The 2020 British Columbia general election was held on October 24, 2020, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 42nd parliament of the Canadian province of

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. The incumbent

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(BC NDP) won a majority government, making John Horgan the first leader in the history of the BC NDP to win a second consecutive term as premier. The incoming Legislature marked the first time the NDP commanded an outright majority government in BC since the 1996 election, as well as the first province-wide popular vote win for the party since

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. Horgan called a

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on September 21, 2020, the first early election in the province since the 1986 election. Horgan argued the call for an election a year before it was due was necessary because he was governing with a minority of seats in the Legislative Assembly. His decision was criticized by both the NDP's

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partner, the British Columbia Green Party, and the province's

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, the

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, as opportunistic. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson resigned two days after the election but remained as leader until November 23.

Background

This election took place under

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rules, as

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had been rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum. Section 23 of British Columbia's ''Constitution Act'' provides that general elections occur on a fixed date of the fourth

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after the last election. The fixed election date was previously set for the second Tuesday in May – tentatively making the next election date May 12, 2021, but the

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passed legislation in 2017 amending the section of the constitution to change the fixed election date to the third Saturday in October. Section 23 also indicates the fixed election date is subject to the

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's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as they see fit (in practice, on the advice of the

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or following a

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). This prerogative was exercised on September 21, 2020, when Premier John Horgan called a

, thus dissolving the 41st Parliament. The

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was issued the same day, commencing a 32-day campaign. This was the first election in BC not to have been held on a set date in May since fixed-date elections had been introduced via amendments to the '' Constitution Act'' passed by the Liberal government under Gordon Campbell shortly after the Liberals came into power subsequent to the 2001 election. It was also the first time a BC government had gone to the polls before the expiration of its mandate since the

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government under Bill Vander Zalm called an early election in 1986. This election was the second Canadian provincial election held during the

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, after the September 2020 election in New Brunswick – also a snap election. Due to the pandemic, more than 720,000 people requested mail-in ballots. Elections BC expected that 35 to 40 percent of ballots would be sent by mail, compared to 1 percent historically. Advance voting took place between October 15 and 21, with more than 681,000 people voting ahead of the election date. Due to the significant increase in mail-in voting, the full results of the election were not known until November 8; the results of the judicial recount held in one constituency, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, were only known on November 17. The election occurred only three years and five months after the 2017 election and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia. By the terms of the

agreement that had been struck between the NDP and the

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, the NDP had been barred from calling a snap election and from holding an election before the fixed date. The premier defended his decision to call an early election, claiming that the province needed the government to have a strong mandate and stability to deal with the challenges of the pandemic for the coming years; the governing New Democrats did not have a majority of seats in the legislature, relying on confidence and supply from the Greens for a slim combined majority. An

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poll conducted for

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and radio station

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found that 46 percent of people disapproved of the snap election call, while 32 percent approved. Horgan and the BC NDP had been enjoying popularity in the polls during the summer and throughout the pandemic.

Campaign

On September 21, 2020, the BC NDP chose

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, a longtime party member and former member of Parliament for the federal NDP, to be the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Stikine, which is located in northwestern BC and was previously represented by Doug Donaldson. Cullen, a white man, was nominated after the NDP attempted, but failed, to find a person wanting to run who was a person from an "equity-seeking" group, such as a woman or Indigenous person; the party's policy required that a vacancy left by a male MLA not running for re-election must be filled by a person from these groups. Annita McPhee, an Indigenous woman of the Tahltan Nation who had served as president of the Tahltan Central Government, previously declared her intention to become the NDP candidate, but was not considered by the NDP. The NDP said that McPhee's application contained invalid signatures, and Cullen was nominated before the paperwork problem could be resolved. According to a party official, McPhee had indicated that she did not want to be associated with the NDP following the 2019 federal election, which was denied by McPhee. On September 28, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson promised a one-year

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on the 7% provincial sales tax, at an estimated cost of $6.9billion, and to thereafter set it to 3% for the following year, at an estimated cost of $3.9billion, saying that it would stimulate the economy. On September 30, NDP leader John Horgan promised to improve conditions at long-term care homes, at a cost of $1.4billion. The NDP filed a complaint to Elections BC against Liberal candidate Garry Thind, accusing him of violating the Elections Act by attempting to collect voters' information in order to provide them with a ballot. On October 4, the BC Liberals announced that they would pause the transition in

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from an

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force to a local police department, and that they would hold a referendum of whether the city's switch to a local police department should be reversed. On October 8, the NDP announced that they would commit to building, contingent on contributions from the federal government, the entire SkyTrain Expo Line extension to Langley Centre by 2025.

