British Columbia general election, 2005
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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = British Columbia general election, 2005
| country = British Columbia
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = British Columbia general election, 2001
| previous_year = 2001
| next_election =
| next_year =
| seats_for_election = 79 seats of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]
| election_date = [[May 17]] [[2005]]
| image1 = [[Image:Gordon campbell pose head 2.jpg|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Gordon Campbell]]
| leader_since1 = [[September 11]] [[1993]]
| party1 = British Columbia Liberal Party
| leaders_seat1 = [[Vancouver-Point Grey]]
| last_election1 = 77
| seats1 = 46
| seat_change1 = -31
| popular_vote1 = 807,118
| percentage1 = 45.80%
| swing1 = -11.82%
| image2 = [[Image:Replace this image female.svg|100px]]
| leader2 = [[Carole James]]
| leader_since2 = [[November 23]] [[2003]]
| party2 = New Democratic Party of British Columbia
| leaders_seat2 = [[Victoria-Beacon Hill]]
| last_election2 = 2
| seats2 = 33
| seat_change2 = +31
| popular_vote2 = 731,719
| percentage2 = 41.52%
| swing2 = +19.96%
| map_image = bc2005.PNG
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Popular vote map by riding. Traditional areas of NDP support returned to the party fold after the preceding wipeout.<div>[[:Image:bc2005-3.png|Colourblind-friendly version]]</div>
| title = Premier
| before_election = [[Gordon Campbell]]
| before_party = British Columbia Liberal Party
| after_election = [[Gordon Campbell]]
| after_party = British Columbia Liberal Party
}}
{{wikinews|Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election}}
The '''38th British Columbia general election''' was held on [[May 17]], [[2005]], to elect members of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] of the Province of [[British Columbia]] (BC), [[Canada]]. The [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal Party]] formed the government of the province prior to this [[general election]] under the leadership of [[Premier of British Columbia|Premier]] [[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]]. The [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democratic Party]]'s two MLAs were not enough to qualify them for official opposition status.
The Liberals retained power, with a reduced majority. However, in the [[British Columbia general election, 2001|previous election in 2001]], the Liberals had won an unprecedented 77 seats to the NDP's 2. It was therefore widely expected that the NDP would improve in 2005 at the expense of the Liberals.
Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates: the second Tuesday in May every four years.
The [[British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005|BC electoral reform referendum]] was held in conjunction with this election. This referendum asked voters whether or not they support the proposed electoral reforms of the [[Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (British Columbia)|Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform]], which included switching to a [[single transferable vote]] (STV) system. Had it been approved by 60% of voters in 60% of ridings), the new electoral system would have been implemented for the [[British Columbia general election, 2009|general election in 2009]]. Although the proposed reform attracted a clear majority (58% in favour), the level of support was just short of that required for mandatory implementation. A revote on STV will be held in conjunction with the 2009 British Columbia general election.
==Results by party==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party
!rowspan="2"|Party leader
!rowspan="2"|# of<br>candidates
!colspan="4"|Seats
!colspan="3"|Popular vote
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
|align="center"|[[British Columbia general election, 2001|2001]]
|align="center"|<font style="font-size: 75%;">[[Dissolution of parliament|Dissolution]]</font>
|align="center"|'''Elected'''
|align="center"|% Change
|align="center"|#
|align="center"|%
|align="center"|Change
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal/row}}
| [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]]
| [[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]]
| align="right"|79
| align="right"|77
| align="right"|72
| align="right"|'''46'''
| align="right"|-40.30%
| align="right"|807,118
| align="right"|45.80%
| align="right"|-11.82%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
| [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democrats]]
| [[Carole James]]
| align="right"|79
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|3
| align="right"|'''33'''
| align="right"|+1,550%
| align="right"|731,719
| align="right"|41.52%
| align="right"|+19.96%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}}
| [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]]
| [[Adriane Carr]]
| align="right"|79
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|161,858
| align="right"|9.17%
| align="right"|-3.22%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/DRBC/row}}
| [[Democratic Reform British Columbia|Democratic Reform]]
| [[Tom Morino]]
| align="right"|38
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|14,022
| align="right"|0.80%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Marijuana/row}}
| [[British Columbia Marijuana Party|Marijuana]]
| [[Marc Emery]]
| align="right"|44
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|11,519
| align="right"|0.65%
| align="right"|-2.57%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Conservative/row}}
| [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| [[Barry Chilton]]
| align="right"|7
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|9,623
| align="right"|0.55%
| align="right"|+0.4%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/WLP/row}}
| [[Work Less Party of British Columbia|Work Less]]
| [[Conrad Schmidt]]
| align="right"|11
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|1,642
| align="right"|0.09%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}}
| [[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Libertarian]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|6
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|1,054
| align="right"|0.06%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Platinum/row}}
| [[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Platinum]]
| [[Jeff Evans]]
| align="right"|11
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|779
| align="right"|0.04%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/RefedBC/row}}
| [[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|Western Refederation]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|4
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|675
| align="right"|0.04%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Social Credit/row}}
| [[British Columbia Social Credit Party|Social Credit]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|502
| align="right"|0.03%
| align="right"|-0.09%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Your Party/row}}
| [[Your Political Party of British Columbia|Your Political Party]]
| [[James Filippelli]]
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|442
| align="right"|0.03%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Western Canada Concept/row}}
| [[Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia|Western Canada Concept]]
| [[Douglas Christie]]
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|387
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Marxist-Leninist/row}}
| [[People's Front (Canada)|People's Front]]
| [[Charles Boylan]]
| align="right"|5
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|383
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|-0.03%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Youth/row}}
| [[British Columbia Youth Coalition|Youth Coalition]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|369
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Moderate/row}}
| [[British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement|Moderates]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|367
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Reform/row}}
| [[Reform Party of British Columbia|Reform]]
| (vacant)
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|365
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|-0.2%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Party/row}}
| [[British Columbia Party|BC Party]]
| [[Grant Mitton]]
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|362
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Sex/row}}
| [[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex]]
| [[John Ince]]
| align="right"|3
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|305
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BQ/row}}
| [[Bloc British Columbia Party|Bloc BC]]
| [[Paddy Roberts]]
| align="right"|3
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|282
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}}
| [[Freedom Party of British Columbia|Freedom]]
| [[Kenneth Montgomery Keillor|K.M. Keillor]]
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|282
| align="right"|0.02%
| align="right"|-
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Communist/row}}
| [[Communist Party of British Columbia|Communist]]
| [[George Gidora]]
| align="right"|3
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|244
| align="right"|0.01%
| align="right"|-0.01%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Unity/row}}
| [[British Columbia Unity Party|Unity]]
| [[Daniel Stelmacker]]
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|224
| align="right"|0.01%
| align="right"|-3.22%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Emerged Democracy/row}}
| [[Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia|Emerged Democracy]]
| [[Tony Luck]]
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|*
| align="right"|151
| align="right"|0.01%
| align="right"|*
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Patriot/row}}
| [[British Columbia Patriot Party|Patriot]]
| [[Andrew Hokhold]]
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|90
| align="right"|0.01%
| align="right"|-
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}}
| colspan="2"|Independents
| align="right"|23
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|16,152
| align="right"|0.92%
| align="right"|+0.00%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}}
| colspan="2"|No affiliation
| align="right"|5
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|1,447
| align="right"|0.08%
| align="right"|+0.03%
|-
| colspan="5"|Vacant
| align="right"|2
| colspan="5"|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
! align="right"|79
! align="right"|79
! align="right"|79
! align="right"|
! align="right"|1,762,450
! align="right"|100%
! align="right"|+5.43%
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes that the party did not contest the election in question
==Results by region==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! align="center" colspan="3"|Party name
! align="center"|[[Vancouver|Van.]]
