2020 British Columbia general election

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2020 British Columbia general election
← 2017 October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
44 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  Andrew Wilkinson 2015.jpg John Horgan 2015.jpg Sonia Furstenau (cropped).jpg
Leader Andrew Wilkinson John Horgan Sonia Furstenau
Party Liberal New Democratic Green
Leader since February 3, 2018 May 4, 2014 September 14, 2020
Leader's seat Vancouver-Quilchena Langford-Juan de Fuca Cowichan Valley
Last election 43 seats, 40.36% 41 seats, 40.28% 3 seats, 16.84%
Current seats 41 41 2
Seats needed Increase3 Increase3 Increase42
Incumbent Premier

John Horgan
New Democratic



The 2020 British Columbia general election (formally the 42nd British Columbia general election) will be held on October 24, 2020, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Premier John Horgan of British Columbia New Democratic Party called a snap election on September 21, 2020, the first early election in the province since the 1986 election. Horgan portrayed the call for an early election as required given the slim 1-vote majority the BC NDP and the Green Party of British Columbia held under their confidence and supply agreement, but his decision was criticized by both the BC Greens and the province's Official Opposition, the British Columbia Liberal Party, as opportunistic.

Background[edit]

This election will take place under first-past-the-post rules, as proportional representation was rejected with 61.3% voting against it in the 2018 referendum.[1]

Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the third Saturday in October of the fourth calendar year after the last election.[2] The fixed election date was previously set for the second Tuesday in May, but the BC NDP passed legislation in 2017 amending the section of the constitution pertaining to the set election day.[3] The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the lieutenant governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit (in practice, on the advice of the premier or following a vote of non-confidence).[2][4]

This prerogative was exercised on September 21, 2020, when Premier John Horgan called an election, thus dissolving the 41st Parliament.[5] The writ of election was issued the same day, commencing a 32-day campaign. This is the first election in BC in nearly two decades to not be held on the fixed date, following four successive elections which adhered to fixed-date legislation under amendments to the Constitution Act introduced by the Liberal government under Gordon Campbell, which was passed shortly after the Liberals came into power after the 2001 election. It is also the first time a BC government has gone to the polls before the expiration of its mandate since the Social Credit government under Bill Vander Zalm called an early election in 1986.

This election is the second Canadian provincial election held during the COVID-19 pandemic, after the election in New Brunswick, which was also a snap election. Due to the pandemic, at least 406,000 voters have requested mail-in ballots as of September 29. Elections BC expects that 35 to 40 percent of ballots will be sent by mail, compared to 1 percent historically. Advance voting will take place between October 15 and 21.[6][7][8]

The election was criticized for being called during the COVID-19 pandemic, for breaking the terms of the confidence and supply agreement between the NDP and the Green Party (which barred the NDP from calling a snap election), as well as for not being held on the fixed date. The premier defended his decision, claiming that the province needed a strong mandate and stability to deal with the challenges of the pandemic for the coming years. A poll found that 46 percent of people disapproved of the snap election call, while 32 percent approved.[9] Horgan and the BC NDP had been enjoying popularity in the polls during the summer and throughout the pandemic.[10][11][12][13]

Campaign[edit]

On September 28, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson promised a one-year tax holiday on the 7% provincial sales tax, costing $6.9 billion, and to thereafter set it to 3% for the following year, costing $3.9 billion, saying that it would stimulate the economy.[14][15]

On September 30, NDP leader John Horgan promised to improve conditions at long-term care homes, at a cost of $1.4 billion.[16]

The NDP filed a complaint to Elections BC against Liberal candidate Garry Thind, accusing him of violating the Elections Act by attempting to collect voters' information in order to provide them with a ballot.[17]

On October 4, the BC Liberals announced that they would pause the transition in Surrey from an RCMP force to a local police department, and that they would hold a referendum of whether the city's switch to a local police department should be reversed.[18]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

Liberals[edit]

New Democrats[edit]

Independents[edit]

Political parties[edit]

Major parties[edit]

Liberal[edit]

The British Columbia Liberal Party is a conservative centre-right party led by Andrew Wilkinson. In the previous election, it won 43 seats but was reduced to at 41 upon dissolution. In the 41st Parliament, the BC Liberals served as the Official Opposition after briefly forming a minority government under then-premier Christy Clark, which was defeated in a confidence vote held shortly after the last election. They are running candidates in all 87 ridings.[34]

New Democratic[edit]

The British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic centre-left party led by John Horgan. They have 41 seats in the outgoing Legislative Assembly, and currently govern BC with a minority government. The party entered into a confidence and supply agreement with the Greens following the previous election, allowing the NDP to form government despite being the party with the second-largest share of seats. They are running candidates in all 87 ridings.[34]

Green[edit]

The Green Party of British Columbia is led by Sonia Furstenau. It won 3 seats in the previous election but had been reduced to 2 seats by the time the 2020 election was called. The Greens supported the minority NDP government by providing confidence and supply. They are running candidates in 74 out of the 87 ridings.[34]

Minor parties[edit]

Christian Heritage[edit]

The Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia (CHP) is led by Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson. They are running candidates in 5 ridings.[34]

Communist[edit]

The Communist Party of British Columbia (Comm.) is led by Timothy Gidora.[35] They are running candidates in 5 ridings.[34]

Conservative[edit]

The Conservative Party of British Columbia (Con.) is led by Trevor Bolin. They are running candidates in 19 ridings.[34]

Libertarian[edit]

The British Columbia Libertarian Party (Ltn.) is led by Donald Wilson. They are running candidates in 25 ridings.[34]

Rural[edit]

The Rural BC Party is led by Jonathan Van Barneveld. They are running candidates in 1 riding.[34]

Vision[edit]

The BC Vision party is led by Jagmohan Bhandari. They are running candidates in 3 ridings.[34]

Wexit[edit]

Wexit BC became a registered party with Elections BC in 2020.[36] Its leader is Lee Smith.[37] They are running candidates in 2 ridings.[34]

Independents[edit]

Along with the parties above, 24 individuals will run as independent candidates across 22 ridings.[34]

Debates[edit]

Leaders' debates
No. Date Place Host Topic Moderator Language Participants References
 P  Participant  A  Absent invitee
 N  Non-invitee  O  Out of race (exploring, withdrawn or disqualified) 		Andrew Wilkinson John Horgan Sonia Furstenau
1 October 13, 2020 undisclosed media consortium various Shachi Kurl English [38]

Candidates by riding[edit]

  • Names in bold are outgoing cabinet ministers, and names in italics are party leaders. The premier is in both.
  • dagger denotes incumbent MLAs who are not seeking re-election.
  • double-dagger denotes incumbent MLAs who are seeking re-election in a different riding.
  • A riding name in brackets below the name of the incumbent MLA indicates the name of the predecessor riding contested in the last election.
  • Candidate names are given as they appeared on the ballot, and may include formal names and middle names that the candidate does not use in day-to-day political life. For example, Greg Kyllo appeared on the ballot as Gregory James Kyllo.

Northern British Columbia[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green   Libertarian Other
Nechako Lakes John Rustad[39] Anne Marie Sam[40] Jon Rempel Margo Maley (ind.)
Dan Stuart (CHP)[34] 		John Rustad
North Coast Roy Jones[39] Jennifer Rice[41] Jody Craven Jennifer Rice
Peace River North Dan Davies[39] Danielle Monroe[42] Trevor Bolin (Cons.) Dan Davies
Peace River South Mike Bernier[39] Corey Grizz Longley[43] Kathleen Connolly (Cons.)[44]
Dorothy Sharon Smith (Wexit) 		Mike Bernier
Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris[39] Joan Atkinson Catharine Kendall[45] Raymond Rodgers[46] Dee Krance (CHP)
 Mike Morris
Prince George-Valemount Shirley Bond[39] Laura Parent[47] Mackenzie Kerr[48] Sean Robson[49] Shirley Bond
Skeena Ellis Ross[39] Nicole Halbauer[40] Martin Holzbauer (ind.) Ellis Ross
Stikine Gordon Sebastian[39] Nathan Cullen[50] Rod Taylor (CHP)
Darcy Repen (Rural) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionDoug Donaldson

