2020 British Columbia general election

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2020 British Columbia general election
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  2017 October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 2024  

87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
44 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout54.50% [1] Decrease2.svg 6.7 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  John Horgan 2015.jpg Andrew Wilkinson 2015.jpg Sonia Furstenau (cropped).jpg
Leader John Horgan Andrew Wilkinson Sonia Furstenau
Party New Democratic Liberal Green
Leader since May 4, 2014 February 3, 2018 September 14, 2020
Leader's seat Langford-Juan de Fuca Vancouver-Quilchena Cowichan Valley
Last election41 seats, 40.29%43 seats, 40.37%3 seats, 16.83%
Seats before41412
Seats won57282
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 16Decrease2.svg 13Steady2.svg
Popular vote898,384636,148284,151
Percentage47.69%33.77%15.09%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.32 pp Decrease2.svg 6.52 pp Decrease2.svg 1.74 pp

British Columbia General Election 2020 - Results by Riding - green total fixed.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.

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Summary of the 2020 British Columbia general election

Premier before election

John Horgan
New Democratic

Premier after election

John Horgan
New Democratic

The 2020 British Columbia general election was held on October 24, 2020, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 42nd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The incumbent New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) won a majority government, making John Horgan the first leader in the history of the BC NDP to win a second consecutive term as premier. [2] The incoming Legislature marked the first time the NDP commanded an outright majority government in BC since the 1996 election, as well as the first province-wide popular vote win for the party since 1991.

Contents

Horgan called a snap election on September 21, 2020, the first early election in the province since the 1986 election. Horgan argued the call for an election a year before it was due was necessary because he was governing with a minority of seats in the Legislative Assembly. His decision was criticized by both the NDP's confidence and supply partner, the British Columbia Green Party, and the province's Official Opposition, the British Columbia Liberal Party, as opportunistic.

Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson resigned two days after the election but remained as leader until November 23. [3]

Background

This election took place under first-past-the-post rules, as proportional representation had been rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum. [4]

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on a fixed date of the fourth calendar year after the last election. [5] The fixed election date was previously set for the second Tuesday in May – tentatively making the next election date May 12, 2021, but the BC NDP passed legislation in 2017 amending the section of the constitution to change the fixed election date to the third Saturday in October. [6] Section 23 also indicates the fixed election date is subject to the lieutenant governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as they see fit (in practice, on the advice of the premier or following a vote of non-confidence). [5] [7]

This prerogative was exercised on September 21, 2020, when Premier John Horgan called a snap election, thus dissolving the 41st Parliament. [8] The writ of election was issued the same day, commencing a 32-day campaign. This was the first election in BC not to have been held on a set date in May since fixed-date elections had been introduced via amendments to the Constitution Act passed by the Liberal government under Gordon Campbell shortly after the Liberals came into power subsequent to the 2001 election. It was also the first time a BC government had gone to the polls before the expiration of its mandate since the Social Credit government under Bill Vander Zalm called an early election in 1986.

This election was the second Canadian provincial election held during the COVID-19 pandemic, after the September 2020 election in New Brunswick – also a snap election. Due to the pandemic, more than 720,000 people requested mail-in ballots. Elections BC expected that 35 to 40 percent of ballots would be sent by mail, compared to 1 percent historically. Advance voting took place between October 15 and 21, with more than 681,000 people voting ahead of the election date. [2] [9] [10] [11]

Due to the significant increase in mail-in voting, [2] [12] the full results of the election were not known until November 8; the results of the judicial recount held in one constituency, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, were only known on November 17. [13]

The election occurred only three years and five months after the 2017 election and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia. By the terms of the confidence and supply agreement that had been struck between the NDP and the Green Party, the NDP had been barred from calling a snap election and from holding an election before the fixed date. The premier defended his decision to call an early election, claiming that the province needed the government to have a strong mandate and stability to deal with the challenges of the pandemic for the coming years; the governing New Democrats did not have a majority of seats in the legislature, relying on confidence and supply from the Greens for a slim combined majority. An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News and radio station CKNW found that 46 percent of people disapproved of the snap election call, while 32 percent approved. [14] Horgan and the BC NDP had been enjoying popularity in the polls during the summer and throughout the pandemic. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Campaign

On September 21, 2020, the BC NDP chose Nathan Cullen, a longtime party member and former member of Parliament for the federal NDP, to be the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Stikine, which is located in northwestern BC and was previously represented by Doug Donaldson. Cullen, a white man, was nominated after the NDP attempted, but failed, to find a person wanting to run who was a person from an "equity-seeking" group, such as a woman or Indigenous person; the party's policy required that a vacancy left by a male MLA not running for re-election must be filled by a person from these groups. Annita McPhee, an Indigenous woman of the Tahltan Nation who had served as president of the Tahltan Central Government, previously declared her intention to become the NDP candidate, but was not considered by the NDP. The NDP said that McPhee's application contained invalid signatures, and Cullen was nominated before the paperwork problem could be resolved. According to a party official, McPhee had indicated that she did not want to be associated with the NDP following the 2019 federal election, which was denied by McPhee. [19] [20] [21] [22]

On September 28, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson promised a one-year tax holiday on the 7% provincial sales tax, at an estimated cost of $6.9 billion, and to thereafter set it to 3% for the following year, at an estimated cost of $3.9 billion, saying that it would stimulate the economy. [23] [24]

On September 30, NDP leader John Horgan promised to improve conditions at long-term care homes, at a cost of $1.4 billion. [25]

The NDP filed a complaint to Elections BC against Liberal candidate Garry Thind, accusing him of violating the Elections Act by attempting to collect voters' information in order to provide them with a ballot. [26]

On October 4, the BC Liberals announced that they would pause the transition in Surrey from an RCMP force to a local police department, and that they would hold a referendum of whether the city's switch to a local police department should be reversed. [27]

On October 8, the NDP announced that they would commit to building, contingent on contributions from the federal government, the entire 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) SkyTrain Expo Line extension to Langley Centre by 2025. [28]

Retiring incumbents

Liberals

New Democrats

Independent members

Political parties

Major parties

Liberal

The British Columbia Liberal Party, a centre-right party, was led by Andrew Wilkinson. In the previous election, it won 43 seats but was reduced to 41 at dissolution. In the 41st Parliament, the BC Liberals served as the Official Opposition after briefly forming a minority government under then-premier Christy Clark, which was defeated on a confidence vote held 2 months after the 2017 British Columbia general election. The party ran candidates in all 87 ridings. [44]

