The 30th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 24, 1972, and held on August 30, 1972. The new legislature met for the first time on October 17, 1972. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ...

The David Barrett led the social democratic New Democratic Party to victory, winning a majority government. David Barrett (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... In the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. ...

The Social Credit Party, led by Premier W.A.C. Bennett, was defeated after governing British Columbia since the 1952 election. Social Credit's share of the popular vote fell by over 15 percentage points, and the party lost 28 of the seats it had won in the previous election. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election, although there was a break between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party... William Andrew Cecil Bennett (September 6, 1900 - February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... The 23rd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1952, and held on June 12, 1952. ...

The Liberal Party held onto its five seats, while the Progressive Conservative Party returned to the legislature for the first time since the 1953 election by winning two seats. The British Columbia Liberal Party is a right-of-centre provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada, differing from some other right-of-centre parties in being fiscally conservative and socially moderate (or neoliberal). ... The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative political party in Canada. ... The 24th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1953, and held on June 9, 1953. ...

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The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... David Barrett (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing party of British Columbia for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election, although there was a break between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party of... William Andrew Cecil Bennett (September 6, 1900 - February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party is a right-of-centre provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada, differing from some other right-of-centre parties in being fiscally conservative and socially moderate (or neoliberal). ... David Anderson is not to be confused with David L. Anderson, the member of parliament from Cypress Hills--Grasslands. ... The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative political party in Canada. ... The Communist Party of British Columbia is the British Columbia branch of the Communist Party of Canada. ...

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties

A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...

The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... British Columbia is a province of Canada. ... The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ...