2020 British Columbia general election

2020 British Columbia general election
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87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
44 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout54.50%[2] Decrease 6.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Horgan Andrew Wilkinson Sonia Furstenau
Party New Democratic Liberal Green
Leader since May 4, 2014 February 3, 2018 September 14, 2020
Leader's seat Langford-Juan de Fuca Vancouver-Quilchena Cowichan Valley
Last election 41 seats, 40.29% 43 seats, 40.37% 3 seats, 16.83%
Seats before 41 41 2
Seats won 57 28 2
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 13 Steady
Popular vote 898,384 636,148 284,151
Percentage 47.69% 33.77% 15.09%
Swing Increase 7.32 pp Decrease 6.52 pp Decrease 1.74 pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Summary of the 2020 British Columbia general election
Premier before election

John Horgan
New Democratic

Premier after election

John Horgan
New Democratic

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 British Columbia. The incumbent New Democratic Party of British Columbia (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.[3] 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 1991.

Horgan called a snap election 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 confidence and supply partner, the British Columbia Green Party, and the province's Official Opposition, the British Columbia Liberal Party, as opportunistic.

Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson resigned two days after the election but remained as leader until November 23.[4]

Background

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This election took place under first-past-the-post rules, as proportional representation had been rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum.[5]

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on a fixed date of the fourth calendar year after the last election.[6] The fixed election date was previously set for the second Tuesday in May – tentatively making the next election date May 12, 2021, but the BC NDP passed legislation in 2017 amending the section of the constitution to change the fixed election date to the third Saturday in October.[7] Section 23 also indicates the fixed election date is subject to the lieutenant governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as they see fit (in practice, on the advice of the premier or following a vote of non-confidence).[6][8]

This prerogative was exercised on September 21, 2020, when Premier John Horgan called a snap election, thus dissolving the 41st Parliament.[9] The writ of election 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 Social Credit government under Bill Vander Zalm called an early election in 1986.

This election was the second Canadian provincial election held during the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.[3][10][11][12]

Due to the significant increase in mail-in voting,[3][13] 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.[14]

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 confidence and supply agreement that had been struck between the NDP and the Green Party, 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 Ipsos poll conducted for Global News and radio station CKNW found that 46 percent of people disapproved of the snap election call, while 32 percent approved.[15] Horgan and the BC NDP had been enjoying popularity in the polls during the summer and throughout the pandemic.[16][17][18][19]

Campaign

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On September 21, 2020, the BC NDP chose Nathan Cullen, 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.[20][21][22][23]

On September 28, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson promised a one-year tax holiday on the 7% provincial sales tax, at an estimated cost of $6.9 billion, and to thereafter set it to 3% for the following year, at an estimated cost of $3.9 billion, saying that it would stimulate the economy.[24][25]

On September 30, NDP leader John Horgan promised to improve conditions at long-term care homes, at a cost of $1.4 billion.[26]

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.[27]

On October 4, the BC Liberals announced that they would pause the transition in Surrey from an RCMP 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.[28]

On October 8, the NDP announced that they would commit to building, contingent on contributions from the federal government, the entire 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) SkyTrain Expo Line extension to Langley Centre by 2025.[29]

Retiring incumbents

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Liberals

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New Democrats

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Independent members

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Political parties

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Major parties

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Liberal

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The British Columbia Liberal Party, 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 Official Opposition after briefly forming a minority government under then-premier Christy Clark, which was defeated on a confidence vote held 2 months after the 2017 British Columbia general election. The party ran candidates in all 87 ridings.[45]

New Democratic

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The British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), a social democratic centre-left party, was led by John Horgan. It had 41 seats in the outgoing Legislative Assembly and governed BC with a minority government. 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.[45]

Green

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The Green Party of British Columbia, a green 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.[45]

Minor parties

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Party Leader Candidates[45]
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson 5
Communist Timothy Gidora[46] 5
Conservative Trevor Bolin 19
Libertarian Donald Wilson 25
  Rural BC Jonathan Van Barneveld 1
Vision Jagmohan Bhandari 3
  Wexit BC[47] Lee Smith[48] 2

Independents

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Along with the parties above, 24 individuals ran as independent candidates across 22 ridings.[45]

Debates

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Leaders' debates of the 2020 British Columbia general election
No. Date Place Organizer(s) Topic Moderator Language Participants References
 P  Participant  A  Absent invitee
 N  Non-invitee  O  Out of race (exploring, withdrawn or disqualified) 		Andrew Wilkinson John Horgan Sonia Furstenau Other leaders
1 October 13, 2020 Chan Centre, University of British Columbia
Various Shachi Kurl English P P P N [49][50]
2 October 15, 2020 Radio, by telephone CKNW Various Simi Sara English P P P N [51][52]

Results

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Summary of the 2020 British Columbia general election[53]
A cartogram showing the popular vote in each constituency.
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 2017 2020 ±
New Democratic John Horgan 87 898,384 102,857Increase 47.69 7.32 7.32
 
 41
57 / 87
 16Increase
Liberal Andrew Wilkinson 87 636,148 161,046Decrease 33.77 -6.52
 
 43
28 / 87
 15Decrease
Green Sonia Furstenau 74 284,151 48,180Decrease 15.09 -1.74
 
 3
2 / 87
 1Decrease
Conservative Trevor Bolin 19 35,902 25,481Increase 1.91 1.38 1.38
 
  Independent 24 13,818 8,304Decrease 0.33 -0.20
Libertarian Donald Wilson 25 8,360 617Increase 0.44 0.05
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson 5 3,895 497Increase 0.21 0.04
Communist Timothy Gidora 5 786 12Decrease 0.04 –
Vision Jagmohan Bhandari 3 761 0.04 New
Rural Jonathan Van Barneveld 1 754 0.04 New
Wexit Lee Smith 2 673 0.04 New
Total 332 1,883,632 100.00%
Blank and invalid votes 14,921 3,259Increase
Turnout 1,898,553 87,821Decrease 53.86% 7.32Decrease
Registered voters 3,524,812 278,165Increase

Synopsis of results

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2020 British Columbia general election – synopsis of riding results[a]
Riding[b] Winning party Turnout[c] Votes[d]
2017 1st place Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		2nd place 3rd place NDP Lib. Green Con. Ind Other Total
 
