2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election

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2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election
DateFebruary 26, 2011
ConventionVancouver Convention Centre
Resigning leader Gordon Campbell
Won by Christy Clark
Ballots3
Candidates4
Entrance Fee$25,000
Spending limit$450,000
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The 2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election was held following Gordon Campbell's resignation as Premier of British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party .

Contents

The convention elected Christy Clark, who had served as Deputy Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, as the party's new leader on February 26, 2011. Clark ultimately won the leadership on the third ballot over former Minister of Health Kevin Falcon with 52% of the vote. [1] [2]

Background

Campbell, who had previously served as mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993, had served as leader of the BC Liberal Party since 1993. Under Campbell, the party won a majority in the 2001 general election, and was reelected with smaller majorities in 2005 and 2009. [3]

Gordon Campbell's announced his resignation as Premier and as party leader on November 3, 2010. Upon his announcement, he asked the party to hold the election "at the earliest possible date". [4]

Status of the leadership until the convention

Upon announcing his resignation, Gordon Campbell did not state whether he would stay on as premier and party leader until a new leader was chosen, or whether an interim leader would fill this role. [5]

However, Campbell soon made it clear that he would be staying on until a new leader was elected. "A smooth and orderly transition doesn't mean you have two or three leaders in a period of two or three months. So I'll be premier until the party selects a new leader. The new leader will then be sworn in as premier, and there will be a smooth and orderly transition." [6]

Voting rules

On November 13, 2010, the Provincial Executive of the BC Liberal Party voted unanimously to call an extraordinary convention to approve new rules for the Party's leadership vote process. [7] The "preferential ballot system" recommended by the Provincial Executive gives each party member a vote and then adjusts the results according to a regionally-weighted point system to ensure that each riding association counts equally.[ clarification needed ] The first candidate to receive more than 50% of the regionally-weighted points in province-wide round of voting would emerge as the next Leader of the BC Liberal Party. These recommendations were approved by two-thirds of delegates at an extraordinary convention held on February 12, 2011. [8]

Declared candidates

The following candidates declared their intention to run for the leadership:

George Abbott

MLA for Shuswap (since 1996), Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services (2001-04), Minister of Sustainable Resource Management (2004-05), Minister of Health (2005–09), Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2009–10), Minister of Education (2010).

Support from caucus members: Donna Barnett (Cariboo-Chilcotin), Murray Coell (Saanich North and the Islands), Eric Foster (Vernon-Monashee), [9] Randy Hawes (Abbotsford-Mission), Kash Heed (Vancouver-Fraserview), Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock), Kevin Krueger (Kamloops-South Thompson), Terry Lake (Kamloops-North Thompson), Richard Lee (Burnaby North), Norm Letnick (Kelowna-Lake Country), Mary McNeil (Vancouver-False Creek), Don McRae (Comox Valley), John Rustad (Nechako Lakes), Moira Stilwell (Vancouver-Langara), [10] Ralph Sultan (West Vancouver-Capilano), John Slater (Boundary-Similkameen), Steve Thomson (Kelowna-Mission), Jane Thornthwaite (North Vancouver-Seymour) John van Dongen (Abbotsford South), Naomi Yamamoto (North Vancouver-Lonsdale) [11] [12] [13]
Support from former caucus members: Bill Bennett (East Kootenay), Bill Belsey (North Coast), Tom Christensen (Okanagan-Vernon), Greg Halsey-Brandt (Richmond Centre), Harold Long (Powell River-Sunshine Coast), Sandy Santori (West Kootenay-Boundary), Ken Stewart (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows), Katherine Whittred (North Vancouver-Lonsdale)
Date campaign launched: November 25, 2010 [14]
Policies: New tax credits for home renovations and health and wellness expenses and moving the HST referendum to an earlier date, [14] holding a referendum on whether to freeze the carbon tax, [15] hold public consultation on reviewing the minimum wage and training wage, [16] creation of 3 new groups (Premier's Council on Resource Development, Northern Development Agency, and Major Projects Secretariat) to accelerate resource development in northern BC, [17] move funding for arts and culture back to 2008–09 levels, [18] and legislate child poverty reduction targets. [19]

Christy Clark

Former MLA for Port Moody-Westwood (1996–2005), Deputy Premier (2001–04), Minister of Education (2001–04), Minister of Children and Family Development (2004).