New Democratic

The British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), a social democratic centre-left party, was led by John Horgan. It had 41 seats in the outgoing Legislative Assembly and governed BC with a minority government. The party entered a confidence and supply agreement with the Greens following the previous election, allowing the NDP to form government despite being the party with the second-largest share of seats. It ran candidates in all 87 ridings. [44]

Green

The Green Party of British Columbia, a green centre-left, was led by Sonia Furstenau. It won 3 seats in the previous election but had been reduced to 2 seats by the time the 2020 election was called. The Green Party supported the minority NDP government by providing confidence and supply. It ran candidates in 74 out of the 87 ridings. [44]

Minor parties

PartyLeaderCandidates [44]
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson5
Communist Timothy Gidora [45] 5
Conservative Trevor Bolin 19
Libertarian Donald Wilson25
  Rural BC Jonathan Van Barneveld1
Vision Jagmohan Bhandari3
  Wexit BC [46] Lee Smith [47] 2

Independents

Along with the parties above, 24 individuals ran as independent candidates across 22 ridings. [44]

Debates

Leaders' debates of the 2020 British Columbia general election
No.DatePlaceOrganizer(s)TopicModeratorLanguageParticipantsReferences
 P  Participant  A  Absent invitee
 N  Non-invitee  O  Out of race (exploring, withdrawn or disqualified)
Andrew Wilkinson John Horgan Sonia Furstenau Other leaders
1October 13, 2020Chan Centre, University of British Columbia VariousShachi KurlEnglishPPPN [48] [49]
2October 15, 2020Radio, by telephone CKNW Various Simi Sara EnglishPPPN [50] [51]

Results

Summary of the 2020 British Columbia general election [52]
A cartogram showing the popular vote in each constituency. British Columbia 2020 grid cartogram.png
A cartogram showing the popular vote in each constituency.
PartyLeaderCandidatesVotesSeats
#± %Change (pp) 2017 2020±
New Democratic John Horgan 87898,384102,857Increase2.svg47.697.327.32
 
41
57 / 87
16Increase2.svg
Liberal Andrew Wilkinson 87636,148161,046Decrease2.svg33.77-6.52
 
43
28 / 87
15Decrease2.svg
Green Sonia Furstenau 74284,15148,180Decrease2.svg15.09-1.74
 
3
2 / 87
1Decrease2.svg
Conservative Trevor Bolin 1935,90225,481Increase2.svg1.911.381.38
 
 Independent2413,8188,304Decrease2.svg0.33-0.20
Libertarian Donald Wilson258,360617Increase2.svg0.440.05
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson53,895497Increase2.svg0.210.04
Communist Timothy Gidora578612Decrease2.svg0.04
Vision Jagmohan Bhandari37610.04New
Rural Jonathan Van Barneveld17540.04New
Wexit Lee Smith26730.04New
Total3321,883,632100.00%
Blank and invalid votes14,9213,259Increase2.svg
Turnout1,898,55387,821Decrease2.svg53.86%7.32Decrease2.svg
Registered voters3,524,812278,165Increase2.svg

Synopsis of results

2020 British Columbia general election synopsis of riding results [a]
Riding [b] Winning partyTurnout [c] Votes [d]
2017 1st placeVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
2nd place3rd place NDP Lib. Green Con. IndOtherTotal
 
Abbotsford-Mission  Lib. NDP10,36441.07%7442.95% Lib. Grn.53.45%10,3649,6202,6671,98959525,235
Abbotsford South  Lib. Lib.9,73044.69%2,0249.30% NDP Grn.48.46%7,7069,7302,6171,72021,773
Abbotsford West  Lib. Lib.8,88045.51%1,7619.03% NDP Con49.96%7,1198,8801,6711,7667519,511
Boundary-Similkameen  Lib. NDP10,50049.85%2,76513.13% Lib. Con56.84%10,5007,7352,35447421,063
Burnaby-Deer Lake  NDP NDP9,19056.62%4,02724.81% Lib. Grn.43.78%9,1905,1631,87816,231
Burnaby-Edmonds  NDP NDP11,06362.01%6,30935.36% Lib. Grn.44.36%11,0634,7542,02317,840
Burnaby-Lougheed  NDP NDP12,57460.25%7,18834.44% Lib. Grn.53.09%12,5745,3862,62828120,869
Burnaby North  NDP NDP12,89457.80%6,04827.11% Lib. Grn.51.41%12,8946,8462,56822,308
Cariboo-Chilcotin  Lib. Lib.6,60051.25%2,42018.79% NDP Grn.50.56%4,1806,6001,37945726312,879
Cariboo North  Lib. Lib.5,36748.42%1,55814.06% NDP Con50.19%3,8095,3677071,20111,084
Chilliwack  Lib. NDP7,34941.56%2,24712.71% Lib. Con47.04%7,3495,1021,8882,91025717717,683
Chilliwack-Kent  Lib. NDP8,26836.42%1,3045.74% Lib. Ind52.03%8,2686,9641,8225,370 [e] 27822,702
Columbia River-Revelstoke  Lib. Lib.7,03448.03%1,3269.05% NDP Grn.54.79%5,7087,0341,90414,646
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain  Lib. NDP12,62754.94%4,30318.72% Lib. Grn.50.43%12,6278,3242,03322,984
Coquitlam-Maillardville  NDP NDP12,27859.70%6,39631.10% Lib. Grn.52.48%12,2785,8822,40520,565
Courtenay-Comox  NDP NDP14,66350.56%6,00820.72% Lib. Grn.61.46%14,6638,6555,68128,999
Cowichan Valley  Grn. Grn.13,05944.21%1,1844.01% NDP Lib.59.85%11,8754,60613,05929,540
Delta North  NDP NDP12,21556.78%5,03623.41% Lib. Grn.56.55%12,2157,1792,12021,514
Delta South  Lib. Lib.12,82851.70%4,42417.83% NDP Grn.66.54%8,40412,8283,58124,813
Esquimalt-Metchosin  NDP NDP15,07059.32%8,93035.15% Grn. Lib.60.98%15,0703,9406,14025425,404
Fraser-Nicola  Lib. Lib.5,69641.64%2822.06% NDP Grn.51.16%5,4145,6961,78878113,679
Kamloops-North Thompson  Lib. Lib.9,34140.99%1960.86% NDP Grn.50.60%9,1459,3412,2241,92814922,787
Kamloops-South Thompson  Lib. Lib.13,45351.14%4,87818.54% NDP Grn.56.48%8,57513,4534,27626,304
Kelowna-Lake Country  Lib. Lib.14,67955.73%7,55828.70% NDP Grn.49.01%7,12114,6793,83319051526,338
Kelowna-Mission  Lib. Lib.13,48350.76%4,87818.36% NDP Grn.52.87%8,60513,4834,47626,564
Kelowna West  Lib. Lib.12,99149.89%4,13715.89% NDP Grn.48.87%8,85412,9913,27444647426,039
Kootenay East  Lib. Lib.9,89757.90%4,39825.73% NDP Grn.52.66%5,4999,8971,69717,093
Kootenay West  NDP NDP10,82261.15%7,78243.97% Grn. Lib.52.87%10,8221,9753,0401,44741317,697
Langford-Juan de Fuca  NDP NDP18,07367.89%13,63651.22% Grn. Lib.55.35%18,0733,9804,43713026,620
Langley  Lib. NDP11,08947.17%3,07513.08% Lib. Grn.52.40%11,0898,0142,4691,93623,508
Langley East  Lib. NDP13,16942.56%2,7849.00% Lib. Grn.58.35%13,16910,3853,5333,42819523130,941
Maple Ridge-Mission  NDP NDP13,91555.27%5,50321.86% Lib. Grn.53.24%13,9158,4122,84925,176
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows  NDP NDP15,87763.41%6,71426.81% Lib.None56.11%15,8779,16325,040
Mid Island-Pacific Rim  NDP NDP14,29858.22%9,30737.89% Grn. Lib.54.45%14,2984,2914,99161037024,560
Nanaimo  NDP NDP14,34454.49%8,26631.40% Grn. Lib.55.14%14,3445,9036,07826,325
Nanaimo-North Cowichan  NDP NDP12,78749.48%5,08719.69% Grn. Lib.56.20%12,7875,3547,70025,841
Nechako Lakes  Lib. Lib.4,61152.24%1,58017.90% NDP CHP49.91%3,0314,6113688168,826
Nelson-Creston  NDP NDP7,29641.78%1,6859.65% Grn. Lib.58.39%7,2964,1715,61138417,462
New Westminster  NDP NDP15,90360.25%10,88341.23% Grn. Lib.56.20%15,9034,2915,02091226926,395
North Coast  NDP NDP4,54472.82%3,11549.92% Lib. Ltn40.45%4,5441,4292676,240
North Island  NDP NDP12,46750.75%6,56326.72% Lib. Grn.53.93%12,4675,9044,7311,46224,564
North Vancouver-Lonsdale  NDP NDP15,87859.87%8,60432.44% Lib. Grn.58.51%15,8787,2743,36926,521
North Vancouver-Seymour  Lib. NDP12,89146.84%3,06411.13% Lib. Grn.65.49%12,8919,8274,51429127,523
Oak Bay-Gordon Head  Grn. NDP14,74851.12%7,38625.60% Grn. Lib.67.79%14,7486,5977,36214228,849
Parksville-Qualicum  Lib. NDP13,20742.00%2,0526.53% Lib. Grn.64.65%13,20711,1555,2271,40445431,447
Peace River North  Lib. Lib.6,74655.76%2,59621.46% Con NDP46.48%1,2026,7464,15012,098
Peace River South  Lib. Lib.3,86251.19%1,55920.67% Con NDP41.66%1,1803,8622,3031997,544
Penticton  Lib. Lib.13,21748.19%2,87410.48% NDP Grn.56.04%10,34313,2173,15271727,429
Port Coquitlam  NDP NDP15,37064.14%10,36143.23% Lib. Grn.54.36%15,3705,0093,02356323,965
Port Moody-Coquitlam  NDP NDP12,78353.75%5,53023.25% Lib. Grn.58.36%12,7837,2532,80280014423,782
Powell River-Sunshine Coast  NDP NDP12,70150.88%4,59718.42% Grn. Lib.59.98%12,7014,1568,10424,961
Prince George-Mackenzie  Lib. Lib.8,54350.80%2,82616.80% NDP Grn.49.06%5,7178,5431,93562316,818
Prince George-Valemount  Lib. Lib.9,70355.62%4,98628.58% NDP Grn.47.42%4,7179,7032,59742817,445
Richmond North Centre  Lib. Lib.7,67551.26%1,71111.43% NDP Grn.40.36%5,9647,6751,33314,972
Richmond-Queensborough  Lib. NDP9,40647.65%1,6788.50% Lib. Grn.49.56%9,4067,7281,4961,10819,738
Richmond South Centre  Lib. NDP6,74350.67%1791.35% Lib.None40.12%6,7436,56413,307
Richmond-Steveston  Lib. NDP10,73352.07%1,3356.48% Lib. Ind56.09%10,7339,39848320,614
Saanich North and the Islands  Grn. Grn.17,89751.97%7,90722.96% NDP Lib.67.66%9,9906,54717,89734,434
Saanich South  NDP NDP15,19055.67%8,58231.45% Lib. Grn.65.12%15,1906,6085,48827,286
Shuswap  Lib. Lib.13,30051.35%4,48417.31% NDP Grn.54.68%8,81613,3003,78425,900
Skeena  Lib. Lib.5,81052.06%8497.61% NDP Ind51.89%4,9615,81038911,160
Stikine  NDP NDP3,74551.77%1,84125.45% Lib. CHP50.13%3,7451,9041,5857,234
Surrey-Cloverdale  Lib. NDP12,99252.10%4,23416.98% Lib. Grn.55.16%12,9928,7582,16986714924,935
Surrey-Fleetwood  NDP NDP11,45760.93%5,68130.21% Lib. Grn.50.77%11,4575,7761,57118,804
Surrey-Green Timbers  NDP NDP8,17159.59%2,63119.19% Lib.None47.20%8,1715,54013,711
Surrey-Guildford  NDP NDP10,40360.59%5,26430.66% Lib. Grn.45.69%10,4035,1391,34528217,169
Surrey-Newton  NDP NDP8,89362.64%4,98235.09% Lib. Grn.47.91%8,8933,9111,39314,197
Surrey-Panorama  NDP NDP12,33655.07%2,72912.18% Lib. Vis51.65%12,3369,60745822,401
Surrey South  Lib. Lib.12,97047.36%1,1764.29% NDP Grn.52.74%11,79412,9702,62327,387
Surrey-Whalley  NDP NDP10,99470.94%6,94244.80% Lib. Vis40.59%10,9944,05245115,497
Surrey-White Rock  Lib. Lib.10,71839.51%2240.83% NDP Grn.61.23%10,49410,7183,8621,607 [f] 44327,124
Vancouver-Fairview  NDP NDP15,53856.07%7,96828.75% Lib. Grn.61.08%15,5387,5704,36823427,710
Vancouver-False Creek  Lib. NDP11,48446.77%2,2679.23% Lib. Grn.51.06%11,4849,2173,10846528024,554
Vancouver-Fraserview  NDP NDP12,24756.37%4,73621.80% Lib. Grn.50.22%12,2477,5111,96921,727
Vancouver-Hastings  NDP NDP13,36260.56%9,05041.02% Grn. Lib.51.37%13,3623,8854,31250522,064
Vancouver-Kensington  NDP NDP12,48159.97%7,22634.72% Lib. Grn.50.89%12,4815,2552,87420220,812
Vancouver-Kingsway  NDP NDP12,29767.81%8,37846.20% Lib. Grn.44.50%12,2973,9191,66225718,135
Vancouver-Langara  Lib. Lib.9,88848.51%1,4577.15% NDP Grn.49.45%8,4319,8881,84022420,383
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant  NDP NDP14,53066.95%10,17446.88% Grn. Lib.48.01%14,5302,8164,35621,702
Vancouver-Point Grey  NDP NDP12,60251.32%4,89019.91% Lib. Grn.59.95%12,6027,7124,24124,555
Vancouver-Quilchena  Lib. Lib.12,15756.04%5,96027.47% NDP Grn.56.52%6,19712,1573,34121,695
Vancouver-West End  NDP NDP12,43962.31%8,42542.21% Lib. Grn.51.77%12,4394,0143,25025919,962
Vernon-Monashee  Lib. NDP10,22236.56%4241.52% Lib. Grn.52.76%10,2229,7984,4643,47227,956
Victoria-Beacon Hill  NDP NDP16,47454.61%7,44324.67% Grn. Lib.61.46%16,4744,3299,03133530,169
Victoria-Swan Lake  NDP NDP14,18659.35%7,54831.58% Grn. Lib.59.02%14,1862,7296,63824110723,901
West Vancouver-Capilano  Lib. Lib.12,73453.55%5,54023.30% NDP Grn.58.10%7,19412,7343,66418623,778
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky  Lib. Lib.9,24937.54%600.24% Grn. NDP56.89%6,1979,2499,18924,635
  = 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 byelection gain
  = Incumbent ousted from party after nominations closed
  = Other incumbents renominated
  = Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

Detailed analysis

Position attained in seats contested
PartySeatsSecondThirdFourthFifthSixthStood
New Democratic 5727387
Liberal 28431687
Green 21553474
Conservative 241319
Independents3109224
Christian Heritage 2215
Vision 213
Libertarian 1149125
Communist 325
Wexit22
Rural11
    Principal races, according to 1st- and 2nd-place results
    PartiesSeats
      New Democratic   Liberal 68
      New Democratic   Green 16
      Liberal   Conservative 2
      Liberal   Green 1
    Total87
    Resulting composition of the 42nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
    SourceParty
    NDPLib.Grn.Total
    Seats retainedIncumbents returned3325260
    Open seats held8311
    Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated1111
    Open seats gained55
    Total5728287

    Significant results among independent and minor party candidates

    Those candidates not belonging to a major party, receiving more than 1,000 votes in the election, are listed below:

    RidingPartyCandidatesVotesPlaced
    Abbotsford South   Christian Her. Laura-Lynn Thompson1,7204th
    Chilliwack-Kent   Independent Jason Lum5,3703rd
    Surrey-White Rock   Independent Megan Knight1,6074th

    Results by riding

    The following tables present results by riding per Elections BC. [13]

    Northern British Columbia

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenLibertarianOther
    Nechako Lakes John Rustad [55]
    4,611 – 52.24%
    Anne Marie Sam [56]
    3,031 – 34.34%
    Jon Rempel
    403 – 4.57%
    • Dan Stuart (CHP) [44]
      413 – 4.68%
    • Margo Maley (ind.)
      368 – 4.17%
    John Rustad
    North Coast Roy Jones Jr. [55]
    1,429 – 22.90%
    Jennifer Rice [57]
    4,544 – 72.82%
    Jody Craven
    267 – 4.28%
    Jennifer Rice
    Peace River North Dan Davies [55]
    6,746 – 55.76%
    Danielle Monroe [58]
    1,202 – 9.94%
    Trevor Bolin (Cons.)
    4,150 – 34.30%
    Dan Davies
    Peace River South Mike Bernier [55]
    3,862 – 51.19%
    Cory Grizz Longley [59]
    1,180 – 15.64%
    • Kathleen Connolly (Cons.) [60]
      2,303 – 30.53%
    • Dorothy Sharon Smith (Wexit)
      199 – 2.64%
    Mike Bernier
    Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris [55]
    8,543 – 50.80%
    Joan Atkinson
    5,717 – 33.99%
    Catharine Kendall [61]
    1,935 – 11.51%
    Raymond Rodgers [62]
    287 – 1.71%
    Dee Kranz (CHP)
    336 – 2.00%
    Mike Morris
    Prince George-Valemount Shirley Bond [55]
    9,703 – 55.62%
    Laura Parent [63]
    4,717 – 27.04%
    Mackenzie Kerr [64]
    2,597 – 14.89%
    Sean Robson [65]
    428 – 2.45%
    Shirley Bond
    Skeena Ellis Ross [55]
    5,810 – 52.06%
    Nicole Halbauer [56]
    4,961 – 44.45%
    Martin Holzbauer (ind.)
    389 – 3.49%
    Ellis Ross
    Stikine Gordon Sebastian [55]
    1,904 – 26.32%
    Nathan Cullen [66]
    3,745 – 51.77%
    • Rod Taylor (CHP)
      831 – 11.49%
    • Darcy Repen (Rural)
      754 – 10.42%
    Doug Donaldson

