40th British Columbia general election
40th British Columbia general election
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The 40th British Columbia general election is tentatively scheduled for May 14, 2013, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The New Democratic Party under the leadership of Adrian Dix is the Official Opposition.
Timing
Section 23 of British Columbia's Constitution Act provides that general elections occur on the second Tuesday of fourth calendar year after the last election.[1] As the most recent election was on May 12, 2009, the next election would be held on May 14, 2013, under that provision. The same section though makes the fixed election date subject to the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly as he or she sees fit.[1]
Background
After leading the BC Liberals for 17 years, Gordon Campbell announced he would resign as Premier and party leader in November 2010. This was seen as the result of opposition to the Harmonized Sales Tax, which was very unpopular with voters.[2]
In the ensuing leadership campaign, Christy Clark, the eventual winner, suggested she would prefer to hold an election earlier than 2013 to secure her own mandate.[3] She is believed to be preparing her party for an election as early as autumn 2011.[4] However, due to the unfavourable result from the HST referendum, she has decided to rule out an early election.[5]
Registered political parties
This is a list of currently registered political parties.[6]
Opinion polls
Polling Firm |
Date of Polling |
Link |
Lib. |
NDP |
Green |
Cons. |
Other |
Forum Research |
11-12-15 !December 15, 2011 |
PDF |
23 |
34 |
15 |
23 |
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Angus Reid Public Opinion |
11-11-01 !October 31 - November 1, 2011 |
PDF |
31 |
40 |
8 |
18 |
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Ipsos Reid |
11-10-03 !September 28 - October 3, 2011 |
PDF |
38 |
45 |
6 |
12 |
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Robbins SCE Research |
11-10-01 !September 23 - October 1, 2011 |
[1] |
34 |
38 |
5.5 |
20 |
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Robbins SCE Research |
11-09-17 !September 9-17, 2011 |
[2] |
34 |
44 |
5 |
16 |
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Robbins SCE Research |
11-09-03 !August 27 - September 3, 2011 |
[3] |
34.93 |
39.84 |
9.31 |
15.45 |
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Robbins SCE Research |
11-08-02 !July 21 - August 2, 2011 |
[4] |
34 |
40.5 |
8 |
17.5 |
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Robbins SCE Research |
11-05-18 !May 12-18, 2011 |
[5] |
31.9 |
40.9 |
5.5 |
17.4 |
3.2 |
Ipsos Reid |
11-05-13 !May 9-13, 2011 |
PDF |
41 |
39 |
8 |
10 |
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Mustel Group |
11-05-15 !May 15, 2011 |
[6] |
37 |
35 |
9 |
18 |
1 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
11-03-17 !March 16-17, 2011 |
PDF |
43 |
38 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-12-21 !December 20–21, 2010 |
PDF |
38 |
38 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-12-08 !December 7–8, 2010 |
PDF |
36 |
36 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
Mustel Group |
10-11-15 !November 4–15, 2010 |
PDF |
37 |
42 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-10-14 !October 13–14, 2010 |
HTML |
24 |
49 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
Mustel Group |
10-09-07 !September 7, 2010 |
PDF |
33 |
42 |
12 |
11 |
2 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-07-28 !July 28, 2010 |
PDF |
27 |
48 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-07-08 !July 8, 2010 |
PDF |
23 |
46 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-06-06 !June 6, 2010 |
PDF |
26 |
46 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
Mustel Group |
10-05-16 !May 16, 2010 |
PDF |
32 |
44 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-04-14 !April 14, 2010 |
PDF |
29 |
47 |
15 |
5 |
4 |
Angus Reid Public Opinion |
10-03-19 !March 19, 2010 |
PDF |
35 |
43 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
Innovation Research (604 region only) |
09-11-30 !November 2009 |
PHP |
29 |
33 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
Mustel Group |
09-11-21 !November 20, 2009 |
PDF |
35 |
43 |
15 |
5 |
2 |
Angus Reid Strategies |
09-11-20 !November 20, 2009 |
HTML |
33 |
47 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Angus Reid Strategies |
09-09-01 !September 2009 |
HTML |
31 |
45 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
Angus Reid Strategies |
09-08-11 !August 11, 2009 |
HTML |
34 |
42 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
Election 2009 |
09-05-12 !May 12, 2009 |
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45.83 |
42.14 |
8.2 |
2.1 |
1.28 |
References
- ^ a b Constitution Act, s. 23.
- ^ "Campbell's stunning resignation leaves fate of party, HST up in the air". Globe and Mail. November 4, 2010. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/campbells-stunning-resignation-leaves-fate-of-party-hst-up-in-the-air/article1784300/. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Clark needs time as premier before renewing mandate". Vancouver Sun. March 1, 2011. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=1c291572-dc16-4d3a-b09e-697134d78e63. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Clark may be too election ready". Vancouver Sun. May 16, 2011. http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Clark+election+ready/4788953/story.html. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ "Christy Clark rules out fall B.C. election". CBC News. August 31, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/08/31/bc-christy-clark-rules-out-election.html. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Political Parties". Elections BC. http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/can/polparties/. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ B.C.’s new premier Christy Clark puts job creation, families atop agenda
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