2001 British Columbia general election

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The 2001 British Columbia general election was the 37th 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 18, 2001 and held on May 16, 2001. Voter turnout was 55.4 per cent of all eligible voters.

Quick facts 79 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 40 seats were needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2001 British Columbia general election
← 1996
May 16, 2001
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79 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
40 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout55.44%[1] Decrease 3.67 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gordon Campbell Ujjal Dosanjh Adriane Carr
Party Liberal New Democratic Green
Leader since September 11, 1993 February 20, 2000 September 23, 2000
Leader's seat Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Kensington (lost re-election) Ran in Powell River-Sunshine Coast (lost)
Last election 33 seats 39 seats 0 seats
Seats won 77 2 0
Seat change Increase44 Decrease37 Steady
Popular vote 916,888 343,156 197,231
Percentage 57.62% 21.56% 12.39%
Swing Increase15.80% Decrease17.89% Increase10.40%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election

Ujjal Dosanjh
New Democratic

 Premier after election

Gordon Campbell
Liberal

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The incumbent British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), in office since 1991, had been rocked by two major scandals—the Fast Ferries Scandal and a bribery scandal involving Premier Glen Clark. With the NDP's ratings flatlining, Clark resigned in August 1999, and Deputy Premier Dan Miller took over as caretaker premier until Ujjal Dosanjh was elected his permanent successor in February. Dosanjh was not, however, able to restore the party's public image, and the BC NDP suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals), led by former Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell. The BC Liberals won over 57% of the popular vote, and an unprecedented 77 of the 79 seats in the provincial legislature—the largest victory in the province's electoral history.

The BC NDP, on the other hand, suffered a near-total political collapse. The party lost almost half of the share of the popular vote that it had won in the 1996 election, while its seat count fell from 39 seats to only two—those of Deputy Premier and Education Minister Joy MacPhail and Community Development Minister Jenny Kwan. It was easily the worst defeat of a sitting government in British Columbia history. It was also the fourth worst defeat of a sitting provincial government in Canada, eclipsed only by the New Brunswick election of 1987, the Alberta election of 1935, and the Prince Edward Island election of 1935. In each of those elections, the governing party–the New Brunswick Tories, the United Farmers of Alberta and the PEI Tories–was completely wiped off the map. Dosanjh resigned as party leader soon after the election; he had actually conceded defeat a week before voters went to the polls. Despite being the only other party in the Assembly, the BC NDP lacked the four seats then required for official party status.[2]

2000 redistribution of ridings

An Act was passed in 2000 providing for an increase of seats from 75 to 79, upon the next election.[3] The following changes were made:

More information Abolished ridings, New ridings ...
Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Renaming of districts
Drawn from other districts
Merger of districts
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Opinion polls