! align="center"|Van. <br> East <br> Sub.
! align="center"|[[North Shore (Greater Vancouver)|North <br> Shore]]/<br>[[Sunshine Coast, British Columbia|Sun. C.]]
! align="center"|[[Richmond, British Columbia|Rich.]]/<br>[[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]]/<br>[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]
! align="center"|[[Vancouver Island|Van. <br> Island]]
! align="center"|[[Fraser Valley|Fraser <br> Valley]]
! align="center"|Interior
! align="center"|North
! align="center"|Total
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal/row}}
| rowspan="2"|[[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]]
| Seats:
| align="right"|5
| align="right"|4
| align="right"|4
| align="right"|7
| align="right"|4
| align="right"|7
| align="right"|9
| align="right"|6
| align="right"|46
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal/row}}
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|44.3%
| align="right"|44.9%
| align="right"|49.6%
| align="right"|48.2%
| align="right"|40.7%
| align="right"|53.2%
| align="right"|44.9%
| align="right"|48.8%
| align="right"|45.8%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
| rowspan="2"|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democrats]]
| Seats:
| align="right"|5
| align="right"|4
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|5
| align="right"|9
| align="right"|1
| align="right"|6
| align="right"|2
| align="right"|33
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|43.7%
| align="right"|45.3%
| align="right"|30.7%
| align="right"|39.6%
| align="right"|47.1%
| align="right"|35.2%
| align="right"|41.5%
| align="right"|38.7%
| align="right"|41.5%
|-
! colspan=3|Total seats:
! align="right"|10
! align="right"|8
! align="right"|5
! align="right"|12
! align="right"|13
! align="right"|8
! align="right"|15
! align="right"|8
! align="right"|79
|-
| colspan=17|'''Parties that won no seats:'''
|-
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Green/row}}
|[[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|9.6%
| align="right"|7.7%
| align="right"|18.0%
| align="right"|7.1%
| align="right"|9.6%
| align="right"|8.9%
| align="right"|8.6%
| align="right"|7.1%
| align="right"|9.2%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/DRBC/row}}
|[[Democratic Reform British Columbia|Democratic Reform]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|0.8%
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|0.6%
| align="right"|1.4%
| align="right"|0.7%
| align="right"|0.9%
| align="right"|1.0%
| align="right"|0.8%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Marijuana/row}}
|[[British Columbia Marijuana Party|Marijuana]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.9%
| align="right"|0.5%
| align="right"|0.5%
| align="right"|0.7%
| align="right"|0.3%
| align="right"|1.1%
| align="right"|0.7%
| align="right"|0.9%
| align="right"|0.7%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Conservative/row}}
|[[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.4%
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|2.4%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.6%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/WLP/row}}
|[[Work Less Party of British Columbia|Work Less]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.4%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Libertarian/row}}
|[[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Libertarian]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.3%
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Platinum/row}}
|[[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Platinum]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/RefedBC/row}}
|[[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|Western Refederation]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Social Credit/row}}
|[[British Columbia Social Credit Party|Social Credit]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Your Party/row}}
|[[Your Political Party of British Columbia|Your Political Party]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Western Canada Concept/row}}
|[[Western Canada Concept]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Marxist-Leninist/row}}
|[[People's Front (Canada)|People's Front]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Youth/row}}
|[[British Columbia Youth Coalition|Youth Coalition]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Moderate/row}}
|[[British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement|Moderates]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Reform/row}}
|[[Reform Party of British Columbia|Reform]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.3%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Party/row}}
|[[British Columbia Party|BC Party]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Sex/row}}
|[[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BQ/row}}
|[[Bloc British Columbia Party|Bloc BC]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Freedom/row}}
|[[Freedom Party of British Columbia|Freedom]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Communist/row}}
|[[Communist Party of British Columbia|Communist]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Unity/row}}
|[[British Columbia Unity Party|Unity]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Emerged Democracy/row}}
|[[Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia|Emerged Democracy]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|0.1%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Patriot/row}}
|[[British Columbia Patriot Party|Patriot]]
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|xx
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}}
|Independents/<br>No Affiliation
| Popular Vote:
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|0.3%
| align="right"|-
| align="right"|3.5%
| align="right"|0.5%
| align="right"|0.2%
| align="right"|0.7%
| align="right"|3.1%
| align="right"|1.0%
|}
<nowiki>xx</nowiki> Denotes party received less than 0.1%
== Timeline ==
===Pre-campaign period===
* [[August 23]], [[2001]] - ''Bill 7, Constitution Amendment Act'' is passed, fixing the date of the election at [[May 17]], [[2005]].
* [[November 13]], [[2002]] - [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]] [[Paul Nettleton]] accuses the government of a secret plan to [[privatization|privatize]] the [[BC Hydro]] [[power utility]]. He is removed from [[caucus]] several days later and sits as an ''Independent Liberal'' until the 2005 election, when he unsuccessfully ran in Prince George-Mount Robson against [[Shirley Bond]].
*[[January 9]], [[2003]] - Premier [[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]] is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in [[Hawaii]].
* [[November 23]], [[2003]] - [[Carole James]] is elected as leader of the [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia]].
* [[March 22]], [[2004]] - Liberal MLA [[Elayne Brenzinger]] quits the caucus citing a "secret agenda" being understaken by Premier Campbell.
* [[October 22]], [[2004]] - [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democrat]] [[Jagrup Brar]] wins a [[by-election]] in [[Surrey-Panorama Ridge]] with 53.6% of the vote, a swing of 33.7% to the NDP from the 2001 result. One of Brar's competitors was [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]] leader [[Adriane Carr]] who captured 8.4% of the vote.
* [[December 14]], [[2004]] - Liberal [[Minister of Finance (British Columbia)|Finance Minister]] [[Gary Collins (Canadian politician)|Gary Collins]] abruptly resigns from [[Executive Council of British Columbia|cabinet]] and the legislature despite having been named co-chair of the Liberal re-election campaign a month earlier. The move requires Premier Campbell to undertake a minor [[cabinet shuffle]].
