1996 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1996 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1991 British Columbia general election 1991 2001 British Columbia general election 2001 75 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 38 seats were needed for a majority May 28, 1996 35th Parliament of British Columbia 36th Parliament of British Columbia 59.11%B.C. Voter Participation: 1983 to 2013 http://142.34.128.33/docs/stats/bc-voter-participation-1983-2013.pdf Elections BC May 11, 2017 March 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328040547/https://142.34.128.33/docs/stats/bc-voter-participation-1983-2013.pdf dead 4.92 pp 150x150px BC NDP nohash Glen Clark February 18, 1996 BC NDP name Vancouver Kingsway 51 seats 39 12 624,395 39.45% 1.26 150x150px BC Liberal nohash Gordon Campbell September 11, 1993 BC Liberal name Vancouver-Point Grey 17 seats 33 16 661,929 41.82% 8.58 Ref BC Reform nohash Jack Weisgerber January 15, 1995 BC Reform name Peace River South 0 seats 2 2 146,734 9.27% 9.09 PDA BC PDA nohash Gordon Wilson December 5, 1993 BC PDA name Powell River-Sunshine Coast pre-creation 1 1 90,797 5.74% 5.74 Premier Glen Clark BC NDP name Premier after election Glen Clark BC NDP name The 1996 British Columbia general election was the 36th provincial 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 April 30, 1996,Haysom Ian Calgary Herald B.C. calls vote after budget May 1, 1996 A3 and held on May 28, 1996. Voter turnout was 59.1 per cent of all eligible voters. New Democratic Party leader and provincial premier Mike Harcourt had resigned as the result of a fundraising scandal involving one of the members of his caucus. Glen Clark was chosen by the party to replace Harcourt. While polling prior to Harcourt's resignation had shown the NDP to be on-track for a landslide defeat, Clark was able to turn their fortunes around and led the party to a second majority government, defeating the Liberal Party of Gordon Campbell, who had become leader of the Liberal Party after Gordon Wilson had been forced out of the position because of his relationship with another Liberal member of the legislature, Judi Tyabji. After Wilson was defeated by Campbell in the convention to choose a new leader, he and Tyabji left the Liberal Party to establish the Progressive Democratic Alliance. Wilson was able to win re-election, but Tyabji was not, who went down to defeat with all of the other candidates fielded by the new party. The once-dominant Social Credit Party collapsed. The party chose Grace McCarthy as its leader in 1993, but she was unable to make a bid to get into the legislature until 1994, when she lost a by-election in the longtime Socred stronghold of Matsqui. Soon afterward, four of its remaining six members defected to Reform BC, leaving Social Credit without official status in the legislature. One more seat was lost in a by-election, reducing the party's representation to one MLA, Cliff Serwa. Serwa retired before the election, however, leaving the party with no incumbents. Party leader Larry Gillanders withdrew from the race while the campaign was in progress, saying that all right-wing parties should unite to topple the ruling NDP. The Socreds won only 0.4% of the vote and were completely shut out of the legislature. While the party still nominally existed until 2023 (with a hiatus from 2013 to 2016), it never elected another MLA. Reform BC held on to two of its four seats. Although the Liberals won the largest share of the popular vote, most of their votes were wasted in the outer regions of the province, and it won only 8 seats in the Vancouver area. Additionally, they suffered from vote-splitting with Reform, the Progressive Democrats, and what little remained of the Socreds. These factors allowed the NDP to win 6 more seats than the opposition Liberals, eking out a majority government. This was the last election to return an NDP majority until 2020, 24 years later. This was also the first provincial election held in BC since the voting age was lowered from 19 to 18 in 1992.2008-05-09 Electoral History of B.C. https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/outreach-and-education/electoral-history-of-bc/ 2024-11-08 Elections BC Opinion polls + Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level Polling firmLast day of survey Source BCNDP BCLP RPBC PDA BCSC Other ME Margin of Error SampleElection 1996May 28, 199639.4541.829.275.740.403.32McIntyre & MustelMay 23, 1996McInnes Craig B.C. vote too close to call, poll finds: Key to outcome may lie in how many Reformers opt for Liberals to block a win by NDP May 25, 1996 A13 The Globe and Mail43.340.99.90Angus ReidMay 14, 1996404112McIntyre & MustelMay 11, 1996McInnes Craig NDP pads lead in B.C. campaign poll: Liberal Leader still slips as voters' pick for premier despite publicity efforts last week B.C. Poll May 13, 1996 A4 The Globe and Mail4535.414.71.70.5Angus ReidMay 2, 1996B.C. NDP, Liberals in dead heat poll shows May 16, 1996 A9 The GazetteHaysom Ian No one is ready to dismiss third-place Reform party May 6, 1996 A6 The Ottawa Citizen453317McIntyre & MustelMay 1, 1996McInnes Craig NDP climbs into lead in B.C. poll Support for opposition drops as new Premier pulls party past early-favourite Liberals May 3, 1996 A8 The Globe and Mail4436161.61.4Election called (April 30, 1996) + Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level Polling firmLast day of survey Source BCNDP BCLP RPBC PDA BCSC Other ME Margin of Error SampleMarktrendApril 14, 1996Hauka Don Poll surge heartens NDP: Premier urged to drop writ as voters sour on Liberals April 18, 1996 A5 The Province383221Angus ReidMarch 12, 1996Rowlands Bob NDP, Grits in dead heat May 16, 1996 1 The Times Colonist40381631McIntyre & MustelMarch 1996McInnes Craig NDP climbs into lead in B.C. poll: Support for opposition drops as new Premier pulls party past early-favourite Liberals May 3, 1996 A8 The Globe and Mail38382013MarkTrendFebruary 23, 1996Poll shows NDP stalled March 2, 1996 A18 The Vancouver Sun293827ViewpointsJanuary 17, 1996New poll shows NDP closing gap on Grits January 24, 1996 The Times Colonist A4, 134.940.620MarkTrendJanuary 1996283727 Glen Clark becomes leader of the NDP and Premier (February 22, 1996)Angus ReidDecember 12, 1995Fong Petti New Democrats surge ahead in latest B.C. poll December 18, 1995 A1 The Vancouver Sun354022 