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2013 British Columbia general election
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85 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
43 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout55.32%[1] Increase 4.33 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Christy Clark Adrian Dix Jane Sterk
Party Liberal New Democratic Green
Leader since February 26, 2011 April 17, 2011 October 21, 2007
Leader's seat Vancouver-Point Grey (lost re-election) Vancouver-Kingsway Ran in Victoria-Beacon Hill (lost)
Last election 49 seats, 45.82% 35 seats, 42.15% 0 seats, 8.21%
Seats before 45 36 0
Seats won 49 34 1
Seat change Increase4 Decrease2 Increase1
Popular vote 795,946 715,999 146,607
Percentage 44.14% 39.71% 8.13%
Swing Decrease1.68pp Decrease2.44pp Decrease0.08pp
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

Christy Clark
Liberal

Premier after election

Christy Clark
Liberal

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

The Liberal Party won its fourth straight majority; Clark was defeated in her riding, but she was re-elected to the legislature in a subsequent by-election in Westside-Kelowna on July 10, 2013,[2] after Liberal MLA Ben Stewart stepped down on her behalf.[3] The NDP remained the official opposition, losing two seats, and the Green Party won its first seat.

Despite their victory, the Liberals had been consistently several points behind the opposition New Democrats in every public opinion poll throughout the campaign.[4] Even poll results released on the last day of the campaign suggested that the New Democrats had an eight to nine percentage point margin over the Liberals.[5] Only one pollster, Forum Research, had released a poll which suggested that the Liberals were close enough that a victory was even possible for them, although even that poll had the New Democrats ahead by two percentage points.[5] The Liberals' upset victory led to significant media debate about the quality of opinion polling in Canadian elections.

Timing

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Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday in May of the fourth calendar year after the last election.[6] As an election was held on May 12, 2009, the next election was scheduled for May 14, 2013. The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit.[6]

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

Background

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After leading the BC Liberals for 17 years, Gordon Campbell announced he would resign as Premier and party leader in November 2010. This was seen as the result of opposition to the Harmonized Sales Tax, which was very unpopular with voters.[9]

In the ensuing leadership campaign, Christy Clark, the eventual winner, suggested she would prefer to hold an election earlier than 2013 to secure her own mandate.[10] She was believed to be preparing her party for an election as early as autumn 2011.[11] However, due to the unfavourable result from the HST referendum, she decided to rule out an early election.[12]

Political parties

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This is a list of political parties who ran candidates in the 2013 election:[13][14]

