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How did we vote in British Columbia?
(Compiled results)

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

So far, there have been 42 general elections in British Columbia from 1871 to 2020. Remember that a non-partisan form of government was operated in British Columbia until 1903. As a result, the summaries presented here for the elections prior to 1903 are of limited to no value compared to the detailed results for those elections. Ironically, although this jurisdiction started off as non-partisan, it has since had the most complex partisan landscape of any jurisdiction in Canada.

By default, these summaries are presented in descending chronological order. For you convenience, this sorter allows you to reverse the chronology.

British Columbia
42 → 2020 :: 24 Oct 2020 — Present     — Majority  NDP  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 42    Majority Majority=44  Ab.Maj.: +14  G.Maj.: +27 Population [2020]: 5,150,199 (est.) Eligible: 3,485,858  Particip.: 54.52% Votes: 1,900,353  Unproductive: 86,844 Seats: 87   1 seat = 1.15% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 87   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Plurality: ↳ +269,593 (+14.30%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +29 (+33.34%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 332 (✓ 87)   m: 205 (✓ 50)   f: 127 (✓ 37)  NDP  87   LIB  86   GRN  74   OTH  60   IND  25   NDP 899,388 47.70 65.52 57 LIB GRN 629,795 284,326 33.40 15.08 32.18 2.30 28 2 OTH IND REJ ABS 51,131 20,785 15,229 14,928 1,585,505 2.71 1.10 0.79 ——  OTH  →  CONS  19   LBT  25   CHP  5   COMM  5   VIS  3   RURL  1   WEX  2  !!!  83 (95.40%)
41 → 2017 ::  9 May 2017 — 23 Oct 2020 — Minority  LIB  → Majority  NDP  GRN  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 41    Minority Majority=44  Ab.Maj.: -1  G.Maj.: -1 Population [2017]: 4,905,210 (est.) Eligible: 3,246,647  Particip.: 61.18% Votes: 1,986,374  Unproductive: 61,322 Seats: 87   1 seat = 1.15% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 87   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +1,667 (+0.08%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +2 (+2.30%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 369 (✓ 87)   m: 247 (✓ 53)   f: 120 (✓ 34)    x: 2 (✓ 0)  LIB  87   NDP  87   GRN  83   OTH  79   IND  33   LIB 797,194 40.37 49.43 43 NDP GRN 795,527 332,331 40.29 16.83 47.13 3.45 41 3 OTH IND REJ ABS 27,538 22,122 11,662 1,260,273 1.39 1.12 0.59 —— Difference since the previous general election: +2 seats  OTH  →  CONS  10   LBT  30   CHP  5   YPP  10   SC  2   COMM  6   VIP  4  OTH  →  LAW  1   BC1  1   REFD  3   NRP  1   CAS  2   BCAP  2   CIT1  1   4BC  1  !!!  77 (88.51%)
40 → 2013 :: 14 May 2013 —  8 May 2017 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 40    Majority Majority=43  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +13 Population [2013]: 4,611,648 (est.) Eligible: 3,176,455  Particip.: 57.10% Votes: 1,813,912  Unproductive: 144,722 Seats: 85   1 seat = 1.18% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 85   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +79,419 (+4.41%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +15 (+17.65%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 376 (✓ 85)   m: 275 (✓ 55)   f: 101 (✓ 30)  LIB  85   NDP  85   GRN  61   IND  46   OTH  99   LIB 795,274 44.13 57.65 49 NDP GRN IND 715,855 146,685 11,376 39.72 8.14 0.63 40.00 1.18 1.18 34 1 1 IND OTH REJ ABS 37,930 95,029 11,763 1,362,543 2.11 5.27 0.65 ——  OTH  →  CONS  56   LBT  8   BC1  2   EXC  6   VIS  4   CHP  2    BCMP  2   YPP  2  OTH  →  BCP  3   COMM  4   SC  1   HELP  1   UNP  2   WLP  2    AID  2   PLAT  2  !!!  80 (94.12%)
39 → 2009 :: 12 May 2009 — 13 May 2013 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 39    Majority Majority=43  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +13 Population [2009]: 4,395,190 (est.) Eligible: 2,995,465  Particip.: 55.14% Votes: 1,651,566  Unproductive: 198,363 Seats: 85   1 seat = 1.18% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 85   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +60,096 (+3.67%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +14 (+16.47%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 345 (✓ 85)   m: 237 (✓ 60)   f: 108 (✓ 25)  LIB  85   NDP  85   IND  16   GRN  85   OTH  74   LIB 751,661 45.82 57.65 49 NDP IND 691,565 9,977 42.15 0.61 41.18 1.18 35 1 IND GRN OTH REJ ABS 8,709 134,615 44,015 11,024 1,343,899 0.53 8.21 2.68 0.67 —— Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats  OTH  →  CONS  24   REFD  22   LBT  6   RP  4   NAP  2    COMM  3  OTH  →  PFML  4   BCMP  1   YPP  2   WLP  2   SEX  3   WCC  1  !!!  84 (98.82%)
