1969 British Columbia general election

The 1969 British Columbia general election 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. The new legislature met for the first time on January 22, 1970.

1969 British Columbia general election

← 1966 August 27, 1969 1972 →

55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
28 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
BCLP
Leader W. A. C. Bennett Thomas R. Berger Pat McGeer
Party Social Credit New Democratic Liberal
Leader since 1952 1969 1968
Leader's seat South Okanagan Vancouver-Burrard (lost re-election) Vancouver-Point Grey
Last election 33 seats, 45.59% 16 seats, 33.62% 6 seats, 20.24%
Seats won 38 12 5
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 457,777 331,813 186,235
Percentage 46.79% 33.92% 19.03%
Swing Increase 1.20pp Increase 0.30pp Decrease 1.21pp

Premier before election

W. A. C. Bennett
Social Credit

Premier after election

W. A. C. Bennett
Social Credit

The conservative Social Credit Party of British Columbia was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a seventh term in government. It won over 46% of the popular vote.

The opposition New Democratic Party of British Columbia won about one-third of the popular vote, roughly the same as in the previous election, but lost four of its 16 seats in the legislature.

The Liberal Party of British Columbia lost one of its six seats.

Results

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Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1966 Elected % Change # % % Change
Social Credit W.A.C. Bennett 55 33 38 +15.2% 457,777 46.79% +1.20%
  New Democrats Tom Berger 55 16 12 -25.0% 331,813 33.92% +0.30%
Liberal Patrick Lucey McGeer 55 6 5 -16.7% 186,235 19.03% -1.21%
  Progressive Conservative John de Wolf 1 - - - 1,087 0.11% -0.07%
  Independent 6 - - - 831 0.08% -0.15%
Communist   4 - - - 482 0.05% -0.09%
  Social Conservative   1 * - * 131 0.01% *
Total 177 55 55 - 978,356 100%  
Source:[1]

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Popular vote
Social Credit
46.79%
NDP
33.92%
Liberal
19.03%
PC
0.11%
Others
0.15%
Seats summary
Social Credit
69.09%
NDP
21.82%
Liberal
9.09%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. p. 303.

Further reading

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