Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election

The British Columbia General Election

Election scorecard: Other Wikinews election coverage:

Ruling Liberals of British Columbia attack opposition in election campaign

B.C. elections debate fiery but not conclusive

Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election Background: Wikipedia, Wikinews' sibling project, has in-depth background articles on:

British Columbia political parties

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

British Columbia politics

The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

Previous British Columbia General Elections

At 8 p.m. local time today (04:00 UTC 18 May), the polls closed in the British Columbia general election, 2005. Results are still coming in, and no party has won an overall majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia yet. At 9:05 p.m. PST (5:05 a.m. UTC 18 May) the CBC called the election for the BC Liberals.

Electoral reform

Held in conjunction with the general election was the British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005, where voters were asked to decide whether to switch from the First Past the Post electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

A 60% Yes vote as well as a simple majority in 48 of the 79 ridings are needed for the measure to pass.

Reactions

Politicians

Stock markets

Election results in depth

[/w/index.php?title=:Results_of_2005_British_Columbia%2C_Canada_General_Election&action=purge Refresh] to see the latest version of this page.

__TOC__

STV referendum results

"Should British Columbia change to the BC-STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform?"

Overall Individual district majorities Votes Percentage Districts PercentageYes926,11057.38%7797.5%No687,95042.62%22.5%

Total seats for each party

PartyCandidatesSeatsNotes  British Columbia Liberal Party7945  New Democratic Party of British Columbia7934   Green Party of British Columbia79  Democratic Reform Party32  British Columbia Youth Coalition2  Bloc British Columbia Party3  British Columbia Conservative Party7  British Columbia Libertarian Party6  British Columbia Marijuana Party44 No candidates fielded in those constituencies where the New Democratic Party or Green Party candidates publicly favour the legalization of marijuana.  British Columbia Party2  British Columbia Patriot Party2  British Columbia Social Credit Party2 Nominated the minimum number of candidates necessary to retain party status.   British Columbia Unity Party1  Communist Party of British Columbia3  Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia1  Freedom Party of British Columbia2  British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement2  People's Front5  Platinum Party11  Western Refederation Party of British Columbia4  Reform Party of British Columbia1  Sex Party3  Western Canada Concept2  Work Less Party of British Columbia11 Urban constituencies only  Your Political Party of British Columbia1 Sole candidate is the party founder and leader  Independents 28

Results by constituency

Northern British Columbia

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes4Bulkley Valley-StikineLiberal (48.61%)New Democratic (39.48%)Dennis Edwin MacKay34North CoastNew Democratic (50.41%)Liberal (42.14%) Gary Earl Coons41Peace River NorthLiberal (62.18%)New Democratic (25.15%) Richard Neufeld42Peace River SouthLiberal (58.25%)New Democratic (32.53%) Blair Lekstrom47Prince George-Mount RobsonLiberal (46.29%)New Democratic (34.18%) Shirley Bond48Prince George NorthLiberal (50.26%)New Democratic (34.19%) Pat Bell49Prince George-OminecaLiberal (51.97%)New Democratic (36.49%) John Rustad56SkeenaLiberal (49.19%)New Democratic (44.17%) Robin Austin

Kootenay, Columbia and Boundary

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes13Columbia River-RevelstokeNew Democratic (49.89%)Liberal (41.44%) Norm Macdonald19East KootenayLiberal (47.11%)New Democratic (44.13%) Bill Bennett32Nelson-CrestonNew Democratic (58.16%)Liberal (27.09%) Corky Evans76West Kootenay-BoundaryNew Democratic (60.06%)Liberal (28.45%) Katrine Conroy

Okanagan and Shuswap

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes24Kelowna-Lake CountryLiberal (50.31%)New Democratic (30.26%)Al Horning25Kelowna-MissionLiberal (53.84%)New Democratic (31.87%)Sindi Hawkins39Okanagan-VernonLiberal (45.49%)New Democratic (31.82%)Tom Christensen40Okanagan-WestsideLiberal (37.64%)New Democratic (29.88%)Rick Thorpe43Penticton-Okanagan ValleyLiberal (50.31%)New Democratic (37.47%)Bill Barisoff55ShuswapLiberal (47.23%)New Democratic (35.11%)George Abbott

Thompson and Cariboo

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes9Cariboo NorthNew Democratic (47.15%)Liberal (45.80%)Bob Simpson10Cariboo SouthNew Democratic (45.61%)Liberal (45.61%)Charlie Wyse22KamloopsLiberal (47.88%)New Democratic (41.55%)Claude Harry Richmond23Kamloops-North ThompsonLiberal (48.40%)New Democratic (40.07%)Kevin Krueger79Yale-LillooetNew Democratic (48.62%)Liberal (40.45%)Harry Lali

Fraser Valley

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes1Abbotsford-ClayburnLiberal (60.16%)New Democratic (30.06%) John van Dongen2Abbotsford-Mount LehmanLiberal (58.09%)New Democratic (30.67%) Michael G. de Jong11Chilliwack-KentLiberal (57.16%)New Democratic (32.7%) Barry Penner12Chilliwack-SumasLiberal (57.56%)New Democratic (30.88%) John Les21Fort Langley-AldergroveLiberal (59.1%)New Democratic (29.03%)Rich ColemanMarijuana leader Marc Emery's riding26LangleyLiberal (52.94%)New Democratic (32.82%)Mary Polak28Maple Ridge-MissionLiberal (44.76%)New Democratic (42.81%) Randy Hawes29Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsLiberal (46.3%)New Democratic (42.96%) Michael Sather

