British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership conventions
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This page covers the results of leadership elections
in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation before 1961).
, British Columbia
.)
First ballot:
Second ballot:
Berger stepped down as party leader after the NDP lost the provincial election of 1969
. Barrett was subsequently chosen as interim party leader.
First ballot:
Lea was eliminated, and endorsed Stupich.
Second ballot:
Birrell was eliminated. She initially declined to endorse another candidate, but later supported Robert Skelly.
Third ballot:
Stupich was eliminated. He declined to endorse another candidate.
Fourth ballot:
King was eliminated, and endorsed Skelly.
Fifth ballot:
(Gordon Wilson
had been a candidate but withdrew an hour before voting began and endorsed Corky Evans. Labour activist Len Werden had withdrawn the day before the convention. Joy MacPhail
had also been a candidate but she dropped out on January 8, 2000 and threw her support to Ujjal Dosanjh. MacPhail became interim leader
after Dosanjh lost his seat in the 2001 provincial election and resigned. On June 4, 2003 she announced her intention to resign as interim leader.)
First ballot:
Second ballot:
(Held on April 17, 2011.)
Leadership convention
In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader.- Overview :...
in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation before 1961).
Early developments
On July 5, 1936, CCF parliamentary leader Robert Connell survived a leadership challenge, 138 votes to 76. It was also determined, at this meeting, that the party's future leadership would be decided by delegated conventions.Leadership convention, 1939
(Held June 26, 1939)- WINCH, Harold elected 56-11
Leadership convention, 1953
(Held April 10, 1953)- WEBSTER, Arnold accl.
Leadership convention, 1956
(Held April 6, 1956)- STRACHAN, RobertRobert StrachanRobert Martin Strachan was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history....
72 - NIMSICK, Leo ThomasLeo Thomas NimsickLeo Thomas Nimsick was a miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cranbrook from 1949 to 1966 and Kootenay from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then New Democratic Party member.He was born in Rossland,...
35 - TURNER, Arthur James 19
Leadership convention, 1961
(Held October 28, 1961)- STRACHAN, RobertRobert StrachanRobert Martin Strachan was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history....
accl.
Leadership challenge, 1967
(Held on June 4, 1967 in BurnabyBurnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver....
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.)
- STRACHAN, RobertRobert StrachanRobert Martin Strachan was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history....
278 - BERGER, Tom 177
Leadership convention, 1969
(Held on April 12, 1969.)First ballot:
- BERGER, Tom 364
- BARRETT, DaveDave BarrettDavid Barrett, OC , commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada...
249 - WILLIAMS, Bob 130
- CONWAY, John 44
Second ballot:
- BERGER, Tom 411
- BARRETT, DaveDave BarrettDavid Barrett, OC , commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada...
375
Berger stepped down as party leader after the NDP lost the provincial election of 1969
British Columbia general election, 1969
The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 21, 1969, and held on August 27, 1969...
. Barrett was subsequently chosen as interim party leader.
Leadership convention, 1984
(Held on May 20, 1984.)First ballot:
- VICKERS, DavidDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
269 - KING, BillWilliam Stewart KingWilliam Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
240 - SKELLY, Robert 171
- BIRRELL, Margaret 141
- STUPICH, DavidDavid StupichDavid Daniel Stupich was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for most years from the 1960s to the 1980s, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to a coal miner.He served five years in the Royal Canadian...
132 - LEA, Graham 101
Lea was eliminated, and endorsed Stupich.
Second ballot:
- VICKERS, DavidDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
308 - KING, BillWilliam Stewart KingWilliam Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
263 - SKELLY, Robert 218
- STUPICH, DavidDavid StupichDavid Daniel Stupich was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for most years from the 1960s to the 1980s, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to a coal miner.He served five years in the Royal Canadian...
147 - BIRRELL, Margaret 134
Birrell was eliminated. She initially declined to endorse another candidate, but later supported Robert Skelly.
Third ballot:
- VICKERS, DavidDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
339 - SKELLY, Robert 313
- KING, BillWilliam Stewart KingWilliam Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
292 - STUPICH, DavidDavid StupichDavid Daniel Stupich was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for most years from the 1960s to the 1980s, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. Stupich was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to a coal miner.He served five years in the Royal Canadian...