Party Leader Expenditures[15] Notes
  British Columbia Liberal Party Christy Clark $11,740,241 The BC Liberals have formed a majority government since May 2001. With the resignation of party leader Gordon Campbell, the new party leader Christy Clark was selected on February 26, 2011.[16] The party claims it is independent of the federal Liberals and the federal Conservatives.
  British Columbia New Democratic Party Adrian Dix $9,090,489 Affiliated with the federal NDP, the BC NDP held power from 1972–1975 and 1991–2001. On April 17, 2011, Adrian Dix was chosen as the party leader in their 2011 leadership convention.
  Green Party of British Columbia Jane Sterk $177,660 The party is based on the belief in sustainability[17] and maintains a full policy platform.[18]
  British Columbia Conservative Party John Cummins $154,502 Having last won a seat in 1978, the Conservative Party has re-emerged as a minor party. According to polling in March 2013, the party holds less than one-third of the centre-right vote (shared with the BC Liberals). The party received a temporary boost when, on March 26, 2012, Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen announced that he was leaving the BC Liberals to join the BC Conservatives, providing the party with its first representative in decades. Van Dongen shortly quit the party to sit as an independent on September 22, 2012.
  Advocational International Democratic Party of British Columbia Michael Yawney $2,780 The party was registered in 2006 and despite accumulating over two million dollars in assets the party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election.[19]
  British Columbia Party $0 A right-of-centre party[20] which did not nominate any candidates in the last election and only 2 candidates in the 2005 election.
  Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia Wilfred Hanni $2,111 The party is based in the supremacy of God and rule of law[21] and maintains a full policy platform.[22] It was founded in 2010 as the BC Heritage Party but changed its name to the Christian Heritage Party in 2012 when it developed ties to the federal Christian Heritage Party.
  Communist Party of British Columbia Samuel Hammond $1,375 As a provincial branch of the federal Communist Party of Canada, party advocates a communist ideology, including labour rights and limits to corporate control.[23] Active since 2001, the party nominated four candidates in 2001 and three in both the 2005 and 2009 elections.
  British Columbia Excalibur Party Michael Halliday $901 Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform.[24]
  BC First Party Salvatore Vetro $1,768 Founded in 2010, the party advocates for democratic reforms, including the use of referendums, free votes, and at-large elections for the position of Premier.[25] The party nominated a candidate in the 2011 by-election.
  Helping Hand Party Alan Saldanha Founded in 2011. The party is based on the belief "that helping others unconditionally provides for a meaningful existence" and intends to run only a single candidate, Alan Saldanha in Surrey-Newton.[26]
  British Columbia Libertarian Party $1,994 The party advocates for libertarian principles including protecting civil liberties and private property rights, legalizing drugs, and ending government controls on economic activity.[27] Active since the 1980s, the party nominated six candidates in both the 2005 and 2009 elections.
  British Columbia Marijuana Party Marc Emery $751 The party seeks to legalize marijuana. Active since 2000, the party nominated a full slate of candidates in 2001 and 44 candidates in 2005. The party endorsed the Green Party in the 2009 election but nominated one candidate regardless.
  Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness Espavo Sozo $0 Founded in 2005, the party advocates for government accountability.[28] The party nominated 11 candidates in the 2005 election but none in 2009.
  British Columbia Social Credit Party The once dominant conservative party last formed the government under Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston but has not elected an MLA since 1991.[29] The party did not nominate any candidates in the 2009 election.
  Unparty: The Consensus-Building Party Michael Donovan $0 Founded in 2011, the party promotes consensus government over adversarial party politics.[30]
  BC Vision Jagmohan Bhandari $179 Founded in 2013, the party has developed an election platform that includes technology development, environmental conservation, public health, cross-generational communication, senior education, and fiscal responsibility.[31]
  Work Less Party of British Columbia Conrad Schmidt $9,420 The party seeks to legislate a 32-hour or four-day work week.[32] Active since 2003, the party nominated 11 candidate in 2005 and two in 2009.
  Your Political Party of British Columbia James Filippelli $1,884 The party seeks to reduce the influence of political parties on government and increase public review of government operations, inclusive of crown corporations and local governments. They maintain a full platform which includes making all campaign promises legally binding.[33] Active since 2002, the party nominated one candidate in 2005 and two in 2009.

Results

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Elections to the 40th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (2013)[34]
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 2009 2013 ±
Liberal Christy Clark 85 795,274 43,613Increase 44.13 −1.69
 
 49
49 / 85
 Steady
New Democratic Adrian Dix 85 715,855 24,291Increase 39.72 −2.43
 
 35
34 / 85
 1Decrease
Green Jane Sterk 61 146,685 12,069Increase 8.14 −0.07
 
 –
1 / 85
 1Increase
Conservative John Cummins 56 85,637 51,186Increase 4.75 2.65 2.65
 
Independent 46 49,306 30,620Increase 2.74 1.60 1.6
 
 1
1 / 85
 Steady
Libertarian 8 2,050 564Increase 0.11 0.02
BC First Salvatore Vetro 2 1,275 1,275Increase 0.07 New
Excalibur Michael Halliday 6 995 995Increase 0.06 New
Vision Jagmohan Bhandari 4 878 878Increase 0.05 New
Christian Heritage Wilfred Hanni 2 828 828Increase 0.05 Returned
Marijuana Marc Emery 2 766 405Increase 0.04 0.02
Your Political Party James Filippelli 2 528 193Increase 0.03 0.01
British Columbia Party 3 445 445Increase 0.02 Returned
Communist Samuel Hammond 4 389 44Decrease 0.02 0.00%
Social Credit 1 374 374Increase 0.02 Returned
Helping Hand Party Alan Saldanha 1 282 282Increase 0.02 New
Unparty Michael Donovan 2 244 244Increase 0.01 New
Work Less Conrad Schmidt 2 145 177Decrease 0.01 −0.01
Advocational Michael Yawney 2 137 137Increase 0.01 New
Platinum Espavo Sozo 2 56 56Increase – Returned
Total 376 1,802,149 100.00%

