2001 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election

2001 British Columbia general election

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79 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
40 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout| 55.44%[1] 3.67 pp
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Leader  | Gordon Campbell | Ujjal Dosanjh | Adriane Carr
Party  | Liberal | New Democratic | Green
Leader since  | September 11, 1993 | February 20, 2000 | September 23, 2000
Leader's seat  | Vancouver-Point Grey | Vancouver-Kensington (lost re-election) | Ran in Powell River-Sunshine Coast (lost)
Last election  | 33 seats  | 39 seats  | 0 seats
Seats won  | 77 | 2  | 0
Seat change  | 44  | 37  |
Popular vote  | 916,888 | 343,156  | 197,231
Percentage  | 57.62% | 21.56%  | 12.39%
Swing  | 15.80%  | 17.89%  | 10.40%

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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.

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| Premier before election

Ujjal Dosanjh
New Democratic

| Premier after election

Gordon Campbell
Liberal

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The 2001 British Columbia general election was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001 and held on May 16, 2001. Voter turnout was 55.4 per cent of all eligible voters.

The incumbent British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), in office since 1991, had been rocked by two major scandals—the Fast Ferries Scandal and a bribery scandal involving Premier Glen Clark. With the NDP's ratings flatlining, Clark resigned in August 1999, and Deputy Premier Dan Miller took over as caretaker premier until Ujjal Dosanjh was elected his permanent successor in February. Dosanjh was not, however, able to restore the party's public image, and the BC NDP suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals), led by former Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell. The BC Liberals won over 57% of the popular vote, and an unprecedented 77 of the 79 seats in the provincial legislature—the largest victory in the province's electoral history.

The BC NDP, on the other hand, suffered a near-total political collapse. The party lost almost half of the share of the popular vote that it had won in the 1996 election, while its seat count fell from 39 seats to only two—those of Deputy Premier and Education Minister Joy MacPhail and Community Development Minister Jenny Kwan. It was easily the worst defeat of a sitting government in British Columbia history. It was also the fourth worst defeat of a sitting provincial government in Canada, eclipsed only by the New Brunswick election of 1987, the Alberta election of 1935, and the Prince Edward Island election of 1935. In each of those elections, the governing party–the New Brunswick Tories, the United Farmers of Alberta and the PEI Tories–was completely wiped off the map. Dosanjh resigned as party leader soon after the election; he had actually conceded defeat a week before voters went to the polls. Despite being the only other party in the Assembly, the BC NDP lacked the four seats then required for official party status.[2]

The British Columbia Unity Party had been created as a union of conservative parties. Initially, Reform BC, Social Credit, the British Columbia Party, and the Family Coalition Party had joined under the "BC Unity" umbrella. By the time the election was called, however, only the Family Coalition Party and a large majority of Reform BC segments had remained in the BC Unity coalition. The other parties had withdrawn to continue independently. The parties would collectively only earn around 4% of the vote, as voters, conscious of vote-splitting that had taken place between the Liberals, Reform BC, and the since-defunct Progressive Democratic Alliance in 1996, united behind the Liberals this time. Ron Gamble, sometime leader and sometime president of the renewed Reform BC continued his opposition to conservative mergers, consistently proclaiming a "Say No to Chris Delaney & BC Unity" policy, until Unity's eventual collapse in 2004 after a failed second attempt at a merger with BC Conservatives.

## 2000 redistribution of ridings

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An Act was passed in 2000 providing for an increase of seats from 75 to 79, upon the next election.[3] The following changes were made:

Abolished ridings | New ridings

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Renaming of districts

* Kootenay

* East Kootenay

* Mission-Kent

* Maple Ridge-Mission[a 1]

* Matsqui

* Abbotsford-Mount Lehman

* Okanagan East

* Kelowna-Lake Country

* Okanagan-Penticton

* Penticton-Okanagan Valley[a 2]

* Okanagan West

* Kelowna-Mission

* Vancouver-Little Mountain[a 3]

* Vancouver-Fairview

Drawn from other districts

* Okanagan-Westside[a 4]

* Surrey-Panorama Ridge[a 5]

* Surrey-Tynehead[a 6]

Merger of districts

* Okanagan-Boundary
* Rossland-Trail

* West Kootenay-Boundary

Reorganization of districts

* Abbotsford
* Chilliwack

* Abbotsford-Clayburn
* Chilliwack-Kent
* Chilliwack-Sumas

* Alberni
* Nanaimo
* Parksville-Qualicum

* Alberni-Qualicum
* Nanaimo
* Nanaimo-Parksville

* Port Coquitlam
* Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain

* Burquitlam
* Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
* Port Moody-Westwood

1. ^ With part of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
2. ^ With part of Okanagan-Boundary
3. ^ Parts also went to Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Vancouver-Langara
4. ^ From parts of Okanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon and Okanagan-Penticton
5. ^ From parts of Surrey-Newton and Surrey-Cloverdale
6. ^ From parts of Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Whalley and Surrey-Green Timbers

## Opinion polls

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### During campaign period

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level  Polling firm  | Last day
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Election 2001 | May 16, 2001  |  | 57.62 | 21.56  | 12.39  | 3.23  | 3.22  | 0.22  | 1.76  |  |
COMPAS  | May 12, 2001  | [4] | 61 | 16  | 12  | 3  | 3  | —  | —  | 4.5  | 700
Ipsos-Reid  | May 7, 2001  | [5] | 63 | 16  | 13  | 3  | 3  | 1  | —  | 3.5  | 800
MarkTrend  | May 6, 2001  | [6] | 65 | 14  | 15  | 3  | 3  | —  | —  | 4.4  | 500
COMPAS  | May 1, 2001  | [7] | 64 | 15  | 13  | 5  | —  | —  | —  | 4.5  | 500
Ipsos-Reid  | April 23, 2001  | [8] | 70 | 16  | 10  | 2  | 1  | —  | —  | 3.5  | 800
McIntyre & Mustel  | April 19, 2001  | [9] | 72 | 18  | 7  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | 4.1  | 610
Election called (April 18, 2001)

### During 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level  Polling firm  | Last day
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COMPAS  | April 1, 2001  | [10] | 66 | 17  | 7  | 3  | 2  | 2[11] | —  | 4.1[12] | —
Ipsos-Reid  | March 12, 2001  | [13] | 63 | 20  | 7  | 7  | —  | —  | 3  | 3.5  | 800
McIntyre & Mustel  | February 2001  | [14] | 59 | 20  | 5  | —  | —  | 12  | —  | —  | —
COMPAS  | February 5, 2001  | [15] | 59 | 18  | 8  | —  | —  | 12  | —  | 3.5  | 800
McIntyre & Mustel  | January 12, 2001  | [16] | 51 | 27  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 5.0  | —
Ipsos-Reid  | December 10, 2000  | [17] | 51 | 17  | 9  | —  | —  | 19  | 4  | 4.0  | 600
MarkTrend  | November 2000  | [18] | 58 | 18  | —  | —  | —  | 22  | —  | 4.5  | 500
McIntyre & Mustel  | October 21, 2000  | [19] | 67 | 17  | —  | —  | —  | 10  | —  | 4.5  | 500
MarkTrend  | September 2000  | [20] | 55 | 19  | —  | —  | —  | 25  | —  | 4.5  | 500
Ipsos-Reid  | September 11, 2000  | [21] | 48 | 19  | 8  | —  | —  | 22  | 3  | 4.0  | 600
McIntyre & Mustel  | August 2000  | [19] | 53 | 21  | —  | —  | —  | 19  | —  | —  | —
Polling firm  | Last day
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PDA unregistered as official party (June 2000)
Ipsos-Reid  | June 13, 2000  | [22] | 57 | 16  | 6  | 15  | 5  | 1  | 4.0  | 600
MarkTrend  | April 2000  | [23] | 58 | 16  | —  | 21  | —  | 5  | —  | 503[24]
Ipsos-Reid  | March 2000  | [25] | 50 | 24  | 6  | 16  | 3  | 1  | 3.5  | 800
MarkTrend  | February 2000  | [26] | 53 | 27  | —  | 17[23] | —  | —  | —  | 500
McIntyre & Mustel  | February 27, 2000  | [27] | 52 | 25  | 5[28] | 15[28] | —  | —  | 4.3  | 511
Ujjal Dosanjh becomes leader of the NDP and premier (February 24, 2000)[29]
Angus Reid  | December 15, 1999  | [30] | 55 | 17  | —  | 18  | —  | 10  | 4.0  | 600
MarkTrend  | October 1999  | [31] | 53 | 19  | —  | 22  | —  | 5  | 5.0  | 500
Angus Reid  | September 10, 1999  | [32] | 57 | 15  | —  | 16  | —  | 11  | 4.0  | 620
Angus Reid  | August 24, 1999  | [33] | 56 | 16  | 8  | 17  | 2  | —  | 4.1  | 601
MarkTrend  | August 1999  | [31] | 61 | 15  | —  | 22  | —  | —  | —  | —
Premier Glen Clark resigns (August 21, 1999)[34]
Angus Reid  | June 8, 1998  | [35] | 58 | 16  | 3  | 14  | 3  | 2  | 4.1  | 600
MarkTrend  | April 11, 1999  | [36] | 59 | 18  | —  | 20  | —  | —  | 4.0  | 501
Angus Reid  | March 10, 1999  | [37] | 52 | 18  | 6  | 18  | 4  | 2  | 4.1  | 600
Angus Reid  | December 1998  | [37] | 46 | 18  | 5  | 18  | 10  | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | September 1998  | [38] | 46 | 18  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | June 12, 1998  | [39] | 42 | 23  | 6  | 20  | 8  | —  | 4.1  | 610
McIntyre & Mustel  | March 1998  | [40] | 48 | 25  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | March 1998  | [41] | 47 | 20  | —  | 17  | —  | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | December 12, 1997  | [42] | 43 | 24  | 5  | 18  | 8  | —  | 4  | 600
Pollara  | December 1997  | [43] | 41 | 20  | —  | 31  | —  | —  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | September 15, 1997  | [44] | 33 | 30  | 2[42] | 24  | 9  | 2[42] | 4.0  | 600
Angus Reid  | June 16, 1997  | [45] | 34 | 27  | 3  | 28  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 600
Angus Reid  | March 10, 1997  | [46] | 44 | 24  | 2[42] | 18  | 9  | 2  | 4.0  | 601
Angus Reid  | December 1996  | [42] | 52 | 29  | 2  | 11  | 3  | 4  | —  | —
Angus Reid  | September 15, 1996  | [47] | 45 | 37  | 1  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 4.0  | 600
Angus Reid  | June 1996  | [42] | 39  | 42 | 2  | 9  | 6  | 3  | —  | —
Election 1996 | May 28, 1996  |  | 41.82 | 39.45  | 1.99  | 9.27  | 5.74  | 1.73  |  |