Mike Harcourt announces resignation as Premier and leader of the NDP (November 15, 1995)|B.C. premier quits after poll results Schreiner John Damsell Keith November 16, 1995 5 Financial PostAngus ReidNovember 8, 1995Grits likely next B.C. government November 12, 1995 1 Times Colonist244922McIntyre & MustelMarch 1995Poll rains on hopes of NDP in B.C. Liberals get twice the backing no matter who takes over November 21, 1995 N4 The Globe and Mail28472123 Jack Weisgerber becomes leader of the BC Reform Party (January 15, 1995)Leyne Les Weisberger elected leader on first ballot January 15, 1995 1 Times ColonistMarkTrendDecember 1994Hunter Justine Voters say they still prefer Liberals December 15, 1994 B8 The Vancouver Sun254128McIntyre & MustelDecember 1994McLintock Barbara NDP on rise, says survey December 14, 1996 A12 The Province314220ViewpointsNovember 1994Baldrey Keith NDP's own poll puts Liberals in lead November 25, 1994 B4 The Vancouver Sun304222McIntyre & MustelSeptember 199425412653Angus ReidSeptember 1994Kieran Brian NDP facing an uphill election battle January 15, 1995 A6 The Province3044197McIntyre & MustelJune 5, 1994Austin Ian Hauka Don Support grows for B.C. Reform: Gain from Grits: Poll June 10, 1994 A12 The Province21392875ViewpointsJune 1994Two polls put B.C. Liberals on top June 4, 1994 1 Times Colonist3039243MarktrendJune 19942338343Angus ReidMarch 1994Smyth Michael Poll: Grits leave NDP in distance March 19, 1994 1 Times Colonist255370.4Hunter Justine Harcourt's popularity on rise, poll says: Liberals still first with voters, Reform party shows gains March 19, 1994 A3 The Vancouver Sun10March 1994Cernetig Miro Socreds' collapse creates a political vacuum March 10, 1994 A4 The Globe and Mail25382110Angus ReidDecember 1993Leyne Les B.C. Liberals keep big lead in Reid poll January 6, 1994 1 Times Colonist214714McIntyre & MustelDecember 1993McLintock Barbara Colebourn John Campbell's Grits No. 1: NDP, Socreds eat Liberals' dust December 15, 1993 A6 The Province204918 PDA founded (December 5, 1993)Angus ReidSeptember 1993Hunter Justine Socred support plummets to only 14%, Reid poll shows October 30, 1993 A6 The Vancouver Sun264814 Gordon Campbell becomes leader of the BC Liberals (September 11, 1993)McIntyre & MustelSeptember 1993McLintock Barbara We like Gordon Campbell best, for now: Poll September 10, 1993 A5 The Province275019Angus ReidJune 1993274222Angus ReidMarch 10, 1993Baldrey Keith B.C. Liberals dive in poll: Leader thought taking party down with him March 18, 1993 A1 The Vancouver Sun423217Angus ReidNovember 19923147Angus Reid-Southam NewsAugust 31, 1992O'Neil Peter Honeymoon over – or blip in poll September 4, 1992 A4 The Vancouver Sun334616Angus Reid-Southam NewsJuly 1992483211Election 1991October 17, 199140.7133.250.18-24.271.59 Results +Elections to the 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1996)Elections BC 2002 21PartyLeaderCandidatesVotesSeats # ± % Change (pp) 1991 1996 ± BC NDP row-nameGlen Clark75 624,395 29,004 39.45 -1.26 −2 1em background:red5139 75 BC NDP12 BC Liberal row-nameGordon Campbell75 661,929 175,721 41.82 8.58 −2 1em background:green1733 75 BC Liberal16 BC Reform row-nameJack Weisgerber75 146,734 