PoliCan > Elections: Detailed election results (British Columbia)

Jurisdiction	Elections	Referendums
8	BC	1871	2024	1	43	43	2,266	24	2,242	0	164	211	59	152	0	67	15	806
The MMP simulator can be run on 34 of the 43 general elections in this jurisdiction. “Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections. Because it was a two-pronged question, the 2018 referendum in British Columbia on electoral reform had to be recorded as two separate events but is counted as a single event. What’s more, at this time, only the aggregate results by provinces and territories are available for the 1992 Canada/Québec referendum on the Charlottetown Accord, although efforts are underway to obtain the results by riding. Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone’s election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What’s more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city	Victoria	Largest city	Vancouver
Confederation	20 Jul 1871	Population (2025 est.)	5,719,961
Territorial integrity	20 Oct 1903	Area	944,735 km² (364,764 mi²)
General Elections (43) 1871, 1875, 1878, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2024	16 Oct 1871 (First) 19 Oct 2024 (Last) 21 Oct 2028 (Next)	Electoral systems	1871–1952: FPTP, PAL 1952–1956: IR-AV 1956–1991: FPTP, PAL 1991–2025: FPTP
Partisan assembly	Before 1903: No Since 1903: Yes
Fixed election date	Every four years on the third Saturday of October.
Last by-elections	24 Jun 2023	Current government	NDP Maj.

Evolution:
British Columbia

Yr.	FPTP		PAL		IR-AV		STV		S
Yr.	R	S	R	S	R	S	R	S	S
1871	3	3	9	22	—	—	—	—	25
1882	5	5	8	20	—	—	—	—	25
1886	4	4	9	23	—	—	—	—	27
1890	8	8	10	25	—	—	—	—	33
1894	20	20	5	13	—	—	—	—	33
1898	24	24	5	14	—	—	—	—	38
1903	31	31	3	11	—	—	—	—	42
1916	37	37	2	10	—	—	—	—	47
1924	38	38	2	10	—	—	—	—	48
1933	34	34	5	13	—	—	—	—	47
1934	35	35	5	13	—	—	—	—	48
1941	36	36	5	12	—	—	—	—	48
1952	—	—	—	—	41	48	—	—	48
1956	34	34	8	18	—	—	—	—	52
1966	41	41	7	14	—	—	—	—	55
1979	43	43	7	14	—	—	—	—	57
1986	35	35	17	34	—	—	—	—	69
1991	75	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	75
2001	79	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	79
2009	85	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	85
2017	87	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	87
2024	93	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	93

Governments:
British Columbia

Legis.	Year	Government
43	2024	NDP
42	2020	NDP
41	2017	BCL
40	2013	BCL
39	2009	BCL
38	2005	BCL
37	2001	BCL
36	1996	NDP
35	1991	NDP
34	1986	BCSC
33	1983	BCSC
32	1979	BCSC
31	1975	BCSC
30	1972	NDP
29	1969	BCSC
28	1966	BCSC
27	1963	BCSC
26	1960	BCSC
25	1956	BCSC
24	1953	BCSC
23	1952	BCSC
22	1949	COAL
21	1945	COAL
20	1941	BCLP
19	1937	BCLP
18	1933	BCLP
17	1928	CPBC
16	1924	BCLP
15	1920	BCLP
14	1916	BCLP
13	1912	LCBC
12	1909	LCBC
11	1907	LCBC
10	1903	LCBC
9	1900	GOV
8	1898	GOV
7	1894	GOV
6	1890	GOV
5	1886	GOV
4	1882	GOV
3	1878	GOV
2	1875	GOV
1	1871	GOV

Assembly
Limiter	Only: Greater Vancouver (Lower Mainland) Vancouver Island B.C. Mainland
Include	By-Elections
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Jurisdiction						Elections											Referendums
Juri.		Year		Assem.		General					By-Elections
		Year		Assem.		Elec	Races				Elec	Races
		Min	Max	Min	Max	Elec	N	Accl.	n	Acc?	Elec	N	Accl.	n	Acc?	Minis.	Q	Races
8	BC	1871	2024	1	43	43	2,266	24	2,242	0	164	211	59	152	0	67	15	806
The MMP simulator can be run on 34 of the 43 general elections in this jurisdiction. “Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections. Because it was a two-pronged question, the 2018 referendum in British Columbia on electoral reform had to be recorded as two separate events but is counted as a single event. What’s more, at this time, only the aggregate results by provinces and territories are available for the 1992 Canada/Québec referendum on the Charlottetown Accord, although efforts are underway to obtain the results by riding. Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone’s election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What’s more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city						Victoria				Largest city				Vancouver
Confederation						20 Jul 1871				Population (2025 est.)				5,719,961
Territorial integrity						20 Oct 1903				Area				944,735 km² (364,764 mi²)
General Elections (43) 1871, 1875, 1878, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2024						16 Oct 1871 (First) 19 Oct 2024 (Last) 21 Oct 2028 (Next)				Electoral systems				1871–1952: FPTP, PAL 1952–1956: IR-AV 1956–1991: FPTP, PAL 1991–2025: FPTP
						16 Oct 1871 (First) 19 Oct 2024 (Last) 21 Oct 2028 (Next)				Partisan assembly				Before 1903: No Since 1903: Yes
Fixed election date						Every four years on the third Saturday of October.
Last by-elections						24 Jun 2023				Current government				NDP Maj.

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