British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, 1991
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The British Columbia Recall and Initiative Referendum was a referendum
held in British Columbia
on October 17, 1991. It was concurrent with that year's general election
. The referendum posed two questions. They were on whether elected officials should be able to be recalled
and whether voters should be given a citizen's initiative. Both questions were decisively approved with over 80% of the electorate voting yes to both questions.
in 1919. the Direct Democracy Act was given royal assent
in March of that year, but was never proclaimed
. A similar statute was struck down by the Manitoba Court of Appeal
s later that year. These combined to leave the BC law in legislative limbo until it was removed in a 1924 statute consolidation.
A promise to hold referendums was included in the British Columbia Social Credit Party
(Socred) government's speech from the throne
in April 1990. In preparation, the Socreds had invited two experts from California familiar with recall and initiative to their annual convention. Appropriate legislation was introduced on July 5, 1990.
The two questions were:
Both of the questions were announced by Premier Rita Johnston
during a news conference on September 5, 1991, although by then they were an open secret
. NDP leader Mike Harcourt
criticized the timing, saying that the Socreds had moved too slowly in launching the proposals. Liberal
leader Gordon Wilson
also criticized the referendum, saying that it was intended to divert attention away from the scandal
-plagued Socreds. In response, Johnston said she could not comment on either timing or structure for the proposals because they would be decided after the referendum.
The referendum was run by Attorney-General Russ Fraser. The total cost was 1.7 million dollars. The cost includes information pamphlets, advertising, toll-free information telephone lines, and costs related to running the referendum.
The referendum also got caught up in the campaign going on at the same time. Both Premier Johnston and British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Harcourt announced that they would be voting yes in the referendum.
was slightly less than that in the general election.
announced that his government would be bound by the results. As a consequence, the Recall and Initiative Act was passed and entered into force on February 24, 1995.
In 1998, MLA Paul Reitsma
resigned his seat when it appeared that a recall petition would be successful and he could be the first person ever recalled under the legislation.
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
held in 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...
on October 17, 1991. It was concurrent with that year's general election
British Columbia general election, 1991
The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial 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 September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...
. The referendum posed two questions. They were on whether elected officials should be able to be recalled
Recall election
A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended...
and whether voters should be given a citizen's initiative. Both questions were decisively approved with over 80% of the electorate voting yes to both questions.
Lead up
British Columbia has had several referendums in its history. A previous bill, the Direct Legislation Act, was passed by the Oliver governmentJohn Oliver (politician)
John Oliver was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada.Oliver was involved in local politics when he won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election, and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election...
in 1919. the Direct Democracy Act was given royal assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
in March of that year, but was never proclaimed
Proclamation
A proclamation is an official declaration.-England and Wales:In English law, a proclamation is a formal announcement , made under the great seal, of some matter which the King in Council or Queen in Council desires to make known to his or her subjects: e.g., the declaration of war, or state of...
. A similar statute was struck down by the Manitoba Court of Appeal
Manitoba Court of Appeal
The Manitoba Court of Appeal is the highest Court of Appeal in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was established in 1906. It is located in the Old Law Courts building at 408 York Avenue in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba...
s later that year. These combined to leave the BC law in legislative limbo until it was removed in a 1924 statute consolidation.
A promise to hold referendums was included in the British Columbia Social Credit Party
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
(Socred) government's speech from the throne
Speech from the Throne
A speech from the throne is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign reads a prepared speech to a complete session of parliament, outlining the government's agenda for the coming session...
in April 1990. In preparation, the Socreds had invited two experts from California familiar with recall and initiative to their annual convention. Appropriate legislation was introduced on July 5, 1990.
The two questions were:
A: Should the voters be given the right, by legislation, to vote between elections for the removalRecall electionA recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended...
of their memberMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
of the Legislative Assembly?
B: Should the voters be given the right, by legislation, to propose questions that the Government of British Columbia must submit to voters by referendumReferendumA referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
?