    Kootenays

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Columbia River-Revelstoke Doug Clovechok [55]
    7,034 – 48.03%
    Nicole Cherlet [67]
    5,708 – 38.97%
    Samson Boyer [68]
    1,904 – 13.00%
    Doug Clovechok
    Kootenay East Tom Shypitka [55]
    9,897 – 57.90%
    Wayne Stetski [69]
    5,499 – 32.17%
    Kerri Wall [68]
    1,697 – 9.93%
    Tom Shypitka
    Kootenay West Corbin Kelley [55]
    1,975 – 11.16%
    Katrine Conroy [56]
    10,822 – 61.15%
    Andrew Duncan
    3,040 – 17.18%
    • Glen Byle (Cons.)
      1,447 – 8.18%
    • Ed Varney (ind.)
      224 – 1.27%
    • Fletcher Quince (ind.)
      189 – 1.07%
    Katrine Conroy
    Nelson-Creston Tanya Finley [55]
    4,171 – 23.89%
    Brittny Anderson [56]
    7,296 – 41.78%
    Nicole Charlwood [70]
    5,611 – 32.13%
    Terry Tiessen (Ltn.)
    384 – 2.20%
    Michelle Mungall

    Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Boundary-Similkameen Petra Veintimilla [55]
    7,735 – 36.72%
    Roly Russell [56]
    10,500 – 49.85%
    Darryl Seres (Cons.)
    2,354 – 11.18%
    Arlyn Greig (Wexit)
    474 – 2.25%
    Linda Larson
    Kelowna-Lake Country Norm Letnick [55]
    14,679 – 55.73%
    Justin Kulik [71]
    7,121 – 27.04%
    John Janmaat [72]
    3,833 – 14.55%
    • Kyle Geronazzo (Ltn.)
      515 – 1.96%
    • Silverado Socrates (ind.)
      190 – 0.72%
    Norm Letnick
    Kelowna-Mission Renee Merrifield [55]
    13,483 – 50.76%
    Krystal Smith [71]
    8,605 – 32.39%
    Amanda Poon [72]
    4,476 – 16.85%
    Steve Thomson
    Kelowna West Ben Stewart [55]
    12,991 – 49.89%
    Spring Hawes [73]
    8,854 – 34.00%
    Peter Truch [72]
    3,274 – 12.57%
    • Matt Badura (Ltn.) [74]
      474 – 1.82%
    • Magee Mitchell (ind.)
      446 – 1.71%
    Ben Stewart
    Penticton Dan Ashton [55]
    13,217 – 48.19%
    Toni Boot [56]
    10,343 – 37.71%
    Ted Shumaker [72]
    3,152 – 11.49%
    Keith MacIntyre (Ltn.) [75]
    717 – 2.61%
    Dan Ashton
    Shuswap Greg Kyllo [55]
    13,300 – 51.35%
    Sylvia Lindgren [73]
    8,816 – 34.04%
    Owen Madden [72]
    3,784 – 14.61%
    Greg Kyllo
    Vernon-Monashee Eric Foster [55]
    9,798 – 35.05%
    Harwinder Sandhu [73]
    10,222 – 36.56%
    Keli Westgate [76]
    4,464 – 15.97%
    Kyle Delfing (Cons.)
    3,472 – 12.42%
    Eric Foster

    Thompson and Cariboo

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Cariboo-Chilcotin Lorne Doerkson [55]
    6,600 – 51.25%
    Scott Andrews [77]
    4,180 – 32.46%
    David Laing [78]
    1,379 – 10.71%
    • Katya Potekhina (ind.)
      457 – 3.55%
    • James Buckley (Ltn.)
      263 – 2.04%
    Donna Barnett
    Cariboo North Coralee Oakes [55]
    5,367 – 48.42%
    Scott Elliott [73]
    3,809 – 34.36%
    Douglas Gook
    707 – 6.38%
    Kyle Townsend (Cons.)
    1,201 – 10.84%
    Coralee Oakes
    Fraser-Nicola Jackie Tegart [55]
    5,696 – 41.64%
    Aaron Sumexheltza [56]
    5,414 – 39.58%
    Jonah Timms [79]
    1,788 – 13.07%
    • Dennis Adamson (ind.) [80]
      438 – 3.20%
    • Mike Bhangu (ind.)
      343 – 2.51%
    Jackie Tegart
    Kamloops-North Thompson Peter Milobar [55]
    9,341 – 40.99%
    Sadie Hunter [73]
    9,145 – 40.13%
    Thomas Martin [76]
    2,224 – 9.76%
    • Dennis Giesbrecht (Cons.) [81]
      1,928 – 8.46%
    • Brandon Russell (ind.)
      149 – 0.65%
    Peter Milobar
    Kamloops-South Thompson Todd Stone [55]
    13,453 – 51.14%
    Anna Thomas [82]
    8,575 – 32.60%
    Dan Hines [68]
    4,276 – 16.26%
    Todd Stone

    Fraser Valley

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenConservativeOther
    Abbotsford-Mission Simon Gibson [55]
    9,620 – 38.12%
    Pam Alexis [83]
    10,364 – 41.07%
    Stephen Fowler [61]
    2,667 – 10.57%
    Trevor Hamilton
    1,989 – 7.88%
    Aeriol Alderking (CHP)
    595 – 2.36%
    Simon Gibson
    Abbotsford South Bruce Banman [55]
    9,730 – 44.69%
    Inder Johal [58]
    7,706 – 35.39%
    Aird Flavelle [76]
    2,617 – 12.02%
    Laura-Lynn Thompson (CHP)
    1,720 – 7.90%
    Darryl Plecas [g]
    Abbotsford West Mike de Jong [55]
    8,880 – 45.51%
    Preet Rai [73]
    7,119 – 36.49%
    Kevin Eastwood [61]
    1,671 – 8.56%
    Michael Henshall
    1,766 – 9.05%
    Sukhi Gill (Vision)
    75 – 0.38%
    Mike de Jong
    Chilliwack John Martin [55]
    5,102 – 28.85%
    Dan Coulter [73]
    7,349 – 41.56%
    Tim Cooper
    1,888 – 10.68%
    Diane Janzen [84]
    2,910 – 16.46%
    • Josue Anderson (ind.)
      257 – 1.45%
    • Andrew Coombes (Ltn.)
      177 – 1.00%
    John Martin
    Chilliwack-Kent Laurie Throness [85] [h]
    6,964 – 30.68%
    Kelli Paddon [73]
    8,268 – 36.42%
    Jeff Hammersmark [68]
    1,822 – 8.03%
    • Jason Lum (ind.)
      5,370 – 23.65%
    • Eli Gagne (Ltn.)
      278 – 1.22%
    Laurie Throness
    Langley Mary Polak [55]
    8,014 – 34.09%
    Andrew Mercier [93]
    11,089 – 47.17%
    Bill Masse [94]
    2,469 – 10.50%
    Shelly Jan [95]
    1,936 – 8.24%
    Mary Polak
    Langley East Margaret Kunst [55]
    10,385 – 33.56%
    Megan Dykeman [96]
    13,169 – 42.56%
    Cheryl Wiens [97]
    3,533 – 11.42%
    Ryan Warawa [98]
    3,428 – 11.08%
    • Alex Joehl (Ltn.)
      231 – 0.75%
    • Tara Reeve (ind.)
      195 – 0.63%
    Rich Coleman
    Maple Ridge-Mission Chelsa Meadus [55]
    9,009 – 33.75%
    Bob D'Eith [56]
    14,721 – 55.15%
    Matt Trenholm [76]
    2,962 – 11.10%
    Bob D'Eith
    Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Cheryl Ashlie [55]
    9,163 – 36.59%
    Lisa Beare [56]
    15,877 – 63.41%
    Lisa Beare