Retiring incumbents

Liberals

New Democrats

Independent members

Political parties

Major parties

Liberal

The

, a centre-right party, was led by Andrew Wilkinson. In the previous election, it won 43 seats but was reduced to 41 at dissolution. In the 41st Parliament, the BC Liberals served as the

after briefly forming a minority government under then-premier

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, which was defeated on a

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held 2 months after the

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. The party ran candidates in all 87 ridings.

New Democratic

The

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(NDP), a

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centre-left party, was led by John Horgan. It had 41 seats in the outgoing Legislative Assembly and governed BC with a

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. The party entered a confidence and supply agreement with the Greens following the previous election, allowing the NDP to form government despite being the party with the second-largest share of seats. It ran candidates in all 87 ridings.

Green

The Green Party of British Columbia, a

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centre-left, was led by Sonia Furstenau. It won 3 seats in the previous election but had been reduced to 2 seats by the time the 2020 election was called. The Green Party supported the minority NDP government by providing confidence and supply. It ran candidates in 74 out of the 87 ridings.

Minor parties

Independents

Along with the parties above, 24 individuals ran as independent candidates across 22 ridings.

Debates

Results

Synopsis of results

: = 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 byelection gain : = Incumbent ousted from party after nominations closed : = Other incumbents renominated : = Previously an MP in the

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: = Multiple candidates

Comparative analysis for ridings (2020 vs. 2017)

Detailed analysis

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:

Results by riding

The following tables present results by riding per Elections BC. * Names in bold are outgoing cabinet ministers, and names in ''italics'' are party leaders. The premier is in ''both''. * denotes incumbent MLAs who are not seeking re-election. * denotes incumbent MLAs who are seeking re-election in a different riding. * A riding name in brackets below the name of the incumbent MLA indicates the name of the predecessor riding contested in the last election. * Candidate names are given as they appeared on the ballot, and may include formal names and middle names that the candidate does not use in day-to-day political life. For example, Greg Kyllo appeared on the ballot as Gregory James Kyllo.

Northern British Columbia

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Nechako Lakes , , , , John Rustad
4,611 – 52.24% , , , Anne Marie Sam
3,031 – 34.34% , , , , , , Jon Rempel
403 – 4.57% , , , , , , , John Rustad , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", North Coast , , , Roy Jones Jr.
1,429 – 22.90% , , , , Jennifer Rice
4,544 – 72.82% , , , , , , Jody Craven
267 – 4.28% , , , , , , , Jennifer Rice , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Peace River North , , , , Dan Davies
6,746 – 55.76% , , , Danielle Monroe
1,202 – 9.94% , , , , , , , , , '' Trevor Bolin'' ( Cons.)
4,150 – 34.30% , , , , Dan Davies , - , 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 Ri ...

, , , , Mike Bernier
3,862 – 51.19% , , , Cory Grizz Longley
1,180 – 15.64% , , , , , , , , , , , , , Mike Bernier , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Prince George-Mackenzie , , , , Mike Morris
8,543 – 50.80% , , , Joan Atkinson
5,717 – 33.99% , , , Catharine Kendall
1,935 – 11.51% , , , Raymond Rodgers
287 – 1.71% , , , Dee Kranz ( CHP)
336 – 2.00% , , , , Mike Morris , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Prince George-Valemount , , , , Shirley Bond
9,703 – 55.62% , , , Laura Parent
4,717 – 27.04% , , , Mackenzie Kerr
2,597 – 14.89% , , , Sean Robson
428 – 2.45% , , , , , , , Shirley Bond , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Skeena , , , , Ellis Ross
5,810 – 52.06% , , , Nicole Halbauer
4,961 – 44.45% , , , , , , , , , Martin Holzbauer (ind.)
389 – 3.49% , , , , Ellis Ross , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Stikine , , , Gordon Sebastian
1,904 – 26.32% , , , ,

