2017 British Columbia general election

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2017 British Columbia general election
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87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
44 seats were needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout61.2% [1] [2] [3] Increase2.svg 5.9 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Christy Clark 2014.jpg John Horgan 2015.jpg Andrew Weaver (34189176593) (cropped).jpg
Leader Christy Clark John Horgan Andrew Weaver
Party Liberal New Democratic Green
Leader since February 26, 2011 May 4, 2014 December 9, 2015
Leader's seat Kelowna West Langford-Juan de Fuca Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Last election49 seats, 44.1%34 seats, 39.7%1 seat, 8.1%
Seats before47351
Seats won43413
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote797,194795,527332,331
Percentage40.37%40.29%16.83%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.8 pp Increase2.svg 0.6 pp Increase2.svg 8.7 pp
British Columbia General Election 2017 - Results by Riding.svg
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.
Premier before election

Christy Clark
Liberal

Premier after election

Christy Clark [n 1]
Liberal

The 2017 British Columbia general election was held on May 9, 2017, to elect 87 members (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 41st Parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. In the 40th Parliament prior to this general election, the British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government under the leadership of Christy Clark, while the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), under the leadership of Adrian Dix and then John Horgan, formed the Official Opposition; the Green Party of British Columbia were also represented in the legislature with sole MLA and later leader Andrew Weaver.

Contents

It was the first election contested on a new electoral map completed in 2015, and the total number of constituencies had increased from 85 to 87. New districts were added in Richmond and Surrey, while the boundaries of 48 existing electoral districts were adjusted.

The election saw no party win a majority of seats for the first time since the 1952 election: the Liberals won 43 seats, the NDP won 41 seats and the Greens won three seats. After a period of negotiations, the Green Party agreed to provide confidence and supply to an NDP government on May 29. In response, Clark indicated she would remain in office and seek the confidence of the legislature. On June 29, Clark's speech from the throne was voted down, and Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon invited Horgan to form a government. On July 18, Horgan became the new premier, while Weaver and the other Green MLAs did not join the Cabinet or take any official roles in the new government.

The election was notable in that it marked the end of the Liberal majority government that had led the province since the 2001 election, and the first election in Canada at the federal or provincial level that saw more than one member of a Green party elected. [5] [6]

Redistribution of ridings

An act was passed in 2015 providing for an increase of seats from 85 to 87, upon the next election. [7] The following changes were made:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Renamings
Drawn from other ridings
Reorganization of ridings
  1. ↑ Also taking in part of Comox Valley.
  2. ↑ Parts went to Fraser-Nicola and West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.
  3. ↑ Also taking in part of Juan de Fuca.
  4. ↑ Also taking in part of Langley.
  5. ↑ Also taking in part of Surrey-Whalley.
  6. ↑ From parts of Surrey-Cloverdale and Surrey-Panorama.
  7. ↑ Also taking in part of New Westminster.
  8. ↑ Also taking in part of Richmond-Steveston.

Timing

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday in May of the fourth calendar year after the last election. [8] As an election was held on May 14, 2013, the subsequent election was conducted on May 9, 2017. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit (in practice, on the advice of the Premier). [8]

The writ was dropped on April 11, 2017. [9] Advance voter registration ended April 11. Advance voting was from April 29 to 30, then began again May 3 and lasted until May 6 before the general election on May 9. [10]

Background

In the 2013 general election, the BC Liberal Party under the leadership of Premier Christy Clark were re-elected with a majority government. The British Columbia New Democratic Party, under the leadership of Adrian Dix, again formed the Official Opposition with a slightly reduced total of 34 seats. Despite the victory, Clark was defeated by NDP candidate David Eby in her riding of Vancouver-Point Grey but was later elected in the Westside-Kelowna riding by-election in July 2013 following Ben Stewart's resignation of his seat the previous month so that she could return to the Legislature. [11] The Green Party, under leader Jane Sterk, won its first seat in the legislature, though Sterk herself was not elected. Dix resigned as NDP leader following the election and was succeeded by Horgan in the NDP 2014 leadership election. [12] On August 13, 2013, Sterk announced she would resign as Green Party leader; [13] Adam Olsen was appointed interim leader on August 25, 2013. [14] The Conservative Party, under the leadership of John Cummins, failed to win a seat and Cummins resigned after the Westside-Kelowna by-election. On February 2, 2016, two by-elections occurred in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain to replace Jenny Kwan and Douglas Horne, who had both resigned to seek election in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

In preparation for the 2017 provincial election, the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014 increased the number of electoral districts from 85 to 87 and required that the number of electoral districts in the North, Cariboo-Thompson, and the Columbia-Kootenay regions not be decreased despite their lower populations since the last adjustment of electoral boundaries. The Electoral Districts Act was updated in November 2015 to establish the new electoral districts, adding one new electoral district in Surrey and one in Richmond. Additionally, the boundaries of 48 existing electoral districts were adjusted. [15]

The Election Amendment Act, 2015 required the chief electoral officer to provide each party with a copy of the voters list, allowed constituency associations to incur election expenses, limited vouching to amend voter information to only family members of the voter, and eliminated the 60-day pre-campaign period, including its expense limits. [16]

Election spending and fundraising

According to Elections BC, each candidate's campaign may spend a maximum of $77,674 over the 28 day election period and each political party, in addition, may spend $4,882,405. Also, each third party advertiser may spend up to $3,329 in a single electoral district and up to $166,445 overall. [17]

Unlike the Federal government or most provinces, British Columbia has no limits on political donations. [18] [19] Wealthy individuals, corporations, unions and even foreigners are allowed to donate large amounts to political parties there. [20] On January 13, 2017, the New York Times published a story calling British Columbia the "Wild West" of Canadian political cash. [20] According to the New York Times, "critics of [Premier Clark] and her party, the conservative British Columbia Liberal Party, say the provincial government has been transformed into a lucrative business, dominated by special interests that trade donations for political favors, undermining Canada's reputation for functional, consensus-driven democracy." [20] The article also explored Premier Clark's practice of taking an additional salary from the BC Liberals, beyond her Premier salary, financed by political contributions. [20] The Globe and Mail also followed up with a special investigation of "British Columbia: The 'wild west' of fundraising". [18] The investigation found that lobbyists are giving tens of thousands of dollars in their own name – and some power brokers are breaking one of the few rules the province has in place. [18] With no limits on political donations in BC, the provincial Liberals raised $12.4 million last year – $4.5-million from individuals and $7.9-million from corporations. [18] [21]

On March 5, 2017, Elections BC announced it was launching a probe into Liberal Party fundraising. [22] The Official Opposition, the NDP, has promised to ban corporate and union donation if elected, as well as limits on individual donations, but continues to accept corporate and union donations at the present time. [21] The Green Party announced in September 2016 that it would no longer accept donations from corporations or unions. [23]

In terms of election spending, British Columbia currently has no spending limits ahead of the election period. During the 2009 election period, there was a spending limit of $4.4 million. [24] Spending limits for the 2017 election period were adjusted for changes to the consumer price index before being confirmed during the second week in April 2017. [25] [17]

PartyLeaderExpenditures [26] Notes
  British Columbia Liberal Party Christy Clark $13,596,359The BC Liberals had formed a majority government since May 2001.
  British Columbia New Democratic Party John Horgan $7,908,697The BC NDP had formed the official opposition since May 2005.
  Green Party of British Columbia Andrew Weaver $904,876
  British Columbia Conservative Party (Vacant)$39,043
  Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia Rod Taylor$23,133
  British Columbia Libertarian Party Clayton Welwood$9,913
  British Columbia Social Credit Party (Vacant)$5,940

