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2009 British Columbia general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 British Columbia general election | |
| country | British Columbia | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 2005 British Columbia general election | |
| previous_year | 2005 | |
| next_election | 2013 British Columbia general election | |
| next_year | 2013 | |
| seats_for_election | 85 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| 43 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | May 12, 2009 | |
| outgoing_members | 38th Parliament of British Columbia | |
| elected_members | 39th Parliament of British Columbia | |
| turnout | 50.99% 7.2 pp | |
| image1 | [[File:Gordon Campbell.jpg | x150px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Gordon Campbell | |
| leader_since1 | September 11, 1993 | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Vancouver-Point Grey | |
| last_election1 | 46 seats | |
| seats1 | **49** | |
| seat_change1 | 3 | |
| popular_vote1 | **751,661** | |
| percentage1 | **45.82%** | |
| swing1 | 0.03% | |
| image2 | [[File:Carole James 2011 (cropped).jpg | x150px]] |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | Carole James | |
| leader_since2 | November 23, 2003 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Victoria-Beacon Hill | |
| last_election2 | 33 seats | |
| seats2 | 35 | |
| seat_change2 | 2 | |
| popular_vote2 | 691,564 | |
| percentage2 | 42.15% | |
| swing2 | 0.62% | |
| image3 | [[File:Jane Sterk.JPG | x150px]] |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | Jane Sterk | |
| leader_since3 | October 21, 2007 | |
| party3 | ||
| leaders_seat3 | *Ran in Esquimalt-Royal Roads (Lost)* | |
| last_election3 | 0 seats | |
| seats3 | 0 | |
| seat_change3 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 134,570 | |
| percentage3 | 8.21% | |
| swing3 | 0.97% | |
| map_image | British_Columbia_Provincial_Election_2009.svg | |
| map_size | 350px | |
| map_caption | 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. | |
| title | Premier | |
| before_election | Gordon Campbell | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | Gordon Campbell | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| after_party |
43 seats were needed for a majority The 2009 British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James was the Official Opposition.
The election was the first contested on a new electoral map completed in 2008, with the total number of constituencies increased from 79 in the previous legislature to 85. Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates which are the second Tuesday in May every four years.
A second referendum on electoral reform was held in conjunction with the election.
The election did not produce a significant change in the province's political landscape. The BC Liberals, who had been in power since the 2001 provincial election, were returned to power, constituting the first time in 23 years a party had won three elections in a row in British Columbia. Polling at the start of the year had shown the Liberals on-track to be returned with an increased majority, but a late shift in voter intentions from the Green Party to the NDP would ultimately lead to a near-repeat of the previous election four years prior. As a result of the seat redistribution, both the Liberals and the New Democrats gained seats, and both parties increased their popular vote by less than one per cent over 2005. Each party lost two incumbent MLAs: the BC NDP's Jenn McGinn and Charlie Wyse, and the Liberals' John Nuraney and Wally Oppal were defeated. All other seat changes in the election resulted from the new seats or from retiring incumbents.
Voter turnout was 50.99% of eligible voters (1,651,567 registered voters).
2008 redistribution of ridings
Main article: 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution
An Act was passed in 2008 providing for an increase of seats from 79 to 85, upon the next election. The following changes were made:
| Abolished ridings | New ridings | *Renaming of districts* | *Drawn from other districts* | *Division of districts* | *Reorganization of districts* |
|---|
Political parties
British Columbia Liberal Party
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
Green Party of British Columbia
Minor parties
| **British Columbia Conservative Party** | ||
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| **British Columbia Libertarian Party** | ||
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| **British Columbia Marijuana Party** | ||
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| **BC Refederation Party** | ||
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| **Communist Party of British Columbia** | ||
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| **Nation Alliance Party** | ||
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| **People's Front** | ||
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| **Reform Party of British Columbia** | ||
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| **Sex Party** | ||
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| **Western Canada Concept** | ||
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| **Work Less Party of British Columbia** | ||
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| **Your Political Party** | ||
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Timeline of the campaign
April 10, 2008, passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 moving BC from 79 to 85 constituencies.
October 29, 2008, by-elections in Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-Fairview, both won by the New Democrats.
April 14, 2009, the campaign will officially begin when the writ is issued.
April 24, 2009 1pm close of nominations for the election.
May 12, 2009, Election day.
Debates
There was one TV debate featuring the leaders of the three major parties: Gordon Campbell, Carole James, and Jane Sterk on all three major BC networks on Sunday May 3 at 5:00 p.m.
