2001 British Columbia general election explained

Election Name:	2001 British Columbia general election
Country:	British Columbia
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	1996 British Columbia general election
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2005 British Columbia general election
Next Year:	2005
Seats For Election:	79 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 40 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date:	May 16, 2001
Outgoing Members:	36th Parliament of British Columbia
Elected Members:	37th Parliament of British Columbia
Turnout:	55.44%^[1] 3.67 pp
Leader1:	Gordon Campbell
Leader Since1:	September 11, 1993
Leaders Seat1:	Vancouver-Point Grey
Last Election1:	33 seats
Seats1:	77
Seat Change1:	44
Popular Vote1:	916,888
Percentage1:	57.62%
Swing1:	15.80%
Leader2:	Ujjal Dosanjh
Leader Since2:	February 20, 2000
Leaders Seat2:	Vancouver-Kensington (lost re-election)
Last Election2:	39 seats
Seats2:	2
Seat Change2:	37
Popular Vote2:	343,156
Percentage2:	21.56%
Swing2:	17.89%
Leader3:	Adriane Carr
Leader Since3:	September 23, 2000
Leaders Seat3:	Ran in Powell River-Sunshine Coast (lost)
Last Election3:	0 seats
Seats3:	0
Seat Change3:	0
Popular Vote3:	197,231
Percentage3:	12.39%
Swing3:	10.40%
Map Size:	400px
Premier
Before Election:	Ujjal Dosanjh
Posttitle:	Premier after election
After Election:	Gordon Campbell

The 2001 British Columbia general election was the 37th 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 April 18, 2001 and held on May 16, 2001. Voter turnout was 55.4 per cent of all eligible voters.

The incumbent British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), in office since 1991, had been rocked by two major scandals—the Fast Ferries Scandal and a bribery scandal involving Premier Glen Clark. With the NDP's ratings flatlining, Clark resigned in August 1999, and Deputy Premier Dan Miller took over as caretaker premier until Ujjal Dosanjh was elected his permanent successor in February. Dosanjh was not, however, able to restore the party's public image, and the BC NDP suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of the British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals), led by former Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell. The BC Liberals won over 57% of the popular vote, and an unprecedented 77 of the 79 seats in the provincial legislature—the largest victory in the province's electoral history.

The BC NDP, on the other hand, suffered a near-total political collapse. The party lost almost half of the share of the popular vote that it had won in the 1996 election, while its seat count fell from 39 seats to only two—those of Deputy Premier and Education Minister Joy MacPhail and Community Development Minister Jenny Kwan. It was easily the worst defeat of a sitting government in British Columbia history. It was also the second-worst defeat of a sitting provincial government in Canada, eclipsed only by the New Brunswick election of 1987, the Alberta election of 1935, and the Prince Edward Island election of 1935. In those elections, the governing party–the New Brunswick Tories, the United Farmers of Alberta and the PEI Tories–was completely wiped off the map. Dosanjh resigned as party leader soon after the election; he had actually conceded defeat a week before voters went to the polls. Despite being the only other party in the Assembly, the BC NDP lacked the four seats required for official party status.^[2]

The British Columbia Unity Party had been created as a union of conservative parties. Initially, Reform BC, the Social Credit, the British Columbia Party, and the Family Coalition Party had joined under the "BC Unity" umbrella. By the time the election was called, however, only the Family Coalition Party and a large majority of Reform BC segments had remained in the BC Unity coalition. The other parties had withdrawn to continue independently. Ron Gamble, sometime leader and sometime president of the renewed Reform BC continued his opposition to conservative mergers, consistently proclaiming a "Say No to Chris Delaney & BC Unity" policy, until Unity's eventual collapse in 2004 after a failed second attempt at a merger with BC Conservatives.

2000 redistribution of ridings

An Act was passed in 2000 providing for an increase of seats from 75 to 79, upon the next election.^[3] The following changes were made:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Renaming of districts
Kootenay	East Kootenay
Mission-Kent	Maple Ridge-Mission^[4]
Matsqui	Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
Okanagan East	Kelowna-Lake Country
Okanagan-Penticton	Penticton-Okanagan Valley^[5]
Okanagan West	Kelowna-Mission
Vancouver-Little Mountain^[6]	Vancouver-Fairview
Drawn from other districts
	Okanagan-Westside^[7]
	Surrey-Panorama Ridge^[8]
	Surrey-Tynehead^[9]
Merger of districts
Okanagan-Boundary Rossland-Trail	West Kootenay-Boundary
Reorganization of districts
Abbotsford Chilliwack	Abbotsford-Clayburn Chilliwack-Kent Chilliwack-Sumas
Alberni Nanaimo Parksville-Qualicum	Alberni-Qualicum Nanaimo Nanaimo-Parksville
Port Coquitlam Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain	Burquitlam Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Port Moody-Westwood