Both of the questions were announced by Premier Rita Johnston
Rita Johnston
Rita Margaret Johnston was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Johnston became the first female premier in Canadian history when she succeeded William Vander Zalm in 1991 to become the 29th Premier of British Columbia.Much of her early life was spent running a successful trailer park in the...
during a news conference on September 5, 1991, although by then they were an open secret
Open secret
An open secret is a concept or idea that is "officially" secret or restricted in knowledge, but is actually widely known; or refers to something which is widely known to be true, but which none of the people most intimately concerned are willing to categorically acknowledge in public.Examples of...
. NDP leader Mike Harcourt
Mike Harcourt
Michael 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....
criticized the timing, saying that the Socreds had moved too slowly in launching the proposals. Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
leader 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...
also criticized the referendum, saying that it was intended to divert attention away from the scandal
Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
-plagued Socreds. In response, Johnston said she could not comment on either timing or structure for the proposals because they would be decided after the referendum.
The referendum was run by Attorney-General Russ Fraser. The total cost was 1.7 million dollars. The cost includes information pamphlets, advertising, toll-free information telephone lines, and costs related to running the referendum.
The referendum also got caught up in the campaign going on at the same time. Both Premier Johnston and British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Harcourt announced that they would be voting yes in the referendum.
Results
There was overwhelming support for both questions. Support was over 80% of yes votes for both questions. However, more than nine percent of ballots for question A were rejected, and more than eleven percent were rejected for question B. TurnoutVoter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was slightly less than that in the general election.
Question A: Recall
| District | Yes | Percentage | No | Percentage | Rejected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Abbotsford (electoral district) Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:... |
14214 | 82.46 | 3023 | 17.54 | 1571 |
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
10092 | 83.81 | 1949 | 16.19 | 1716 |
| Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :-MLAs:*Frank Arthur Calder, CCF/NDP ; Social Credit *Al Passarell, NDP... |
8077 | 80.18 | 1996 | 19.82 | 1220 |
| Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia... |
16003 | 82.57 | 3378 | 17.43 | 2247 |
| Burnaby North Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
15374 | 83.22 | 3099 | 16.78 | 2173 |
| Burnaby-Willingdon | 18091 | 81.9 | 3999 | 18.1 | 2215 |
| Cariboo North Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.... |
9899 | 85.65 | 1658 | 14.35 | 1294 |
| Cariboo South Cariboo South Cariboo South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
10606 | 82.5 | 2249 | 17.5 | 1439 |
| Chilliwack Chilliwack (electoral district) Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries... |
16527 | 82.48 | 3510 | 17.52 | 2372 |
| Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
10237 | 81.78 | 2281 | 18.22 | 1531 |
| Comox Valley Comox Valley The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman... |
18435 | 75.7 | 5918 | 24.3 | 2424 |
| Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
18311 | 82.86 | 3788 | 17.14 | 2026 |
| Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in advance of the 2009 election... |
16652 | 80.54 | 4024 | 19.46 | 2319 |
| Delta North Delta North Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Guy Gentner. He was first elected in 2005... |
16784 | 84.74 | 3022 | 15.26 | 1517 |
| Delta South Delta South Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Member of Legislative Assembly :The current MLA for this riding is Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election.... |
17299 | 82.11 | 3770 | 17.89 | 1226 |
| Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It is succeeded by the Electoral District of Esquimalt-Royal Roads.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
17539 | 82.68 | 3674 | 17.32 | 1915 |
| Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- History :Fort Langley, the birthplace of British Columbia... |
15998 | 84.32 | 2975 | 15.68 | 1253 |
| Kamloops Kamloops (provincial electoral district) Kamloops was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1903 to 2009. The provincial constituency should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kamloops, which encompassed a much larger area.For other ridings named Kamloops... |
