David Steel MP, he was responsible for introducing, as a Private Member's Bill, the Abortion Act 1967, and has argued for greater liberalisation of this legislation in recent years (see Abortion in the United Kingdom). He also became the Liberal Party's spokesman on employment, and in 1970 its Chief Whip. In 1976, after the downfall of Jeremy Thorpe, and a short period in which Jo Grimond acted as caretaker leader, he won the Liberal leadership by a wide margin over John Pardoe. At only 38 years old, he was one of the youngest party leaders in British history. In March 1977, he
British Columbia Liberal Party of non-confidence. Subsequently, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon turned down Clark's request for a snap election and instead asked NDP leader John Horgan to form a minority government with the confidence and supply of the Green Party of British Columbia. Horgan succeeded Clark as the 36th premier of British Columbia on July 18, 2017. Clark resigned as Liberal leader and Rich Coleman was selected as the interim leader. Andrew Wilkinson, a former cabinet minister, was elected the party leader on February 3, 2018 Once affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada, the British Columbia Liberal Party became independent of its federal