143,701 9.27 9.09 −2 1em background:green –2 75 BC Reform2 BC PDA row-nameGordon Wilson66 90,797 90,797 5.74 5.74 −2 1em background:green –1 75 BC PDA1 BC Social Credit row-nameLarry Gillanders38 6,276 345,384 0.40 -23.65 −2 1em background:red70 75 BC Social Credit7 BC Green row-nameStuart Parker71 31,511 18,861 1.99 1.13 −2 1em background:green BC Independent row-name23 10,067 214 0.64 −0.07 BC FCP row-name14 4,150 2,840 0.26 0.17 BC Natural Law row-name38 2,919 2,919 0.18New BC Libertarian row-name17 2,041 1,181 0.13 0.07 BC Conservative row-namePeter B. Macdonald8 1,002 576 0.06 0.03 BC Western Canada Concept row-nameDoug Christie5 374 277 0.02 −0.02 BC Common Sense, Community, Family row-nameRoss Ellis5 291 291 0.02New BC Communist row-name3 218 126 0.01 0.01Total 5131,582,704 100.00% Rejected ballots 9,951 20,782 Turnout1,592,655 99,45571.50% 3.57 Registered voters2,227,424 238,370 a Vote and seat summaries Ternary plots – shift of electoral support (1991–1996) 350 200 yes center Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties File:Ternary BC1991.svg 1991 Ternary plot of 1991 results File:Ternary BC1996.svg 1996 Ternary plot of 1996 results MLAs elected #A51B12 Abbotsford: John van Dongen #F4A460 Alberni: Gerard A. Janssen #F4A460 Bulkley Valley-Stikine: Bill Goodacre #F4A460 Burnaby-Edmonds: Fred G. Randall #F4A460 Burnaby North: Pietro Calendino #F4A460 Burnaby-Willingdon: Joan Sawicki #A51B12 Cariboo North: John Wilson #F4A460 Cariboo South: David Zirnhelt #A51B12 Chilliwack: Barry Penner #F4A460 Columbia River-Revelstoke: Jim Doyle #F4A460 Comox Valley: Evelyn Gillespie #F4A460 Coquitlam-Maillardville: John Cashore #F4A460 Cowichan-Ladysmith: Jan Pullinger #A51B12 Delta North: Reni Masi #A51B12 Delta South: Fred Gingell #F4A460 Esquimalt-Metchosin: Moe Sihota #A51B12 Fort Langley-Aldergrove: Rich Coleman #F4A460 Kamloops: Cathy McGregor #A51B12 Kamloops-North Thompson: Kevin Krueger #F4A460 Kootenay: Erda Walsh #A51B12 Langley: Lynn Stephens #F4A460 Malahat-Juan de Fuca: Rick Kasper #F4A460 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows: Bill Hartley #A51B12 Matsqui: Mike de Jong #F4A460 Mission-Kent: Dennis Streifel #F4A460 Nanaimo: Dale Lovick #F4A460 Nelson-Creston: Corky Evans #F4A460 New Westminster: Graeme Bowbrick #F4A460 North Coast: Dan Miller #F4A460 North Island: Glenn Robertson #A51B12 North Vancouver-Lonsdale: Katherine Whittred #A51B12 North Vancouver-Seymour: Daniel Jarvis #A51B12 Oak Bay-Gordon Head: Ida Chong #A51B12 Okanagan-Boundary: Bill Barisoff #A51B12 Okanagan East: John Weisbeck #A51B12 Okanagan-Penticton: Rick Thorpe #A51B12 Okanagan-Vernon: April Sanders #A51B12 Okanagan West: Sindi Hawkins #A51B12 Parksville-Qualicum: Paul Reitsma #00BFFF Peace River North: Richard Neufeld #00BFFF Peace River South: Jack Weisgerber #F4A460 Port Coquitlam: Mike Farnworth #A51B12 Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain: Christy Clark #AA99CC Powell River-Sunshine Coast: Gordon Wilson #F4A460 Prince George-Mount Robson: Lois Boone #F4A460 Prince George North: Paul Ramsey #A51B12 Prince George-Omineca: Paul Nettleton #A51B12 Richmond Centre: Doug Symons #A51B12 Richmond East: Linda Reid #A51B12 Richmond-Steveston: Geoff Plant #F4A460 Rossland-Trail: Ed Conroy #A51B12 Saanich North and the Islands: Murray Coell #F4A460 Saanich South: Andrew Petter #A51B12 Shuswap: George Abbott #F4A460 Skeena: Helmut Giesbrecht #A51B12 Surrey-Cloverdale: Bonnie McKinnon #F4A460 Surrey-Green Timbers: Sue Hammell #F4A460 Surrey-Newton: Penny Priddy #F4A460 Surrey-Whalley: Joan Smallwood #A51B12 Surrey-White Rock: Wilf Hurd #F4A460 Vancouver-Burrard: Tim Stevenson #F4A460 Vancouver-Fraserview: Ian Waddell #F4A460 Vancouver-Hastings: Joy MacPhail #F4A460 Vancouver-Kensington: Ujjal Dosanjh #F4A460 Vancouver-Kingsway: Glen Clark #A51B12 Vancouver-Langara: Val Anderson #A51B12 Vancouver-Little Mountain: Gary Farrell-Collins #F4A460 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: Jenny Kwan #A51B12 Vancouver-Point Grey: Gordon Campbell #A51B12 Vancouver-Quilchena: Colin Hansen #F4A460 Victoria-Beacon Hill: Gretchen Brewin #F4A460 Victoria-Hillside: Steve Orcherton #A51B12 West Vancouver-Capilano: Jeremy Dalton #A51B12 West Vancouver-Garibaldi: Ted Nebbeling #F4A460 Yale-Lillooet: Harry Lali Synopsis of results Results of the 1996 British Columbia general election by riding + Results by riding – 1996 British Columbia general electionElections BC 2002 21–34 Riding Winning party Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots Votesparties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. Family Coalition is also shown separately, as it received more votes than Natural Law while fielding fewer candidates.Name 1991Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% NDP Lib Ref PD Progressive Democrat Grn SC Social Credit FCP Family Coalition Party NLP Natural Law Party Ind Independent or no affiliation Oth Other minor parties Total   Abbotsford SC Lib 10,998 50.24% 5,593 25.55% 69.25% 5,405 10,998 4,086 1,126 274 – – – – – 21,889 Alberni NDP NDP 7,398 52.01% 2,299 16.16% 73.32% 7,398 5,099 823 578 195 – – 58 – 72 14,223 Bulkley Valley-Stikine NDP NDP 4,779 37.02% 1,053 8.16% 71.05% 4,779 3,726 3,473 624 151 155 – – – – 12,908 Burnaby-Edmonds NDP NDP 9,912 46.45% 1,142 5.35% 70.63% 9,912 8,770 1,008 1,067 387 120 – 77 – – 21,341 Burnaby North NDP NDP 8,926 45.47% 766 3.90% 72.70% 8,926 8,160 1,081 976 395 – – 62 – 31 19,631 Burnaby-Willingdon NDP NDP 10,501 45.54% 823 3.57% 71.73% 10,501 9,678 999 1,161 458 – – 74 – 190 23,061 Cariboo North NDP Lib 5,533 40.87% 353 2.61% 70.05% 5,180 5,533 2,561 – 168 – – – – 97 13,539 Cariboo South NDP NDP 6,372 41.45% 322 2.09% 70.88% 6,372 6,050 2,684 – 267 – – – – – 15,373 Chilliwack Lib Lib 9,273 37.90% 3,284 13.42% 68.57% 5,989 9,273 3,237 – 232 – – – 5,736 – 24,467 Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP NDP 6,264 42.52% 1,092 7.41% 71.04% 6,264 5,172 2,687 282 270 – – 58 – – 14,733 Comox Valley NDP NDP 13,230 42.76% 2,509 8.11% 72.86% 13,230 10,721 3,451 1,039 1,296 – 398 – 804 – 30,939 Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP NDP 10,812 45.91% 1,372 5.83% 72.33% 10,812 9,440 1,434 1,289 – 133 – 123 – 320 23,551 Cowichan-Ladysmith NDP NDP 12,249 49.85% 4,466 18.18% 73.97% 12,249 7,783 2,434 1,459 645 – – – – – 24,570 Delta North NDP Lib 9,305 45.50% 648 3.17% 74.88% 8,657 9,305 755 1,385 