British Columbia general election, 2001
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The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001.
The incumbent New Democratic Party had been rocked by scandal that had led to the resignation of leader Glen Clark. Clark was replaced by the well-respected Ujjal Dosanjh. Dosanjh was not, however, able to restore the party's public image, and the NDP was soundly defeated by the Liberal Party, led by former Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell. The Liberals won over 57% of the popular vote, and all but two of the 79 seats in the provincial legislature.
The NDP, on the other hand, lost almost half of the share of the popular vote that it had won in the 1996 election, and did not reach the 4 seats required for official status of caucus in the BC Legislature.
The British Columbia Unity Party had been created as a union of conservative parties. Initially, Reform BC, the Social Credit, the British Columbia Party, and the Family Coalition Party had joined under the "BC Unity" umbrella. By the time the election was called, however, only the Family Coalition Party and a large majority of Reform BC segments had remained in the BC Unity coalition. The other parties had withdrawn to continue independently. Ron Gamble, sometime leader and sometime president of the renewed Reform BC continued his opposition to conservative mergers, consistently proclaiming a "Say No to Chris Delaney & BC Unity" policy, until Unity's eventual collapse in 2004 after a failed second attempt at a merger with BC Conservatives.
- 1 Results
- 2 Riding reults
- 2.1 Northern British Columbia
- 2.2 Kootenay, Columbia and Boundary
- 2.3 Okanagan and Shuswap
- 2.4 Thompson and Cariboo
- 2.5 Fraser Valley
- 2.6 Surrey
- 2.7 Richmond and Delta
- 2.8 Vancouver's Eastern Suburbs
- 2.9 Vancouver
- 2.10 North Shore and Sunshine Coast
- 2.11 Vancouver Island
- 2.12 Greater Victoria
- 3 See also
- 4 External links
Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | BC Liberal | Gordon Campbell | 79 | 33 | 77 | +133.3% | 916,888 | 57.62% | +15.80% |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| | New Democrats | Ujjal Dosanjh | 79 | 39 | 2 | -94.9% | 343,156 | 21.56% | -17.89% |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| | Green | Adriane Carr | 72 | align="right" |
| - | - | 197,231 | 12.39% | +10.40% |- |bgcolor="mediumturquoise"| | Unity | Chris Delaney | 56 | - | - | - | 51,426 | 3.23% | +2.97% |- |bgcolor="tan"| | Marijuana | Brian Taylor | 79 | * | - | * | 51,206 | 3.22% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Independent | 30 | align="right" | ||
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| - | 14,588 | 0.92% | +0.28% |- |bgcolor="deepskyblue"| | Reform | 9 | 2 | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| -100% | 3,439 | 0.22% | -9.05% |- |bgcolor="darksalmon"| | All Nations | 6 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 3,380 | 0.21% | * |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Conservative | Barry Chilton | 6 | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| - | 2,417 | 0.15% | +0.09% |- |bgcolor="lightblue"| | Social Credit | 2 | - | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | 1,948 | 0.12% | -0.27% |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | BC Action | 5 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 1,636 | 0.10% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | No affiliation | 6 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 727 | 0.05% | * |- |bgcolor="indianred"| | People's Front | 11 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 720 | 0.05% | * |- |bgcolor="deepskyblue"| | Western Reform | 1 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 621 | 0.04% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Citizens Alliance Now | 2 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 584 | 0.04% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Council of British Columbians | 2 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 399 | 0.03% | * |- |bgcolor="tomato"| | Communist | 4 | - | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | 381 | 0.02% | +0.01% |- |bgcolor="#3333CC"| | Freedom | 2 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 240 | 0.02% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Party of Citizens.... | 2 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 147 | 0.01% | * |- |bgcolor="orchid"| | Patriot | 1 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 82 | 0.01% | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Citizens Commonwealth | 4 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 49 | x | * |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Central | 3 | * | align="right" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * | 41 | x | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 456 | 75 | 79 | +5.3% | 1,591,306 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote.
Unity Party results are calculated relative to Family Coalition Party results.
Riding reults
Names in bold indicate party leaders and cabinet ministers and former premiers. Incumbents denoted with a dagger (†) did not seek re-election.