### Region-specific polls

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#### Southern Vancouver Island

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Compas  | May 12, 2001  | [48] | 49 | 27  | 15  | —  | 7.0  | 200
Compas  | May 2, 2001  | [49] | 59 | 15  | 13  | 5  | 3.2  | 500

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#### Vancouver-Kensington

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level  Polling firm  | Last day
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Election 2001 | May 16, 2001  |  | 47.56 | 38.82  | 9.32  | 2.68  | 1.62  |  |
McIntyre & Mustel  | May 1, 2001  | [50] | 53 | 31  | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5.6  | 301
COMPAS  | May 1, 2001  | [50] | 52 | 29  | 14  | —  | —  | 7.1  | 200
Election 1996 | May 28, 1996  |  | 40.65  | 50.74 | 1.89  | —  | —  |  |

## Results

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Party  | Party leader  | # of
candidates  | Seats  | Popular vote

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1996 | Elected  | % Change  | #  | %  | Change
| Liberal | Gordon Campbell | 79  | 33  | 77  | +133.3%  | 916,888  | 57.62%  | +15.80%
| New Democrats | Ujjal Dosanjh | 79  | 39  | 2 | -94.9%  | 343,156  | 21.56%  | -17.89%
| Green | Adriane Carr | 72  | \-  | –  | –  | 197,231  | 12.39%  | +10.40%
| Unity | Chris Delaney  | 56  | –  | –  | –  | 51,426  | 3.23%  | +2.97%
| Marijuana | Brian Taylor | 79  | *  | –  | *  | 51,206  | 3.22%  | *
| Independent  | 30  | \-  | \-  | –  | 14,588  | 0.92%  | +0.28%
| Reform |  | 9  | 2  | \-  | -100%  | 3,439  | 0.22%  | -9.05%
| All Nations |  | 6  | *  | \-  | *  | 3,380  | 0.21%  | *
| Conservative | Susan Power | 6  | \-  | \-  | –  | 2,417  | 0.15%  | +0.09%
| Social Credit | Grant Mitton | 2  | –  | \-  | –  | 1,948  | 0.12%  | -0.27%
| BC Action  |  | 5  | *  | \-  | *  | 1,636  | 0.10%  | *
| No affiliation  |  | 6  | *  | \-  | *  | 727  | 0.05%  | *
| People's Front |  | 11  | *  | \-  | *  | 720  | 0.05%  | *
| Western Reform |  | 1  | *  | \-  | *  | 621  | 0.04%  | *
| Citizens Alliance Now |  | 2  | *  | \-  | *  | 584  | 0.04%  | *
| Council of British Columbians |  | 2  | *  | \-  | *  | 399  | 0.03%  | *
| Communist |  | 4  | –  | \-  | –  | 381  | 0.02%  | +0.01%
| Freedom |  | 2  | *  | \-  | *  | 240  | 0.02%  | *
| Party of Citizens.... |  | 2  | *  | \-  | *  | 147  | 0.01%  | *
| Patriot |  | 1  | *  | \-  | *  | 82  | 0.01%  | *
| Citizens Commonwealth |  | 4  | *  | \-  | *  | 49  | x  | *
| Central |  | 3  | *  | \-  | *  | 41  | x  | *
Total | 456  | 75  | 79  | +5.3%  | 1,591,306  | 100%  |

Notes

x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote.

* The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Unity Party results are calculated relative to Family Coalition Party results.

| Popular vote

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Liberal |

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NDP |

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Green |

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Others |

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Liberal |

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NDP |

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## MLAs elected

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Abbotsford-Clayburn: John van Dongen