Abbotsford-Mission   Lib.   NDP 10,364 41.07% 744 2.95%   Lib.   Grn. 53.45% 10,364 9,620 2,667 1,989 – 595 25,235
Abbotsford South   Lib.   Lib. 9,730 44.69% 2,024 9.30%   NDP   Grn. 48.46% 7,706 9,730 2,617 – – 1,720 21,773
Abbotsford West   Lib.   Lib. 8,880 45.51% 1,761 9.03%   NDP   Con 49.96% 7,119 8,880 1,671 1,766 – 75 19,511
Boundary-Similkameen   Lib.   NDP 10,500 49.85% 2,765 13.13%   Lib.   Con 56.84% 10,500 7,735 – 2,354 – 474 21,063
Burnaby-Deer Lake   NDP   NDP 9,190 56.62% 4,027 24.81%   Lib.   Grn. 43.78% 9,190 5,163 1,878 – – – 16,231
Burnaby-Edmonds   NDP   NDP 11,063 62.01% 6,309 35.36%   Lib.   Grn. 44.36% 11,063 4,754 2,023 – – – 17,840
Burnaby-Lougheed   NDP   NDP 12,574 60.25% 7,188 34.44%   Lib.   Grn. 53.09% 12,574 5,386 2,628 – – 281 20,869
Burnaby North   NDP   NDP 12,894 57.80% 6,048 27.11%   Lib.   Grn. 51.41% 12,894 6,846 2,568 – – – 22,308
Cariboo-Chilcotin   Lib.   Lib. 6,600 51.25% 2,420 18.79%   NDP   Grn. 50.56% 4,180 6,600 1,379 – 457 263 12,879
Cariboo North   Lib.   Lib. 5,367 48.42% 1,558 14.06%   NDP   Con 50.19% 3,809 5,367 707 1,201 – – 11,084
Chilliwack   Lib.   NDP 7,349 41.56% 2,247 12.71%   Lib.   Con 47.04% 7,349 5,102 1,888 2,910 257 177 17,683
Chilliwack-Kent   Lib.   NDP 8,268 36.42% 1,304 5.74%   Lib.   Ind 52.03% 8,268 6,964 1,822 – 5,370[e] 278 22,702
Columbia River-Revelstoke   Lib.   Lib. 7,034 48.03% 1,326 9.05%   NDP   Grn. 54.79% 5,708 7,034 1,904 – – – 14,646
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain   Lib.   NDP 12,627 54.94% 4,303 18.72%   Lib.   Grn. 50.43% 12,627 8,324 2,033 – – – 22,984
Coquitlam-Maillardville   NDP   NDP 12,278 59.70% 6,396 31.10%   Lib.   Grn. 52.48% 12,278 5,882 2,405 – – – 20,565
Courtenay-Comox   NDP   NDP 14,663 50.56% 6,008 20.72%   Lib.   Grn. 61.46% 14,663 8,655 5,681 – – – 28,999
Cowichan Valley   Grn.   Grn. 13,059 44.21% 1,184 4.01%   NDP   Lib. 59.85% 11,875 4,606 13,059 – – – 29,540
Delta North   NDP   NDP 12,215 56.78% 5,036 23.41%   Lib.   Grn. 56.55% 12,215 7,179 2,120 – – – 21,514
Delta South   Lib.   Lib. 12,828 51.70% 4,424 17.83%   NDP   Grn. 66.54% 8,404 12,828 3,581 – – – 24,813
Esquimalt-Metchosin   NDP   NDP 15,070 59.32% 8,930 35.15%   Grn.   Lib. 60.98% 15,070 3,940 6,140 – 254 – 25,404
Fraser-Nicola   Lib.   Lib. 5,696 41.64% 282 2.06%   NDP   Grn. 51.16% 5,414 5,696 1,788 – 781 – 13,679
Kamloops-North Thompson   Lib.   Lib. 9,341 40.99% 196 0.86%   NDP   Grn. 50.60% 9,145 9,341 2,224 1,928 149 – 22,787
Kamloops-South Thompson   Lib.   Lib. 13,453 51.14% 4,878 18.54%   NDP   Grn. 56.48% 8,575 13,453 4,276 – – – 26,304
Kelowna-Lake Country   Lib.   Lib. 14,679 55.73% 7,558 28.70%   NDP   Grn. 49.01% 7,121 14,679 3,833 – 190 515 26,338
Kelowna-Mission   Lib.   Lib. 13,483 50.76% 4,878 18.36%   NDP   Grn. 52.87% 8,605 13,483 4,476 – – – 26,564
Kelowna West   Lib.   Lib. 12,991 49.89% 4,137 15.89%   NDP   Grn. 48.87% 8,854 12,991 3,274 – 446 474 26,039
Kootenay East   Lib.   Lib. 9,897 57.90% 4,398 25.73%   NDP   Grn. 52.66% 5,499 9,897 1,697 – – – 17,093
Kootenay West   NDP   NDP 10,822 61.15% 7,782 43.97%   Grn.   Lib. 52.87% 10,822 1,975 3,040 1,447 413 – 17,697
Langford-Juan de Fuca   NDP   NDP 18,073 67.89% 13,636 51.22%   Grn.   Lib. 55.35% 18,073 3,980 4,437 – – 130 26,620
Langley   Lib.   NDP 11,089 47.17% 3,075 13.08%   Lib.   Grn. 52.40% 11,089 8,014 2,469 1,936 – – 23,508
Langley East   Lib.   NDP 13,169 42.56% 2,784 9.00%   Lib.   Grn. 58.35% 13,169 10,385 3,533 3,428 195 231 30,941
Maple Ridge-Mission   NDP   NDP 13,915 55.27% 5,503 21.86%   Lib.   Grn. 53.24% 13,915 8,412 2,849 – – – 25,176
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows   NDP   NDP 15,877 63.41% 6,714 26.81%   Lib. None 56.11% 15,877 9,163 – – – – 25,040
Mid Island-Pacific Rim   NDP   NDP 14,298 58.22% 9,307 37.89%   Grn.   Lib. 54.45% 14,298 4,291 4,991 – 610 370 24,560
Nanaimo   NDP   NDP 14,344 54.49% 8,266 31.40%   Grn.   Lib. 55.14% 14,344 5,903 6,078 – – – 26,325
Nanaimo-North Cowichan   NDP   NDP 12,787 49.48% 5,087 19.69%   Grn.   Lib. 56.20% 12,787 5,354 7,700 – – – 25,841
Nechako Lakes   Lib.   Lib. 4,611 52.24% 1,580 17.90%   NDP   CHP 49.91% 3,031 4,611 – – 368 816 8,826
Nelson-Creston   NDP   NDP 7,296 41.78% 1,685 9.65%   Grn.   Lib. 58.39% 7,296 4,171 5,611 – – 384 17,462
New Westminster   NDP   NDP 15,903 60.25% 10,883 41.23%   Grn.   Lib. 56.20% 15,903 4,291 5,020 912 – 269 26,395
North Coast   NDP   NDP 4,544 72.82% 3,115 49.92%   Lib.   Ltn 40.45% 4,544 1,429 – – – 267 6,240
North Island   NDP   NDP 12,467 50.75% 6,563 26.72%   Lib.   Grn. 53.93% 12,467 5,904 4,731 1,462 – – 24,564
North Vancouver-Lonsdale   NDP   NDP 15,878 59.87% 8,604 32.44%   Lib.   Grn. 58.51% 15,878 7,274 3,369 – – – 26,521
North Vancouver-Seymour   Lib.   NDP 12,891 46.84% 3,064 11.13%   Lib.   Grn. 65.49% 12,891 9,827 4,514 – – 291 27,523
Oak Bay-Gordon Head   Grn.   NDP 14,748 51.12% 7,386 25.60%   Grn.   Lib. 67.79% 14,748 6,597 7,362 – – 142 28,849