Opinion polls

During campaign period

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	BCLP	BCNDP	BCG	BCUP	BCMP	RPBC	Other		Sample
Election 2001	May 16, 2001		57.62	21.56	12.39	3.23	3.22	0.22	1.76
COMPAS	May 12, 2001	^[10]	61	16	12	3	3
Ipsos-Reid	May 7, 2001	^[11]	63	16	13	3	3	1
MarkTrend	May 6, 2001	^[12]	65	14	15	3	3
COMPAS	May 1, 2001	^[13]	64	15	13	5
Ipsos-Reid	April 23, 2001	^[14]	70	16	10	2	1
McIntyre & Mustel	April 19, 2001	^[15]	72	18	7	2
Election called (April 18, 2001)

During 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	BCLP	BCNDP	BCG	BCUP	BCMP	RPBC	Other		Sample
COMPAS	April 1, 2001	^[16]	66	17	7	3	2	2^[17]		^[18]
Ipsos-Reid	March 12, 2001	^[19]	63	20	7	7			3
McIntyre & Mustel	February 2001	^[20]	59	20	5			12
COMPAS	February 5, 2001	^[21]	59	18	8			12
McIntyre & Mustel	January 12, 2001	^[22]	51	27
Ipsos-Reid	December 10, 2000	^[23]	51	17	9			19	4
MarkTrend	November 2000	^[24]	58	18				22
McIntyre & Mustel	October 21, 2000	^[25]	67	17				10
MarkTrend	September 2000	^[26]	55	19				25
Ipsos-Reid	September 11, 2000	^[27]	48	19	8			22	3
McIntyre & Mustel	August 2000		53	21				19

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	BCLP	BCNDP	BCG	RPBC	PDA	Other		Sample
PDA unregistered as official party (June 2000)
Ipsos-Reid	June 13, 2000	^[28]	57	16	6	15	5	1
MarkTrend	April 2000	^[29]	58	16		21		5		^[30]
Ipsos-Reid	March 2000	^[31]	50	24	6	16	3	1
MarkTrend	February 2000	^[32]	53	27		17
McIntyre & Mustel	February 27, 2000	^[33]	52	25	5^[34]	15
Ujjal Dosanjh becomes leader of the NDP and premier (February 24, 2000)^[35]
Angus Reid	December 15, 1999	^[36]	55	17		18		10
MarkTrend	October 1999	^[37]	53	19		22		5
Angus Reid	September 10, 1999	^[38]	57	15		16		11
Angus Reid	August 24, 1999	^[39]	56	16	8	17	2
MarkTrend	August 1999		61	15		22
Premier Glen Clark resigns (August 21, 1999)^[40]
Angus Reid	June 8, 1998	^[41]	58	16	3	14	3	2
MarkTrend	April 11, 1999	^[42]	59	18		20
Angus Reid	March 10, 1999	^[43]	52	18	6	18	4	2
Angus Reid	December 1998		46	18	5	18	10
Angus Reid	September 1998	^[44]	46	18
Angus Reid	June 12, 1998	^[45]	42	23	6	20	8
McIntyre & Mustel	March 1998	^[46]	48	25
Angus Reid	March 1998	^[47]	47	20		17
Angus Reid	December 12, 1997	^[48]	43	24	5	18	8
Pollara	December 1997	^[49]	41	20		31
Angus Reid	September 15, 1997	^[50]	33	30	2	24	9	2
Angus Reid	June 16, 1997	^[51]	34	27	3	28	6	2
Angus Reid	March 10, 1997	^[52]	44	24	2	18	9	2
Angus Reid	December 1996		52	29	2	11	3	4
Angus Reid	September 15, 1996	^[53]	45	37	1	12	3	3
Angus Reid	June 1996		39	42	2	9	6	3
Election 1996	May 28, 1996		41.82	39.45	1.99	9.27	5.74	1.73

Region-specific polls

Southern Vancouver Island

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	BCLP	BCNDP	BCG	BCUP		Sample
Compas	May 12, 2001	^[54]	49	27	15
Compas	May 2, 2001	^[55]	59	15	13	5

Riding-specific polls

Vancouver-Kensington

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	BCLP	BCNDP	BCG	BCMP	BCUP		Sample
Election 2001	May 16, 2001		47.56	38.82	9.32	2.68	1.62
McIntyre & Mustel	May 1, 2001	^[56]	53	31	10	2	3
COMPAS	May 1, 2001		52	29	14
Election 1996	May 28, 1996		40.65	50.74	1.89	—	—

