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The 1996 British Columbia general election was the 36th provincial election in the Province of
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,
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. It was held to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members ar ...
. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996. Voter turnout was 59.1 per cent of all eligible voters. The election is notable for producing a "false-winner" outcome, rewarding a party that got second in the popular vote with a majority government.
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...
leader and provincial premier
Mike Harcourt Michael Franklin Harcourt, OC (born January 6, 1943) served as the 30th premier of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of Vancouver, BC's largest city, from 1980 to 1986. Early life and education Harcourt was ...
had resigned as the result of a fundraising scandal involving one of the members of his caucus.
Glen Clark Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian business executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. Early life and education Clark attended independent Roman Catholic schools, n ...
was chosen by the party to replace Harcourt. Clark led the party to a second
majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...
, defeating the
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of
Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...
, who had become leader of the Liberal Party after Gordon Wilson had been forced out of the position because of his relationship with another Liberal member of the legislature,
Judi Tyabji Judeline Kim Mary Tyabji (born 2 January 1965) is a former British Columbia politician, who was the youngest elected Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ex-wife of former provincial Leader of the Opposition Gordon Wilson. Early life T ...
. After Wilson was defeated by Campbell in the convention to choose a new leader, he and Tyabji left the Liberal Party to establish the
Progressive Democratic Alliance The Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson (British Columbia politician), Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Powell River—Sunshine Co ...
. Wilson was able to win re-election, but Tyabji was not, who went down to defeat with all of the other candidates fielded by the new party. The once-dominant Social Credit Party collapsed. It elected
Grace McCarthy Grace Mary McCarthy, OC, OBC, LLD, DTech, FRAIC (Hon.) (née Winterbottom; October 14, 1927 – May 24, 2017) was a Canadian politician and florist in British Columbia. A high-ranking member of the Social Credit Party of British Columbia, she ...
as its leader in 1993, but she was unable to make a bid to get into the legislature until 1994, when she lost a by-election in the longtime Socred stronghold of
Matsqui Matsqui is a former district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated in 1892 and merged with the district municipality of Abbotsford in 1995 to create the new City of Abbotsford. Matsqui used to be the western part of what is ...
. Soon afterward, four of its remaining six members defected to Reform BC, leaving Social Credit without official status in the legislature. One more seat was lost in a by-election, reducing the party's one representation to one MLA, Cliff Serwa. However, Serwa retired before the election, leaving the party with no incumbents. Party leader Larry Gillanders withdrew from the race while the campaign was in progress, saying that all right-wing parties should unite to topple the ruling NDP. The Socreds won only 0.4% of the vote and were completely shut out of the legislature. While the party still nominally exists, it has never elected another MLA and even lost its registration from 2013 to 2016. Reform BC held on to two of its four seats. Although the Liberals won a larger share of the popular vote, most of their votes were wasted in the outer regions of the province, and it won only 8 seats in the
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area. That allowed the NDP to win 6 more seats than the opposition Liberals, eking out a
majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...
. This was the last election to return an NDP majority until
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, 24 years later.


Results

Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


Results by riding

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford , , , Bruce Temple
5,405 - 24.69% , , , , ,
John van Dongen John van Dongen (born December 13, 1949) is a Canadian politician who formerly served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the riding of Abbotsford South. At one time, van Dongen was one of the longest servi ...

10,998 - 50.24% , , , Mark Warawa
4,086 - 18.67% , , , Merilyn Anderson
1,125 - 5.14% , , , Geoff Berner
274 - 1.25% , , , , , , , , John van Dongen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Alberni , , , , , Gerard A. M. Janssen
7,398 - 52.01% , , ,
Gillian Trumper Gillian Rosemary Trumper (April 28, 1936 – October 11, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Alberni-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the ...

5,099 - 35.85% , , , Vi Hiansen
823 - 5.79% , , , Ingrid Helen Rebar
578 - 4.06% , , , Andre Sperling
195 - 1.37% , , , , , , , , Gerard A. M. Janssen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It was succeeded by the electoral district of Stikine. Demographics Geography History MLAs *Fr ...
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Bill Goodacre William James Goodacre (August 15, 1951 – January 27, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the ...

4,779 - 37.02% , , , Pat Beach
3,726 - 28.87% , , , Bill Zemenchik
3,473 - 26.91% , , , Sharon L. Hartwell
624 - 4.83% , , , Stuart Hertzog
151 - 1.17% , , , Peter Barendregt ( SC)
155 - 1.20% , , , , ,
Jackie Pement Jacquelynne (Jackie) Pement (born May 10, 1946 in Drumheller, Alberta)
, - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia. It is bordered by Boundary Road to the east, Imperial and ...
, , , , , Fred Randall
9,912 - 46.45% , , , Judy St. Denis
8,770 - 41.09% , , , Carlos Brito
1,008 - 4.72% , , , John Schwermer
1,067 - 5.00% , , , Eric Hawthorne
387 - 1.81% , , , , , , , , Fred Randall , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History MLAs Election results , - , - , - , NDP , Pietro Calendino , align="right", 5,992 , align="right", 29. ...
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Pietro Calendino Pietro Attilio Calendino is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician currently serving as a city councillor for Burnaby City Council. Calendino was born in Calabria, Italy but emigrated to Vancouver in 1959. He received an Honours B.A. ...

8,926 - 45.47% , , , Richard T. Lee
8,160 - 41.57% , , , Daniela Bosa
1,081 - 5.51% , , , Richard A. Y. Lee
976 - 4.97% , , , Tom Hetherington
395 - 2.01% , , , , , , , , Barry Jones , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Burnaby-Willingdon Burnaby-Willingdon was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1966 to 2009. Demographics Election results , - , - External links BC StatsJoan Sawicki Joan Marie Sawicki (born September 18, 1945) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, representing Burnaby-Willingdon. She served as Speaker of the Legislat ...

10,501 - 45.54% , , ,
John Nuraney John Nuraney (October 31, 1937 – November 21, 2016) was a Canadian politician who was the first Muslim elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009 for ...

9,678 - 41.97% , , , Sunny G. Sodhi
999 - 4.33% , , , Thomas Reekie
1,161 - 5.03% , , , Joe Keithley
458 - 1.99% , , , , , , , , Joan Sawicki , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo, which came into effect for the 1991 BC election ...
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Frank Garden Frank Bissett Garden (March 4, 1933 – October 13, 2007) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliam ...

5,180 - 38.26% , , , , , John D. Wilson
5,533 - 40.87% , , , Robert Eyford
2,561 - 18.92% , , , , , , Phillip Mencero
168 - 1.24% , , , Ric Steines ( Ltn.)
97 - 0.72% , , , , , Frank Garden , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Cariboo South Cariboo South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Its last MLA was Charlie Wyse, a former city councillor for William ...
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David Zirnhelt David Zirnhelt (born 1947) is a Canadian politician, businessman and rancher from British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Cariboo and Cariboo South from 1989 ...

6,372 - 41.45% , , ,
Dave Worthy Dave Worthy (15 September 1934 – 27 December 2004) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He was born in Consul, Saskatchewan and had a varied career including teaching, computer engineering, hotel management a ...

6,050 - 39.35% , , , Jon Wolbers
2,684 - 17.46% , , , , , , Donald Stuart Rennie
267 - 1.74% , , , , , , , , David Zirnhelt , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...
, , , Rollie Keith
5,989 - 24.48% , , , , ,
Barry Penner Barry Penner, is a Canadian licensed lawyer and former politician in the province of British Columbia. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for Chilliwack-Hope for 16 years. He also served as Attorney Gen ...

9,273 - 37.90% , , , Bill Wimpney
3,237 - 13.23% , , , , , , Steve Kisbey
232 - 0.95% , , , Bob Chisholm
5,736 - 23.44% , , , Bob Chisholm , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Columbia River-Revelstoke comprises the eastern portion of the Columbia-Sh ...
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Jim Doyle James Edward Doyle, Jr., (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. In his first election to the governorship, he defeated incu ...

6,264 - 42.52% , , , Brian Allan McMahon
5,172 - 35.10% , , , Steve V. Pinchak
2,687 - 18.24% , , , Dave Herman
282 - 1.91% , , , Rhonda Smith
270 - 1.83% , , , Sonia Stairs ( NLP)
58 - 0.39% , , , , , Jim Doyle , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Comox Valley The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, British Columbia, Courtenay, the town of Comox, British Columbia, Comox, the village of Cumberland, British Columb ...
, , , , , Evelyn Gillespie
13,230 - 42.76% , , , Bill MacDonald
10,721 - 34.65% , , , Delbert Doll
3,451 - 11.15% , , , Joe Lawlor
1,039 - 3.36% , , , Meaghan Cursons
1,296 - 4.19% , , , , , , , , Margaret Lord , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the City of Coquitlam except ...
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John Cashore John Massey Cashore (born March 26, 1935) is a United Church minister and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Maillardville-Coquitlam from 1986 to 1991 and Coquitlam-Maillardville from 1991 to 2001 in the Legislative As ...

10,812 - 45.91% , , ,
Maxine Wilson Maxine Wilson is the former mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia. Born in 1946 in Portland, Oregon, Wilson grew up on a family farm. In 1959, Wilson moved to Canada with her parents and sister. The family settled in Dawson Creek, British Colu ...

9,440 - 40.08% , , , Bev Walsh
1,434 - 6.09% , , , Angela Broughton
1,289 - 5.47% , , , , , , , , , , , John Cashore , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in ...
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Jan Pullinger Janis Margaret (Jan) Pullinger (born 1947)Women Members of the ...

12,249 - 49.85% , , , Ray Smith
7,783 - 31.68% , , , Tom Walker
2,434 - 9.91% , , , Perry James Johnson
1,459 - 5.94% , , , Julian West
645 - 2.63% , , , , , , , , Jan Pullinger , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Delta North Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta riding. Members of the Legislat ...
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Norm Lortie Norm Lortie (born December 25, 1938) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, as a British Columbia New Democratic Party, NDP member for the constituency of Delta North. References< ...

8,657 - 42.33% , , , , ,
Reni Masi Renaldo Angelo "Reni" Masi (born August 12, 1933 in Nanaimo, British Columbia), the son of Cyril and Mabel Masi. He grew up in East Vancouver, where he attended Hastings and Templeton Secondary School before attending Normal School and completi ...

9,305 - 45.50% , , ,
Gurmant Grewal Gurmant Singh Grewal (born December 21, 1957) is an Indo-Canadian politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, who represented Fleetwood—Port Kells from 2004 to 2015, were the first married co ...

755 - 3.69% , , , Ross Pike
1,385 - 6.77% , , , Angela Chiotakos
347 - 1.70% , , , , , , , , Norm Lortie , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Delta South Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Member of Legislative Assembly The current MLA for this riding is Ian Paton. The previous member was Vicki Huntington, the only In ...
, , , Lloyd MacDonald
5,984 - 26.22% , , , , , Fred Gingell
13,415 - 58.78% , , , Kevin Garvey
1,371 - 6.01% , , , Donna M. Tobias
1,215 - 5.32% , , , Greg Dickey
333 - 1.46% , , , , , , , , Fred Gingell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first existed from 1991 to 2009, when it was succeeded by the electoral district of Esquimalt-Royal Roads. The riding was reco ...
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Moe Sihota Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota (born February 18, 1955) is a Canadian former broadcaster and politician. He was the first Canadian of South Asian descent to be elected to provincial parliament. He was born in Duncan, British Columbia and attended ...

13,833 - 59.54% , , , Heather Landon
6,770 - 29.14% , , , Scotty Davidson
1,179 - 5.07% , , , Ron Whims
921 - 3.96% , , , Adam Charlesworth
376 - 1.62% , , , , , , , , Moe Sihota , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Fort Langley-Aldergrove , , , Charles Bradford
7,369 - 29.03% , , , , ,
Rich Coleman Richard Thomas Coleman (born c. 1956) is a Canadian politician and former police officer, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia from 1996 to 2020, and is a former interim leader of the British Columbia Liberal P ...

12,005 - 47.30% , , , John Twidale
3,484 - 13.73% , , , Bob Farquhar
1,737 - 6.84% , , , Amy Salmon
472 - 1.86% , , , Lila O. Stanford ( FCP)
316 - 1.24% , , , , ,
Gary Farrell-Collins Gary Collins, formerly referred to as Gary Farrell-Collins prior to 2001 (born August 22, 1963), is a Canadians, Canadian former politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2004, re ...
, - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
, , , , , Cathy McGregor
10,135 - 44.30% , , , Gur Singh
9,273 - 40.53% , , , Joe Leong
1,721 - 7.52% , , , Deborah J. Fisher
1,241 - 5.42% , , , , , , Ken Endean ( SC)
508 - 2.22% , , , , , Arthur L. Charbonneau , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Kamloops-North Thompson Kamloops-North Thompson is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was formerly considered a political bellwether for the next provincial government, having swung to the governing party ever ...
, , , Fred Jackson
6,945 - 41.25% , , , , ,
Kevin Krueger Kevin Krueger (born 1955 or 1956) is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson from 1996 to 2009, and Kamloops-South Thompson from ...

7,313 - 43.43% , , , Alan Forseth
1,710 - 10.16% , , , , , , Alan Child
401 - 2.38% , , , Steve Quinn ( SC)
468 - 2.78% , , , , , Fred Jackson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Kootenay Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to: Ethnic groups *The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada **Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai **Ktunaxa ...
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Erda Walsh Erda Sieglinde Walsh is a Canadian former politician. She served as MLA for the Kootenay riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Prior to entering po ...

6,398 - 38.59% , , , Ron Tarr
5,887 - 35.50% , , ,
Wilf Hanni Wilf Hanni is a politician and oil industry consultant in British Columbia, Canada. Hanni served as leader of the Reform Party of BC from August 30, 1997 to June 1998, and later as leader of the British Columbia Party, and the BC Conservative P ...

3,718 - 22.42% , , , , , , Casey Brennan
363 - 2.19% , , , Marko Makar
215 - 1.30% , , , , ,
Anne Edwards Anne Edwards (born August 20, 1927) is an American writer best known for her biographies of celebrities that include Princess Diana, Maria Callas, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, Ronald Reagan, Barbra Streisand ...
, - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Langley Langley may refer to: People * Langley (surname), a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name * Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer * Elizabeth Langley (born 1933), Canadian perfor ...
, , , Kim Richter
5,795 - 29.12% , , , , , Lynn Stephens
9,277 - 46.62% , , , Joe Lopushinsky
3,224 - 16.20% , , , Paul MacDonald
1,195 - 6.00% , , , Fely Gotia-Walters
262 - 1.32% , , , Ian B. Thompson ( SC)
148 - 0.74% , , , , , Lynn Stephens , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics Geography History Member of Legislative Assembly Its MLA is John Horgan. He was ...
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Rick Kasper Rick F. G. Kasper (born 1951 or 1952) is a retired bricklayer and stonemason, and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Malahat-Juan de Fuca in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001 as a New Democr ...

10,686-48.63% , , , Mike Elcock
7,556 - 34.39% , , , Bill Cools
1,887 - 8.59% , , , Donna Launay
1,061 - 4.83% , , , Beverley Holden
601 - 2.74% , , , , , , , , Rick Kasper , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding with an addition of a small portio ...
, , , , , Bill Hartley
12,946 - 46.07% , , , Ken Stewart
10,960 - 39.00% , , , Nick Walsh
1,470 - 5.23% , , , Peter Neufeld
2,011 - 7.16% , , , Richard Hennick
464 - 1.65% , , , , , , , , Bill Hartley , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Matsqui Matsqui is a former district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated in 1892 and merged with the district municipality of Abbotsford in 1995 to create the new City of Abbotsford. Matsqui used to be the western part of what is ...
, , , Deb Charrois
5,349 - 24.93% , , , , ,
Michael de Jong Mike de Jong, (born 1963 or 1964) is a provincial politician and was cabinet minister of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Early life De Jong was born to Dutch parents who immigrated to Canada after Canadian soldiers liberated th ...