MLAs elected

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Synopsis of results

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Main article: Results of the 2013 British Columbia general election by riding
Results by riding – 2013 British Columbia general election[35]
Riding Winning party Turnout[a] Votes[b]
Name 2009 Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Lib NDP Grn Con Ind Oth Total
 
Abbotsford-Mission Lib Lib 10,417 50.67% 4,826 23.48% 56.63% 10,417 5,591 1,865 1,946 619 119 20,557
Abbotsford South Lib Lib 9,563 47.74% 3,977 19.85% 55.77% 9,563 4,210 – – 5,586 673 20,032
Abbotsford West Lib Lib 9,473 50.65% 4,043 21.62% 59.38% 9,473 5,430 877 1,791 1,082 49 18,702
Alberni-Pacific Rim NDP NDP 10,569 57.55% 4,228 23.02% 58.22% 6,341 10,569 – 1,456 – – 18,366
Boundary-Similkameen Lib Lib 8,499 46.59% 1,386 7.60% 61.85% 8,499 7,113 1,602 – 1,030 – 18,244
Burnaby-Deer Lake NDP NDP 8,189 48.48% 903 5.35% 48.03% 7,286 8,189 1,417 – – – 16,892
Burnaby-Edmonds NDP NDP 9,253 51.43% 2,303 12.80% 49.00% 6,950 9,253 1,573 – – 215 17,991
Burnaby-Lougheed Lib NDP 8,952 44.26% 743 3.67% 56.24% 8,209 8,952 1,665 – 1,399 – 20,225
Burnaby North Lib Lib 10,543 46.82% 668 2.97% 55.03% 10,543 9,875 1,577 – 523 – 22,518
Cariboo-Chilcotin Lib Lib 7,679 56.18% 2,939 21.50% 63.64% 7,679 4,740 747 – 503 – 13,669
Cariboo North NDP Lib 5,867 41.41% 603 4.26% 59.77% 5,867 3,036 – – 5,264 – 14,167
Chilliwack Lib Lib 9,989 47.56% 3,438 16.37% 55.85 % 9,989 6,551 1,766 2,515 – 181 21,002
Chilliwack-Hope Lib Lib 10,053 49.15% 2,689 13.15% 57.38% 10,053 7,364 – 2,202 833 – 20,452
Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP NDP 6,463 48.26% 1,616 12.07% 53.60% 4,847 6,463 921 1,162 – – 13,393
Comox Valley Lib Lib 14,248 44.27% 1,768 5.49% 63.99% 14,248 12,480 3,718 1,740 – – 32,186
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Lib Lib 9,766 49.90% 2,451 12.52% 53.23% 9,766 7,315 1,144 1,071 – 277 19,573
Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP NDP 9,930 45.74% 41 0.19% 56.69% 9,889 9,930 1,891 – – – 21,710
Cowichan Valley NDP NDP 10,696 40.14% 1,397 5.24% 61.90% 9,299 10,696 5,102 1,223 326 – 26,646
Delta North NDP Lib 9,613 44.53% 203 0.94% 59.94% 9,613 9,410 1,312 983 210 58 21,586
Delta South Ind Ind 11,376 47.80% 2,655 11.16% 68.29% 8,721 3,700 – – 11,376 – 23,797
Esquimalt-Royal Roads NDP NDP 10,963 48.20% 4,452 19.57% 58.23% 6,511 10,963 4,928 – 343 – 22,745
Fort Langley-Aldergrove Lib Lib 15,989 55.10% 8,478 29.22% 60.53% 15,989 7,511 2,229 2,615 672 – 29,016
Fraser-Nicola NDP Lib 6,002 44.14% 614 4.52% 61.52% 6,002 5,388 1,314 895 – – 13,599
Juan de Fuca NDP NDP 12,338 53.32% 5,218 22.55% 58.07% 7,120 12,338 3,682 – – – 23,140
Kamloops-North Thompson Lib Lib 12,183 52.06% 3,044 13.01% 57.97% 12,183 9,139 – 1,644 436 – 23,402
Kamloops-South Thompson Lib Lib 14,956 57.11% 5,752 21.96% 62.18% 14,956 9,204 – 1,603 425 – 26,188