* [[January 15]], [[2005]] - The [[Democratic Reform British Columbia]] party is created out of a merger of the [[British Columbia Democratic Coalition]] and the [[All Nations Party of British Columbia]]. The party also boasts the support of key elements of the [[Reform Party of British Columbia]]. Prior to the official creation of this party, the Democratic Coalition and Reform BC jointly nominated a candidate for the [[Surrey-Panorama Ridge]] [[by-election]].
* [[January 19]], [[2005]] - Independent MLA [[Elayne Brenzinger]] joins DRBC, adding a third party to the Legislative Assembly for the first time since [[Gordon Wilson (Canadian politician)|Gordon Wilson]] folded his [[Progressive Democratic Alliance]] party and joined the NDP.
* [[January 31]], [[2005]] - Liberal MLA and former cabinet minister [[Sandy Santori]] resigns from his seat in the Legislature.
* [[February 15]], [[2005]] - New Liberal Finance Minister [[Colin Hansen]] introduces what is widely viewed as an "[[election budget]]" which promised [[Canadian dollar|$]]1.3 billion in new spending, [[tax cut]]s and a [[surplus]].
* [[March 11]], [[2005]] - Attorney-General [[Geoff Plant]] announces that he will not seek re-election.
* [[March 15]], [[2005]] - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] board chair [[Carole Taylor]] announces that she will run for the Liberals in the riding of Vancouver-Langara. Premier [[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]] endorses Taylor's candidacy.
* [[March 29]], [[2005]] - The [[consortium]] of [[television station]]s organizing the leaders' debate announces that the leaders of the Liberal, New Democratic, and Green parties will be invited to participate in the debate.
* [[April 13]], [[2005]] - The NDP and Green Party release their platforms in Victoria.
===Campaign period===
*[[April 19]], [[2005]] - The [[writ of election]] is issued (not "dropped" as in past elections), dissolving the Legislature and beginning the official campaign period.
*[[April 20]], [[2005]] - The NDP becomes the first party to complete a province-wide nomination slate.
*[[April 22]], [[2005]] - NDP candidate Rollie Keith withdraws his candidacy in [[Chilliwack-Kent]] after telling the ''[[Vancouver Province]]'' that he was "impressed" when he met [[Slobodan Milošević]] and that he did not believe there had been [[war crimes]] committed in [[Kosovo]].
*[[May 3]], [[2005]] - The leaders of the Liberal, NDP and Green parties meet in a televised debate. Commentators indicate the debate was either a draw or a win for Green leader Adriane Carr. An Ipsos-Reid poll conducted online following the debate showed that 33% of debate views thought the debate produced no clear winner, 31% felt NDP leader Carole James won, 23% felt Liberal leader Gordon Campbell won while only 12% saw Carr as the winner.
*[[May 17]], [[2005]] - CBC projects a BC Liberal majority government at 9:05 p.m. local time.
*[[June 22]], [[2005]] - [[Tim Stevenson]], who lost to [[Lorne Mayencourt]] by 11 votes, asks the [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] to order a new election in [[Vancouver-Burrard]] due to 70 ballots that could not be counted because they had not been initialed by election officials.
== Opinion polls and predictions ==
[[Image:Bcvote2005-epp.png|thumb|left|BC battleground map based on the predictions aggregated by the [http://www.electionprediction.org/2005 bc/ Election Prediction Project]. ]]
[[Image:Bcbattleground.PNG|thumb|BC battleground map based on the predictions by Will McMartin on [http://www.thetyee.ca/Election/Battleground/ thetyee.ca]. ]]
Below are the set of polls closest to the election, from organizations polling in British Columbia
* [[Strategic Counsel]]/''[[The Globe and Mail]]''/[[CTV television network|CTV]] ([[May 9]]–[[May 11]], [[2005]]): Lib 49%, NDP 36%, Green 13%, Other 2% [http://www.vancouvertelevision.com/topnews.jsp?id=/news/stories/2005/05/news-20050512-01.htm]
* [[Ipsos-Reid]]/[[CHAN-TV|Global BC]]/''[[Vancouver Sun]]''/''[[Victoria Times Colonist]]'' ([[May 8]]–[[May 10]], [[2005]]): Lib 47%, NDP 39%, Green 11%, Other 3% [http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=2661]
* [[Mustel Group]] ([[May 5]]–[[May 9]], [[2005]]): Lib 45%, NDP 40%, Green 12%, Other 3% [http://www.mustelgroup.com/pr/20050510.htm]
* [[Robbins SCE Research]] ([[May 3]]–[[May 5]], [[2005]]): Lib 39%, NDP 40%, Green 13%, Other 8% [http://www.robbinssceresearch.com/polls/poll_171.html]
* [[Nordic Research Group]] ([[March 28]]–[[April 6]], [[2005]]): Lib 43%, NDP 34%, Green 14%, Other 8% [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6881]
Besides the usual public polling by market research firms, other organizations have been attempting to predict the results of the upcoming election using alternate methods. [[#Results|Results]] suggest that all three projections below underestimated NDP seats and overestimated Liberal seats:
[[University of British Columbia|UBC's]] [[Election Stock Market]] tracks the prices of contracts whose value depend on election results: [http://esm.ubc.ca/BC05/]<br />
Popular vote: Lib 44.5%, NDP 35.9%, Green 13.9%, Other 5.3%<br />
Seats: Lib 48.6 (61.5), NDP 29.4 (37.2), Other 1.6 (2.0)<br />(''values in parentheses are values of actual contracts, in cents'')
The [http://www.electionprediction.org/2005_bc/ Election Prediction Project] aggregates submissions from the Internet and subjectively predicts winners based on the submissions (see [http://www.electionprediction.org/method.html methodology]):<br />
Seats: Lib 50, NDP 29, Other 0
Will McMartin at the [[Progressivism|progressive]] online newspaper [http://www.thetyee.ca/ The Tyee] makes [http://www.thetyee.ca/Election/Battleground/ his predictions] by looking at "historic election results and selected demographics, as well as public opinion polls, regional sources and input from Election Central readers" (see [http://www.thetyee.ca/Election/Battleground/2005/03/27/Battle1/ details]):<br />
Seats: Lib 51, NDP 28, Other 0
== Political parties ==
British Columbia has Canada's least restrictive elections laws with regard to [[political party]] registration, and consequently there are currently nearly 50 parties registered with [[Elections BC]], by far the most of any jurisdiction in the country. Twenty-five parties contested the 2005 election, also a considerably greater number than anywhere else in Canada.
{{seealso|List of political parties in Canada#British Columbia}}
===British Columbia Liberal Party===
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Leader: [[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]]
The [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberals]] won 77 of 79 seats in the [[British Columbia general election, 2001|2001 election]]. At dissolution, the party held 72 seats. One member elected as a Liberal left the party to sit as a member of Democratic Reform British Columbia; one member elected as a Liberal left to sit as an independent; the party lost one [[by-election]] to the [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] New Democratic Party; and two former Liberal seats were vacant when the election was called. In 2005 election, the Liberal party dropped from 72 to 46 seats in the legislature, yet still won the election.