14595 | 76.55 | 4471 | 23.45 | 1587 |
| Kamloops-North Thompson | 10876 | 77.86 | 3093 | 22.14 | 1135 |
| Kootenay Kootenay (provincial electoral district) Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay... |
11770 | 81.9 | 2602 | 18.1 | 1651 |
| Langley Langley (provincial electoral district) Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area... |
14301 | 83.97 | 2731 | 16.03 | 1628 |
| Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Horgan. He was first elected in 2005... |
14933 | 83.67 | 2911 | 16.31 | 2046 |
| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadow riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.- Demographics :-1999... |
19897 | 83.01 | 4073 | 16.99 | 1977 |
| Matsqui | 13838 | 81.91 | 3056 | 18.09 | 2046 |
| Mission-Kent | 12657 | 80.24 | 3117 | 19.76 | 1680 |
| Nanaimo | 15919 | 79.64 | 4069 | 20.36 | 2189 |
| Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding.... |
13131 | 78.50 | 3597 | 21.50 | 1869 |
| New Westminster | 15568 | 81.39 | 3560 | 18.61 | 2019 |
| North Coast North Coast (provincial electoral district) North Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election, largely out of the previous riding of Prince Rupert.... |
7631 | 80.83 | 1810 | 19.17 | 1288 |
| North Island North Island (provincial electoral district) North Island is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Claire Trevena. She was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
12185 | 78.53 | 3332 | 21.47 | 1385 |
| North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :... |
15214 | 83.53 | 3000 | 16.47 | 1749 |
| North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :-MLAs:... |
18469 | 80.68 | 4423 | 19.32 | 1224 |
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
17982 | 73.08 | 6624 | 26.92 | 2299 |
| Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Boundary was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia spanning the area from the Similkameen towns of Kaleden and Keremeos to Grand Forks and Christina Lake, and including the southern Okanagan towns of Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Rock Creek and... |
10627 | 77.94 | 3008 | 22.06 | 2013 |
| Okanagan East | 16477 | 81.05 | 3852 | 18.95 | 2324 |
| Okanagan-Penticton | 15529 | 78.04 | 4369 | 21.96 | 2299 |
| Okanagan-Vernon Okanagan-Vernon Vernon-Monashee is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
16602 | 79.65 | 4242 | 20.35 | 2206 |
| Okanagan West | 20447 | 80.58 | 4929 | 19.42 | 2480 |
| Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1991. It also appeared was in the 1996 general election and a by-election in 1998. Following redistribution, the area... |
18866 | 79.54 | 4852 | 20.46 | 2499 |
| Peace River North Peace River North Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
7897 | 82.66 | 1657 | 17.34 | 1275 |
| Peace River South Peace River South Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
9706 | 86.15 | 1561 | 13.85 | 1436 |
| Port Coquitlam | 19931 | 84.68 | 3606 | 15.32 | 1990 |
| Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain | 17662 | 82 | 3877 | 18 | 430 |
| Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
14294 | 77.4 | 4174 | 22.6 | 1606 |
| Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
8668 | 83.05 | 1769 | 16.95 | 1201 |
| Prince George North Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009.- Demographics :- History :*John Heinrich, Social Credit *Lois Boone, NDP... |
11553 | 83.09 | 2351 | 16.91 | 368 |
| Prince George-Omineca Prince George-Omineca Prince George-Omineca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Rustad, whose experience is in the forest industry... |
10170 | 82.66 | 2133 | 17.34 | 1139 |
| Richmond Centre Richmond Centre Richmond Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.-MLAs:#Doug Symons, Liberal #Greg Halsey-Brandt, Liberal #Olga Ilich, Liberal #Rob Howard, Liberal... |
13260 | 80.74 | 3164 | 19.26 | 1484 |
| Richmond East Richmond East Richmond East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
12764 | 82.34 | 2737 | 17.66 | 1757 |
| Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Yap. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
13098 | 80 | 3275 | 20 | 1314 |
| Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistribution of the former ridings of Greenwood and... |
11886 | 81.92 | 2624 | 18.08 | 1653 |
| Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.... |
18911 | 77.4 | 5523 | 22.6 | 1786 |
| Saanich South Saanich South Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C... |
17153 | 79.15 | 4518 | 20.85 | 1527 |
| Shuswap Shuswap (provincial electoral district) Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops and Okanagan... |
15531 | 79.46 | 4014 | 20.54 | 2448 |
| Skeena Skeena (provincial electoral district) Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election or 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.- Demographics :- Member of... |