Surrey

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes57Surrey-CloverdaleLiberal (64.19%)New Democratic (25.09%) Kevin Falcon58Surrey-Green TimbersNew Democratic (51.21%)Liberal (39.15%)Sue Hammell59Surrey-NewtonNew Democratic (56.32%)Liberal (36.06%) Harry Bains60Surrey-Panorama RidgeNew Democratic (53.16%)Liberal (39.50%)Jagrup Brar61Surrey-TyneheadLiberal (56.22%)New Democratic (36.12%) Dave Hayer62Surrey-WhalleyNew Democratic (54.01%)Liberal (31.38%) Bruce Ralston63Surrey-White RockLiberal (57.21%)New Democratic (26.85%) Gordon Hogg

Richmond and Delta

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes17Delta NorthNew Democratic (47.39%)Liberal (43.06%)Guy Gentner18Delta SouthLiberal (38.78%)Independent (33.81%) Valerie Roddick50Richmond CentreLiberal (59.76%)New Democratic (31.99%) Olga Ilich51Richmond EastLiberal (57.28%)New Democratic (32.82%) Linda Reid52Richmond-StevestonLiberal (58.6%)New Democratic (31.75%) John Yap

Vancouver's Eastern Suburbs

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes5Burnaby-EdmondsNew Democratic (45.93%)Liberal (43.67%) Raj Chouhan6Burnaby NorthLiberal (46.16%)New Democratic (44.24%) Richard T. Lee7Burnaby-WillingdonLiberal (44.86%)New Democratic (41.35%) John Nuraney8BurquitlamLiberal (46.59%)New Democratic (44.60%)Harry Bloy15Coquitlam-MaillardvilleNew Democratic (47.09%)Liberal (44.5%) Diane Thorne33New WestminsterNew Democratic (55.99%)Liberal (30.9%) Chuck Puchmayr44Port Coquitlam-Burke MountainNew Democratic (49.24%)Liberal (41.93%) Mike Farnworth45Port Moody-WestwoodLiberal (53.96%)New Democratic (37.21%) Iain Black

Vancouver

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes64Vancouver-BurrardNew Democratic (42.27%)Liberal (42.23%) Tim Stevenson65Vancouver-FairviewNew Democratic (46.2%)Liberal (43.56%) Gregor Robertson66Vancouver-FraserviewLiberal (47.85%)New Democratic (42.28%) Wally Oppal67Vancouver-HastingsNew Democratic (53.85%)Liberal (33.12%) Shane Simpson68Vancouver-KensingtonNew Democratic (50.07%)Liberal (42.47%) David Chudnovsky69Vancouver-KingswayNew Democratic (51.05%)Liberal (40.99%) Adrian Dix70Vancouver-LangaraLiberal (55.88%)New Democratic (33.34%) Carole Taylor71Vancouver-Mount PleasantNew Democratic (64.35%)Liberal (21.65%) Jenny Kwan72Vancouver-Point GreyLiberal (47.75%)New Democratic (36.13%)Premier Gordon Campbell re-elected.73Vancouver-QuilchenaLiberal (69.44%)New Democratic (19.2%) Colin Hansen

North Shore and Sunshine Coast

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes36North Vancouver-LonsdaleLiberal (44.39%)New Democratic (38.69%)Katherine Anne Whittred37North Vancouver-SeymourLiberal (57.40%)New Democratic (29.56%)Daniel Morrison Jarvis46Powell River-Sunshine CoastNew Democratic (51.07%)Liberal (21.83%)Nicholas SimonsGreen leader Adriane Carr's riding77West Vancouver-CapilanoLiberal (68.61%)New Democratic (17.84%) Ralph Sultan78West Vancouver-GaribaldiLiberal (56.01%)Green (28.75%) Joan McIntyre

Vancouver Island

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes3Alberni-QualicumNew Democratic (55.37%)Liberal (33.69%) Scott Fraser14Comox ValleyLiberal (45.78%)New Democratic (43.24%) Stan Hagen16Cowichan-LadysmithNew Democratic (49.51%)Liberal (40.77%) Doug Routley30NanaimoNew Democratic (51.61%)Liberal (34.29%) Leonard Krog31Nanaimo-ParksvilleLiberal (51.4%)New Democratic (38.34%) Ron Cantelon35North IslandNew Democratic (48.8%)Liberal (36.38%)Claire Trevena

Greater Victoria

IDConstituencyWinnerSecond placeNotes20Esquimalt-MetchosinNew Democratic (49.84%)Liberal (38.19%) Maurine Karagianis27Malahat-Juan de FucaNew Democratic (46.12%)Liberal (39.02%)DRBC leader Tom Morino's riding38Oak Bay-Gordon HeadLiberal (47.3%)New Democratic (42.56%) Ida Chong53Saanich North and the IslandsLiberal (43.86%)New Democratic (42.56%) Murray Robert Coell54Saanich SouthNew Democratic (45.99%)Liberal (44.77%) David Cubberley74Victoria-Beacon HillNew Democratic (56.24%)Liberal (31.78)NDP leader Carole James riding75Victoria-HillsideNew Democratic (58.33%)Liberal (27.72%) Rob Fleming