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===New Democratic Party of British Columbia===
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Leader: [[Carole James]]
The [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]'s legislative caucus was reduced from a [[majority government|majority]] to just two seats in the 2001 election. It won another seat in an October 2004 by-election to bring the total to three. Carole James led the NDP to 33 seats to become the Leader of the Opposition.
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===Green Party of British Columbia===
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Leader: [[Adriane Carr]]
The [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green Party]] ran 72 candidates in 2001, winning 12 percent of the vote but no seats in the legislature. Some argued that the Green Party support peaked in 2001, drawing on dissatisfied NDP voters, and they would remain incapable of winning a seat in 2005 under the First-Past-the-Post system; others believed that if there had been four or more competitive parties in this election, the Greens might elect a handful of members. Alternatively, if they had received more votes, they would have been more likely to win a seat. The Greens may benefit if a later election is conducted using the proposed BC-STV system. In 2005, the Greens received 9% of the popular vote and no seats.
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=== Democratic Reform British Columbia ===
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Leader: [[Tom Morino]]
[[Democratic Reform British Columbia]] is a new party created in early 2005 by the merger of the [[British Columbia Democratic Coalition]]—a coalition of minor centrist parties— with the [[All Nations Party of British Columbia]] and key elements of the [[Reform Party of British Columbia|Reform BC]]. Independent MLA [[Elayne Brenzinger]], a former Liberal, became DRBC's first MLA on January 19, 2005. Controversially, no invitation was extended for Morino to participate in the leader's debate.
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===British Columbia Marijuana Party===
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Leader: [[Marc Emery]]
The [[British Columbia Marijuana Party|BC Marijuana Party]] nominated 43 candidates in this election. It was the only party other than the Liberals and NDP to run candidates in all 79 districts in 2001. The party chose not to run in certain districts and instead endorse New Democrat and Green candidates who publicly favour the legalization of marijuana. Party founder Marc Emery ran against [[Minister of Public Safety (British Columbia)|Solicitor General]] [[Rich Coleman]], an anti-drug hardliner, in staunchly conservative Fort Langley-Aldergrove. He gained controversy early in the campaign for claiming that the government spends too much money on senior citizens.
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===Minor parties===
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'''[[Work Less Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Conrad Schmidt]]<p>
The WLP is an anti-[[economic materialism|materialist]] political movement that hopes to achieve [[socialist]] and [[green politics|green]] ends through, among other things, the promotion of a four-day work-week. The 2005 BC election marked the debut in Western politics of any registered party expressly driven by the ideology of [[voluntary simplicity]]. It nominated 11 candidates, all in urban ridings.
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'''[[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Jeff Evans]]<p>
Nominated eleven candidates.
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'''[[British Columbia Conservative Party]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Barry Chilton]]<p>
Nominated seven candidates.
Former provincial affiliate of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]]
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'''[[British Columbia Libertarian Party]]'''<p>
No registered leader<p>
Nominated six candidates.
Provincial affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party of Canada]]
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'''[[People's Front (Canada)|People's Front]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Charles Boylan]]<p>
Nominated five candidates. Provincial affiliate of the [[Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)]].
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'''[[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
No registered leader<p>
A new autonomist/separatist party that nominated four candidates around the province.
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'''[[Communist Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[George Gidora]]<p>
Nominated three candidates. Provincial affiliate of the [[Communist Party of Canada]].
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'''[[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex Party]]'''<p>
Leader: [[John Ince]]<p>
Nominated three candidates in the City of Vancouver. Billed itself as "the world's first sex-positive party."
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'''[[Bloc British Columbia Party]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Paddy Roberts]]<p>
Libertarian separatist movement. Nominated three candidates in the Interior.
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'''[[British Columbia Social Credit Party]]'''<p>
No registered leader<p>
Although Social Credit governed British Columbia for most of the period from 1952 to 1991, the party is now a minor party, with little organization or support. It nominated the minimum two candidates in order to retain party status this election.
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'''[[Freedom Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Kenneth Montgomery Keillor]]<p>
Nominated two candidates.
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'''[[British Columbia Patriot Party]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Andrew Hokhold]]<p>
Nominated two candidates.
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|{{Canadian politics/party colours/Western Canada Concept}}|
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'''[[Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Doug Christie (lawyer)|Doug Christie]]<p>
Although the WCC did not run in the 2001 election, it has been a constant, if minor, force in the BC political fringes for decades. Christie, its controversial leader, and a second candidate were nominated by the party in Greater Victoria.
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'''[[British Columbia Party]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Grant Mitton]]<p>
The BC Party is also a relatively old minor party, one of several populist conservative organizations that attempted to fill the vacuum after the collapse of Social Credit in the mid-nineties. This was the first election in which it nominated candidates. It nominated two cnadidates. A third possible candidate, Summer Davis in Surrey-Tynehead, ran as an independent.
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'''[[British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement]]'''<p>
No registered leader<p>
The majority of the Moderates, including leader [[Matthew Laird]], joined DRBC. The party's registration did not lapsed, however. The two candidates running under its banner opposed the merger.
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'''[[British Columbia Youth Coalition]]'''<p>
No registered leader.<p>
Nominated two candidates.
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'''[[British Columbia Unity Party]]'''<p>
Interim Leader: [[Daniel Stelmacker]]<p>
BC Unity finished fourth in 2001, winning slightly over 3% of the vote with a slate of 56 candidates. It stood poised to potentially benefit from right-of-centre voters disenchanted with Campbell, but instead fell victim to serious internal division following a failed merger with the BC Conservative Party, which led to [[Chris Delaney]]'s resignation as party leader. It appointed Daniel Stelmacker as its interim leader until it can hold a full leadership convention in the autumn of 2005. Stelmacker was its only nominated candidate, in Skeena riding.
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'''[[Reform Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
No registered leader<p>
Aborted mergers with BC Unity and DRBC drained supporters left and right from BC Reform, leaving only a tiny core of what was briefly BC's third party. Party founder [[Ron Gamble]] was the party's sole candidate in North Vancouver-Lonsdale.
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'''[[Your Political Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[James Filippelli]]<p>
YPP appears to be a one-man political movement; its website made mention of no figures other than Filippelli, the party's founder and leader, who was its sole candidate in this election. He ran in Port Moody-Westwood.
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'''[[Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia]]'''<p>
Leader: [[Tony Luck]]<p>
Nominated one candidate, Rob Nordberg, in Surrey-Green Timbers.
