2017 British Columbia general election
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The 41st British Columbia general election is tentatively scheduled for May 9, 2017, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It will take place after the Premier of British Columbia formally advises the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
The election will be the first contested on a new electoral map completed in 2015, with the total number of constituencies increased from 85 in the current legislature to 87. New districts will be added for Richmond and Surrey, while the boundaries to 48 existing electoral districts will be adjusted.[2]
Timing
Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday in May of the fourth calendar year after the last election.[3] As an election was held on May 14, 2013, the next election will be scheduled for May 9, 2017. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit (in practice, on the advice of the Premier).[3]
Background
In the 2013 general election, the BC Liberal Party under the leadership of Premier Christy Clark were re-elected with a majority government. The New Democratic Party, under the leadership of Adrian Dix, again formed the Official Opposition with a slightly reduced total of 34 seats. Despite the victory, Clark was defeated by NDP candidate David Eby in her riding but was elected in the Westside-Kelowna by-election following Ben Stewart's resignation in July 2013.[4] The Green Party, under the leadership of Jane Sterk, won its first seat in the legislature, though Sterk herself was not elected. Dix resigned as NDP leader following the election, and was succeeded by John Horgan.[5] On August 13, 2013 Sterk announced she would resign as Green Party leader,[6] Adam Olsen was appointed interim leader on August 25, 2013.[7] The Conservative Party, under the leadership of John Cummins, failed to win a seat and Cummins resigned after the Westside-Kelowna by-election. On February 2, 2016, two by-elections occurred in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain to replace Jenny Kwan and Douglas Horne who had resigned to seek election in the 2015 federal election.
In preparation of the election, the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014 increased the number of electoral districts to 87 and required that the number of electoral districts in the North, Cariboo-Thompson, and the Columbia-Kootenay regions not be decreased despite lower population. The Electoral Districts Act was updated in November 2015 to establish the new electoral districts, adding one new electoral district in Surrey and one in Richmond. The Election Amendment Act, 2015 requires the chief electoral officer to provide each party with the identification of registered voters to voted in the last election, as well as allows constituency associations to incur election expenses, limits vouching to amend voter information to only family members of the voter, and eliminates the 60-day pre-campaign period, including its expense limits.
Retiring incumbents
Current standings
Party | Party leader | Seats | ||
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2013 | Current | |||
Liberal | Christy Clark | 49 | 47 | |
New Democratic | John Horgan | 34 | 35 | |
Green | Andrew Weaver | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 2 | ||
Vacant | 0 | |||
Total | 85 | 85 |
Candidates
The following is a list of candidates nominated or known to be running in the 2017 election by electoral district, as noted by their respective parties (BC Liberal, Green sources) or from CBC's updated list of candidates.
- Names in bold indicate cabinet ministers, and italics indicates party leaders.
- Incumbents who did not seek re-election are denoted by †
- Incumbents who are running for re-election in a different district are marked by ‡
Northern British Columbia
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Nechako Lakes | John Rustad | Jon Rempel (Libertarian) | John Rustad | |||||||
North Coast | Jennifer Rice | Jennifer Rice | ||||||||
Peace River North | Dan Davies | Rob Fraser[22] (Ind.) Jeff Richert[23] (Ind.) |
Pat Pimm† | |||||||
Peace River South | Mike Bernier | Mike Bernier | ||||||||
Prince George-Mackenzie | Mike Morris | Mike Morris | ||||||||
Prince George-Valemount | Shirley Bond | Shirley Bond | ||||||||
Skeena | Ellis Ross | Bruce Bidgood | Robin Austin† | |||||||
Stikine | Wanda Good | Doug Donaldson | Doug Donaldson |