CKNW had a debate of the three leaders on April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
CBC Radio One had a debate of the three leaders on April 21 at 7:30 a.m.
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Last day | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of survey | Source | Liberal | NDP | Green | Cons. | Other | ME | Sample | BC | Liberal}}" class="unsortable" | BC | NDP}}" class="unsortable" | BC | Green}}" class="unsortable" | BC | Conservative}}" class="unsortable" | CA | Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number" | |||||
| **Voting results** | **45.82** | 42.15 | 8.21 | 2.10 | 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ipsos | May 7, 2009 | [1](https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/ndp-steal-green-vote-bc-liberals-remain-8-points-ahead)[2](https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/publication/2009-05/mr090509-1tb1.pdf) | **47** | 39 | 10 | 4 | ±3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||||||
| Mustel | May 7, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090520185048/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090507.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20090520185048/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090507.pdf) | **47** | 38 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Angus Reid | May 6, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090520205349/http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/2009.05.08_BCProv.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20090520205349/http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/2009.05.08_BCProv.pdf) | **44** | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ±3.1 | 1,013 | ||||||||||||||
| Environics | May 2, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215130/http://bc2009.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2009-05-04-environics-poll.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215130/http://bc2009.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2009-05-04-environics-poll.pdf) | **47** | 36 | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Angus Reid | April 28, 2009 | [http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/2009.04.29_BCProv.pdf](http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/2009.04.29_BCProv.pdf) | **42** | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mustel | April 7, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20100816030504/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090414.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20100816030504/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090414.pdf) | **52** | 35 | 12 | 1 | ±4.5 | 483 | |||||||||||||||
| Angus Reid | March 25, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090329085816/http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/polls-analysis/opinion-polls/bc-liberals-lead-voter-turnout-will-decide-bc-election](https://web.archive.org/web/20090329085816/http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/polls-analysis/opinion-polls/bc-liberals-lead-voter-turnout-will-decide-bc-election) | **43** | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ipsos | March 24, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20091101082722/http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=4320](https://web.archive.org/web/20091101082722/http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=4320) | **46** | 35 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mustel | February 10, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20100816030454/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090213.