2013_British_Columbia_general_election
The 2013 British Columbia general election took place on May 14, 2013, to elect the 85 members of the 40th Parliament of British Columbia to the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government during the 39th Parliament prior to this general election, initially under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell then after his resignation, Christy Clark. The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James, and then Adrian Dix, formed the Official Opposition. The BC Green Party under the leadership of Jane Sterk and the BC Conservative Party under John Cummins were also included in polling, although neither party had representation at the end of the 39th Parliament.
Quick Facts 85 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 43 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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The Liberal Party won its fourth straight majority; Clark was defeated in her riding, but she was re-elected to the legislature in a subsequent by-election in Westside-Kelowna on July 10, 2013,[2] after Liberal MLA Ben Stewart stepped down on her behalf.[3] The NDP remained the official opposition, losing two seats, and the Green Party won its first seat.
Despite their victory, the Liberals had been consistently several points behind the opposition New Democrats in every public opinion poll throughout the campaign.[4] Even poll results released on the last day of the campaign suggested that the New Democrats had an eight to nine percentage point margin over the Liberals.[5] Only one pollster, Forum Research, had released a poll which suggested that the Liberals were close enough that a victory was even possible for them, although even that poll had the New Democrats ahead by two percentage points.[5] The Liberals' upset victory led to significant media debate about the quality of opinion polling in Canadian elections.
Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday in May of the fourth calendar year after the last election.[6] As an election was held on May 12, 2009, the next election was scheduled for May 14, 2013. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit.[6]
The writs were dropped April 16, 2013,[7] and the general election was held on May 14, 2013, with advance voting made available on May 8 through 11.[8]
After leading the BC Liberals for 17 years, Gordon Campbell announced he would resign as Premier and party leader in November 2010. This was seen as the result of opposition to the Harmonized Sales Tax, which was very unpopular with voters.[9]
In the ensuing leadership campaign, Christy Clark, the eventual winner, suggested she would prefer to hold an election earlier than 2013 to secure her own mandate.[10] She was believed to be preparing her party for an election as early as autumn 2011.[11] However, due to the unfavourable result from the HST referendum, she decided to rule out an early election.[12]
This is a list of political parties who ran candidates in the 2013 election:[13][14]
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| Party | Leader | Expenditures[15] | Notes | |
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| British Columbia Liberal Party | Christy Clark | $11,740,241 | The BC Liberals have formed a majority government since May 2001. With the resignation of party leader Gordon Campbell, the new party leader Christy Clark was selected on February 26, 2011.[16] The party claims it is independent of the federal Liberals and the federal Conservatives. | |
| British Columbia New Democratic Party | Adrian Dix | $9,090,489 | Affiliated with the federal NDP, the BC NDP held power from 1972–1975 and 1991–2001. On April 17, 2011, Adrian Dix was chosen as the party leader in their 2011 leadership convention. | |
| Green Party of British Columbia | Jane Sterk | $177,660 | The party is based on the belief in sustainability[17] and maintains a full policy platform.[18] | |
| British Columbia Conservative Party | John Cummins | $154,502 | Having last won a seat in 1978, the Conservative Party has re-emerged as a minor party. According to polling in March 2013, the party holds less than one-third of the centre-right vote (shared with the BC Liberals). The party received a temporary boost when, on March 26, 2012, Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen announced that he was leaving the BC Liberals to join the BC Conservatives, providing the party with its first representative in decades. Van Dongen shortly quit the party to sit as an independent on September 22, 2012. | |