8668 | 78.86 | 2324 | 21.14 | 1031 |
| Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include*removal of northwestern-most half to Surrey-Tynehead... |
18698 | 84.27 | 3490 | 15.73 | 1726 |
| Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
15171 | 86.88 | 2291 | 13.12 | 1869 |
| Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
19214 | 85.88 | 3158 | 14.12 | 2296 |
| Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries... |
12110 | 86.32 | 1919 | 13.68 | 1339 |
| Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
21702 | 82.62 | 4566 | 17.38 | 2622 |
| Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election.... |
14233 | 79.22 | 3734 | 20.78 | 1613 |
| Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
13893 | 84.05 | 2636 | 15.95 | 2054 |
| Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Shane Simpson. He was first elected in 2005... |
13562 | 84.1 | 2564 | 15.9 | 2526 |
| Vancouver-Kensington | 13718 | 85.16 | 2390 | 14.84 | 2204 |
| Vancouver-Kingsway Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district) Vancouver-Kingsway is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Adrian Dix. He was first elected in 2005... |
13033 | 86.16 | 2093 | 13.84 | 2463 |
| Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:... |
14846 | 80.24 | 3656 | 19.76 | 1454 |
| Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1966 as a two-member seat.... |
16046 | 76.13 | 5032 | 23.87 | 2166 |
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the electoral map, and it did so by a much wider margin than... |
11635 | 81.82 | 2586 | 18.18 | 2310 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
16536 | 71.62 | 6553 | 28.38 | 1623 |
| Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
15498 | 71.6 | 6148 | 28.4 | 1593 |
| Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital... |
15671 | 75.38 | 5117 | 24.62 | 2599 |
| Victoria-Hillside Victoria-Hillside Victoria-Hillside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
16102 | 79.59 | 4128 | 20.41 | 1976 |
| West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :... |
16842 | 78.01 | 4747 | 21.99 | 1705 |
| West Vancouver-Garibaldi West Vancouver-Garibaldi West Vancouver-Sea to Sky is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.... |
14168 | 79.01 | 3765 | 20.99 | 1376 |
| Yale-Lillooet Yale-Lillooet Yale—Lillooet was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.It first appeared in the 1966 General Election, when it superseded the older Lillooet riding, which was one of the province's original twelve ridings, as well as the equally-old Yale riding,... |
11225 | 83.14 | 2277 | 16.86 | 1883 |
| Total | 1090023 | 80.89 | 257522 | 19.11 | 135363 |
Question B: Initiative
| District | Yes | Percentage | No | Percentage | Rejected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Abbotsford (electoral district) Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:... |
14335 | 84.78 | 2573 | 15.22 | 1900 |
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
10084 | 86.36 | 1593 | 13.64 | 2080 |
| Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :-MLAs:*Frank Arthur Calder, CCF/NDP ; Social Credit *Al Passarell, NDP... |
8221 | 83.53 | 1621 | 16.47 | 1451 |
| Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia... |
15944 | 84.35 | 2959 | 15.65 | 2727 |
| Burnaby North Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
15359 | 84.9 | 2731 | 15.1 | 2556 |
| Burnaby-Willingdon | 18185 | 84.03 | 3456 | 15.97 | 2664 |
| Cariboo North Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.... |
9923 | 87.86 | 1371 | 12.14 | 1557 |
| Cariboo South Cariboo South Cariboo South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
10746 | 85.78 | 1781 | 14.22 | 1767 |
| Chilliwack Chilliwack (electoral district) Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries... |
16642 | 85.33 | 2862 | 14.67 | 2905 |
| Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
10495 | 86.24 | 1674 | 13.76 | 1880 |
| Comox Valley Comox Valley The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman... |
18996 | 79.72 | 4833 | 20.28 | 2948 |
| Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
18468 | 85.19 | 3210 | 14.81 | 2447 |
| Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in advance of the 2009 election... |
16905 | 83.89 | 3247 | 16.11 | 2843 |
| Delta North Delta North Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Guy Gentner. He was first elected in 2005... |
16385 | 84 | 3122 | 16 | 1816 |
| Delta South Delta South Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Member of Legislative Assembly :The current MLA for this riding is Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election.... |
16880 | 81.16 | 3918 | 18.84 | 1497 |
| Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It is succeeded by the Electoral District of Esquimalt-Royal Roads.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