Northern British Columbia
Kootenay, Columbia and Boundary
Okanagan and Shuswap
Thompson and Cariboo
Fraser Valley
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Abbotsford-Clayburn | Kris Lind | John van Dongen | John Fulford | Peter Stiegelmar | Kenneth Keillor (F) | John van Dongen | |
| Abbotsford-Mount Lehman | Taranjit Purewal | Mike de Jong | Karl Hann | Brian Carlisle | Gloria Ewert | David MacKay (PF) Robert McCulloch (F) | Mike de Jong |
| Chilliwack-Kent | Malcolm James | Barry Penner | Larry Commodore | David Ferguson | Barry Penner | ||
| Chilliwack-Sumas | Christine Muise | John Les | Norm Siefken | Grant Cepuran (Con) | new district | ||
| Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Simon Challenger | Rich Coleman | Andrea Welling | Joshua McKenzie | Deanna Jopling | Murray Dunbar (Ind.) | Rich Coleman |
| Langley | Paul Latham | Lynn Stephens | Pat Taylor | Mavis Becker | Gordon Nelson | Lynn Stephens | |
| Maple Ridge-Mission | Rose Bennett | Randy Hawes | Dawn Paley | Denise Briere-Smart | David Ritchie | Dale Randall (Ind.) Chum Richardson (Ind.) | Dennis Streifel† |
| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Bill Hartley | Ken Stewart | Mike Gildersleeve | Rick Cameron | Dave Hensman | Michael Felgner (Act) | Bill Hartley |
Surrey
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Surrey-Cloverdale | Steve Oakley | Kevin Falcon | Steve Chitty | Jason Elliott | George Hoytema | Bonnie McKinnon (Ind.) | Bonnie McKinnon |
| Surrey-Green Timbers | Sue Hammell | Brenda Locke | Dennis Kalsi | C. Lewis Robinson | Jim Paterson (Ref.) Harjit Daudharia (Com) | Sue Hammell | |
| Surrey-Newton | Param Grewal | Tony Bhullar | David Walters | Stephen Kawamoto | Paul Joshi | Margaret Bridgman (Ref.) | Penny Priddy † |
| Surrey-Panorama Ridge | Bruce Ralston | Gulzar Cheema | Sunny Athwal | Randy Caine | Heather Stilwell | Shirley Abraham (Ref.) Ed Weiland (Act) | new district |
| Surrey-Tynehead | Barry Bell | Dave Hayer | Joel Macht | Don Briere | Bill Stilwell | Marilyn Collins (Ind.) Enoch Ephraimson (Ref.) Mandir Benipal (Ind.) | new district |
| Surrey-Whalley | Joan Smallwood | Elayne Brenzinger | Terry McComas | Khalid Arnaout | John A. Conway | Mike Runte (Ref.) | Joan Smallwood |
| Surrey-White Rock | Matt Todd | Gordon Hogg | Ruth Christine | David Bourgeois | Garry Sahl | Gordon Hogg | |
Richmond and Delta
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Delta North | Norm Lortie | Reni Masi | John Hague | Iain Gilfillan | Dario Todorovic | Reni Masi | |
| Delta South | Ruth Mary Adams | Val Roddick | Rob LaBelle | Mike Hansen | Justin P. Goodrich | George Mann (Ind.) Paul Dhillon (Ind.) | Val Roddick |
| Richmond Centre | Jaana Grant | Greg Halsey-Brandt | Bruce Marshall | Alice Kan-Halford | Jim Hessels | Frank Tofin (Con.) | Doug Symons† |
| Richmond East | Willy Nasgowitz | Linda Reid | Stephen Kronstein | John Shavluk | Joe Pal | Mohamaud Farah (Ind.) | Linda Reid |
| Richmond-Steveston | Billie Mortimer | Geoff Plant | Kevan Hudson | Gordon Mathias | Vincent Paul | Allan Warnke (Ind.) Barry Chilton (Con.) Sue Wade (Ref.) Edith Petersen (PF) | Geoff Plant |
Vancouver's Eastern Suburbs
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Burnaby-Edmonds | Sav Dhaliwal | Patty Sahota | Eric Hawthorne | Roy Arjun | Grant Murray | Gordon S. Watson (POC) | Fred Randall † |
| Burnaby North | Pietro Calendino | Richard Lee | Tom Hetherington | Dale Ware | Pietro Calendino | ||
| Burnaby-Willingdon | Dave Myles | John Nuraney | Joe Keithley | Pamela Zak | Dennis MacAuley (COBC) | Joan Sawicki † | |
| Burquitlam | Bart Healey | Harry Bloy | Steven J. Mancinelli | Peter Grin | Greg Watrich | new district | |
| Coquitlam-Maillardville | Ken Landgraff | Richard Stewart | Elly Petersen | Paul Geddes | Tim Bonner | Harry Warren (Ind.) Doug Stead (Ind.) | John Cashore† |
| New Westminster | Graeme Bowbrick | Joyce Murray | Robert Broughton | Marlene P. Campbell | Howard Irving | Graeme Bowbrick | |
| Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | Mike Farnworth | Karn Manhas | Kelli Gallagher | Doug Hewer | Chris Delaney | Clay Fanstone (Ref.) Craig Braconnier (Ind.) | Mike Farnworth |
| Port Moody-Westwood | Brian Revel | Christy Clark | Graeme Smecher | Christy Clark | |||
Vancouver
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Vancouver-Burrard | Tim Stevenson 7,359 | Lorne Mayencourt 11,396 | Robbie Mattu 3,826 | Marc Emery 906 | Boris Bear (Ind.) 136 Joseph Theriault (PF) 40 Helvis (Rhino) 25 | Tim Stevenson | |
| Vancouver-Fairview | Anita Romaniuk 4,772 | Gary Collins 12,864 | Vanessa Violini 5,051 | Ron MacIntyre 651 | Brian Sproule (PF) 76 | Gary Collins | |
| Vancouver-Fraserview | Ian Waddell 5,815 | Ken Johnston 10,361 | Merina Matthew 1,417 | Paul Emerson Hughes 267 | Paul Stilwell 369 | Ian Waddell | |
| Vancouver-Hastings | Joy MacPhail 8,009 | Daniel Lee 7,600 | Ian Gregson 2,874 | Davin Ouimet 409 | Carrol B. Woolsey (SC) 222 Charles Boyland (PF) 119 | Joy MacPhail | |
| Vancouver-Kensington | Ujjal Dosanjh 7,478 | Patrick Wong 9,162 | Betty Krawczyk 1,795 | John Gordon 516 | John O'Flynn 314 | Ujjal Dosanjh | |
| Vancouver-Kingsway | Alicia Barsallo 5,429 | Rob Nijjar 8,264 | Geoff Lyon 1,725 | Steven M. Lay 364 | Sal Vetro 541 | Tyler Ducharme (COBC) 159 Donna Petersen (PF) 81 | Glen Clark † |
| Vancouver-Langara | Peter G. Prontzos 2,999 | Val Anderson 11,800 | Doug Warkentin 2,009 | Anthony Campbell 673 | Joe Young (Ind.) 105 Michael Hill (PF) 51 | Val Anderson | |
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | Jenny Kwan 7,163 | Gail Sparrow 5,343 | Dale Hofmann 2,612 | David Malmo-Levine 489 | Ken Wright 166 | Liar Liar (Ind.) 148 Kimball Cariou (Com) 142 Franklin Poley (POC) 42 | Jenny Kwan |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Am Johal 4,441 | Gordon Campbell 13,430 | Varya Rubin 5,094 | Alex Curylo 659 | Greg Dahms 257 | Anne Jamieson (PF) 43 | Gordon Campbell |
| Vancouver-Quilchena | Gareth Richmond 2,168 | Colin Hansen 16,829 | Judy Johnstone 3,277 | Katrina Chowe 351 | Mike Sharp (Ind.) 160 | Colin Hansen | |
North Shore and Sunshine Coast
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Roger Kishi 3.016 | Katherine Whittred 11,362 | Terry W. Long 3,823 | Darin Keith Neil 612 | Jonathan Cote (Ind.) 173 | Katherine Whittred | |