| Advocational International Democratic Party of British Columbia | Michael Yawney | $2,780 | The party was registered in 2006 and despite accumulating over two million dollars in assets the party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election.[19] | |
| British Columbia Party | $0 | A right-of-centre party[20] which did not nominate any candidates in the last election and only 2 candidates in the 2005 election. | ||
| Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia | Wilfred Hanni | $2,111 | The party is based in the supremacy of God and rule of law[21] and maintains a full policy platform.[22] It was founded in 2010 as the BC Heritage Party but changed its name to the Christian Heritage Party in 2012 when it developed ties to the federal Christian Heritage Party. | |
| Communist Party of British Columbia | Samuel Hammond | $1,375 | As a provincial branch of the federal Communist Party of Canada, party advocates a communist ideology, including labour rights and limits to corporate control.[23] Active since 2001, the party nominated four candidates in 2001 and three in both the 2005 and 2009 elections. | |
| British Columbia Excalibur Party | Michael Halliday | $901 | Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform.[24] | |
| BC First Party | Salvatore Vetro | $1,768 | Founded in 2010, the party advocates for democratic reforms, including the use of referendums, free votes, and at-large elections for the position of Premier.[25] The party nominated a candidate in the 2011 by-election. | |
| Helping Hand Party | Alan Saldanha | Founded in 2011. The party is based on the belief "that helping others unconditionally provides for a meaningful existence" and intends to run only a single candidate, Alan Saldanha in Surrey-Newton.[26] | ||
| British Columbia Libertarian Party | $1,994 | The party advocates for libertarian principles including protecting civil liberties and private property rights, legalizing drugs, and ending government controls on economic activity.[27] Active since the 1980s, the party nominated six candidates in both the 2005 and 2009 elections. | ||
| British Columbia Marijuana Party | Marc Emery | $751 | The party seeks to legalize marijuana. Active since 2000, the party nominated a full slate of candidates in 2001 and 44 candidates in 2005. The party endorsed the Green Party in the 2009 election but nominated one candidate regardless. | |
| Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness | Espavo Sozo | $0 | Founded in 2005, the party advocates for government accountability.[28] The party nominated 11 candidates in the 2005 election but none in 2009. | |
| British Columbia Social Credit Party | The once dominant conservative party last formed the government under Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston but has not elected an MLA since 1991.[29] The party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election. | |||
| Unparty: The Consensus-Building Party | Michael Donovan | $0 | Founded in 2011, the party promotes consensus government over adversarial party politics.[30] | |
| BC Vision | Jagmohan Bhandari | $179 | Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform that includes technology development, environmental conservation, public health, cross-generational communication, senior education, and fiscal responsibility.[31] | |
| Work Less Party of British Columbia | Conrad Schmidt | $9,420 | The party seeks to legislate a 32-hour or four-day work week.[32] Active since 2003, the party nominated 11 candidate in 2005 and two in 2009. | |
| Your Political Party of British Columbia | James Filippelli | $1,884 | The party seeks to reduce the influence of political parties on government and increase public review of government operations, inclusive of crown corporations and local governments. They maintain a full platform which includes making all campaign promises legally binding.[33] Active since 2002, the party nominated one candidate in 2005 and two in 2009. | |