10,903 - 50.81% , , , Simon Gibson
4,405 - 20.53% , , , , , , Sam Wager
216 - 1.01% , , , , , , , , Peter A. Dueck , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mission-Kent , , , , ,
Dennis Streifel Dennis William Streifel (born 8 December 1945) was a business agent and politician in British Columbia. He represented Mission-Kent in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001 as a British Columbia New Democratic Party, New ...

8,232 - 44.16% , , , Abe Neufeld
7,112 - 38.15% , , , Frank Sleigh
1,618 - 8.68% , , , Heather Sebastian
1,243 - 6.67% , , , Hans Grages
324 - 1.74% , , , Chum Richardson
113 - 0.61% , , , , , Dennis Streifel , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
, , , , , Dale Lovick
11,210 - 48.75% , , , Gary Richard Korpan
7,672 - 33.36% , , , Garry D. Shepp
1,867 - 8.12% , , , David J. Weston
1,337 - 5.81% , , , Karen M. Shillington
486 - 2.11% , , , , , , , , Dale Lovick , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding. ...
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Corky Evans Corky Evans (born January 2, 1948) is a Canadian former provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party form ...

9,179 - 44.90% , , , Howard Dirks
6,434 - 31.47% , , , Brian Dale Gaschnitz
2,114 - 10.34% , , , , , , Andy Shadrack
2,282 - 11.16% , , , , , , , , Corky Evans , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capita ...
, , , , , Graeme Bowbrick
10,418 - 46.69% , , , Helen Sparkes
8,591 - 38.50% , , , Brian Stromgren
1,446 - 6.48% , , , Craig Sahlin
1,121 - 5.02% , , , Michael G. Horn
488 - 2.19% , , , , , , , , Anita Hagen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
North Coast North Coast or Northcoast may refer to : Antigua and Barbuda * Major Division of North Coast, a census division in Saint John Parish Australia *New South Wales North Coast, a region Canada *The British Columbia Coast, primarily the communiti ...
, , , , , Dan Miller
7,298 - 64.82% , , , Odd Eidsvik
2,899 - 25.75% , , , Clarence Hall
830 - 7.37% , , , , , , Patrick Lemaire
232 - 2.06% , , , , , , , , Dan Miller , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
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Glenn Robertson Glenn Robertson (born 1949 or 1950) is a former Canadian politician, who served as a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, representing the riding of North Island. Robertson was born in Mon ...

8,385 - 45.80% , , , Gerry Furney
6,781 - 37.04% , , , Dave Jackson
1,776 - 9.70% , , , Mark Grenier
887 - 4.84% , , , Don Malcolm
479 - 2.62% , , , , , , , , Colin S. Gabelmann , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) ...
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David Schreck David D. Schreck is a one-time Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia in Canada and a political pundit. Career Schreck represented the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale from 1991 to 1996 for the New Democrat ...

7,151 - 35.56% , , , , , Katherine Whittred
9,325 - 46.37% , , , Stanley Dzuba
1,241 - 6.17% , , , Royston Forsyth
1,736 - 8.63% , , , Renee Chalut
417 - 2.07% , , , , , , , , David Schreck , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) Ge ...
, , , Michelle Kemper
6,676 - 26.56% , , , , , Daniel Jarvis
14,165 - 56.35% , , , Caroline Meredith
1,737 - 6.91% , , , David Massey
1,713 - 6.81% , , , Mark Brooks
645 - 2.57% , , , , , , , , Daniel Jarvis , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Oak Bay-Gordon Head , , ,
Elizabeth Cull Elizabeth Cull (born 21 February 1952) is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia and small-business owner. She was an NDP MLA for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1989 to 1996. Political career Cull was first elected ...

11,700 - 44.17% , , , , ,
Ida Chong Ida Chong (; born 1956 or 1957) is a British Columbia politician who served as MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1996 until 2013. Chong and BC NDP MLA Jenny Kwan together became the first Chinese-Canadian members of the BC Legislative Assembl ...

12,340 - 46.59% , , ,
Paul Yewchuk Paul Yewchuk (born 10 July 1937) is a Canadian former surgeon, physician, and Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the Alberta riding of Athabasca which he first won in the 1968 federal ele ...

675 - 2.55% , , , Gordon Henderson
937 - 3.54% , , , Lenora Burke
566 - 2.14% , , , , , , , , Elizabeth Cull , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Boundary was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia spanning the area from the Similkameen towns of Kaleden and Keremeos to Grand Forks and Christina Lake, and including the southern Okanagan towns o ...
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Bill Barlee Neville Langrell "Bill" Barlee (October 15, 1932 – June 14, 2012) was a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries a ...

6,984 - 38.20% , , , , ,
Bill Barisoff Bill Barisoff is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Born in Oliver, he was an MLA from 1996 until 2013, representing the districts of Okanagan-Boundary, Penticton-Okanagan Vall ...