Parksville-Qualicum   Lib.   NDP 13,207 42.00% 2,052 6.53%   Lib.   Grn. 64.65% 13,207 11,155 5,227 1,404 454 – 31,447
Peace River North   Lib.   Lib. 6,746 55.76% 2,596 21.46%   Con   NDP 46.48% 1,202 6,746 – 4,150 – – 12,098
Peace River South   Lib.   Lib. 3,862 51.19% 1,559 20.67%   Con   NDP 41.66% 1,180 3,862 – 2,303 – 199 7,544
Penticton   Lib.   Lib. 13,217 48.19% 2,874 10.48%   NDP   Grn. 56.04% 10,343 13,217 3,152 – – 717 27,429
Port Coquitlam   NDP   NDP 15,370 64.14% 10,361 43.23%   Lib.   Grn. 54.36% 15,370 5,009 3,023 – – 563 23,965
Port Moody-Coquitlam   NDP   NDP 12,783 53.75% 5,530 23.25%   Lib.   Grn. 58.36% 12,783 7,253 2,802 800 – 144 23,782
Powell River-Sunshine Coast   NDP   NDP 12,701 50.88% 4,597 18.42%   Grn.   Lib. 59.98% 12,701 4,156 8,104 – – – 24,961
Prince George-Mackenzie   Lib.   Lib. 8,543 50.80% 2,826 16.80%   NDP   Grn. 49.06% 5,717 8,543 1,935 – – 623 16,818
Prince George-Valemount   Lib.   Lib. 9,703 55.62% 4,986 28.58%   NDP   Grn. 47.42% 4,717 9,703 2,597 – – 428 17,445
Richmond North Centre   Lib.   Lib. 7,675 51.26% 1,711 11.43%   NDP   Grn. 40.36% 5,964 7,675 1,333 – – – 14,972
Richmond-Queensborough   Lib.   NDP 9,406 47.65% 1,678 8.50%   Lib.   Grn. 49.56% 9,406 7,728 1,496 1,108 – – 19,738
Richmond South Centre   Lib.   NDP 6,743 50.67% 179 1.35%   Lib. None 40.12% 6,743 6,564 – – – – 13,307
Richmond-Steveston   Lib.   NDP 10,733 52.07% 1,335 6.48%   Lib.   Ind 56.09% 10,733 9,398 – – 483 – 20,614
Saanich North and the Islands   Grn.   Grn. 17,897 51.97% 7,907 22.96%   NDP   Lib. 67.66% 9,990 6,547 17,897 – – – 34,434
Saanich South   NDP   NDP 15,190 55.67% 8,582 31.45%   Lib.   Grn. 65.12% 15,190 6,608 5,488 – – – 27,286
Shuswap   Lib.   Lib. 13,300 51.35% 4,484 17.31%   NDP   Grn. 54.68% 8,816 13,300 3,784 – – – 25,900
Skeena   Lib.   Lib. 5,810 52.06% 849 7.61%   NDP   Ind 51.89% 4,961 5,810 – – 389 – 11,160
Stikine   NDP   NDP 3,745 51.77% 1,841 25.45%   Lib.   CHP 50.13% 3,745 1,904 – – – 1,585 7,234
Surrey-Cloverdale   Lib.   NDP 12,992 52.10% 4,234 16.98%   Lib.   Grn. 55.16% 12,992 8,758 2,169 867 149 – 24,935
Surrey-Fleetwood   NDP   NDP 11,457 60.93% 5,681 30.21%   Lib.   Grn. 50.77% 11,457 5,776 1,571 – – – 18,804
Surrey-Green Timbers   NDP   NDP 8,171 59.59% 2,631 19.19%   Lib. None 47.20% 8,171 5,540 – – – – 13,711
Surrey-Guildford   NDP   NDP 10,403 60.59% 5,264 30.66%   Lib.   Grn. 45.69% 10,403 5,139 1,345 – 282 – 17,169
Surrey-Newton   NDP   NDP 8,893 62.64% 4,982 35.09%   Lib.   Grn. 47.91% 8,893 3,911 1,393 – – – 14,197
Surrey-Panorama   NDP   NDP 12,336 55.07% 2,729 12.18%   Lib.   Vis 51.65% 12,336 9,607 – – – 458 22,401
Surrey South   Lib.   Lib. 12,970 47.36% 1,176 4.29%   NDP   Grn. 52.74% 11,794 12,970 2,623 – – – 27,387
Surrey-Whalley   NDP   NDP 10,994 70.94% 6,942 44.80%   Lib.   Vis 40.59% 10,994 4,052 – – – 451 15,497
Surrey-White Rock   Lib.   Lib. 10,718 39.51% 224 0.83%   NDP   Grn. 61.23% 10,494 10,718 3,862 – 1,607[f] 443 27,124
Vancouver-Fairview   NDP   NDP 15,538 56.07% 7,968 28.75%   Lib.   Grn. 61.08% 15,538 7,570 4,368 – – 234 27,710
Vancouver-False Creek   Lib.   NDP 11,484 46.77% 2,267 9.23%   Lib.   Grn. 51.06% 11,484 9,217 3,108 465 – 280 24,554
Vancouver-Fraserview   NDP   NDP 12,247 56.37% 4,736 21.80%   Lib.   Grn. 50.22% 12,247 7,511 1,969 – – – 21,727
Vancouver-Hastings   NDP   NDP 13,362 60.56% 9,050 41.02%   Grn.   Lib. 51.37% 13,362 3,885 4,312 – – 505 22,064
Vancouver-Kensington   NDP   NDP 12,481 59.97% 7,226 34.72%   Lib.   Grn. 50.89% 12,481 5,255 2,874 – 202 – 20,812
Vancouver-Kingsway   NDP   NDP 12,297 67.81% 8,378 46.20%   Lib.   Grn. 44.50% 12,297 3,919 1,662 – – 257 18,135
Vancouver-Langara   Lib.   Lib. 9,888 48.51% 1,457 7.15%   NDP   Grn. 49.45% 8,431 9,888 1,840 – – 224 20,383
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant   NDP   NDP 14,530 66.95% 10,174 46.88%   Grn.   Lib. 48.01% 14,530 2,816 4,356 – – – 21,702
Vancouver-Point Grey   NDP   NDP 12,602 51.32% 4,890 19.91%   Lib.   Grn. 59.95% 12,602 7,712 4,241 – – – 24,555
Vancouver-Quilchena   Lib.   Lib. 12,157 56.04% 5,960 27.47%   NDP   Grn. 56.52% 6,197 12,157 3,341 – – – 21,695
Vancouver-West End   NDP   NDP 12,439 62.31% 8,425 42.21%   Lib.   Grn. 51.77% 12,439 4,014 3,250 – – 259 19,962
Vernon-Monashee   Lib.   NDP 10,222 36.56% 424 1.52%   Lib.   Grn. 52.76% 10,222 9,798 4,464 3,472 – – 27,956
Victoria-Beacon Hill   NDP   NDP 16,474 54.61% 7,443 24.67%   Grn.   Lib. 61.46% 16,474 4,329 9,031 – 335 – 30,169
Victoria-Swan Lake   NDP   NDP 14,186 59.35% 7,548 31.58%   Grn.   Lib. 59.02% 14,186 2,729 6,638 – 241 107 23,901
West Vancouver-Capilano   Lib.   Lib. 12,734 53.55% 5,540 23.30%   NDP   Grn. 58.10% 7,194 12,734 3,664 – 186 – 23,778
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky   Lib.   Lib. 9,249 37.54% 60 0.24%   Grn.   NDP 56.89% 6,197 9,249 9,189 – – – 24,635
  = 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 House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