3,745 – 51.77% , , , , , , , , , , , , , Doug Donaldson , -

Kootenays

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Columbia River-Revelstoke , , , , Doug Clovechok
7,034 – 48.03% , , , Nicole Cherlet
5,708 – 38.97% , , , Samson Boyer
1,904 – 13.00% , , , , , , , Doug Clovechok , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kootenay East , , , , Tom Shypitka
9,897 – 57.90% , , , Wayne Stetski
5,499 – 32.17% , , , Kerri Wall
1,697 – 9.93% , , , , , , , Tom Shypitka , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Corbin Kelley
1,975 – 11.16% , , , , Katrine Conroy
10,822 – 61.15% , , , Andrew Duncan
3,040 – 17.18% , , , , , , , Katrine Conroy , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Tanya Finley
4,171 – 23.89% , , , , Brittny Anderson
7,296 – 41.78% , , , Nicole Charlwood
5,611 – 32.13% , , , Terry Tiessen ( Ltn.)
384 – 2.20% , , , , Michelle Mungall , -

Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Petra Veintimilla
7,735 – 36.72% , , , , Roly Russell
10,500 – 49.85% , , , , , , Darryl Seres ( Cons.)
2,354 – 11.18%
Arlyn Greig (Wexit)
474 – 2.25% , , , , Linda Larson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna-Lake Country , , , , Norm Letnick
14,679 – 55.73% , , , Justin Kulik
7,121 – 27.04% , , , John Janmaat
3,833 – 14.55% , , , , , , , Norm Letnick , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna-Mission , , , , Renee Merrifield
13,483 – 50.76% , , , Krystal Smith
8,605 – 32.39% , , , Amanda Poon
4,476 – 16.85% , , , , , , , Steve Thomson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna West , , , , Ben Stewart
12,991 – 49.89% , , , Spring Hawes
8,854 – 34.00% , , , Peter Truch
3,274 – 12.57% , , , , , , , Ben Stewart , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , , Dan Ashton
13,217 – 48.19% , , , Toni Boot
10,343 – 37.71% , , , Ted Shumaker
3,152 – 11.49% , , , Keith MacIntyre ( Ltn.)
717 – 2.61% , , , , Dan Ashton , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Shuswap , , , , Greg Kyllo
13,300 – 51.35% , , , Sylvia Lindgren
8,816 – 34.04% , , , Owen Madden
3,784 – 14.61% , , , , , , , Greg Kyllo , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vernon-Monashee , , , Eric Foster
9,798 – 35.05% , , , , Harwinder Sandhu
10,222 – 36.56% , , , Keli Westgate
4,464 – 15.97% , , , Kyle Delfing (Cons.)
3,472 – 12.42% , , , , Eric Foster , -

Thompson and Cariboo

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cariboo-Chilcotin , , , , Lorne Doerkson
6,600 – 51.25% , , , Scott Andrews
4,180 – 32.46% , , , David Laing
1,379 – 10.71% , , , , , , , Donna Barnett , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cariboo North , , , , Coralee Oakes
5,367 – 48.42% , , , Scott Elliott
3,809 – 34.36% , , , Douglas Gook
707 – 6.38% , , , Kyle Townsend ( Cons.)
1,201 – 10.84% , , , , Coralee Oakes , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Fraser-Nicola , , , , Jackie Tegart
5,696 – 41.64% , , , Aaron Sumexheltza
5,414 – 39.58% , , , Jonah Timms
1,788 – 13.07% , , , , , , , Jackie Tegart , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kamloops-North Thompson , , , ,

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9,341 – 40.99% , , , Sadie Hunter
9,145 – 40.13% , , , Thomas Martin
2,224 – 9.76% , , , , , , , Peter Milobar , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kamloops-South Thompson , , , , Todd Stone
13,453 – 51.14% , , , Anna Thomas
8,575 – 32.60% , , , Dan Hines
4,276 – 16.26% , , , , , , , Todd Stone , -