| North Vancouver-Seymour | Shiela Paterson 2,751 | Daniel Jarvis 15,568 | Evelyn Kirkaldy 4,127 | Tom Dreyer 568 | Ron Gamble (Ref.) 683 Chris McKenzie (Ind.) 209 | Daniel Jarvis | |
| Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Gordon Wilson 6,349 | Harold Long 9,904 | Adriane Carr 6,316 | Dana Larsen 812 | Gordon Wilson | ||
| West Vancouver-Capilano | Matt Lovick 1,284 | Ralph Sultan 15,556 | Nora Gambioli 2,932 | Keir Vichert 274 | Jeremy Dalton (Ind.) 1,355 | Jeremy Dalton | |
| West Vancouver-Garibaldi | Barrie MacLeod 2,330 | Ted Nebbeling 14,542 | Peter Tatroff 3,691 | Robert Adam 767 | Ted Nebbeling | ||
Vancouver Island
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Alberni-Qualicum | Gerard Janssen 7,395 | Gillian Trumper 13,109 | Sergio Paone 2,999 | Nicholas Thorp 1,081 | Gerard Janssen | ||
| Comox Valley | Evelyn Gillespie 5,356 | Stan Hagen 15,569 | Pam Munroe 5,170 | Sylvain Beaudoin 873 | John William Robinson 677 | Evelyn Gillespie | |
| Cowichan-Ladysmith | Rob Hutchins 7,783 | Graham Bruce 12,707 | Loren Duncan 3,250 | Larry Kunz 597 | Jan Pullinger † | ||
| Nanaimo | Leonard Krog 6,602 | Mike Hunter 9,748 | Doug Catley 3,810 | Donald LaVallee 889 | Steve Miller 588 | Brunie Brunie (Ind.) 199 | Dale Lovick † |
| Nanaimo-Parksville | Jamie Brennan 5,852 | Judith Reid 17,356 | Phil Carson 3,192 | Leonard Melman 634 | Daniel Stelmacker 693 | Judith Reid | |
| North Island | Glenn Robertson 6,375 | Rod Visser 13,781 | Ralph Keller 2,871 | Noreen Evers 1,099 | Glenn Robertson | ||
Greater Victoria
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | BC Liberal | Green | Marijuana | Unity | Other | ||
| Esquimalt-Metchosin | Maurine Karagianis 6258 | Arnie Hamilton 9544 | Marilyn Sundeen 3685 | Christopher Davies 534 | Bob Ward 268 | Bill Clarke (Con) 322 Rick Berglund (Ind.) 105 Scott Attrill (Ind.) 68 Gerry McVeigh (Ind.) 57 | Moe Sihota † |
| Malahat-Juan de Fuca | Richard Hughes 3687 | Brian Kerr 9676 | Stephen Bradley 3275 | Ron Anderton 547 | Julie Mander 323 | Rick Kasper (Ind.) 5164 Susan Power (Con) 222 | Rick Kasper |
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Charley Beresford 5789 | Ida Chong 14588 | Cristin Geall 4666 | Michael Mann 411 | Ida Chong | ||
| Saanich North and the Islands | Paul Sam 5011 | Murray Coell 15406 | Andrew Lewis 7211 | Christina Racki 491 | Bathar Jensen (Ind.) 257 | Murray Coell | |
| Saanich South | David Cubberley 6838 | Susan Brice 12699 | Gracie MacDonald 3823 | Tamara Tulloch 462 | Paul Scrimger (Con.) 349 James Robert Lauder (Ind.) 172 | Andrew Petter † | |
| Victoria-Beacon Hill | Carole James 9262 | Jeff Bray 9297 | Walter Meyer Zu Erpen 5453 | Troy Tompkins 532 | Gregory Hartnell 290 | Rob Botterell (Ind.) 205 Kirsten Goodacre (Com) 64 | Gretchen Brewin † |
| Victoria-Hillside | Steve Orcherton 7796 | Sheila Orr 7878 | Stuart Hertzog 4142 | Chuck Beyer 663 | Allan Whittal 293 | George Gidora (Com) 72 Laery Braaten (CCF) 49 | Steve Orcherton |
See also
- List of British Columbia political parties
External links
| Preceded by: 1996 | British Columbia general elections | Followed by: 2005 |
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