    Surrey

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Surrey-Cloverdale Marvin Hunt [55]
    8,758 – 35.12%
    Mike Starchuk
    12,992 – 52.10%
    Rebecca Smith [72]
    2,169 – 8.70%
    • Aisha Bali (Cons.) [99]
      867 – 3.48%
    • Marcella Williams (ind.)
      149 – 0.60%
    Marvin Hunt
    Surrey-Fleetwood Garry Thind [55]
    5,776 – 30.72%
    Jagrup Brar [56]
    11,457 – 60.93%
    Dean McGee [61]
    1,571 – 8.35%
    Jagrup Brar
    Surrey-Green Timbers Dilraj Atwal [55]
    5,540 – 40.41%
    Rachna Singh
    8,171 – 59.59%
    Rachna Singh
    Surrey-Guildford Dave Hans [55]
    5,139 – 29.93%
    Garry Begg [44]
    10,403 – 60.59%
    Jodi Murphy
    1,345 – 7.83%
    Sam Kofalt (ind.)
    282 – 1.64%
    Garry Begg
    Surrey-Newton Paul Boparai [55]
    3,911 – 27.55%
    Harry Bains [56]
    8,893 – 62.64%
    Asad Syed
    1,393 – 9.81%
    Harry Bains
    Surrey-Panorama Gulzar Cheema [55]
    9,607 – 42.89%
    Jinny Sims [56]
    12,336 – 55.07%
    Sophie Shrestha (Vision)
    458 – 2.04%
    Jinny Sims
    Surrey South Stephanie Cadieux [55]
    12,970 – 47.36%
    Pauline Greaves [73]
    11,794 – 43.06%
    Tim Ibbotson
    2,623 – 9.58%
    Stephanie Cadieux
    Surrey-Whalley Shaukat Khan [55]
    4,052 – 26.15%
    Bruce Ralston
    10,994 – 70.94%
    Bruce Ralston
    Surrey-White Rock Trevor Halford [55]
    10,718 – 39.51%
    Bryn Smith [73]
    10,494 – 38.69%
    Beverly Hobby
    3,862 – 14.24%
    • Megan Knight (ind.)
      1,607 – 5.92%
    • Jason Bax (Ltn.)
      443 – 1.63%
    Vacant [i]

    Richmond and Delta

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Delta North Jet Sunner [55]
    7,179 – 33.37%
    Ravi Kahlon [56]
    12,215 – 56.78%
    Neema Manral [68]
    2,120 – 9.85%
    Ravi Kahlon
    Delta South Ian Paton [55]
    12,828 – 51.70%
    Bruce Reid [58]
    8,404 – 33.87%
    Peter van der Velden [72]
    3,581 – 14.43%
    Ian Paton
    Richmond North Centre Teresa Wat [55]
    7,675 – 51.26%
    Jaeden Dela Torre [58]
    5,964 – 39.83%
    Vernon Wang
    1,333 – 8.90%
    Teresa Wat
    Richmond-Queensborough Jas Johal [55]
    7,728 – 39.15%
    Aman Singh [56]
    9,406 – 47.65%
    Earl Einarson [61]
    1,496 – 7.58%
    Kay Hale (Cons.) [44]
    1,108 – 5.61%
    Jas Johal
    Richmond South Centre Alexa Loo [55]
    6,564 – 49.33%
    Henry Yao [101]
    6,743 – 50.67%
    Linda Reid
    Richmond-Steveston Matt Pitcairn [55]
    9,398 – 45.59%
    Kelly Greene [102]
    10,733 – 52.07%
    Vince Li (ind.)
    483 – 2.34%
    John Yap

    Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Burnaby-Deer Lake Glynnis Hoi Sum Chan [55]
    5,163 – 31.81%
    Anne Kang [44]
    9,190 – 56.62%
    Mehreen Chaudry [103]
    1,878 – 11.57%
    Anne Kang
    Burnaby-Edmonds Tripat Atwal [55]
    4,754 – 26.65%
    Raj Chouhan [56]
    11,063 – 62.01%
    Iqbal Parekh
    2,023 – 11.34%
    Raj Chouhan
    Burnaby-Lougheed Tariq Malik [55]
    5,386 – 25.81%
    Katrina Chen [56]
    12,574 – 60.25%
    Andrew Williamson
    2,628 – 12.59%
    Dominique Paynter (Ltn.)
    281 – 1.35%
    Katrina Chen
    Burnaby North Raymond Dong [55]
    6,846 – 30.69%
    Janet Routledge [56]
    12,894 – 57.80%
    Norine Shim [68]
    2,568 – 11.51%
    Janet Routledge
    Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Joan Isaacs [55]
    8,324 – 36.22%
    Fin Donnelly [56]
    12,627 – 54.94%
    Adam Bremner-Akins [76]
    2,033 – 8.85%
    Joan Isaacs
    Coquitlam-Maillardville Will Davis [104]
    5,882 – 28.60%
    Selina Robinson [56]
    12,278 – 59.70%
    Nicola Spurling [68] [105]
    2,405 – 11.69%
    Selina Robinson
    New Westminster Lorraine Brett [55]
    4,291 – 16.26%
    Jennifer Whiteside [56]
    15,903 – 60.25%
    Cyrus Sy [106]
    5,020 – 19.02%
    • Benny Ogden (Cons.) [44]
      912 – 3.46%
    • Donald Wilson (Ltn.)
      269 – 1.02%
    Judy Darcy
    Port Coquitlam Mehran Zargham [55]
    5,009 – 20.90%
    Mike Farnworth [56]
    15,370 – 64.14%
    Erik Minty [68]
    3,023 – 12.61%
    Lewis Clarke Dahlby (Ltn.)
    563 – 2.35%
    Mike Farnworth
    Port Moody-Coquitlam James Robertson [55]
    7,253 – 30.50%
    Rick Glumac [56]
    12,783 – 53.75%
    John Latimer
    2,802 – 11.78%
    • Brandon Fonseca (Cons.) [44]
      800 – 3.36%
    • Logan Smith (Ltn.)
      144 – 0.61%
    Rick Glumac

    Vancouver

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenLibertarianOther
    Vancouver-Fairview George Affleck [55]
    7,570 – 27.32%
    George Heyman [56]
    15,538 – 56.07%
    Ian Goldman [107]
    4,368 – 15.76%
    Sandra Filosof-Schipper
    234 – 0.84%
    George Heyman
    Vancouver-False Creek Sam Sullivan [55]
    9,217 – 37.54%
    Brenda Bailey [108]
    11,484 – 46.77%
    Maayan Kreitzman
    3,108 – 12.66%
    Naomi Chocyk
    280 – 1.14%
    Erik Gretland (Cons.)
    465 – 1.89%
    Sam Sullivan
    Vancouver-Fraserview David Grewal [55]
    7,511 – 34.57%
    George Chow
    12,247 – 56.37%
    Francoise Raunet [109]
    1,969 – 9.06%
    George Chow
    Vancouver-Hastings Alex Read [55]
    3,885 – 17.61%
    Niki Sharma [110]
    13,362 – 60.56%
    Bridget Burns [111]
    4,312 – 19.54%
    Golok Z. Buday
    321 – 1.45%
    Kimball Cariou (Comm.) [100]
    184 – 0.83%
    Shane Simpson
    Vancouver-Kensington Paul Lepage [55]
    5,255 – 25.25%
    Mable Elmore
    12,481 – 59.97%
    Nazanin Moghadami
    2,874 – 13.81%
    Salvatore Vetro (ind.)
    202 – 0.97%
    Mable Elmore
    Vancouver-Kingsway Cole Anderson [55]
    3,919 – 21.61%
    Adrian Dix
    12,297 – 67.81%
    Scott Bernstein
    1,662 – 9.16%
    Karin Litzcke
    257 – 1.42%
    Adrian Dix
    Vancouver-Langara Michael Lee [55]
    9,888 – 48.51%
    Tesicca Chi-Ying Truong [56]
    8,431 – 41.26%
    Stephanie Hendy
    1,840 – 9.03%
    Paul Matthews
    224 – 1.10%
    Michael Lee
    Vancouver-Mount Pleasant George Vassilas [55]
    2,816 – 12.98%
    Melanie Mark [56]
    14,530 – 66.95%
    Kelly Tatham [70]
    4,356 – 20.07%
    Melanie Mark
    Vancouver-Point Grey Mark Bowen [55]
    7,712 – 31.41%
    David Eby [56]
    12,602 – 51.32%
    Devyani Singh [112]
    4,241 – 17.27%
    David Eby
    Vancouver-Quilchena Andrew Wilkinson [55]
    12,157 – 56.04%
    Heather McQuillan [58]
    6,197 – 28.56%
    Michael Barkusky [113]
    3,341 – 15.40%
    Andrew Wilkinson
    Vancouver-West End Jon Ellacott [55]
    4,014 – 20.11%
    Spencer Chandra Herbert [44]
    12,439 – 62.31%
    James Marshall
    3,250 – 16.28%
    Kim McCann
    259 – 1.30%
    Spencer Chandra Herbert

    North Shore

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    North Vancouver-Lonsdale Lyn Anglin [55]
    7,274 – 27.43%
    Bowinn Ma [114]
    15,878 – 59.87%
    Christopher Hakes [115]
    3,369 – 12.70%
    Bowinn Ma
    North Vancouver-Seymour Jane Thornthwaite [55]
    9,827 – 35.70%
    Susie Chant [59]
    12,891 – 46.84%
    Harrison Johnson [116]
    4,514 – 16.40%
    Clayton Welwood (Ltn.)
    291 – 1.06%
    Jane Thornthwaite
    West Vancouver-Capilano Karin Kirkpatrick [55]
    12,734 – 53.55%
    Amelia Hill [58]
    7,194 – 30.25%
    Rasoul Narimani [117]
    3,664 – 15.41%
    Anton Shendryk (ind.)
    186 – 0.78%
    Ralph Sultan
    West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy [55]
    9,249 – 37.54%
    Keith Murdoch [73]
    6,194 – 25.16%
    Jeremy Valeriote [118]
    9,189 – 37.30%
    Jordan Sturdy

    Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Courtenay-Comox Brennan Day [55]
    8,655 – 29.85%
    Ronna-Rae Leonard [56]
    14,663 – 50.56%
    Gillian Anderson [72]
    5,681 – 19.59%
    Ronna-Rae Leonard
    Cowichan Valley Tanya Kaul [55]
    4,606 – 15.59%
    Rob Douglas [56]
    11,875 – 40.20%
    Sonia Furstenau
    13,059 – 44.21%
    Sonia Furstenau
    Mid Island-Pacific Rim Helen Poon [55]
    4,291 – 17.47%
    Josie Osborne [56]
    14,298 – 58.22%
    Evan Jolicoeur [72]
    4,991 – 20.32%
    • Graham Hughes (ind.)
      610 – 2.48%
    • Robert Alexander Clarke (Ltn.)
      370 – 1.51%
    Scott Fraser
    Nanaimo Kathleen Jones [55]
    5,903 – 22.42%
    Sheila Malcolmson [56]
    14,344 – 54.49%
    Lia Marie Constance Versaevel [72]
    6,078 – 23.09%
    Sheila Malcolmson
    Nanaimo-North Cowichan Duck Paterson [55]
    5,354 – 20.72%
    Doug Routley [56]
    12,787 – 49.48%
    Chris Istace [119]
    7,700 – 29.80%
    Doug Routley
    North Island Norm Facey [55]
    5,904 – 24.04%
    Michele Babchuk [56]
    12,467 – 50.75%
    Alexandra Morton [120]
    4,731 – 19.26%
    John Twigg (Cons.)
    1,462 – 5.95%
    Claire Trevena
    Parksville-Qualicum Michelle Stilwell [55]
    11,155 – 35.47%
    Adam Walker [58]
    13,207 – 42.00%
    Rob Lyon [72]
    5,227 – 16.62%
    • Don Purdey (Cons.)
      1,404 – 4.46%
    • John St John (ind.)
      454 – 1.44%
    Michelle Stilwell
    Powell River-Sunshine Coast Sandra Stoddart-Hansen [55]
    4,156 – 16.65%
    Nicholas Simons [56]
    12,701 – 50.88%
    Kim Darwin [121]
    8,104 – 32.47%
    Nicholas Simons