Support from caucus members: Harry Bloy (Burnaby-Lougheed) [20]
Support from former caucus members: Tony Bhullar (Surrey-Newton), Walt Cobb (Cariboo South), Arnie Hamilton (Esquimalt-Metchosin), Roger Harris (Skeena), Mike Hunter (Nanaimo), Ken Johnston (Vancouver-Fraserview), Brenda Locke (Surrey-Green Timbers), Karn Manhas (Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain), Lorne Mayencourt (Vancouver-Burrard), Wendy McMahon (Columbia River-Revelstoke), Paul Nettleton (Prince George-Omineca), Sheila Orr (Victoria-Hillside), Blair Suffredine (Nelson-Creston), Gillian Trumper (Alberni-Qualicum), Rod Visser (North Island) [21]
Date campaign launched: December 8, 2010 [20]
Policies: Hosting open town hall meetings, debating more private member bills, and forming a Caucus Accountability Committee, [22] reverse cuts to the Community Gaming Grants and review the funding formula for gambling grants, [23] establish the third Monday in February as a statutory holiday, [24] redirect proceeds from tobacco taxes to pay for nicotine replacement therapies and cessation products, [25] and establish an Office of the Municipal Auditor General to monitor local government taxation. [26]

Mike de Jong

MLA for Abbotsford West (since 1994), Attorney General and Government House Leader (2009–10), Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

Support from former caucus members: Gulzar Cheema (Surrey-Panorama Ridge), Patty Sahota (Burnaby-Edmonds) [27]
Date campaign launched: December 1, 2010 [28]
Policies: Increasing the minimum wage after public consultation, moving the HST referendum to an earlier date, [28] lowering the voting age to 16, [29] a reduced number of cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries and a reduced Office of Premier, online postings of MLA expenses, [30] and extending the Victoria International Airport runway for non-stop international flights. [31]

Kevin Falcon

MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale (since 2001), Minister of Transportation (2004–09), Minister of Health Services (2009–10)

Support from caucus members: Pat Bell (Prince George-Mackenzie), Iain Black (Port Moody-Westwood), Shirley Bond (Prince George-Valemount), Stephanie Cadieux (Surrey-Panorama), Ron Cantelon (Parksville-Qualicum), Ida Chong (Oak Bay-Gordon Head), [10] Rich Coleman (Fort Langley-Aldergrove), Marc Dalton (Maple Ridge-Mission), Colin Hansen (Vancouver-Quilchena), Dave Hayer (Surrey-Tynehead), Douglas Horne (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain), Rob Howard (Richmond Centre), John Les (Chilliwack), Margaret MacDiarmid (Vancouver-Fairview), [10] Joan McIntyre (West Vancouver-Sea to Sky), Pat Pimm (Peace River North), Mary Polak (Langley), Ben Stewart (Westside-Kelowna), [32] John Yap (Richmond-Steveston) [33]
Support from former caucus members: Richard Neufeld (Peace River North), [34] [35] Patrick Wong (Vancouver-Kensington)
Date campaign launched: November 30, 2010 [36]
Policies: 12-point public safety platform which includes giving municipality 50% of proceeds-of-crime, requiring pawnshop and scrap metal dealers to report all purchases to police, and expanding the Meth Watch program, [37] extending the rural and oil/gas road building programs, [38] merit pay for teachers, [39] additional language options in schools, and freezing the carbon tax after 2012. [15]

Results

Results of the leadership election. First preference votes by riding are shown on the left side, the final redistributed votes are shown on the right side. Click to expand. B.C Liberal Party Leadership Election - First & Final Ballot Preference by Riding.svg
Results of the leadership election. First preference votes by riding are shown on the left side, the final redistributed votes are shown on the right side. Click to expand.