Opinion polls

Opinion polling (2013–2017)
Polling firmDate of pollingSourceLibNDPGrnConOthType of pollSample size
Forum Research May 8, 2017 [27] 3941173IVR1,076
Insights West May 8, 2017 [28] 4141172Online801
Justason Market Intelligence May 7, 2017 [29] 3836233IVR/online1,447
Mainstreet Research May 6, 2017 [30] 394020IVR1,650
Ipsos Reid May 6, 2017 [31] 3940174Online/telephone1,404
Angus Reid May 3, 2017 [32] 4041154Online1,007
Justason Market Intelligence May 2, 2017 [33] 3934234IVR/online2,116
Mainstreet Research May 1, 2017 [34] 374221IVR1,650
Innovative ResearchMay 1, 2017 [35] 38351782Online500
Ipsos Reid April 30, 2017 [36] 4341143Online834
Innovative ResearchApril 30, 2017 [35] 38332063Telephone600
Forum Research April 29, 2017 [37] 29372473IVR1,067
Justason Market Intelligence April 28, 2017 [38] 3837214Online1,127
Innovative ResearchApril 23, 2017 [35] 42321691Online1,000
Mainstreet Research April 22, 2017 [39] 344422IVR1,650
Justason Market Intelligence April 20, 2017 [40] 3639195Online1,128
Mainstreet Research April 14, 2017 [41] 3739213IVR1,650
Mainstreet Research April 10, 2017 [42] 3539197IVR5,506
Ipsos Reid April 9, 2017 [43] 39441241Online/telephone1,388
Forum Research April 8, 2017 [44] 293918123IVR1,040
Insights West April 8, 2017 [45] 38401732Online801
Mainstreet Research April 3, 2017 [46] 33361911IVR1,650
Mainstreet Research March 27, 2017 [47] 34361911IVR1,650
Mainstreet Research March 20, 2017 [48] 34381711IVR1,500
Mainstreet Research March 12, 2017 [49] 36401311IVR2,109
Mainstreet Research March 5, 2017 [50] 35391313IVR2,191
Forum Research March 1, 2017 [44] 323615143IVR1,056
Mainstreet Research February 26, 2017 [51] 33381513IVR2,352
Insights West February 26, 2017 [52] 40411153Online801
Forum Research February 23, 2017 [44] 283914153IVR1,061
Mainstreet Research February 19, 2017 [53] 37371710IVR2,188
Insights West November 21, 2016 [54] 39401452Online806
Mainstreet Research September 8, 2016 [55] 33381614IVR2,207
Innovative ResearchAugust 14, 2016 [56] 382916151Telephone600
Ipsos Reid May 9, 2016 [57] 423610111Online803
Insights West May 5, 2016 [58] 344014102Online801
Insights West November 14, 2015 [59] 34391674Online812
Insights West May 19, 2015 [60] 37431064Online801
Ipsos Reid May 12, 2015 [61] 4144872Online804
Insights West December 6, 2014 [62] 36401482Online805
McAllister Opinion ResearchJuly 29, 2014 [63] 36.036.317.59.11.0Online1,704
Insights West May 10, 2014 [64] 38391481Online824
Justason Market Intelligence January 19, 2014 [65] 37351971Telephone/online600
Insights West December 3, 2013 [66] 40361463Online866
2013 election May 14, 2013 [67] 44.1439.718.134.763.25Ballot1,803,051

Endorsements

Green Party

Liberal Party

Retiring incumbents

Results

Elections to the 41st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (2017) [84]
PartyLeaderCandidatesVotesSeats
#± %Change (pp) 2013 2017±
Liberal Christy Clark 87797,1941,920Increase2.svg40.37-3.76
 
49
43 / 87
6Decrease2.svg
New Democratic John Horgan 87795,52779,672Increase2.svg40.290.560.56
 
34
41 / 87
7Increase2.svg
Green Andrew Weaver 83332,331185,646Increase2.svg16.838.698.69
 
1
3 / 87
2Increase2.svg
Independent 3322,12227,184Decrease2.svg1.12-1.62
 
1
0 / 85
1Decrease2.svg
Conservative 1010,42175,216Decrease2.svg0.53-4.22
 
Libertarian Clayton Welwood307,7435,693Increase2.svg0.390.28
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor53,3982,570Increase2.svg0.170.13
Your Political Party James Filippelli101,137609Increase2.svg0.060.03
Social Credit 2894520Increase2.svg0.050.02
Communist Timothy Gidora6798409Increase2.svg0.040.02
Vancouver Island Party Robin Richardson 4641641Increase2.svg0.03New
Land Air Water Mervyn Ritchie1580580Increase2.svg0.03New
BC FirstSalvatore Vetro1543732Decrease2.svg0.03-0.04%
Refederation 3463463Increase2.svg0.02%Returned
New Republican Wei Chen1318318Increase2.svg0.02New
Cascadia Troy Gibbons2248248Increase2.svg0.01New
BC Action 2205205Increase2.svg0.01Returned
Citizens FirstPhillip Ryan19090Increase2.svg–New
4BCErik Deutscher15959Increase2.svg–New
Total3691,974,712100.00%

MLAs elected

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 2017 British Columbia general election [85]
RidingWinning partyTurnout
[a 1] [86] 		Votes [a 2]
Name 2013 PartyVotesShareMargin
#		Margin
%		LibNDPGrnConLtnIndOthTotal
 