    Greater Victoria

    Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
    LiberalNDPGreenOther
    Esquimalt-Metchosin RJ Senko [55]
    3,940 – 15.51%
    Mitzi Dean [56]
    15,070 – 59.32%
    Andy Mackinnon [103]
    6,140 – 24.17%
    Desta McPherson (ind.)
    254 – 1.00%
    Mitzi Dean
    Langford-Juan de Fuca Kelly Darwin [55]
    3,980 – 14.95%
    John Horgan [56]
    18,073 – 67.89%
    Gord Baird
    4,437 – 16.67%
    Tyson Riel Strandlund (Comm.) [100]
    130 – 0.49%
    John Horgan
    Oak Bay-Gordon Head Roxanne Helme [55]
    6,597 – 22.87%
    Murray Rankin [56]
    14,748 – 51.12%
    Nicole Duncan [103]
    7,362 – 25.52%
    Florian Castle (Comm.) [100]
    142 – 0.49%
    Andrew Weaver [j]
    Saanich North and the Islands Stephen P. Roberts [55]
    6,547 – 19.01%
    Zeb King [122]
    9,990 – 29.01%
    Adam Olsen [44]
    17,897 – 51.97%
    Adam Olsen
    Saanich South Rishi Sharma [55]
    6,608 – 24.22%
    Lana Popham [56]
    15,190 – 55.67%
    Kate O'Connor [103]
    5,488 – 20.11%
    Lana Popham
    Victoria-Beacon Hill Karen Bill [55]
    4,329 – 14.35%
    Grace Lore [56]
    16,474 – 54.61%
    Jenn Neilson [103]
    9,031 – 29.93%
    Jordan Reichert (ind.)
    335 – 1.11%
    Carole James
    Victoria-Swan Lake David Somerville [55]
    2,743 – 11.35%
    Rob Fleming [56]
    14,384 – 59.49%
    Annemieke Holthuis [103]
    6,700 – 27.71%
    • Jenn Smith (ind.)
      244 – 1.01%
    • Walt Parsons (Comm.) [100]
      107 – 0.44%
    Rob Fleming

    Seats changing hands

    11 incumbent MLAs lost their seats.

    Party in 2017NameConstituencyYear electedSeat held by party sinceDefeated byElected party in 2020
    BC Liberal Eric Foster Vernon-Monashee 2009 1996 Harwinder Sandhu New Democratic
    Simon Gibson Abbotsford-Mission 2009 2009 Pam Alexis
    John Martin Chilliwack 2013 2001 Dan Coulter
    Laurie Throness Chilliwack-Kent 2013 2013 Kelli Paddon
    Mary Polak Langley 2005 1991 Andrew Mercier
    Marvin Hunt Surrey-Cloverdale 2017 1991 Mike Starchuk
    Jas Johal Richmond-Queensborough 2017 2017 Aman Singh
    Joan Isaacs Coquitlam-Burke Mountain 2017 2017 Fin Donnelly
    Sam Sullivan Vancouver-False Creek 2013 2009 Brenda Bailey
    Jane Thornthwaite North Vancouver-Seymour 2009 1991 Susie Chant
    Michelle Stilwell Parksville-Qualicum 2013 1996 Adam Walker

    Open seats changing hands

    Party in 2017CandidateRetiring incumbentConstituencyDefeated byElected party in 2020
    BC Liberal Petra Veintimilla Linda Larson Boundary-Similkameen Roly Russell New Democratic
    Margaret Kunst Rich Coleman Langley East Megan Dykeman
    Alexa Loo Linda Reid Richmond South Centre Henry Yao
    Matt Pitcairn John Yap Richmond-Steveston Kelly Greene
    Green Nicole Duncan Andrew Weaver Oak Bay-Gordon Head Murray Rankin

    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. There were ties in two constituencies, Kelowna—Lake Country (BC Green and BC NDP) and Shuswap (BC Liberal and BC NDP), which were both counted twice. [123]

    Summary of the 2020 BC Student Vote
    PartyLeaderSeatsVotes
    Elected %# %
    New Democratic John Horgan 5865.1733,65539.86
    Green Sonia Furstenau 1719.1023,37127.68
    Liberal Andrew Wilkinson 1213.4821,54525.52
    Conservative Trevor Bolin 11.122,0662.45
    Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson11.123360.40
    Others003,4634.09
    Total87+2100.084,436100.0
    Source: Student Vote Canada [123]

    Opinion polls

    Voter intention polling

    BC 42nd provincial election polling.png

    Preferred premier polling

    Polling organization / clientDatesSample size Andrew Wilkinson  / Christy Clark John Horgan Sonia Furstenau  / Andrew Weaver Other/undecidedLeadPolling methodMargin of error
    Ipsos / Global BC, CKNWOct 8–11, 20201,00016%45%6%33%29%Online3.5%
    Research Co.Oct 5–7, 20201,00027%47%6%19%20%Online3.7%
    Ipsos / Global News, CKNW [14] [139] Sep 24–28, 20201,25114%44%6%36%30%Online/Telephone3.2%
    Research Co. [141] Sep 21–23, 202075027%44%7%33%17%Online3.6%
    Ipsos [170] Jun 26–28, 201780031%28%11%31%3%Online3.9%
    Ipsos [174] Jun 8–11, 201780229%28%12%31%1%Online3.9%

    Notes

    1. "Provincial Election Results". elections.bc.ca. Elections BC. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
    2. Order as given in Elections BC reports
    3. Including spoiled ballots
    4. Minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the popular vote in 2020 or 2017
    5. Green candidate Jeff Hammersmark ceased campaigning and endorsed independent candidate Jason Lum [53]
    6. Independent candidate Megan Knight originally sought the Liberal nomination, but was shut out when Trevor Halford was directly appointed by the Liberal central office. [54]
    7. Plecas was elected as a Liberal MLA, but was removed from the party after he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
    8. Incumbent BC Liberal MLA Laurie Throness previously contested Chilliwack-Kent as the Liberal candidate, until his resignation from the party on October 15 to run as an independent candidate after comparing free contraception to eugenics. However, Throness is still considered by Elections BC to be the Liberal candidate. [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92]
    9. Liberal MLA Tracy Redies held this seat before her resignation in 2020.
    10. Weaver was formerly the leader of the Green Party.

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