The 2017 British Columbia general election was held on May 9, 2017, to elect 87 Member of the Legislative Assembly, members (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Legislative Assembly to serve in the 41st Parliament of British Columbia, 41st Parliament of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. In the 40th Parliament of British Columbia, 40th Parliament prior to this general election, the British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government under the leadership of Christy Clark, while the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), under the leadership of Adrian Dix and then John Horgan, formed the Official Opposition; the Green Party of British Columbia were also represented in the legislature with sole MLA and later leader Andrew Weaver.
It was the first election contested on a new electoral map completed in 2015, and the total number of constituencies had increased from 85 to 87. New districts were added in Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond and Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, while the boundaries of 48 existing electoral districts were adjusted.
The election saw no party win a majority of seats for the first time since the 1952 British Columbia general election, 1952 election: the Liberals won 43 seats, the NDP won 41 seats and the Greens won three seats. After a period of negotiations, the Green Party agreed to provide confidence and supply to an NDP government on May 29. In response, Clark indicated she would remain in office and seek the confidence of the legislature. On June 29, Clark's speech from the throne was voted down, and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon invited Horgan to form a government. On July 18, Horgan became the new premier, while Weaver and the other Green MLAs did not join the Executive Council of British Columbia, Cabinet or take any official roles in the new government.
The election was notable in that it marked the end of the Liberal majority government that had led the province since 2001 British Columbia general election, the 2001 election, and the first election in Canada at the federal or provincial level that saw more than one member of Green politics, a Green party elected.
Timing
Section 23 of Constitution Act (British Columbia), 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.
[Constitution Act, s. 23](_blank)
. As an election was held on May 14, 2013, the subsequent election was conducted on May 9, 2017. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit (in practice, on the advice of the Premier).
The dropping the writ, writ was dropped on April 11, 2017. Advance voter registration ended April 11. Advance voting was from April 29 to 30, then began again May 3 and lasted until May 6 before the general election on May 9.
Background
In the 2013 British Columbia general election, 2013 general election, the British Columbia Liberal Party, BC Liberal Party under the leadership of Premier Christy Clark were re-elected with a majority government. The British Columbia New Democratic Party, under the leadership of Adrian Dix, again formed the Official Opposition with a slightly reduced total of 34 seats. Despite the victory, Clark was defeated by NDP candidate David Eby in her Electoral district (Canada), riding of Vancouver-Point Grey but was later elected in the Westside-Kelowna riding by-election in July 2013 following Ben Stewart's resignation of his seat the previous month so that she could return to the Legislature.
["B.C.'s Premier Christy Clark wins byelection, returns to legislature"]
. ''Toronto Star'', July 10, 2013. The Green Party of British Columbia, Green Party, under leader Jane Sterk, won its first seat in the legislature, though Sterk herself was not elected. Dix resigned as NDP leader following the election and was succeeded by Horgan in the 2014 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, NDP 2014 leadership election.
On August 13, 2013, Sterk announced she would resign as Green Party leader; Adam Olsen was appointed interim leader on August 25, 2013. The British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative Party, under the leadership of John Cummins (Canadian politician), John Cummins, failed to win a seat and Cummins resigned after the Westside-Kelowna by-election. On February 2, 2016, two by-elections occurred in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain to replace Jenny Kwan and Douglas Horne, who had both resigned to seek election in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
In preparation for the 2017 provincial election, the ''Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014'' increased the number of electoral districts from 85 to 87 and required that the number of electoral districts in the North, Cariboo-Thompson, and the Columbia-Kootenay regions not be decreased despite their lower populations since the last adjustment of electoral boundaries. The ''Electoral Districts Act'' was updated in November 2015 to establish the new electoral districts, adding one new electoral district in Surrey and one in Richmond. Additionally, the boundaries of 48 existing electoral districts were adjusted.
The ''Election Amendment Act, 2015'' required the chief electoral officer to provide each party with a copy of the voters list, allowed constituency associations to incur election expenses, limited vouching to amend voter information to only family members of the voter, and eliminated the 60-day pre-campaign period, including its expense limits.
[Bill 20 – Election Amendment Act, 2015](_blank)
, third reading, May 26, 2015. Accessed February 23, 2017.
Election spending and fundraising
According to Elections BC, each candidate's campaign may spend a maximum of $77,674 over the 28 day election period and each political party, in addition, may spend $4,882,405. Also, each third party advertiser may spend up to $3,329 in a single electoral district and up to $166,445 overall.
Unlike the Federal government or most provinces, British Columbia has no limits on political donations.
Wealthy individuals, corporations, unions and even foreigners are allowed to donate large amounts to political parties there.
On January 13, 2017, the New York Times published a story calling British Columbia the "Wild West" of Canadian political cash.
According to the New York Times, "critics of [Premier Clark] and her party, the conservative British Columbia Liberal Party, say the provincial government has been transformed into a lucrative business, dominated by special interests that trade donations for political favors, undermining Canada's reputation for functional, consensus-driven democracy."
The article also explored Premier Clark's practice of taking an additional salary from the BC Liberals, beyond her Premier salary, financed by political contributions.
The Globe and Mail also followed up with a special investigation of "British Columbia: The 'wild west' of fundraising".
