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The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The election was the first to be held since a significant redistribution of electoral boundaries was finalised in 2023. The Legislative ...
Contemporary elections in British Columbia use a relatively unique system of handling absentee ballots. [10] While all jurisdictions in Canada allow for absentee voting through advance communication with the appropriate federal or provincial election agency, British Columbia is unique in allowing same-day absentee voting at any polling station in the province; ballots so cast are not counted ...
This election took place under first-past-the-post rules, as proportional representation had been rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum. [5]Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on a fixed date of the fourth calendar year after the last election. [6]
The 43rd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1]It is the first Legislature in British Columbia to have a majority of female legislators, with 49 of 93 (52%) female MLAs, and the first in any Canadian province or territory to achieve this through a general election.
1 0 One Burnaby 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Mayoral election The results for mayor of Burnaby were as follows: Party Mayoral candidate Votes % Independent Mike Hurley (X) † Acclaimed Burnaby City Council election The results for Burnaby City Council were as follows: Top 8 candidates elected Party Council candidate Vote % Burnaby Citizens ...
The members of the legislative assembly were elected in the 42nd general election, held on October 24, 2020. [23] The election resulted in an absolute majority for the BC NDP, and after a judicial recount in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky the final results had 57 BC NDP members, 28 BC Liberals, and 2 BC Greens being certified. [24]
The Liberal Party managed to win the most seats, taking 15 ridings, a gain of 4 seats from the last election. Despite this they came in third place in the popular vote, with 26.2%. The Conservative Party won the popular vote, with 33.1%, a slight reduction compared to 2019. They won 13 seats, a loss of 4 from the last election.
In terms of election spending, British Columbia currently has no spending limits ahead of the election period. During the 2009 election period, there was a spending limit of $4.4 million. [24] Spending limits for the 2017 election period were adjusted for changes to the consumer price index before being confirmed during the second week in April ...