British Columbia Liberal Party
Active Provincial Party
Founded	1903
Leader	Gordon Campbell
President	Mickey Patryluk
Headquarters	Box 21014 Waterfront Centre Vancouver, BC V6C 3K3
Political ideology	Centre-right
International alignment	None
Colours	Red & Blue
Website	http://www.bcliberals.com

The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party is a coalition of many ideological groups on the centre-right, united by an opposition to the New Democratic Party (NDP). BC Liberals Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Gordon Muir Campbell, BA, MBA, MLA, (born January 12, 1948) is the 34th Premier of British Columbia. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote political parties or organisations (such as think tanks) that stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding extreme right wing beliefs such as fascism. ... Red may be any of a number of similar colours at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... The term blue may refer any of a number of similar colours. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

The party is not officially linked to the similarly-named Liberal Party of Canada active on the federal level. The Literal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ...

History

Early years

From 1871 to 1903, British Columbia operated without a party system. Party politics were only introduced in 1903 election with the formation of the British Columbia Conservative Party. The popular premier Richard McBride kept the Liberals to one seat in 1909 and then managed to shut them out in the 1912 election. The government's popularity waned as an economic downturn hit the province along with the mounting railway debts. McBride resigned on December 15, 1915 to become the province's representative in London, where he died in 1917. The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... Sir Richard McBride (December 15, 1870-August 6, 1917) was a British Columbian politician and founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. ... The British Columbia general election of 1909 was the twelfth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia general election of 1912 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

1916-1928 First government

The divided Conservatives faced the Liberals in the election of 1916 and lost badly. The Liberals formed a government under Harlan Carey Brewster. Brewster had become leader of the opposition, and was elected party leader in March 1912. He lost his seat a few weeks later in the 1912 election, which returned no Liberals at all. In 1916, he won election to the legislature again through a by-election, and led his party to victory in a general election later that year by campaigning on a reform platform. Brewster promised to end patronage in the civil service, end political machines, improve workmen's compensation and labour laws, bring in votes for women, and other progressive reforms. The British Columbia general election of 1916 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Harlan Carey Brewster (November 10, 1870-March 1, 1918) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ...

The government brought in women's suffrage, instituted prohibition, and combatted political corruption before his unexpected death in 1918. He is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia. The movement for womens suffrage is a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage—the right to vote—to women. ... The term Prohibition, also known as Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... Ross Bay Cemetery Ross Bay Cemetery, located at 1516 Fairfield Road in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, Canada was opened in 1873. ...

John Oliver succeeded Brewster as Premier when Brewster died in 1918. Oliver's government developed the produce industry in the Okanagan Valley, and tried to persuade the federal government to lower the freight rate for rail transport. The party managed a bare majority win in the 1920 electionand only managed govern after the 1924 election with the support of 2 indepedent Liberals. Even though he lost his seat in the 1924 election, Oliver remained premier until his death in 1927. John Oliver (Hartington, England July 31, 1856-August 17, 1927) was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada. ... The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

John Duncan Maclean became premier when Oliver died in 1927 at a time when the Liberal government was in decline. He was unable to reverse his party's fortunes, and was defeated in the 1928 election by the rival Conservatives. John Duncan MacLean (December 8, 1873-March 28, 1948) was a teacher, physician, politician and Premier of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia general election of 1928 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

1928-1933 opposition and the Great Depression

The Liberals managed to increase their vote in the 1928 election but did not dodge the bullet losing close to half their seats. With the onset of the depression and the implosion of the government of Simon Fraser Tolmie, the Liberals easily swept back to power in the 1933 election. The British Columbia general election of 1933 was the eighteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

1933-1941 Duff Pattullo

The 1933 election was a major watershed in BC history. It brought into power the first of many colourful of BC premiers - Duff Pattullo and the new Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a democratic socialist party, as the official opposition. Thomas Dufferin (Duff) Pattullo (January 19, 1873 - March 30, 1956) was premier of British Columbia, Canada from 1933 to 1941. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

His government wanted to be an activist government and try to deal with the depression through social programs and support of the unemployed. Canada has been recognized as the hardest hit by the depression and the west of Canada the hardest hit within Canada. Pattullo tried many programs but was often at odds with the government in Ottawa.

Pattullo was also a great adovcate for BC and suggested such things as the annexation of Yukon by BC, and the construction of the Alaska highway to reduce the power of eastern Canada over BC. This article is about Yukon Territory in Canada. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ...

1941-1951 coalition

The old order of the alternating government with the Conservatives came to an end with the rise of the CCF who managed to be official opposition from 1933 to 1937 and were only one seat less than the Conservatives in the 1937 election. In the 1941 election the CCF came second. The election did not give the Liberals the majority they hoped for and lead to a Coalition government being formed by the Conservative and Liberal members. Duff Pattullo objected to the coalition and was removed as party leader by the Liberals. The British Columbia general election of 1937 was the nineteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia general election, 1941 was the twentieth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

John Hart was the Liberal leader and premier from 1941 to 1947. He became leader after Patullo refused to go into coalition with the Conservatives and the Liberal members removed him as leader. From 1941 to 1945, Hart governed at a time of wartime scarcity, when all major government projects were postponed. Hart's coalition government was re-elected in the 1945 election by a decisive margin. In that contest, Liberals and Conservatives ran under the same banner for the first time in BC history. John Hart (Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland March 31, 1879-April 7, 1957, Victoria, British Columbia) was premier of British Columbia, Canada, from December 9, 1941 to December 29, 1947. ... The 21st general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on August 31, 1945, and held on October 25, 1945. ...

After 1945, Hart undertook an ambitious program of rural electrification, hydroelectric and highway construction. Hart's most significant projects were the construction of Highway 97 to northern British Columbia (which is named in his honour) and the Bridge River Power Project, which was the first major hydroelectric development in British Columbia. He established the BC Power Commission, a forerunner of BC Hydro, to provide power to smaller communities that were not serviced by private utilities. The Bridge River Power Project is a hydroelectric power development in British Columbia located in the country between Whistler and Lillooet, British Columbia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In December 1947, he retired as both finance minister and premier, and returned to business.

Hart was followed by another Liberal, Byron Ingemar Johnson, who served as premier until tensions arose in the coalition due to the dominance of Liberals. The Honourable Byron Ingemar Johnson (December 10, 1890 - January 12, 1964) served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952. ...

Johnson's government introduced compulsory health insurance -- and to pay for it -- a 3% provincial sales tax. It expanded the highway system, extended the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and negotiated the Alcan Agreement, which facilitated construction of the Kenny Dam. The government also coped with the devastating 1948 flooding of the Fraser River, declaring a state of emergency and beginning a programme of diking the river's banks through the Fraser Valley. Johnson is also noted for appointing Nancy Hodges as the first female Speaker in the British Commonwealth. The British Columbia Railway (BCR; AAR reporting marks BCOL, BCIT), known as BC Rail since 1984, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Alcan Inc. ... The Honourable Nancy Hodges (October 28, 1888 - December 15, 1969) was a Canadian journalist, politician and Senator. ...

A Liberal-Conservative Coalition government, with the Liberals led by Johnson and the Conservatives led by Royal Maitland, won a landslide victory in the 1949 election -- at 61% the greatest percentage of the popular vote in BC history. Although Maitland's caucus was crucial to the government's parliamentary mandate, the larger Liberal caucus earned Johnson the Premier's job. After the Conservatives withdrew from the coalition in 1951, Johnson's government collapsed. The 22nd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 16, 1949, and held on June 15, 1949. ...

The 1952 election

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What they had not counted on was what voters were tired of both the Liberals and the Tories, and were looking for alternatives. More voters chose BC Social Credit League ahead of any other party as their second choice. Social Credit emerged as the largest party when the ballots were counted in the 1952 general election. Social Credit's de facto leader during the election, W.A.C. Bennett, formerly a Conservative, was formally named party leader after the election. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. ... The 23rd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1952, and held on June 12, 1952. ... The Honourable William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC (September 6, 1900 – February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

At the June 9 1953 general election, the Liberals were reduced to 4 seats, taking 23.36% of the vote. Arthur Laing defeated Tilly Rollston in Vancouver Point Grey. Even though Social Credit won a majority of seats in the legislature, their finance minister Einar Gunnarson was defeated in Oak Bay by Archie Gibbs of the Liberals. Gordon Gibson Sr, nicknamed the "Bull Moose of the Woods", was elected for Lillooet as a Liberal. The 24th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1953, and held on June 9, 1953. ... Arthur Laing was a Canadian politican. ... Tilly Rollston was a Canadian politician. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Gordon Gibson, Sr. ... The Lillooet electoral district was a riding (provincial constituency) in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries. ...

1953 - 1979 third party status

During the early period of this time, the Liberals' most prominent member was Gordon Gibson Sr. He was a cigar smoking gregarious logging contractor who could have been premier but for major political error. He was elected in 1953 for the Lillooet riding. In 1955, the Sommers scandal surfaced and he was the only leader in the legislature to make an issue of it. W.A.C. Bennett and his attorney general tried many dirty tricks to stop the information from coming out.

In frustration, Gordon Gibson Sr. resigned his seat and forced a by-election, hoping to make the Sommers scandal the issue. Unfortunately, the voting system had changed, and he came a close second after Social Credit.

In the 1956 election, with the Sommers scandal still not resolved, the Liberals fared worse than in 1953. Arthur Laing lost his seat, and the party was reduced to two MLAs and 20.9% of the vote. The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Arthur Laing was a Canadian politican. ...

In the 1960 election, the party won four seats with the same 20.9% of the popular vote as in 1956. The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

In the 1963 election, the party's caucus increased by one more MLA to five, but their share of the popular vote fell to 19.98%. The British Columbia general election of 1963 was the 27th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

The 1966 election, the party won another seat, bringing its caucus to six, and had a modest increase in the vote to 20.24%. The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

In the 1969 vote, the party lost one seat, and its share of the vote fell to 19.03%. The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

In 1972, the party was led into the election by a new leader, David Anderson, who had been elected in the 1968 federal election as a federal Liberal MP. He and four others managed to be elected to the legislature, but with the lowest vote in party history at 16.4%. For other persons named David Anderson, see David Anderson (disambiguation). ... In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. ... The Literal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ...

After the NDP won the 1972 election, many supporters of the Liberal and Conservative parties defected to the Social Credit League. This coalition was able to keep the NDP out of power from 1975 until the 1990s. MLAs Garde Gardom, Pat Mcgeer and Allan Williams left the Liberals for Social Credit along with Hugh Curtis of the suddenly rejuventated Tories. All of them became members of Social Credit Cabinets after 1975. The 30th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Honourable Garde Basil Gardom, QC, OBC, LL.B., BA (born July 17, 1924) is a former Canadian politician, lawyer, and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. ... Former Liverpool businessman and promoter; original manager of The Beatles, who sent the young band to Hamburg, Germany, where they gained vital show business experience. ...

In the 1975 election, the only Liberal to be elected was Gordon Gibson as the party scored a dismal 7.24%. David Anderson was badly defeated in his Victoria riding, placing behind the NDP and Social Credit. The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Gordon Gibson (born 1937) is a right of centre political columnist and author based in British Columbia and a former politician. ...

1979 - 1991 in the wilderness

The 1979 election was the party's lowest point. For the first time in party history, it was shut out of the legislature. Only five candidates ran, none were elected, and the party got 0.5% of the vote. The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

The 1983 election saw a small recovery as the party came close to a full slate of candidates, but won a dismal 2.69% of the vote. The British Columbia general election of 1983 was the 33rd provincial election for the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

The 1986 vote was the third and last election in which the party was shut out. Its share of the popular vote improved to 6.74%. The 34th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was called on September 24, 1986. ...

In 1987,Gordon Wilson got the job of leader of the provincial Liberal Party when no one else was interested. Wilson soon engineered to sever the formal link between the federal and provincial Liberal parties. Since the mid 1970s most federal Liberals in BC had chosen to support Social Credit at the provincial level. For the provincial party, the intent of this separation was to reduce the influence of Socreds who were in the federal party. From the federal Liberal perspective, this move was equally beneficial to them, because the provincial party was heavily in debt. Gordon Wilson (1949 - ) is a former British Columbia provincial and municipal politician, having served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC, leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance, and Minister of Finance, Minister of Employment, Investment and International Trade, and a leadership candidate for the BC New Democrats. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. ...

Wilson set about to rebuild the provincial party as a credible third-party in BC politics. During the same period, the ruling Social Credit party was beset by controversy under the leadership of William Vander Zalm. As a result, multiple Socred scandals caused many non-left voters to look for another option. Bill Vander Zalm (center) inspects construction at Whistler Village Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie Vander Zalm, commonly known as Bill Vander Zalm (born 1934) became 28th premier of British Columbia, Canada in 1986. ...