Detailed analysis

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Position attained in seats contested
Party Seats Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Stood
New Democratic 57 27 3 – – – 87
Liberal 28 43 16 – – – 87
Green 2 15 53 4 – – 74
Conservative – 2 4 13 – – 19
Independents – – 3 10 9 2 24
Christian Heritage – – 2 2 1 – 5
Vision – – 2 – 1 – 3
Libertarian – – 1 14 9 1 25
Communist – – – 3 2 – 5
Wexit – – – 2 – – 2
Rural – – – 1 – – 1
Principal races, according to 1st- and 2nd-place results
Parties Seats
█ New Democratic █ Liberal 68
█ New Democratic █ Green 16
█ Liberal █ Conservative 2
█ Liberal █ Green 1
Total 87
Resulting composition of the 42nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Source Party
NDP Lib. Grn. Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 33 25 2 60
Open seats held 8 3 11
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 11 11
Open seats gained 5 5
Total 57 28 2 87

Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

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

Riding Party Candidates Votes Placed
Abbotsford South █ Christian Her. Laura-Lynn Thompson 1,720 4th
Chilliwack-Kent █ Independent Jason Lum 5,370 3rd
Surrey-White Rock █ Independent Megan Knight 1,607 4th

Results by riding

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The following tables present results by riding per Elections BC.[14]

  • 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

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Libertarian Other
Nechako Lakes John Rustad[56]
4,611 – 52.24% 		Anne Marie Sam[57]
3,031 – 34.34% 		Jon Rempel
403 – 4.57%
  • Dan Stuart (CHP)[45]
    413 – 4.68%
  • Margo Maley (ind.)
    368 – 4.17%
 John Rustad
North Coast Roy Jones Jr.[56]
1,429 – 22.90% 		Jennifer Rice[58]
4,544 – 72.82% 		Jody Craven
267 – 4.28% 		Jennifer Rice
Peace River North Dan Davies[56]
6,746 – 55.76% 		Danielle Monroe[59]
1,202 – 9.94% 		Trevor Bolin (Cons.)
4,150 – 34.30% 		Dan Davies
Peace River South Mike Bernier[56]
3,862 – 51.19% 		Cory Grizz Longley[60]
1,180 – 15.64%
  • Kathleen Connolly (Cons.)[61]
    2,303 – 30.53%
  • Dorothy Sharon Smith (Wexit)
    199 – 2.64%
 Mike Bernier
Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris[56]
8,543 – 50.80% 		Joan Atkinson
5,717 – 33.99% 		Catharine Kendall[62]
1,935 – 11.51% 		Raymond Rodgers[63]
287 – 1.71% 		Dee Kranz (CHP)
336 – 2.00% 		Mike Morris
Prince George-Valemount Shirley Bond[56]
9,703 – 55.62% 		Laura Parent[64]
4,717 – 27.04% 		Mackenzie Kerr[65]
2,597 – 14.89% 		Sean Robson[66]
428 – 2.45% 		Shirley Bond
Skeena Ellis Ross[56]
5,810 – 52.06% 		Nicole Halbauer[57]
4,961 – 44.45% 		Martin Holzbauer (ind.)
389 – 3.49% 		Ellis Ross
Stikine Gordon Sebastian[56]
1,904 – 26.32% 		Nathan Cullen[67]
3,745 – 51.77%
  • Rod Taylor (CHP)
    831 – 11.49%
  • Darcy Repen (Rural)
    754 – 10.42%
 †Doug Donaldson

Kootenays

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Columbia River-Revelstoke Doug Clovechok[56]
7,034 – 48.03% 		Nicole Cherlet[68]
5,708 – 38.97% 		Samson Boyer[69]
1,904 – 13.00% 		Doug Clovechok
Kootenay East Tom Shypitka[56]
9,897 – 57.90% 		Wayne Stetski[70]
5,499 – 32.17% 		Kerri Wall[69]
1,697 – 9.93% 		Tom Shypitka
Kootenay West Corbin Kelley[56]
1,975 – 11.16% 		Katrine Conroy[57]
10,822 – 61.15% 		Andrew Duncan
3,040 – 17.18%
  • Glen Byle (Cons.)
    1,447 – 8.18%
  • Ed Varney (ind.)
    224 – 1.27%
  • Fletcher Quince (ind.)
    189 – 1.07%
 Katrine Conroy
Nelson-Creston Tanya Finley[56]
4,171 – 23.89% 		Brittny Anderson[57]
7,296 – 41.78% 		Nicole Charlwood[71]
5,611 – 32.13% 		Terry Tiessen (Ltn.)
384 – 2.20% 		†Michelle Mungall

Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Boundary-Similkameen Petra Veintimilla[56]
7,735 – 36.72% 		Roly Russell[57]
10,500 – 49.85% 		Darryl Seres (Cons.)
2,354 – 11.18%
Arlyn Greig (Wexit)
474 – 2.25% 		†Linda Larson
Kelowna-Lake Country Norm Letnick[56]
14,679 – 55.73% 		Justin Kulik[72]
7,121 – 27.04% 		John Janmaat[73]
3,833 – 14.55%
  • Kyle Geronazzo (Ltn.)
    515 – 1.96%
  • Silverado Socrates (ind.)
    190 – 0.72%
 Norm Letnick
Kelowna-Mission Renee Merrifield[56]
13,483 – 50.76% 		Krystal Smith[72]
8,605 – 32.39% 		Amanda Poon[73]
4,476 – 16.85% 		†Steve Thomson
Kelowna West Ben Stewart[56]
12,991 – 49.89% 		Spring Hawes[74]
8,854 – 34.00% 		Peter Truch[73]
3,274 – 12.57%
  • Matt Badura (Ltn.)[75]
    474 – 1.82%
  • Magee Mitchell (ind.)
    446 – 1.71%
 Ben Stewart
Penticton Dan Ashton[56]
13,217 – 48.19% 		Toni Boot[57]
10,343 – 37.71% 		Ted Shumaker[73]
3,152 – 11.49% 		Keith MacIntyre (Ltn.)[76]
717 – 2.61% 		Dan Ashton
Shuswap Greg Kyllo[56]
13,300 – 51.35% 		Sylvia Lindgren[74]
8,816 – 34.04% 		Owen Madden[73]
3,784 – 14.61% 		Greg Kyllo
Vernon-Monashee Eric Foster[56]
9,798 – 35.05% 		Harwinder Sandhu[74]
10,222 – 36.56% 		Keli Westgate[77]
4,464 – 15.97% 		Kyle Delfing (Cons.)
3,472 – 12.42% 		Eric Foster

Thompson and Cariboo

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Cariboo-Chilcotin Lorne Doerkson[56]
6,600 – 51.25% 		Scott Andrews[78]
4,180 – 32.46% 		David Laing[79]
1,379 – 10.71%
  • Katya Potekhina (ind.)
    457 – 3.55%
  • James Buckley (Ltn.)
    263 – 2.04%
 †Donna Barnett
Cariboo North Coralee Oakes[56]
5,367 – 48.42% 		Scott Elliott[74]
3,809 – 34.36% 		Douglas Gook
707 – 6.38% 		Kyle Townsend (Cons.)
1,201 – 10.84% 		Coralee Oakes
Fraser-Nicola Jackie Tegart[56]
5,696 – 41.64% 		Aaron Sumexheltza[57]
5,414 – 39.58% 		Jonah Timms[80]
1,788 – 13.07%
  • Dennis Adamson (ind.)[81]
    438 – 3.20%
  • Mike Bhangu (ind.)
    343 – 2.51%
 Jackie Tegart
Kamloops-North Thompson Peter Milobar[56]
9,341 – 40.99% 		Sadie Hunter[74]
9,145 – 40.13% 		Thomas Martin[77]
2,224 – 9.76%
  • Dennis Giesbrecht (Cons.)[82]
    1,928 – 8.46%
  • Brandon Russell (ind.)
    149 – 0.65%
 Peter Milobar
Kamloops-South Thompson Todd Stone[56]
13,453 – 51.14% 		Anna Thomas[83]
8,575 – 32.60% 		Dan Hines[69]
4,276 – 16.26% 		Todd Stone

Fraser Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Conservative Other
Abbotsford-Mission Simon Gibson[56]
9,620 – 38.12% 		Pam Alexis[84]
10,364 – 41.07% 		Stephen Fowler[62]
2,667 – 10.57% 		Trevor Hamilton
1,989 – 7.88% 		Aeriol Alderking (CHP)
595 – 2.36% 		Simon Gibson
Abbotsford South Bruce Banman[56]
9,730 – 44.69% 		Inder Johal[59]
7,706 – 35.39% 		Aird Flavelle[77]
2,617 – 12.02% 		Laura-Lynn Thompson (CHP)
1,720 – 7.90% 		†Darryl Plecas[g]
Abbotsford West Mike de Jong[56]
8,880 – 45.51% 		Preet Rai[74]
7,119 – 36.49% 		Kevin Eastwood[62]
1,671 – 8.56% 		Michael Henshall
1,766 – 9.05% 		Sukhi Gill (Vision)
75 – 0.38% 		Mike de Jong
Chilliwack John Martin[56]
5,102 – 28.85% 		Dan Coulter[74]
7,349 – 41.56% 		Tim Cooper
1,888 – 10.68% 		Diane Janzen[85]
2,910 – 16.46%
  • Josue Anderson (ind.)
    257 – 1.45%
  • Andrew Coombes (Ltn.)
    177 – 1.00%
 John Martin
Chilliwack-Kent Laurie Throness[86][h]
6,964 – 30.68% 		Kelli Paddon[74]
8,268 – 36.42% 		Jeff Hammersmark[69]
1,822 – 8.03%
  • Jason Lum (ind.)
    5,370 – 23.65%
  • Eli Gagne (Ltn.)
    278 – 1.22%
 Laurie Throness
Langley Mary Polak[56]
8,014 – 34.09% 		Andrew Mercier[94]
11,089 – 47.17% 		Bill Masse[95]
2,469 – 10.50% 		Shelly Jan[96]
1,936 – 8.24% 		Mary Polak
Langley East Margaret Kunst[56]
10,385 – 33.56% 		Megan Dykeman[97]
13,169 – 42.56% 		Cheryl Wiens[98]
3,533 – 11.42% 		Ryan Warawa[99]
3,428 – 11.08%
  • Alex Joehl (Ltn.)
    231 – 0.75%
  • Tara Reeve (ind.)
    195 – 0.63%
 †Rich Coleman
Maple Ridge-Mission Chelsa Meadus[56]
9,009 – 33.75% 		Bob D'Eith[57]
14,721 – 55.15% 		Matt Trenholm[77]
2,962 – 11.10% 		Bob D'Eith
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Cheryl Ashlie[56]
9,163 – 36.59% 		Lisa Beare[57]
15,877 – 63.41% 		Lisa Beare