The investigation found that lobbyists are giving tens of thousands of dollars in their own name – and some power brokers are breaking one of the few rules the province has in place.
With no limits on political donations in B.C., the provincial Liberals raised $12.4 million last year – $4.5-million from individuals and $7.9-million from corporations.
On March 5, 2017, Elections BC announced it was launching a probe into Liberal Party fundraising. The Official Opposition, the NDP, has promised to ban corporate and union donation if elected, as well as limits on individual donations, but continues to accept corporate and union donations at the present time.
The Green Party announced in September 2016 that it would no longer accept donations from corporations or unions.
In terms of election spending, British Columbia currently has no spending limits ahead of the election period. During the 2009 election period, there was a spending limit of $4.4 million. Spending limits for the 2017 election period were adjusted for changes to the consumer price index before being confirmed during the second week in April 2017.
Opinion polls
Endorsements
Green Party
* David Suzuki
Liberal Party
* Globe and Mail
* Vancouver Sun
Retiring incumbents
;Liberals
*Bill Bennett (politician), Bill Bennett, Kootenay East (provincial electoral district), Kootenay East
*Gordon Hogg, Surrey-White Rock
* Terry Lake, Kamloops-North Thompson
*Don McRae (politician), Don McRae, Comox Valley (provincial electoral district), Comox Valley
* Moira Stilwell, Vancouver-Langara
;Independent
* Pat Pimm, Peace River North
* Vicki Huntington, Delta South
;New Democrats
* Robin Austin, Skeena (provincial electoral district), Skeena
* Kathy Corrigan, Burnaby-Deer Lake
* Sue Hammell, Surrey-Green Timbers
* Maurine Karagianis, Esquimalt-Royal Roads
* Norm Macdonald (politician), Norm Macdonald, Columbia River-Revelstoke
* Bill Routley, Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district), Cowichan Valley
* Jane Shin, Burnaby-Lougheed
Results
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2", Party
!rowspan="2", Leader
!rowspan="2", Candidates
!colspan="5", Seats
!colspan="3", Votes
, -
!2013 British Columbia general election, 2013
!Dissol.
!Elected
!%
!Change
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!Change ()
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, align=left, Christy Clark
, 87 , , 49 , , 47 , , 43 , , 49.43, , −4, , 797,194 , , 40.37 , , −3.76
, align=left, John Horgan (Canadian politician), John Horgan
, 87 , , 34 , , 35 , , 41 , , 47.13, , +6, , 795,527, , 40.29 , , +0.56
, align=left, Andrew J. Weaver, Andrew Weaver
, 83 , , 1 , , 1 , , 3 , , 3.45, , +2, , 332,331 , , 16.83 , , +8.69
, colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Independent (Canada), Independent
, 31 , , 1 , , 2 , , – , , –, , −2, , 20,971, , 1.06 , , −1.30
, align=left, ''vacant''
, 10 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 10,421, , 0.53 , , −4.22
, align=left, Clayton Welwood
, 30 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 7,743 , , 0.39 , , +0.29
, align=left, Rod Taylor ''(interim)''
, 5 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 3,398 , , 0.17 , , +0.12
, colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", No affiliation
, 2 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 1,151 , , 0.06 , , −0.31
, align=left, James Filippelli
, 10 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 1,137 , , 0.06 , , +0.03
, align=left, ''vacant''
, 2 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 896 , , 0.05 , , +0.03
, align=left, Timothy Gidora
, 6 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 802 , , 0.04 , , +0.02
, align=left, Robin Richardson
, 4 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 646 , , 0.03 , ,
, align=left, Mervyn Ritchie
, 1 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 580 , , 0.03 , ,
, align=left, Salvatore Vetro
, 1 , , – , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 543 , , 0.03 , , −0.04
, align=left, ''vacant''
, 3 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 463 , , 0.02 , ,
, align=left, Wei Chen
, 1 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 318 , , 0.02 , ,
, align=left, Troy Gibbons
, 2 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 248 , , 0.01 , ,
, align=left, ''vacant''
, 2 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 205 , , 0.01 , ,
, align=left, Phillip Ryan
, 1 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 90 , , 0.00 , ,
, align=left, Erik Deutscher
, 1 , , , , – , , – , , –, , –, , 58 , , 0.00 , ,
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Total
, 369 , , 85 , , 85 , , 87 , , 100.0, , –, , 1,974,712, , 100.0, , –
Aftermath
On May 9, it was not immediately clear what form the government would take, as Elections BC does not count absentee ballots until two weeks after election day. This final count would determine the makeup of the legislature, since several seats were won with margins of a few hundred votes or less, and both the Liberals and NDP hoped to acquire enough seats to secure a majority. No seats changed hands, however, after the counting of absentee ballots concluded on May 24, and the initial count of 43–41–3 was confirmed.