Abbotsford-Mount Lehman: Mike de Jong

Alberni-Qualicum: Gillian Trumper

Bulkley Valley-Stikine: Dennis MacKay

Burnaby-Edmonds: Patty Sahota

Burnaby North: Richard Lee

Burnaby-Willingdon: John Nuraney

Burquitlam: Harry Bloy

Cariboo North: John Wilson

Cariboo South: David Zirnhelt

Chilliwack-Kent: Barry Penner

Chilliwack-Sumas: John Les

Columbia River-Revelstoke: Wendy McMahon

Comox Valley: Stan Hagen

Coquitlam-Maillardville: Richard Stewart

Cowichan-Ladysmith: Graham Bruce

Delta North: Reni Masi

Delta South: Val Roddick

East Kootenay: Bill Bennett

Esquimalt-Metchosin: Arnie Hamilton

Fort Langley-Aldergrove: Rich Coleman

Kamloops: Claude Richmond

Kamloops-North Thompson: Kevin Krueger

Kelowna-Lake Country: John Weisbeck

Kelowna-Mission: Sindi Hawkins

Langley: Lynn Stephens

Malahat-Juan de Fuca: Brian Kerr

Maple Ridge-Mission: Randy Hawes

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows: Ken Stewart

Nanaimo: Mike Hunter

Nanaimo-Parksville: Judith Reid

Nelson-Creston: Blair Suffredine

New Westminster: Joyce Murray

North Coast: Bill Belsey

North Island: Rod Visser

North Vancouver-Lonsdale: Katherine Whittred

North Vancouver-Seymour: Daniel Jarvis

Oak Bay-Gordon Head: Ida Chong

Okanagan-Vernon: Tom Christensen

Okanagan-Westside: Rick Thorpe

Peace River North: Richard Neufeld

Peace River South: Blair Lekstrom

Penticton-Okanagan Valley: Bill Barisoff

Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain: Karn Manhas

Port Moody-Westwood: Christy Clark

Powell River-Sunshine Coast: Harold Long

Prince George-Mount Robson: Shirley Bond

Prince George North: Pat Bell

Prince George-Omineca: Paul Nettleton

Richmond Centre: Greg Halsey-Brandt

Richmond East: Linda Reid

Richmond-Steveston: Geoff Plant

Saanich North and the Islands: Murray Coell

Saanich South: Susan Brice

Shuswap: George Abbott

Skeena: Roger Harris

Surrey-Cloverdale: Kevin Falcon

Surrey-Green Timbers: Brenda Locke

Surrey-Newton: Tony Bhullar

Surrey-Panorama Ridge: Gulzar Cheema

Surrey-Tynehead: Dave Hayer

Surrey-Whalley: Elayne Brenzinger

Surrey-White Rock: Gordon Hogg

Vancouver-Burrard: Lorne Mayencourt

Vancouver-Fairview: Gary Farrell-Collins

Vancouver-Fraserview: Ken Johnston

Vancouver-Hastings: Joy MacPhail

Vancouver-Kensington: Patrick Wong

Vancouver-Kingsway: Rob Nijjar

Vancouver-Langara: Val Anderson

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: Jenny Kwan

Vancouver-Point Grey: Gordon Campbell

Vancouver-Quilchena: Colin Hansen

Victoria-Beacon Hill: Jeff Bray

Victoria-Hillside: Sheila Orr

West Kootenay-Boundary: Sandy Santori

West Vancouver-Capilano: Ralph Sultan

West Vancouver-Garibaldi: Ted Nebbeling

Yale-Lillooet: David Chutter

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### Synopsis of results

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Main article: Results of the 2001 British Columbia general election by riding

Results by riding – 2001 British Columbia general election[51] Riding  | Winning party  | Turnout
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Abbotsford-Clayburn | New |  | Lib  | 12,584 | 72.51% | 10,488 | 60.43% | 71.30% | 12,584 | 2,096 | – | 1,751 | 706 | – | – | 217 | 17,354
Abbotsford-Mount Lehman |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,660 | 68.48% | 10,229 | 55.33% | 71.44% | 12,660 | 2,431 | 1,299 | 1,576 | 451 | – | – | 69 | 18,486
Alberni-Qualicum | New |  | Lib  | 13,109 | 53.32% | 5,714 | 23.24% | 74.70% | 13,109 | 7,395 | 2,999 | – | 1,081 | – | – | – | 24,584
Bulkley Valley-Stikine |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 7,414 | 55.93% | 4,591 | 34.64% | 73.28% | 7,414 | 2,823 | 856 | 1,190 | 507 | – | – | 467 | 13,257
Burnaby-Edmonds |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,607 | 51.09% | 4,683 | 24.90% | 69.90% | 9,607 | 4,924 | 2,599 | 1,111 | 456 | – | – | 105 | 18,802
Burnaby North |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,062 | 54.37% | 5,070 | 24.92% | 71.52% | 11,062 | 5,992 | 2,824 | – | 466 | – | – | – | 20,344
Burnaby-Willingdon |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,207 | 55.79% | 5,599 | 30.60% | 70.07% | 10,207 | 4,608 | 2,879 | – | 362 | – | – | 240 | 18,296
Burquitlam | New |  | Lib  | 11,131 | 56.34% | 6,453 | 32.66% | 70.95% | 11,131 | 4,678 | 2,668 | 749 | 530 | – | – | – | 19,756
Cariboo North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,044 | 64.97% | 7,312 | 47.30% | 72.46% | 10,044 | 2,732 | 712 | 420 | 509 | – | 727 | 316 | 15,460
Cariboo South |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,259 | 62.21% | 6,000 | 36.38% | 74.70% | 10,259 | 4,259 | – | 598 | 739 | – | – | 635 | 16,490
Chilliwack-Kent | New |  | Lib  | 13,814 | 74.88% | 11,659 | 63.20% | 71.63% | 13,814 | 2,155 | 1,511 | – | 968 | – | – | – | 18,448
Chilliwack-Sumas | New |  | Lib  | 14,137 | 74.80% | 11,703 | 61.92% | 70.58% | 14,137 | 2,434 | – | – | 1,130 | – | – | 1,199 | 18,900
Columbia River-Revelstoke |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 7,804 | 53.95% | 3,253 | 22.49% | 71.96% | 7,804 | 4,551 | 978 | 490 | 642 | – | – | – | 14,465
Comox Valley |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 15,569 | 56.32% | 10,213 | 36.95% | 74.81% | 15,569 | 5,356 | 5,170 | 677 | 873 | – | – | – | 27,645
Coquitlam-Maillardville |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,549 | 56.97% | 7,107 | 35.07% | 71.42% | 11,549 | 4,442 | 2,522 | 862 | 584 | – | 314 | – | 20,273
Cowichan-Ladysmith |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,707 | 52.21% | 4,924 | 20.23% | 76.71% | 12,707 | 7,783 | 3,250 | – | 597 | – | – | – | 24,337
Delta North |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,919 | 60.54% | 8,185 | 41.57% | 72.65% | 11,919 | 3,734 | 2,504 | 987 | 543 | – | – | – | 19,687
Delta South |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,596 | 67.00% | 10,946 | 50.25% | 73.15% | 14,596 | 2,053 | 3,650 | 760 | 507 | – | 219 | – | 21,784
East Kootenay |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,206 | 61.85% | 6,568 | 39.80% | 68.76% | 10,206 | 3,638 | 1,287 | 651 | 718 | – | – | – | 16,500
Esquimalt-Metchosin |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,544 | 45.79% | 3,286 | 15.76% | 69.49% | 9,544 | 6,258 | 3,685 | 268 | 534 | – | 230 | 322 | 20,841
Fort Langley-Aldergrove |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 16,527 | 68.30% | 13,761 | 56.87% | 73.47% | 16,527 | 2,619 | 2,766 | 1,275 | 674 | – | 336 | – | 24,197
Kamloops |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,258 | 60.21% | 7,666 | 37.66% | 68.72% | 12,258 | 4,592 | 2,180 | 430 | 707 | – | 193 | – | 20,360
Kamloops-North Thompson |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,676 | 58.04% | 8,495 | 38.90% | 72.65% | 12,676 | 4,181 | 3,122 | 836 | 1,025 | – | – | – | 21,840
Kelowna-Lake Country |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,093 | 63.19% | 10,991 | 49.28% | 66.91% | 14,093 | 3,102 | 2,606 | 1,496 | 734 | – | – | 272 | 22,303
Kelowna-Mission |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,351 | 64.60% | 12,285 | 51.70% | 67.56% | 15,351 | 3,066 | 2,588 | 1,674 | 787 | – | – | 296 | 23,762
Langley |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,564 | 64.85% | 11,717 | 52.17% | 71.97% | 14,564 | 2,720 | 2,847 | 1,605 | 723 | – | – | – | 22,459
Malahat-Juan de Fuca |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,676 | 42.26% | 4,512 | 19.70% | 73.57% | 9,676 | 3,687 | 3,275 | 323 | 547 | – | 5,164 | 222 | 22,894
Maple Ridge-Mission |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,920 | 56.67% | 8,210 | 36.01% | 70.87% | 12,920 | 4,710 | 2,910 | 1,037 | 908 | – | 315 | – | 22,800
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,235 | 52.96% | 6,471 | 28.01% | 72.90% | 12,235 | 5,764 | 3,069 | 1,220 | 716 | – | – | 97 | 23,101
Nanaimo |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,748 | 44.64% | 3,146 | 14.41% | 69.87% | 9,748 | 6,602 | 3,810 | 588 | 889 | – | 199 | – | 21,836
Nanaimo-Parksville | New |  | Lib  | 17,356 | 62.60% | 11,504 | 41.49% | 74.94% | 17,356 | 5,852 | 3,192 | 693 | 634 | – | – | – | 21,836
Nelson-Creston |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 8,558 | 39.00% | 1,577 | 7.18% | 75.32% | 8,558 | 6,981 | 4,723 | 1,108 | 570 | – | – | – | 21,940
New Westminster |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,059 | 49.20% | 4,088 | 18.18% | 71.07% | 11,059 | 6,971 | 2,982 | 604 | 859 | – | – | – | 22,475
North Coast |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 4,915 | 45.25% | 831 | 7.64% | 66.27% | 4,915 | 4,084 | 560 | 152 | 623 | – | – | 526 | 10,860
North Island |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 13,781 | 57.12% | 7,406 | 30.70% | 73.69% | 13,781 | 6,375 | 2,871 | – | 1,099 | – | – | – | 24,126
North Vancouver-Lonsdale |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,362 | 59.84% | 7,539 | 39.70% | 68.16% | 11,362 | 3,016 | 3,823 | – | 612 | – | – | 173 | 18,986
North Vancouver-Seymour |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,568 | 65.12% | 11,441 | 47.86% | 73.72% | 15,568 | 2,751 | 4,127 | – | 568 | 683 | 209 | – | 23,906
Oak Bay-Gordon Head |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,588 | 57.31% | 8,799 | 34.57% | 75.54% | 14,588 | 5,789 | 4,666 | – | 411 | – | – | – | 25,454
Okanagan-Vernon |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,868 | 56.51% | 10,339 | 42.13% | 69.06% | 13,868 | 3,529 | 2,214 | 3,213 | 917 | – | 562 | 239 | 24,542
Okanagan-Westside | New |  | Lib  | 14,181 | 68.08% | 11,005 | 52.83% | 69.91% | 14,181 | 3,176 | – | 1,364 | 1,188 | – | – | 921 | 20,830
Peace River North |  | Ref  |  | Lib  | 6,629 | 73.22% | 5,582 | 61.66% | 55.12% | 6,629 | 1,047 | – | 568 | 810 | – | – | – | 9,054
Peace River South |  | Ref  |  | Lib  | 6,393 | 64.20% | 4,667 | 46.87% | 62.37% | 6,393 | 767 | 407 | 225 | 444 | – | – | 1,726 | 9,962
Penticton-Okanagan Valley |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,609 | 62.73% | 11,722 | 47.11% | 68.15% | 15,609 | 3,887 | 3,524 | 553 | 786 | – | – | 522 | 24,881
Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | New |  | Lib  | 9,963 | 45.19% | 2,765 | 12.54% | 74.66% | 9,963 | 7,198 | 1,841 | 2,297 | 446 | 150 | 151 | – | 22,046
Port Moody-Westwood | New |  | Lib  | 16,500 | 74.64% | 12,322 | 55.74% | 71.80% | 16,500 | 4,178 | – | – | 1,428 | – | – | – | 22,106
Powell River-Sunshine Coast |  | PD  |  | Lib  | 9,904 | 42.36% | 3,555 | 15.21% | 76.33% | 9,904 | 6,349 | 6,316 | – | 812 | – | – | – | 23,381
Prince George-Mount Robson |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 8,033 | 55.72% | 5,378 | 37.30% | 68.80% | 8,033 | 2,655 | 1,429 | 1,110 | 744 | 445 | – | – | 14,416
Prince George North |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,215 | 61.02% | 7,067 | 46.80% | 71.77% | 9,215 | 2,148 | 1,137 | 838 | 588 | – | 554 | 621 | 15,101
Prince George-Omineca |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 10,469 | 61.65% | 7,313 | 43.07% | 73.70% | 10,469 | 3,156 | 1,026 | 1,685 | 646 | – | – | – | 16,982
Richmond Centre |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,061 | 71.86% | 9,855 | 58.72% | 69.10% | 12,061 | 2,206 | 1,615 | 381 | 357 | – | – | 165 | 16,785
Richmond East |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,498 | 69.18% | 9,948 | 55.07% | 70.59% | 12,498 | 2,550 | 1,802 | 599 | 445 | – | 173 | – | 18,067
Richmond-Steveston |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,508 | 69.23% | 11,944 | 56.99% | 73.27% | 14,508 | 2,564 | 2,257 | 381 | 561 | 145 | 358 | 181 | 20,955
Saanich North and the Islands |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,406 | 54.29% | 8,195 | 28.88% | 75.94% | 15,406 | 5,011 | 7,211 | – | 491 | – | 257 | – | 28,376
Saanich South |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 12,699 | 52.17% | 5,861 | 24.08% | 76.00% | 12,699 | 6,838 | 3,823 | – | 462 | – | 172 | 349 | 24,343
Shuswap |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,950 | 56.27% | 9,162 | 39.81% | 72.01% | 12,950 | 3,788 | 2,423 | 2,857 | 835 | – | – | 160 | 23,013
Skeena |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 8,653 | 65.15% | 6,009 | 45.24% | 72.13% | 8,653 | 2,644 | 695 | – | 810 | – | – | 479 | 13,281
Surrey-Cloverdale |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,739 | 63.72% | 11,406 | 52.90% | 75.45% | 13,739 | 2,333 | 2,227 | 1,112 | 481 | – | 1,669 | – | 21,561
Surrey-Green Timbers |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 7,539 | 48.95% | 1,947 | 12.64% | 66.77% | 7,539 | 5,592 | – | 1,067 | 561 | 538 | – | 103 | 15,400
Surrey-Newton |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 6,750 | 49.45% | 2,801 | 20.52% | 65.51% | 6,750 | 3,949 | 1,673 | 498 | 348 | 431 | – | – | 13,649
Surrey-Panorama Ridge | New |  | Lib  | 9,590 | 58.94% | 6,350 | 39.03% | 69.04% | 9,590[a 3] | 3,240 | 1,437 | 1,123 | 424 | 408 | – | 50 | 16,272
Surrey-Tynehead | New |  | Lib  | 12,252 | 60.95% | 9,093 | 45.23% | 72.25% | 12,252 | 3,159 | 1,876 | 1,234 | 385 | 265 | 930 | – | 20,101
Surrey-Whalley |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 6,693 | 45.73% | 2,157 | 14.74% | 66.79% | 6,693 | 4,536 | 1,652 | 838 | 544 | 374 | – | – | 14,637
Surrey-White Rock |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 18,678 | 68.70% | 15,101 | 55.54% | 77.64% | 18,678 | 3,415 | 3,577 | 983 | 536 | – | – | – | 27,189
Vancouver-Burrard |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 11,396 | 48.11% | 4,037 | 17.04% | 63.67% | 11,396 | 7,359 | 3,826 | 906 |  | – | 136 | 65 | 23,688
Vancouver-Fairview |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 12,864 | 54.94% | 7,813 | 33.37% | 64.20% | 12,864 | 4,772 | 5,051 | – | 651 | – | – | 76 | 23,414
Vancouver-Fraserview |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 10,361 | 56.84% | 4,546 | 24.93% | 71.61% | 10,361 | 5,815 | 1,417 | 369 | 267 | – | – | – | 18,229
Vancouver-Hastings |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 8,009 | 41.64% | 409 | 2.13% | 68.11% | 7,600 | 8,009 | 2,874 | – | 409 | – | – | 341 | 19,233
Vancouver-Kensington |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,162 | 47.56% | 1,684 | 8.74% | 73.09% | 9,162 | 7,478 | 1,795 | 314 | 516 | – | – | – | 19,265
Vancouver-Kingsway |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 8,264 | 49.89% | 2,835 | 17.11% | 67.14% | 8,264 | 5,429 | 1,725 | 541 | 364 | – | – | 240 | 16,563
Vancouver-Langara |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 11,800 | 66.90% | 8,801 | 49.90% | 67.38% | 11,800 | 2,999 | 2,009 | – | 673 | – | – | 156 | 17,637
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant |  | NDP  |  | NDP  | 7,163 | 44.48% | 1,820 | 11.30% | 59.36% | 5,343 | 7,163 | 2,612 | 166 | 489 | – | – | 332 | 16,105
Vancouver-Point Grey |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 13,430 | 56.14% | 8,336 | 34.85% | 65.80% | 13,430 | 4,441 | 5,094 | 257 | 659 | – | – | 43 | 23,924
Vancouver-Quilchena |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 16,829 | 73.86% | 13,552 | 59.48% | 73.44% | 16,829 | 2,168 | 3,277 | – | 351 | – | 160 | – | 22,785
Victoria-Beacon Hill |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,297 | 37.04% | 35 | 0.14% | 68.63% | 9,297 | 9,262 | 5,453 | 290 | 532 | – | 205 | 64 | 25,103
Victoria-Hillside |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 7,878 | 37.71% | 82 | 0.40% | 68.73% | 7,878 | 7,796 | 4,142 | 293 | 663 | – | – | 121 | 20,893
West Kootenay-Boundary | New |  | Lib  | 10,784 | 49.74% | 3,869 | 17.85% | 74.42% | 10,784 | 6,915 | 2,004 | 1,139 | 840 | – | – | – | 21,682
West Vancouver-Capilano |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 15,556 | 72.69% | 12,624 | 58.99% | 72.67% | 15,556 | 1,284 | 2,932 | – | 274 | – | 1,355 | – | 21,401
West Vancouver-Garibaldi |  | Lib  |  | Lib  | 14,542 | 68.18% | 10,851 | 50.88% | 68.19% | 14,542 | 2,330 | 3,691 | – | 767 | – | – | – | 21,330
Yale-Lillooet |  | NDP  |  | Lib  | 9,845 | 60.07% | 7,028 | 42.88% | 68.99% | 9,845 | 2,817 | 1,657 | – | 807 | – | – | 1,262 | 16,388

