2001 British Columbia general election
The 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada 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. Calark 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 conservative 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 BC Conservative Party, 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 remained a member. The other parties had withdrawn to continue as independent parties.
Election results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | After | % Change | # | % | Change | |||
| Liberal | Gordon Campbell | 79 | 33 | 77 | +133.3% | 916,888 | 57.62% | +15.80% |
| New Democratic | Ujjal Dosanjh | 79 | 39 | 2 | -94.9% | 343,156 | 21.56% | -17.89% |
| Green | Adriane Carr | 72 | - | - | - | 197,231 | 12.39% | +10.40% |
| Unity | Chris Delaney | 56 | - | - | - | 51,426 | 3.23% | +2.97% |
| Marijuana | 79 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 51,206 | 3.22% | n.a. | |
| Independent | 30 | - | - | - | 14,588 | 0.92% | +0.28% | |
| Reform | 9 | 2 | - | -100% | 3,439 | 0.22% | -9.05% | |
| All Nations | 6 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 3,380 | 0.21% | n.a. | |
| Conservative | 6 | - | - | - | 2,417 | 0.15% | +0.09% | |
| Social Credit | 2 | - | - | - | 1,948 | 0.12% | -0.27% | |
| BC Action | 5 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 1,636 | 0.10% | n.a. | |
| No Affiliation | 6 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 727 | 0.05% | n.a. | |
| People's Front | 11 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 720 | 0.05% | - | |
| Western Reform | 1 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 621 | 0.04% | n.a. | |
| Citizens Alliance Now | 2 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 584 | 0.04% | n.a. | |
| Council of British Columbians | 2 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 399 | 0.03 | n.a. | |
| Communist | 4 | - | - | - | 381 | 0.02% | +0.01% | |
| Freedom | 2 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 240 | 0.02% | n.a. | |
| Party of Citizens.... | 2 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 147 | 0.01% | n.a. | |
| Patriot | 1 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 82 | 0.01% | n.a. | |
| Citizens Commonwealth | 4 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 49 | x | n.a. | |
| Central | 3 | n.a. | - | n.a. | 41 | x | n.a. | |
| Total | 456 | 75 | 79 | +5.3% | 1,591,306 | 100% | - | |
Notes:
x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote.
n.a. - not applicable: the party was not recognized at the previous election.
Unity Party results are calculated relative to Family Coalition Party results.
External links
|
Preceded by: | List of British Columbia elections |
Followed by: |