The rounds were counted in terms of points, with 100 points allocated per electoral district. [40] [41]

CandidateFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Points %Points %Points %
Christy Clark3,20937.753,57542.064,42052.0
Kevin Falcon2,41128.362,56430.164,08048.0
George Abbott2,09124.602,36127.78
Mike de Jong7899.28
Total8,500100.008,500100.008,500100.0
RidingFirst BallotSecond BallotThird Ballot
ClarkFalconAbbottde JongClark
(growth)		Falcon
(growth)		Abbott
(growth)		Clark
(growth)		Falcon (growth)
Total3209.72411.12090.27893574.6
(364.9)		2564.6
(153.5)		2360.6
(270.4)		4420.2
(845.6)		4079.9
(1515.3)
801:Abbotsford South
MLA: John van Dongen (supported Abbott)		29.113.622.634.844.6
(15.5)		25.9
(12.3)		29.5
(6.9)		56.5
(11.9)		43.5
(17.6)
802:Abbotsford West
MLA: Mike de Jong		32.327.9831.946.3
(14)		38.5
(10.6)		15.3
(7.3)		52.5
(6.2)		47.5
(9)
803:Abbotsford-Mission
MLA: Randy Hawes (supported Abbott)		32.523.519.824.238.9
(6.4)		32.9
(9.4)		28.1
(8.3)		49.4
(10.5)		50.6
(17.7)
804:Alberni-Pacific Rim54.31329.33.354.9
(0.6)		13.6
(0.6)		31.5
(2.2)		68.8
(13.9)		31.3
(17.7)
805:Boundary-Similkameen
MLA: John Slater (supported Abbott)		40.41629.414.247.8
(7.4)		18.6
(2.6)		33.6
(4.2)		64.7
(16.9)		35.3
(16.7)
806:Burnaby North
MLA: Richard Lee (supported Abbott)		3633.517.51347
(11)		34.6
(1.1)		18.5
(1)		54.4
(7.4)		45.6
(11)
807:Burnaby-Deer Lake41.134.313.211.449
(7.9)		36.7
(2.4)		14.4
(1.2)		54.2
(5.2)		45.8
(9.1)
808:Burnaby-Edmonds35.935.76.621.851.5
(15.6)		38.7
(3)		9.8
(3.2)		54.5
(3)		45.5
(6.8)
809:Burnaby-Lougheed
MLA: Harry Bloy (supported Clark)		49.532.39.68.655.3
(5.8)		33.1
(0.8)		11.6
(2)		59.1
(3.8)		40.9
(7.8)
810:Cariboo North37.522.735.14.740.3
(2.8)		22.7
(0)		37
(1.9)		50.7
(10.4)		49.3
(26.6)
811:Cariboo-Chilcotin
MLA: Donna Barnett (supported Abbott)		39.913.941.74.542.2
(2.3)		14.7
(0.8)		43.1
(1.4)		54.5
(12.3)		45.5
(30.8)
812:Chilliwack
MLA: John Les (supported Falcon)		27.239.2258.529.4
(2.2)		44
(4.8)		26.6
(1.6)		33.8
(4.4)		66.2
(22.2)
813:Chilliwack-Hope
MLA: Barry Penner (remained neutral)		29.23628.95.932.6
(3.4)		37.9
(1.9)		29.5
(0.6)		42.6
(10)		57.4
(19.5)
814:Columbia River-Revelstoke1215.968.93.213.9
(1.9)		16.3
(0.4)		69.7
(0.8)		24.7
(10.8)		75.3
(59)
815:Comox Valley
MLA: Don McRae (supported Abbott)		39.515.542.12.940
(0.5)		16.1
(0.6)		43.9
(1.8)		53.6
(13.6)		46.4
(30.3)
816:Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
MLA: Douglas Horne (supported Falcon)		47.336.612.53.548.5
(1.2)		37.6
(1)		13.9
(1.4)		51.9
(3.4)		48.1
(10.5)
817:Coquitlam-Maillardville4731.616.64.848.5
(1.5)		33.6
(2)		17.8