During campaign period

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source BCLP BCNDP BCG BCUP BCMP RPBC Other ME Sample
Election 2001 May 16, 2001 57.62 21.56 12.39 3.23 3.22 0.22 1.76
COMPAS May 12, 2001 [4] 61 16 12 3 3 N/a N/a 4.5 700
Ipsos-Reid May 7, 2001 [5] 63 16 13 3 3 1 N/a 3.5 800
MarkTrend May 6, 2001 [6] 65 14 15 3 3 N/a N/a 4.4 500
COMPAS May 1, 2001 [7] 64 15 13 5 N/a N/a N/a 4.5 500
Ipsos-Reid April 23, 2001 [8] 70 16 10 2 1 N/a N/a 3.5 800
McIntyre & Mustel April 19, 2001 [9] 72 18 7 2 N/a N/a N/a 4.1 610
Election called (April 18, 2001)
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During 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source BCLP BCNDP BCG BCUP BCMP RPBC Other ME Sample
COMPAS April 1, 2001 [10] 66 17 7 3 2 2[11] N/a 4.1[12] N/a
Ipsos-Reid March 12, 2001 [13] 63 20 7 7 N/a N/a 3 3.5 800
McIntyre & Mustel February 2001 [14] 59 20 5 N/a N/a 12 N/a N/a N/a
COMPAS February 5, 2001 [15] 59 18 8 N/a N/a 12 N/a 3.5 800
McIntyre & Mustel January 12, 2001 [16] 51 27 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 5.0 N/a
Ipsos-Reid December 10, 2000 [17] 51 17 9 N/a N/a 19 4 4.0 600
MarkTrend November 2000 [18] 58 18 N/a N/a N/a 22 N/a 4.5 500
McIntyre & Mustel October 21, 2000 [19] 67 17 N/a N/a N/a 10 N/a 4.5 500
MarkTrend September 2000 [20] 55 19 N/a N/a N/a 25 N/a 4.5 500
Ipsos-Reid September 11, 2000 [21] 48 19 8 N/a N/a 22 3 4.0 600
McIntyre & Mustel August 2000 [19] 53 21 N/a N/a N/a 19 N/a N/a N/a
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Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source BCLP BCNDP BCG RPBC PDA Other ME Sample
PDA unregistered as official party (June 2000)
Ipsos-Reid June 13, 2000 [22] 57 16 6 15 5 1 4.0 600
MarkTrend April 2000 [23] 58 16 N/a 21 N/a 5 N/a 503[24]
Ipsos-Reid March 2000 [25] 50 24 6 16 3 1 3.5 800
MarkTrend February 2000 [26] 53 27 N/a 17[23] N/a N/a N/a 500
McIntyre & Mustel February 27, 2000 [27] 52 25 5[28] 15[28] N/a N/a 4.3 511
Ujjal Dosanjh becomes leader of the NDP and premier (February 24, 2000)[29]
Angus Reid December 15, 1999 [30] 55 17 N/a 18 N/a 10 4.0 600
MarkTrend October 1999 [31] 53 19 N/a 22 N/a 5 5.0 500
Angus Reid September 10, 1999 [32] 57 15 N/a 16 N/a 11 4.0 620
Angus Reid August 24, 1999 [33] 56 16 8 17 2 N/a 4.1 601
MarkTrend August 1999 [31] 61 15 N/a 22 N/a N/a N/a N/a
Premier Glen Clark resigns (August 21, 1999)[34]
Angus Reid June 8, 1998 [35] 58 16 3 14 3 2 4.1 600
MarkTrend April 11, 1999 [36] 59 18 N/a 20 N/a N/a 4.0 501
Angus Reid March 10, 1999 [37] 52 18 6 18 4 2 4.1 600
Angus Reid December 1998 [37] 46 18 5 18 10 N/a N/a N/a
Angus Reid September 1998 [38] 46 18 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Angus Reid June 12, 1998 [39] 42 23 6 20 8 N/a 4.1 610
McIntyre & Mustel March 1998 [40] 48 25 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Angus Reid March 1998 [41] 47 20 N/a 17 N/a N/a N/a N/a
Angus Reid December 12, 1997 [42] 43 24 5 18 8 N/a 4 600
Pollara December 1997 [43] 41 20 N/a 31 N/a N/a N/a N/a
Angus Reid September 15, 1997 [44] 33 30 2[42] 24 9 2[42] 4.0 600
Angus Reid June 16, 1997 [45] 34 27 3 28 6 2 4 600
Angus Reid March 10, 1997 [46] 44 24 2[42] 18 9 2 4.0 601
Angus Reid December 1996 [42] 52 29 2 11 3 4 N/a N/a
Angus Reid September 15, 1996 [47] 45 37 1 12 3 3 4.0 600
Angus Reid June 1996 [42] 39 42 2 9 6 3 N/a N/a
Election 1996 May 28, 1996 41.82 39.45 1.99 9.27 5.74 1.73
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Region-specific polls

Southern Vancouver Island

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Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source BCLP BCNDP BCG BCUP ME Sample
Compas May 12, 2001 [48] 49 27 15 N/a 7.0 200
Compas May 2, 2001 [49] 59 15 13 5 3.2 500
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Riding-specific polls

Vancouver-Kensington

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Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey		 Source BCLP BCNDP BCG BCMP BCUP ME Sample
Election 2001 May 16, 2001 47.56 38.82 9.32 2.68 1.62
McIntyre & Mustel May 1, 2001 [50] 53 31 10 2 3 5.6 301
COMPAS May 1, 2001 [50] 52 29 14 N/a N/a 7.1 200
Election 1996 May 28, 1996 40.65 50.74 1.89 — —
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Results

More information Party, Party leader ...
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1996 Elected % Change # % Change
Liberal Gordon Campbell 79 33 77 +133.3% 916,888 57.62% +15.80%
  New Democrats Ujjal Dosanjh 79 39 2 -94.9% 343,156 21.56% -17.89%
Green Adriane Carr 72 - – – 197,231 12.39% +10.40%
Unity Chris Delaney 56 – – – 51,426 3.23% +2.97%
Marijuana Brian Taylor 79 * – * 51,206 3.22% *
  Independent 30 - - – 14,588 0.92% +0.28%
Reform Bill Vander Zalm 9 2 - -100% 3,439 0.22% -9.05%
All Nations 6 * - * 3,380 0.21% *
  Conservative Susan Power 6 - - – 2,417 0.15% +0.09%
Social Credit Grant Mitton 2 – - – 1,948 0.12% -0.27%
  BC Action 5 * - * 1,636 0.10% *
  No affiliation 6 * - * 727 0.05% *
People's Front 11 * - * 720 0.05% *
  Western Reform 1 * - * 621 0.04% *
  Citizens Alliance Now 2 * - * 584 0.04% *
  Council of British Columbians 2 * - * 399 0.03% *
Communist 4 – - – 381 0.02% +0.01%
Freedom 2 * - * 240 0.02% *
  Party of Citizens.... 2 * - * 147 0.01% *
Patriot 1 * - * 82 0.01% *
  Citizens Commonwealth 4 * - * 49 x *
  Central 3 * - * 41 x *
Total 456 75 79 +5.3% 1,591,306 100%  
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Notes

x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote.

* The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Unity Party results are calculated relative to Family Coalition Party results.

Vote and seat summaries

Ternary plots – shift of electoral support (1996–2001)
  • Ternary plot of 1996 results
    1996
  • Ternary plot of 2001 results
    2001
Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 57.62%
NDP
 
 21.56%
Green
 
 12.39%
Others
 
 8.43%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 97.47%
NDP
 
 2.53%

MLAs elected

Synopsis of results

Main article: Results of the 2001 British Columbia general election by riding
More information Riding, Winning party ...
Results by riding – 2001 British Columbia general election[51]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]		 Votes[a 2]
Name 1996 Party Votes Share Margin
#		 Margin
%		 Lib NDP Grn Un Mari Ref Ind Oth Total
 