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20100816030454/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090213.pdf) | **52** | 36 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mustel | January 15, 2009 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124090609/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090119.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20090124090609/http://www.mustelgroup.com/pdf/20090119.pdf) | **47** | 33 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| *[Election 2005](2005-british-columbia-general-election)* | May 17, 2005 | **45.80** | 41.52 | 9.18 | 0.55 | 2.95 |
Results
| Party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Seats | # | ± | % | Change (pp) | [2005](2005-british-columbia-general-election) | 2009 | ± | 1,640,542 | 100.00% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Campbell | 85 | 751,661 | 55,457 | 45.82 | {{bartable | 0.02 | −5 | 1em | background:green}} | 46 | 3 | Carole James | 85 | 691,564 | 40,219 | |
| **Total** | 345 |
Vote and seat summaries
|File:Ternary BC2005.svg |2005 |File:Ternary BC2009.svg |2009
MLAs elected
Synopsis of results
Main article: Results of the 2009 British Columbia general election by riding
| Riding | Winning party | Turnout | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| including spoilt ballots | Votesparties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. | Name | **[2005](2005-british-columbia-general-election)** | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | |||||||||||
| # | Margin | |||||||||||||||||
| % | Lib | NDP | Grn | Con | Ind | Oth | Total | |||||||||||
| Abbotsford-Mission | *New* | Lib | 10,371 | 58.36% | 4,583 | 25.79% | 52.10% | 10,371 | 5,788 | 1,611 | – | – | – | 17,770 | ||||
| Abbotsford South | *New* | Lib | 9,566 | 58.47% | 5,369 | 32.82% | 48.75% | 9,566 | 4,197 | 1,244 | 1,019 | 334 | – | 16,360 | ||||
| Abbotsford West | Lib | Lib | 8,992 | 55.81% | 3,886 | 24.12% | 52.86% | 8,992 | 5,106 | 970 | 1,043 | – | – | 16,111 | ||||
| Alberni-Pacific Rim | NDP | NDP | 10,488 | 59.36% | 4,883 | 27.64% | 57.68% | 5,605 | 10,488 | 1,324 | – | – | 250 | 17,667 | ||||
| Boundary-Similkameen | *New* | Lib | 6,681 | 37.45% | 811 | 4.55% | 62.31% | 6,681 | 5,870 | 1,691 | 3,596 | – | – | 17,838 | ||||
| Burnaby-Deer Lake | Lib | NDP | 8,103 | 48.75% | 512 | 3.08% | 48.65% | 7,591 | 8,103 | 928 | – | – | – | 16,622 | ||||
| Burnaby-Edmonds | NDP | NDP | 8,647 | 51.94% | 2,262 | 13.59% | 49.07% | 6,385 | 8,647 | 1,122 | – | – | 493 | 16,647 | ||||
| Burnaby-Lougheed | Lib | Lib | 9,207 | 48.45% | 696 | 3.66% | 53.59% | 9,207 | 8,511 | 1,285 | – | – | – | 19,003 | ||||
| Burnaby North | Lib | Lib | 9,880 | 48.19% | 548 | 2.67% | 53.85% | 9,880 | 9,332 | 1,292 | – | – | – | 20,504 | ||||
| Cariboo-Chilcotin | NDP | Lib | 6,259 | 47.85% | 88 | 0.67% | 62.93% | 6,259 | 6,171 | 650 | – | – | – | 13,080 | ||||
| Cariboo North | NDP | NDP | 7,004 | 49.51% | 503 | 3.56% | 60.24% | 6,501 | 7,004 | 643 | – | – | – | 14,148 | ||||
| Chilliwack | Lib | Lib | 8,138 | 44.61% | 2,230 | 12.23% | 50.87% | 8,138 | 5,908 | 1,523 | 2,672 | – | – | 18,241 | ||||
| Chilliwack-Hope | Lib | Lib | 8,985 | 53.28% | 3,347 | 19.85% | 51.85% | 8,985 | 5,638 | 951 | 1,198 | – | 93 | 16,865 | ||||
| Columbia River-Revelstoke | NDP | NDP | 7,419 | 55.29% | 2,326 | 17.33% | 56.17% | 5,093 | 7,419 | 907 | – | – | – | 13,419 | ||||
