2013 British Columbia general election

British Columbia general election, 2013
← outgoing members members →
85 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; 43 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Premier before election; Christy Clark; Liberal	Premier-designate ; Christy Clark; Liberal

The 40th British Columbia general election took place on May 14, 2013, to elect the 85 members of the 40th Parliament of British Columbia to the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government during the 39th Parliament prior to this general election, initially under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell then after his resignation, Christy Clark. The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James, and then Adrian Dix, formed the Official Opposition. The BC Green Party under the leadership of Jane Sterk and the BC Conservative Party under John Cummins were also included in polling, although neither party had representation at the end of the 39th Parliament.

The Liberal Party won its fourth straight majority; Clark was defeated in her riding, but she was re-elected to the legislature in a subsequent by-election in Westside-Kelowna on July 10, 2013,^[1] after Liberal MLA Ben Stewart stepped down on her behalf.^[2] The NDP remained the official opposition, losing two seats, and the Green Party won its first seat.

Despite their victory, the Liberals had been consistently several points behind the opposition New Democrats in every public opinion poll throughout the campaign.^[3] Even poll results released on the very last day of the campaign suggested that the New Democrats had an eight to nine percentage point margin over the Liberals.^[4] Only one pollster, Forum Research, had released a poll which suggested that the Liberals were close enough that a victory was even possible for them, although even that poll had the New Democrats ahead by two percentage points.^[4] The Liberals' upset victory led to significant media debate about the quality of opinion polling in Canadian elections, similarly to the Alberta Progressive Conservatives' victory in the 2012 provincial election in Alberta despite trailing the Wildrose Party in opinion polling throughout the campaign.^[4]

Timing

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday of fourth calendar year after the last election.^[5] As an election was held on May 12, 2009, the next election was scheduled for May 14, 2013. 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.^[5]

The writs were dropped April 16, 2013,^[6] and the general election was held on May 14, 2013, with advanced voting made available on May 8 through 11.^[7]

Background

After leading the BC Liberals for 17 years, Gordon Campbell announced he would resign as Premier and party leader in November 2010. This was seen as the result of opposition to the Harmonized Sales Tax, which was very unpopular with voters.^[8]

In the ensuing leadership campaign, Christy Clark, the eventual winner, suggested she would prefer to hold an election earlier than 2013 to secure her own mandate.^[9] She was believed to be preparing her party for an election as early as autumn 2011.^[10] However, due to the unfavourable result from the HST referendum, she decided to rule out an early election.^[11]

Political parties

This is a list of political parties who ran candidates in the 2013 election:^[12]^[13]

