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Number of seats won by major parties at each election Conservative Liberal Social Credit NDP Socialist Labour Other Independent

Number of seats won by major parties at each election

Conservative Liberal Social Credit NDP
Socialist Labour Other Independent

This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of British Columbia's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor The number of seats has increased over time, from 25 for the first election in 1871, to the current 79. Until the 1903 election, British Columbia politics were officially non-partisan - political parties were not part of the process. This began to change in the 1898 and 1900 elections with the appearance of party-designated candidates.

The chart on the right shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections on the right. It shows the popularity of the Liberal party (red) and Conservative party (blue) in the first half of the 20th century; the arrival of the Social Credit party (green), which won eleven of the twelve elections from 1952 to 1986; and the domination of provincial politics since 1986 by the Liberal party and the New Democratic Party (orange). The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots

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Summary of results

The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. The winning party's total is shown in bold. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.


Year Conservatives [A] Liberal NDP [B] Socialist Social Credit Labour [C] Independent Other Parties
2005 46 33
2001 77 2
1996 33 39 3 Reform (2)
Progressive Democrats (1)
1991 17 51 7
1986 22 47
1983 22 35
1979 26 31
1975 1 1 18 35
1972 2 5 38 10
1969 5 12 38
1966 6 16 33
1963 5 14 33
1960 4 16 32
1956 2 10 39 1
1953 1 4 14 28 1
1952 4 6 18 19 1
1949            39 [D] 7 1 1
1945            37 [D] 10 1
1941 12 21 14 1
1937 8 31 7 1 1
1933 34 7 1 2 3 Non Partisan Independent
Group (2), Unionist (1)
1928 35 12 1
1924 17 23 8 Provincial (3); Canadian
Labour (3); Ind. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots The Socialist Party of British Columbia (SPBC (later Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia) was a provincial Political party in British Columbia The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The Reform Party of British Columbia ( Reform BC) is a populist Right wing Political party in British Columbia, Canada The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1986 was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1983 was the 33rd provincial election for the province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The 30th general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1963 was the 27th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1953 was the 24th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election 1952 was the 23rd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1949 was the 22nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1945 was the twenty-first general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election 1941 was the twentieth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1937 was the nineteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1933 was the eighteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1928 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The Provincial Party of British Columbia (PROV was a political party in British Columbia, Canada. Liberal (2)
1920 15 25 3 4 Federated Labour (3);
People's (1)
1916 9 36 1 1 Independent Socialist
1912 39 1 2 Independent Conservative;
Social Democrat
1909 38 2 2
1907 26 13 3
1903 22 17 2 1

Elections prior to provincial political parties

Until the 1903 election, political parties in BC had no official recognition. The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s The British Columbia general election of 1916 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1912 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The Social Democratic Party was a Social democratic political party in Canada founded in 1911 by members of the right wing of the Socialist Party of Canada The British Columbia general election of 1909 was the twelfth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1907 was the eleventh general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. However, some candidates declared their support for the administration of the time. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

Year Seats Government Non-Government
1900 38 6 32
1898 38 18 20
1894 33 20 13
1890 33 17 16
1886 27 19 8
1882 25 5 20
1878 25 8 17
1875 25 8 17
1871 25 No information available

Notes

A  Includes results for the Progressive Conservatives from 1945
B  Includes results for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation up until 1956
C  Includes results for the Independent Labour candidates from 1928, 1933 and 1941. The British Columbia general election of 1900 was the ninth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia general election of 1898 was the eighth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. This was the seventh election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. This was the sixth election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. This was the fourth election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. This was the second election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. Formerly a British colony British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian
D  Coalition between Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties.

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