As no single party won a majority of seats, the Green Party was approached by both the Liberals and the NDP to determine whether they would support a minority government or a coalition government headed by either party. No grand coalition or agreement between the two large parties, excluding the Greens, was seriously considered. On May 29, Horgan and Weaver announced that the Greens would provide confidence and supply to an NDP minority government, a position which was endorsed the following day by the members of both caucuses. In response, Clark indicated that she would have the legislature sit in the coming weeks and seek its confidence in a Liberal minority government, while acknowledging that she would likely be unsuccessful. On June 12, Clark appointed a Cabinet reshuffle, new cabinet that saw new MLAs join cabinet and existing ones take on different portfolios; Clark described the cabinet as being in "caretaker mode" and that it wouldn't pursue any new policies, but added "the team reflects the results of listening to what voters told us in the last election." On June 22, the legislature convened with a Speech from the throne, throne speech that Clark said contained "the best ideas from all parties"; of the 48 pledges within, 30 were absent from the Liberal Party's election platform. On June 29, the Liberals were defeated in a motion of no confidence, confidence vote; Clark then asked Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to dissolve the legislature and call a new election. Guichon refused and instead invited Horgan to form an NDP minority government.
Horgan was sworn into office on July 18.
Results by riding
*Names in bold are outgoing cabinet ministers, and names in ''italics'' are party leaders. The premier is in ''both''.
* denotes incumbent MLAs who did not seek re-election.
* denotes incumbent MLAs who sought 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
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Nechako Lakes (provincial electoral district), Nechako Lakes
, , , , John Rustad
5,307 – 54.39%
, , , Anne Marie Sam
2,909 – 29.81%
, , , Douglas Norman Gook
878 – 9.00%
, , , Jon Rempel (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
438 – 4.49%
Al Trampuh (Ind.)
226 – 2.32%
, , , , John Rustad
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", North Coast (provincial electoral district), North Coast
, , , Herb Pond
3,079 – 33.66%
, , , , Jennifer Rice
5,243 – 57.31%
, , , Hondo Arendt
826 – 9.03%
, , ,
, , , , Jennifer Rice
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Peace River North
, , , , Dan Davies (politician), Dan Davies
9,707 – 66.31%
, , , Rob Dempsey
973 – 6.65%
, , ,
, , , Bob Fedderly (Ind.)
2,799 – 19.12%
Rob Fraser (Ind.)
884 – 6.04%
Jeff Richert (Ind.)
275 – 1.88%
, , , , Pat Pimm
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Peace River South
, , , , Mike Bernier
6,634 – 75.94%
, , , Stephanie Goudie
2,102 – 24.06%
, , ,
, , ,
, , , , Mike Bernier
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Prince George-Mackenzie
, , , , Mike Morris (politician), Mike Morris
10,725 – 57.12%
, , , Bobby Deepak
5,942 – 31.65%
, , , Hilary Crowley
2,109 – 11.23%
, , ,
, , , , Mike Morris
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Prince George-Valemount
, , , , Shirley Bond
11,189 – 58.20%
, , , Natalie Fletcher
5,683 – 29.56%
, , , Nan Kendy
2,353 – 12.24%
, , ,
, , , , Shirley Bond
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Skeena (provincial electoral district), Skeena
, , , , Ellis Ross
6,772 – 52.23%
, , , Bruce Alan Bidgood
5,613 – 43.29%
, , ,
, , , ''Merv Ritchie'' (Land Air Water Party, LAW)
580 – 4.47%
, , , , Robin Austin
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Stikine (provincial electoral district), Stikine
, , , Wanda Good
3,531 – 38.75%
, , , , Doug Donaldson
4,748 – 52.10%
, , ,
, , , ''Rod Taylor'' (Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia, CHP)
834 – 9.15%
, , , , Doug Donaldson
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Kootenays
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Columbia River-Revelstoke
, , , , Doug Clovechok
6,620 – 45.44%
, , , Gerry Taft
5,248 – 36.02%
, , , Samson Boyer
1,708 – 11.72%
, , , Duncan Boyd MacLeod (Ind.)
469 – 3.22%
Justin James Hooles (Ind.)
371 – 2.55%
Rylan Kashuba (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
154 – 1.06%
, , , , Norm Macdonald (politician), Norm Macdonald
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kootenay East (provincial electoral district), Kootenay East
, , , , Tom Shypitka, Tom Glenn Shypitka
9,666 – 56.57%
, , , Randal Macnair
5,069 – 29.67%
, , , Yvonne Marie Prest
1,926 – 11.27%
, , , Keith D. Komar (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
425 – 2.49%
, , , , Bill Bennett (politician), Bill Bennett
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kootenay West (provincial electoral district), Kootenay West
, , , Jim Postnikoff
4,547 – 24.33%
, , , , Katrine Conroy
11,164 – 59.74%
, , , Sam Troy
2,976 – 15.93%
, , ,
, , , , Katrine Conroy
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Nelson-Creston
, , , Tanya Rae Wall
5,087 – 27.93%
, , , , Michelle Mungall
7,685 – 42.19%
, , , Kim Charlesworth
5,130 – 28.16%
, , , Jesse O'Leary (Ind.)
164 – 0.90%
Tom Prior (Ind.)
149 – 0.82%
, , , , Michelle Mungall
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Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Boundary-Similkameen
, , , , Linda Larson, Linda Margaret Larson
9,513 – 42.80%
, , , Colleen Ross
7,275 – 32.73%
, , , Vonnie Lavers
2,274 – 10.23%
, , , Peter Entwistle (Ind.)