38 → 2005 :: 17 May 2005 — 11 May 2009 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 38    Majority Majority=40  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +13 Population [2005]: 4,182,963 (est.) Eligible: 2,845,284  Particip.: 62.36% Votes: 1,774,269  Unproductive: 235,368 Seats: 79   1 seat = 1.27% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 79   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +75,335 (+4.28%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +13 (+16.46%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 412 (✓ 79)   m: 315 (✓ 62)   f: 97 (✓ 17)  LIB  79   NDP  79   GRN  79   OTH  148   IND  27   LIB 807,118 45.80 58.23 46 NDP 731,783 41.52 41.77 33 GRN OTH IND REJ ABS 161,849 46,152 15,441 11,926 1,071,015 9.18 2.63 0.88 0.67 ——  OTH  →  DRBC  32   BCMP  44   CONS  7   ILIB  1   WLP  11   LBT  6   PLAT  11   REFD  4   SC  2   YPP  1   PFML  6  OTH  →  WCC  2   YCOA  2   MDM  2   RP  1   BCP  2   SEX  3   FREE  2   BLOC  3   UPBC  1   COMM  2   EDBC  1   BCPA  2  !!!  60 (75.95%)
37 → 2001 :: 16 May 2001 — 16 May 2005 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 37    Majority Majority=40  Ab.Maj.: +38  G.Maj.: +75 Population [2001]: 3,907,738 Eligible: 2,254,920  Particip.: 70.95% Votes: 1,599,765  Unproductive: 339,721 Seats: 79   1 seat = 1.27% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 79   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +573,732 (+36.06%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +75 (+94.94%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 456 (✓ 79)   m: 358 (✓ 60)   f: 98 (✓ 19)  LIB  79   NDP  79   GRN  72   RP  9   OTH  181   IND  36   LIB 916,888 57.62 97.47 77 NDP 343,156 21.56 2.53 2 GRN RP OTH IND REJ ABS 197,231 3,439 115,277 15,315 8,459 655,155 12.39 0.22 7.25 0.96 0.53 —— Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats  RP  This shut out of the Reform Party marked the end of this party in the British Columbia legislature.  OTH  →  UPBC  56   BCMP  79   ANP  6   CONS  6   SC  2   BCAP  5   PFML  11   WR  1  OTH  →  BCCA  2   COBC  2   COMM  4   FREE  2   POC  2   BCPA  1   CFED  1   CENT  1  !!!  11 (13.92%)
36 → 1996 :: 28 May 1996 — 15 May 2001 — Majority  NDP  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 36    Majority Majority=38  Ab.Maj.: +2  G.Maj.: +3 Population [1996]: 3,724,500 Eligible: 2,227,424  Particip.: 71.50% Votes: 1,592,655  Unproductive: 68,800 Seats: 75   1 seat = 1.33% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 75   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  NDP  Plurality: ↳ +37,534 (+2.37%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -6 (-8.00%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 509 (✓ 75)   m: 393 (✓ 55)   f: 116 (✓ 20)  NDP  75   LIB  75   RP  75   PDA  66   GRN  71   SC  34   OTH  90   IND  23   NDP 624,395 39.45 52.00 39 LIB RP PDA 661,929 146,734 90,797 41.82 9.27 5.74 44.00 2.67 1.33 33 2 1 GRN SC OTH IND REJ ABS 31,511 6,276 10,995 10,067 9,951 634,769 1.99 0.40 0.68 0.64 0.62 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.  SC  This shut out of the Social Credit Party marked the end of this party in the British Columbia legislature.  OTH  →  FCP  14   NLP  38   LBT  17   CONS  8   WCC  5   CCFP  5   COMM  3  !!!  16 (21.33%)
35 → 1991 :: 17 Oct 1991 — 27 May 1996 — Majority  NDP  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 35    Majority Majority=38  Ab.Maj.: +14  G.Maj.: +27 Population [1991]: 3,282,061 Eligible: 1,989,054  Particip.: 75.07% Votes: 1,493,200  Unproductive: 59,941 Seats: 75   1 seat = 1.33% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 75   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Plurality: ↳ +109,183 (+7.46%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +34 (+45.33%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 317 (✓ 75)   m: 236 (✓ 56)   f: 81 (✓ 19)  NDP  75   LIB  71   SC  74   GRN  42   RP  4   OTH  35   IND  16   NDP 595,391 40.71 68.00 51 LIB SC 486,208 351,660 33.25 24.05 22.67 9.33 17 7 GRN RP OTH IND REJ ABS 12,650 2,673 3,604 10,281 30,733 495,854 0.86 0.18 0.25 0.70 2.06 —— Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats  OTH  →  FCP  8   LBT  11   WCC  5   CONS  4   HRP  2   RHI  1   COMM  3   INT  1  !!!  6 (8.00%)
34 → 1986 :: 22 Oct 1986 — 16 Oct 1991 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 34    Majority Majority=35  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +25 Population [1986]: 2,883,367 Eligible: 1,773,000  Particip.: 76.47% Votes: 1,962,625  Unproductive: 183,565 Seats: 69   1 seat = 1.45% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 35  PAL: 34   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +129,972 (+6.72%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +25 (+36.24%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 237 (✓ 69)   m: 194 (✓ 60)   f: 43 (✓ 9)  SC  69   NDP  69   LIB  55   PC  12   GRN  9   OTH  17   IND  6   SC 954,516 49.32 68.12 47 NDP 824,544 42.60 31.88 22 LIB PC GRN OTH IND REJ ABS 130,505 14,074 4,660 4,684 2,470 27,172 —— 6.74 0.73 0.24 0.25 0.13 1.38 —— Difference since the previous general election: +12 seats  SC  Last government formed by this party.  OTH  →  LTAS  1   PFML  8   COMM  3   LBT  3   WCC  1   NRBC  1