347 – – – – – 20,449 Delta South Lib Lib 13,415 58.78% 7,431 32.56% 74.55% 5,984 13,415 1,371 1,215 333 200 304 – – – 22,822 Esquimalt-Metchosin NDP NDP 13,833 59.54% 7,063 30.40% 68.16% 13,833 6,770 1,179 921 376 – – 60 58 35 23,232 Fort Langley-Aldergrove Lib Lib 12,005 47.30% 4,636 18.26% 76.09% 7,369 12,005 3,484 1,737 472 – 316 – – – 25,383 Kamloops NDP NDP 10,135 44.30% 862 3.77% 69.56% 10,135 9,273 1,721 1,241 – 508 – – – – 22,878 Kamloops-North Thompson NDP Lib 7,313 43.43% 368 2.19% 72.65% 6,945 7,313 1,710 – 401 468 – – – – 16,837 Kootenay NDP NDP 6,398 38.59% 511 3.08% 68.15% 6,398 5,887 3,718 – 363 – – – 215 – 16,581 Langley Lib Lib 9,277 46.62% 3,482 17.50% 73.19% 5,795 9,277 3,224 1,195 262 148 – – – – 19,901 Malahat-Juan de Fuca NDP NDP 10,686 48.63% 3,130 14.24% 72.91% 10,686 7,556 1,887 1,061 601 – – – 98 84 21,973 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows NDP NDP 12,946 46.07% 1,986 7.07% 73.30% 12,946 10,960 1,470 2,011 464 – – 90 – 158 28,099 Matsqui SC Lib 10,903 50.81% 5,554 25.88% 68.41% 5,349 10,903 4,405 – 216 – 385 199 – – 21,457 Mission-Kent NDP NDP 8,232 44.16% 1,120 6.01% 70.92% 8,232 7,112 1,618 1,243 324 – – – 113 – 18,642 Nanaimo NDP NDP 11,210 48.75% 3,538 15.39% 69.79% 11,210 7,672 1,867 1,337 486 – 311 – – 113 22,996 Nelson-Creston NDP NDP 9,179 44.90% 2,745 13.43% 75.20% 9,179 6,434 2,114 – 2,282 – 360 73 – – 20,442 New Westminster NDP NDP 10,418 46.69% 1,827 8.19% 70.41% 10,418 8,591 1,446 1,121 488 – – 107 142 – 22,313 North Coast NDP NDP 7,298 64.82% 4,399 39.07% 63.33% 7,298 2,899 830 – 232 – – – – – 11,259 North Island NDP NDP 8,385 45.80% 1,604 8.76% 69.55% 8,385 6,781 1,776 887 479 – – – – – 18,308 North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP Lib 9,325 46.37% 2,174 10.81% 71.16% 7,151 9,325 1,241 1,736 417 – – 93 – 149 20,112 North Vancouver-Seymour Lib Lib 14,165 56.35% 7,489 29.79% 76.91% 6,676 14,165 1,737 1,713 645 105 – 44 – 54 25,139 Oak Bay-Gordon Head NDP Lib 12,340 46.59% 640 2.42% 79.49% 11,700 12,340 675 937 566 48 56 47 118 – 26,487 Okanagan-Boundary NDP Lib 7,011 38.35% 27 0.15% 75.05% 6,984 7,011 2,810 775 356 183 – 163 – – 18,282 Okanagan East Lib Lib 9,382 38.37% 2,950 12.06% 70.24% 5,176 9,382 3,116 6,432 347 – – – – – 24,453 Okanagan-Penticton NDP Lib 10,661 43.07% 1,569 6.34% 73.41% 9,092 10,661 2,976 1,444 464 – – 113 – – 24,750 Okanagan-Vernon SC Lib 9,776 39.06% 2,279 9.11% 71.03% 7,497 9,776 5,356 1,839 334 227 – – – – 25,029 Okanagan West SC Lib 15,575 46.00% 7,294 21.54% 71.02% 8,281 15,575 4,858 4,225 519 399 – – – – 33,857 Parksville-Qualicum NDP Lib 13,459 41.19% 483 1.48% 77.12% 12,976 13,459 3,955 1,669 422 – – 110 – 81 32,672 Peace River North SC Ref 5,299 48.41% 2,162 19.75% 60.49% 1,975 3,137 5,299 169 – 240 – – 125 – 10,945 Peace River South SC Ref 3,901 31.89% 123 1.01% 62.60% 3,778 3,774 3,901 183 145 452 – – – – 12,233 Port Coquitlam NDP NDP 14,767 46.37% 1,457 4.58% 73.48% 14,767 13,310 1,335 1,789 417 124 – – – 102 31,844 Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain NDP Lib 10,272 44.73% 468 2.04% 73.40% 9,804 10,272 1,039 1,408 441 – – – – – 22,964 Powell River-Sunshine Coast Lib PD 10,833 49.05% 4,745 21.49% 75.37% 6,088 3,911 677 