(1.2)		54.3
(5.8)		45.7
(12.1)
818:Cowichan Valley41.219.734.74.441.7
(0.5)		20.7
(1)		37.6
(2.9)		56.7
(15)		43.3
(22.6)
819:Delta North46.833.810.78.752
(5.2)		35.4
(1.6)		12.6
(1.9)		57.2
(5.2)		42.8
(7.4)
820:Delta South42.323.626.67.446.8
(4.5)		24.9
(1.3)		28.4
(1.8)		56.8
(10)		43.2
(18.3)
821:Esquimalt-Royal Roads37.721.628.412.339
(1.3)		25.8
(4.2)		35.2
(6.8)		54.3
(15.3)		45.7
(19.9)
822:Fort Langley-Aldergrove
MLA: Rich Coleman (supported Falcon)		3339.416.61136.5
(3.5)		43.9
(4.5)		19.6
(3)		42.6
(6.1)		57.4
(13.5)
823:Fraser-Nicola42.722.6295.644.6
(1.9)		22.8
(0.2)		32.5
(3.5)		57.9
(13.3)		42.1
(19.3)
824:Juan de Fuca44.823.222.79.444.8
(0)		24.1
(0.9)		31
(8.3)		59.1
(14.3)		40.9
(16.8)
825:Kamloops-North Thompson
MLA: Terry Lake (supported Abbott)		2729.535.97.733.4
(6.4)		30.2
(0.7)		36.4
(0.5)		44.4
(11)		55.6
(25.4)
826:Kamloops-South Thompson
MLA: Kevin Krueger (supported Abbott)		36.517.340.55.837.6
(1.1)		19.1
(1.8)		43.3
(2.8)		49.2
(11.6)		50.8
(31.7)
827:Kelowna-Lake Country
MLA: Norm Letnick (supported Abbott)		27.31555.22.427.5
(0.2)		15.2
(0.2)		57.4
(2.2)		56.8
(29.3)		43.2
(28)
828:Kelowna-Mission
MLA: Steve Thomson (supported Abbott)		27.615.3543.128.2
(0.6)		15.7
(0.4)		56.1
(2.1)		47.9
(19.7)		52.1
(36.4)
829:Kootenay East
MLA: Bill Bennett (supported Abbott)		32.45.761.60.332.4
(0)		5.7
(0)		61.9
(0.3)		55.6
(23.2)		44.4
(38.7)
830:Kootenay West33.114.230.422.336.5
(3.4)		17.6
(3.4)		45.9
(15.5)		60.3
(23.8)		39.7
(22.1)
831:Langley
MLA: Mary Polak (supported Falcon)		34.949.712.52.936.7
(1.8)		49.9
(0.2)		13.4
(0.9)		41.9
(5.2)		58.1
(8.2)
832:Maple Ridge-Mission
MLA: Marc Dalton (supported Falcon)		38.334.818.58.442.5
(4.2)		36.9
(2.1)		20.6
(2.1)		50.2
(7.7)		49.8
(12.9)
833:Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows51.421.124.43.153
(1.6)		21.8
(0.7)		25.3
(0.9)		60.2
(7.2)		39.8
(18)
834:Nanaimo47.725.61511.751.3
(3.6)		26.4
(0.8)		22.3
(7.3)		59.9
(8.6)		40.1
(13.7)
835:Nanaimo-North Cowichan46.220.525.18.348.2
(2)		21.1
(0.6)		30.7
(5.6)		58.6
(10.4)		41.4
(20.3)
836:Nechako Lakes
MLA: John Rustad (supported Abbott)		30.219.843.26.832
(1.8)		21.2
(1.4)		46.8
(3.6)		57.5
(25.5)		42.5
(21.3)
837:Nelson-Creston36.512.742.18.639.6
(3.1)		14.7
(2)		45.7
(3.6)		57.5
(17.9)		42.5
(27.8)
838:New Westminster48.423.511.616.559.5
(11.1)		25
(1.5)		15.5
(3.9)		65.2
(5.7)		34.8
(9.8)
839:North Coast54.514.426.64.554.8
(0.3)		14.4
(0)		30.8
(4.2)		68.3
(13.5)		31.7
(17.3)
840:North Island54.320.721.73.355
(0.7)		21.7
(1)		23.3
(1.6)		63.9
(8.9)		36.1
(14.4)
841:North Vancouver-Lonsdale
MLA: Naomi Yamamoto (supported Abbott)		43.327.926.91.944.5