33 → 1983 ::  5 May 1983 — 21 Oct 1986 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 33    Majority Majority=29  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +13 Population [1983]: 2,898,574 (est.) Eligible: 1,768,063  Particip.: 76.75% Votes: 1,665,201  Unproductive: 103,040 Seats: 57   1 seat = 1.75% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 43  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +79,453 (+4.82%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +13 (+22.80%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 224 (✓ 57)   m: 193 (✓ 51)   f: 31 (✓ 6)  SC  57   NDP  57   LIB  52   PC  12   GRN  4   OTH  24   IND  18   SC 820,807 49.78 61.40 35 NDP 741,354 44.96 38.60 22 LIB PC GRN OTH IND REJ ABS 44,442 19,131 3,078 14,796 5,225 16,368 —— 2.70 1.16 0.19 0.90 0.32 0.98 ——  OTH  →  WCC  18   COMM  4    WNP  2  !!!  1 (1.75%)
32 → 1979 :: 10 May 1979 —  4 May 1983 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 32    Majority Majority=29  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +5 Population [1979]: 2,650,940 (est.) Eligible: 1,673,111  Particip.: 68.73% Votes: 1,426,355  Unproductive: 102,560 Seats: 57   1 seat = 1.75% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 43  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +31,419 (+2.24%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +5 (+8.78%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 178 (✓ 57)   m: 152 (✓ 51)   f: 26 (✓ 6)  SC  57   NDP  57   PC  37   LIB  5   OTH  17   IND  5   SC 677,607 48.23 54.39 31 NDP 646,188 45.99 45.61 26 PC LIB OTH IND REJ ABS 71,078 6,662 2,444 1,098 21,278 —— 5.06 0.47 0.18 0.08 1.49 —— Difference since the previous general election: +2 seats  PC  This shut out of the (Progressive)-Conservative Party marked the end of this party in the British Columbia legislature.  OTH  →  COMM  9   WIP  2   NALP  4   GATE  1   NHP  1  !!!  9 (15.79%)
31 → 1975 :: 11 Dec 1975 —  9 May 1979 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 31    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +8  G.Maj.: +15 Population [1975]: 2,489,116 (est.) Eligible: 1,559,633  Particip.: 69.61% Votes: 1,303,947  Unproductive: 19,331 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 41  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +130,079 (+10.08%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +17 (+30.91%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 221 (✓ 55)   m: 195 (✓ 49)   f: 26 (✓ 6)  SC  55   NDP  55   LIB  49   PC  29   OTH  22   IND  11   SC 635,689 49.24 63.64 35 NDP LIB PC 505,610 93,521 49,796 39.16 7.24 3.86 32.73 1.82 1.82 18 1 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 4,255 2,152 12,924 —— 0.33 0.17 0.99 ——  OTH  →  ISC  1   COMM  13   NALP  4   RMG  3   LSA  1  !!!  11 (20.00%)
30 → 1972 :: 30 Aug 1972 — 10 Dec 1975 — Majority  NDP  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 30    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +21 Population [1972]: 2,290,667 (est.) Eligible: 1,343,357  Particip.: 69.43% Votes: 1,143,709  Unproductive: 13,583 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 41  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Plurality: ↳ +95,484 (+8.43%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +28 (+50.91%) Position2: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Candidacies: 226 (✓ 55)   m: 201 (✓ 49)   f: 25 (✓ 6)  NDP  55   SC  55   LIB  53   PC  49   OTH  5   IND  9   NDP 448,260 39.59 69.09 38 SC LIB PC 352,776 185,640 143,450 31.16 16.40 12.67 18.18 9.09 3.64 10 5 2 OTH IND REJ ABS 862 1,184 11,537 —— 0.08 0.10 1.01 ——  NDP  First government formed by this party.  OTH  →  COMM  5  !!!  20 (36.36%)
29 → 1969 :: 27 Aug 1969 — 29 Aug 1972 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 29    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +21 Population [1969]: 2,052,000 (est.) Eligible: 1,152,598  Particip.: 68.69% Votes: 987,367  Unproductive: 11,542 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 41  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +125,964 (+12.87%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +26 (+47.27%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 177 (✓ 55)   m: 167 (✓ 50)   f: 10 (✓ 5)  SC  55   NDP  55   LIB  55   PC  1   OTH  5   IND  6   SC 457,777 46.79 69.09 38 NDP LIB 331,813 186,235 33.92 19.04 21.82 9.09 12 5 PC OTH IND REJ ABS 1,087 613 831 9,011 —— 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.91 ——  OTH  →  COMM  4   SOCO  1  !!!  13 (23.64%)