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== Candidates ==
The deadline for candidate registration was Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
*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 †
===Northern British Columbia===
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Bulkley Valley-Stikine]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Dennis MacKay]] <br> 6729
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|Doug Donaldson <br> 5177
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|Leanna Mitchell <br> 769
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|Nipper Kettle <br> 354
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|Reginald Gunanoot <br> 205
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|Jack Kortmeyer ([[British Columbia Party|BCP]])<br>175<br>Frank Martin ([[British Columbia People's Front|PF]])<br>41
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Dennis MacKay
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[North Coast (provincial electoral district)|North Coast]]
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|[[Bill Belsey]] <br> 4185
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|[[Gary Coons]] <br> 5845
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|Hondo Arendt <br> 629
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|Dave Johns <br> 211
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Bill Belsey
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Peace River North]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Richard Neufeld]]''' <br> 5498
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|Brian Churchill <br> 2511
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|Clarence Apsassin <br> 638
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|Leonard Joseph Seigo (Ind.) <br> 613
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Richard Neufeld'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Peace River South]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Blair Lekstrom]] <br> 5810
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|Pat Shaw <br> 3296
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|[[Ariel Lade]] <br> 956
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Blair Lekstrom
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Prince George-Mount Robson]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Shirley Bond]]''' <br> 5885
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|Wayne Mills <br> 4994
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|Don Roberts <br> 1053
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|Matt Burnett <br> 241
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|[[Paul Nettleton]] (Ind.) <br> 2158
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Shirley Bond'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Prince George North]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Pat Bell]]''' <br> 7697
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|Deborah Poff <br> 5598
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|Denis Gendron <br> 1201
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|Mike Mann <br> 241
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|Steve Wolfe <br> 235
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|[[Leif Jensen]]<br>(Ind.) <br> 443
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Pat Bell'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Prince George-Omineca]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[John Rustad]] <br> 8622
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|Chuck Fraser <br> 6184
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|Andrej DeWolf <br> 1393
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|Erle Martz <br> 479
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|Paul Nettleton
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Skeena (provincial electoral district)|Skeena]]
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|'''[[Roger Harris]]''' <br> 5807
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Robin Austin]] <br> 6166
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|Patrick Hayes <br> 616
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|'''[[Daniel Stelmacker]]''' ([[British Columbia Unity Party|Unity]]) <br> 224
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Roger Harris'''
{{Election box end}}
===Kootenay, Columbia and Boundary===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Columbia River-Revelstoke]]
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|'''[[Wendy McMahon]]''' <br> 5750
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|[[Norm Macdonald (politician)|Norm Macdonald]] <br> 7460
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|Andy Shadrack <br> 1217
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Wendy McMahon'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[East Kootenay (provincial electoral district)|East Kootenay]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Bill Bennett (politician)|Bill Bennett]] <br> 8060
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|[[Erda Walsh]] <br> 7339
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|Luke Gurbin <br> 1389
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Bill Bennett
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nelson-Creston]]
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|[[Blair Suffredine]]<br>5862
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Corky Evans]]<br>12896
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|[[Luke Crawford]]<br>2724
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|Phillip McMillan<br>276
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|Brian Taylor ([[Bloc British Columbia Party|Bloc BC]])<br>173
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Blair Suffredine
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[West Kootenay-Boundary]]
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|Pam Lewin <br> 6180
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Katrine Conroy]] <br> 13318
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|Donald Pharand <br> 1561
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|'''[[Barry Chilton]]''' ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con]])<br> 802 <br> Glen Millar (Not Affil)<br> 180 <br> A.J. van Leur<br>([[Bloc British Columbia Party|Bloc BC]]) <br> 59
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|align=center|''vacant''
{{Election box end}}
===Okanagan and Shuswap===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)|Kelowna-Lake Country]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Al Horning]] <br> 12247
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|John Pugsley <br> 7390
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|Kevin Ade <br> 2541
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|Alan Clarke <br> 1793
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|David Thomson <br> 341
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[John Weisbeck]]†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kelowna-Mission]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Sindi Hawkins]]''' <br> 13827
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|Nicki Hokazono <br> 8189
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|Paddy Weston <br> 3308
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|Shilo Lavallee <br> 320
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|Steve Roebuck ([[Communist Party of British Columbia|Comm.]]) <br> 94
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Sindi Hawkins'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Okanagan-Vernon]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Tom Christensen]]''' <br> 11566
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|Juliette Cunningham <br> 8995
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|Erin Nelson <br> 1867
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|Michael Toponce <br> 260
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|Colin Black ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con.]])<br>3095<br>Gordon Campbell (Not Affil)<br>945<br>Tibor Tusnady ([[British Columbia Patriot Party|Patr.]])<br>48
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Tom Christensen'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Okanagan-Westside]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Rick Thorpe]]''' <br> 12148
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|Joyce Procure <br> 6873
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|Angela Reid <br> 2262
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|Janice Money <br> 1051
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Rick Thorpe'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Penticton-Okanagan Valley]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Bill Barisoff]]''' <br> 13650
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|Garry Litke <br> 10197
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|James Cunningham <br> 2669
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|Jane Turnell<br>(Ind.) <br> 660
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Bill Barisoff'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Shuswap (provincial electoral district)|Shuswap]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[George Abbott (politician)|George Abbott]]''' <br> 11024
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|Calvin White <br> 8281
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|Barbara Westerman <br> 1394
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|Chris Emery <br> 356
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|Beryl Ludwig<br>([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con.]])<br>2330<br>'''[[Paddy Roberts]]'''<br>([[Bloc British Columbia Party|Bloc BC]])<br>50<br>'''[[Andrew Hockhold]]'''([[British Columbia Patriot Party|Patr.]])<br>42<br>
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''George Abbott'''
{{Election box end}}
===Thompson and Cariboo===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cariboo North]]
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|Steve Wallace <br> 7084
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Bob Simpson (politician)|Bob Simpson]] <br> 7353
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|Douglas Gook <br> 835
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|James Michael Delbarre <br> 281
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[John Wilson (British Columbia politician)|John Wilson]]†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cariboo South]]
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|[[Walt Cobb]] <br> 7163