By the time of the 1991 election, Wilson lobbied to be included in the televised Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) debate between Vander Zalm's successor, Premier Rita Johnston and New Democrat Leader Michael Harcourt. The CBC agreed, and Wilson impressed many voters with his performance. The Liberal campaign gained tremendous momentum, and syphoned off much support from the Socred campaign. In the end, while the NDP won the election, the Liberals came in second with 17 seats. The Liberals were back, and Wilson became Leader of the Opposition. The 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Rita Johnston (born April 22, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... Michael Harcourt (born 1943) served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as mayor of BCs major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986. ... The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ...

Official Opposition under Wilson: 1991–1994

Wilson's centre-left policies did not coincide with many other Liberals both in the legislature and in the party who wanted to fill the vacuum left by the collapse of Social Credit. The new Liberals also proved themselves to be inexperienced, both in the legislature and in building a broad-based political movement. The Liberals therefore had a difficult time to build a disciplined organization that could mount an effective opposition against the NDP government.

In 1993, Wilson's leadership was further damaged by revelations of his affair with fellow Liberal MLA Judi Tyabji. By this time, most of the caucus was in open revolt against his leadership. Wilson agreed to call for a leadership convention, at which he would be a candidate. Judi Tyabji is a political figure in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Soon, former party leader Gordon Gibson and Vancouver Mayor Gordon Campbell entered the leadership race. Campbell won decisively on the first ballot. Wilson and Tyabji then left the Liberals and formed their own party, the Progressive Democratic Alliance. Gordon Gibson (born 1937) is a right of centre political columnist and author based in British Columbia and a former politician. ... The following is a list of mayors of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Gordon Muir Campbell, BA, MBA, MLA, (born January 12, 1948) is the 34th Premier of British Columbia. ... The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Powell River—Sunshine Coast. ...

Official Opposition under Campbell: 1994–2001

Once Campbell was installed as leader, the Liberals adopted the moniker "BC Liberals" for the first time, and soon introduced a new logo. The revised name and logo was an attempt to distinguish itself more clearly in the minds of voters from the federal party. A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ...

In early 1994, Campbell was elected to the legislature in a by-election. Under his leadership, many supporters of the federal Reform Party of Canada and former Socreds also joined with the existing Liberal members. The party then won key by-elections against the remnants of the Socreds in the Fraser Valley region. This solidified the BC Liberals' claim to be the clear alternative to the existing NDP government. Accordingly, the BC Liberals moved to occupy the centre-right of the political spectrum, in opposition to the government. The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1987. ...

In the 1996 election, the BC Liberals won the popular vote but won fewer seats than the NDP. This was as a result of the Liberals losing numerous marginal contests, while piling up large victories in fewer seats. In rural British Columbia, the BC Liberals lost several marginal contests because of discomfort that the electorate had with some of Campbell's free-market policies, such as a promise to sell BC Rail. The 36th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996. ... BC Rail (AAR reporting marks BCOL and BCIT), known as the British Columbia Railway between 1972 and 1984 and as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE; AAR reporting marks PGE and PGER) before 1972, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia between 1912 and 2004. ...

After the election, the BC Liberals set about making sure that there would be no repeat of 1996. Campbell jettisoned some of the less popular planks in his 1996 platform, and aimed to make the party more welcoming of former Socred/Reform BC opponents such as MLA Richard Neufeld. The Reform Party of British Columbia (Reform BC) is a populist political party in British Columbia, Canada, which for much of its history was associated with the right wing. ... The Hon. ...

The Campbell government: 2001 to present–

Gordon Campbell, posing for a photo in Kitsilano.

After a scandal-filled second term for the NDP government, the BC Liberals won the 2001 election with the biggest landslide in BC history: 77 of 79 seats. Gordon Campbell became the seventh premier in ten years, and the first Liberal premier in almost 50 years. Image File history File links Gordon_campbell_pose_head_2. ... Image File history File links Gordon_campbell_pose_head_2. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ...