28 → 1966 :: 12 Sep 1966 — 26 Aug 1969 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 28    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +6  G.Maj.: +11 Population [1966]: 1,873,674 Eligible: 873,927  Particip.: 68.03% Votes: 760,067  Unproductive: 12,408 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 41  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +89,998 (+11.97%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +17 (+30.91%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 178 (✓ 55)   m: 164 (✓ 51)   f: 14 (✓ 4)  SC  55   NDP  55   LIB  53   PC  3   OTH  6   IND  6   SC 342,751 45.59 60.00 33 NDP LIB 252,753 152,155 33.62 20.24 29.09 10.91 16 6 PC OTH IND REJ ABS 1,409 1,097 1,711 8,191 —— 0.19 0.15 0.23 1.08 —— Difference since the previous general election: +3 seats  OTH  →  COMM  6  !!!  14 (25.45%)
27 → 1963 :: 30 Sep 1963 — 11 Sep 1966 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 27    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +14 Population [1963]: 1,694,000 (est.) Eligible: 861,986  Particip.: 68.59% Votes: 973,754  Unproductive: 116,308 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 34  PAL: 18   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +126,075 (+13.03%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +19 (+36.54%) Position2: Votes  NDP  Seats  NDP  Candidacies: 205 (✓ 52)   m: 192 (✓ 51)   f: 13 (✓ 1)  SC  52   NDP  52   LIB  51   PC  44   OTH  5   IND  1   SC 395,079 40.83 63.46 33 NDP LIB 269,004 193,363 27.80 19.98 26.92 9.62 14 5 PC OTH IND REJ ABS 109,090 924 215 6,079 —— 11.27 0.10 0.02 0.62 ——  NDP  Successor of the CCF.  OTH  →  COMM  4   SPC  1  !!!  13 (25.00%)
26 → 1960 :: 12 Sep 1960 — 29 Sep 1963 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 26    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +6  G.Maj.: +12 Population [1960]: 1,596,000 (est.) Eligible: 874,267  Particip.: 70.94% Votes: 1,006,266  Unproductive: 85,037 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 34  PAL: 18   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +60,792 (+6.10%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +16 (+30.77%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 230 (✓ 52)   m: 217 (✓ 49)   f: 13 (✓ 3)  SC  52   CFF  52   LIB  50   PC  52   OTH  19   IND  5   SC 386,886 38.83 61.54 32 CFF LIB 326,094 208,249 32.73 20.90 30.77 7.69 16 4 PC OTH IND REJ ABS 66,943 5,675 2,557 9,862 —— 6.72 0.57 0.26 0.98 ——  OTH  →  COMM  19  !!!  10 (19.23%)
25 → 1956 :: 19 Sep 1956 — 11 Sep 1960 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 25    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +26 Population [1956]: 1,398,464 Eligible: 778,587  Particip.: 64.40% Votes: 823,959  Unproductive: 38,494 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 34  PAL: 18   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +143,200 (+17.52%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +29 (+55.77%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 199 (✓ 52)   m: 184 (✓ 50)   f: 15 (✓ 2)  SC  52   CFF  51   LIB  52   OTH  19   PC  22   IND  3   SC 374,711 45.84 75.00 39 CFF LIB OTH 231,511 177,922 1,321 28.32 21.77 0.16 19.23 3.85 1.92 10 2 1 OTH PC IND REJ ABS 5,328 25,373 1,231 6,562 —— 0.65 3.10 0.15 0.80 —— Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats  OTH  →  ILAB  1 (✓ 1)   LPP  14   ISC  3   PP  1  !!!  20 (38.46%)
24 → 1953 :: 10 Jun 1953 — 18 Sep 1956 — Majority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 24    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +4  G.Maj.: +8 Population [1953]: 1,242,000 (est.) Eligible: 1,138,062  Particip.: 67.85% Votes: 772,205  Unproductive: 58,869 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  IR-AV: 48   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  SC  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +50,258 (+6.90%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +14 (+29.16%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 229 (✓ 48)   m: 206 (✓ 47)   f: 23 (✓ 1)  SC  48   CFF  47   LIB  48   PC  39   OTH  41   IND  6   SC 274,771 37.75 58.33 28 CFF LIB PC OTH 224,513 171,671 40,780 1,601 30.85 23.59 5.60 0.22 29.17 8.33 2.08 2.08 14 4 1 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 12,552 1,951 44,366 —— 1.72 0.27 5.75 —— Second of two general elections using the Instant runoff/Alternative voting system in all ridings. Surprise! —— IR-AV: 5 →  LIB  4   PC  1  OTH  →  ILAB  1 (✓ 1)   LPP  25   CDP  14   PP  1  !!!  17 (35.42%)
23 → 1952 :: 12 Jun 1952 —  9 Jun 1953 — Minority  SC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 23    Minority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: -6  G.Maj.: -10 Population [1952]: 1,198,000 (est.) Eligible: 1,221,877  Particip.: 66.46% Votes: 812,038  Unproductive: 55,409 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  IR-AV: 48   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  CFF  Seats  SC  Plurality: ↳ +27,513 (+3.58%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -1 (-2.08%) Position2: Votes  SC  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 212 (✓ 48)   m: 199 (✓ 45)   f: 13 (✓ 3)  SC  47   CFF  48   LIB  48   PC  47   OTH  16   IND  6   SC 209,049 27.20 39.58 19 CFF LIB PC OTH 236,562 180,289 129,439 1,290 30.78 23.46 16.84 0.17 37.50 12.50 8.33 2.08 18 6 4 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 10,620 1,312 43,477 —— 1.39 0.17 5.35 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count. First of two general elections using the Instant runoff/Alternative voting system in all ridings. Surprise! —— IR-AV: 7 →  SC  5   PC  1   LIB  1  OTH  →  ILAB  1 (✓ 1)   CDP  8   LPP  5   LRC  1   SPC  1  !!!  28 (58.33%)