	Leader	Expenditures^[14]	Notes
British Columbia Liberal Party	Christy Clark	$11,740,241	The BC Liberals have formed a majority government since May 2001. With the resignation of party leader Gordon Campbell, the new party leader Christy Clark was selected on February 26, 2011.^[15] The party is completely independent of the federal Liberals and the federal Conservatives.
British Columbia New Democratic Party	Adrian Dix	$9,090,489	Affiliated with the federal NDP, the BC NDP held power from 1972-1975 and 1991-2001. On April 17, 2011, Adrian Dix was chosen as the party leader in their 2011 leadership convention.
Green Party of British Columbia	Jane Sterk	$177,660	The party is based on the belief in sustainability^[16] and maintains a full policy platform.^[17]
British Columbia Conservative Party	John Cummins	$154,502	Having last won a seat in 1978, the Conservative Party has re-emerged as minor party. According to polling in March 2013, the party holds less than one-third of the centre-right vote (shared with the BC Liberals). The party received a temporary boost when, on March 26, 2012, Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen announced that he was leaving the BC Liberals to join the BC Conservatives, providing the party with its first representative in decades. Van Dongen shortly quit the party to sit as an independent on September 22, 2012.
Advocational International Democratic Party of British Columbia	Michael Yawney	$2,780	The party was registered in 2006 and despite accumulating over two million dollars in assets the party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election.^[18]
British Columbia Party		$0	A right-of-centre party^[19] which did not nominate any candidates in the last election and only 2 candidates in the 2005 election.
Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia	Wilfred Hanni	$2,111	The party is based in the supremacy of God and rule of law^[20] and maintains a full policy platform.^[21] It was founded in 2010 as the BC Heritage Party but changed its named to the Christian Heritage Party in 2012 when it developed ties to the federal Christian Heritage Party.
Communist Party of British Columbia	Samuel Hammond	$1,375	As a provincial branch of the federal Communist Party of Canada, party advocates a communist ideology, including labour rights and limits to corporate control.^[22] Active since 2001, the party nominated four candidates in 2001 and three in both the 2005 and 2009 elections.
British Columbia Excalibur Party	Michael Halliday	$901	Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform.^[23]
BC First Party	Salvatore Vetro	$1,768	Founded in 2010, the party advocates for democratic reforms, including the use of referendums, free votes, and at-large elections for the position of Premier.^[24] The party nominated a candidate in the 2011 by-election.
Helping Hand Party	Alan Saldanha		Founded in 2011. The party is based on the belief "that helping others unconditionally provides for a meaningful existence" and intends to run only a single candidate, Alan Saldanha in Surrey-Newton.^[25]
British Columbia Libertarian Party		$1,994	The party advocates for libertarian principles including protecting civil liberties and private property rights, legalizing drugs, and ending government controls on economic activity.^[26] Active since the 1980s, the party nominated six candidates in both the 2005 and 2009 elections.
British Columbia Marijuana Party	Marc Emery	$751	The party seeks to legalize marijuana. Active since 2000, the party nominated a full slate of candidates in 2001 and 44 candidates in 2005. The party endorsed the Green Party in the 2009 election but nominated one candidate regardless.
Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness	Espavo Sozo	$0	Founded in 2005, the party advocates for government accountability.^[27] The party nominated 11 candidates in the 2005 election but none in 2009.
British Columbia Social Credit Party			The once dominant conservative party last formed the government under Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston but has not elected an MLA since 1991.^[28] The party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election.
Unparty: The Consensus-Building Party	Michael Donovan	$0	Founded in 2011, the party promotes consensus government over adversarial party politics.^[29]
B.C. Vision	Jagmohan Bhandari	$179	Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform that includes technology development, environmental conservation, public health, cross-generational communication, senior education, and fiscal responsibility.^[30]
Work Less Party of British Columbia	Conrad Schmidt	$9,420	The party seeks to legislate a 32-hour or four-day work week.^[31] Active since 2003, the party nominated 11 candidate in 2005 and two in 2009.
Your Political Party of British Columbia	James Filippelli	$1,884	The party seeks to reduce the influence of political parties on government and increase public review of government operations, inclusive of crown corporations and local governments. They maintain a full platform which includes making all campaign promises legally binding.^[32] Active since 2002, the party nominated one candidate in 2005 and two in 2009.

Results

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49	34	1	1
Liberal	NDP	Gr	In

Summary of the May 14, 2013,
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia election^[33]
Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats					Popular Vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	2009	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	Seats %	#	%	Change (pp)
	Liberal	Christy Clark	85	49	45	49	+8.89	57.6	794,946	44.14	–1.68
	New Democratic	Adrian Dix	85	35	36	34	–5.56	40.0	715,999	39.71	–2.44
	Green	Jane Sterk	61	—	—	1	*	1.2	146,607	8.13	–0.08
	Independent		35	1	4	1	–75.0	1.2	42,565	2.36	+1.31
	Conservative	John Cummins	56	—	—	—	—	—	85,783	4.76	+2.66
	No Affiliation		11	—	—	—	—	—	6,751	0.37	+0.28
	Libertarian	vacant	8	—	—	—	—	—	2,049	0.11	+0.02
	First	Salvatore Vetro	2	*	—	—	—	—	1,271	0.07	*
	Excalibur	Michael Halliday	6	*	—	—	—	—	995	0.06	*
	Vision	Jagmohan Bhandari	4	*	—	—	—	—	878	0.05	*
	Christian Heritage	Wilfred Hanni	2	*	—	—	—	—	828	0.05	*
	Marijuana	Marc Emery	2	—	—	—	—	—	766	0.04	+0.02
	Your Political Party	James Filippelli	2	—	—	—	—	—	528	0.03	+0.01
	British Columbia Party	vacant	3	*	—	—	—	—	445	0.02	*
	Communist	Samuel Hammond	4	—	—	—	—	—	388	0.02	–0.01
	Social Credit	vacant	1	*	—	—	—	—	384	0.02	*
	HHP	Alan Saldanha	1	*	—	—	—	—	282	0.02	*
	Unparty	Michael Donovan	2	*	—	—	—	—	248	0.01	*
	Work Less	Conrad Schmidt	2	—	—	—	—	—	145	0.01	–0.01
	Advocational	Michael Yawney	2	*	—	—	—	—	137	0.01	*
	Platinum	Espavo Sozo	2	*	—	—	—	—	56	0.00	*
Total			376	85	85	85	—	100.0	1,803,051	100.00