17591 | 84.33 | 3268 | 15.67 | 2269 |
| Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove Fort Langley-Aldergrove is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- History :Fort Langley, the birthplace of British Columbia... |
16000 | 85.95 | 2615 | 14.05 | 1611 |
| Kamloops Kamloops (provincial electoral district) Kamloops was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1903 to 2009. The provincial constituency should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kamloops, which encompassed a much larger area.For other ridings named Kamloops... |
15257 | 81.63 | 3433 | 18.37 | 1963 |
| Kamloops-North Thompson | 11212 | 82.13 | 2439 | 17.87 | 1453 |
| Kootenay Kootenay (provincial electoral district) Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay... |
12187 | 87.39 | 1758 | 12.61 | 2078 |
| Langley Langley (provincial electoral district) Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area... |
14244 | 85.42 | 2431 | 14.58 | 1994 |
| Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Horgan. He was first elected in 2005... |
15070 | 85.7 | 2514 | 14.3 | 2306 |
| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadow riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.- Demographics :-1999... |
20090 | 85.52 | 3401 | 14.48 | 2456 |
| Matsqui | 13963 | 85.35 | 2397 | 14.65 | 2995 |
| Mission-Kent | 12874 | 83.45 | 2553 | 16.55 | 2027 |
| Nanaimo | 16154 | 82.5 | 3426 | 17.5 | 2597 |
| Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding.... |
13464 | 82.66 | 2824 | 17.34 | 2309 |
| New Westminster | 15731 | 84.07 | 2981 | 15.93 | 2435 |
| North Coast North Coast (provincial electoral district) North Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election, largely out of the previous riding of Prince Rupert.... |
7759 | 84.05 | 1472 | 15.95 | 1498 |
| North Island North Island (provincial electoral district) North Island is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Claire Trevena. She was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
12793 | 84.14 | 2412 | 15.86 | 1697 |
| North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :... |
15275 | 85.51 | 2588 | 14.49 | 2100 |
| North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :-MLAs:... |
18420 | 81.33 | 4229 | 18.67 | 1467 |
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
17701 | 73.38 | 6420 | 26.62 | 2784 |
| Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Boundary Okanagan-Boundary was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia spanning the area from the Similkameen towns of Kaleden and Keremeos to Grand Forks and Christina Lake, and including the southern Okanagan towns of Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Rock Creek and... |
10611 | 80.36 | 2594 | 19.64 | 2594 |
| Okanagan East | 16854 | 84.98 | 2980 | 15.02 | 2819 |
| Okanagan-Penticton | 15560 | 80.7 | 3721 | 19.3 | 3662 |
| Okanagan-Vernon Okanagan-Vernon Vernon-Monashee is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
16961 | 83.65 | 3314 | 16.35 | 2775 |
| Okanagan West | 20684 | 84.23 | 3874 | 15.77 | 4298 |
| Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1991. It also appeared was in the 1996 general election and a by-election in 1998. Following redistribution, the area... |
18999 | 81.66 | 4266 | 18.34 | 2952 |
| Peace River North Peace River North Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
7959 | 85.52 | 1348 | 14.48 | 1522 |
| Peace River South Peace River South Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C.... |
9759 | 88.86 | 1223 | 11.14 | 1721 |
| Port Coquitlam | 20260 | 86.99 | 3029 | 13.01 | 2238 |
| Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain | 17895 | 84.03 | 3402 | 15.97 | 672 |
| Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
14847 | 82.4 | 3171 | 17.6 | 2056 |
| Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
8588 | 84.64 | 1559 | 15.36 | 1491 |
| Prince George North Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009.- Demographics :- History :*John Heinrich, Social Credit *Lois Boone, NDP... |
11498 | 84.35 | 2133 | 15.65 | 641 |
| Prince George-Omineca Prince George-Omineca Prince George-Omineca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Rustad, whose experience is in the forest industry... |
10188 | 84.29 | 1899 | 15.71 | 1355 |
| Richmond Centre Richmond Centre Richmond Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.-MLAs:#Doug Symons, Liberal #Greg Halsey-Brandt, Liberal #Olga Ilich, Liberal #Rob Howard, Liberal... |
13347 | 82.71 | 2791 | 17.29 | 1770 |
| Richmond East Richmond East Richmond East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
12782 | 84.41 | 2361 | 15.59 | 2115 |
| Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Yap. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
13222 | 81.97 | 2909 | 18.03 | 1556 |
| Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistribution of the former ridings of Greenwood and... |
11989 | 85.17 | 2088 | 14.83 | 2086 |
| Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.... |
18816 | 78.37 | 5192 | 21.63 | 2212 |
| Saanich South Saanich South Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C... |
17053 | 79.55 | 4383 | 20.45 | 1762 |
| Shuswap Shuswap (provincial electoral district) Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops and Okanagan... |
15661 | 82.58 | 3304 | 17.42 | 3028 |
| Skeena Skeena (provincial electoral district) Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election or 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.- Demographics :- Member of... |
8987 | 83.63 | 1759 | 16.37 | 1277 |
| Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include*removal of northwestern-most half to Surrey-Tynehead... |
18600 | 85.44 | 3169 | 14.56 | 2145 |
| Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers Surrey-Green Timbers is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
14733 | 86.38 | 2324 | 13.62 | 2274 |
| Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009... |
18928 | 86.18 | 3035 | 13.82 | 2705 |
| Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries... |
11933 | 86.63 | 1841 | 13.37 | 1594 |
| Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
20960 | 81.74 | 4681 | 18.26 | 3249 |
| Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election.... |
14232 | 80.18 | 3518 | 19.82 | 1830 |
| Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
13713 | 85.01 | 2418 | 14.99 | 2452 |
| Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Shane Simpson. He was first elected in 2005... |
13343 | 85.34 | 2292 | 14.66 | 3017 |
| Vancouver-Kensington | 13428 | 86.34 | 2124 | 13.66 | 2760 |
| Vancouver-Kingsway Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district) Vancouver-Kingsway is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Adrian Dix. He was first elected in 2005... |
12688 | 87.26 | 1852 | 12.74 | 3049 |
| Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:... |
14901 | 81.73 | 3332 | 18.27 | 1723 |
| Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1966 as a two-member seat.... |
16366 | 78.75 | 4419 | 21.25 | 2459 |
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the electoral map, and it did so by a much wider margin than... |
11530 | 84.25 | 2156 | 15.75 | 2845 |
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
16972 | 74.38 | 5847 | 25.62 | 1893 |
| Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
15568 | 72.91 | 5783 | 27.09 | 1888 |
| Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital... |
15567 | 76.8 | 4703 | 23.2 | 3117 |
| Victoria-Hillside Victoria-Hillside Victoria-Hillside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
16146 | 81.58 | 3645 | 18.42 | 2415 |
| West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver - Demographics :... |
16764 | 78.68 | 4542 | 21.32 | 1988 |
| West Vancouver-Garibaldi West Vancouver-Garibaldi West Vancouver-Sea to Sky is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.... |
14258 | 80.45 | 3464 | 19.55 | 1587 |
| Yale-Lillooet Yale-Lillooet Yale—Lillooet was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.It first appeared in the 1966 General Election, when it superseded the older Lillooet riding, which was one of the province's original twelve ridings, as well as the equally-old Yale riding,... |
11378 | 86.53 | 1771 | 13.47 | 2236 |
| Total | 1095100 | 83.02 | 223902 | 16.98 | 163906 |
Aftermath
British Columbia's legislation made a referendum binding only on the government that called it. As the Socreds had been defeated, the incoming NDP government was not required to enable recall and initiative. Nevertheless, Premier-elect Mike HarcourtMike Harcourt
Michael 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....
announced that his government would be bound by the results. As a consequence, the Recall and Initiative Act was passed and entered into force on February 24, 1995.
In 1998, MLA Paul Reitsma
Paul Reitsma
Paul Reitsma is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, for the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum.Reitsma served as the mayor of Port Alberni and Parksville, prior to his move to provincial politics....
resigned his seat when it appeared that a recall petition would be successful and he could be the first person ever recalled under the legislation.
See also
- Politics of British ColumbiaPolitics of British ColumbiaThe Politics of British Columbia involves not only the governance of British Columbia, Canada, and the various political factions that have held or vied for legislative power, but also a number of experiments or attempts at political and electoral reform....
- Referenda in Canada
- William AberhartWilliam AberhartWilliam Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...
, the first politician in Canada ever to be subject to a recall campaign