22 → 1949 :: 15 Jun 1949 — 11 Jun 1952 — Majority  COAL  → Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 22    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +15  G.Maj.: +30 Population [1941]: 817,861 Eligible: 649,019  Particip.: 72.86% Votes: 708,714  Unproductive: 29,884 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 36  PAL: 12   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  COAL  Seats  COAL  Plurality: ↳ +183,489 (+26.26%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +32 (+66.67%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 138 (✓ 48)   m: 124 (✓ 46)   f: 14 (✓ 2)  COAL  48   CFF  48   OTH  7   IND  7   SCL  28   COAL 428,773 61.36 81.25 39 CFF OTH IND 245,284 1,483 3,290 35.10 0.21 0.47 14.58 2.08 2.08 7 1 1 OTH IND SCL REJ ABS 3,794 1,873 14,326 9,891 —— 0.55 0.27 2.05 1.40 ——  COAL  The Liberal-Conservative coalition collapsed on 17 January 1952.  COAL  →  COAL  4 (✓ 0)   LIB  29 (✓ 25)   PC  15 (✓ 14)  SCL  →  SCL  9   SCP  7   UE  12  OTH  →  ILAB  1 (✓ 1)   LPP  2   ICON  1   PCCF  1   SLP  1   PP  1  !!!  3 (6.25%)
21 → 1945 :: 25 Oct 1945 — 14 Jun 1949 — Majority  COAL  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 21    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +26 Population [1941]: 817,861 Eligible: 476,222  Particip.: 63.26% Votes: 471,583  Unproductive: 33,967 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 36  PAL: 12   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  COAL  Seats  COAL  Plurality: ↳ +85,187 (+18.21%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +27 (+56.25%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 147 (✓ 48)   m: 134 (✓ 46)   f: 13 (✓ 2)  COAL  47   CFF  48   OTH  34   SCL  16   IND  2   COAL 261,147 55.83 77.08 37 CFF OTH 175,960 509 37.62 0.11 20.83 2.08 10 1 OTH SCL IND REJ ABS 21,972 6,627 1,532 3,836 —— 4.69 1.42 0.33 0.81 ——  COAL  →  COAL  4 (✓ 0)   LIB  27 (✓ 21)   PC  16 (✓ 16)  OTH  →  ILAB  2 (✓ 1)   LPP  21   PCCF  2   IPC  2   D  1   SLP  3   ILIB  1   SPC  1   PLIB  1  !!!  9 (18.75%)
20 → 1941 :: 21 Oct 1941 — 24 Oct 1945 — Minority  LIB  → Majority  COAL  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 20    Minority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: -4  G.Maj.: -6 Population [1941]: 817,861 Eligible: 417,607  Particip.: 71.38% Votes: 458,690  Unproductive: 15,724 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 36  PAL: 12   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  CFF  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +1,915 (+0.42%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -7 (-14.58%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 156 (✓ 48)   m: 145 (✓ 43)   f: 11 (✓ 5)  LIB  48   CFF  45   CONS  43   OTH  16   IND  4   LIB 149,525 32.94 43.75 21 CFF CONS OTH 151,440 140,282 1,719 33.36 30.91 0.38 29.17 25.00 2.08 14 12 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 9,289 1,638 4,797 —— 2.05 0.36 1.05 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.  COAL  A Liberal-Conservative coalition was formed immediately after the election.  OTH  →  ILAB  6 (✓ 1)   OCON  1   SLP  4   IFRM  1   EMAN  1   VWD  1   RPB  1   RPB  1  !!!  11 (22.92%)
19 → 1937 ::  1 Jun 1937 — 20 Oct 1941 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 19    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +14 Population [1931]: 694,263 Eligible: 372,781  Particip.: 70.04% Votes: 422,072  Unproductive: 23,843 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 35  PAL: 13   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +36,553 (+8.74%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +23 (+47.91%) Position2: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Candidacies: 186 (✓ 48)   m: 172 (✓ 46)   f: 14 (✓ 2)  LIB  48   CONS  43   CFF  46   OTH  20   IND  11   SCL  18   LIB 156,074 37.34 64.58 31 CONS CFF OTH IND 119,521 119,400 1,701 1,533 28.60 28.57 0.40 0.37 16.67 14.58 2.08 2.08 8 7 1 1 OTH IND SCL REJ ABS 9,080 5,808 4,812 4,143 —— 2.18 1.39 1.15 0.98 —— Difference since the previous general election: +1 seat  OTH  →  ILAB  2 (✓ 1)   BCSC  14   COMM  1   SPC  2   FJP  1  !!!  11 (22.92%)