Abbotsford-Clayburn New Lib 12,58472.51%10,48860.43%71.30%12,5842,096–1,751706––21717,354
Abbotsford-Mount Lehman Lib Lib 12,66068.48%10,22955.33%71.44%12,6602,4311,2991,576451––6918,486
Alberni-Qualicum New Lib 13,10953.32%5,71423.24%74.70%13,1097,3952,999–1,081–––24,584
Bulkley Valley-Stikine NDP Lib 7,41455.93%4,59134.64%73.28%7,4142,8238561,190507––46713,257
Burnaby-Edmonds NDP Lib 9,60751.09%4,68324.90%69.90%9,6074,9242,5991,111456––10518,802
Burnaby North NDP Lib 11,06254.37%5,07024.92%71.52%11,0625,9922,824–466–––20,344
Burnaby-Willingdon NDP Lib 10,20755.79%5,59930.60%70.07%10,2074,6082,879–362––24018,296
Burquitlam New Lib 11,13156.34%6,45332.66%70.95%11,1314,6782,668749530–––19,756
Cariboo North Lib Lib 10,04464.97%7,31247.30%72.46%10,0442,732712420509–72731615,460
Cariboo South NDP Lib 10,25962.21%6,00036.38%74.70%10,2594,259–598739––63516,490
Chilliwack-Kent New Lib 13,81474.88%11,65963.20%71.63%13,8142,1551,511–968–––18,448
Chilliwack-Sumas New Lib 14,13774.80%11,70361.92%70.58%14,1372,434––1,130––1,19918,900
Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP Lib 7,80453.95%3,25322.49%71.96%7,8044,551978490642–––14,465
Comox Valley NDP Lib 15,56956.32%10,21336.95%74.81%15,5695,3565,170677873–––27,645
Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP Lib 11,54956.97%7,10735.07%71.42%11,5494,4422,522862584–314–20,273
Cowichan-Ladysmith NDP Lib 12,70752.21%4,92420.23%76.71%12,7077,7833,250–597–––24,337
Delta North Lib Lib 11,91960.54%8,18541.57%72.65%11,9193,7342,504987543–––19,687
Delta South Lib Lib 14,59667.00%10,94650.25%73.15%14,5962,0533,650760507–219–21,784
East Kootenay NDP Lib 10,20661.85%6,56839.80%68.76%10,2063,6381,287651718–––16,500
Esquimalt-Metchosin NDP Lib 9,54445.79%3,28615.76%69.49%9,5446,2583,685268534–23032220,841
Fort Langley-Aldergrove Lib Lib 16,52768.30%13,76156.87%73.47%16,5272,6192,7661,275674–336–24,197
Kamloops NDP Lib 12,25860.21%7,66637.66%68.72%12,2584,5922,180430707–193–20,360
Kamloops-North Thompson Lib Lib 12,67658.04%8,49538.90%72.65%12,6764,1813,1228361,025–––21,840
Kelowna-Lake Country Lib Lib 14,09363.19%10,99149.28%66.91%14,0933,1022,6061,496734––27222,303
Kelowna-Mission Lib Lib 15,35164.60%12,28551.70%67.56%15,3513,0662,5881,674787––29623,762
Langley Lib Lib 14,56464.85%11,71752.17%71.97%14,5642,7202,8471,605723–––22,459
Malahat-Juan de Fuca NDP Lib 9,67642.26%4,51219.70%73.57%9,6763,6873,275323547–5,16422222,894
Maple Ridge-Mission NDP Lib 12,92056.67%8,21036.01%70.87%12,9204,7102,9101,037908–315–22,800
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows NDP Lib 12,23552.96%6,47128.01%72.90%12,2355,7643,0691,220716––9723,101
Nanaimo NDP Lib 9,74844.64%3,14614.41%69.87%9,7486,6023,810588889–199–21,836
Nanaimo-Parksville New Lib 17,35662.60%11,50441.49%74.94%17,3565,8523,192693634–––21,836
Nelson-Creston NDP Lib 8,55839.00%1,5777.18%75.32%8,5586,9814,7231,108570–––21,940
New Westminster NDP Lib 11,05949.20%4,08818.18%71.07%11,0596,9712,982604859–––22,475
North Coast NDP Lib 4,91545.25%8317.64%66.27%4,9154,084560152623––52610,860
North Island NDP Lib 13,78157.12%7,40630.70%73.69%13,7816,3752,871–1,099–––24,126
North Vancouver-Lonsdale Lib Lib 11,36259.84%7,53939.70%68.16%11,3623,0163,823–612––17318,986
North Vancouver-Seymour Lib Lib 15,56865.12%11,44147.86%73.72%15,5682,7514,127–568683209–23,906
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Lib Lib 14,58857.31%8,79934.57%75.54%14,5885,7894,666–411–––25,454
Okanagan-Vernon Lib Lib 13,86856.51%10,33942.13%69.06%13,8683,5292,2143,213917–56223924,542
Okanagan-Westside New Lib 14,18168.08%11,00552.83%69.91%14,1813,176–1,3641,188––92120,830
Peace River North Ref Lib 6,62973.22%5,58261.66%55.12%6,6291,047–568810–––9,054
Peace River South Ref Lib 6,39364.20%4,66746.87%62.37%6,393767407225444––1,7269,962
Penticton-Okanagan Valley Lib Lib 15,60962.73%11,72247.11%68.15%15,6093,8873,524553786––52224,881
Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain New Lib 9,96345.19%2,76512.54%74.66%9,9637,1981,8412,297446150151–22,046
Port Moody-Westwood New Lib 16,50074.64%12,32255.74%71.80%16,5004,178––1,428–––22,106
Powell River-Sunshine Coast PD Lib 9,90442.36%3,55515.21%76.33%9,9046,3496,316–812–––23,381
Prince George-Mount Robson NDP Lib 8,03355.72%5,37837.30%68.80%8,0332,6551,4291,110744445––14,416
Prince George North NDP Lib 9,21561.02%7,06746.80%71.77%9,2152,1481,137838588–55462115,101
Prince George-Omineca Lib Lib 10,46961.65%7,31343.07%73.70%10,4693,1561,0261,685646–––16,982
Richmond Centre Lib Lib 12,06171.86%9,85558.72%69.10%12,0612,2061,615381357––16516,785
Richmond East Lib Lib 12,49869.18%9,94855.07%70.59%12,4982,5501,802599445–173–18,067
Richmond-Steveston Lib Lib 14,50869.23%11,94456.99%73.27%14,5082,5642,25738156114535818120,955
Saanich North and the Islands Lib Lib 15,40654.29%8,19528.88%75.94%15,4065,0117,211–491–257–28,376
Saanich South NDP Lib 12,69952.17%5,86124.08%76.00%12,6996,8383,823–462–17234924,343
Shuswap Lib Lib 12,95056.27%9,16239.81%72.01%12,9503,7882,4232,857835––16023,013
Skeena NDP Lib 8,65365.15%6,00945.24%72.13%8,6532,644695–810––47913,281
Surrey-Cloverdale Lib Lib 13,73963.72%11,40652.90%75.45%13,7392,3332,2271,112481–1,669–21,561
Surrey-Green Timbers NDP Lib 7,53948.95%1,94712.64%66.77%7,5395,592–1,067561538–10315,400
Surrey-Newton NDP Lib 6,75049.45%2,80120.52%65.51%6,7503,9491,673498348431––13,649
Surrey-Panorama Ridge New Lib 9,59058.94%6,35039.03%69.04%9,590[a 3]3,2401,4371,123424408–5016,272
Surrey-Tynehead New Lib 12,25260.95%9,09345.23%72.25%12,2523,1591,8761,234385265930–20,101
Surrey-Whalley NDP Lib 6,69345.73%2,15714.74%66.79%6,6934,5361,652838544374––14,637
Surrey-White Rock Lib Lib 18,67868.70%15,10155.54%77.64%18,6783,4153,577983536–––27,189
Vancouver-Burrard NDP Lib 11,39648.11%4,03717.04%63.67%11,3967,3593,826906–1366523,688
Vancouver-Fairview Lib Lib 12,86454.94%7,81333.37%64.20%12,8644,7725,051–651––7623,414
Vancouver-Fraserview NDP Lib 10,36156.84%4,54624.93%71.61%10,3615,8151,417369267–––18,229
Vancouver-Hastings NDP NDP 8,00941.64%4092.13%68.11%7,6008,0092,874–409––34119,233
Vancouver-Kensington NDP Lib 9,16247.56%1,6848.74%73.09%9,1627,4781,795314516–––19,265
Vancouver-Kingsway NDP Lib 8,26449.89%2,83517.11%67.14%8,2645,4291,725541364––24016,563
Vancouver-Langara Lib Lib 11,80066.90%8,80149.90%67.38%11,8002,9992,009–673––15617,637
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant NDP NDP 7,16344.48%1,82011.30%59.36%5,3437,1632,612166489––33216,105
Vancouver-Point Grey Lib Lib 13,43056.14%8,33634.85%65.80%13,4304,4415,094257659––4323,924
Vancouver-Quilchena Lib Lib 16,82973.86%13,55259.48%73.44%16,8292,1683,277–351–160–22,785
Victoria-Beacon Hill NDP Lib 9,29737.04%350.14%68.63%9,2979,2625,453290532–2056425,103
Victoria-Hillside NDP Lib 7,87837.71%820.40%68.73%7,8787,7964,142293663––12120,893
West Kootenay-Boundary New Lib 10,78449.74%3,86917.85%74.42%10,7846,9152,0041,139840–––21,682
West Vancouver-Capilano Lib Lib 15,55672.69%12,62458.99%72.67%15,5561,2842,932–274–1,355–21,401
West Vancouver-Garibaldi Lib Lib 14,54268.18%10,85150.88%68.19%14,5422,3303,691–767–––21,330
Yale-Lillooet NDP Lib 9,84560.07%7,02842.88%68.99%9,8452,8171,657–807––1,26216,388
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  1. [1]
    including spoilt ballots
  2. [2]
    parties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. Reform is also listed separately, as it was a major contender in 1996, to identify the districts that still nominated candidates.
  3. [3]
    Gulzar Singh Cheema was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
  = Open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = Incumbent had switched allegiance
  = Previously incumbent in another riding
  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = Incumbency arose from by-election gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

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