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| Party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||||
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| Liberal | Christy Clark | 85 | 795,274 | 43,613 | 44.13 | -1.69 | 49 | 49 / 85 |
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| New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 85 | 715,855 | 24,291 | 39.72 | -2.43 | 35 | 34 / 85 |
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| Green | Jane Sterk | 61 | 146,685 | 12,069 | 8.14 | -0.07 | – | 1 / 85 |
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| Conservative | John Cummins | 56 | 85,637 | 51,186 | 4.75 | 2.65 | 2.65 | |||||
| Independent | 46 | 49,306 | 30,620 | 2.74 | 1.60 | 1.6 |
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| Libertarian | 8 | 2,050 | 564 | 0.11 | 0.02 | |||||||
| BC First | Salvatore Vetro | 2 | 1,275 | 1,275 | 0.07 | New | ||||||
| Excalibur | Michael Halliday | 6 | 995 | 995 | 0.06 | New | ||||||
| Vision | Jagmohan Bhandari | 4 | 878 | 878 | 0.05 | New | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Wilfred Hanni | 2 | 828 | 828 | 0.05 | Returned | ||||||
| Marijuana | Marc Emery | 2 | 766 | 405 | 0.04 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Your Political Party | James Filippelli | 2 | 528 | 193 | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||||||
| British Columbia Party | 3 | 445 | 445 | 0.02 | Returned | |||||||
| Communist | Samuel Hammond | 4 | 389 | 44 | 0.02 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Social Credit | 1 | 374 | 374 | 0.02 | Returned | |||||||
| Helping Hand Party | Alan Saldanha | 1 | 282 | 282 | 0.02 | New | ||||||
| Unparty | Michael Donovan | 2 | 244 | 244 | 0.01 | New | ||||||
| Work Less | Conrad Schmidt | 2 | 145 | 177 | 0.01 | -0.01 | ||||||
| Advocational | Michael Yawney | 2 | 137 | 137 | 0.01 | New | ||||||
| Platinum | Espavo Sozo | 2 | 56 | 56 | – | Returned | ||||||
| Total | 376 | 1,802,149 | 100.00% | |||||||||
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Synopsis of results
Main article: Results of the 2013 British Columbia general election by riding
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| Riding | Winning party | Turnout[lower-alpha 1] | Votes[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||
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| Abbotsford-Mission | Lib | Lib | 10,417 | 50.67% | 4,826 | 23.48% | 56.63% | 10,417 | 5,591 | 1,865 | 1,946 | 619 | 119 | 20,557 | ||
| Abbotsford South | Lib | Lib | 9,563 | 47.74% | 3,977 | 19.85% | 55.77% | 9,563 | 4,210 | – | – | 5,586 | 673 | 20,032 | ||
| Abbotsford West | Lib | Lib | 9,473 | 50.65% | 4,043 | 21.62% | 59.38% | 9,473 | 5,430 | 877 | 1,791 | 1,082 | 49 | 18,702 | ||
| Alberni-Pacific Rim | NDP | NDP | 10,569 | 57.55% | 4,228 | 23.02% | 58.22% | 6,341 | 10,569 | – | 1,456 | – | – | 18,366 | ||
| Boundary-Similkameen | Lib | Lib | 8,499 | 46.59% | 1,386 | 7.60% | 61.85% | 8,499 | 7,113 | 1,602 | – | 1,030 | – | 18,244 | ||
| Burnaby-Deer Lake | NDP | NDP | 8,189 | 48.48% | 903 | 5.35% | 48.03% | 7,286 | 8,189 | 1,417 | – | – | – | 16,892 | ||
| Burnaby-Edmonds | NDP | NDP | 9,253 | 51.43% | 2,303 | 12.80% | 49.00% | 6,950 | 9,253 | 1,573 | – | – | 215 | 17,991 | ||
| Burnaby-Lougheed | Lib | NDP | 8,952 | 44.26% | 743 | 3.67% | 56.24% | 8,209 | 8,952 | 1,665 | – | 1,399 | – | 20,225 | ||
| Burnaby North | Lib | Lib | 10,543 | 46.82% | 668 | 2.97% | 55.03% | 10,543 | 9,875 | 1,577 | – | 523 | – | 22,518 | ||
| Cariboo-Chilcotin | Lib | Lib | 7,679 | 56.18% | 2,939 | 21.50% | 63.64% | 7,679 | 4,740 | 747 | – | 503 | – | 13,669 | ||
| Cariboo North | NDP | Lib | 5,867 | 41.41% | 603 | 4.26% | 59.77% | 5,867 | 3,036 | – | – | 5,264 | – | 14,167 | ||
| Chilliwack | Lib | Lib | 9,989 | 47.56% | 3,438 | 16.37% | 55.85 % | 9,989 | 6,551 | 1,766 | 2,515 | – | 181 | 21,002 | ||
| Chilliwack-Hope | Lib | Lib | 10,053 | 49.15% | 2,689 | 13.15% | 57.38% | 10,053 | 7,364 | – | 2,202 | 833 | – | 20,452 | ||
| Columbia River-Revelstoke | NDP | NDP | 6,463 | 48.26% | 1,616 | 12.07% | 53.60% | 4,847 | 6,463 | 921 | 1,162 | – | – | 13,393 | ||
| Comox Valley | Lib | Lib | 14,248 | 44.27% | 1,768 | 5.49% | 63.99% | 14,248 | 12,480 | 3,718 | 1,740 | – | – | 32,186 | ||
| Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | Lib | Lib | 9,766 | 49.90% | 2,451 | 12.52% | 53.23% | 9,766 | 7,315 | 1,144 | 1,071 | – | 277 | 19,573 | ||
| Coquitlam-Maillardville | NDP | NDP | 9,930 | 45.74% | 41 | 0.19% | 56.69% | 9,889 | 9,930 | 1,891 | – | – | – | 21,710 | ||
| Cowichan Valley | NDP | NDP | 10,696 | 40.14% | 1,397 | 5.24% | 61.90% | 9,299 | 10,696 | 5,102 | 1,223 | 326 | – | 26,646 | ||
| Delta North | NDP | Lib | 9,613 | 44.53% | 203 | 0.94% | 59.94% | 9,613 | 9,410 | 1,312 | 983 | 210 | 58 | 21,586 | ||
| Delta South | Ind | Ind | 11,376 | 47.80% | 2,655 | 11.16% | 68.29% | 8,721 | 3,700 | – | – | 11,376 | – | 23,797 | ||
| Esquimalt-Royal Roads | NDP | NDP | 10,963 | 48.20% | 4,452 | 19.57% | 58.23% | 6,511 | 10,963 | 4,928 | – | 343 | – | 22,745 | ||
| Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Lib | Lib | 15,989 | 55.10% | 8,478 | 29.22% | 60.53% | 15,989 | 7,511 | 2,229 | 2,615 | 672 | – | 29,016 | ||
| Fraser-Nicola | NDP | Lib | 6,002 | 44.14% | 614 | 4.52% | 61.52% | 6,002 | 5,388 | 1,314 | 895 | – | – | 13,599 | ||
| Juan de Fuca | NDP | NDP | 12,338 | 53.32% | 5,218 | 22.55% | 58.07% | 7,120 | 12,338 | 3,682 | – | – | – | 23,140 | ||
| Kamloops-North Thompson | Lib | Lib | 12,183 | 52.06% | 3,044 | 13.01% | 57.97% | 12,183 | 9,139 | – | 1,644 | 436 | – | 23,402 | ||
| Kamloops-South Thompson | Lib | Lib | 14,956 | 57.11% | 5,752 | 21.96% | 62.18% | 14,956 | 9,204 | – | 1,603 | 425 | – | 26,188 | ||
| Kelowna-Lake Country | Lib | Lib | 12,149 | 56.78% | 6,843 | 31.98% | 47.71% | 12,149 | 5,306 | 1,591 | 2,351 | – | – | 21,397 | ||
| Kelowna-Mission | Lib | Lib | 13,687 | 56.86% | 7,466 | 31.02% | 53.58% | 13,687 | 6,221 | – | 3,051 | 1,113 | – | 24,072 | ||
| Kootenay East | Lib | Lib | 10,252 | 62.99% | 4,229 | 25.98% | 53.41% | 10,252 | 6,023 | – | – | – | – | 16,275 | ||
| Kootenay West | NDP | NDP | 11,349 | 63.01% | 7,508 | 41.68% | 56.92% | 3,841 | 11,349 | – | – | 2,822 | – | 18,012 | ||
| Langley | Lib | Lib | 14,039 | 51.44% | 6,636 | 24.31% | 59.06% | 14,039 | 7,403 | 2,608 | 3,242 | – | – | 27,292 | ||
| Maple Ridge-Mission | Lib | Lib | 10,327 | 46.61% | 1,507 | 6.80% | 57.91% | 10,327 | 8,820 | 1,818 | 1,190 | – | – | 22,155 | ||
| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | NDP | Lib | 10,824 | 45.49% | 620 | 2.61% | 59.87% | 10,824 | 10,204 | 2,178 | – | 589 | – | 23,795 | ||
| Nanaimo | NDP | NDP | 10,821 | 46.25% | 2,253 | 9.63% | 57.96% | 8,568 | 10,821 | 2,532 | 1,221 | 253 | – | 23,395 | ||
| Nanaimo-North Cowichan | NDP | NDP | 11,542 | 46.21% | 3,857 | 15.44% | 61.11% | 7,685 | 11,542 | 3,430 | 1,603 | 718 | – | 24,978 | ||
| Nechako Lakes | Lib | Lib | 5,324 | 53.79% | 2,587 | 26.14% | 58.46% | 5,324 | 2,737 | 510 | 1,253 | – | 74 | 9,898 | ||
| Nelson-Creston | NDP | NDP | 8,200 | 50.73% | 3,623 | 22.41% | 57.63% | 4,577 | 8,200 | 3,387 | – | – | – | 16,164 | ||
| New Westminster | NDP | NDP | 13,170 | 48.84% | 4,173 | 15.48% | 57.81% | 8,997 | 13,170 | 2,252 | 1,318 | 1,038 | 190 | 26,965 | ||
| North Coast | NDP | NDP | 4,617 | 56.72% | 1,925 | 23.65% | 52.85% | 2,692 | 4,617 | 831 | – | – | – | 8,140 | ||
| North Island | NDP | NDP | 11,885 | 50.70% | 2,002 | 8.54% | 57.28% | 9,883 | 11,885 | – | 1,675 | – | – | 23,443 | ||
| North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Lib | Lib | 11,060 | 45.47% | 1,188 | 4.88% | 60.38% | 11,060 | 9,872 | 2,257 | 833 | – | 304 | 24,326 | ||
| North Vancouver-Seymour | Lib | Lib | 13,186 | 50.92% | 4,662 | 18.00% | 66.99% | 13,186 | 8,524 | 1,897 | 1,206 | 1,081 | – | 25,894 | ||
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Lib | Grn | 10,722 | 40.43% | 2,955 | 11.14% | 69.56% | 7,767 | 7,536 | 10,722 | 492 | – | – | 26,517 | ||
| Parksville-Qualicum | Lib | Lib | 14,518 | 50.13% | 3,786 | 13.07% | 67.94% | 14,518 | 10,732 | – | 3,710 | – | – | 28,960 | ||
| Peace River North | Lib | Lib | 7,905 | 58.94% | 4,618 | 34.43% | 51.47% | 7,905 | 1,319 | – | 900 | 3,287 | – | 13,411 | ||
| Peace River South | Lib | Lib | 4,373 | 46.73% | 1,827 | 19.52% | 49.89% | 4,373 | 1,988 | – | 2,546 | 451 | – | 9,358 | ||
| Penticton | Lib | Lib | 11,536 | 45.85% | 1,382 | 5.49% | 58.27% | 11,536 | 10,154 | – | 2,288 | – | 1,185 | 25,163 | ||
| Port Coquitlam | NDP | NDP | 11,755 | 52.94% | 3,635 | 16.37% | 57.26% | 8,120 | 11,755 | – | 1,525 | – | 805 | 22,205 | ||
| Port Moody-Coquitlam | Lib | Lib | 9,675 | 46.39% | 437 | 2.10% | 58.75% | 9,675 | 9,238 | 1,708 | – | – | 237 | 20,858 | ||
| Powell River-Sunshine Coast | NDP | NDP | 13,120 | 55.20% | 5,328 | 22.42% | 63.24% | 7,792 | 13,120 | 2,856 | – | – | – | 23,768 | ||
| Prince George-Mackenzie | Lib | Lib | 10,524 | 55.58% | 4,036 | 21.32% | 56.86% | 10,524 | 6,488 | 1,077 | 845 | – | – | 18,934 | ||
| Prince George-Valemount | Lib | Lib | 11,291 | 56.95% | 4,175 | 21.06% | 56.56% | 11,291 | 7,116 | – | 1,105 | – | 314 | 19,826 | ||
| Richmond Centre | Lib | Lib | 9,462 | 49.83% | 5,026 | 26.47% | 43.65% | 9,462 | 4,436 | 1,678 | 961 | 2,371 | 82 | 18,990 | ||
| Richmond East | Lib | Lib | 11,592 | 54.68% | 5,545 | 26.16% | 47.58% | 11,592 | 6,047 | 1,178 | 1,827 | 380 | 175 | 21,199 | ||
| Richmond-Steveston | Lib | Lib | 12,137 | 51.80% | 5,529 | 23.60% | 55.39% | 12,137 | 6,608 | 1,899 | 2,625 | – | 162 | 23,431 | ||
| Saanich North and the Islands | Lib | NDP | 10,515 | 33.27% | 163 | 0.52% | 69.21% | 10,352 | 10,515 | 10,136 | – | 599 | – | 31,602 | ||
| Saanich South | NDP | NDP | 11,946 | 45.55% | 2,690 | 10.26% | 67.11% | 9,256 | 11,946 | 4,011 | 873 | 142 | – | 26,228 | ||
| Shuswap | Lib | Lib | 11,992 | 47.92% | 4,594 | 18.36% | 60.41% | 11,992 | 7,398 | 2,338 | 3,232 | – | 63 | 25,023 | ||
| Skeena | NDP | NDP | 5,609 | 47.71% | 522 | 4.44% | 55.85% | 5,087 | 5,609 | – | 797 | – | 263 | 11,756 | ||
| Stikine | NDP | NDP | 4,081 | 47.11% | 909 | 10.49% | 62.82% | 3,172 | 4,081 | 303 | 533 | 59 | 514 | 8,662 | ||
| Surrey-Cloverdale | Lib | Lib | 18,051 | 59.53% | 9,274 | 30.59% | 57.79% | 18,051 | 8,777 | – | 2,545 | 949 | – | 30,322 | ||
| Surrey-Fleetwood | NDP | Lib | 8,974 | 45.43% | 200 | 1.01% | 55.72% | 8,974 | 8,774 | 1,147 | 801 | – | 59 | 19,755 | ||
| Surrey-Green Timbers | NDP | NDP | 9,386 | 58.06% | 3,805 | 23.54% | 52.32% | 5,581 | 9,386 | 655 | 444 | – | 101 | 16,167 | ||
| Surrey-Newton | NDP | NDP | 9,788 | 56.42% | 3,184 | 18.35% | 52.56% | 6,604 | 9,788 | – | 674 | – | 282 | 17,348 | ||
| Surrey-Panorama | Lib | Lib | 14,139 | 54.29% | 4,831 | 18.55% | 57.72% | 14,139 | 9,308 | 1,478 | 1,037 | 81 | – | 26,043 | ||
| Surrey-Tynehead | Lib | Lib | 9,172 | 48.15% | 1,633 | 8.57% | 52.13% | 9,172 | 7,539 | – | 2,040 | – | 298 | 19,049 | ||
| Surrey-Whalley | NDP | NDP | 10,405 | 61.43% | 5,401 | 31.88% | 46.28% | 5,004 | 10,405 | – | 1,110 | – | 420 | 16,939 | ||
| Surrey-White Rock | Lib | Lib | 15,092 | 58.09% | 7,912 | 30.45% | 64.73% | 15,092 | 7,180 | 2,304 | 1,301 | – | 105 | 25,982 | ||
| Vancouver-Fairview | Lib | NDP | 12,649 | 47.32% | 1,351 | 5.05% | 58.98% | 11,298 | 12,649 | 2,785 | – | – | – | 26,732 | ||
| Vancouver-False Creek | Lib | Lib | 11,228 | 52.21% | 3,247 | 15.10% | 50.11% | 11,228 | 7,981 | 1,928 | – | 199 | 171 | 21,507 | ||
| Vancouver-Fraserview | Lib | Lib | 10,118 | 46.74% | 470 | 2.17% | 54.96% | 10,118 | 9,648 | 1,230 | 653 | – | – | 21,649 | ||
| Vancouver-Hastings | NDP | NDP | 12,782 | 59.51% | 6,846 | 31.87% | 53.21% | 5,936 | 12,782 | 2,386 | – | – | 374 | 21,478 | ||
| Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | NDP | 10,687 | 51.37% | 2,722 | 13.09% | 54.33% | 7,965 | 10,687 | 1,578 | 572 | – | – | 20,802 | ||
| Vancouver-Kingsway | NDP | NDP | 10,409 | 56.77% | 3,809 | 20.77% | 48.96% | 6,600 | 10,409 | 1,327 | – | – | – | 18,336 | ||
| Vancouver-Langara | Lib | Lib | 10,234 | 52.60% | 2,787 | 14.33% | 50.52% | 10,234 | 7,447 | 1,055 | 674 | – | 45 | 19,455 | ||
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | NDP | 13,845 | 65.83% | 9,903 | 47.09% | 49.77% | 3,942 | 13,845 | 2,506 | – | 260 | 478 | 21,031 | ||
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Lib | NDP | 11,499 | 47.59% | 1,063 | 4.40% | 58.97% | 10,436 | 11,499 | 1,636 | 392 | 72 | 128 | 24,163 | ||
| Vancouver-Quilchena | Lib | Lib | 14,496 | 64.32% | 8,791 | 39.00% | 59.45% | 14,496 | 5,705 | 1,667 | – | 671 | – | 22,539 | ||
| Vancouver-West End | NDP | NDP | 10,755 | 56.81% | 5,406 | 28.55% | 50.64% | 5,349 | 10,755 | 2,156 | – | 132 | 540 | 18,932 | ||
| Vernon-Monashee | Lib | Lib | 12,503 | 46.34% | 3,270 | 12.12% | 57.41% | 12,503 | 9,233 | 1,905 | 3,169 | 169 | – | 26,979 | ||
| Victoria-Beacon Hill | NDP | NDP | 12,697 | 48.82% | 3,901 | 15.00% | 58.67% | 4,386 | 12,697 | 8,796 | – | – | 131 | 26,010 | ||