18 → 1933 ::  1 Nov 1933 — 31 May 1937 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 18    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +21 Population [1931]: 694,263 Eligible: 323,540  Particip.: 72.02% Votes: 384,603  Unproductive: 32,221 Seats: 47   1 seat = 2.13% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 34  PAL: 13   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +38,946 (+10.21%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +27 (+57.45%) Position2: Votes  CFF  Seats  CFF  Candidacies: 221 (✓ 47)   m: 209 (✓ 46)   f: 12 (✓ 1)  LIB  47   CFF  46   CONS  59   OTH  40   IND  29   LIB 159,131 41.74 72.34 34 CFF CONS IND OTH 120,185 63,287 7,422 2,357 31.53 16.60 1.95 0.62 14.89 6.38 4.26 2.13 7 3 2 1 IND OTH REJ ABS 20,192 8,649 3,380 —— 5.29 2.26 0.88 —— Difference since the previous general election: -1 seat  CONS  The incumbent Conservatives were in disarray and did not officially run in this campaign. Those who supported Premier Tolmie ran under the "Unionist" while those who supported former premier William J. Bowser and ran as "Non-Partisan Independent Group," but Bowser died a week before the election.  CONS  →  UNIO  15 (✓ 1)   NPIG  36 (✓ 2)   ICON  8 (✓ 0)  OTH  →  ILAB  4 (✓ 1)   COMM  20   ICCF  8   ILIB  2   SPC  5   PLIB  1  !!!  7 (14.89%)
17 → 1928 :: 18 Jul 1928 — 31 Oct 1933 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 17    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +22 Population [1921]: 524,582 Eligible: 245,240  Particip.: 70.06% Votes: 365,073  Unproductive: 9,110 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 38  PAL: 10   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Plurality: ↳ +47,995 (+13.27%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +23 (+47.92%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 117 (✓ 48)   m: 113 (✓ 48)   f: 4 (✓ 0)  CONS  48   LIB  45   ILP  10   OTH  5   IND  9   CONS 192,867 53.31 72.92 35 LIB ILP 144,872 18,224 40.04 5.04 25.00 2.08 12 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 2,193 3,658 3,259 —— 0.61 1.01 0.89 ——  OTH  →  ICON  2   ILIB  2   IFRM  1  !!!  6 (12.50%)
16 → 1924 :: 20 Jun 1924 — 17 Jul 1928 — Minority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 16    Minority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: -2  G.Maj.: -2 Population [1921]: 524,582 Eligible: 225,675  Particip.: 65.91% Votes: 422,538  Unproductive: 83,436 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 38  PAL: 10   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +6,558 (+1.89%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +6 (+12.50%) Position2: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Candidacies: 168 (✓ 48)   m: 162 (✓ 47)   f: 6 (✓ 1)  LIB  46   LC  47   PROV  45   CLP  17   OTH  10   IND  3   LIB 108,323 31.34 47.92 23 LC PROV  CLP  OTH 101,765 83,517 43,408 2,089 29.45 24.17 12.56 0.60 35.42 6.25 6.25 4.17 17 3 3 2 OTH IND REJ ABS 3,984 2,520 76,932 —— 1.16 0.73 18.21 —— Difference since the previous general election: +1 seat  CLP  →  SP  1 (✓ 0)   CLP  16 (✓ 3)  OTH  →  ILIB  5 (✓ 2)   ICON  4   IFRM  1  !!!  16 (33.33%)
15 → 1920 ::  1 Dec 1920 — 19 Jun 1924 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 15    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +5 Population [1911]: 392,480 Eligible: 199,407  Particip.: 72.78% Votes: 408,362  Unproductive: 113,083 Seats: 47   1 seat = 2.13% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 37  PAL: 10   ↳ By acclamation: 1 (2.13%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +23,692 (+6.69%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +12 (+25.53%) Position2: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Candidacies: 155 (✓ 47)   m: 151 (✓ 46)   f: 4 (✓ 1)  LIB  45   LC  42   FLP  21   IND  15   OTH  32   LIB 134,167 37.89 55.32 26 LC  FLP  IND OTH 110,475 44,616 4,667 1,354 31.20 12.60 1.32 0.39 29.79 6.38 6.38 2.13 14 3 3 1 IND OTH REJ ABS 22,146 36,663 54,274 —— 6.25 10.36 13.29 —— First provincial general election in which women could run for office or vote.  LIB  By acclamation: 1  FLP  →  SP  7 (✓ 0)   FLP  14 (✓ 3)  OTH  →  PP  1 (✓ 1)   SOLA  7   GAUV  2   WFL  1   ILIB  3   VRA  1   UFBC  2  OTH  →  LLBC  1   SOLF  4   ICON  2   ISOL  2   IFRM  3   UNIO  1   ISOC  1   ILAB  1  !!!  6 (12.77%)
14 → 1916 :: 14 Sep 1916 — 30 Nov 1920 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 14    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +25 Population [1911]: 392,480 Eligible: 125,222  Particip.: 61.46% Votes: 228,040  Unproductive: 64,216 Seats: 47   1 seat = 2.13% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 37  PAL: 10   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +17,050 (+9.48%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +27 (+57.45%) Position2: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Candidacies: 116 (✓ 47)  LIB  45   LC  46   SP  7   IND  11   OTH  7   LIB 89,892 50.00 76.60 36 LC OTH IND 72,842 551 539 40.52 0.31 0.30 19.15 2.13 2.13 9 1 1 SP OTH IND REJ ABS 3,118 8,445 4,387 48,266 —— 1.73 4.69 2.44 21.17 —— Difference since the previous general election: +5 seats  SP  →  SP  4   SDP  3  OTH  →  ISOC  3 (✓ 1)   ICON  4   ILAB  2   ILIB  1   IPRO  1  !!!  21 (44.68%)