Kootenays[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Columbia River-Revelstoke Doug Clovechok[39] Nicole Cherlet[51] Samson Boyer[52] Doug Clovechok
Kootenay East Tom Shypitka[39] Wayne Stetski[53] Kerri Wall[52] Tom Glenn Shypitka
Kootenay West Corbin Kelley[39] Katrine Conroy[40] Andrew Duncan Glen Byle (Cons.)
Fletcher Quince (ind.)
Ed Varney (ind.) 		Katrine Conroy
Nelson-Creston Tanya Finley[39] Brittny Anderson[40] Nicole Charlwood[54] Terry Tiessen (Ltn.) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionMichelle Mungall

Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Boundary-Similkameen Petra Veintimilla[39] Roly Russell[40] Darryl Seres (Cons.)
Arlyn Greig (Wexit) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionLinda Larson
Kelowna-Lake Country Norm Letnick[39] Justin Kulik[55] John Janmaat[56] Kyle Geronazzo (Ltn.)
Silverado Socrates (ind.) 		Norm Letnick
Kelowna-Mission Renee Merrifield[39] Krystal Smith[55] Amanda Poon[56] Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionSteve Thomson
Kelowna West Ben Stewart[39] Spring Hawes[57] Peter Truch[56] Matt Badura (Ltn.)[58]
Magee Mitchell (ind.) 		Ben Stewart
Penticton Dan Ashton[39] Toni Boot[40] Ted Shumaker[56] Keith MacIntyre (Ltn.)[59] Dan Ashton
Shuswap Greg Kyllo[39] Sylvia Lindgren[57] Owen Madden[56] Greg Kyllo
Vernon-Monashee Eric Foster[39] Harwinder Sandhu[57] Keli Westgate[60] Kyle Delfing (Cons.) Eric Foster

Thompson and Cariboo[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Cariboo-Chilcotin Lorne Doerksen[39] Scott Andrews[61] David Laing[62] James Buckley (Ltn.)
Katya Potekhina (ind.) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionDonna Barnett
Cariboo North Coralee Oakes[39] Scott Elliott[57] Douglas Gook Kyle Townsend (Cons.) Coralee Oakes
Fraser-Nicola Jackie Tegart[39] Aaron Sumexheltza[40] Jonah Timms[63] Mike Bhangu (ind.)
Dennis Adamson (ind.)[64] 		Jackie Tegart
Kamloops-North Thompson Peter Milobar[39] Sadie Hunter[57] Thomas Martin[60] Dennis Giesbrecht (Cons.)[65]
Brandon Russell (ind.) 		Peter Milobar
Kamloops-South Thompson Todd Stone[39] Anna Thomas[66] Dan Hines[52] Todd Stone

Fraser Valley[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green   Conservative Other
Abbotsford-Mission Simon Gibson[39] Pam Alexis[67] Stephen Fowler[68] Trevor Hamilton Aeriol Alderking (CHP) Simon Gibson
Abbotsford South Bruce Banman[39] Inder Johal[69] Aird Flavelle[60] Laura-Lynn Thompson (CHP) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionDarryl Plecas [a]
Abbotsford West Mike de Jong[39] Preet Rai[57] Kevin Eastwood[70] Michael Henshall Sukhi Gill (Vision) Mike de Jong
Chilliwack John Martin[39] Dan Coulter[57] Tim Cooper Diane Janzen[71] Josue Anderson (ind.)
Andrew Coombes (Ltn.) 		John Martin
Chilliwack-Kent Laurie Throness[39] Kelli Paddon[57] Jeff Hammersmark[52] Eli Gagne (Ltn.)
Jason Lum (ind.) 		Laurie Throness
Langley Mary Polak[39] Andrew Mercier[72] Bill Masse[73] Shelly Jan[74] Mary Polak
Langley East Margaret Kunst[39] Megan Dykeman[75] Cheryl Wiens[76] Ryan Warawa[77] Alex Joehl (Ltn.)
Tara Reeve (ind.) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionRich Coleman
Maple Ridge-Mission Chelsa Meadus[39] Bob D'Eith[40] Matt Trenholm[60] Bob D'Eith
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Cheryl Ashlie[39] Lisa Beare[40] Lisa Beare