3,165 – 14.24%
, , , , Linda Larson
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district), Kelowna-Lake Country
, , , , Norm Letnick
15,286 – 59.75%
, , , Erik Olesen
5,345 – 20.89%
, , , Alison Shaw
4,951 – 19.35%
, , ,
, , , , Norm Letnick
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna-Mission
, , , , Steve Thomson (politician), Steve Thomson
15,399 – 57.18%
, , , Harwinder Kaur Sandhu
5,720 – 21.24%
, , , Rainer Wilkins
3,836 – 14.24%
, , , Charles Hardy (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
1,976 – 7.34%
, , , , Steve Thomson
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kelowna West
, , , , ''Christy Clark''
15,674 – 59.05%
, , , Shelley Cook
6,672 – 25.14%
, , , Robert Mellalieu
3,628 – 13.67%
, , , Brian Thiesen (Ind.)
570 – 2.15%
, , , , ''Christy Clark''
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Penticton (provincial electoral district), Penticton
, , , , Dan Ashton
14,470 – 52.80%
, , , Tarik Sayeed
7,874 – 28.73%
, , , Connie Sahlmark
5,061 – 18.47%
, , ,
, , , , Dan Ashton
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Shuswap (provincial electoral district), Shuswap
, , , , Greg Kyllo, Gregory James Kyllo
14,829 – 55.80%
, , , Sylvia Jean Lindgren
7,161 – 26.95%
, , , Kevin Babcock
4,175 – 15.71%
, , , Kyle McCormack (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
410 – 1.54%
, , , , Greg Kyllo
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vernon-Monashee
, , , , Eric Foster (politician), Eric Bailey Foster
13,625 – 47.87%
, , , Barry Charles Dorval
8,355 – 29.36%
, , , Keli Westgate
6,139 – 21.57%
, , , Don Jefcoat (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
341 – 1.20%
, , , , Eric Foster
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Thompson and Cariboo
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Cariboo-Chilcotin (provincial electoral district), Cariboo-Chilcotin
, , , , Donna Barnett
8,520 – 58.78%
, , , Sally Watson
3,801 – 26.22%
, , , Rita Helen Giesbrecht
2,174 – 15.00%
, , ,
, , , , Donna Barnett
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Cariboo North
, , , , Coralee Oakes, Coralee Ella Oakes
6,359 – 51.06%
, , , Scott Elliott
4,430 – 35.57%
, , , Richard Edward Jaques
919 – 7.38%
, , , Tony Goulet (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
747 – 6.00%
, , , , Coralee Oakes
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Fraser-Nicola
, , , , Jackie Tegart, Jackie L. Tegart
6,597 – 41.97%
, , , Harry Lali
6,005 – 38.21%
, , , Arthur Alexander Green
2,517 – 16.01%
, , , Michael Henshall (British Columbia Social Credit Party, Social Credit)
598 – 3.80%
, , , , Jackie Tegart
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kamloops-North Thompson
, , , , Peter Milobar, Peter Gordon Milobar
12,001 – 48.32%
, , , Barb Nederpel
7,538 – 30.35%
, , , Dan Hines
5,111 – 20.58%
, , , Peter Paul Kerek (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
187 – 0.75%
, , , , Terry Lake
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Kamloops-South Thompson
, , , , Todd Stone, Todd Graham Stone
15,465 – 55.78%
, , , Nancy Bepple
6,072 – 21.90%
, , , Donovan Cavers
5,785 – 20.86%
, , , Jessica Lea Bradshaw (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
295 – 1.06%
Beat Klossner (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
109 – 0.39%
, , , , Todd Stone
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Fraser Valley
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford-Mission
, , , , Simon Gibson, Simon John Gibson
12,879 – 51.19%
, , , Andrew Murray Christie
7,339 – 29.17%
, , , Jennifer Holmes
4,298 – 17.08%
, , , Dan Cameron (Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia, CHP)
644 – 2.56%
, , , , Simon Gibson
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford South
, , , , Darryl Plecas
11,673 – 52.46%
, , , Jasleen Arora
6,297 – 28.30%
, , , William Aird Flavelle
3,338 – 15.00%
, , , Ron Gray (Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia, CHP)
942 – 4.23%
, , , , Darryl Plecas
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Abbotsford West
, , , , Mike de Jong, Michael de Jong
11,618 – 55.23%
, , , Preet Rai
6,474 – 30.77%
, , , Kevin Allan Eastwood
2,280 – 10.84%
, , , Lynn Simcox (Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia, CHP)
516 – 2.45%
Dave Sharkey (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
149 – 0.71%
, , , , Mike de Jong
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Chilliwack (provincial electoral district), Chilliwack
, , , , John Martin (British Columbia politician), John Martin
9,180 – 48.15%
, , , Tracey Lorrean O'Hara
6,207 – 32.56%
, , , Wayne Froese
3,277 – 17.19%
, , , Ryan McKinnon (Ind.)
402 – 2.11%
, , , , John Martin
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Chilliwack-Kent
, , , , Laurie Throness
11,814 – 52.75%
, , , Patti MacAhonic
7,273 – 32.40%
, , , Josie Bleuer
3,335 – 14.86%
, , ,
, , , , Laurie Throness
(Chilliwack-Hope)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Langley (provincial electoral district), Langley
, , , , Mary Polak
10,755 – 44.40%
, , , Gail Chaddock-Costello
8,384 – 34.61%
, , , Elizabeth Helen Walker
3,699 – 15.27%
, , , Justin Greenwood (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
1,221 – 5.04%
Robert Kerr Pobran (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
166 – 0.69%
, , , , Mary Polak
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Langley East
, , , , Rich Coleman
16,348 – 53.45%
, , , Inder Johal
8,820 – 28.84%
, , , Bill Masse
4,968 – 16.24%
, , , Alex Joehl (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
448 – 1.46%
, , , , Rich Coleman
(Fort Langley-Aldergrove)
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Maple Ridge-Mission
, , , Marc Dalton
10,663 – 40.70%
, , , , Bob D'Eith
10,988 – 41.94%
, , , Peter Pak Chiu Tam
3,467 – 13.23%
, , , Trevor Hamilton (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
934 – 3.57%
Jeff Monds (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
145 – 0.55%
, , , , Marc Dalton
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
, , , Doug Bing
10,428 – 38.79%
, , , , Lisa Beare, Lisa Marie Beare
12,045 – 44.80%
, , , Alex Pope
3,329 – 12.38%
, , , Gary John O'Driscoll (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
676 – 2.51%
Steve Ranta (Ind.)
408 – 1.52%
, , , , Doug Bing
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Surrey
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Cloverdale
, , , , Marvin Hunt
11,918 – 47.57%
, , , Rebecca Smith
9,763 – 38.97%
, , , Aleksandra Muniak
3,091 – 12.34%
, , , Peter Poelstra (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
279 – 1.11%
, , , , Stephanie Cadieux
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Fleetwood
, , , Peter Fassbender
7,413 – 35.83%
, , , , Jagrup Brar
11,085 – 53.58%
, , , Tim Binnema
2,190 – 10.59%
, , ,
, , , , Peter Fassbender
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Green Timbers
, , , Brenda Locke, Brenda Joy Locke
5,056 – 32.95%
, , , , Rachna Singh
8,945 – 58.29%
, , , Saira Aujla
1,112 – 7.25%
, , , Vikram Bajwa (NA)
163 – 1.06%
Kanwaljit Singh Moti (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
69 – 0.45%
, , , , Sue Hammell
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Guildford
, , , Amrik Virk
7,015 – 37.76%
, , , , Garry Begg
9,262 – 49.85%
, , , Jodi Murphy
1,840 – 9.90%
, , , Kevin Pielak (Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia, CHP)
462 – 2.49%
, , , , Amrik Virk (Surrey-Tynehead)
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, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Newton
, , , Gurminder Singh Parihar
5,100 – 29.99%
, , , , Harry Bains
9,744 – 57.31%
, , , Richard Krieger
1,171 – 6.89%
, , , Balpreet Singh Bal (NA)
988 – 5.81%
, , , , Harry Bains
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Panorama
, , , Puneet Sandhar
10,064 – 41.86%
, , , , Jinny Sims
12,226 – 50.85%
, , , Veronica Laurel Greer
1,620 – 6.74%
, , , Liz Galenzoski (BC Refederation Party, Refed)
132 – 0.55%
, , , , Marvin Hunt
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey South
, , , , Stephanie Cadieux
13,509 – 50.94%
, , , Jonathan Silveira
8,718 – 32.87%
, , , Pascal Tremblay
3,141 – 11.84%
, , , Peter Njenga (Ind.)
634 – 2.39%
Josh Barrett (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
311 – 1.17%
Gary Hee (Ind.)
140 – 0.53%
Fabiola Cecilia Palomino (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
67 – 0.25%
, , , , ''new district''
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-Whalley
, , , Sargy Chima
5,293 – 30.08%
, , , , Bruce Ralston
10,315 – 58.62%
, , , Rita Anne Fromholt
1,893 – 10.76%
, , , George Gidora (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
96 – 0.55%
, , , , Bruce Ralston
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Surrey-White Rock
, , , , Tracy Redies
14,101 – 49.87%
, , , Niovi Patsicakis
8,648 – 30.59%
, , , Bill Marshall
4,574 – 16.18%
, , , Tom Bryant (Ind.)
950 – 3.36%
, , , , Gordon Hogg
, -
Richmond and Delta
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Delta North
, , , Scott Hamilton (politician), Scott Hamilton
9,319 – 39.69%
, , , , Ravi Kahlon
11,465 – 48.83%
, , , Jacquie Miller
2,697 – 11.49%
, , ,
, , , , Scott Hamilton
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Delta South
, , , , Ian Paton (politician), Ian Paton
11,123 – 44.10%
, , , Bruce Reid
5,228 – 20.73%
, , , Larry Colero
2,349 – 9.31%
, , , Nicholas Wong (Ind.)
6,437 – 25.52%
Errol Edmund Sherley (British Columbia Action Party, Action)
88 – 0.35%
, , , , Vicki Huntington
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond North Centre
, , , , Teresa Wat
7,916 – 52.48%
, , , Lyren Chiu
5,135 – 34.04%
, , , Ryan Kemp Marciniw
1,579 – 10.47%
, , , Dong Pan (Ind.)
336 – 2.23%
John Crocock (British Columbia Action Party, Action)
117 – 0.78%
, , , , Teresa Wat
(Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district), Richmond Centre)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond-Queensborough
, , , , Jas Johal
8,218 – 41.43%
, , , Aman Singh
8,084 – 40.75%
, , , Michael Wolfe
2,524 – 12.72%
, , , Kay Khilvinder Hale (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
694 – 3.50%
Lawrence Chen (B.C. New Republican Party, New Rep.)
318 – 1.60%
, , , , Linda Reid
(Richmond East)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond South Centre
, , , , Linda Reid
6,914 – 48.89%
, , , Chak Au
5,666 – 40.07%
, , , Greg Powell
1,561 – 11.04%
, , ,
, , , , ''new district''
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Richmond-Steveston
, , , , John Yap
10,332 – 47.60%
, , , Kelly Greene
8,524 – 39.35%
, , , Roy Sakata
2,833 – 13.05%
, , ,
, , , , John Yap
, -
Burnaby, New Westminster, and Coquitlam
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Deer Lake
, , , Karen Xiao Bao Wang
6,491 – 35.54%
, , , , Anne Kang
8,747 – 47.89%
, , , Rick McGowan
2,209 – 12.09%
, , , Graham Bowers (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
589 – 3.22%
Elias Ishak (Ind.)
229 – 1.25%
, , , , , Kathy Corrigan
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Edmonds
, , , Garrison Duke
6,404 – 32.09%
, , , , Raj Chouhan
10,827 – 54.25%
, , , Valentine Wu
2,728 – 13.67%
, , ,
, , , , Raj Chouhan
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby-Lougheed
, , , Steve Darling
8,391 – 36.91%
, , , , Katrina Chen
10,911 – 48.06%
, , , Joe Keithley
3,127 – 13.77%
, , , Sylvia Gung (Ind.)
145 – 0.64%
Neeraj Murarka (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
129 – 0.57%
, , , , Jane Shin
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Burnaby North
, , , Richard Lee (Canadian politician), Richard T. Lee
9,290 – 39.42%
, , , , Janet Routledge
11,447 – 48.57%
, , , Peter Hallschmid
2,830 – 12.01%
, , ,
, , , , Richard T. Lee
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
, , , , Joan Isaacs
10,388 – 44.28%
, , , Jodie Wickens
10,301 – 43.91%
, , , Ian Donnelly Soutar
2,771 – 11.81%
, , ,
, , , , Jodie Wickens
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Coquitlam-Maillardville
, , , Steve Kim
8,519 – 37.70%
, , , , Selina Robinson, Selina Mae Robinson
11,438 – 50.61%
, , , Nicola Eyton Spurling
2,467 – 10.92%
, , , Jesse Velay-Vitow (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
175 – 0.77%
, , , , Selina Robinson
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", New Westminster (provincial electoral district), New Westminster
, , , Lorraine Brett
5,870 – 21.20%
, , , , Judy Darcy
14,377 – 51.93%
, , , Jonina Campbell
6,939 – 25.07%
, , , James Crosty (British Columbia Social Credit Party, Social Credit)
298 – 1.08%
Rex Brocki (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
199 – 0.72%
, , , , Judy Darcy
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Port Coquitlam (provincial electoral district), Port Coquitlam
, , , Susan Chambers
7,582 – 30.05%
, , , , Mike Farnworth
14,079 – 55.79%
, , , Jason Hanley
3,237 – 12.83%
, , , Lewis Clarke Dahlby (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
248 – 0.98%
Billy Gibbons (BC Cascadia Party, Cascadia)
88 – 0.35%
, , , , Mike Farnworth
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Port Moody-Coquitlam (provincial electoral district), Port Moody-Coquitlam
, , , Linda Reimer
9,910 – 40.20%
, , , , Rick Glumac
11,754 – 47.69%
, , , Don Barthel
2,985 – 12.11%
, , ,
, , , , Linda Reimer
, -
Vancouver
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Fairview
, , , Gabe Garfinkel
9,436 – 31.85%
, , , , George Heyman
16,035 – 54.12%
, , , Louise Boutin
4,007 – 13.52%
, , , Joey Doyle (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
149 – 0.50%
, , , , George Heyman
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-False Creek
, , , , Sam Sullivan
10,370 – 42.16%
, , , Morgane Oger
9,955 – 40.47%
, , , Bradley Darren Shende
3,880 – 15.77%
, , , Liz Jaluague (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
213 – 0.87%
''James Filippelli'' (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
91 – 0.37%
''Phillip James Ryan'' (Citizens First)
90 – 0.37%
, , , , Sam Sullivan
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Fraserview
, , , Suzanne Anton
9,985 – 42.22%
, , , , George Chow
11,487 – 48.57%
, , , Eric Kolotyluk
1,826 – 7.72%
, , , Hiroshi Hyde (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
179 – 0.76%
Harpreet S. Bajwa (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
174 – 0.74%
, , , , Suzanne Anton
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Hastings
, , , Jane Spitz
5,160 – 21.56%
, , , , Shane Simpson, Shane Lee Simpson
14,351 – 59.96%
, , , David H.T. Wong
4,222 – 17.64%
, , , Kimball Mark Cariou (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
203 – 0.85%
, , , , Shane Simpson
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Kensington
, , , Kim Jee Chan Logan
7,236 – 32.16%
, , , , Mable Elmore
12,504 – 55.57%
, , , Simon Alexander Rear
2,580 – 11.47%
, , , Ramanjit Kaur Dhillon (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
181 – 0.80%
, , , , Mable Elmore
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district), Vancouver-Kingsway
, , , Trang Nguyen
5,377 – 27.09%
, , , , Adrian Dix
12,031 – 60.62%
, , , Ellisa Calder
1,848 – 9.31%
, , , Charles Bae (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
504 – 2.54%
Brette Mullins (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
85 – 0.43%
, , , , Adrian Dix
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Langara
, , , , Michael Lee (Canadian politician), Michael Lee
10,047 – 47.46%
, , , James Wang
8,057 – 38.06%
, , , Janet Rhoda Fraser
2,894 – 13.67%
, , , Surinder Singh Trehan (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
172 – 0.81%
, , , , Moira Stilwell
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
, , , Conny Lin
3,917 – 16.03%
, , , , Melanie Mark
15,962 – 65.31%
, , , Jerry Kroll
4,136 – 16.92%
, , , Mike Hansen (Ind.)