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 57.1%, but varied from riding to riding. 10 of the 85 ridings had less than 50% voter turnout. Richmond and Kelowna were the only major cities with under 50% turnout.

Voting Turnout in the BC 2013 General Election

Retiring incumbents

Liberals

New Democrats

Independents

John Slater, Boundary-Similkameen^[50]

Opinion polls

Voting intentions leading up to the 2013 election
Voting intentions since the 2009 election

Polling Firm	Date of Polling	Link	Lib.	NDP	Green	Cons.	Other	type of poll	sample size
Election 2013	May 14, 2013	HTML	44.14	39.71	8.13	4.76	3.25	ballot	1,803,051
Ipsos Reid	May 13, 2013	HTML	37	45	9	6	3	online	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	May 12–13, 2013	PDF	36	45	9	7	3	online	803
EKOS	May 10–12, 2013	PDF	34.5	40.5	13.0	9.3	2.7	IVR	861
Angus Reid Public Opinion	May 9–10, 2013	PDF	36	45	9	6	4	online	808
Justason Market Intelligence	May 8–9, 2013	HTML	31	45	14	8	3	online	700
Ipsos Reid	May 8–9, 2013	HTML	37	43	10	7	3	online	800
Forum Research	May 8, 2013	PDF	41	43	8	6	2	IVR	1,147
Hill & Knowlton	May 7–8, 2013	PDF	34.6	41.1	13.6	7.5	3.3	online	804
Oraclepoll Research	May 5–7, 2013	HTML	37	41	12	10		telephone	1,000
Campaign Research	May 2, 2013	PDF	35	38	13	10	5	IVR	1,303
Angus Reid Public Opinion	May 1–2, 2013	PDF	34	41	12	10	3	online	808
Ipsos Reid	April 30 – May 2, 2013	HTML	35	45	10	7	3	online	1,000
Insights West	April 29 – May 2, 2013	HTML	33	41	14	11	1	online	855
Forum Research	April 30, 2013	PDF	35	39	12	9	3	IVR	1,055
Abacus Data	April 23–26, 2013	PDF	33	43	12	9	3	online	1,042
Angus Reid Public Opinion	April 24–25, 2013	PDF	31	45	10	11	3	online	812
Justason Market Intelligence	April 15–23, 2013	HTML	27	49	12	11	2	telephone/online	600
Ipsos Reid	April 11–14, 2013	HTML	29	48	9	11	3	online	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	April 12–13, 2013	PDF	28	45	13	12	3	online	804
EKOS	April 3–10, 2013	PDF	28.4	44.9	11.1	13.0	2.7	IVR	917
Election 2009	May 12, 2009	–	45.82	42.15	8.21	2.10	1.72	ballot	1,640,542