Surrey[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Surrey-Cloverdale Marvin Hunt[39] Mike Starchuk Rebecca Smith[56] Aisha Bali (Cons.)[78]
Marcella Williams (ind.) 		Marvin Hunt
Surrey-Fleetwood Garry Thind[39] Jagrup Brar[40] Dean McGee[79] Jagrup Brar
Surrey-Green Timbers Dilraj Atwal[39] Rachna Singh Rachna Singh
Surrey-Guildford Dave Hans[39] Garry Begg[34] Jodi Murphy Sam Kofalt (ind.) Garry Begg
Surrey-Newton Paul Boparai[39] Harry Bains[40] Asad Syed Harry Bains
Surrey-Panorama Gulzar Cheema[39] Jinny Sims[40] Sophie Shrestha (Vision) Jinny Sims
Surrey South Stephanie Cadieux[39] Pauline Greaves[57] Tim Ibbotson Stephanie Cadieux
Surrey-Whalley Shaukat Khan[39] Bruce Ralston Ryan Abbott (Comm.)[80]
Jag Bhandari (Vision) 		Bruce Ralston
Surrey-White Rock Trevor Halford[39] Bryn Smith[57] Beverly "Pixie" Hobby Jason Bax (Ltn.)
Megan Knight (ind.) 		Vacant [b]

Richmond and Delta[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Delta North Jet Sunner[39] Ravi Kahlon[40] Neema Manral[52] Ravi Kahlon
Delta South Ian Paton[39] Bruce Reid[81] Peter van der Velden[56] Ian Paton
Richmond North Centre Teresa Wat[39] Jaeden Dela Torre[81] Vernon Wang Teresa Wat
Richmond-Queensborough Jas Johal[39] Aman Singh[40] Earl Einarson[79] Kay Hale (Cons.)[82] Jas Johal
Richmond South Centre Alexa Loo[39] Henry Yao[83] Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionLinda Reid
Richmond-Steveston Matt Pitcairn[39] Kelly Greene[84] Vince Li (ind.) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionJohn Yap

Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Burnaby-Deer Lake Glynnis Hoi Sum Chan[39] Anne Kang[34] Mehreen Chaudry[85] Anne Kang
Burnaby-Edmonds Tripat Atwal[39] Raj Chouhan[40] Iqbal Parekh Raj Chouhan
Burnaby-Lougheed Tariq Malik[39] Katrina Chen[40] Andrew Williamson Dominique Paynter (Ltn.) Katrina Chen
Burnaby North Raymond Dong[39] Janet Routledge[40] Norine Shim[52] Janet Routledge
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Joan Isaacs[39] Fin Donnelly[40] Adam Bremner-Akins[60] Joan Isaacs
Coquitlam-Maillardville Willam Davies[39] Selina Robinson[40] Nicola Spurling[52][86] Selina Robinson
New Westminster Lorraine Brett[39] Jennifer Whiteside[40] Cyrus Sy[87] Benny Ogden (Cons.)[82]
Donald Wilson (Ltn.) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionJudy Darcy
Port Coquitlam Mehran Zargham[39] Mike Farnworth[40] Erik Minty[52] Lewis Clarke Dahlby (Ltn.) Mike Farnworth
Port Moody-Coquitlam James Robertson[39] Rick Glumac[40] John Latimer Brandon Fonseca (Cons.)[82]
Logan Smith (Ltn.) 		Rick Glumac