(1.2)		28.3
(0.4)		27.2
(0.3)		53.1
(8.6)		46.9
(18.6)
842:North Vancouver-Seymour
MLA: Jane Thornthwaite (supported Abbott)		34.328.134.13.535.8
(1.5)		28.9
(0.8)		35.2
(1.1)		48.2
(12.4)		51.8
(22.9)
843:Oak Bay-Gordon Head
MLA: Ida Chong (supported Falcon)		32.823.832.910.534.1
(1.3)		26.2
(2.4)		39.7
(6.8)		49.4
(15.3)		50.6
(24.4)
844:Parksville-Qualicum
MLA: Ron Cantelon (supported Falcon)		4518.533.43.145.9
(0.9)		18.9
(0.4)		35.3
(1.9)		59.5
(13.6)		40.5
(21.6)
845:Peace River North
MLA: Pat Pimm (supported Falcon)		25.15412.78.231.8
(6.7)		54.4
(0.4)		13.8
(1.1)		37
(5.2)		63
(8.6)
846:Peace River South33.633.628.44.333.6
(0)		34.5
(0.9)		31.9
(3.5)		44.5
(10.9)		55.5
(21)
847:Penticton
MLA: Bill Barisoff (remained neutral)		35.233.61417.239.7
(4.5)		34.3
(0.7)		26
(12)		51.7
(12)		48.3
(14)
848:Port Coquitlam4934.413.53.150.1
(1.1)		35.2
(0.8)		14.6
(1.1)		54.5
(4.4)		45.5
(10.3)
849:Port Moody-Coquitlam
MLA: Iain Black (supported Falcon)		41.441.812.34.442.3
(0.9)		44.8
(3)		13
(0.7)		46.7
(4.4)		53.3
(8.5)
850:Powell River-Sunshine Coast47.725.224.72.547.9
(0.2)		25.9
(0.7)		26.2
(1.5)		57.9
(10)		42.1
(16.2)
851:Prince George-Mackenzie
MLA: Pat Bell (supported Falcon)		28.347.816.87.132.5
(4.2)		48.4
(0.6)		19
(2.2)		37.4
(4.9)		62.6
(14.2)
852:Prince George-Valemount
MLA: Shirley Bond (supported Falcon)		28.54719.35.230.2
(1.7)		48.4
(1.4)		21.4
(2.1)		36.5
(6.3)		63.5
(15.1)
853:Richmond Centre
MLA: Rob Howard (supported Falcon)		32.44912.46.236.4
(4)		49.8
(0.8)		13.8
(1.4)		40.2
(3.8)		59.8
(10)
854:Richmond East
MLA: Linda Reid (remained neutral)		36.337.1917.646.5
(10.2)		41.3
(4.2)		12.2
(3.2)		50.8
(4.3)		49.2
(7.9)
855:Richmond-Steveston
MLA: John Yap (supported Falcon)		32.243.220.24.435.2
(3)		43.5
(0.3)		21.3
(1.1)		40.4
(5.2)		59.6
(16.1)
856:Saanich North and the Islands
MLA: Murray Coell (supported Abbott)		38.116.239.7640.3
(2.2)		17
(0.8)		42.7
(3)		54.4
(14.1)		45.6
(28.6)
857:Saanich South55.117.418.29.356.5
(1.4)		18.9
(1.5)		24.6
(6.4)		67
(10.5)		33
(14.1)
858:Shuswap
MLA: George Abbott		5.51.892.10.65.5
(0)		2
(0.2)		92.5
(0.4)		29.8
(24.3)		70.2
(68.2)
859:Skeena41.211.729.217.945.7
(4.5)		14.8
(3.1)		39.5
(10.3)		60.1
(14.4)		39.9
(25.1)
860:Stikine41.526.226.85.543.3
(1.8)		26.2
(0)		30.5
(3.7)		52.9
(9.6)		47.1
(20.9)
861:Surrey-Cloverdale
MLA: Kevin Falcon		31.157.25.46.334.4
(3.3)		58.9
(1.7)		6.7
(1.3)		36.5
(2.1)		63.5
(4.6)
862:Surrey-Fleetwood41.539.24.614.849.7
(8.2)		40.9
(1.7)		9.4
(4.8)		54.6
(4.9)		45.4
(4.5)
863:Surrey-Green Timbers45.8382.313.955.2
(9.4)		39.5
(1.5)		5.2
(2.9)		58.1
(2.9)		41.9
(2.4)
864:Surrey-Newton48.131.32.717.961.1
(13)		32.7
(1.4)		6.2
(3.5)		65
(3.9)		35
(2.3)
865:Surrey-Panorama
MLA: Stephanie Cadieux (supported Falcon)		40.3405.614.149.3
(9)		41.7
(1.7)		9
(3.4)		53.5
(4.2)		46.5
(4.8)
866:Surrey-Tynehead
MLA: Dave Hayer (supported Falcon)		36.550.158.441.9
(5.4)		51.8
(1.7)		6.3
(1.3)		44.3
(2.4)		55.7
(3.9)
867:Surrey-Whalley42.338.22.716.854.2
(11.9)		39.6
(1.4)		6.2
(3.5)		57.8
(3.6)		42.2
(2.6)
868:Surrey-White Rock
MLA: Gordon Hogg (supported Abbott)		29.127.839.63.530.5
(1.4)		28.6
(0.8)		40.9
(1.3)		45.1
(14.6)		54.9
(26.3)
869:Vancouver-Fairview
MLA: Margaret MacDiarmid (supported Falcon)		40.235.820.43.741.3
(1.1)		36.5
(0.7)		22.2
(1.8)		50.3
(9)		49.7
(13.2)
870:Vancouver-False Creek
MLA: Mary McNeil (supported Abbott)		38.432.1245.539.8
(1.4)		34.4
(2.3)		25.8
(1.8)		48.6
(8.8)		51.4
(17)
871:Vancouver-Fraserview
MLA: Kash Heed (supported Abbott)		41.3224.632.165.8
(24.5)		25.8
(3.8)		8.4
(3.8)		70.1
(4.3)		29.9
(4.1)
872:Vancouver-Hastings39.828.423.38.541.1
(1.3)		33.9
(5.5)		25
(1.7)		50.7
(9.6)		49.3
(15.4)
873:Vancouver-Kensington43.627.17.821.659.2
(15.6)		29.8
(2.7)		11
(3.2)		64.6
(5.4)		35.4
(5.6)
874:Vancouver-Kingsway48.530.68.112.858.7
(10.2)		31.9
(1.3)		9.4
(1.3)		63.4
(4.7)		36.6
(4.7)
875:Vancouver-Langara
MLA: Moira Stilwell (supported Abbott)		38.829.612.718.952.1
(13.3)		32.7
(3.1)		15.2
(2.5)		55.8
(3.7)		44.2
(11.5)
876:Vancouver-Mount Pleasant39.732.814.113.445.2
(5.5)		34.5
(1.7)		20.3
(6.2)		54.5
(9.3)		45.5
(11)
877:Vancouver-Point Grey
MLA: Gordon Campbell (remained neutral)		3133.9287.132.3
(1.3)		35.3
(1.4)		32.4
(4.4)		43.3
(11)		56.7
(21.4)
878:Vancouver-Quilchena
MLA: Colin Hansen (supported Falcon)		30.639.925.63.831.2
(0.6)		41.3
(1.4)		27.5
(1.9)		37.7
(6.5)		62.3
(21)
879:Vancouver-West End42.226.725.75.443
(0.8)		28.6
(1.9)		28.4
(2.7)		55.1
(12.1)		44.9
(16.3)
880:Vernon-Monashee
MLA: Eric Foster (supported Abbott)		36.59.251.23.138.3
(1.8)		9.7
(0.5)		51.9
(0.7)		50.7
(12.4)		49.3
(39.6)
881:Victoria-Beacon Hill24.220.84312.126.2
(2)		22.8
(2)		51
(8)		45.9
(19.7)		54.1
(31.3)
882:Victoria-Swan Lake41.922.520.714.949.1
(7.2)		24.8
(2.3)		26.1
(5.4)		61
(11.9)		39
(14.2)
883:West Vancouver-Capilano
MLA: Ralph Sultan (supported Abbott)		30.336.830.62.331.1
(0.8)		37.6
(0.8)		31.3
(0.7)		38.7
(7.6)		61.3
(23.7)
884:West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
MLA: Joan McIntyre (supported Falcon)		27.643.620.8832.2
(4.6)		44
(0.4)		23.8
(3)		40.5
(8.3)		59.5
(15.5)
885:Westside-Kelowna
MLA: Ben Stewart (supported Falcon)		28.434.331.35.929.6
(1.2)		35.9
(1.6)		34.5
(3.2)		40.2
(10.6)		59.8
(23.9)