Kelowna-Lake Country Lib Lib 12,149 56.78% 6,843 31.98% 47.71% 12,149 5,306 1,591 2,351 – – 21,397
Kelowna-Mission Lib Lib 13,687 56.86% 7,466 31.02% 53.58% 13,687 6,221 – 3,051 1,113 – 24,072
Kootenay East Lib Lib 10,252 62.99% 4,229 25.98% 53.41% 10,252 6,023 – – – – 16,275
Kootenay West NDP NDP 11,349 63.01% 7,508 41.68% 56.92% 3,841 11,349 – – 2,822 – 18,012
Langley Lib Lib 14,039 51.44% 6,636 24.31% 59.06% 14,039 7,403 2,608 3,242 – – 27,292
Maple Ridge-Mission Lib Lib 10,327 46.61% 1,507 6.80% 57.91% 10,327 8,820 1,818 1,190 – – 22,155
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows NDP Lib 10,824 45.49% 620 2.61% 59.87% 10,824 10,204 2,178 – 589 – 23,795
Nanaimo NDP NDP 10,821 46.25% 2,253 9.63% 57.96% 8,568 10,821 2,532 1,221 253 – 23,395
Nanaimo-North Cowichan NDP NDP 11,542 46.21% 3,857 15.44% 61.11% 7,685 11,542 3,430 1,603 718 – 24,978
Nechako Lakes Lib Lib 5,324 53.79% 2,587 26.14% 58.46% 5,324 2,737 510 1,253 – 74 9,898
Nelson-Creston NDP NDP 8,200 50.73% 3,623 22.41% 57.63% 4,577 8,200 3,387 – – – 16,164
New Westminster NDP NDP 13,170 48.84% 4,173 15.48% 57.81% 8,997 13,170 2,252 1,318 1,038 190 26,965
North Coast NDP NDP 4,617 56.72% 1,925 23.65% 52.85% 2,692 4,617 831 – – – 8,140
North Island NDP NDP 11,885 50.70% 2,002 8.54% 57.28% 9,883 11,885 – 1,675 – – 23,443
North Vancouver-Lonsdale Lib Lib 11,060 45.47% 1,188 4.88% 60.38% 11,060 9,872 2,257 833 – 304 24,326
North Vancouver-Seymour Lib Lib 13,186 50.92% 4,662 18.00% 66.99% 13,186 8,524 1,897 1,206 1,081 – 25,894
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Lib Grn 10,722 40.43% 2,955 11.14% 69.56% 7,767 7,536 10,722 492 – – 26,517
Parksville-Qualicum Lib Lib 14,518 50.13% 3,786 13.07% 67.94% 14,518 10,732 – 3,710 – – 28,960
Peace River North Lib Lib 7,905 58.94% 4,618 34.43% 51.47% 7,905 1,319 – 900 3,287 – 13,411
Peace River South Lib Lib 4,373 46.73% 1,827 19.52% 49.89% 4,373 1,988 – 2,546 451 – 9,358
Penticton Lib Lib 11,536 45.85% 1,382 5.49% 58.27% 11,536 10,154 – 2,288 – 1,185 25,163
Port Coquitlam NDP NDP 11,755 52.94% 3,635 16.37% 57.26% 8,120 11,755 – 1,525 – 805 22,205
Port Moody-Coquitlam Lib Lib 9,675 46.39% 437 2.10% 58.75% 9,675 9,238 1,708 – – 237 20,858
Powell River-Sunshine Coast NDP NDP 13,120 55.20% 5,328 22.42% 63.24% 7,792 13,120 2,856 – – – 23,768
Prince George-Mackenzie Lib Lib 10,524 55.58% 4,036 21.32% 56.86% 10,524 6,488 1,077 845 – – 18,934
Prince George-Valemount Lib Lib 11,291 56.95% 4,175 21.06% 56.56% 11,291 7,116 – 1,105 – 314 19,826
Richmond Centre Lib Lib 9,462 49.83% 5,026 26.47% 43.65% 9,462 4,436 1,678 961 2,371 82 18,990
Richmond East Lib Lib 11,592 54.68% 5,545 26.16% 47.58% 11,592 6,047 1,178 1,827 380 175 21,199
Richmond-Steveston Lib Lib 12,137 51.80% 5,529 23.60% 55.39% 12,137 6,608 1,899 2,625 – 162 23,431
Saanich North and the Islands Lib NDP 10,515 33.27% 163 0.52% 69.21% 10,352 10,515 10,136 – 599 – 31,602
