List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2017–2024)

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Map of the 87 current provincial electoral districts used in the 2020 British Columbia general election. Click to expand. British Columbia Provincial Ridings Map - Blank (2017 - present).svg
Map of the 87 current provincial electoral districts used in the 2020 British Columbia general election. Click to expand.

This is a list of the 87 provincial electoral districts (also informally known as ridings in Canadian English) of British Columbia, Canada, [1] as defined by the 2015 electoral redistribution which first came into effect for the 2017 British Columbia general election. These districts were abolished upon the call of the 2024 British Columbia general election

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Electoral districts are constituencies that elect MLAs to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia every election.

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