114
Stupich was eliminated. He declined to endorse another candidate.
Fourth ballot:
- VICKERS, DavidDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
383 - SKELLY, Robert 349
- KING, BillWilliam Stewart KingWilliam Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
333
King was eliminated, and endorsed Skelly.
Fifth ballot:
- SKELLY, Bob 606
- VICKERS, DavidDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
452
Leadership convention, 1987
(Held on April 12, 1987.)- HARCOURT, MichaelMichael HarcourtMichael Franklin Harcourt served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of BC's major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986....
accl.
Leadership convention, 1996
(Held on February 18, 1996.)- CLARK, GlenGlen ClarkGlen David Clark is a politician in British Columbia, Canada who served as the 31st Premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999.-Early life and education:...
802 - EVANS, CorkyCorky EvansCorky Evans was a prominent provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party formed the government of BC and its leader became Premier of British Columbia...
234 - SMALLWOOD, Joan 67
- KUEHN, Donovan 23
- MCDONALD, Jack 6
Leadership convention, 2000
(Held on February 20, 2000.)- DOSANJH, UjjalUjjal DosanjhUjjal Dev Singh Dosanjh, PC, QC, is a Sikh Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a stint as Minister of Health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost...
769 - EVANS, CorkyCorky EvansCorky Evans was a prominent provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party formed the government of BC and its leader became Premier of British Columbia...
549
(Gordon Wilson
Gordon Wilson (Canadian politician)
Gordon Wilson is a former provincial politician in British Columbia. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC from 1987–1993, leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993–1997, and in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance and Minister of Employment, Investment...
had been a candidate but withdrew an hour before voting began and endorsed Corky Evans. Labour activist Len Werden had withdrawn the day before the convention. Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001.MacPhail was born in Hamilton,...
had also been a candidate but she dropped out on January 8, 2000 and threw her support to Ujjal Dosanjh. MacPhail became interim leader
Interim leader
An interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
after Dosanjh lost his seat in the 2001 provincial election and resigned. On June 4, 2003 she announced her intention to resign as interim leader.)
Leadership convention, 2003
(Held on November 23, 2003.)First ballot:
- JAMES, CaroleCarole JamesCarole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party...
325 - JENSEN, Nils 169
- KROG, LeonardLeonard KrogLeonard Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia. He was first elected in the 1991 general election representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and served as a backbencher in the Mike Harcourt NDP government. He ran for...
150 - ORCHERTON, SteveSteve OrchertonSteve Orcherton is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. He sat as a member of the New Democratic Party....
87 - NAJARI, Mehdi 32
- DIMITROV, Peter 12
Second ballot:
- JAMES, CaroleCarole JamesCarole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party...
395 - KROG, LeonardLeonard KrogLeonard Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia. He was first elected in the 1991 general election representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and served as a backbencher in the Mike Harcourt NDP government. He ran for...
219 - JENSEN, Nils 162
Leadership convention, 2011
See British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party...
(Held on April 17, 2011.)
| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
| Adrian Dix Adrian Dix Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician, currently serving as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.-Aide to Glen Clark:... |
7,638 | 38.2% | 7,748 | 39.3% | 9,772 | 51.8% | |
| Mike Farnworth Mike Farnworth Mike Farnworth is a New Democratic Party politician from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He is the current MLA for the riding of Port Coquitlam.... |
6,979 | 34.9% | 6,951 | 35.2% | 9,095 | 48.2% | |
| John Horgan John Horgan (Canadian politician) John Horgan is the New Democratic Party MLA for the constituency of Malahat-Juan de Fuca in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.... |
4,844 | 24.2% | 5,034 | 25.5% | |||
| Dana Larsen Dana Larsen Dana Albert Larsen is a Canadian author, politician and cannabis legalization activist.Larsen was the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine from its creation in 1994 until 2005, producing 54 issues with publisher Marc Emery, who now also serves as editor.Larsen was a founding member of both the... |
531 | 2.7% | |||||
See also
- List of British Columbia general elections
- Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)The Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly....