2020 British Columbia general election
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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 won a majority government, making John Horgan the first leader in the history of the British Columbia New Democratic Party to win a second consecutive term as Premier.[3] The incoming Legislature marks 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 portrayed the call for an early election as required for stability given the fact that the BC NDP was governing with a minority of seats in the Legislative Assembly, but 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[]
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 the third Saturday in October 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 pertaining to the set election day.[7] The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees 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 in nearly two decades to not have been held on the fixed date, following four successive elections which had adhered to fixed-date legislation under amendments to the Constitution Act introduced by the Liberal government under Gordon Campbell and passed 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 Canada. 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[]
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[]
Liberals[]
- Donna Barnett, Cariboo-Chilcotin[30]
- Rich Coleman, Langley East[31]
- Linda Larson, Boundary-Similkameen[32]
- Linda Reid, Richmond South Centre[33]
- Ralph Sultan, West Vancouver-Capilano[34]
- Steve Thomson, Kelowna-Mission[35]
- John Yap, Richmond-Steveston[36]
New Democrats[]
- Carole James, Victoria-Beacon Hill, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance[37]
- Shane Simpson, Vancouver-Hastings, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction[38]
- Doug Donaldson, Stikine, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development[39]
- Scott Fraser, Mid Island-Pacific Rim, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation[39]
- Michelle Mungall, Nelson-Creston, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness[40]
- Judy Darcy, New Westminster, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions[41]
- Claire Trevena, North Island, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure[42]
Independent members[]
- Andrew Weaver, Oak Bay-Gordon Head, former leader of the Green Party[43]
- Darryl Plecas, Abbotsford South, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[44]
Political parties[]
Major parties[]
Liberal[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
Christian Heritage[]
The Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia (CHP) was led by Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson. It ran candidates in 5 ridings.[45]
Communist[]
The Communist Party of British Columbia (Comm.) was led by Timothy Gidora.[46] It ran candidates in 5 ridings.[45]
Conservative[]
The Conservative Party of British Columbia (Con.) was led by Trevor Bolin. It ran candidates in 19 ridings.[45]
Libertarian[]
The British Columbia Libertarian Party (Ltn.) was led by Donald Wilson. It ran candidates in 25 ridings.[45]
Rural[]
The Rural BC Party was led by Jonathan Van Barneveld. It ran a candidate in 1 riding.[45]
Vision[]
The BC Vision party was led by Jagmohan Bhandari. It ran candidates in 3 ridings.[45]
Wexit[]
Wexit BC became a registered party with Elections BC in 2020[47] and was led by Lee Smith.[48] It ran candidates in 2 ridings.[45]
Independents[]
Along with the parties above, 24 individuals ran as independent candidates across 22 ridings.[45]
Debates[]
Leaders' debates of the 2020 British Columbia general election | |||||||||||
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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 |
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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[]
These are the final results, which include mail-in and absentee ballots.
57 | 28 | 2 |
New Democratic | Liberal | Green |
Party | Leader[53] | Candidates[54] | Seats | Votes | |||||||
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2017 | Dissolution | Elected | % | Change | # | % | Change (pp) | ||||
New Democratic | John Horgan | 87 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 65.52 | +16 | 898,384 | 47.69 | +7.32 | |
Liberal | Andrew Wilkinson | 87 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 32.18 | −15 | 636,148 | 33.77 | −6.52 | |
Green | Sonia Furstenau | 74 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.30 | −1 | 284,151 | 15.09 | −1.74 | |
Conservative | Trevor Bolin | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,902 | 1.91 | +1.38 | |
Independent | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,818 | 0.33 | −0.20 | ||
Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,360 | 0.44 | +0.05 | |
Christian Heritage | Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,895 | 0.21 | +0.04 | |
Communist | Timothy Gidora | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 786 | 0.04 | 0.00 | |
Vision | Jagmohan Bhandari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 761 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Rural | Jonathan Van Barneveld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 754 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Wexit | Lee Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Vacant | 0 | 1 | N/A | ||||||||
Total valid votes | 1,883,632 | 100.00 | – | ||||||||
Blank and invalid votes | 14,921 | 0.79 | +0.20 | ||||||||
Total | 332 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 100.00 | 0 | 1,898,553 | 100.00 | 0 | ||
Registered voters / turnout | 3,524,812 | 53.86 | −7.34 | ||||||||
Source: Elections BC[55] |
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Detailed analysis[]
Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Stood | |
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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 |
Parties | Seats | |
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█ Green | █ New Democratic | 2 |
█ Liberal | █ Conservative | 2 |
█ Liberal | █ New Democratic | 25 |
█ Liberal | █ Green | 1 |
█ New Democratic | █ Green | 14 |
█ New Democratic | █ Liberal | 43 |
Total | 87 |
Candidates 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 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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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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% |
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% |
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% |
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Kootenays[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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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% |
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Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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Kelowna-Lake Country | Norm Letnick[56] 14,679 – 55.73% |
Justin Kulik[72] 7,121 – 27.04% |
John Janmaat[73] 3,833 – 14.55% |
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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% |
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Kelowna West | Ben Stewart[56] 12,991 – 49.89% |
Spring Hawes[74] 8,854 – 34.00% |
Peter Truch[73] 3,274 – 12.57% |
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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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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% |
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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% |
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John Martin | ||||||
Chilliwack-Kent | Laurie Throness[86][b] 6,964 – 30.68% |
Kelli Paddon[74] 8,268 – 36.42% |
Jeff Hammersmark[69] 1,822 – 8.03% |
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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% |
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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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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% |
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Vacant[c] |
Richmond and Delta[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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Richmond-Steveston | Matt Pitcairn[56] 9,398 – 45.59% |
Kelly Greene[103] 10,733 – 52.07% |
Vince Li (ind.) 483 – 2.34% |
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Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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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% |
Rick Glumac |
Vancouver[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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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% |