7,011 - 38.35% , , , Garry Mitchell
2,810 - 15.37% , , , Kevin Highfield
775 - 4.24% , , , David Simm
356 - 1.95% , , , , , , , , Bill Barlee , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Okanagan East Kelowna—Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger a ...
, , , Janet Elizabeth Gooch
5,176 - 21.17% , , , , , John Weisbeck
9,382 - 38.37% , , , Stamata Andrich
3,116 - 12.74% , , ,
Judi Tyabji Judeline Kim Mary Tyabji (born 2 January 1965) is a former British Columbia politician, who was the youngest elected Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ex-wife of former provincial Leader of the Opposition Gordon Wilson. Early life T ...

6,432 - 26.30% , , , Dave Cursons
347 - 1.42% , , , , , , , , Judi Tyabji , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Okanagan-Penticton Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 20 ...
, , , Jim Beattie
9,092 - 36.74% , , , , ,
Rick Thorpe Rick Thorpe is a Canadian politician. He was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia from 1996 to 2009, representing the riding of Okanagan-Westside. A Certified Management Accountant Certified Man ...

10,661 - 43.07% , , , Loretta Krauter
2,976 - 12.02% , , , Johannes L. Thoen
1,444 - 5.83% , , , Harry Philip Naegel
464 - 1.87% , , , Carol Ross ( NLP)
113 - 0.46% , , , , , Jim Beattie , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Okanagan-Vernon Vernon-Monashee (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 2009) is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Co ...
, , , Howard Brown
7,497 - 29.95% , , , , ,
April Sanders April Sanders is a former educator, physician and former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. She represented Okanagan-Vernon in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the de ...

9,776 - 39.06% , , , Heinz Weiss
5,356 - 21.40% , , , Geoff Jell
1,839 - 7.35% , , , Jane Peach
3,34 - 1.33% , , , Clinton Henry ( SC)
227 - 0.91% , , , , ,
Lyall Hanson Lyall Franklin Hanson (July 20, 1929 – April 23, 2018) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Okanagan North from 1986 to 1991 and Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 1996 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Soc ...
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Okanagan West The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...
, , , Ken Charlish
8,281 - 24.46% , , , , ,
Sindi Hawkins Satinder Kaur "Sindi" Hawkins (née Ahluwalia) (September 15, 1958 – September 21, 2010) was a Canadian politician, who was the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for Okanagan West from 1996 to 2001 and Kelowna-Mission from 2001 to 2009. Car ...

15,575 - 46.00% , , , Keith Thompson
4,858 - 14.35% , , , Angie March
4,225 - 12.48% , , , Damon Klein
519 - 1.53% , , , George Lensen ( SC)
399 - 1.18% , , , , , Clifford Jack Serwa , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum is the name of a provincial electoral district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. It was first contested in the 1991 British Columbia general election, 1991 election. Following ...
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Leonard Krog Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as Mayor of Nanaimo. Prior to his tenure as mayor, Krog served in the provincial legislature, and was first elected in the 1991 general election r ...

12,976 - 39.72% , , , , ,
Paul Reitsma Paul Reitsma (born January 22, 1948) is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, for the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum. He was born in 1948 in the Netherlands. Reitsma served as the mayor of Port Alber ...

13,459 - 41.19% , , , Teunis Westbroek
3,955 - 12.11% , , , Garner Stone
1,669 - 5.11% , , , Mark Robinson
422 - 1.29% , , , , , , , , Leonard Krog , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Peace River North Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the ''Constitution Amendment Act, 1955'', which split the old riding of Peace Ri ...
, , , Brian Churchill
1,975 - 18.04% , , , Ben Knutson
3,137 - 28.66% , , , , ,
Richard Neufeld Richard Neufeld (born November 6, 1944) was a Canadian Senator for British Columbia from his being appointed by the Right Hon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper in December 2008 until his aging out of the Canadian Senate upon his 75th birthday on N ...

5,299 - 48.41% , , , Neil Bitterman
169 - 1.54% , , , , , , , , , , , Richard Neufeld , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Peace River South Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the ''Constitution Amendment Act, 1955'', which split the old riding of Peace R ...
, , , Patrick Michiel
3,778 - 30.88% , , , Brian Haddow
3,774 - 30.85% , , , , ,
Jack Weisgerber John Sylvester Weisgerber (June 12, 1940 – June 3, 2022) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. During his political career he was briefly the leader of the British Columbia ...

3,901 - 31.89% , , , Wade Alexander Allan
183 - 1.50% , , , Shane Hartnell
145 - 1.19% , , , Aime Girard ( SC)
452 - 3.69% , , , , , Jack Weisgerber , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...
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Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British ...

14,767 - 46.37% , , , Irene Barr
13,310 - 41.80% , , , Lawrence Glazer
1,335 - 4.19% , , , Rick Howard
1,789 - 5.62% , , , Debra Eilers
417 - 1.31% , , , , , , , , Mike Farnworth , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain , , , Jamie Ross
9,804 - 42.69% , , , , ,
Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC), from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female ...

10,272 - 44.73% , , , Diane Friesen
1,039 - 4.52% , , , Margaret Connor
1,408 - 6.13% , , , Oz Catt
441 - 1.92% , , , , , , , , Barbara E. Copping , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Powell River-Sunshine Coast , , , Bill Forst
6,088 - 27.57% , , , Cameron Reid
3,911 - 17.71% , , , Don Atkinson
677 - 3.07% , , , , , Gordon Wilson
10,833 - 49.05% , , , D. Wendy Young
518 - 2.35% , , , Roslyn Griston (Common Sense)
57 - 0.26% , , , , , Gordon Wilson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Geography History The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of Prince George South. ...
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Lois Boone Lois Ruth Boone (born April 26, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. She served as MLA for Prince George North from 1986 to 1991, and Prince George-Mount Robson from 1991 to 2001, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She is a me ...

4,713 - 40.67% , , , Lorne Dittmar
3,764 - 32.48% , , , Norm Lorenz
2,076 - 17.92% , , , Brian Self
788 - 6.80% , , , Richard Michael Zammuto
247 - 2.13% , , , , , , , , Lois Boone , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009. Demographics Geography History *John Heinrich, Social Credit (1979–1986) * Lois Boone, NDP (1986 ...
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5,837 - 39.58% , , , Bob Viergever
4,923 - 33.38% , , , Ron Hirvi
2,430 - 16.48% , , , Adele Graber
891 - 6.04% , , , Carolyn Linden
173 - 1.17% , , , Ken Benham
495 - 3.36% , , , , , Paul Ramsey , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Prince George-Omineca A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...
, , , Chuck Fraser
5,206 - 34.82% , , , , , Paul Nettleton
5,514 - 36.88% , , , Ron Ray
2,998 - 20.05% , , , Carole Fraser
1,023 - 6.84% , , , Todd Edward Romaine
209 - 1.40% , , , , , , , , Len Fox , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond Centre , , , Doug Black
5,723 - 32.02% , , , , , Doug Symons
9,925 - 55.52% , , , Shamim Akbar
614 - 3.43% , , , Rob Oey
996 - 5.57% , , , Manoa Friedson
235 - 1.31% , , , , , , , , Doug Symons , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond East , , , Balwant Sanghera
5,763 - 31.40% , , , , ,
Linda Reid Linda Reid is a Canadian politician. She was Minister of Advanced Education and a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She was first elected in 1991 to represent the riding of Richmond East and was re-elected in 1996, 200 ...

10,205 - 55.60% , , , Paula Peterson
792 - 4.32% , , , Marc G. Schaper
1,093 - 5.96% , , , Kevan Eric Hudson
235 - 1.28% , , , , , , , , Linda Reid , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Elect ...
, , , Gail Paquette
5,041 - 29.61% , , , , ,
Geoff Plant Geoff Plant, (born c. 1956) is a British Columbia lawyer and retired politician known for his interest in citizen's legal and electoral rights and aboriginal rights. As of 2010, he is chair of the board for Providence Health Care which opera ...

9,643 - 56.65% , , , Shirley Abraham-Kirk
556 - 3.27% , , , Pat Young
919 - 5.40% , , , Brian Gold
188 - 1.10% , , , , , , , , Allan Warnke , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistr ...
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8,635 - 50.74% , , , Jim Greene
5,923 - 34.80% , , , Phillip Morris
1,366 - 8.03% , , , Kathy Plummer
660 - 3.88% , , , Clare Greidanus
434 - 2.55% , , , , , , , , Ed Conroy , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Saanich North and the Islands , , , Lynda Laushway
10,546 - 37.51% , , , , , Murray Robert Coell
13,374 - 47.57% , , , Ross Imrie
1,627 - 5.79% , , , Gary Lundy
1,533 - 5.45% , , , Wally du Temple
898 - 3.19% , , , , , , , ,
Clive Tanner Clive Tanner (January 7, 1934 – September 9, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, as a British Columbia Liberal Party member for the constituency of Saanich North and t ...
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Andrew Petter Andrew J. Petter (born 1953) is the chair of Innovate BC, a provincial Crown agency responsible for supporting innovation and growth in the technology sector in British Columbia. Andrew Petter served as President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon ...

11,394 - 46.11% , , , Frank Leonard
10,867 - 43.98% , , , Colin Knecht
676 - 2.74% , , , Cherie Dealey
1,198 - 4.85% , , , Jack Etkin
343 - 1.39% , , , , , , , , Andrew Petter , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Shuswap , , , Calvin White
7,869 - 31.63% , , , , ,
George Abbott George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. Early years Abbott was born in Forestville, New Yo ...

8,596 - 34.55% , , ,
Colin Mayes Colin N. Mayes, (born April 11, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Okanagan—Shuswap from 2006 to 2015. In the 2006 federal election, he ran as a member of the ...

5,617 - 22.58% , , , Bev Torrens
1,325 - 5.33% , , , Paul Stephen De Felice
237 - 0.95% , , , , , , , , Shannon O'Neill , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Skeena , , , , ,
Helmut Giesbrecht Helmut Giesbrecht (February 18, 1943 – October 9, 2020) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Skeena in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. ...

5,353 - 40.34% , , , Rick Wozney
4,718 - 35.56% , , , Andy Burton
2,744 - 20.68% , , , , , , Doug Bodnar
205 - 1.54% , , , Dave Serry ( SC)
249 - 1.88% , , , , , Helmut Giesbrecht , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include *removal of northwesternmost half to Surrey- ...
, , , Charan Gill
8,831 - 29.82% , , , , , Bonnie McKinnon
14,297 - 48.27% , , , Stuart Clark
2,690 - 9.08% , , , Philip McCormack
2,417 - 8.16% , , , David Walters
366 - 1.24% , , , , , , , , Ken Jones , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Green Timbers , , , , ,
Sue Hammell Sue Hammell (born June 18, 1945) is a Canadian politician who is the former MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers in the province of British Columbia for most of the years between 1991 and 2017, she retired and did not seek re-election in May 2017. Her ...

10,278 - 50.11% , , , Bill Phelps
6,930 - 33.79% , , , Dominic Darmanin
1,183 - 5.77% , , , Gerard Baisch
1,150 - 5.61% , , , Romeo De La Pena
228 - 1.11% , , , , , , , , Sue Hammell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Newton , , , , ,
Penny Priddy Penny Priddy (born March 5, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician from British Columbia, Canada. Priddy is the only woman in Canadian history to be elected to school board, city council, a provincial legislature and the House of Commons. Ori ...

13,969 - 49.54% , , , Indra Thind
9,788 - 34.71% , , , Liaqat Bajwa
1,244 - 4.41% , , , Ian Brown
1,841 - 6.53% , , , Maureen A. MacDonald
340 - 1.21% , , , , , , , , Penny Priddy , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries. The newly created ri ...
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Joan Smallwood Joan Kathleen Smallwood (born August 15, 1950) is a Canadian former politician from British Columbia. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), she represented Surrey-Guildford-Whalley from 1986 to 1991 and Surrey-Whalley from 1991 to 2001 i ...

7,396 - 50.14% , , , Judy Higginbotham
4,576 - 31.02% , , , John Conway
1,302 - 8.83% , , , Vlad Marjanovic
968 - 6.56% , , , Jens M. Haeusser
243 - 1.65% , , , , , , , , Joan Smallwood , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-White Rock , , , David Thompson
8,215 - 26.43% , , , , , Wilf Hurd
18,039 - 58.04% , , , David Secord
2,519 - 8.10% , , , Ahmad Bajwa
1,110 - 3.57% , , , Steve Chitty
677 - 2.18% , , , , , , , , Wilf Hurd , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election and included the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Fairview. This ver ...
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Tim Stevenson Tim Stevenson (born 1945) is a Canadian politician and United Church minister. He served as councillor on the Vancouver City Council, 2002 to 2018 as a member of Vision Vancouver. He was a founding member of Vision Vancouver. Background Ste ...

10,646 - 49.70% , , , Duncan Wilson
7,975 - 37.23% , , , Aletta Buday
671 - 3.13% , , , Laura McDiarmid
1,014 - 4.73% , , , Imtiaz Popat
563 - 2.63% , , , , , , , , Emery O. Barnes , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography Following the redistricting in 2015 based on the previous census, Vancouver-Fraserview sits in the southeastern po ...
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Ian Waddell Ian Gardiner Waddell (November 21, 1942March 15, 2021) was a Canadian politician, author and filmmaker. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1993, and in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. ...

8,774 - 45.97% , , ,
Gulzar Cheema Gulzar Singh Cheema (born August 11, 1954) is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. Cheema was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 200 ...

8,394 - 43.98% , , , Tim Shreeve
643 - 3.37% , , , Andy Wong
815 - 4.27% , , , Stephen Samuel
225 - 1.18% , , , , , , , , Bernie Simpson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Member of Legislative A ...
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Joy MacPhail Joy Kathryn MacPhail (born March 6, 1952) is a Canadian former politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a ...

9,894 - 54.01% , , , Raymond Leung
6,345 - 34.64% , , , Nazario Matino
568 - 3.10% , , , Joe Cafariello
824 - 4.50% , , , Irene L. Schmidt
486 - 2.65% , , , , , , , , Joy MacPhail , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Kensington Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada. Member of Legislative Assembly Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She ...
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Ujjal Dosanjh Ujjal Dev Dosanjh ( pa, ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ) (), (born September 9, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 33rd premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada member of ...

9,496 - 50.74% , , , Gim Huey
7,608 - 40.65% , , , Kirk Pankey
472 - 2.52% , , , Don Seykens
537 - 2.87% , , , Kelly White
349 - 1.86% , , , , , , , , Ujjal Dosanjh , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Kingsway , , , , ,
Glen Clark Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian business executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. Early life and education Clark attended independent Roman Catholic schools, n ...

10,525 - 55.46% , , , Francis Ho
6,997 - 36.87% , , , Graham Norton
367 - 1.93% , , , Julia Marks
518 - 2.73% , , , Marilyn Hogan
264 - 1.39% , , , , , , , , Glen Clark , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: 1999 Redistribution Changes to the ...
, , , Ragini Rankin
5,515 - 30.08% , , , , , Val J. Anderson
11,038 - 60.20% , , , Christie Jung
519 - 2.83% , , , Philip Read
839 - 4.58% , , , Michael Airton
337 - 1.84% , , , Jerry Zen-Jih Chang ( NLP)
89 - 0.49% , , , , , Val J. Anderson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1966 as a two-member seat. It returned two members from 1966 to 1986 and one ...
, , , Margaret Birrell
9,390 - 39.20% , , , , ,
Gary Farrell-Collins Gary Collins, formerly referred to as Gary Farrell-Collins prior to 2001 (born August 22, 1963), is a Canadians, Canadian former politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2004, re ...