Kootenays
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Columbia River-Revelstoke | Doug Clovechok | Gerry Taft | Norm Macdonald† | |||||||
Kootenay East | Tom Shypitka | Randal Macnair | Bill Bennett† | |||||||
Kootenay West | Katrine Conroy | Katrine Conroy | ||||||||
Nelson-Creston | Michelle Mungall | Kim Charlesworth | Michelle Mungall |
Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Boundary-Similkameen | Linda Larson | Colleen Ross | Linda Larson | |||||||
Kelowna-Lake Country | Norm Letnick | Norm Letnick | ||||||||
Kelowna-Mission | Steve Thomson | Steve Thomson | ||||||||
Kelowna West | Christy Clark | Christy Clark | ||||||||
Penticton | Dan Ashton | Tarik Sayeed | Dan Ashton | |||||||
Shuswap | Greg Kyllo | Sylvia Lindgren | Greg Kyllo | |||||||
Vernon-Monashee | Eric Foster | Eric Foster |
Thompson and Cariboo
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Cariboo-Chilcotin | Donna Barnett | Sally Watson | Rita Giesbrecht | Donna Barnett | ||||||
Cariboo North | Coralee Oakes | Coralee Oakes | ||||||||
Fraser-Nicola | Jackie Tegart | Arthur Sam or Harry Lali | Arthur Green | Jackie Tegart | ||||||
Kamloops-North Thompson | Peter Milobar | Barbara Nederpel | Dan Hines | Terry Lake† | ||||||
Kamloops-South Thompson | Todd Stone | Nancy Bepple | Donovan Cavers | Todd Stone |
Fraser Valley
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Abbotsford-Mission | Simon Gibson | Simon Gibson | ||||||||
Abbotsford South | Darryl Plecas | Darryl Plecas | ||||||||
Abbotsford West | Mike de Jong | Preet Rai | Mike de Jong | |||||||
Chilliwack | John Martin | John Martin | ||||||||
Chilliwack-Kent | Laurie Throness | Laurie Throness (Chilliwack-Hope) | ||||||||
Langley | Mary Polak | Mary Polak | ||||||||
Langley East | Rich Coleman | Rich Coleman (Fort Langley-Aldergrove) | ||||||||
Maple Ridge-Mission | Marc Dalton | Bob D’Eith | Peter Tam | Marc Dalton | ||||||
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Doug Bing | Lisa Beare | Doug Bing |
Surrey
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Surrey-Cloverdale | Marvin Hunt | Stephanie Cadieux‡ | ||||||||
Surrey-Fleetwood | Peter Fassbender | Jagrup Brar | Peter Fassbender | |||||||
Surrey-Green Timbers | Rachna Singh | Sue Hammell† | ||||||||
Surrey-Guildford | Amrik Virk | Garry Begg | Amrik Virk (Surrey-Tynehead) | |||||||
Surrey-Newton | Harry Bains | Harry Bains | ||||||||
Surrey-Panorama | Puneet Sandhar | Jinny Sims | Marvin Hunt‡ | |||||||
Surrey South | Stephanie Cadieux | Fabiola Palomino (YPP) | new district | |||||||
Surrey-Whalley | Bruce Ralston | Bruce Ralston | ||||||||
Surrey-White Rock | Tracy Redies | Gordon Hogg† |
Richmond and Delta
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Delta North | Scott Hamilton | Ravi Kahlon | Scott Hamilton | |||||||
Delta South | Ian Paton | Vicki Huntington† | ||||||||
Richmond North Centre | Teresa Wat | Lyren Chiu | Teresa Wat (Richmond Centre) | |||||||
Richmond South Centre | Linda Reid | new district | ||||||||
Richmond-Queensborough | Jas Johal | Linda Reid‡ (Richmond East) | ||||||||
Richmond-Steveston | John Yap | John Yap |
Vancouver's eastern suburbs
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Burnaby-Deer Lake | Karen Wang | Anne Kang | Rick McGowan | Elias Ishak[24] (Independent) | Kathy Corrigan† | |||||
Burnaby-Edmonds | Raj Chouhan | Raj Chouhan | ||||||||
Burnaby-Lougheed | Steve Darling[25] | Katrina Chen | Joe Keithley | Jane Shin† | ||||||
Burnaby North | Richard T. Lee | Janet Routledge | Richard T. Lee | |||||||
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | Joan Isaacs | Jodie Wickens | Jodie Wickens | |||||||
Coquitlam-Maillardville | Steve Kim | Selina Robinson | Selina Robinson | |||||||
New Westminster | Judy Darcy | Jonina Campbell | Judy Darcy | |||||||
Port Coquitlam | Mike Farnworth | Mike Farnworth | ||||||||
Port Moody-Coquitlam | Linda Reimer | Rick Glumac | Linda Reimer |
Vancouver
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Vancouver-Fairview | George Heyman | George Heyman | ||||||||
Vancouver-False Creek | Sam Sullivan | Morgane Oger | James Filippelli (YPP) | Sam Sullivan | ||||||
Vancouver-Fraserview | Suzanne Anton | Suzanne Anton | ||||||||
Vancouver-Hastings | Shane Simpson | Shane Simpson | ||||||||
Vancouver-Kensington | Kim Chan Logan | Mable Elmore | Mable Elmore | |||||||