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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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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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[]
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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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% |
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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% |
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Parksville-Qualicum | Michelle Stilwell[56] 11,155 – 35.47% |
Adam Walker[59] 13,207 – 42.00% |
Rob Lyon[73] 5,227 – 16.62% |
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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[]
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% |
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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% |
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Victoria-Swan Lake | David Somerville[56] 2,743 – 11.35% |
Rob Fleming[57] 14,384 – 59.49% |
Annemieke Holthuis[104] 6,700 – 27.71% |
Rob Fleming |
Seats changing hands[]
11 incumbent MLAs lost their seats.
Party in 2017 | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Seat held by party since | Defeated by | Elected party in 2020 | ||
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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 | ||
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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[]
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]
58 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
New Democratic | Green | Liberal | Cons. | CHP |
Party | Leader | Seats | Votes | |||
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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[]
Voter intention polling[]
Polling organization / client | Dates | Sample size | Liberal | NDP | Green | Cons. | Others[e] | Lead | Polling method | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 election results[125] | Oct 24, 2020 | 1,885,425 | 33.77% | 47.70% | 15.08% | 1.90% | 1.10% | 14.00 | N/A | N/A |
Mainstreet[126] | Oct 22–23, 2020 | 704 | 30.6% | 50.5% | 15.9% | N/A | 3.0% | 19.9% | IVR | 3.7% |
Research Co.[127] | Oct 22–23, 2020 | 750 | 35% | 50% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 15% | Online | 3.6% |
Forum Research[128] | Oct 22–23, 2020 | 1,314 | 33.9% | 43.4% | 17.9% | N/A | 4.8% | 9.5% | IVR | 3.0% |
Ipsos[129] | Oct 19–22, 2020 | 1,502 | 34% | 51% | 13% | N/A | 2% | 17% | Online/telephone | 3.5% |
Léger[130] | Oct 18–21, 2020 | 1,100 | 36% | 47% | 14% | N/A | 3% | 11% | Online | 3.0% |
Angus Reid[131] | Oct 16–19, 2020 | 1,201 | 35% | 45% | 16% | 3% | 1% | 10% | Online | 2.8% |
Angus Reid[132] | Oct 14–15, 2020 | 801 | 33% | 49% | 14% | 3% | 2% | 16% | Online | 3.5% |
Insights West[133] | Oct 13–14, 2020 | 1,030 | 33% | 47% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 14% | Online | 3.1% |
Ipsos / Global BC, CKNW[134] | Oct 8–11, 2020 | 1,000 | 34% | 52% | 11% | N/A | 3% | 18% | Online | 3.5% |
Léger[135] | Oct 6–9, 2020 | 1,100 | 35% | 50% | 12% | N/A | 3% | 15% | Online | 3.0% |
Research Co.[136] | Oct 5–7, 2020 | 750 | 36% | 48% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 12% | Online | 3.6% |
Angus Reid[137] | Oct 1–3, 2020 | 989 | 31% | 49% | 14% | N/A | 5% | 18% | Online | 4% |
Mainstreet/338Canada[138] | Sep 26–29, 2020 | 1,041 | 34% | 45% | 16% | 2% | N/A | 11% | IVR | 3.04% |
Léger[139] | Sep 24–28, 2020 | 802 | 31% | 47% | 12% | 9% | N/A | 16% | Online | 3.5% |
Ipsos[140] | Sep 24–28, 2020 | 1,251 | 33% | 51% | 12% | N/A | 4% | 18% | Online/telephone | 3.2% |
Insights West[141] | Sep 22–23, 2020 | 1,000 | 29% | 42% | 16% | 12% | 1% | 13% | Online | 3.1% |
Research Co.[142] | Sep 21–23, 2020 | 750 | 37% | 44% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 7% | Online | 3.6% |
Premier John Horgan announces a snap election to be held on October 24, 2020. | ||||||||||
Sonia Furstenau is elected leader of the Green Party. | ||||||||||
Angus Reid[143] | Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2020 | 655 | 29% | 48% | 14% | 8% | 1% | 19% | Online | 4% |
EKOS Research Associates[144] | Jul 18 – Aug 28, 2020 | 1,984 | 25% | 51% | 14% | N/A | 11% | 26% | Telephone | 2.2% |
Innovative Research Group[145] | Jul 14–20, 2020 | 441 | 36% | 38% | 12% | 13% | 1% | 2% | Online | N/A |
EKOS Research Associates[146] | Jun 16 – Jul 17, 2020 | 1,504 | 29% | 46% | 13% | N/A | 12% | 17% | Telephone | 2.5% |
Insight West[147] | Jun 24–28, 2020 | 830 | 29% | 47% | 11% | 12% | 1% | 18% | Online | 3.4% |