Opinion polling from 2009 to March 2013
Polling Firm	Date of Polling	Link	Lib.	NDP	Green	Cons.	Other	type of poll	sample size
Insights West	March 26–31, 2013	HTML	28	45	15	10	2	online	855
Angus Reid Public Opinion	March 18–19, 2013	PDF	28	48	11	11	2	online	809
Campaign Research	March 12, 2013	PDF	33	38	12	13	4	IVR	1,112
Ipsos Reid	March 8–12, 2013	HTML	32	51	7	9	1	online	1,000
Angus Reid Public Opinion	February 21–22, 2013	PDF	31	47	10	9	3	online	803
EKOS	February 1–10, 2013	PDF	27.4	39.0	13.5	14.6	5.5	IVR	687
Justason Market Intelligence	January 25 – February 1, 2013	HTML	26	48	11	12	3	telephone/online	600
Mustel Group	January 11–21, 2013	PDF	33	43	11	11	2	telephone	509
Angus Reid Public Opinion	January 17–18, 2013	PDF	31	46	10	10	3	online	802
Ipsos Reid	November 26–30, 2012	HTML	35	48	7	9	1	online	1,000
Angus Reid Public Opinion	November 21–22, 2012	PDF	29	47	9	12	2	online	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	October 9–10, 2012	PDF	26	49	7	16	2	online	800
Justason Market Intelligence	September 24 – October 1, 2012	HTML	28	48	13	9	1	telephone/online	539
Ipsos Reid	September 11–18, 2012	HTML	32	49	6	12	1	online	1,006
Angus Reid Public Opinion	September 10–11, 2012	PDF	25	46	8	19	1	online	800
Environics	August 29–31, 2012	HTML	25.4	44.8	7.8	19.8	2.2	online	854
Forum Research	August 30, 2012	PDF	23	45	10	20	2	IVR	902
Angus Reid Public Opinion	July 30 – August 1, 2012	PDF	22	49	9	19	2	online	804
Forum Research	July 31, 2012	PDF	23	49	9	18	2	IVR	1,064
Angus Reid Public Opinion	July 3–5, 2012	PDF	23	45	8	22	2	online	801
Forum Research	June 12, 2012	PDF	20	50	11	19	0	IVR	1,014
Ipsos Reid	June 5–11, 2012	HTML	29	48	6	16	1	online	1,026
Angus Reid Public Opinion	May 7–9, 2012	PDF	23	50	6	19	2	online	802
Forum Research	May 2, 2012	PDF	23	48	8	19	1	IVR	1,054
Forum Research	April 11, 2012	PDF	23	46	8	23	1	IVR	1,069
Angus Reid Public Opinion	March 29–30, 2012	PDF	23	43	8	23	3	online	800
Forum Research	March 19, 2012	PDF	21	47	9	21	2	IVR	1,063
Mustel Group	March 5–19, 2012	PDF	34	42	6	17	2	telephone	518
Justason Market Intelligence	February 24 – March 7, 2012	HTML	31	45	8	14	2	telephone/online	611
Forum Research	February 22, 2012	PDF	24	42	10	22	2	IVR	858
NRG Research Group	February 7–12, 2012	PDF	36	42	10	13		telephone	600
Ipsos Reid	February 1–5, 2012	HTML	32	44	7	16	2	online	1,000
Angus Reid Public Opinion	January 27–29, 2012	PDF	28	42	10	19	1	online	800
Forum Research	January 23, 2012	PDF	26	39	9	22	4	IVR	988
Forum Research	December 15, 2011	PDF	23	34	15	23	5	IVR	1,045
Oraclepoll Research	November 22–25, 2011	PDF	25	44	16	15		telephone	600
Angus Reid Public Opinion	October 31 – November 1, 2011	PDF	31	40	8	18	3	online	803
Ipsos Reid	September 28 – October 3, 2011	HTML	38	45	6	12	3	online	1,000
Mustel Group	May 4–15, 2011	HTML	37	35	9	18	1	telephone	500
Ipsos Reid	May 9–13, 2011	HTML	41	39	8	10	2	telephone/online	1,200
Angus Reid Public Opinion	March 16–17, 2011	PDF	43	38	10	5	4	online	807
Angus Reid Public Opinion	February 15–17, 2011	PDF	41	38	11	4	6	online	811
Angus Reid Public Opinion	December 20–21, 2010	PDF	38	38	12	7	5	online	806
Mustel Group	December 3–12, 2010	HTML	41	36	15	7	2	telephone	500
Angus Reid Public Opinion	December 7–8, 2010	PDF	36	36	14	6	8	online	804
Mustel Group	November 4–15, 2010	PDF	37	42	10	9	3	telephone	502
Angus Reid Public Opinion	November 2–3, 2010	PDF	26	47	10	10	7	online	807
Angus Reid Public Opinion	October 13–14, 2010	PDF	24	49	13	8	6	online	804
Angus Reid Public Opinion	September 8–9, 2010	PDF	25	48	13	8	6	online	805
Mustel Group	August 26 – September 7, 2010	PDF	33	42	12	11	2	telephone	502
Angus Reid Public Opinion	July 26–28, 2010	PDF	27	48	13	6	6	online	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	July 6–8, 2010	HTML	23	46	14	8	9	online	801
Angus Reid Public Opinion	June 1–6, 2010	PDF	26	46	14	8		online	1,612
Mustel Group	May 6–16, 2010	PDF	32	44	13	7	3	telephone	500
Angus Reid Public Opinion	April 12–14, 2010	PDF	29	47	14	5		online	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	March 15–17, 2010	PDF	35	43	13	6		online	905
Mustel Group	November 9–19, 2009	PDF	35	43	15	5	2		500
Angus Reid Public Opinion	November 10–11, 2009	HTML	33	47	10	7		online	800
Ipsos Reid	September 9–13, 2009	HTML	35	45	13		7	telephone	800
Angus Reid Public Opinion	September 1–3, 2009	HTML	31	45	11	7		online	783
Mustel Group	August 5–11, 2009	PDF	38	46	12	2	4		500
Angus Reid Public Opinion	July 31 – August 2, 2009	HTML	34	42	12	7	5	online	805
Election 2009	May 12, 2009	–	45.82	42.15	8.21	2.10	1.72	ballot	1,640,542