Vancouver-Kingsway | Trang Nguyen | Adrian Dix | Ellisa Calder | Brette Mullins (YPP) | Adrian Dix | |||||
Vancouver-Langara | Michael Lee | Janet Fraser | Surinder Trehan (YPP) | Moira Stilwell† | ||||||
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | Conny Lin | Melanie Mark | Jerry Kroll | Melanie Mark | ||||||
Vancouver-Point Grey | James Lombardi | David Eby | David Eby | |||||||
Vancouver-Quilchena | Andrew Wilkinson | Andrew Wilkinson | ||||||||
Vancouver-West End | Nigel Elliott | Spencer Chandra Herbert | James Marshall | Spencer Chandra Herbert |
North Shore and Sunshine Coast
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Naomi Yamamoto | Bowinn Ma | Naomi Yamamoto | |||||||
North Vancouver-Seymour | Jane Thornthwaite | Joshua Johnson | Clayton Welwood (Libertarian) | Jane Thornthwaite | ||||||
Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Matthew Wilson[26] | Nicholas Simons | Kim Darwin | Nicholas Simons | ||||||
West Vancouver-Capilano | Ralph Sultan | Ralph Sultan | ||||||||
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | Jordan Sturdy | Jordan Sturdy |
Vancouver Island
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Courtenay-Comox | Jim Benninger | Ronna-Rae Leonard | Don McRae† (Comox Valley) | |||||||
Cowichan Valley | Steve Housser | Lori Iannidinardo | Sonia Furstenau | Ian Morrison[27] (Ind.) James Anderson (Libertarian) |
Bill Routley† | |||||
Mid Island-Pacific Rim | Scott Fraser | Alicia LaRue | Scott Fraser (Alberni-Pacific Rim) | |||||||
Nanaimo | Paris Gaudet | Leonard Krog | Leonard Krog | |||||||
Nanaimo-North Cowichan | Alana DeLong | Doug Routley | Lia Versaevel | Doug Routley | ||||||
North Island | Dallas Smith | Claire Trevena | Claire Trevena | |||||||
Parksville-Qualicum | Michelle Stilwell | Sue Powell | Glen Sollitt | Michelle Stilwell |
Greater Victoria
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | NDP | Green | Other | |||||||
Esquimalt-Metchosin | Mitzi Dean | Maurine Karagianis† (Esquimalt-Royal Roads) | ||||||||
Langford-Juan de Fuca | Cathy Noel | John Horgan | John Horgan (Juan de Fuca) | |||||||
Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Alex Dutton | Bryce Casavant | Andrew Weaver | Andrew Weaver | ||||||
Saanich North and the Islands | Stephen Roberts | Gary Holman | Adam Olsen | Gary Holman | ||||||
Saanich South | Lana Popham | Mark Neufeld | Lana Popham | |||||||
Victoria-Beacon Hill | Carole James | Kalen Harris | Carole James | |||||||
Victoria-Swan Lake | Rob Fleming | Rob Fleming |
Opinion polls
Polling firm | Last date of polling | Link | Lib. | NDP | Green | Cons. | Other | Type of poll | Sample size |
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Insights West | November 21, 2016 | HTML | 39 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | online | 806 |
Mainstreet Research | September 8, 2016 | HTML | 33 | 38 | 16 | 14 | IVR | 2,207 | |
Innovative Research | August 14, 2016 | HTML | 38 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 1 | telephone | 600 |
Ipsos Reid | May 9, 2016 | HTML | 42 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 1 | online | 803 |
Insights West | May 5, 2016 | HTML | 34 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 | online | 801 |
Insights West | November 14, 2015 | HTML | 34 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | online | 812 |
Insights West | May 19, 2015 | HTML | 37 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 4 | online | 801 |
Ipsos Reid | May 12, 2015 | HTML | 41 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 2 | online | 804 |
Insights West | December 6, 2014 | HTML | 36 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | online | 805 |
McAllister Opinion Research | July 29, 2014 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 17.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 | online | 1,704 | |
Insights West | May 10, 2014 | HTML | 38 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 1 | online | 824 |
Justason Market Intelligence | January 19, 2014 | HTML | 37 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 1 | telephone/online | 600 |
Insights West | December 3, 2013 | HTML | 40 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | online | 866 |
Election 2013 | May 14, 2013 | HTML | 44.14 | 39.71 | 8.13 | 4.76 | 3.25 | ballot | 1,803,051 |
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External links
- Elections BC
- Legislative Assembly Library Election Weblinks