In accomplishing his victory, Campbell made economic recovery from the BC's economic difficulties of the 1990s a top priority. Campbell followed through with his most significant commitment to lower taxes for taxpayers, introducing a 25% cut in all provincial income taxes on the first day he was installed to office. (Some other taxes and fees were later raised, which reduced the overall benefit of the original tax cut for some taxpayers.) To improve BC's investment climate, the BC Liberals also reduced the corporate income tax and abolished the Corporation Capital Tax for most businesses (a tax on investment and employment that had been introduced by the NDP). Corporate tax refers to direct taxes charged by various jurisdictions on the profits made by companies or associations. ...

To balance the provincial budget, Campbell's first term was also noted for fiscal austerity. This included major reductions in welfare rolls and some social services, deregulation, the sale of some government assets (in particular the ferries built by the previous government during the Fast Ferry Scandal), and the privitization of BC Rail. There were several significant labour disputes, some of which were settled through government legislation. Campbell also slashed the civil service, with staff cutbacks of more than fifty percent in some government departments. Austerity is a term from economics that describes a policy where nations reduce living standards, curtail development projects, and generally shift the revenue stream out of the physical economy, in order to satisfy the demands of creditors. ... Deregulation is the process by which governments remove restrictions on business in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. ... The three BC Ferries PacifiCats sitting idle in the North Vancouver shipyards. ... Privatization (alternately denationalization or disinvestment) is the transfer of property or responsibility from the public sector (government) to the private sector (business). ... BC Rail (AAR reporting marks BCOL and BCIT), known as the British Columbia Railway between 1972 and 1984 and as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE; AAR reporting marks PGE and PGER) before 1972, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia between 1912 and 2004. ...

During the period from, business confidence improved as commodity markets recovered. Unemployment declined to levels not seen since the 1960s, and labour shortages developed in many sectors of the economy, particularly services and construction.

The Liberals were re-elected in 2005 with a reduced majority of 7 seats (46-33), making Gordon Campbell the first premier to win a second term in 22 years. Popular vote map by riding. ...

Party leaders

• James Alexander MacDonald
• Harlan Carey Brewster (1912-March 1, 1918)
• John Oliver (March 1, 1918-August 17, 1927)
• John Duncan MacLean (August 17, 1927-1928)
• Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (1928-December 9, 1941)
• John Hart (December 9, 1941-December 29, 1947)
• Byron Ingemar Johnson (December 29, 1947-1952)
• Edward T. Kenney (interim)
• Arthur Laing
• Ray Perrault
• Pat McGeer (1968-May 22, 1972)
• David Anderson (May 22, 1972-September 28, 1975)
• Gordon Gibson (September 28, 1975-February 19, 1979)
• Jev Tothill (February 19, 1979-May 25, 1981)
• Shirley McLoughlin (May 25, 1981-March 31, 1984)
• Art Lee (March 31, 1984-1987)
• Gordon Wilson (October 30, 1987-September 11, 1993)
• Gordon Campbell (September 11, 1993-)

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Election results

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(1) The Liberal Party elected one candidate by acclamation.

(2) One candidate is counted twice: J. Oliver (Liberal) contested but was defeated in both Delta and Victoria City.

(3) One candidate, H.C. Brewster (Liberal) who contested and was elected in both Alberni and Victoria City, is counted twice.

(4) One member elected by acclamation. One candidate, J. Oliver, who contested and was elected in both Delta and Victoria City is counted twice.

(5) After the election, a Coalition government was formed by the Conservative and Liberal members. T.D. Patullo, Liberal leader, objected, stepped down, and sat as a Liberal, giving the Coalition 32 seats.

(6) In the 1945 and 1949 elections, the Liberal Party ran in coalition with the Conservative Party. Results compared to Liberal + Conservative total from previous election.

(7) The 1952 and 1953 elections used the alternative voting system. Rather than marking the ballot with an X, numbers were to be placed opposite the names in order of choice. If, after the first count, no candidate received an absolute simple majority, the candidate with the least number of votes was dropped, and the second choices distributed among the remaining candidates. This process continued until a candidate emerged with the requisite majority vote. Some voters only indicated a first choice (plumping), and others did not utilize the full range available. Consequently as the counts progressed, some ballots would be exhausted and total valid votes would decline, thereby reducing the absolute majority required to be elected. In multi-member ridings, there were as many ballots as members to be elected, distinguished by colour and letters. This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties
• List of British Columbia premiers
• List of British Columbia general elections
• British Columbia Liberal Party leadership conventions

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External links

• BC Liberal Party Official site