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Charlie Wyse]] <br> 7277
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|Ed Sharkey <br> 851
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|Michael Orr<br>(Ind.) <br> 532
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Walt Cobb
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kamloops (provincial electoral district)|Kamloops]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Claude Richmond]] <br> 11261
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|Doug Brown <br> 9886
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|Frank Stewart <br> 1723
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|Terry Bojarski ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con.]]) <br> 797
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Claude Richmond
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kamloops-North Thompson]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Kevin Krueger]] <br> 11648
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|Mike Hanson <br> 9635
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|Grant Fraser <br> 1689
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|Keenan Todd <br> 321
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|Bob Altenhofen ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con.]]) <br> 795
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Kevin Krueger
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Yale-Lillooet]]
|
|Lloyd Forman <br> 7009
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Harry Lali]] <br> 8489
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|Mike McLean <br> 1583
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|Arne Zabel <br> 185
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|Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell ([[People's Front (Canada)|PF]])<br>115
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Dave Chutter]]†
{{Election box end}}
===Fraser Valley===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Abbotsford-Clayburn]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[John van Dongen]]''' <br> 11047
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|Michael Nenn <br> 5555
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|Lance Pizzariello <br> 1428
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|Ian Gilfilian <br> 198
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|'''[[Kenneth Montgomery Keillor]]''' ([[Freedom Party of British Columbia|FP]]) <br> 199
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''John van Dongen'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Abbotsford-Mount Lehman]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Mike de Jong]]''' <br> 11325
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|Taranjit Purewal <br> 6132
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|Jed Anderson <br> 1359
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|Bob Klassen <br> 472
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|Tim Felger <br> 392
|
|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Mike de Jong'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Chilliwack-Kent]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Barry Penner]] <br> 11368
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|Malcolm James <br> 6534
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|Hans Mulder <br> 1651
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|David Anderson ([[British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement|Mod.]]) <br> 240<br> Colin Wormworth ([[British Columbia Youth Coalition|BCYC]]) <br> 103
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Barry Penner
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Chilliwack-Sumas]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[John Les]]''' <br> 11995
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|John-Henry Harter <br> 6477
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|Norm Siefken <br> 1731
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|Brian Downey <br> 315
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|Augustine Lee ([[British Columbia Youth Coalition|BCYC]]) <br> 266<br>James Solhiem ([[British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement|Mod.]]) <br> 127
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''John Les'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Fort Langley-Aldergrove]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Rich Coleman]]''' <br> 15454
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|Shane Dyson <br> 7597
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|Andrea Welling <br> 2529
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|
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|'''[[Marc Emery]]''' <br> 374
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|Stephen Davis ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]]) <br> 183
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Rich Coleman'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Langley (provincial electoral district)|Langley]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Mary Polak]] <br> 12877
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|Dean Morrison <br> 8303
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|Kathleen Stephany <br> 3042
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|
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|[[Chris Scrimes]] <br> 278
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|Lee Davies ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>180
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Lynn Stephens
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Maple Ridge-Mission]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Randy Hawes]] <br> 12095
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|[[Jenny Stevens]] <br> 11896
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|Bill Walsh <br> 2633
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|Carol Gwilt <br> 314
|
|Chum Richardson (Ind.)<br> 312 <br> Keith Smith ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]]) <br> 53
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Randy Hawes
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows]]
|
|[[Ken Stewart]] <br> 10861
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Michael Sather]] <br> 11786
|
|Mike Gildersleeve <br> 1869
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|Rick Butler <br> 534
|
|Denise-Colleen Briere-Smart <br> 360
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|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Ken Stewart
{{Election box end}}
===Surrey===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Cloverdale]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Kevin Falcon]]''' <br> 16429
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|Ted Allen <br> 7640
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|Pierre Rovtar <br> 2280
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|Joseph Vollhoffer <br> 305
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|
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Kevin Falcon'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Green Timbers]]
|
|'''[[Brenda Locke]]''' <br> 5619
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Sue Hammell]] <br> 10836
|
|Sebastian Sajda <br> 791
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|Ravi Chand <br> 142
|
|Amanda Boggan <br> 225
|
|Rob Norberg ([[Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia|ED]])<br>151<br>Harjit Singh Daudharia ([[Communist Party of British Columbia|Comm.]]) <br> 52
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Brenda Locke'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Newton]]
|
|[[Daniel Igali]] <br> 6473
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Harry Bains]] <br> 10741
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|Dan Deresh <br> 876
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|Harry Grewal <br> 268
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|
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|Gordon Scott ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]]) <br> 123 <br> Jeff Robert Evans ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]]) <br> 72
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Tony Bhullar]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Panorama Ridge]]
|
|Bob Hans <br> 8573
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Jagrup Brar]] <br> 11553
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|Romeo De La Pena <br> 1370
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|
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|Troy Chan <br> 234
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|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|Jagrup Brar
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Tynehead]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Dave Hayer]] <br> 12052
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|Barry Bell <br> 9469
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|Sean Orr <br> 1095
|
|
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|Don Briere <br> 243
|
|Summer Davis (Ind.)<br> 380 <br> Gary Hoffman (Ind.) <br> 223
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Dave Hayer
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-Whalley]]
|
|Barb Steele <br> 4949
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Bruce Ralston]] <br> 8903
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|Roy Whyte <br> 1238
|
|[[Elayne Brenzinger]] <br> 607
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|Neal Magnuson <br> 302
|
|Joe Pal (Not Affil) <br> 139 <br> Melady Belinda Earl ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]]) <br> 50
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/DRBC}}|
|Elayne Brenzinger
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Surrey-White Rock]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Gordon Hogg]] <br> 16462
|
|[[Moh Chelali]] <br> 7511
|
|Ashley Hughes <br> 3051
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|Ron Dunsford <br> 87
|
|
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|David James Evans ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Con.]])<br>1340
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Gordon Hogg
{{Election box end}}
===Richmond and Delta===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Delta North]]
|
|[[Jeannie Kanakos]] <br> 9480
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Guy Gentner]] <br> 10481
|
|John Hague <br> 1711
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|