| Victoria-Swan Lake | NDP | NDP | 12,350 | 54.49% | 7,090 | 31.28% | 58.07% | 5,055 | 12,350 | 5,260 | – | – | – | 22,665 | ||
| West Vancouver-Capilano | Lib | Lib | 15,776 | 67.03% | 10,509 | 44.65% | 60.47% | 15,776 | 5,267 | – | 1,156 | 1,018 | 320 | 23,537 | ||
| West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | Lib | Lib | 11,275 | 52.50% | 4,309 | 20.06% | 56.68% | 11,275 | 6,966 | 2,359 | 653 | 225 | – | 21,478 | ||
| Westside-Kelowna | Lib | Lib | 12,405 | 58.07% | 5,817 | 27.23% | 47.52% | 12,405 | 6,588 | – | 2,368 | – | – | 21,361 | ||
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- = Open seat
- = turnout is above provincial average
- = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
- = Incumbent had switched allegiance
- = Previously incumbent in another riding
- = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
- = Incumbency arose from by-election gain
- = other incumbents renominated
- = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
- = Multiple candidates
Summary analysis
More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib | NDP | Grn | Con | Ind | |||
| Liberal | 45 | 1 | 3 | 49 | |||
| New Democratic | 32 | 2 | 34 | ||||
| Green | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 85 | |
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More information Parties, 1st ...
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| █ Liberal | 49 | 34 | 2 | ||
| █ New Democratic | 34 | 45 | 6 | ||
| █ Independent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 |
| █ Green | 1 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 2 |
| █ Conservative | 1 | 30 | 24 | 1 | |
| █ Libertarian | 2 | 4 | |||
| █ Vision | 2 | 2 | |||
| █ Marijuana | 2 | ||||
| █ Excalibur | 1 | 2 | |||
| █ BC First | 1 | 1 | |||
| █ British Columbia Party | 1 | 1 | |||
| █ Communist | 1 | ||||
| █ Christian Heritage | 1 | ||||
| █ Helping Hand Party | 1 | ||||
| █ Social Credit | 1 | ||||
| █ Your Political Party | 1 | ||||
| █ Advocational | 2 | ||||
| █ Platinum | 1 | ||||
| █ Unparty | 1 |
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More information Source, Party ...
| Source | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib | NDP | Grn | Ind | Total | ||
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 24 | 27 | 1 | 52 | |
| Open seats held - new MLAs | 16 | 3 | 19 | |||
| Open seats held - taken by MLA previously incumbent in another riding | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Byelection losses reversed | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Open seats gained | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Total | 49 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 85 | |
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Voter turnout
Voter turnout was 57.1 percent, but varied from riding to riding. 10 of the 85 ridings had less than 50 percent voter turnout. Richmond and Kelowna were the only major cities with under 50 percent turnout.
- Voter turnout in the 2013 BC general election
Retiring incumbents
Seats changing hands
8 incumbent MLAs lost their seats:
More information Party, Name ...
| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Seat held by party since | Defeated by | Elected party in 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Harry Lali | Fraser-Nicola | 2009 | 2009 | Jackie Tegart | BC Liberal | ||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | Chilliwack-Hope | 2012 | 2012 | Laurie Throness | BC Liberal | ||
| New Democratic | Jagrup Brar | Surrey-Fleetwood | 2004 | 2009 | Peter Fassbender | BC Liberal | ||
| BC Liberal | Harry Bloy | Burnaby-Lougheed | 2009 | 2009 | Jane Shin | New Democratic | ||
| New Democratic | Joe Trasolini | Port Moody-Coquitlam | 2012 | 2012 | Linda Reimer | BC Liberal | ||
| BC Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | Vancouver-Fairview | 2009 | 2009 | George Heyman | New Democratic | ||
| BC Liberal | Christy Clark | Vancouver-Point Grey | 2011 | 2011 | David Eby | New Democratic | ||
| BC Liberal | Ida Chong | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | 1996 | 1996 | Andrew Weaver | Green Party | ||
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Open seats changing hands
More information Party in 2017, Candidate ...
| Party in 2017 | Candidate | Retiring incumbent | Constituency | Defeated by | Elected party in 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Rosenau | Michael Sather | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Doug Bing | BC Liberal | ||
| New Democratic | Sylvia Bishop | Guy Gentner | Delta North | Scott Hamilton | BC Liberal | ||
| BC Liberal | Stephen P. Roberts | Murray Coell | Saanich North and the Islands | Gary Holman | New Democratic | ||
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- Voting intentions leading up to the 2013 election
- Voting intentions since the 2009 election
More information Opinion polling in the election period, Polling firm ...
| Opinion polling in the election period | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling firm | Date of polling | Source | Lib | NDP | Grn | Con | Oth | Type of poll | Sample size |
| 2013 election | May 14, 2013 | [54] | 44.14 | 39.71 | 8.13 | 4.76 | 3.25 | Ballot | 1,803,051 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 13, 2013 | [55] | 37 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Online | 800 |
| Angus Reid | May 12–13, 2013 | [56] | 36 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Online | 803 |
| EKOS | May 10–12, 2013 | [57] | 34.5 | 40.5 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 2.7 | IVR | 861 |
| Angus Reid | May 9–10, 2013 | [58][permanent dead link] | 36 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 4 | Online | 808 |
| Justason Market Intelligence | May 8–9, 2013 | [59] | 31 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | Online | 700 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 8–9, 2013 | [60] | 37 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Online | 800 |
| Forum Research | May 8, 2013 | [61] | 41 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 2 | IVR | 1,147 |
| Hill & Knowlton | May 7–8, 2013 | [62] | 34.6 | 41.1 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | Online | 804 |
| Oraclepoll Research | May 5–7, 2013 | [63] | 37 | 41 | 12 | 10 | Telephone | 1,000 | |
| Campaign Research | May 2, 2013 | [64][permanent dead link] | 35 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 5 | IVR | 1,303 |
| Angus Reid | May 1–2, 2013 | [65][permanent dead link] | 34 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Online | 808 |
| Ipsos Reid | April 30 – May 2, 2013 | [66] | 35 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Online | 1,000 |
| Insights West | April 29 – May 2, 2013 | [67] | 33 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 1 | Online | 855 |
| Forum Research | April 30, 2013 | [68] | 35 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 3 | IVR | 1,055 |
| Abacus Data | April 23–26, 2013 | [69] | 33 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 3 | Online | 1,042 |
| Angus Reid | April 24–25, 2013 | [70] | 31 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 3 | Online | 812 |
| Justason Market Intelligence | April 15–23, 2013 | [71] | 27 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Telephone/online | 600 |
| Ipsos Reid | April 11–14, 2013 | [72] | 29 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 3 | Online | 800 |
| Angus Reid | April 12–13, 2013 | [73] | 28 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 3 | Online | 804 |
| EKOS | April 3–10, 2013 | [74] | 28.4 | 44.9 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 2.7 | IVR | 917 |
| Election 2009 | May 12, 2009 | – | 45.82 | 42.15 | 8.21 | 2.10 | 1.72 | Ballot | 1,640,542 |
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More information Opinion polling from 2009 to March 2013, Polling firm ...
| Opinion polling from 2009 to March 2013 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling firm | Date of polling | Source | Lib | NDP | Grn | Con | Oth | Type of poll | Sample size |
| Insights West | March 26–31, 2013 | [75] | 28 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 2 | Online | 855 |
| Angus Reid | March 18–19, 2013 | [76][permanent dead link] | 28 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Online | 809 |
| Campaign Research | March 12, 2013 | [77] | 33 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 4 | IVR | 1,112 |
| Ipsos Reid | March 8–12, 2013 | [78] | 32 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 1 | Online | 1,000 |
| Angus Reid | February 21–22, 2013 | [79] | 31 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 3 | Online | 803 |
| EKOS | February 1–10, 2013 | [80] | 27.4 | 39.0 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 5.5 | IVR | 687 |
| Justason Market Intelligence | January 25 – February 1, 2013 | [81] | 26 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 3 | Telephone/online | 600 |
| Mustel Group | January 11–21, 2013 | [82] | 33 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Telephone | 509 |
| Angus Reid | January 17–18, 2013 | [83] | 31 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | Online | 802 |
| Ipsos Reid | November 26–30, 2012 | [84] | 35 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 1 | Online | 1,000 |
| Angus Reid | November 21–22, 2012 | [85][permanent dead link] | 29 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 2 | Online | 800 |
| Angus Reid | October 9–10, 2012 | [86][permanent dead link] | 26 | 49 | 7 | 16 | 2 | Online | 800 |
| Justason Market Intelligence | September 24 – October 1, 2012 | [87] | 28 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 1 | Telephone/online | 539 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 11–18, 2012 | [88] | 32 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 1 | Online | 1,006 |
| Angus Reid | September 10–11, 2012 | [89] | 25 | 46 | 8 | 19 | 1 | Online | 800 |
| Environics | August 29–31, 2012 | [90] | 25.4 | 44.8 | 7.8 | 19.8 | 2.2 | Online | 854 |
| Forum Research | August 30, 2012 | [91] | 23 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 2 | IVR | 902 |
| Angus Reid | July 30 – August 1, 2012 | [92][permanent dead link] | 22 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 2 | Online | 804 |
| Forum Research | July 31, 2012 | [93] | 23 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 2 | IVR | 1,064 |
| Angus Reid | July 3–5, 2012 | [94][permanent dead link] | 23 | 45 | 8 | 22 | 2 | Online | 801 |
| Forum Research | June 12, 2012 | [95] | 20 | 50 | 11 | 19 | 0 | IVR | 1,014 |
| Ipsos Reid | June 5–11, 2012 | [96] | 29 | 48 | 6 | 16 | 1 | Online | 1,026 |
| Angus Reid | May 7–9, 2012 | [97][permanent dead link] | 23 | 50 | 6 | 19 | 2 | Online | 802 |
| Forum Research | May 2, 2012 | [98] | 23 | 48 | 8 | 19 | 1 | IVR | 1,054 |
| Forum Research | April 11, 2012 | [99] | 23 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 1 | IVR | 1,069 |
| Angus Reid | March 29–30, 2012 | [100][permanent dead link] | 23 | 43 | 8 | 23 | 3 | Online | 800 |
| Forum Research | March 19, 2012 | [101] | 21 | 47 | 9 | 21 | 2 | IVR | 1,063 |
| Mustel Group | March 5–19, 2012 | [102] | 34 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 2 | Telephone | 518 |
| Justason Market Intelligence | February 24 – March 7, 2012 | [103] | 31 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 2 | Telephone/online | 611 |
| Forum Research | February 22, 2012 | [104] | 24 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 2 | IVR | 858 |
| NRG Research Group | February 7–12, 2012 | [105] | 36 | 42 | 10 | 13 | Telephone | 600 | |
| Ipsos Reid | February 1–5, 2012 | [106] | 32 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 2 | Online | 1,000 |
| Angus Reid | January 27–29, 2012 | [107] | 28 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 1 | Online | 800 |
| Forum Research | January 23, 2012 | [108] | 26 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 4 | IVR | 988 |
| Forum Research | December 15, 2011 | [109] | 23 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 5 | IVR | 1,045 |
| Oraclepoll Research | November 22–25, 2011 | [110] | 25 | 44 | 16 | 15 | Telephone | 600 | |
| Angus Reid | October 31 – November 1, 2011 | [111] | 31 | 40 | 8 | 18 | 3 | Online | 803 |
| Ipsos Reid | September 28 – October 3, 2011 | [112] | 38 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 3 | Online | 1,000 |
| Mustel Group | May 4–15, 2011 | [113] | 37 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 1 | Telephone | 500 |
| Ipsos Reid | May 9–13, 2011 | [114] | 41 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 2 | Telephone/online | 1,200 |
| Angus Reid | March 16–17, 2011 | [115] | 43 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Online | 807 |
| Angus Reid | February 15–17, 2011 | [116] | 41 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 6 | Online | 811 |
| Angus Reid | December 20–21, 2010 | [117] | 38 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Online | 806 |
| Mustel Group | December 3–12, 2010 | [118] | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | Telephone | 500 |
| Angus Reid | December 7–8, 2010 | [119] | 36 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 8 | Online | 804 |
| Mustel Group | November 4–15, 2010 | [120] | 37 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | Telephone | 502 |
| Angus Reid | November 2–3, 2010 | [121] | 26 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Online | 807 |
| Angus Reid | October 13–14, 2010 | [122] | 24 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Online | 804 |
| Angus Reid | September 8–9, 2010 | [123][permanent dead link] | 25 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Online | 805 |
| Mustel Group | August 26 – September 7, 2010 | [124] | 33 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Telephone | 502 |
| Angus Reid | July 26–28, 2010 | [125] | 27 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 6 | Online | 800 |
| Angus Reid | July 6–8, 2010 | [126] | 23 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 9 | Online | 801 |
| Angus Reid | June 1–6, 2010 | [127] | 26 | 46 | 14 | 8 | Online | 1,612 | |
| Mustel Group | May 6–16, 2010 | [128] | 32 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | Telephone | 500 |
| Angus Reid | April 12–14, 2010 | [129] | 29 | 47 | 14 | 5 | Online | 800 | |
| Angus Reid | March 15–17, 2010 | [130] | 35 | 43 | 13 | 6 | Online | 905 | |
| Mustel Group | November 9–19, 2009 | [131] | 35 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 500 | |
| Angus Reid | November 10–11, 2009 | [132] | 33 | 47 | 10 | 7 | Online | 800 | |
| Ipsos Reid | September 9–13, 2009 | [133] | 35 | 45 | 13 | 7 | Telephone | 800 | |
| Angus Reid | September 1–3, 2009 | [134] | 31 | 45 | 11 | 7 | Online | 783 | |
| Mustel Group | August 5–11, 2009 | [135] | 38 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 500 | |
| Angus Reid | July 31 – August 2, 2009 | [136] | 34 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Online | 805 |
| 2009 election | May 12, 2009 | – | 45.82 | 42.15 | 8.21 | 2.10 | 1.72 | Ballot | 1,640,542 |
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