Fraser Valley

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford-Mission , , , Simon Gibson
9,620 – 38.12% , , , , Pam Alexis
10,364 – 41.07% , , , Stephen Fowler
2,667 – 10.57% , , , Trevor Hamilton
1,989 – 7.88% , , , Aeriol Alderking (CHP)
595 – 2.36% , , , , Simon Gibson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford South , , , , Bruce Banman
9,730 – 44.69% , , , Inder Johal
7,706 – 35.39% , , , Aird Flavelle
2,617 – 12.02% , , , , , , ''Laura-Lynn Thompson'' ( CHP)
1,720 – 7.90% , , , , Darryl Plecas , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford West , , , , Mike de Jong
8,880 – 45.51% , , , Preet Rai
7,119 – 36.49% , , , Kevin Eastwood
1,671 – 8.56% , , , Michael Henshall
1,766 – 9.05% , , , Sukhi Gill (Vision)
75 – 0.38% , , , , Mike de Jong , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , John Martin
5,102 – 28.85% , , , , Dan Coulter
7,349 – 41.56% , , , Tim Cooper
1,888 – 10.68% , , , Diane Janzen
2,910 – 16.46% , , , , , , , John Martin , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Chilliwack-Kent , , , Laurie Throness
6,964 – 30.68% , , , , Kelli Paddon
8,268 – 36.42% , , , Jeff Hammersmark
1,822 – 8.03% , , , , , , , , , , Laurie Throness , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Langley , , , Mary Polak
8,014 – 34.09% , , , ,

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11,089 – 47.17% , , , Bill Masse
2,469 – 10.50% , , , Shelly Jan
1,936 – 8.24% , , , , , , , Mary Polak , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Langley East , , , Margaret Kunst
10,385 – 33.56% , , , , Megan Dykeman
13,169 – 42.56% , , , Cheryl Wiens
3,533 – 11.42% , , , Ryan Warawa
3,428 – 11.08% , , , , , , , Rich Coleman , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Maple Ridge-Mission , , , Chelsa Meadus
9,009 – 33.75% , , , , Bob D'Eith
14,721 – 55.15% , , , Matt Trenholm
2,962 – 11.10% , , , , , , , , , , Bob D'Eith , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows , , , Cheryl Ashlie
9,163 – 36.59% , , , , Lisa Beare
15,877 – 63.41% , , , , , , , , , , , , , Lisa Beare , -

Surrey

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Cloverdale , , , Marvin Hunt
8,758 – 35.12% , , , , Mike Starchuk
12,992 – 52.10% , , , Rebecca Smith
2,169 – 8.70% , , , , , , , Marvin Hunt , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Fleetwood , , , Garry Thind
5,776 – 30.72% , , , , Jagrup Brar
11,457 – 60.93% , , , Dean McGee
1,571 – 8.35% , , , , , , , Jagrup Brar , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Green Timbers , , , Dilraj Atwal
5,540 – 40.41% , , , , Rachna Singh
8,171 – 59.59% , , , , , , , , , , Rachna Singh , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Dave Hans
5,139 – 29.93% , , , ,

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10,403 – 60.59% , , , Jodi Murphy
1,345 – 7.83% , , , Sam Kofalt (ind.)
282 – 1.64% , , , , Garry Begg , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Newton , , , Paul Boparai
3,911 – 27.55% , , , , Harry Bains
8,893 – 62.64% , , , Asad Syed
1,393 – 9.81% , , , , , , , Harry Bains , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Panorama , , , Gulzar Cheema
9,607 – 42.89% , , , , Jinny Sims
12,336 – 55.07% , , , , , , Sophie Shrestha (Vision)
458 – 2.04% , , , , Jinny Sims , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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12,970 – 47.36% , , , Pauline Greaves
11,794 – 43.06% , , , Tim Ibbotson
2,623 – 9.58% , , , , , , , Stephanie Cadieux , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Whalley , , , Shaukat Khan
4,052 – 26.15% , , , , Bruce Ralston
10,994 – 70.94% , , , , , , , , , , Bruce Ralston , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-White Rock , , , , Trevor Halford
10,718 – 39.51% , , , Bryn Smith
10,494 – 38.69% , , , Beverly Hobby
3,862 – 14.24% , , , , , , , ''Vacant'' , -