Vancouver[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green   Libertarian Other
Vancouver-Fairview George Affleck[39] George Heyman[40] Ian Goldman[88] Sandra Filosof-Schipper George Heyman
Vancouver-False Creek Sam Sullivan[39] Brenda Bailey[89] Maayan Kreitzman Naomi Chocyk Erik Gretland (Cons.) Sam Sullivan
Vancouver-Fraserview David Grewal[39] George Chow Francoise Raunet[90] George Chow
Vancouver-Hastings Alex Read[39] Niki Sharma[91] Bridget Burns[92] Golok Z. Buday Kimball Cariou (Comm.)[80] Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionShane Simpson
Vancouver-Kensington Paul Lepage[39] Mable Elmore Nazanin Moghadami Salvatore Vetro (ind.) Mable Elmore
Vancouver-Kingsway Cole Anderson[39] Adrian Dix Scott Bernstein Karin Litzcke Adrian Dix
Vancouver-Langara Michael Lee[39] Tesicca Chi-Ying Truong[40] Stephanie Hendy Paul Matthews Michael Lee
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant George Vassilas[39] Melanie Mark[40] Kelly Tatham[54] Melanie Mark
Vancouver-Point Grey Mark Bowen[39] David Eby[40] Devyani Singh[93] David Eby
Vancouver-Quilchena Andrew Wilkinson[39] Heather McQuillan[94] Michael Barkusky[95] Andrew Wilkinson
Vancouver-West End Jon Ellacott[39] Spencer Chandra Herbert[34] James Marshall Kim McCann Spencer Chandra Herbert

North Shore and Sunshine Coast[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
North Vancouver-Lonsdale Lyn Anglin[39] Bowinn Ma[96] Christopher Hakes[97] Bowinn Ma
North Vancouver-Seymour Jane Thornthwaite[39] Susie Chant[98] Harrison Johnson[99] Clayton Welwood (Ltn.) Jane Thornthwaite
Powell River-Sunshine Coast Sandra Stoddart-Hansen[39] Nicholas Simons[40] Kim Darwin[100] Nicholas Simons
West Vancouver-Capilano Karin Kirkpatrick[39] Amelia Hill[81] Rasoul Narimani[101] Anton Shendryk (ind.) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionRalph Sultan
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy[39] Keith Murdoch[57] Jeremy Valeriote[102] Jordan Sturdy

Vancouver Island[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Courtenay-Comox Brennan Day[39] Ronna-Rae Leonard[40] Gillian Anderson[56] Ronna-Rae Leonard
Cowichan Valley Tanya Kaul[39] Rob Douglas[40] Sonia Furstenau Sonia Furstenau
Mid Island-Pacific Rim Helen Poon[39] Josie Osborne[40] Evan Jolicoeur[56] Robert Alexander Clarke (Ltn.)
Graham Hughes (ind.) 		Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionScott Fraser
Nanaimo Kathleen Jones[39] Sheila Malcolmson[40] Lia Marie Constance Versaevel[56] Sheila Malcolmson
Nanaimo-North Cowichan Duck (don) Paterson[39] Doug Routley[40] Chris Istace[103] Doug Routley
North Island Norm Facey[39] Michele Babchuk[40] Alexandra Morton[104] John Twigg (Cons.) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionClaire Trevena
Parksville-Qualicum Michelle Stilwell[39] Adam Walker[81] Rob Lyon[56] Don Purdey (Cons.)
John St John (ind.) 		Michelle Stilwell

Greater Victoria[edit]

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   NDP   Green Other
Esquimalt-Metchosin RJ Senko[39] Mitzi Dean[40] Andy Mackinnon[85] Desta McPherson (ind.) Mitzi Dean
Langford-Juan de Fuca Kelly Darwin[39] John Horgan[40] Gord Baird Tyson Riel Strandlund (Comm.)[80] John Horgan
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Roxanne Helme[39] Murray Rankin[40] Nicole Duncan[85] Florian Castle (Comm.)[80] Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionAndrew Weaver [c]
Saanich North and the Islands Stephen P. Roberts[39] Zeb King[105] Adam Olsen[34] Adam Olsen
Saanich South Rishi Sharma[39] Lana Popham[40] Kate O'Connor[85] Lana Popham
Victoria-Beacon Hill Karen Bill[39] Grace Lore[40] Jenn Neilson[85] Jordan Reichert (ind.) Incumbent MLA not seeking re-electionCarole James
Victoria-Swan Lake David Somerville[39] Rob Fleming[40] Annemieke Holthuis[85] Walt Parsons (Comm.)[80]
Jenn Smith (ind.) 		Rob Fleming

Opinion polls[edit]

Voter intention polling[edit]

Five-poll average of British Columbia opinion polling from May 9, 2017, to the last possible date of the next election on October 16, 2021. Each line corresponds to a political party.

