalm 4 years, 239 days August 6, 1986 – April 2, 1991 2 █ Social Credit
13 Boss Johnson 4 years, 216 days December 29, 1947 – August 1, 1952 2 █ Liberal
14 Mike Harcourt 4 years, 109 days November 5, 1991 – February 22, 1996 1 █ New Democratic
15 William Smithe 4 years, 58 days January 29, 1883 – March 28, 1887 2 █ Non-partisan
16 Glen Clark 3 years, 184 days February 22, 1996 – August 25, 1999 2 █ New Democratic
17 John Herbert Turner 3 years, 164 days March 4, 1895 – August 15, 1898 1 █ Non-partisan
18 Dave Barrett 3 years, 98 days September 15, 1972 – December 22, 1975 1 █ New Democratic
19 John Robson 2 years, 332 days August 2, 1889 – June 29, 1892 2 █ Non-partisan
20 Theodore Davie 2 years, 243 days July 2, 1892 – March 4, 1895 2 █ Non-partisan
21 James Dunsmuir 2 years, 159 days June 15, 1900 – November 21, 1902 1 █ Non-partisan
22 Andrew Charles Elliott 2 years, 144 days February 1, 1876 – June 25, 1878 1 █ Non-partisan
23 Alexander E. B. Davie 2 years, 122 days April 1, 1887 – August 1, 1889 1 █ Non-partisan
24 David Eby 1 year, 354 days November 18, 2022 – present 1 █ New Democratic
25 Charles Augustus Semlin 1 year, 196 days August 15, 1898 – February 27, 1900 1 █ Non-partisan
26 Ujjal Dosanjh 1 year, 101 days February 24, 2000 – June 5, 2001 1 █ New Democratic
27 Harlan Carey Brewster 1 year, 98 days November 23, 1916 – March 1, 1918 1 █ Liberal
28 Amor De Cosmos 1 year, 50 days December 23, 1872 – February 11, 1874 1 █ Non-partisan
29 John Foster McCreight 1 year, 39 days November 14, 1871 – December 23, 1872 1 █ Non-partisan
30 John Duncan MacLean 1 year, 1 day August 20, 1927 – August 21, 1928 1 █ Liberal
31 William John Bowser 344 days December 15, 1915 – November 23, 1916 1 █ Conservative
32 Robert Beaven 230 days June 13, 1882 – January 29, 1883 1 █ Non-partisan
33 Rita Johnston 217 days April 2, 1991 – November 5, 1991 1 █ Social Credit
34 Edward Gawler Prior 192 days November 21, 1902 – June 1, 1903 1 █ Non-partisan
35 Dan Miller 183 days August 25, 1999 – February 24, 2000 1 █ New Democratic
36 Joseph Martin 107 days February 28, 1900 – June 15, 1900 1 █ Non-partisan

Political parties by time in office

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Party Time in office
(days) 		# Name(s)
  BC United (formerly BC Liberals) 17,010[a] 8 Harlan Carey Brewster, John Oliver, John Duncan MacLean, Duff Pattullo, John Hart[a], Boss Johnson[a], Gordon Campbell, and Christy Clark
  Social Credit Party 13,151 4 W.A.C. Bennett, Bill Bennett, Bill Vander Zalm, and Rita Johnston
  New Democratic Party 7,368 7 Dave Barrett, Mike Harcourt, Glen Clark, Dan Miller, Ujjal Dosanjh, John Horgan, and David Eby (incumbent)
  Conservative Party 6,839 3 Richard McBride, William John Bowser, and Simon Fraser Tolmie
  1. ^ a b c This number includes the entire premierships of John Hart and Boss Johnson, as they were Liberal party members, despite them leading coalition governments with some Conservative MLAs.

See also

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References

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  • "Premiers of British Columbia, 1871–today". Province of British Columbia. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  • "British Columbia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 18, 2024.


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