Surrey

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Surrey-Cloverdale Marvin Hunt[56]
8,758 – 35.12% 		Mike Starchuk
12,992 – 52.10% 		Rebecca Smith[73]
2,169 – 8.70%
  • Aisha Bali (Cons.)[100]
    867 – 3.48%
  • Marcella Williams (ind.)
    149 – 0.60%
 Marvin Hunt
Surrey-Fleetwood Garry Thind[56]
5,776 – 30.72% 		Jagrup Brar[57]
11,457 – 60.93% 		Dean McGee[62]
1,571 – 8.35% 		Jagrup Brar
Surrey-Green Timbers Dilraj Atwal[56]
5,540 – 40.41% 		Rachna Singh
8,171 – 59.59% 		Rachna Singh
Surrey-Guildford Dave Hans[56]
5,139 – 29.93% 		Garry Begg[45]
10,403 – 60.59% 		Jodi Murphy
1,345 – 7.83% 		Sam Kofalt (ind.)
282 – 1.64% 		Garry Begg
Surrey-Newton Paul Boparai[56]
3,911 – 27.55% 		Harry Bains[57]
8,893 – 62.64% 		Asad Syed
1,393 – 9.81% 		Harry Bains
Surrey-Panorama Gulzar Cheema[56]
9,607 – 42.89% 		Jinny Sims[57]
12,336 – 55.07% 		Sophie Shrestha (Vision)
458 – 2.04% 		Jinny Sims
Surrey South Stephanie Cadieux[56]
12,970 – 47.36% 		Pauline Greaves[74]
11,794 – 43.06% 		Tim Ibbotson
2,623 – 9.58% 		Stephanie Cadieux
Surrey-Whalley Shaukat Khan[56]
4,052 – 26.15% 		Bruce Ralston
10,994 – 70.94%
Bruce Ralston
Surrey-White Rock Trevor Halford[56]
10,718 – 39.51% 		Bryn Smith[74]
10,494 – 38.69% 		Beverly Hobby
3,862 – 14.24%
  • Megan Knight (ind.)
    1,607 – 5.92%
  • Jason Bax (Ltn.)
    443 – 1.63%
 Vacant[i]

Richmond and Delta

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Delta North Jet Sunner[56]
7,179 – 33.37% 		Ravi Kahlon[57]
12,215 – 56.78% 		Neema Manral[69]
2,120 – 9.85% 		Ravi Kahlon
Delta South Ian Paton[56]
12,828 – 51.70% 		Bruce Reid[59]
8,404 – 33.87% 		Peter van der Velden[73]
3,581 – 14.43% 		Ian Paton
Richmond North Centre Teresa Wat[56]
7,675 – 51.26% 		Jaeden Dela Torre[59]
5,964 – 39.83% 		Vernon Wang
1,333 – 8.90% 		Teresa Wat
Richmond-Queensborough Jas Johal[56]
7,728 – 39.15% 		Aman Singh[57]
9,406 – 47.65% 		Earl Einarson[62]
1,496 – 7.58% 		Kay Hale (Cons.)[45]
1,108 – 5.61% 		Jas Johal
Richmond South Centre Alexa Loo[56]
6,564 – 49.33% 		Henry Yao[102]
6,743 – 50.67% 		†Linda Reid
Richmond-Steveston Matt Pitcairn[56]
9,398 – 45.59% 		Kelly Greene[103]
10,733 – 52.07% 		Vince Li (ind.)
483 – 2.34% 		†John Yap

Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Burnaby-Deer Lake Glynnis Hoi Sum Chan[56]
5,163 – 31.81% 		Anne Kang[45]
9,190 – 56.62% 		Mehreen Chaudry[104]
1,878 – 11.57% 		Anne Kang
Burnaby-Edmonds Tripat Atwal[56]
4,754 – 26.65% 		Raj Chouhan[57]
11,063 – 62.01% 		Iqbal Parekh
2,023 – 11.34% 		Raj Chouhan
Burnaby-Lougheed Tariq Malik[56]
5,386 – 25.81% 		Katrina Chen[57]
12,574 – 60.25% 		Andrew Williamson
2,628 – 12.59% 		Dominique Paynter (Ltn.)
281 – 1.35% 		Katrina Chen
Burnaby North Raymond Dong[56]
6,846 – 30.69% 		Janet Routledge[57]
12,894 – 57.80% 		Norine Shim[69]
2,568 – 11.51% 		Janet Routledge
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Joan Isaacs[56]
8,324 – 36.22% 		Fin Donnelly[57]
12,627 – 54.94% 		Adam Bremner-Akins[77]
2,033 – 8.85% 		Joan Isaacs
Coquitlam-Maillardville Will Davis[105]
5,882 – 28.60% 		Selina Robinson[57]
12,278 – 59.70% 		Nicola Spurling[69][106]
2,405 – 11.69% 		Selina Robinson
New Westminster Lorraine Brett[56]
4,291 – 16.26% 		Jennifer Whiteside[57]
15,903 – 60.25% 		Cyrus Sy[107]
5,020 – 19.02%
  • Benny Ogden (Cons.)[45]
    912 – 3.46%
  • Donald Wilson (Ltn.)
    269 – 1.02%
 †Judy Darcy
Port Coquitlam Mehran Zargham[56]
5,009 – 20.90% 		Mike Farnworth[57]
15,370 – 64.14% 		Erik Minty[69]
3,023 – 12.61% 		Lewis Clarke Dahlby (Ltn.)
563 – 2.35% 		Mike Farnworth
Port Moody-Coquitlam James Robertson[56]
7,253 – 30.50% 		Rick Glumac[57]
12,783 – 53.75% 		John Latimer
2,802 – 11.78%
  • Brandon Fonseca (Cons.)[45]
    800 – 3.36%
  • Logan Smith (Ltn.)
    144 – 0.61%
 Rick Glumac

Vancouver

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Libertarian Other
Vancouver-Fairview George Affleck[56]
7,570 – 27.32% 		George Heyman[57]
15,538 – 56.07% 		Ian Goldman[108]
4,368 – 15.76% 		Sandra Filosof-Schipper
234 – 0.84% 		George Heyman
Vancouver-False Creek Sam Sullivan[56]
9,217 – 37.54% 		Brenda Bailey[109]
11,484 – 46.77% 		Maayan Kreitzman
3,108 – 12.66% 		Naomi Chocyk
280 – 1.14% 		Erik Gretland (Cons.)
465 – 1.89% 		Sam Sullivan
Vancouver-Fraserview David Grewal[56]
7,511 – 34.57% 		George Chow
12,247 – 56.37% 		Francoise Raunet[110]
1,969 – 9.06% 		George Chow
Vancouver-Hastings Alex Read[56]
3,885 – 17.61% 		Niki Sharma[111]
13,362 – 60.56% 		Bridget Burns[112]
4,312 – 19.54% 		Golok Z. Buday
321 – 1.45% 		Kimball Cariou (Comm.)[101]
184 – 0.83% 		†Shane Simpson
Vancouver-Kensington Paul Lepage[56]
5,255 – 25.25% 		Mable Elmore
12,481 – 59.97% 		Nazanin Moghadami
2,874 – 13.81% 		Salvatore Vetro (ind.)
202 – 0.97% 		Mable Elmore
Vancouver-Kingsway Cole Anderson[56]
3,919 – 21.61% 		Adrian Dix
12,297 – 67.81% 		Scott Bernstein
1,662 – 9.16% 		Karin Litzcke
257 – 1.42% 		Adrian Dix
Vancouver-Langara Michael Lee[56]
9,888 – 48.51% 		Tesicca Chi-Ying Truong[57]
8,431 – 41.26% 		Stephanie Hendy
1,840 – 9.03% 		Paul Matthews
224 – 1.10% 		Michael Lee
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant George Vassilas[56]
2,816 – 12.98% 		Melanie Mark[57]
14,530 – 66.95% 		Kelly Tatham[71]
4,356 – 20.07% 		Melanie Mark
Vancouver-Point Grey Mark Bowen[56]
7,712 – 31.41% 		David Eby[57]
12,602 – 51.32% 		Devyani Singh[113]
4,241 – 17.27% 		David Eby
Vancouver-Quilchena Andrew Wilkinson[56]
12,157 – 56.04% 		Heather McQuillan[59]
6,197 – 28.56% 		Michael Barkusky[114]
3,341 – 15.40% 		Andrew Wilkinson
Vancouver-West End Jon Ellacott[56]
4,014 – 20.11% 		Spencer Chandra Herbert[45]
12,439 – 62.31% 		James Marshall
3,250 – 16.28% 		Kim McCann
259 – 1.30% 		Spencer Chandra Herbert

North Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
North Vancouver-Lonsdale Lyn Anglin[56]
7,274 – 27.43% 		Bowinn Ma[115]
15,878 – 59.87% 		Christopher Hakes[116]
3,369 – 12.70% 		Bowinn Ma
North Vancouver-Seymour Jane Thornthwaite[56]
9,827 – 35.70% 		Susie Chant[60]
12,891 – 46.84% 		Harrison Johnson[117]
4,514 – 16.40% 		Clayton Welwood (Ltn.)
291 – 1.06% 		Jane Thornthwaite
West Vancouver-Capilano Karin Kirkpatrick[56]
12,734 – 53.55% 		Amelia Hill[59]
7,194 – 30.25% 		Rasoul Narimani[118]
3,664 – 15.41% 		Anton Shendryk (ind.)
186 – 0.78% 		†Ralph Sultan
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy[56]
9,249 – 37.54% 		Keith Murdoch[74]
6,194 – 25.16% 		Jeremy Valeriote[119]
9,189 – 37.30% 		Jordan Sturdy

Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Courtenay-Comox Brennan Day[56]
8,655 – 29.85% 		Ronna-Rae Leonard[57]
14,663 – 50.56% 		Gillian Anderson[73]
5,681 – 19.59% 		Ronna-Rae Leonard
Cowichan Valley Tanya Kaul[56]
4,606 – 15.59% 		Rob Douglas[57]
11,875 – 40.20% 		Sonia Furstenau
13,059 – 44.21% 		Sonia Furstenau
Mid Island-Pacific Rim Helen Poon[56]
4,291 – 17.47% 		Josie Osborne[57]
14,298 – 58.22% 		Evan Jolicoeur[73]
4,991 – 20.32%
  • Graham Hughes (ind.)
    610 – 2.48%
  • Robert Alexander Clarke (Ltn.)
    370 – 1.51%
 †Scott Fraser
Nanaimo Kathleen Jones[56]
5,903 – 22.42% 		Sheila Malcolmson[57]
14,344 – 54.49% 		Lia Marie Constance Versaevel[73]
6,078 – 23.09% 		Sheila Malcolmson
Nanaimo-North Cowichan Duck Paterson[56]
5,354 – 20.72% 		Doug Routley[57]
12,787 – 49.48% 		Chris Istace[120]
7,700 – 29.80% 		Doug Routley
North Island Norm Facey[56]
5,904 – 24.04% 		Michele Babchuk[57]
12,467 – 50.75% 		Alexandra Morton[121]
4,731 – 19.26% 		John Twigg (Cons.)
1,462 – 5.95% 		†Claire Trevena
Parksville-Qualicum Michelle Stilwell[56]
11,155 – 35.47% 		Adam Walker[59]
13,207 – 42.00% 		Rob Lyon[73]
5,227 – 16.62%
  • Don Purdey (Cons.)
    1,404 – 4.46%
  • John St John (ind.)
    454 – 1.44%
 Michelle Stilwell
Powell River-Sunshine Coast Sandra Stoddart-Hansen[56]
4,156 – 16.65% 		Nicholas Simons[57]
12,701 – 50.88% 		Kim Darwin[122]
8,104 – 32.47% 		Nicholas Simons