Abbotsford-Mission LibLib12,87951.19%5,54022.02%59.20%12,8797,3394,297–––64425,159
Abbotsford South LibLib11,68352.48%5,38624.20%54.71%11,6836,2973,338–––94222,260
Abbotsford West LibLib11,61855.23%5,14424.45%57.30%11,6186,4742,280–149–51621,037
Boundary-Similkameen LibLib9,51342.80%2,23810.07%64.80%9,5137,2752,274––3,165–22,227
Burnaby-Deer Lake NDPNDP8,74747.89%2,25612.35%53.00%6,4918,7472,209589–229–18,265
Burnaby-Edmonds NDPNDP10,82754.25%4,42322.16%53.81%6,40410,8272,728––––19,959
Burnaby-Lougheed NDPNDP10,91148.06%2,52011.10%60.81%8,39110,9113,127–129145–22,703
Burnaby North LibNDP11,44848.57%2,1589.16%60.39%9,29011,4482,831––––23,569
Cariboo-Chilcotin LibLib8,51758.77%4,71632.54%60.79%8,5173,8012,175––––14,493
Cariboo North LibLib6,35951.06%1,92915.49%60.94%6,3594,430919747–––12,455
Chilliwack LibLib9,28048.42%3,07316.03%55.43%9,2806,2073,277––402–19,166
Chilliwack-Kent LibLib11,84152.75%4,56820.35%59.55%11,8417,2733,335––––22,449
Columbia River-Revelstoke NDPLib6,62045.44%1,3729.42%59.79%6,6205,2481,708–154840–14,570
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain LibLib10,38844.28%870.37%57.46%10,38810,3012,771––––23,460
Coquitlam-Maillardville NDPNDP11,43850.61%2,91912.92%61.57%8,51911,4382,467–175––22,599
Courtenay-Comox LibNDP10,88637.36%1890.65%66.89%10,69710,8865,3512,201–––29,135
Cowichan Valley NDPGrn11,44937.24%1,7265.61%67.58%8,5029,72311,449–302766–30,742
Delta North LibNDP11,46548.83%2,1469.14%64.99%9,31911,4652,697––––23,481
Delta South IndLib11,12344.10%4,68618.58%71.79%11,1235,2282,349––6,4378825,225
Esquimalt-Metchosin NDPNDP11,81646.25%4,76118.64%65.88%7,05511,8166,339–1711026525,548
Fraser-Nicola LibLib6,59741.79%5243.32%64.04%6,5976,0732,519–––59615,785
Kamloops-North Thompson LibLib12,00148.32%4,46317.97%60.34%12,0017,5385,111–––18724,837
Kamloops-South Thompson LibLib15,46555.78%9,39333.88%64.60%15,4656,0725,783–295–10927,724
Kelowna-Lake Country LibLib15,28759.76%9,94338.87%54.21%15,2875,3444,951––––25,582
Kelowna-Mission LibLib15,40157.18%9,68135.94%57.67%15,4015,7203,8361,976–––26,933
Kelowna West LibLib15,67458.96%8,96233.71%55.46%15,6746,7123,628––570–26,584
Kootenay East LibLib9,66656.57%4,59626.90%55.71%9,6665,0701,926–425––17,087
Kootenay West NDPNDP11,29759.64%6,68035.26%60.78%4,61711,2973,029––––18,943
Langford-Juan de Fuca NDPNDP13,22452.75%6,68026.65%62.11%6,54413,2244,795–262–24225,067
Langley LibLib10,75544.40%2,3719.79%59.40%10,7558,3843,6991,221166––24,225
Langley East LibLib16,34853.45%7,52824.61%64.54%16,3488,8204,968–448––30,584
Maple Ridge-Mission LibNDP10,98941.94%3251.24%61.69%10,66410,9893,464935148––26,200
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows LibNDP12,04544.80%1,6176.01%64.50%10,42812,0453,329676–408–26,886
Mid Island-Pacific Rim NDPNDP12,55649.05%5,98023.36%63.22%6,57612,5565,208878294–8625,598
Nanaimo NDPNDP12,74646.54%3,83514.00%62.30%8,91112,7465,454–277––27,388
Nanaimo-North Cowichan NDPNDP12,27646.89%4,89718.70%63.73%7,379 [a 3] 12,2766,252––274–26,181
Nechako Lakes LibLib5,30754.39%2,39824.57%59.06%5,3072,909878–438226–9,758
Nelson-Creston NDPNDP7,68542.19%2,55514.03%64.20%5,0877,6855,130––313–18,215
New Westminster NDPNDP14,37751.93%7,43826.87%63.61%5,87014,3776,939–199–29827,683
North Coast NDPNDP5,24257.30%2,16123.62%61.16%3,0815,242826––––9,149
North Island NDPNDP12,35547.72%3,20712.39%62.49%9,14812,3553,846–––54325,892
North Vancouver-Lonsdale LibNDP12,36145.45%1,9887.31%65.68%10,37312,3614,148–316––27,198
North Vancouver-Seymour LibLib13,19446.36%3,38611.90%70.33%13,1949,8085,208–247––28,457
Oak Bay-Gordon Head GrnGrn15,40552.20%8,39728.45%71.99%7,0086,97215,405–––12529,510
Parksville-Qualicum LibLib14,46845.13%5,27916.47%70.21%14,4689,1898,157–––24532,059
Peace River North LibLib9,70766.28%6,92247.26%56.74%9,707962–––3,977–14,646
Peace River South LibLib6,63775.97%4,53851.95%49.97%6,6372,099–––––8,736
Penticton LibLib14,47052.80%6,59624.07%60.79%14,4707,8745,061––––27,405
Port Coquitlam NDPNDP14,07955.79%6,49725.75%62.44%7,58214,0793,237–248–8825,234
Port Moody-Coquitlam LibNDP11,75447.69%1,8447.48%65.31%9,91011,7542,985––––24,649
Powell River-Sunshine Coast NDPNDP13,64650.70%7,04426.17%69.60%6,60213,6466,505–––16026,913
Prince George-Mackenzie LibLib10,72557.12%4,78325.47%57.44%10,7255,9422,109––––18,776
Prince George-Valemount LibLib11,20958.20%5,51528.64%56.75%11,2095,6942,356––––19,259
Richmond North Centre NewLib7,91652.48%2,78118.44%48.06%7,9165,1351,579––33611715,083
Richmond-Queensborough NewLib8,21841.43%1340.68%55.78%8,2188,0842,524694––31819,838
Richmond South Centre NewLib6,91448.72%1,1988.44%46.70%6,9145,7161,561––––14,191
Richmond-Steveston LibLib10,33247.60%1,7908.25%62.77%10,3328,5422,833––––21,707
Saanich North and the Islands NDPGrn14,77541.95%4,01111.39%74.14%9,32110,76414,775––364–35,224
Saanich South NDPNDP11,92142.46%3,20511.42%70.63%8,71611,9217,129–177–13028,073
Shuswap LibLib14,82955.80%7,66828.85%62.80%14,8297,1614,175–410––26,575
Skeena NDPLib6,77252.23%1,1598.94%62.76%6,7725,613––––58012,965
Stikine NDPNDP4,74852.10%1,21713.35%65.61%3,5314,748––––8349,113
Surrey-Cloverdale LibLib11,94847.67%2,2108.82%61.84%11,9489,7383,100–276––25,062
Surrey-Fleetwood LibNDP11,08553.58%3,48616.85%59.52%7,59911,0852,004––––20,688
Surrey-Green Timbers NDPNDP8,94558.29%3,88925.34%54.61%5,0568,9451,112––1636915,345
Surrey-Guildford LibNDP9,26349.85%2,24812.10%55.76%7,0159,2631,840–––46218,580
Surrey-Newton NDPNDP9,74457.31%4,64527.32%58.14%5,0999,7441,172––988–17,003
Surrey-Panorama LibNDP12,22750.85%2,1639.00%61.04%10,06412,2271,620–––13224,043
Surrey South NewLib13,50950.94%4,79118.07%59.91%13,5098,7183,141–3117746726,520
Surrey-Whalley NDPNDP10,31558.62%5,02228.54%51.55%5,29310,3151,893–––9617,597
Surrey-White Rock LibLib14,10149.87%5,45319.29%67.13%14,1018,6484,574––950–28,273
Vancouver-Fairview NDPNDP16,03554.12%6,59922.27%65.79%9,43616,0354,007–––14929,627
Vancouver-False Creek LibLib10,37042.16%4151.69%55.68%10,3709,9553,880–213–18124,599
Vancouver-Fraserview LibNDP11,48748.57%1,5026.35%60.55%9,98511,4871,826–179–17423,651
Vancouver-Hastings NDPNDP14,38259.98%9,23038.49%59.59%5,15214,3824,238–––20623,978
Vancouver-Kensington NDPNDP12,50355.57%5,26723.41%59.50%7,23612,5032,580–––18122,500
Vancouver-Kingsway NDPNDP12,03160.62%6,65433.53%53.35%5,37712,0311,848504––8519,845
Vancouver-Langara LibLib10,04747.46%1,9899.39%56.44%10,0478,0582,894–––17221,171
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant NDPNDP15,96265.33%11,82648.40%57.62%3,91715,9624,136––21220724,434
Vancouver-Point Grey NDPNDP14,19555.94%5,78122.78%63.63%8,41414,1952,604––857725,375
Vancouver-Quilchena LibLib12,46455.96%6,22027.92%62.39%12,4646,2443,301–265––22,274
Vancouver-West End NDPNDP13,42060.97%8,35637.96%56.53%5,06413,4203,059–352116–22,011
Vernon-Monashee LibLib13,62547.87%5,27018.52%58.96 %13,6258,3556,139–341––28,460
Victoria-Beacon Hill NDPNDP16,05753.05%6,86322.67%64.20%4,68916,0579,194–190137–30,267
Victoria-Swan Lake NDPNDP13,37453.60%5,96123.89%64.33%3,96013,3747,413–––20324,950
West Vancouver-Capilano LibLib13,59657.15%7,97433.52%62.56%13,5965,6224,570––––23,788
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky LibLib10,44943.08%3,50214.44%61.09%10,4496,5326,947–186143–24,257
  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. Conservatives are also shown separately, as they had been a significant player in 2013, and Libertarians are noted due to the number of candidates fielded in this election.
  3. ↑ Alana DeLong was previously a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  = 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 candidates in 2nd place [87]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibNDPGrnInd
Liberal 401243
New Democratic 36541
Green 123
Total37426287
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party [87]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
█  Liberal 43377
█  New Democratic 41424
█  Green 36722
█  Independent 211610
█  Christian Heritage 14
█  Land Air Water 1
█  Libertarian 218
█  Conservative 10
█  Your Political Party 35
█  Communist 32
█  Vancouver Island Party 22
█  Refederation 2
█  Social Credit 2
█  Cascadia 11
█ BC First1
█  BC Action 2
█ 4BC1
█  New Republican 1
Resulting composition of the 41st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
SourceParty
LibNDPGrnTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned2926156
Open seats held - new MLAs549
Open seats held - taken by MLA previously incumbent in another riding11
Byelection losses reversed11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated9110
Open seats gained3216
New seatsNew MLAs11
MLAs previously incumbent in another riding33
Total4341387