Candidates

The following is a list of candidates, as shown on the list of candidates that have officially registered as noted by Elections BC's List of Standing Nominees for more details.

Names in bold indicate party leaders and cabinet ministers.
The victorious Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for each district has a coloured bar to the left of his or her name.
Incumbents who did not seek re-election are denoted by †
Conservative candidates who are listed as "non-affiliated" are denoted by ‡

Northern British Columbia

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Kootenays

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Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary

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Thompson and Cariboo

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Fraser Valley

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Surrey

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Richmond and Delta

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Vancouver's eastern suburbs

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Vancouver

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North Shore and Sunshine Coast

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Vancouver Island

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Greater Victoria

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^ ^a ^b Constitution Act, s. 23.
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^ "List of Candidates" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 1, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
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^ B.C.’s new premier Christy Clark puts job creation, families atop agenda

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^ "Green Book 2013". Green Party of British Columbia. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

^ "Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Elections BC. 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

^ "B.C. Party looking to offer alternative to the Liberals". Alaska Highway News. Fort St. John, B.C. January 7, 2004. p. 3.

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^ "Our Principles". BC First Party. 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

^ Saldanha, Alan (March 25, 2013). "Helping Hand Party believes in assisting British Columbians in need". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

^ "Home". British Columbia Libertarian Party. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

^ "Home". Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

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External links

Elections BC: 40th Provincial General Election
Legislative Assembly Library Election Weblinks

[1] "B.C.’s Premier Christy Clark wins byelection, returns to legislature". Toronto Star, July 10, 2013.

[2] "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark". Vancouver Sun, June 5, 2013.

[3] "Why were polls so wrong about the B.C. election?". CBC News, May 15, 2013.

[grenier-4] "Why were the polls completely wrong about the B.C. election?". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2013.

[ConstAct23-5] Constitution Act, s. 23.

[6] Mcmanus, Theresa (April 17, 2013). "Writ dropped, the race is on". The Record. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[7] "Important Dates". Elections BC. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[8] "Campbell's stunning resignation leaves fate of party, HST up in the air". Globe and Mail. Toronto. November 4, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

[9] "Clark needs time as premier before renewing mandate". Vancouver Sun. March 1, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

[10] "Clark may be too election ready". Vancouver Sun. May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[11] "Christy Clark rules out fall B.C. election". CBC News. August 31, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.

[12] "Political Parties" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

[13] "List of Candidates" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 1, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "Financial Reports and Political Contributions". Elections BC. Retrieved April 6, 2016. requires navigation to political pary.

[15] B.C.’s new premier Christy Clark puts job creation, families atop agenda

[16] "10 Core Principles". Green Party of British Columbia. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[17] "Green Book 2013". Green Party of British Columbia. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[18] "Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Elections BC. 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

[19] "B.C. Party looking to offer alternative to the Liberals". Alaska Highway News. Fort St. John, B.C. January 7, 2004. p. 3.

[20] "Mission Statement and Statement of Principles". Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[21] "Party Policies". Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

[22] "Party Program". Communist Party of British Columbia. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[23] "Party Ideals". British Columbia Excalibur Party. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

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