13 → 1912 :: 28 Mar 1912 — 13 Sep 1916 — Majority  LC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 13    Majority Majority=22  Ab.Maj.: +18  G.Maj.: +36 Population [1911]: 392,480 Eligible: 65,510  Particip.: 53.52% Votes: 114,489  Unproductive: 53,797 Seats: 42   1 seat = 2.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 31  PAL: 11   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Plurality: ↳ +28,980 (+34.28%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +37 (+88.10%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  SP  Candidacies: 88 (✓ 42)  LC  42   SP  18   OTH  7   LIB  19   IND  2   LC 50,423 59.65 92.86 39 SP OTH 9,987 282 11.81 0.33 4.76 2.38 2 1 OTH LIB IND REJ ABS 881 21,443 1,513 29,960 —— 1.05 25.37 1.79 26.17 ——  LC  By acclamation: 9  SP  →  SP  17 (✓ 1)   SDP  1 (✓ 1)  OTH  →  ICON  7 (✓ 1)  !!!  10 (23.81%)
12 → 1909 :: 25 Nov 1909 — 27 Mar 1912 — Majority  LC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 12    Majority Majority=22  Ab.Maj.: +17  G.Maj.: +34 Population [1901]: 178,657 Eligible: 73,606  Particip.: 61.74% Votes: 129,574  Unproductive: 31,160 Seats: 42   1 seat = 2.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 31  PAL: 11   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Plurality: ↳ +19,399 (+19.12%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +36 (+85.72%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 104 (✓ 42)  LC  42   LIB  36   SP  20   IND  3   OTH  3   LC 53,074 52.33 90.48 38 LIB SP 33,675 11,665 33.21 11.50 4.76 4.76 2 2 IND OTH REJ ABS 2,625 376 28,159 —— 2.59 0.37 21.73 ——  OTH  →  ILAB  2   ICON  1  !!!  13 (30.95%)
11 → 1907 ::  1 Feb 1907 — 24 Nov 1909 — Majority  LC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 11    Majority Majority=22  Ab.Maj.: +5  G.Maj.: +10 Population [1901]: 178,657 Eligible: 49,443  Particip.: 59.32% Votes: 83,320  Unproductive: 23,455 Seats: 42   1 seat = 2.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 31  PAL: 11   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Plurality: ↳ +7,300 (+11.55%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +13 (+30.95%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 112 (✓ 42)  LC  42   LIB  40   SP  20   OTH  9   IND  1   LC 30,781 48.70 61.90 26 LIB SP 23,481 5,603 37.15 8.86 30.95 7.14 13 3 OTH IND REJ ABS 3,193 147 20,115 —— 5.05 0.23 24.14 ——  OTH  →  ILAB  6   LLAB  2   ISOC  1  !!!  22 (52.38%)
10 → 1903 ::  5 Sep 1903 — 31 Jan 1907 — Majority  LC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 10    Majority Majority=22  Ab.Maj.: +1  G.Maj.: +2 Population [1901]: 178,657 Eligible: 38,307  Particip.: 77.42% Votes: 68,560  Unproductive: 8,724 Seats: 42   1 seat = 2.38% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 31  PAL: 11   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (4.76%) Plurality: Votes  LC  Seats  LC  Plurality: ↳ +5,198 (+8.65%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +5 (+11.90%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 96 (✓ 42)  LC  41   LIB  39   SP  10   OTH  5   IND  1   LC 27,913 46.43 52.38 22 LIB SP OTH 22,715 4,787 4,421 37.78 7.96 7.35 40.48 4.76 2.38 17 2 1 IND REJ ABS 284 8,440 —— 0.47 12.31 —— Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats  LC  By acclamation: 1    LIB  By acclamation: 1  OTH  →  LAB  5 (✓ 1)
9 → 1900 ::  9 Jun 1900 —  4 Sep 1903 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 9 Non-partisan Population [1891]: 98,173 Eligible: 44,069  Particip.: 58.72% Votes: 47,184  Unproductive: 22,846 Seats: 38   1 seat = 2.63% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 24  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 93 (✓ 38)  GOV  25   IGOV  5   IND  4   OPPO  11   LC  19   PROV  12   IOPP  5   OPRO  2   LAB  4    ILIB  2   IPRO  1   ICON  1   SP  1   ILAB  1   GOV IGOV IND 5,905 277 238 12.51 0.59 0.50 15.79 2.63 2.63 6 1 1 OPPO LC PROV IOPP OPRO LAB ILIB IPRO ICON 8,445 5,212 1,983 406 516 763 123 246 224 17.90 11.05 4.20 0.86 1.09 1.62 0.26 0.52 0.47 26.32 18.42 13.16 5.26 5.26 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.63 10 7 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 GOV IGOV IND OPPO LC PROV IOPP LAB ILIB SP ILAB 8,135 2,128 661 195 6,423 2,065 396 1,794 293 683 73 17.24 4.51 1.40 0.41 13.61 4.38 0.84 3.80 0.62 1.45 0.15 Although political parties in British Columbia were only formalized by the 1903 election, they started to appear during this election. In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House.  !!!  20 (52.63%)
8 → 1898 ::  9 Jul 1898 —  8 Jun 1900 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 8 Non-partisan Population [1891]: 98,173 Eligible: 34,369  Particip.: 53.81% Votes: 34,499  Unproductive: 13,809 Seats: 38   1 seat = 2.63% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 24  PAL: 14   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 76 (✓ 38)  GOV  37   OPPO  35   LAB  1   IND  3   GOV 8,645 25.06 47.37 18 OPPO LAB 11,852 193 34.35 0.56 50.00 2.63 19 1 GOV OPPO IND 6,935 5,613 1,261 20.10 16.27 3.66 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House. Difference since the previous general election: +5 seats  !!!  18 (47.37%)