Aftermath

On May 9, it was not immediately clear what form the government would take, as Elections BC does not count absentee ballots until two weeks after election day. This final count would determine the makeup of the legislature, since several seats were won with margins of a few hundred votes or less, and both the Liberals and NDP hoped to acquire enough seats to secure a majority. [88] No seats changed hands, however, after the counting of absentee ballots concluded on May 24, and the initial count of 43–41–3 was confirmed. [89]

As no single party won a majority of seats, the Green Party was approached by both the Liberals and the NDP to determine whether they would support a minority government or a coalition government headed by either party. [90] No grand coalition or agreement between the two large parties, excluding the Greens, was seriously considered. On May 29, Horgan and Weaver announced that the Greens would provide confidence and supply to an NDP minority government, a position which was endorsed the following day by the members of both caucuses. [91] In response, Clark indicated that she would have the legislature sit in the coming weeks and seek its confidence in a Liberal minority government, while acknowledging that she would likely be unsuccessful. [92] On June 12, Clark appointed a new cabinet that saw new MLAs join cabinet and existing ones take on different portfolios; Clark described the cabinet as being in "caretaker mode" and that it wouldn't pursue any new policies, but added "the team reflects the results of listening to what voters told us in the last election." [93] On June 22, the legislature convened with a throne speech that Clark said contained "the best ideas from all parties"; of the 48 pledges within, 30 were absent from the Liberal Party's election platform. [94] On June 29, the Liberals were defeated in a confidence vote; Clark then asked Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to dissolve the legislature and call a new election. Guichon refused and instead invited Horgan to form an NDP minority government. [95] [4] [96] Horgan was sworn into office on July 18. [97]

Student vote results

Student votes are mock elections that run parallel to actual elections, in which students not of voting age participate. They are administered by Student Vote Canada. Student vote elections are for educational purposes and do not count towards the results.

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Summary of the 2017 BC Student Vote
PartyLeaderSeatsVotes %
New Democratic John Horgan 6065,20538.98
Green Andrew Weaver 1447,64128.48
Liberal Christy Clark 1242,65125.5
  Independent 13,6262.17
Others08,1564.79
Total87167,576100.0

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Following the election, Christy Clark's Liberal minority government was sworn in. On June 29, 2017, Clark's government was defeated in a confidence vote, prompting her resignation. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon then invited NDP leader John Horgan to form a minority government with Green support. Clark's resignation was effective July 18, 2017, at which time Horgan was sworn in as premier. [4]

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