Saanich South NDP NDP 11,946 45.55% 2,690 10.26% 67.11% 9,256 11,946 4,011 873 142 – 26,228
Shuswap Lib Lib 11,992 47.92% 4,594 18.36% 60.41% 11,992 7,398 2,338 3,232 – 63 25,023
Skeena NDP NDP 5,609 47.71% 522 4.44% 55.85% 5,087 5,609 – 797 – 263 11,756
Stikine NDP NDP 4,081 47.11% 909 10.49% 62.82% 3,172 4,081 303 533 59 514 8,662
Surrey-Cloverdale Lib Lib 18,051 59.53% 9,274 30.59% 57.79% 18,051 8,777 – 2,545 949 – 30,322
Surrey-Fleetwood NDP Lib 8,974 45.43% 200 1.01% 55.72% 8,974 8,774 1,147 801 – 59 19,755
Surrey-Green Timbers NDP NDP 9,386 58.06% 3,805 23.54% 52.32% 5,581 9,386 655 444 – 101 16,167
Surrey-Newton NDP NDP 9,788 56.42% 3,184 18.35% 52.56% 6,604 9,788 – 674 – 282 17,348
Surrey-Panorama Lib Lib 14,139 54.29% 4,831 18.55% 57.72% 14,139 9,308 1,478 1,037 81 – 26,043
Surrey-Tynehead Lib Lib 9,172 48.15% 1,633 8.57% 52.13% 9,172 7,539 – 2,040 – 298 19,049
Surrey-Whalley NDP NDP 10,405 61.43% 5,401 31.88% 46.28% 5,004 10,405 – 1,110 – 420 16,939
Surrey-White Rock Lib Lib 15,092 58.09% 7,912 30.45% 64.73% 15,092 7,180 2,304 1,301 – 105 25,982
Vancouver-Fairview Lib NDP 12,649 47.32% 1,351 5.05% 58.98% 11,298 12,649 2,785 – – – 26,732
Vancouver-False Creek Lib Lib 11,228 52.21% 3,247 15.10% 50.11% 11,228 7,981 1,928 – 199 171 21,507
Vancouver-Fraserview Lib Lib 10,118 46.74% 470 2.17% 54.96% 10,118 9,648 1,230 653 – – 21,649
Vancouver-Hastings NDP NDP 12,782 59.51% 6,846 31.87% 53.21% 5,936 12,782 2,386 – – 374 21,478
Vancouver-Kensington NDP NDP 10,687 51.37% 2,722 13.09% 54.33% 7,965 10,687 1,578 572 – – 20,802
Vancouver-Kingsway NDP NDP 10,409 56.77% 3,809 20.77% 48.96% 6,600 10,409 1,327 – – – 18,336
Vancouver-Langara Lib Lib 10,234 52.60% 2,787 14.33% 50.52% 10,234 7,447 1,055 674 – 45 19,455
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant NDP NDP 13,845 65.83% 9,903 47.09% 49.77% 3,942 13,845 2,506 – 260 478 21,031
Vancouver-Point Grey Lib NDP 11,499 47.59% 1,063 4.40% 58.97% 10,436 11,499 1,636 392 72 128 24,163
Vancouver-Quilchena Lib Lib 14,496 64.32% 8,791 39.00% 59.45% 14,496 5,705 1,667 – 671 – 22,539
Vancouver-West End NDP NDP 10,755 56.81% 5,406 28.55% 50.64% 5,349 10,755 2,156 – 132 540 18,932
Vernon-Monashee Lib Lib 12,503 46.34% 3,270 12.12% 57.41% 12,503 9,233 1,905 3,169 169 – 26,979
Victoria-Beacon Hill NDP NDP 12,697 48.82% 3,901 15.00% 58.67% 4,386 12,697 8,796 – – 131 26,010
Victoria-Swan Lake NDP NDP 12,350 54.49% 7,090 31.28% 58.07% 5,055 12,350 5,260 – – – 22,665
West Vancouver-Capilano Lib Lib 15,776 67.03% 10,509 44.65% 60.47% 15,776 5,267 – 1,156 1,018 320 23,537
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Lib Lib 11,275 52.50% 4,309 20.06% 56.68% 11,275 6,966 2,359 653 225 – 21,478
Westside-Kelowna Lib Lib 12,405 58.07% 5,817 27.23% 47.52% 12,405 6,588 – 2,368 – – 21,361
  = 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

