1969 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 February 2024 1969 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1966 British Columbia general election 1966 1972 British Columbia general election 1972 28th Parliament of British Columbia 29th Parliament of British Columbia 55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 28 seats were needed for a majority August 27, 1969 WAC Bennett - 1942.jpg BC Social Credit nohash W. A. C. Bennett 1952 BC Social Credit name South Okanagan 33 seats, 45.59% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 38 5 457,777 46.79% 1.20pp Percentage points Thomas Berger, 1969.jpg BC NDP nohash Thomas R. Berger 1969 BC NDP name Vancouver-Burrard (lost re-election) 16 seats, 33.62% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 12 4 331,813 33.92% 0.30pp Percentage points BCLP BC Liberal nohash Pat McGeer 1968 BC Liberal name Vancouver-Point Grey 6 seats, 20.24% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 5 1 186,235 19.03% 1.21pp Percentage points Premier W. A. C. Bennett BC Social Credit name Premier after election W. A. C. Bennett BC Social Credit name The 1969 British Columbia general election was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 21, 1969, and held on August 27, 1969. The new legislature met for the first time on January 22, 1970. The conservative Social Credit Party of British Columbia was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a seventh term in government. It won over 46% of the popular vote. The opposition New Democratic Party of British Columbia won about one-third of the popular vote, roughly the same as in the previous election, but lost four of its 16 seats in the legislature. The Liberal Party of British Columbia lost one of its six seats. Results PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1966Elected% Change#%% Change BC Social Credit row-nameW.A.C. Bennett553338+15.2%457,77746.79% +1.20% BC NDP rowNew DemocratsTom Berger551612 -25.0%331,81333.92% +0.30% BC Liberal row-namePatrick Lucey McGeer5565-16.7%186,23519.03% -1.21% BC PC rowProgressive ConservativeJohn de Wolf1-- - 1,087 0.11% -0.07% BC Independent rowIndependent6-- - 8310.08%-0.15% BC Communist row-name 4-- - 482 0.05% -0.09% BC Independent rowSocial Conservative 1*- *131 0.01%*Total1775555 - 978,356100%  Source:https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf 303 Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 Elections BC Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Social Credit BC Social Credit 46.79 NDP BC NDP 33.92 Liberal BC Liberal 19.03 PC BC Conservative 0.11 Others BC Independent 0.15Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Social Credit BC Social Credit 69.09 NDP BC NDP 21.82 Liberal BC Liberal 9.09 See also List of British Columbia political parties References Further reading Saywell John John Saywell Canadian Annual Review for 1969 1970 978-0-8020-1736-9 University of Toronto Press Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_s6a4 registration Category: elections in Canada General election Category:August 1969 in Canada