| Comox Valley | Lib | Lib | 13,886 | 47.30% | 1,378 | 4.69% | 60.99% | 13,886 | 12,508 | 2,577 | – | – | 386 | 29,357 | ||||
| Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | *New* | Lib | 8,644 | 56.83% | 3,251 | 21.37% | 48.87% | 8,644 | 5,393 | 907 | – | – | 266 | 15,210 | ||||
| Coquitlam-Maillardville | NDP | NDP | 9,818 | 47.93% | 673 | 3.29% | 55.22% | 9,145 | 9,818 | 1,040 | – | 481 | – | 20,484 | ||||
| Cowichan Valley | *New* | NDP | 12,548 | 48.40% | 3,290 | 12.69% | 62.54% | 9,258 | 12,548 | 3,058 | 924 | – | 139 | 25,927 | ||||
| Delta North | NDP | NDP | 10,381 | 50.48% | 1,891 | 9.20% | 59.26% | 8,490 | 10,381 | 938 | 756 | – | – | 20,565 | ||||
| Delta South | Lib | Ind | 9,977 | 42.50% | 32 | 0.14% | 68.59% | 9,945 | 2,940 | 555 | – | 10,037 | – | 23,477 | ||||
| Esquimalt-Royal Roads | NDP | NDP | 11,514 | 52.92% | 4,935 | 22.68% | 58.27% | 6,579 | 11,514 | 3,664 | – | – | – | 21,757 | ||||
| Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Lib | Lib | 15,139 | 61.09% | 7,647 | 30.86% | 57.63% | 15,139 | 7,492 | 1,765 | – | – | 387 | 24,783 | ||||
| Fraser-Nicola | *New* | NDP | 6,703 | 49.12% | 873 | 6.40% | 63.38% | 5,830 | 6,703 | 891 | – | – | 223 | 13,647 | ||||
| Juan de Fuca | NDP | NDP | 11,520 | 57.21% | 4,654 | 23.11% | 59.87% | 6,866 | 11,520 | 1,749 | – | – | – | 20,135 | ||||
| Kamloops-North Thompson | Lib | Lib | 9,830 | 46.94% | 510 | 2.44% | 55.05% | 9,830 | 9,320 | 1,418 | – | – | 375 | 20,943 | ||||
| Kamloops-South Thompson | Lib | Lib | 12,548 | 53.86% | 4,416 | 18.95% | 57.56% | 12,548 | 8,132 | 1,529 | 1,090 | – | – | 23,299 | ||||
| Kelowna-Lake Country | Lib | Lib | 10,281 | 52.11% | 5,031 | 25.50% | 47.25% | 10,281 | 5,250 | 1,375 | 2,253 | 571 | – | 19,730 | ||||
| Kelowna-Mission | Lib | Lib | 11,506 | 53.90% | 5,940 | 27.83% | 50.68% | 11,506 | 5,566 | 1,563 | 2,531 | 130 | 51 | 21,347 | ||||
| Kootenay East | Lib | Lib | 8,404 | 51.22% | 2,560 | 15.60% | 55.87% | 8,404 | 5,844 | 549 | 1,612 | – | – | 16,409 | ||||
| Kootenay West | *New* | NDP | 12,126 | 66.65% | 8,054 | 44.27% | 59.10% | 4,072 | 12,126 | 1,791 | – | – | 204 | 18,193 | ||||
| Langley | Lib | Lib | 13,282 | 56.55% | 4,871 | 20.74% | 55.09% | 13,282 | 8,411 | 1,793 | – | – | – | 23,486 | ||||
| Maple Ridge-Mission | Lib | Lib | 8,802 | 45.73% | 68 | 0.35% | 55.10% | 8,802 | 8,734 | 1,387 | – | – | 325 | 19,248 | ||||
| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | NDP | NDP | 9,772 | 47.07% | 274 | 1.32% | 56.90% | 9,498 | 9,772 | 1,149 | – | 202 | 140 | 20,761 | ||||
| Nanaimo | NDP | NDP | 11,877 | 53.33% | 3,791 | 17.02% | 57.12% | 8,086 | 11,877 | 2,036 | – | – | 272 | 22,271 | ||||
| Nanaimo-North Cowichan | *New* | NDP | 12,888 | 54.33% | 4,462 | 18.81% | 61.45% | 8,426 | 12,888 | 2,135 | – | – | 271 | 23,720 | ||||
| Nechako Lakes | Lib | Lib | 4,949 | 55.76% | 1,816 | 20.46% | 54.80% | 4,949 | 3,133 | 559 | – | – | 235 | 8,876 | ||||
| Nelson-Creston | NDP | NDP | 9,060 | 54.83% | 3,869 | 23.42% | 60.30% | 5,191 | 9,060 | 1,189 | 1,083 | – | – | 16,523 | ||||
| New Westminster | NDP | NDP | 13,418 | 56.36% | 5,178 | 21.75% | 55.99% | 8,240 | 13,418 | 2,151 | – | – | – | 23,809 | ||||
| North Coast | NDP | NDP | 5,097 | 57.33% | 1,987 | 22.35% | 57.14% | 3,110 | 5,097 | 683 | – | – | – | 8,890 | ||||
| North Island | NDP | NDP | 11,865 | 52.03% | 2,928 | 12.84% | 57.21% | 8,937 | 11,865 | 1,670 | – | 333 | – | 22,805 | ||||
| North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Lib | Lib | 10,323 | 49.16% | 2,534 | 12.07% | 55.56% | 10,323 | 7,789 | 1,791 | 862 | – | 232 | 20,997 | ||||
| North Vancouver-Seymour | Lib | Lib | 13,426 | 59.18% | 7,214 | 31.80% | 61.46% | 13,426 | 6,212 | 2,116 | 931 | – | – | 22,685 | ||||
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Lib | Lib | 11,877 | 46.53% | 561 | 2.20% | 66.86% | 11,877 | 11,316 | 2,330 | – | – | – | 25,523 | ||||
| Parksville-Qualicum | Lib | Lib | 13,716 | 51.42% | 3,580 | 13.42% | 65.70% | 13,716 | 10,136 | 2,573 | – | – | 251 | 26,676 | ||||
| Peace River North | Lib | Lib | 3,992 | 43.15% | 1,093 | 11.81% | 40.01% | 3,992 | 1,293 | 1,010 | – | 2,899 | 58 | 9,252 | ||||
| Peace River South | Lib | Lib | 4,801 | 63.08% | 2,744 | 36.05% | 44.00% | 4,801 | 2,057 | 533 | – | 220 | – | 7,611 | ||||
| Penticton | Lib | Lib | 10,346 | 43.96% | 3,015 | 12.81% | 56.16% | 10,346 | 7,331 | 3,685 | 2,095 | – | 78 | 23,535 | ||||
| Port Coquitlam | *New* | NDP | 11,121 | 54.71% | 3,225 | 15.87% | 55.21% | 7,896 | 11,121 | 994 | – | – | 315 | 20,326 | ||||
| Port Moody-Coquitlam | *New* | Lib | 9,979 | 52.15% | 2,365 | 12.36% | 57.44% | 9,979 | 7,614 | 1,261 | – | – | 280 | 19,134 | ||||
| Powell River-Sunshine Coast | NDP | NDP | 13,276 | 58.28% | 5,458 | 23.96% | 63.03% | 7,818 | 13,276 | 1,436 | – | – | 249 | 22,779 | ||||
| Prince George-Mackenzie | Lib | Lib | 9,816 | 56.05% | 3,364 | 19.21% | 53.69% | 9,816 | 6,452 | 1,245 | – | – | – | 17,513 | ||||
| Prince George-Valemount | Lib | Lib | 9,072 | 50.61% | 2,335 | 13.03% | 51.95% | 9,072 | 6,737 | 1,225 | 780 | – | 113 | 17,927 | ||||
| Richmond Centre | Lib | Lib | 10,483 | 61.51% | 5,534 | 32.47% | 40.97% | 10,483 | 4,949 | 1,213 | – | – | 399 | 17,044 | ||||
| Richmond East | Lib | Lib | 10,853 | 58.73% | 4,855 | 26.27% | 45.16% | 10,853 | 5,998 | 1,211 | – | – | 419 | 18,481 | ||||
| Richmond-Steveston | Lib | Lib | 13,168 | 60.78% | 7,243 | 33.43% | 51.57% | 13,168 | 5,925 | 1,491 | 1,082 | – | – | 21,666 | ||||
| Saanich North and the Islands | Lib | Lib | 13,136 | 44.93% | 258 | 0.88% | 66.82% | 13,136 | 12,878 | 3,223 | – | – | – | 29,237 | ||||
| Saanich South | NDP | NDP | 11,697 | 47.14% | 482 | 1.94% | 66.40% | 11,215 | 11,697 | 1,664 | – | – | 235 | 24,811 | ||||
| Shuswap | Lib | Lib | 10,764 | 46.62% | 3,713 | 16.08% | 56.82% | 10,764 | 7,051 | 2,539 | 2,374 | – | 361 | 23,089 | ||||
| Skeena | NDP | NDP | 5,865 | 50.77% | 1,537 | 13.30% | 55.15% | 4,328 | 5,865 | 467 | 893 | – | – | 11,553 | ||||
| Stikine | Lib | NDP | 4,274 | 50.41% | 445 | 5.25% | 65.28% | 3,829 | 4,274 | 375 | – | – | – | 8,478 | ||||
| Surrey-Cloverdale | Lib | Lib | 13,815 | 62.70% | 7,248 | 32.90% | 55.03% | 13,815 | 6,567 | 1,651 | – | – | – | 22,033 | ||||
| Surrey-Fleetwood | *New* | NDP | 8,852 | 50.15% | 1,992 | 11.29% | 53.96% | 6,860 | 8,852 | 1,120 | 818 | – | – | 17,650 | ||||
| Surrey-Green Timbers | NDP | NDP | 10,966 | 72.73% | 7,342 | 48.69% | 51.13% | 3,624 | 10,966 | 488 | – | – | – | 15,078 | ||||
| Surrey-Newton | NDP | NDP | 10,709 | 68.93% | 6,698 | 43.11% | 51.12% | 4,011 | 10,709 | 759 | – | – | 58 | 15,537 | ||||
| Surrey-Panorama | NDP | Lib | 11,820 | 54.26% | 3,145 | 14.44% | 56.71% | 11,820 | 8,675 | 1,290 | – | – | – | 21,785 | ||||
| Surrey-Tynehead | Lib | Lib | 8,814 | 52.50% | 1,557 | 9.27% | 49.71% | 8,814 | 7,257 | 717 | – | – | – | 16,788 | ||||
| Surrey-Whalley | NDP | NDP | 10,453 | 66.47% | 6,370 | 40.51% | 47.39% | 4,083 | 10,453 | 1,189 | – | – | – | 15,725 | ||||
| Surrey-White Rock | Lib | Lib | 15,121 | 62.05% | 8,453 | 34.68% | 61.84% | 15,121 | 6,668 | 2,118 | – | – | 464 | 24,371 | ||||
| Vancouver-Fairview | NDP | Lib | 11,034 | 47.09% | 1,153 | 4.92% | 56.50% | 11,034 | 9,881 | 2,232 | – | 165 | 122 | 23,434 | ||||
| Vancouver-False Creek | *New* | Lib | 9,223 | 56.40% | 4,721 | 28.87% | 48.15% | 9,223 | 4,502 | 2,144 | 385 | 73 | 27 | 16,354 | ||||
| Vancouver-Fraserview | Lib | Lib | 9,549 | 49.29% | 748 | 3.86% | 51.09% | 9,549 | 8,801 | 904 | – | – | 118 | 19,372 | ||||
| Vancouver-Hastings | NDP | NDP | 10,857 | 55.49% | 4,534 | 23.17% | 50.58% | 6,323 | 10,857 | 2,012 | – | – | 373 | 19,565 | ||||
| Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | NDP | 9,930 | 52.55% | 2,252 | 11.92% | 51.98% | 7,678 | 9,930 | 1,288 | – | – | – | 18,896 | ||||
| Vancouver-Kingsway | NDP | NDP | 9,229 | 55.17% | 2,711 | 16.21% | 46.99% | 6,518 | 9,229 | 699 | – | – | 283 | 16,729 | ||||
| Vancouver-Langara | Lib | Lib | 10,615 | 58.87% | 4,275 | 23.71% | 47.71% | 10,615 | 6,340 | 1,075 | – | – | – | 18,030 | ||||
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | NDP | 11,232 | 63.95% | 7,578 | 43.15% | 46.47% | 3,654 | 11,232 | 2,507 | – | – | 171 | 17,564 | ||||
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Lib | Lib | 11,546 | 50.38% | 2,314 | 10.10% | 55.98% | 11,546 | 9,232 | 2,012 | – | – | 130 | 22,920 | ||||
| Vancouver-Quilchena | Lib | Lib | 15,731 | 70.22% | 11,085 | 49.48% | 57.67% | 15,731 | 4,646 | 2,024 | – | – | – | 22,401 | ||||
| Vancouver-West End | *New* | NDP | 9,926 | 56.51% | 4,191 | 23.86% | 49.93% | 5,735 | 9,926 | 1,582 | – | 36 | 286 | 17,565 | ||||
| Vernon-Monashee | Lib | Lib | 9,015 | 37.27% | 1,317 | 5.45% | 53.73% | 9,015 | 7,698 | 4,029 | 1,972 | 1,397 | 76 | 24,187 | ||||
| Victoria-Beacon Hill | NDP | NDP | 13,400 | 55.37% | 7,025 | 29.03% | 57.18% | 6,375 | 13,400 | 4,106 | – | 319 | – | 24,200 | ||||
| Victoria-Swan Lake | NDP | NDP | 13,119 | 60.53% | 7,365 | 33.98% | 56.90% | 5,754 | 13,119 | 2,628 | – | – | 174 | 21,675 | ||||
| West Vancouver-Capilano | Lib | Lib | 15,292 | 67.48% | 12,001 | 52.95% | 57.96% | 15,292 | 3,291 | 1,699 | 710 | 1,489 | 182 | 22,663 | ||||
| West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | Lib | Lib | 10,101 | 54.91% | 5,887 | 32.00% | 53.07% | 10,101 | 4,214 | 4,082 | – | – | – | 18,397 | ||||
| Westside-Kelowna | Lib | Lib | 10,334 | 53.33% | 4,678 | 24.14% | 47.35% | 10,334 | 5,656 | 1,617 | 1,772 | – | – | 19,379 |
: = 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 by-election gain : = other incumbents renominated : = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada : = Multiple candidates
Summary analysis
| Party in 1st place | Party in 2nd place | Total | Lib | NDP | Ind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | 49 | |||
| 35 | 35 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 48 | 1 | 85 |
| Parties | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 36 | ||||
| 35 | 48 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 74 | 11 | ||||
| 9 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 12 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 1 |
| Source | Party | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Lib** | align="center" | **NDP** | align="center" | **Ind** |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 26 | ||
| Open seats held – new MLAs | 13 | 4 | ||
| Open seats held – taken by MLA previously incumbent in another riding | 1 | |||
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 2 | ||
| Open seats gained | 1 | 1 | ||
| New seats | New MLAs | 3 | ||
| MLAs previously incumbent in another riding | 3 | 6 | ||
| **Total** | 49 | 35 |
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