Summary analysis

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Party candidates in 2nd place[36]
Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total
Lib NDP Grn Con Ind
Liberal 45 1 3 49
New Democratic 32 2 34
Green 1 1
Independent 1 1
Total 34 45 2 1 3 85
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[36]
Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
█ Liberal 49 34 2
█ New Democratic 34 45 6
█ Independent 1 3 1 19 17
█ Green 1 2 45 11 2
█ Conservative 1 30 24 1
█ Libertarian 2 4
█ Vision 2 2
█ Marijuana 2
█ Excalibur 1 2
█ BC First 1 1
█ British Columbia Party 1 1
█ Communist 1
█ Christian Heritage 1
█ Helping Hand Party 1
█ Social Credit 1
█ Your Political Party 1
█ Advocational 2
█ Platinum 1
█ Unparty 1
Resulting composition of the 39th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Source Party
Lib NDP Grn Ind Total
Seats retained Incumbents returned 24 27 1 52
Open seats held – new MLAs 16 3 19
Open seats held – taken by MLA previously incumbent in another riding 1 1
Byelection losses reversed 2 2
Ouster of incumbent changing allegiance 1 1
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 3 2 1 6
Open seats gained 2 2 4
Total 49 34 1 1 85

Voter turnout

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

  • Voter turnout in the 2013 BC general election
    Voter turnout in the 2013 BC general election

Retiring incumbents

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Seats changing hands

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8 incumbent MLAs lost their seats:

Party Name Constituency Year elected Seat held by party since Defeated by Elected party in 2013
  New Democratic Harry Lali Fraser-Nicola 2009 2009 Jackie Tegart   BC Liberal
  New Democratic Gwen O'Mahony Chilliwack-Hope 2012 2012 Laurie Throness   BC Liberal
  New Democratic Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood 2004 2009 Peter Fassbender   BC Liberal
  BC Liberal Harry Bloy Burnaby-Lougheed 2009 2009 Jane Shin   New Democratic
  New Democratic Joe Trasolini Port Moody-Coquitlam 2012 2012 Linda Reimer   BC Liberal
  BC Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid Vancouver-Fairview 2009 2009 George Heyman   New Democratic
  BC Liberal Christy Clark Vancouver-Point Grey 2011 2011 David Eby   New Democratic
  BC Liberal Ida Chong Oak Bay-Gordon Head 1996 1996 Andrew Weaver   Green Party

Open seats changing hands

Party in 2009 Candidate Retiring incumbent Constituency Defeated by Elected party in 2013
  New Democratic Elizabeth Rosenau Michael Sather Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Doug Bing   BC Liberal
  New Democratic Sylvia Bishop Guy Gentner Delta North Scott Hamilton   BC Liberal
  BC Liberal Stephen P. Roberts Murray Coell Saanich North and the Islands Gary Holman   New Democratic

Opinion polls

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Including spoilt ballots
  2. ^ Parties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately.

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