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British Colombia: 2009 Provincial Elections

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 Acronyms: B.C. Liberal Party (Lib); New Democratic Party (NDP); Green Party (GRN); B.C. Conservative Party (CON)

May 12, 2009

Overall Electoral Results

Total number of seats 85
Incumbent Premier and party Gordon Campbell, BC Liberal Party
Turn-out 50.99%
New House seat configuration: Lib - 49; NDP- 36
New Premier and party Gordon Campbell, BC Liberal Party

Electoral Referendum

Question: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provinical Legislative Assembly?

* The existing system (First-Past-the-Post, FTPT)
* The single transferable vote electorial system (BC-STV) proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

For BC-STV to be selected as the preferred electoral system and for the result to be binding on government, two thresholds must be met:

1. At least 60% of the valid votes province-wide must be cast in favour of BC-STV
2. In at least 51 of the 85 electoral districts, more than 50% of the valid votes in the electoral district must be cast in favour of BC-STV

STV Referendum Overall Results

System FTPT BC-STV
Provincial Vote Total 971,723 623,366
% of Provincial Vote 60.9% 39.1%
Number of electoral districts with 50% or more of the valid votes cast in favour of BC-STV: 7

 

Sources: Elections BC and CBC

Last updated / Ultima actualización: July 20, 2009

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