Richmond and Delta

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Delta North , , , Jet Sunner
7,179 – 33.37% , , , , Ravi Kahlon
12,215 – 56.78% , , , Neema Manral
2,120 – 9.85% , , , , , , , Ravi Kahlon , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Delta South , , , , Ian Paton
12,828 – 51.70% , , , Bruce Reid
8,404 – 33.87% , , , Peter van der Velden
3,581 – 14.43% , , , , , , , Ian Paton , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond North Centre , , , ,

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7,675 – 51.26% , , , Jaeden Dela Torre
5,964 – 39.83% , , , Vernon Wang
1,333 – 8.90% , , , , , , , Teresa Wat , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond-Queensborough , , , Jas Johal
7,728 – 39.15% , , , , Aman Singh
9,406 – 47.65% , , , Earl Einarson
1,496 – 7.58% , , , Kay Hale ( Cons.)
1,108 – 5.61% , , , , Jas Johal , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond South Centre , , , Alexa Loo
6,564 – 49.33% , , , , Henry Yao
6,743 – 50.67% , , , , , , , , , , Linda Reid , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond-Steveston , , , Matt Pitcairn
9,398 – 45.59% , , , , Kelly Greene
10,733 – 52.07% , , , , , , Vince Li (ind.)
483 – 2.34% , , , , John Yap , -

Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Deer Lake , , , Glynnis Hoi Sum Chan
5,163 – 31.81% , , , ,

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9,190 – 56.62% , , , Mehreen Chaudry
1,878 – 11.57% , , , , , , , Anne Kang , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Edmonds , , , Tripat Atwal
4,754 – 26.65% , , , , Raj Chouhan
11,063 – 62.01% , , , Iqbal Parekh
2,023 – 11.34% , , , , , , , Raj Chouhan , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Lougheed , , , Tariq Malik
5,386 – 25.81% , , , , Katrina Chen
12,574 – 60.25% , , , Andrew Williamson
2,628 – 12.59% , , , Dominique Paynter ( Ltn.)
281 – 1.35% , , , , Katrina Chen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby North , , , Raymond Dong
6,846 – 30.69% , , , , Janet Routledge
12,894 – 57.80% , , , Norine Shim
2,568 – 11.51% , , , , , , , Janet Routledge , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Coquitlam-Burke Mountain , , , Joan Isaacs
8,324 – 36.22% , , , , Fin Donnelly
12,627 – 54.94% , , , Adam Bremner-Akins
2,033 – 8.85% , , , , , , , Joan Isaacs , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Coquitlam-Maillardville , , , Will Davis
5,882 – 28.60% , , , , Selina Robinson
12,278 – 59.70% , , , Nicola Spurling
2,405 – 11.69% , , , , , , , Selina Robinson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Lorraine Brett
4,291 – 16.26% , , , ,

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15,903 – 60.25% , , , Cyrus Sy
5,020 – 19.02% , , , , , , , Judy Darcy , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Mehran Zargham
5,009 – 20.90% , , , ,

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15,370 – 64.14% , , , Erik Minty
3,023 – 12.61% , , , Lewis Clarke Dahlby ( Ltn.)
563 – 2.35% , , , , Mike Farnworth , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Port Moody-Coquitlam , , , James Robertson
7,253 – 30.50% , , , , Rick Glumac
12,783 – 53.75% , , , John Latimer
2,802 – 11.78% , , , , , , , Rick Glumac , -

Vancouver

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Fairview , , , George Affleck
7,570 – 27.32% , , , , George Heyman
15,538 – 56.07% , , , Ian Goldman
4,368 – 15.76% , , , Sandra Filosof-Schipper
234 – 0.84% , , , , , , , George Heyman , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-False Creek , , , Sam Sullivan
9,217 – 37.54% , , , , Brenda Bailey
11,484 – 46.77% , , , Maayan Kreitzman
3,108 – 12.66% , , , Naomi Chocyk
280 – 1.14% , , , Erik Gretland ( Cons.)
465 – 1.89% , , , , Sam Sullivan , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Fraserview , , , David Grewal
7,511 – 34.57% , , , , George Chow
12,247 – 56.37% , , , Francoise Raunet
1,969 – 9.06% , , , , , , , , , , George Chow , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Hastings , , , Alex Read
3,885 – 17.61% , , , , Niki Sharma
13,362 – 60.56% , , , Bridget Burns
4,312 – 19.54% , , , Golok Z. Buday
321 – 1.45% , , , Kimball Cariou ( Comm.)
184 – 0.83% , , , , Shane Simpson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Kensington , , , Paul Lepage
5,255 – 25.25% , , , , Mable Elmore
12,481 – 59.97% , , , Nazanin Moghadami
2,874 – 13.81% , , , , , , Salvatore Vetro (ind.)
202 – 0.97% , , , , Mable Elmore , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Kingsway , , , Cole Anderson
3,919 – 21.61% , , , , Adrian Dix
12,297 – 67.81% , , , Scott Bernstein
1,662 – 9.16% , , , Karin Litzcke
257 – 1.42% , , , , , , , Adrian Dix , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Langara , , , , Michael Lee
9,888 – 48.51% , , , Tesicca Chi-Ying Truong
8,431 – 41.26% , , , Stephanie Hendy
1,840 – 9.03% , , , Paul Matthews
224 – 1.10% , , , , , , , Michael Lee , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Mount Pleasant , , , George Vassilas
2,816 – 12.98% , , , , Melanie Mark
14,530 – 66.95% , , , Kelly Tatham
4,356 – 20.07% , , , , , , , , , , Melanie Mark , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Point Grey , , , Mark Bowen
7,712 – 31.41% , , , , David Eby
12,602 – 51.32% , , , Devyani Singh
4,241 – 17.27% , , , , , , , , , , David Eby , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Quilchena , , , , '' Andrew Wilkinson''
12,157 – 56.04% , , , Heather McQuillan
6,197 – 28.56% , , , Michael Barkusky
3,341 – 15.40% , , , , , , , , , , ''Andrew Wilkinson'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-West End , , , Jon Ellacott
4,014 – 20.11% , , , , Spencer Chandra Herbert
12,439 – 62.31% , , , James Marshall
3,250 – 16.28% , , , Kim McCann
259 – 1.30% , , , , , , , Spencer Chandra Herbert , -

North Shore

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", North Vancouver-Lonsdale , , , Lyn Anglin
7,274 – 27.43% , , , , Bowinn Ma
15,878 – 59.87% , , , Christopher Hakes
3,369 – 12.70% , , , , , , , Bowinn Ma , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", North Vancouver-Seymour , , , Jane Thornthwaite
9,827 – 35.70% , , , , Susie Chant
12,891 – 46.84% , , , Harrison Johnson
4,514 – 16.40% , , , Clayton Welwood ( Ltn.)
291 – 1.06% , , , , Jane Thornthwaite , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", West Vancouver-Capilano , , , , Karin Kirkpatrick
12,734 – 53.55% , , , Amelia Hill
7,194 – 30.25% , , , Rasoul Narimani
3,664 – 15.41% , , , Anton Shendryk (ind.)
186 – 0.78% , , , , Ralph Sultan , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", West Vancouver-Sea to Sky , , , , Jordan Sturdy
9,249 – 37.54% , , , Keith Murdoch
6,194 – 25.16% , , , Jeremy Valeriote
9,189 – 37.30% , , , , , , , Jordan Sturdy , -

Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Courtenay-Comox , , , Brennan Day
8,655 – 29.85% , , , , Ronna-Rae Leonard
14,663 – 50.56% , , , Gillian Anderson
5,681 – 19.59% , , , , , , , Ronna-Rae Leonard , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cowichan Valley , , , Tanya Kaul
4,606 – 15.59% , , , Rob Douglas
11,875 – 40.20% , , , , '' Sonia Furstenau''
13,059 – 44.21% , , , , , , , ''Sonia Furstenau'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mid Island-Pacific Rim , , , Helen Poon
4,291 – 17.47% , , , , Josie Osborne
14,298 – 58.22% , , , Evan Jolicoeur
4,991 – 20.32% , , , , , , , Scott Fraser , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Kathleen Jones
5,903 – 22.42% , , , ,

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14,344 – 54.49% , , , Lia Marie Constance Versaevel
6,078 – 23.09% , , , , , , , Sheila Malcolmson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Nanaimo-North Cowichan , , , Duck Paterson
5,354 – 20.72% , , , ,