212 – 0.87%
Peter Marcus (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
142 – 0.58%
Shai Joseph Mor (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
72 – 0.29%
, , , , Melanie Mark
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Point Grey
, , , James Lombardi
8,414 – 33.16%
, , , , David Eby, David Robert Patrick Eby
14,195 – 55.94%
, , , Amanda Konkin
2,604 – 10.26%
, , , Brian Taylor (Ind.)
84 – 0.33%
David Stall (Your Political Party of British Columbia, YPP)
77 – 0.30%
, , , , David Eby
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-Quilchena
, , , , Andrew Wilkinson (Canadian politician), Andrew Wilkinson
12,464 – 55.96%
, , , Madeline Lalonde
6,244 – 28.03%
, , , Michael Barkusky
3,301 – 14.82%
, , , William Morrison (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
265 – 1.19%
, , , , Andrew Wilkinson
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Vancouver-West End
, , , Nigel Elliott
5,064 – 23.01%
, , , , Spencer Chandra Herbert
13,420 – 60.97%
, , , James Marshall
3,059 – 13.90%
, , , John Clarke (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
352 – 1.60%
Leon David Dunn (Ind.)
116 – 0.53%
, , , , Spencer Chandra Herbert
, -
North Shore and Sunshine Coast
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", North Vancouver-Lonsdale
, , , Naomi Yamamoto
10,373 – 38.14%
, , , , Bowinn Ma
12,361 – 45.45%
, , , Richard Warrington
4,148 – 15.25%
, , , Donald N.S. Wilson (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
316 – 1.16%
, , , , Naomi Yamamoto
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", North Vancouver-Seymour
, , , , Jane Thornthwaite, Jane Ann Thornthwaite
13,194 – 46.36%
, , , Michael Rene Charrois
9,808 – 34.47%
, , , Joshua Johnson
5,208 – 18.30%
, , , ''Clayton Welwood'' (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
247 – 0.87%
, , , , Jane Thornthwaite
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Powell River-Sunshine Coast
, , , Mathew Wilson
6,602 – 24.53%
, , , , Nicholas Simons
13,646 – 50.70%
, , , Kim Darwin
6,505 – 24.17%
, , , Reuben Richards (BC Cascadia Party, Cascadia)
160 – 0.59%
, , , , Nicholas Simons
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", West Vancouver-Capilano
, , , , Ralph Sultan
13,596 – 57.14%
, , , Mehdi Russel
5,622 – 23.63%
, , , Michael Markwick
4,575 – 19.23%
, , ,
, , , , Ralph Sultan
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
, , , , Jordan Sturdy
10,449 – 43.08%
, , , Michelle Livaja
6,532 – 26.93%
, , , Dana Moore Taylor
6,947 – 28.64%
, , , Michael Cambridge (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
186 – 0.77%
Tristan Andrew Galbraith (Ind.)
143 – 0.59%
, , , , Jordan Sturdy
, -
Vancouver Island
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Courtenay-Comox
, , , Jim Benninger
10,697 – 36.72%
, , , , Ronna-Rae Leonard
10,886 – 37.36%
, , , Ernie Sellentin
5,351 – 18.37%
, , , Leah Catherine McCulloch (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
2,201 – 7.55%
, , , , Don McRae (politician), Don McRae (Comox Valley (provincial electoral district), Comox Valley)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district), Cowichan Valley
, , , Steve Housser
8,400 – 27.41%
, , , Lori Lynn Iannidinardo
9,603 – 31.34%
, , , , Sonia Furstenau
11,475 – 37.45%
, , , Ian Morrison (Ind.)
502 – 1.64%
James Robert Anderson (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
393 – 1.28%
Samuel Lockhart (Ind.)
145 – 0.47%
Eden Haythornthwaite (Ind.)
124 – 0.40%
, , , , Bill Routley
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Mid Island-Pacific Rim
, , , Darren Frank DeLuca
6,578 – 25.69%
, , , , Scott Fraser (politician), Scott Kenneth Fraser
12,556 – 49.04%
, , , Alicia La Rue
5,206 – 20.33%
, , , Julian Fell (British Columbia Conservative Party, Cons.)