1. ^ including spoilt ballots
2. ^ parties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. Reform is also listed separately, as it was a major contender in 1996, to identify the districts that still nominated candidates.
3. ^ Gulzar Singh Cheema was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

= 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

## See also

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* List of British Columbia political parties

## References

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2. ^ "B.C. NDP no longer official party after recounts". CBC News. May 31, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
3. ^ Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000, S.B.C. 2000, c. 14
4. ^ Bailey, Ian (May 14, 2001). "Last-minute NDP ads target surging Green Party: A first for B.C.: vote-splitting on left". The National Post. p. A3.
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10. ^ Palmer, Vaughan (April 4, 2001). "The 'wipeout' scenario just won't go away". The Vancouver Sun.
11. ^ Danard, Susan (April 4, 2001). "NDP sinks lower in latest poll: Numbers show tactic of delaying vote could backfire for premier". The Times Colonist. p. A1.
12. ^ Simpson, Jeffrey (April 14, 2001). "If an NDP tree falls in a B.C. forest". The Globe and Mail. p. A19.
13. ^ "BC Political Scene". Ipsos. March 22, 2001.
14. ^ "Liberals in front". The Province. February 21, 2001. p. A3.
15. ^ Hume, Mark (February 10, 2001). "Dosanjh's NDP faces B.C. wipeout, poll finds: National Post/Compas Poll: Governing party has 18% support, rival Liberals 59%, with election imminent". The National Post.
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18. ^ Palmer, Vaughn (November 21, 2000). "The Liberal case for open government". The Vancouver Sun.
19. ^ a b McInnes, Craig (November 7, 2000). "B.C. Liberals take 50-point lead over NDP: poll". The Vancouver Sun. p. A1.
20. ^ Palmer, Vaughn (October 4, 2000). "Latest poll shows the leaders' perception problems: For Ujjal Dosanjh, the verdict seems to be `Right guy, wrong party.' Gordon Campbell's strong point is dislike of the NDP". The Vancouver Sun.
21. ^ "BC Political Scene September 2000". Ipsos. September 20, 2000.
22. ^ "BC Liberals Hold Commanding Lead in Polls". Ipsos. June 20, 2001.
23. ^ a b Smyth, Michael (April 21, 2000). "She'll get Gord's little dog, too". The Province.
24. ^ McInnes, Craig (April 21, 2000). "Dosanjh honeymoon over, new poll says: Just two months after replacing an unpopular leader, the government finds its approval rating languishing at 16 per cent". The Vancouver Sun.
25. ^ "BC Political Scene March 2000". Ipsos. March 21, 2000.
26. ^ Palmer, Vaughn (March 10, 2000). "Another poll provides some comfort for the NDP: Not everyone is clamouring for an instant election; many are ready to give Dosanjh a chance, and a lot don't like Campbell". The Vancouver Sun.
27. ^ McInnes, Craig (March 8, 2000). "Poll shows Dosanjh, Campbell even: But voters would prefer Liberal party to run B.C". The National Post. p. A6.
28. ^ a b Lunman, Kim (March 8, 2000). "Dosanjh, Liberal Leader equally popular, poll says". The Globe and Mail. p. A4.
29. ^ "Canada in Brief". The Windsor Star. February 25, 2001.
30. ^ "NDP leadership race & BC politics" (PDF). Ipsos. December 21, 1999.
31. ^ a b Palmer, Vaughn (October 28, 1999). "Poll holds a bit of comfort for Dosanjh faction: Latest opinion survey shows Liberals still hold majority support. But their leader only ties the undeclared NDP candidate". The Vancouver Sun. p. A22.
32. ^ "NDP leadership race & BC Politics September 1999" (PDF). Ipsos. September 22, 1999.
33. ^ "BC Politics After Glen Clark Resignation". Ipsos. August 26, 1999.
34. ^ "Liberals most popular among B.C. voters: poll". The Star Phoenix. September 18, 1999. p. A10.
35. ^ McInnes, Craig (June 17, 1999). "Support for the NDP now at an all-time low, poll shows: Only 16 per cent of decided voters polled this month said they would vote for the NDP if a provincial election were held now". The Vancouver Sun. p. A1.
36. ^ Smyth, Michael (April 19, 1999). "Liberal insiders abuzz at poll giving party a 41-point lead". The Province. p. A3.
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38. ^ Gibson, Gordon (October 6, 1998). "Glen Clark's NDP is heading for a breathtaking fall". The Globe and Mail. p. A21.
39. ^ Culbert, Lori (June 19, 1998). "NPoll shows B.C. Liberals' support slipping: A report notes the figures are significant because they break a trend". The Vancouver Sun. p. A8.
40. ^ "Two surveys show Clark at low ebb with electorate". The Globe and Mail. March 20, 1998. p. A9.
41. ^ Smyth, Michael (March 19, 1998). "NDP sinking, Clark treading water". The Province. p. A6.
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43. ^ Evenson, Brad (December 6, 1997). "Inside Politics". Edmonton Journal. p. A3.
44. ^ Smyth, Michael (September 19, 1997). "Which way's up, Gord?: LIberal leader having trouble making sense of his poller-coaster ride". The Province. p. A6.
45. ^ "BC Angus Reid Poll: Political Scene". Ipsos. June 24, 1997.
46. ^ Barrett, Tom (March 18, 1997). "B.C. Reform party shows gain in poll". The Vancouver Sun. p. A8.
47. ^ Ward, Doug; Hunter, Justine (September 18, 1996). "Clark loses shine with voters, poll finds: Budget controversy and child deaths have contributed to the Liberals' 8-point lead over the NDP, pollster says". The Vancouver Sun. p. A1.
48. ^ Harnett, Cindy. "South Island gives NDP best chance: Poll says Capital Region residents value left-wing traditions more than economy". Times Colonist. p. A3.
49. ^ Danard, Susan. "Poll shows Victoria offers best chance for faltering NDP". Times Colonist. p. A1.
50. ^ a b Austin, Ian. "Premier faces riding defeat: Province poll says Liberals to sweep Dosanjh riding". The Province. p. A6.
51. ^ Elections BC 2002, pp. 37–49.

## Further reading

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* Electoral History of British Columbia: Supplement, 1987–2001 (PDF). Elections BC. 1988. ISBN 0-7726-4789-5.
* Mutimer, David, ed. (2007). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 2001. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-8412-6.

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