Dates Polling organization / client Sample size Liberal NDP Green Cons. Others[d] Lead Polling
Method 		Margin of
error
Oct 5–7, 2020 Research Co.[106] 750 36% 48% 13% 2% 1% 12% Online 3.6%
Oct 1–3, 2020 Angus Reid[107] 989 31% 49% 14% n/a 5% 18% Online 4%
Sep 26–29, 2020 Mainstreet/338Canada[108] 1,041 34% 45% 16% 2% n/a 11% IVR 3.04%
Sep 24–28, 2020 Léger[109] 802 31% 47% 12% 9% n/a 16% Online 3.5%
Sep 24–28, 2020 Ipsos[110] 1,251 33% 51% 12% n/a 4% 18% Online/telephone 3.2%
Sep 22–23, 2020 Insights West[111] 1,000 29% 42% 16% 12% 1% 13% Online 3.1%
Sep 21–23, 2020 Research Co.[112] 750 37% 44% 13% 4% 1% 7% Online 3.6%
Sep 21, 2020 Premier John Horgan announces a snap general election to be held on October 24, 2020.
Sep 14, 2020 Sonia Furstenau is elected leader of the Green Party.
Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2020 Angus Reid[113] 655 29% 48% 14% 8% 1% 19% Online 4%
Jul 18 – Aug 28, 2020 EKOS Research Associates[114] 1,984 25% 51% 14% n/a 11% 26% Telephone 2.2%
Jul 14–20, 2020 Innovative Research Group[115] 441 36% 38% 12% 13% 1% 2% Online n/a
Jun 16 – Jul 17, 2020 EKOS Research Associates[116] 1,504 29% 46% 13% n/a 12% 17% Telephone 2.5%
Jun 24–28, 2020 Insight West[117] 830 29% 47% 11% 12% 1% 18% Online 3.4%
Jun 19–23, 2020 Innovative Research Group[118] 268 32% 42% 12% 13% 0% 10% Online n/a
May 29 – Jun 1, 2020 Innovative Research Group[119] 261 34% 43% 10% 12% 1% 9% Online n/a
May 23–25, 2020 Research Co.[120] 800 33% 41% 16% 9% 1% 8% Online 3.5%
May 19–24, 2020 Angus Reid[121] 603 29% 47% 12% 10% 2% 18% Online 1.4%
May 1–5, 2020 Innovative Research Group[122] 261 36% 42% 10% 12% 3% 6% Online n/a
Feb 24–28, 2020 Angus Reid[123] 608 31% 36% 21% 10% 2% 5% Online 3%–6.6%
Jan 6, 2020 Adam Olsen is chosen as interim leader of the Green Party.
Nov 7–9, 2019 Insight West[124] 808 32% 35% 14% 17% 2% 3% Online 3.4%
October 7, 2019 Andrew Weaver announces his resignation as leader of the Green Party.
Jun 6–12, 2019 Insights West[125] 848 30% 35% 18% 14% 3% 5% Online 4.3%
May 20–22, 2019 Research Co.[126] 800 30% 39% 21% 9% 1% 9% Online 3.5%
April 8, 2019 Trevor Bolin is elected leader of the BC Conservatives.
Mar 20–21, 2019 Mainstreet[127] 923 32.4% 39.0% 13.3% 12.1% 3.3% 6.6% Telephone 3.23%
Feb 26 – Mar 13, 2019 Justason[128] 812 31% 30% 16% 19% 3% 1% Telephone 3.4%
Jan 13–14, 2019 Mainstreet[129] 887 34.9% 37.0% 14.6% 11.2% 2.2% 2.1% Telephone 3.29%
Nov 2–6, 2018 Insights West[130] 814 32.9% 38.2% 13.2% 11.8% 3.9% 5.3% n/a n/a
Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2018 Mainstreet[131] 616 33.9% 32.3% 18.2% 12.6% 3% 1.6% Telephone 3.92%
Jul 15–17, 2018 Mainstreet[132] 933 33.9% 33.2% 16.0% 14.6% 2.3% 0.7% Telephone 3.21%
Jul 12–15, 2018 Insights West[133] 1,053 32% 37% 17% 12% 2% 5% Online 3.0%
May 4–7, 2018 Angus Reid[134] 809 36% 41% 17% n/a 6% 5% Online 3.4%
Apr 16–18, 2018 Mainstreet[135] 900 36.8% 34.8% 15.7% 11.4% 1.4% 2.0% Telephone 3.27%
Apr 12–15, 2018 Mainstreet[136] 1,496 37% 31% 17% 13% 2% 6% Telephone 2.53%
Mar 5–6, 2018 Mainstreet[137] 1,511 30.7% 36.0% 21.9% 8.9% 2.5% 5.3% Telephone 2.52%
Feb 3, 2018 Andrew Wilkinson is elected leader of the BC Liberals and becomes the leader of the Opposition.
Jan 15–17, 2018 Insights West[138] 829 31% 40% 19% 8% 2% 9% Online 3.4%
Jan 3–4, 2018 Mainstreet[139] 817 33.9% 38.5% 27.6% n/a n/a 4.6% Telephone 3.24%
Aug 14–15, 2017 Mainstreet[140] 2,050 38% 37% 16% n/a 9% 1% Telephone 2.16%
Aug 4, 2017 Christy Clark resigns as leader of the BC Liberals and Rich Coleman is chosen as interim leader.
Jul 18, 2017 John Horgan becomes premier of British Columbia.
Jun 29, 2017 Christy Clark resigns as premier; John Horgan is invited to form government.
Jun 29, 2017 BC Liberal government is defeated in a confidence vote.
Jun 26–28, 2017 Ipsos[141] 800 44% 38% 14% n/a 4% 6% Online 3.9%
Jun 23–28, 2017 Insights West[142] 821 36% 41% 19% n/a 4% 5% Online 3.4%
Jun 26–27, 2017 Mainstreet/Postmedia[143] 1,650 45% 34% 17% n/a 4% 11% n/a 2.41%
Jun 15–19, 2017 Angus Reid[144] 810 39% 38% 20% n/a 3% 1% Online 3.4%
Jun 8–11, 2017 Ipsos[145] 802 40% 42% 15% n/a 2% 2% Online 3.9%
May 11–13, 2017 Mainstreet/Postmedia[146] 1,650 38% 39% 22% n/a n/a 1% Telephone 3.41%
May 9, 2017 General election results[147] n/a 40.4% 40.3% 16.8% 0.5% 2.5% 0.1% n/a n/a

Preferred premier polling

Dates Polling organization / client Sample size Andrew Wilkinson /
Christy Clark 		John Horgan Sonia Furstenau /
Andrew Weaver 		Other Lead Polling
Method 		Margin of
error
Sep 24–28, 2020 Ipsos/Global News, CKNW[9][110] 1,251 14% 44% 6% 36% 30% Online/Telephone 3.2%
Sep 21–23, 2020 Research Co.[112] 750 27% 44% 7% 33% 17% Online 3.6%
Jun 26–28, 2017 Ipsos[141] 800 31% 28% 11% 31% 3% Online 3.9%
Jun 8–11, 2017 Ipsos[145] 802 29% 28% 12% 31% 1% Online 3.9%

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Plecas was elected as a Liberal MLA, but was removed from the party after he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
  2. ^ Liberal MLA Tracy Redies held this seat before her resignation in 2020.
  3. ^ Weaver was formerly the leader of the Green Party.
  4. ^ Can include the Conservative Party of British Columbia depending on the poll

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