878 – 3.43%
Robert Alexander Clarke (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
298 – 1.16%
Dan Cebuliak (BC Refederation Party, Refed.)
86 – 0.34%
, , , , Scott Fraser
(Alberni-Pacific Rim)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Nanaimo (provincial electoral district), Nanaimo
, , , Paris Gaudet
8,911 – 32.54%
, , , , Leonard Krog
12,746 – 46.54%
, , , Kathleen Harris
5,454 – 19.91%
, , , Bill Walker (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
277 – 1.01%
, , , , Leonard Krog
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Nanaimo-North Cowichan
, , , Alana DeLong
7,380 – 28.20%
, , , , Doug Routley
12,275 – 46.90%
, , , Lia Marie Constance Versaevel
6,244 – 23.86%
, , , P. Anna Paddon (Ind.)
274 – 1.05%
, , , , Doug Routley
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", North Island (provincial electoral district), North Island
, , , Dallas William Smith
9,148 – 35.47%
, , , , Claire Trevena, Claire Felicity Trevena
12,255 – 47.51%
, , , Sue Moen
3,846 – 14.91%
, , , John M. Twigg (BC First)
543 – 2.11%
, , , , Claire Trevena
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Parksville-Qualicum
, , , , Michelle Stilwell
14,468 – 45.13%
, , , Sue Powell
9,189 – 28.66%
, , , Glenn Sollitt
8,157 – 25.44%
, , , Terry Hand (BC Refederation Party, Refed.)
245 – 0.76%
, , , , Michelle Stilwell
, -
Greater Victoria
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Esquimalt-Metchosin
, , , Barb Desjardins
7,055 – 27.61%
, , , , Mitzi Dean, Mitzi Jayne Dean
11,816 – 46.25%
, , , Andy MacKinnon
6,339 – 24.81%
, , , Josh Steffler (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
171 – 0.67%
Delmar Martay (Ind.)
102 – 0.40%
Tyson Riel Strandlund (Communist Party of British Columbia, Comm.)
65 – 0.25%
, , , , Maurine Karagianis
(Esquimalt-Royal Roads)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Langford-Juan de Fuca
, , , Cathy Noel
6,544 – 26.11%
, , , , ''John Horgan (Canadian politician), John Horgan''
13,224 – 52.75%
, , , Brendan Ralfs
4,795 – 19.13%
, , , Scott Burton (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
262 – 1.05%
Willie Nelson (Vancouver Island Party, VIP)
242 – 0.97%
, , , , ''John Horgan''
(Juan de Fuca (provincial electoral district), Juan de Fuca)
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Oak Bay-Gordon Head
, , , Alex Dutton
6,952 – 23.77%
, , , Bryce Casavant
6,912 – 23.63%
, , , , ''Andrew Weaver, Andrew John Weaver''
15,257 – 52.17%
, , , Jin Dong Yang-Riley (Vancouver Island Party, VIP)
67 – 0.23%
Xaanja Ganja Free (4BC)
58 – 0.20%
, , , , ''Andrew Weaver''
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Saanich North and the Islands
, , , Stephen P. Roberts
9,321 – 26.46%
, , , Gary Holman (politician), Gary Holman
10,764 – 30.56%
, , , , Adam Olsen
14,775 – 41.95%
, , , Jordan Templeman (Ind)
364 – 1.03%
, , , , Gary Holman
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Saanich South
, , , David Calder (rower), David Calder
8,716 – 31.05%
, , , , Lana Popham
11,912 – 42.46%
, , , Mark Neufeld
7,129 – 25.39%
, , , Andrew Paul McLean (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
177 – 0.63%
Richard Percival Pattee (Vancouver Island Party, VIP)
130 – 0.46%
, , , , Lana Popham
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Victoria-Beacon Hill
, , , Karen Bill
4,689 – 15.49%
, , , , Carole James
16,057 – 53.05%
, , , Kalen Harris
9,194 – 30.38%
, , , Art Lowe (British Columbia Libertarian Party, Ltn.)
190 – 0.63%
Jordan Reichert (Ind.)
102 – 0.34%
David Shebib (Ind.)
35 – 0.12%
, , , , Carole James
, -
, style="background:whitesmoke;", Victoria-Swan Lake
, , , Stacey Piercey
4,005 – 15.87%
, , , , Rob Fleming
13,531 – 53.62%
, , , Christopher Alan Maxwell
7,491 – 29.69%
, , , David Costigane (Vancouver Island Party, VIP)
207 – 0.82%
, , , , Rob Fleming
, -
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.
! colspan="2", Party
! Leader
! Seats
! Votes
! %
, -
, align=left, John Horgan
, 60 , , 65,205 , , 38.98
, -
, align=left, Andrew Weaver
, 14 , , 47,641 , , 28.48
, -
, align=left, Christy Clark
, 12 , , 42,651 , , 25.5
, -
, colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Independent (Canada), Independent
, 1 , , 3,626 , , 2.17
, -
, style="background-color:gainsboro",
, colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Others
, 0 , , 8,156 , , 4.79
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Total
, 87 , , 167,576 , , 100.0
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