12,036 - 50.25% , , , David J. Waine
489 - 2.04% , , , Ted Philip Badley
1,062 - 4.43% , , , Stuart Parker
714 - 2.98% , , , , , , , , Tom Perry , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the e ...
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11,155 - 64.05% , , , Anne Beer
4,243 - 24.36% , , , Wayne Marsden
354 - 2.03% , , , John Spark
584 - 3.35% , , , Paul Alexander
759 - 4.36% , , , , , , , ,
Mike Harcourt Michael Franklin Harcourt, OC (born January 6, 1943) served as the 30th premier of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of Vancouver, BC's largest city, from 1980 to 1986. Early life and education Harcourt was ...
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Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the general election of 1933. It was created out of parts of Richmond-Point Grey, South Vancouver and ...
, , , Jim Green
11,074 - 42.81% , , , , ,
Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, (born January 12, 1948) is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Co ...

12,637 - 48.86% , , , Sager Jan
406 - 1.57% , , , Allison Mountstevens
857 - 3.31% , , , Ralph Maud
683 - 2.64% , , , , , , , , Darlene R. Marzari , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 Census, this riding is the second-wealthiest in British Columbia with an average family income of $91,822, b ...
, , , Roger Boshier
4,977 - 22.04% , , , , ,
Colin Hansen Colin Hansen (born 1952) is a former provincial politician for the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1996 to 2013. Hansen's most recent cabinet position was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier from June 10, 2009 to March 13, 2011. He h ...

15,509 - 68.68% , , , Jay Davison
495 - 2.19% , , , Richard Chave Sanderson
827 - 3.66% , , , Valerie Jerome
627 - 2.78% , , , , , , , ,
Art Cowie Art Cowie (September 17, 1934 – November 21, 2009) was an urban planner, landscape architect and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Quilchena in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1993 as a L ...
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Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coa ...
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Gretchen Brewin Patricia Gretchen Mann Brewin (born December 23, 1938), known as Gretchen, is a Canadian politician. Brewin was born in Ottawa, Ontario to mother Marjorie Mann and Walter Mann on December 23, 1938. Gretchen has one sister, Susan Mann (Canadian ...

11,960 - 52.51% , , , Howard Markson
7,636 - 33.52% , , , Ken Conrad
654 - 2.87% , , , Richard Fahl
1,093 - 4.80% , , , Stephen DeMeulenaere
1,008 - 4.43% , , , , , , , , Gretchen Brewin , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Victoria-Hillside , , , , ,
Steve Orcherton Steve Orcherton (born 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. He sat as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was defeated ...

11,585 - 53.32% , , ,
Sheila Orr Sheila Orr (born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assemb ...

6,862 - 31.58% , , , Dan Willson
979 - 4.51% , , , Gary Beyer
1,227 - 5.65% , , , David Scott White
790 - 3.64% , , , , , , , , Robin Blencoe , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding is the wealthiest constituency in British Columbia, with a median household income of $93,569 according to the 200 ...
, , , Daniel Reeve
3,486 - 14.90% , , , , ,
Jeremy Dalton Jeremy Dalton Bachelor of Arts, BA (22 September 1942 – 28 May 2005) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and later an independent (politician), independent. He served as MLA for the ridin ...

16,675 - 71.29% , , , Ted Shandro
1,326 - 5.67% , , , Marina Jurlina
1,182 - 5.05% , , , Matthew Ferguson
461 - 1.97% , , , , , , , , Jeremy Dalton , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", West Vancouver-Garibaldi , , , Brenda Broughton
6,288 - 29.16% , , , , ,
Ted Nebbeling Ted Nebbeling (1944 – October 28, 2009) was a British Columbia Legislative Assembly Member and Minister of State for the Community Charter from 2001 to 2004. Marriage He married Jan Holmberg, his partner of 32 years, on November 15, 2003, i ...

12,326 - 57.17% , , , Jim Mercier
1,430 - 6.63% , , , Roland T. French
693 - 3.21% , , , Peggy Stortz
532 - 2.47% , , , , , , David J. Mitchell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",
Yale-Lillooet Yale-Lillooet was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the 1966 General Election, when it superseded the older Lillooet riding, which was one of the province's original ...
, , , , ,
Harry Lali Harbhajan Singh "Harry" Lali (born August 10, 1955) is a former MLA in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Biography Lali spent eleven summers working in the forestry industry, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sout ...

7,081 - 41.06% , , , Jim Rabbitt
5,912 - 34.29% , , , John Calvin Stinson
3,419 - 19.83% , , , Richard Bennett
706 - 4.09% , , , , , , Ed Vanwoudenberg ( FCP)
124 - 0.72% , , , , , Harry Lali , -


See also

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List of political parties in British Columbia Prior to 1903, there was no strong party discipline in the province, and governments rarely lasted more than two years as independent-minded members changed allegiances. MLAs were elected under a myriad of party labels many as Independents, and no ...


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Elections BC 1996 ElectionLosing the vote, winning the election, CBC video
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