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|John Shavluk <br> 224
|
|David Andrew Wright ([[British Columbia Party|BCP]]) <br> 187
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Reni Masi]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Delta South]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Val Roddick]] <br> 9112
|
|Dileep Athaide <br> 5828
|
|Duane Laird <br> 1131
|
|
|
|Julian Wooldridge <br> 139
|
|Vicki Huntington (Ind.)<br>8043 <br>George Mann (Not Affil) <br> 58
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Val Roddick
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Richmond Centre]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Olga Ilich]] <br> 10908
|
|[[Dale Jackaman (politician)|Dale Jackaman]] <br> 6051
|
|Chris Segers <br> 1436
|
|
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|Matt Healy <br> 231
|
|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Greg Halsey-Brandt]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Richmond East]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Linda Reid]]''' <br> 11652
|
|Gian Sihota <br> 6692
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|Michael Wolfe <br> 1530
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|
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|Heidi Farnola <br> 191
|
|Mohamud Ali Farah (Ind.) <br> 207
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Linda Reid'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Richmond-Steveston]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[John Yap]] <br> 13859
|
|Kay Hale <br> 7334
|
|Egidio Spinelli <br> 1934
|
|Daniel Ferguson <br> 282
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|
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Geoff Plant]]'''†
{{Election box end}}
===Vancouver's eastern suburbs===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Burnaby-Edmonds]]
|
|'''[[Patty Sahota]]''' <br> 9599
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Raj Chouhan]] <br> 10337
|
|Suzanne Deveau <br> 2192
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|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Patty Sahota'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Burnaby North]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Richard Lee (Canadian politician)|Richard Lee]] <br> 10421
|
|[[Pietro Calendino]] <br> 10356
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|Richard Brand <br> 1763
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|[[Matthew Laird]]<br> 316
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Richard Lee
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Burnaby-Willingdon]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[John Nuraney]] <br> 8754
|
|[[Gabriel Yiu]] <br> 8355
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|Pauline Farrell <br> 1482
|
|[[Tony Kuo]] <br> 947
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|John Warrens <br> 214
|
|Tom Tao (Ind.) <br> 142
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|John Nuraney
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Burquitlam (provincial electoral district)|Burquitlam]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Harry Bloy]] <br> 10054
|
|Bart Healey <br> 9682
|
|Carli Travers <br> 1619
|
|
|
|Peter Grin <br> 191
|
|Graham Fox (Not Affil) <br> 125
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Harry Bloy
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Coquitlam-Maillardville]]
|
|[[Richard Stewart]]<br>10001
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Diane Thorne]] <br> 10532
|
|Michael Hejazi<br> 1415
|
|
|
|Brandon Steele<br>236
|
|Paul Geddes<br>([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Lbt.]])<br>173<br>Nattanya Andersen<br>([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>69
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Richard Stewart
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[New Westminster (provincial electoral district)|New Westminster]]
|
|'''[[Joyce Murray]]''' <br> 9645
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Chuck Puchmayr]] <br> 13226
|
|[[Robert Broughton]] <br> 2416
|
|John Warren <br> 152
|
|Christina Racki <br> 293
|
|Greg Calcutta ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]]) <br> 42
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Joyce Murray'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain]]
|
|Greg Moore <br> 10752
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Mike Farnworth]] <br> 11844
|
|Bill Aaroe <br> 1691
|
|
|
|
|
|Anthony Yao<br>([[British Columbia Social Credit Party|SC]])<br>228<br>Lewis Dahlby <br>([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Lbt.]])<br>90
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Karn Manhas]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Port Moody-Westwood]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Iain Black]] <br> 14161
|
|[[Karen Rockwell]] <br> 9848
|
|Kathy Heisler <br> 1670
|
|
|
|
|
|'''[[James Filippelli]]''' ([[Your Political Party of British Columbia|YPP]])<br>442<br>Arthur Crossman (Ind.)<br>227
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Christy Clark]]†
{{Election box end}}
===Vancouver===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Burrard (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Burrard]]<br>
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Lorne Mayencourt]] <br> 12009
|
|[[Tim Stevenson]] <br> 11998
|
|Janek Kuchmistrz <br> 3698
|
|Ian McLeod <br> 82
|
|
|
|John Clarke ([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Lbt.]])<br>388<br>Lisa Voldeng ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>170 <br>'''[[John Ince]]''' ([[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex]])<br>111<br>Antonio Ferreira ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>27
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Lorne Mayencourt
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Fairview]]
|
|Virginia Greene <br> 12114
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Gregor Robertson (politician)|Gregor Robertson]] <br> 13009
|
|Hamdy El-Rayes <br> 2479
|
|
|
|
|
|Patrick Clark ([[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex]])<br>121<br> [[Central Party (British Columbia)|Scott Yee]] (Ind.)<br>102<br>Malcolm Janet Mary van Delst ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>95
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|align="center"|''vacant''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Fraserview]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Wally Oppal]] <br> 9895
|
|Ravinder Gill <br> 8783
|
|Doug Perry <br> 1374
|
|
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|Shea Campbell <br> 650
|
|
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Ken Johnston (politician)|Ken Johnston]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Hastings]]
|
|Laura McDiarmid <br> 6910
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Shane Simpson]] <br> 11726
|
|[[Ian Gregson]] <br> 1928
|
|
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|Stephen Payne <br> 188
|
|Carrol Woolsey ([[British Columbia Social Credit Party|SC]])<br>274<br>Dennise Brennan ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>247<br>Will Offley (Ind.)<br>130<br>Catherine Millard Saadi ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>68
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Joy MacPhail]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Kensington]]
|
|[[Patrick Wong]] <br> 8949
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[David Chudnovsky (politician)|David Chudnovsky]] <br> 10573
|
|Cody Matheson <br> 1273
|
|
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|John Gordon <br> 266
|
|'''[[Charles Boylan]]''' ([[People's Front (Canada)|PF]]) <br> 99
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Patrick Wong
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Kingsway]]
|
|[[Rob Nijjar]] <br> 7894
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Adrian Dix]] <br> 10038
|
|Stuart MacKinnon <br> 1212
|
|
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|Steven Lay <br> 219
|
|Donna Petersen<br>([[People's Front (Canada)|PF]])<br>77<br>Yvonne Tink ([[Sex Party (British Columbia)|Sex]])<br>73
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Rob Nijjar
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Langara]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Carole Taylor]] <br> 11181
|
|[[Anita Romaniuk]] <br> 6456
|
|Doug Warkentin <br> 1584
|
|
|
|Mark Gueffroy <br> 214
|
|Christopher De Wilde ([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Libert.]])<br>185<br>Charlie Brunet-Latimer ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>152
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Val Anderson]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Mount Pleasant]]
|
|Juliet Andalis <br> 4298
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Jenny Kwan]] <br> 12974
|
|Raven Bowen <br> 2066
|
|Imtiaz Popat <br> 43
|
|Chris Bennett <br> 308
|
|Mike Hansen (Ind.) <br>205<br>Niki Westman ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>187<br>Peter Marcus ([[Communist Party of British Columbia|Comm.]])<br>98<br> Kirk Anton Moses ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>17
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|Jenny Kwan
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Point Grey]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Gordon_Campbell_%28Canadian_politician%29|Gordon Campbell]]''' <br> 12498
|
|Mel Lehan <br> 10248
|
|Damian Kettlewell <br> 4111
|
|
|
|Yolanda Perez <br> 138
|
|Tom Walker ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>126<br>Jeff Monds ([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Libert.]])<br>44<br>Gudrun Kost ([[Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness|Plat.]])<br>18
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Gordon Campbell'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Vancouver-Quilchena]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Colin Hansen]]''' <br> 16394
|
|Jarrah Hodge <br> 5131
|
|Lorinda Earl <br> 2538
|
|
|
|Rhiannon Rose <br> 175
|
|Katrina Chowne ([[British Columbia Libertarian Party|Libert.]])<br>174
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Colin Hansen'''
{{Election box end}}
===North Shore and Sunshine Coast===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[North Vancouver-Lonsdale]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Katherine Whittred]]<br>9375
|
|Craig Keating<br>8391
|
|Terry Long<br>2562
|
|Matt Wadsworth<br>163
|
|Rebecca Ambrose<br>209
|
|[[Ron Gamble]] ([[Reform Party of British Columbia|Ref.]])<br>365
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Katherine Whittred
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[North Vancouver-Seymour]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Daniel Jarvis]] <br> 14518
|
|Cathy Pinsent <br> 7595
|
|John Sharpe <br> 3013
|
|
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|Darin Neal <br> 212
|
|Christine Ellis<br>([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]]) <br> 169
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Daniel Jarvis
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Powell River-Sunshine Coast]]
|
|Maureen Clayton <br> 7702
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Nicholas Simons]] <br> 11099
|
|'''[[Adriane Carr]]''' <br> 6585
|
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|Allen McIntyre ([[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|RefedBC]]) <br> 156
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Harold Long]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[West Vancouver-Capilano]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Ralph Sultan]] <br> 14665
|
|Terry Platt <br> 3900
|
|Lee White <br> 2648
|
|
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|Jodie Giesz-Ramsay <br> 147
|
|Ben West ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]]) <br> 122
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Ralph Sultan
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[West Vancouver-Garibaldi]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Joan McIntyre]] <br> 11808
|
|Lyle Fenton <br> 4947
|
|Dennis Perry <br> 6235
|
|
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|Barbara Ann Reid ([[British Columbia Conservative Party|Cons.]]) <br> 464
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Ted Nebbeling]]†
{{Election box end}}
===Vancouver Island===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Alberni-Qualicum]]
|
|[[Gillian Trumper]] <br> 9788
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Scott Fraser (politician)|Scott Fraser]] <br> 13988
|
|Jack Thornburgh <br> 1912
|
|Jennifer Fisher-Bradley <br> 292
|
|[[Michael Mann (politician)|Michael Mann]] <br> 401
|
|James Dominic King (Ind.) <br> 209
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Gillian Trumper
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Comox Valley (provincial electoral district)|Comox Valley]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Stan Hagen]]''' <br> 14068
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|[[w:Andrew Black (politician)|Andrew Black]] <br> 13261
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|[[Chris Aikman]] <br> 2833
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|Don Davis <br> 187
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|Miracle Emery <br> 214
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|Bruce O'Hara ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]])<br>83<br>Mel Garden ([[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|RefedBC]])<br>67<br>Barbara Biley ([[People's Front (Canada)|PF]]) <br> 51
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Stan Hagen'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cowichan-Ladysmith]]
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|'''[[Graham Bruce]]''' <br> 11425
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Doug Routley]] <br> 14014
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|[[Cindy-Lee Robinson]] <br> 1950
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|Brian Johnson <br> 238
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|Jim Bell (Ind.) <br> 307 <br>Jeremy Harold Smyth ([[Freedom Party of British Columbia|FP]]) <br> 83
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Graham Bruce'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)|Nanaimo]]
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|[[Mike Hunter]] <br> 8657
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Leonard Krog]] <br> 13226
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|Doug Catley <br> 2933
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|Matt Dillon <br> 294
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|Brunie Brunie (Ind.) <br> 204<br>Linden Shaw ([[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|RefedBC]])<br>169
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Mike Hunter
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nanaimo-Parksville]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Ron Cantelon]] <br> 16542
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|Carol McNamee <br> 12432
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|Jordan Ellis <br> 2714
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|Richard Payne <br> 198
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|Bruce Ryder ([[Western Refederation Party of British Columbia|RefedBC]]) <br> 283
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Judith Reid]]†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[North Island (provincial electoral district)|North Island]]
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|[[Rod Visser]] <br> 10804
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Claire Trevena]] <br> 11464
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|Phillip Stone <br> 1874
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|Dan Cooper <br> 699
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|Lorne James Scott (Ind.) <br> 471
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Rod Visser
{{Election box end}}
===Greater Victoria===
{{Canadian_politics/candlist_header_5plus|BC Liberal|NDP|Green|DRBC|Marijuana}}
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Esquimalt-Metchosin]]
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|Tom Woods <br> 9650
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Maurine Karagianis]] <br> 12545
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|Jane Sterk <br> 2672
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|Graeme Rodger <br> 409
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Arnie Hamilton]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Malahat-Juan de Fuca]]
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|Cathy Basskin <br> 10528
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[John Horgan]] <br> 12460
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|Steven Hurdle <br> 2610
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|'''[[Tom Morino]]''' <br> 1256
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|Pattie O'Brien ([[Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia|WCC]]) <br> 180
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|[[Brian Kerr (politician)|Brian Kerr]]†
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Oak Bay-Gordon Head]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Ida Chong]]''' <br> 13443
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|[[Charley Beresford]] <br> 12016
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|Stephen Hender <br> 2379
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|Lyne England <br> 278
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|Lindsay Budge (Ind.) <br> 176
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Ida Chong'''
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Saanich North and the Islands]]
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''[[Murray Coell]]''' <br> 13781
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|Christine Hunt <br> 11842
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|Ken Rouleau <br> 4846
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|Ian Bruce<br> 1092
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|
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|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Murray Coell'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Saanich South]]
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|'''[[Susan Brice]]''' <br> 12380
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[David Cubberley]] <br> 12809
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|Brandon McIntyre <br> 2018
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|Brett Hinch <br> 223
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|Douglas Christie ([[Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia|WCC]])<br> 207 <br> Kerry Steinemann (Ind.) <br> 161
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|'''Susan Brice'''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Victoria-Beacon Hill]]
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|[[Jeff Bray]] <br> 8621
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|'''[[Carole James]]''' <br> 16081
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|John Miller <br> 3077
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|David McCaig <br> 169
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|Benjamin McConchie (Ind.) <br> 124 <br> Ingmar Lee (Ind.) <br> 123
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Jeff Bray
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Victoria-Hillside]]
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|[[Sheila Orr]] <br> 7028
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP}}|
|[[Rob Fleming]] <br> 13911
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|Steve Filipovic <br> 2933
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|Jim McDermott <br> 360
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|Katrina Herriot ([[Work Less Party of British Columbia|WLP]]) <br> 168
|{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/BC Liberal}}|
|Sheila Orr
{{Election box end}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.elections.bc.ca/ Elections BC]
** [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ge2005/ Elections BC - 2005 General Election]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/bcvotes2005/ CBC - BC Votes 2005]
* [http://www.canada.com/vancouver/bcvotes/index.html canada.com/The Vancouver Sun - BC Election 2005]
* [http://www.thetyee.ca/Election/Battleground/ The Tyee Election Central: Battleground BC]
* [http://www.nodice.ca/elections/britishcolumbia/ Nodice.ca - British Columbia Provincial Election 2005]
* [http://bc.demochoice.org Simulation of 2005 Election with STV Ridings]
* [http://www.electionprediction.org/2005_bc/index.html electionprediction.org - BC 2005]
* [http://esm.ubc.ca/BC05/ UBC Election Stock Market B.C. 2005]
* [http://esm.ubc.ca/BC05/forecast.php Prof. Antweiler's "Voter Migration Matrix" Election Forecasting Tool]
* [http://142.36.252.26/bcimg/ 2001 Election Candidate Financial Disclosures]
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[[Category:2005 elections in Canada|British Columbia general]]
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