7 → 1894 ::  7 Jul 1894 —  8 Jul 1898 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 7 Non-partisan Population [1891]: 98,173 Eligible: 22,401  Particip.: 72.00% Votes: 31,085  Unproductive: 10,210 Seats: 33   1 seat = 3.03% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 20  PAL: 13   ↳ By acclamation: 4 (12.12%) Candidacies: 64 (✓ 33)  GOV  36   OPPO  23   LAB  3   IND  2   GOV 12,204 39.26 63.64 21 OPPO 8,671 27.89 36.36 12 GOV OPPO LAB IND 5,447 3,840 253 670 17.52 12.35 0.81 2.16 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House.  GOV  By acclamation: 4
6 → 1890 :: 13 Jun 1890 —  6 Jul 1894 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 6 Non-partisan Population [1881]: 49,459 Eligible: 14,780  Particip.: 52.91% Votes: 19,517  Unproductive: 7,894 Seats: 33   1 seat = 3.03% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 8  PAL: 25   ↳ By acclamation: 1 (3.03%) Candidacies: 65 (✓ 33)  GOV  34   OPPO  19   IND  9   LAB  2   FARM  1   GOV IND 4,286 1,755 21.96 8.99 57.58 12.12 19 4 OPPO LAB FARM 5,265 160 157 26.98 0.82 0.80 21.21 6.06 3.03 7 2 1 GOV OPPO IND 3,808 2,342 1,744 19.51 12.00 8.94 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House. Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats  LAB  By acclamation: 1  !!!  8 (24.24%)
5 → 1886 ::  7 Jul 1886 — 12 Jun 1890 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 5 Non-partisan Population [1881]: 49,459 Eligible: 6,385  Particip.: 63.51% Votes: 11,216  Unproductive: 5,036 Seats: 27   1 seat = 3.70% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 4  PAL: 23   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (7.41%) Candidacies: 68 (✓ 27)  GOV  28   OPPO  27   IND  9   LAB  4   GOV 4,179 37.26 70.37 19 OPPO 2,001 17.84 29.63 8 GOV OPPO IND LAB 1,428 2,535 630 443 12.73 22.60 5.62 3.95 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House. Difference since the previous general election: +2 seats  GOV  By acclamation: 2  !!!  4 (14.81%)
4 → 1882 :: 23 Jul 1882 —  6 Jul 1886 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 4 Non-partisan Population [1881]: 49,459 Eligible: 4,479  Particip.: 62.62% Votes: 7,358  Unproductive: 2,954 Seats: 25   1 seat = 4.00% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 6  PAL: 19   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (8.00%) Candidacies: 46 (✓ 25)  GOV  22   OPPO  28   IND  5   GOV IND 772 839 10.49 11.40 20.00 12.00 5 3 OPPO 2,793 37.96 68.00 17 GOV IND OPPO 1,552 100 1,302 21.09 1.36 17.70 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House.  GOV  By acclamation: 1   OPPO  By acclamation: 1  !!!  3 (12.00%)
3 → 1878 :: 22 May 1878 — 22 Jul 1882 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 3 Non-partisan Population [1871]: 36,247 Eligible: 4,272  Particip.: 60.15% Votes: 6,377  Unproductive: 2,270 Seats: 25   1 seat = 4.00% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 3  PAL: 22   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (8.00%) Candidacies: 46 (✓ 25)  GOV  17   OPPO  26   IND  3   GOV 1,124 17.63 32.00 8 OPPO 2,983 46.78 68.00 17 GOV IND OPPO 1,082 408 780 16.97 6.40 12.23 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House.  OPPO  By acclamation: 2  !!!  3 (12.00%)
2 → 1875 :: 11 Sep 1875 — 21 May 1878 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 2 Non-partisan Population [1871]: 36,247 Eligible: 3,180  Particip.: 69.65% Votes: 5,656  Unproductive: 1,983 Seats: 25   1 seat = 4.00% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 3  PAL: 22   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 55 (✓ 25)  GOV  17   IGOV  6   REF  18   IND  9   IOPP  3   OPPO  2   GOV IGOV IND 871 735 440 15.40 13.00 7.78 16.00 16.00 8.00 4 4 2 REF IOPP OPPO 872 372 383 15.42 6.58 6.77 48.00 8.00 4.00 12 2 1 GOV IGOV REF IND IOPP OPPO 782 207 398 325 233 38 13.83 3.66 7.04 5.75 4.12 0.67 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change several times in the course of an assembly. Because candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign and those running as Opposition often would win and thus would become the Government while those who ran as straight Independents were sometimes described as Government supporters, this table merely reflects the results of the general election, not the composition of the House.  !!!  1 (4.00%)
1 → 1871 :: 16 Oct 1871 — 10 Sep 1875 — NP  GOV  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 1 Non-partisan Population [1871]: 36,247 Eligible: ——  Particip.: —— Votes: 3,804  Unproductive: 898 Seats: 25   1 seat = 4.00% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 3  PAL: 22   ↳ By acclamation: 1 (4.00%) Candidacies: 46 (✓ 25)  IND  46   GOV 1,126 29.60 52.00 13 OPPO 1,780 46.79 48.00 12 IND 898 23.61 In this form of non-partisan government, members would align themselves or not with the head of governement and that could change (even several times) in the course of the assembly. Candidates were essentially considered "free agents" (or independents) during the election campaign.  IND  By acclamation: 1