Innovative Research Group[148] | Jun 19–23, 2020 | 268 | 32% | 42% | 12% | 13% | 0% | 10% | Online | N/A |
Innovative Research Group[149] | May 29 – Jun 1, 2020 | 261 | 34% | 43% | 10% | 12% | 1% | 9% | Online | N/A |
Research Co.[150] | May 23–25, 2020 | 800 | 33% | 41% | 16% | 9% | 1% | 8% | Online | 3.5% |
Angus Reid[151] | May 19–24, 2020 | 603 | 29% | 47% | 12% | 10% | 2% | 18% | Online | 1.4% |
Innovative Research Group[152] | May 1–5, 2020 | 261 | 36% | 42% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 6% | Online | N/A |
Angus Reid[153] | Feb 24–28, 2020 | 608 | 31% | 36% | 21% | 10% | 2% | 5% | Online | 3%–6.6% |
Adam Olsen is chosen as interim leader of the Green Party. | ||||||||||
Insight West[154] | Nov 7–9, 2019 | 808 | 32% | 35% | 14% | 17% | 2% | 3% | Online | 3.4% |
Andrew Weaver announces his resignation as leader of the Green Party. | ||||||||||
Insights West[155] | Jun 6–12, 2019 | 848 | 30% | 35% | 18% | 14% | 3% | 5% | Online | 4.3% |
Research Co.[156] | May 20–22, 2019 | 800 | 30% | 39% | 21% | 9% | 1% | 9% | Online | 3.5% |
Trevor Bolin is elected leader of the BC Conservatives. | ||||||||||
Mainstreet[157] | Mar 20–21, 2019 | 923 | 32.4% | 39.0% | 13.3% | 12.1% | 3.3% | 6.6% | Telephone | 3.23% |
Justason[158] | Feb 26 – Mar 13, 2019 | 812 | 31% | 30% | 16% | 19% | 3% | 1% | Telephone | 3.4% |
Mainstreet[159] | Jan 13–14, 2019 | 887 | 34.9% | 37.0% | 14.6% | 11.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Telephone | 3.29% |
Insights West[160] | Nov 2–6, 2018 | 814 | 32.9% | 38.2% | 13.2% | 11.8% | 3.9% | 5.3% | N/A | N/A |
Mainstreet[161] | Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2018 | 616 | 33.9% | 32.3% | 18.2% | 12.6% | 3% | 1.6% | Telephone | 3.92% |
Mainstreet[162] | Jul 15–17, 2018 | 933 | 33.9% | 33.2% | 16.0% | 14.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Telephone | 3.21% |
Insights West[163] | Jul 12–15, 2018 | 1,053 | 32% | 37% | 17% | 12% | 2% | 5% | Online | 3.0% |
Angus Reid[164] | May 4–7, 2018 | 809 | 36% | 41% | 17% | N/A | 6% | 5% | Online | 3.4% |
Mainstreet[165] | Apr 16–18, 2018 | 900 | 36.8% | 34.8% | 15.7% | 11.4% | 1.4% | 2.0% | Telephone | 3.27% |
Mainstreet[166] | Apr 12–15, 2018 | 1,496 | 37% | 31% | 17% | 13% | 2% | 6% | Telephone | 2.53% |
Mainstreet[167] | Mar 5–6, 2018 | 1,511 | 30.7% | 36.0% | 21.9% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 5.3% | Telephone | 2.52% |
Andrew Wilkinson is elected leader of the BC Liberals and becomes the leader of the Opposition. | ||||||||||
Insights West[168] | Jan 15–17, 2018 | 829 | 31% | 40% | 19% | 8% | 2% | 9% | Online | 3.4% |
Mainstreet[169] | Jan 3–4, 2018 | 817 | 33.9% | 38.5% | 27.6% | N/A | N/A | 4.6% | Telephone | 3.24% |
Mainstreet[170] | Aug 14–15, 2017 | 2,050 | 38% | 37% | 16% | N/A | 9% | 1% | Telephone | 2.16% |
Christy Clark resigns as leader of the BC Liberals and Rich Coleman is chosen as interim leader. | ||||||||||
John Horgan becomes premier of British Columbia. | ||||||||||
Christy Clark resigns as premier; John Horgan is invited to form government. | ||||||||||
BC Liberal government is defeated in a confidence vote. | ||||||||||
Ipsos[171] | Jun 26–28, 2017 | 800 | 44% | 38% | 14% | N/A | 4% | 6% | Online | 3.9% |
Insights West[172] | Jun 23–28, 2017 | 821 | 36% | 41% | 19% | N/A | 4% | 5% | Online | 3.4% |
Mainstreet/Postmedia[173] | Jun 26–27, 2017 | 1,650 | 45% | 34% | 17% | N/A | 4% | 11% | N/A | 2.41% |
Angus Reid[174] | Jun 15–19, 2017 | 810 | 39% | 38% | 20% | N/A | 3% | 1% | Online | 3.4% |
Ipsos[175] | Jun 8–11, 2017 | 802 | 40% | 42% | 15% | N/A | 2% | 2% | Online | 3.9% |
Mainstreet/Postmedia[176] | May 11–13, 2017 | 1,650 | 38% | 39% | 22% | N/A | N/A | 1% | Telephone | 3.41% |
2017 election results[177] | May 9, 2017 | N/A | 40.4% | 40.3% | 16.8% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | N/A | N/A |
Preferred premier polling[]
Polling organization / client | Dates | Sample size | Andrew Wilkinson / Christy Clark | John Horgan | Sonia Furstenau / Andrew Weaver | Other/undecided | Lead | Polling method | Margin of error |
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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[]
- ^ Plecas was elected as a Liberal MLA, but was removed from the party after he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Liberal MLA Tracy Redies held this seat before her resignation in 2020.
- ^ Weaver was formerly the leader of the Green Party.
- ^ Can include the Conservative Party of British Columbia depending on the poll
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