10,833 518 – – – – 57 22,084 Prince George-Mount Robson NDP NDP 4,713 40.67% 949 8.19% 63.84% 4,713 3,764 2,076 788 247 – – – – – 11,588 Prince George North NDP NDP 5,837 39.58% 914 6.20% 66.75% 5,837 4,923 2,430 891 173 – – – 495 – 14,749 Prince George-Omineca SC Lib 5,514 36.88% 308 2.06% 67.79% 5,206 5,514 2,998 1,023 209 – – – – – 14,950 Richmond Centre Lib Lib 9,925 55.52% 4,202 23.51% 68.67% 5,723 9,925 614 996 235 154 – 38 65 126 17,876 Richmond East Lib Lib 10,205 55.60% 4,442 24.20% 71.62% 5,763 10,205 792 1,093 235 139 – 43 – 83 18,353 Richmond-Steveston Lib Lib 9,643 56.65% 4,602 27.04% 74.36% 5,041 9,643 556 919 188 88 – 38 450 99 17,022 Rossland-Trail NDP NDP 8,635 50.74% 2,712 15.94% 74.99% 8,635 5,923 1,366 660 434 – – – – – 17,018 Saanich North and the Islands Lib Lib 13,374 47.57% 2,828 10.06% 77.89% 10,546 13,374 1,627 1,533 898 – – 72 – 63 28,113 Saanich South NDP NDP 11,394 46.11% 527 2.13% 77.16% 11,394 10,867 676 1,198 343 – – 86 – 144 24,708 Shuswap NDP Lib 8,596 34.55% 727 2.92% 72.79% 7,869 8,596 5,617 1,325 237 221 – – 1,014 – 24,879 Skeena NDP NDP 5,353 40.34% 635 4.79% 70.72% 5,353 4,718 2,744 – 205 249 – – – – 13,269 Surrey-Cloverdale Lib Lib 14,297 48.27% 5,466 18.46% 74.75% 8,831 14,297 2,690 2,417 366 306 709 – – – 29,616 Surrey-Green Timbers NDP NDP 10,278 50.11% 3,348 16.32% 69.40% 10,278 6,930 1,183 1,150 228 114 255 32 101 241 20,512 Surrey-Newton NDP NDP 13,969 49.54% 4,181 14.83% 71.33% 13,969 9,788 1,244 1,841 340 174 577 48 – 217 28,198 Surrey-Whalley NDP NDP 7,396 50.14% 2,820 19.12% 65.38% 7,396 4,576 1,302 968 243 115 – 70 – 82 14,752 Surrey-White Rock Lib Lib 18,039 58.04% 9,824 31.61% 75.89% 8,215 18,039 2,519 1,110 677 226 – – 295 – 31,081 Vancouver-Burrard NDP NDP 10,646 49.70% 2,671 12.47% 62.68% 10,646 7,975 671 1,014 563 – – 93 – 458 21,420 Vancouver-Fraserview NDP NDP 8,774 45.97% 380 1.99% 71.94% 8,774 8,394Gulzar Singh Cheema was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 643 815 225 177 – 57 – – 19,085 Vancouver-Hastings NDP NDP 9,894 54.01% 3,549 19.37% 67.96% 9,894 6,345 568 824 486 137 – 64 – – 18,318 Vancouver-Kensington NDP NDP 9,496 50.74% 1,888 10.09% 70.25% 9,496 7,608 472 537 349 135 119 – – – 18,716 Vancouver-Kingsway NDP NDP 10,525 55.46% 3,528 18.59% 71.07% 10,525 6,997 367 518 264 75 – 65 69 98 18,978 Vancouver-Langara Lib Lib 11,038 60.20% 5,523 30.12% 68.66% 5,515 11,038 519 839 337 – – 89 – – 18,337 Vancouver-Little Mountain NDP Lib 12,036 50.25% 2,646 11.05% 68.32% 9,390 12,036 489 1,062 714 85 – 82 96 – 23,954 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant NDP NDP 11,155 64.05% 6,912 39.69% 60.50% 11,155 4,243 354 584 759 86 – 114 – 121 17,416 Vancouver-Point Grey NDP Lib 12,637 48.86% 1,563 6.04% 71.03% 11,074 12,637 406 857 683 – 62 76 – 70 25,865 Vancouver-Quilchena Lib Lib 15,509 68.68% 10,532 46.64% 75.71% 4,977 15,509 495 827 627 91 – 57 – – 22,583 Victoria-Beacon Hill NDP NDP 11,960 52.51% 4,324 18.98% 68.17% 11,960 7,636 654 1,093 1,008 96 – 64 73 194 22,778 Victoria-Hillside NDP NDP 11,585 53.32% 4,723 21.74% 67.53% 11,585 6,862 979 1,227 790 – – 97 – 188 21,728 West Vancouver-Capilano Lib Lib 16,675 71.29% 13,189 56.38% 76.63% 3,486 16,675 1,326 1,182 461 – 174 47 – 40 23,391 West Vancouver-Garibaldi Lib Lib 12,326 57.17% 6,038 28.00% 73.03% 6,288 12,326 1,430 693 532 98 – 36 – 159 21,562 Yale-Lillooet NDP NDP 7,080 41.06% 1,168 6.77% 72.21% 7,080 5,912 3,419 706 – – 124 – – – 17,241 a #B9E5B9 silver = Open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = Incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = Previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = Incumbency arose from by-election gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #FFA07A silver = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada #F0E68C silver = Multiple candidates Summary analysis + Party candidates in 2nd placeSummarized from https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1996GEResults/1996-Voting-Results-by-Voting-Area.xls 1996 Voting Results by Voting Area Elections BC March 13, 2024 Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place TotalNDP Lib PDBC NDP row-name 39 39BC Liberal row-name 32 1 33BC Reform row-name 1 1 2BC PDA row-name 1 1 Total34 40 1 75 + Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thBC NDP colour&name39 34 2 BC Liberal colour&name33 40 2 BC Reform colour&name2 44 24 5BC PDA colour&name1 1 24 37 3BC Green colour&name 2 9 52BC Independent colour&name 1 4BC Social Credit colour&name 4 2BC FCP colour&name 1 5BC Libertarian colour&name 2 Seats changing hands Of the 75 seats, 23 were open, of which 21 had members who chose not to stand for reelection, and two arose from MLAs campaigning in another riding. Voters in only 20 seats changed allegiance from the previous election in 1991: NDP to Liberal (12) Cariboo North Delta North Kamloops-North Thompson North Vancouver-Lonsdale Oak Bay-Gordon Head Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Penticton Parksville-Qualicum Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain Shuswap Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit to Liberal (5) Abbotsford Matsqui Okanagan-Vernon Okanagan West Prince George-Omineca Social Credit to Reform (2) Peace River North Peace River South Liberal to Progressive Democrat (1) Powell River-Sunshine Coast + Resulting composition of the 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Source PartyNDPLibRefPDTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned28 8 36Open seats held11 5 16Ouster of incumbents changing affiliation 3 3Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 8 8Open seats gained – new MLAs 5 5Open seats gained – taken by MLAs previously incumbent in another riding 2 2Byelection gains held 2 2Incumbents changing allegiance 2 1 3Total39 33 2 1 75 References Further reading 1988 Electoral History of British Columbia: Supplement, 19872001 https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1987-2001-ElectionHistory.pdf Elections BC 0-7726-4789-5 Elections BC 2002 Mutimer David Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996 2002 University of Toronto Press Toronto 9781442672093 https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_f2e4 registration External links Elections BC 1996 Election Losing the vote, winning the election, CBC video Category: elections in Canada General election Category:May 1996 in Canada