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2024 British Columbia general election

2024 British Columbia general election

Provincial election in Canada

The 2024 British Columbia general election will be held on or before October 19, 2024, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Quick Facts All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 47 seats needed for a majority, Leader ...

Background

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.[1][2] The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the lieutenant governor's prerogative to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as they see fit (in practice, on the advice of the province's premier or following a vote of non-confidence).[1][3]

The Electoral Boundaries Commission was required to complete redistricting following the 2020 general election. The government appointed commissioners in October 2021. Their final report was completed April 3, 2023,[4] and the Legislative Assembly approved the Electoral Districts Act on April 25. The number of seats in the Legislative Assembly will increase from 87 to 93, with new seats in Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, Langford, and Kelowna.[5]

Standings

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Retiring incumbents

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Timeline

2020

2021

  • February 17: Wilkinson officially resigns, triggering a year-long leadership race.[25]

2022

2023

2024

Candidates

  • Names in italics are party leaders.
  • † denotes incumbent MLAs who are not seeking re-election.
  • ‡ denotes incumbent MLAs who are seeking re-election in a different riding.

Northern British Columbia

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Kootenays

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Okanagan, Shuswap and Boundary

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Thompson and Cariboo

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Fraser Valley

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Surrey

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Richmond and Delta

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Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities

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Vancouver

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North Shore

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Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

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Greater Victoria

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Opinion polls

LOESS curve of the polling and a 30-day average of polls (as of February 1, 2024)
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Notes

  1. Furstenau plans to run in Victoria-Beacon Hill in 2024.
  2. Elected as member of the NDP, resigned from caucus on March 6, 2024[16]
  3. Previously served from 2009 to 2013

References

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