Potential/withdrawn candidates

Potential candidates that declined to run:

Withdrawn candidates:

Moira Stilwell

MLA for Vancouver-Langara (since 2009), Minister of Regional Economic and Skills Development (2010), Minister of Education and Labour Market Development (2009–10).

Date campaign launched: November 22, 2010 [42]
Date campaign ended: February 16, 2011, endorsed George Abbott [10]
Proposed policies: Moving the HST referendum to an earlier date, [42] raising the minimum wage to $10/hour, [43] decrease student loan rate to no higher than prime plus 1%, [44] significant new funding for college and university infrastructure, tax incentives for municipalities that reduce or eliminate Class 4 (major industrial) tax rates, [45] increasing the "Passport to Education" program to encourage enrollment into community colleges, [46] and develop the National Mountain Search and Rescue Training Institute in Revelstoke. [47]

Ed Mayne

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Mayor of Parksville, British Columbia.

Date campaign launched: January 3, 2011 [48]
Date campaign ended: February 17, 2011, endorsed George Abbott [49]
Proposed policies: Free votes in the legislature (except on confidence issues), term limits for premiers, mandatory voting or tax credits to encourage people to vote, increase minimum wage over two or three years, [48] improving the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island, and use universities to develop the green energy sector and attract manufacturing jobs. [15]

Polling

Early polling has shown that Christy Clark is the candidate with the highest level of support among all voters, with a net positive score of eleven versus minus one for George Abbott, minus twelve for Moira Stilwell, minus eighteen for Mike de Jong, and minus twenty-three for Kevin Falcon. [50] This is in line with earlier polls which found Clark with a twenty-five-point lead among all voters as preferred BC Liberal leader and a fourteen-point lead among definite Liberal voters. [51] An update of the poll on February 22, after Stilwell and Mayne had withdrawn, showed Clark still leading with a 67% favourability rating, with Falcon in second at 51%, and Abbott and de Jong tied at third with 46%. [52]

Early in the race, an analysis of social media in the Vancouver Sun , published on December 11, 2010, found that Kevin Falcon had generated the most social media traffic amongst the candidates who had already declared their intention to run. [53]

Debates

Initially, the Party did not intend to hold public debates between the candidates. [54] However, debate forums were eventually announced on January 27, 2011, via the BC Liberals' website:

The BC Liberal Party designed and controlled the debate format, intending for them to be non-controversial. Only registered party members were able to attend, all debate questions were provided to the candidates in advance, and there were few exchanges between the candidates. The debates were criticized as being bland and stifling. [55] [56] Following the withdrawal of Stilwell and Mayne, an additional debate was held between the remaining candidates and aired on Shaw TV Vancouver on February 20. [57]

Timeline

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