Greater Victoria

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal NDP Green Other
Esquimalt-Metchosin RJ Senko[56]
3,940 – 15.51% 		Mitzi Dean[57]
15,070 – 59.32% 		Andy Mackinnon[104]
6,140 – 24.17% 		Desta McPherson (ind.)
254 – 1.00% 		Mitzi Dean
Langford-Juan de Fuca Kelly Darwin[56]
3,980 – 14.95% 		John Horgan[57]
18,073 – 67.89% 		Gord Baird
4,437 – 16.67% 		Tyson Riel Strandlund (Comm.)[101]
130 – 0.49% 		John Horgan
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Roxanne Helme[56]
6,597 – 22.87% 		Murray Rankin[57]
14,748 – 51.12% 		Nicole Duncan[104]
7,362 – 25.52% 		Florian Castle (Comm.)[101]
142 – 0.49% 		†Andrew Weaver[j]
Saanich North and the Islands Stephen P. Roberts[56]
6,547 – 19.01% 		Zeb King[123]
9,990 – 29.01% 		Adam Olsen[45]
17,897 – 51.97% 		Adam Olsen
Saanich South Rishi Sharma[56]
6,608 – 24.22% 		Lana Popham[57]
15,190 – 55.67% 		Kate O'Connor[104]
5,488 – 20.11% 		Lana Popham
Victoria-Beacon Hill Karen Bill[56]
4,329 – 14.35% 		Grace Lore[57]
16,474 – 54.61% 		Jenn Neilson[104]
9,031 – 29.93% 		Jordan Reichert (ind.)
335 – 1.11% 		†Carole James
Victoria-Swan Lake David Somerville[56]
2,743 – 11.35% 		Rob Fleming[57]
14,384 – 59.49% 		Annemieke Holthuis[104]
6,700 – 27.71%
  • Jenn Smith (ind.)
    244 – 1.01%
  • Walt Parsons (Comm.)[101]
    107 – 0.44%
 Rob Fleming

Seats changing hands

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11 incumbent MLAs lost their seats.

Party in 2017 Name Constituency Year elected Seat held by party since Defeated by Elected party in 2020
BC Liberal Eric Foster Vernon-Monashee 2009 1996 Harwinder Sandhu New Democratic
Simon Gibson Abbotsford-Mission 2009 2009 Pam Alexis
John Martin Chilliwack 2013 2001 Dan Coulter
Laurie Throness Chilliwack-Kent 2013 2013 Kelli Paddon
Mary Polak Langley 2005 1991 Andrew Mercier
Marvin Hunt Surrey-Cloverdale 2017 1991 Mike Starchuk
Jas Johal Richmond-Queensborough 2017 2017 Aman Singh
Joan Isaacs Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 2017 2017 Fin Donnelly
Sam Sullivan Vancouver-False Creek 2013 2009 Brenda Bailey
Jane Thornthwaite North Vancouver-Seymour 2009 1991 Susie Chant
Michelle Stilwell Parksville-Qualicum 2013 1996 Adam Walker

Open seats changing hands

Party in 2017 Candidate Retiring incumbent Constituency Defeated by Elected party in 2020
BC Liberal Petra Veintimilla Linda Larson Boundary-Similkameen Roly Russell New Democratic
Margaret Kunst Rich Coleman Langley East Megan Dykeman
Alexa Loo Linda Reid Richmond South Centre Henry Yao
Matt Pitcairn John Yap Richmond-Steveston Kelly Greene
Green Nicole Duncan Andrew Weaver Oak Bay-Gordon Head Murray Rankin

Student Vote results

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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.[124]

Summary of the 2020 BC Student Vote
Party Leader Seats Votes
Elected % # %
New Democratic John Horgan 58 65.17 33,655 39.86
Green Sonia Furstenau 17 19.10 23,371 27.68
Liberal Andrew Wilkinson 12 13.48 21,545 25.52
Conservative Trevor Bolin 1 1.12 2,066 2.45
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson 1 1.12 336 0.40
Others 0 0 3,463 4.09
Total 87+2 100.0 84,436 100.0
Source: Student Vote Canada[124]

Opinion polls

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Voter intention polling

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Five-poll average of British Columbia opinion polling from May 9, 2017, to the last possible date of the next election on October 16, 2021. Each line corresponds to a political party.

Preferred premier polling

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Polling organization / client Dates Sample size Andrew Wilkinson / Christy Clark John Horgan Sonia Furstenau / Andrew Weaver Other/undecided Lead Polling method Margin of error
Ipsos / Global BC, CKNW Oct 8–11, 2020 1,000 16% 45% 6% 33% 29% Online 3.5%
Research Co. Oct 5–7, 2020 1,000 27% 47% 6% 19% 20% Online 3.7%
Ipsos / Global News, CKNW[15][140] Sep 24–28, 2020 1,251 14% 44% 6% 36% 30% Online/Telephone 3.2%
Research Co.[142] Sep 21–23, 2020 750 27% 44% 7% 33% 17% Online 3.6%
Ipsos[171] Jun 26–28, 2017 800 31% 28% 11% 31% 3% Online 3.9%
Ipsos[175] Jun 8–11, 2017 802 29% 28% 12% 31% 1% Online 3.9%

Notes

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  1. ^ "Provincial Election Results". elections.bc.ca. Elections BC. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Order as given in Elections BC reports
  3. ^ Including spoiled ballots
  4. ^ Minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote in 2020 or 2017
  5. ^ Green candidate Jeff Hammersmark ceased campaigning and endorsed independent candidate Jason Lum[54]
  6. ^ Independent candidate Megan Knight originally sought the Liberal nomination, but was shut out when Trevor Halford was directly appointed by the Liberal central office.[55]
  7. ^ Plecas was elected as a Liberal MLA, but was removed from the party after he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
  8. ^ Incumbent BC Liberal MLA Laurie Throness previously contested Chilliwack-Kent as the Liberal candidate, until his resignation from the party on October 15 to run as an independent candidate after comparing free contraception to eugenics. However, Throness is still considered by Elections BC to be the Liberal candidate.[87][88][89][90][91][92][93]
  9. ^ Liberal MLA Tracy Redies held this seat before her resignation in 2020.
  10. ^ Weaver was formerly the leader of the Green Party.

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