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12,787 – 49.48% , , , Chris Istace
7,700 – 29.80% , , , , , , , Doug Routley , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Norm Facey
5,904 – 24.04% , , , , Michele Babchuk
12,467 – 50.75% , , ,

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4,731 – 19.26% , , , John Twigg ( Cons.)
1,462 – 5.95% , , , , Claire Trevena , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Michelle Stilwell
11,155 – 35.47% , , , , Adam Walker
13,207 – 42.00% , , , Rob Lyon
5,227 – 16.62% , , , , , , , Michelle Stilwell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Powell River-Sunshine Coast , , , Sandra Stoddart-Hansen
4,156 – 16.65% , , , , Nicholas Simons
12,701 – 50.88% , , , Kim Darwin
8,104 – 32.47% , , , , , , , Nicholas Simons , -

Greater Victoria

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Esquimalt-Metchosin , , , RJ Senko
3,940 – 15.51% , , , , Mitzi Dean
15,070 – 59.32% , , , Andy Mackinnon
6,140 – 24.17% , , , Desta McPherson (ind.)
254 – 1.00% , , , , Mitzi Dean , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Langford-Juan de Fuca , , , Kelly Darwin
3,980 – 14.95% , , , , '' John Horgan''
18,073 – 67.89% , , , Gord Baird
4,437 – 16.67% , , , Tyson Riel Strandlund ( Comm.)
130 – 0.49% , , , , ''John Horgan'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Oak Bay-Gordon Head , , , Roxanne Helme
6,597 – 22.87% , , , ,

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14,748 – 51.12% , , , Nicole Duncan
7,362 – 25.52% , , , Florian Castle ( Comm.)
142 – 0.49% , , , , Andrew Weaver , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Stephen P. Roberts
6,547 – 19.01% , , , Zeb King
9,990 – 29.01% , , , , Adam Olsen
17,897 – 51.97% , , , , , , , Adam Olsen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , , Rishi Sharma
6,608 – 24.22% , , , , Lana Popham
15,190 – 55.67% , , , Kate O'Connor
5,488 – 20.11% , , , , , , , Lana Popham , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Victoria-Beacon Hill , , , Karen Bill
4,329 – 14.35% , , , , Grace Lore
16,474 – 54.61% , , , Jenn Neilson
9,031 – 29.93% , , , Jordan Reichert (ind.)
335 – 1.11% , , , , Carole James , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Victoria-Swan Lake , , , David Somerville
2,743 – 11.35% , , , , Rob Fleming
14,384 – 59.49% , , , Annemieke Holthuis
6,700 – 27.71% , , , , , , , Rob Fleming , -

Seats changing hands

11 incumbent MLAs lost their seats. Open seats changing hands

Student Vote results

Student votes are mock elections that run parallel to actual elections, in which students not of voting age participate. They are administered by Student Vote Canada. Student vote elections are for educational purposes and do not count towards the results. There were ties in two constituencies, Kelowna—Lake Country (BC Green and BC NDP) and Shuswap (BC Liberal and BC NDP), which were both counted twice. ! colspan="2" rowspan="2", Party ! rowspan="2", Leader ! colspan="2", Seats ! colspan="2", Votes , - ! Elected ! % ! # ! % , - , style="text-align: left;", John Horgan , 58 , , 65.17 , , 33,655 , , 39.86 , - , style="text-align: left;", Sonia Furstenau , 17 , , 19.10 , , 23,371 , , 27.68 , - , style="text-align: left;", Andrew Wilkinson , 12 , , 13.48 , , 21,545 , , 25.52 , - , style="text-align: left;", Trevor Bolin , 1 , , 1.12 , , 2,066 , , 2.45 , - , style="text-align: left;", Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson , 1 , , 1.12 , , 336 , , 0.40 , - , style="background-color:gainsboro", , colspan="2" style="text-align: left;", Others , 0 , , 0 , , 3,463 , , 4.09 , - , colspan="3" style="text-align: left;", Total , 87+2 , , 100.0 , , 84,436 , , 100.0 , - , colspan="7" style="text-align: left;", Source: Student Vote Canada

Opinion polls

Voter intention polling

Preferred premier polling

Notes

References

External links

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