Results

Party		Party leader	of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				1996	Elected	% Change		%	Change	Gordon Campbell	79	33	77	+133.3%	916,888	57.62%	+15.80%	New Democrats	Ujjal Dosanjh	79	39	2	-94.9%	343,156	21.56%	-17.89%	Adriane Carr	72	align="right"	-	–	–	197,231	12.39%	+10.40%	Chris Delaney	56	–	–	–	51,426	3.23%	+2.97%	Brian Taylor	79		–		51,206	3.22%		Independent		30	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	–	14,588	0.92%	+0.28%		9	2	align="right"	-	-100%	3,439	0.22%	-9.05%		6		align="right"	-		3,380	0.21%		Conservative	Susan Power	6	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	–	2,417	0.15%	+0.09%	Grant Mitton	2	–	align="right"	-	–	1,948	0.12%	-0.27%	BC Action		5		align="right"	-		1,636	0.10%		No affiliation		6		align="right"	-		727	0.05%			11		align="right"	-		720	0.05%		Western Reform		1		align="right"	-		621	0.04%		Citizens Alliance Now		2		align="right"	-		584	0.04%		Council of British Columbians		2		align="right"	-		399	0.03%			4	–	align="right"	-	–	381	0.02%	+0.01%		2		align="right"	-		240	0.02%		Party of Citizens....		2		align="right"	-		147	0.01%			1		align="right"	-		82	0.01%		Citizens Commonwealth		4		align="right"	-		49	x		Central		3		align="right"	-		41	x
Total			456	75	79	+5.3%	1,591,306	100%

Notes

x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote.

* The party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Unity Party results are calculated relative to Family Coalition Party results.

MLAs elected

Synopsis of results

See main article: Results of the 2001 British Columbia general election by riding.

Results by riding – 2001 British Columbia general election

Riding	Winning party								Turnout ^[57]	Votes^[58]
Name	1996		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	NDP	Grn			Ref			Total
Abbotsford-Clayburn	New			Lib	12,584	72.51%	10,488	60.43%	71.30%	12,584	2,096	–	1,751	706	–	–	217	17,354
Abbotsford-Mount Lehman		Lib		Lib	12,660	68.48%	10,229	55.33%	71.44%	12,660	2,431	1,299	1,576	451	–	–	69	18,486
Alberni-Qualicum	New			Lib	13,109	53.32%	5,714	23.24%	74.70%	13,109	7,395	2,999	–	1,081	–	–	–	24,584
Bulkley Valley-Stikine		NDP		Lib	7,414	55.93%	4,591	34.64%	73.28%	7,414	2,823	856	1,190	507	–	–	467	13,257
Burnaby-Edmonds		NDP		Lib	9,607	51.09%	4,683	24.90%	69.90%	9,607	4,924	2,599	1,111	456	–	–	105	18,802
Burnaby North		NDP		Lib	11,062	54.37%	5,070	24.92%	71.52%	11,062	5,992	2,824	–	466	–	–	–	20,344
Burnaby-Willingdon		NDP		Lib	10,207	55.79%	5,599	30.60%	70.07%	10,207	4,608	2,879	–	362	–	–	240	18,296
Burquitlam	New			Lib	11,131	56.34%	6,453	32.66%	70.95%	11,131	4,678	2,668	749	530	–	–	–	19,756
Cariboo North		Lib		Lib	10,044	64.97%	7,312	47.30%	72.46%	10,044	2,732	712	420	509	–	727	316	15,460
Cariboo South		NDP		Lib	10,259	62.21%	6,000	36.38%	74.70%	10,259	4,259	–	598	739	–	–	635	16,490
Chilliwack-Kent	New			Lib	13,814	74.88%	11,659	63.20%	71.63%	13,814	2,155	1,511	–	968	–	–	–	18,448
Chilliwack-Sumas	New			Lib	14,137	74.80%	11,703	61.92%	70.58%	14,137	2,434	–	–	1,130	–	–	1,199	18,900
Columbia River-Revelstoke		NDP		Lib	7,804	53.95%	3,253	22.49%	71.96%	7,804	4,551	978	490	642	–	–	–	14,465
Comox Valley		NDP		Lib	15,569	56.32%	10,213	36.95%	74.81%	15,569	5,356	5,170	677	873	–	–	–	27,645
Coquitlam-Maillardville		NDP		Lib	11,549	56.97%	7,107	35.07%	71.42%	11,549	4,442	2,522	862	584	–	314	–	20,273
Cowichan-Ladysmith		NDP		Lib	12,707	52.21%	4,924	20.23%	76.71%	12,707	7,783	3,250	–	597	–	–	–	24,337
Delta North		Lib		Lib	11,919	60.54%	8,185	41.57%	72.65%	11,919	3,734	2,504	987	543	–	–	–	19,687
Delta South		Lib		Lib	14,596	67.00%	10,946	50.25%	73.15%	14,596	2,053	3,650	760	507	–	219	–	21,784
East Kootenay		NDP		Lib	10,206	61.85%	6,568	39.80%	68.76%	10,206	3,638	1,287	651	718	–	–	–	16,500
Esquimalt-Metchosin		NDP		Lib	9,544	45.79%	3,286	15.76%	69.49%	9,544	6,258	3,685	268	534	–	230	322	20,841
Fort Langley-Aldergrove		Lib		Lib	16,527	68.30%	13,761	56.87%	73.47%	16,527	2,619	2,766	1,275	674	–	336	–	24,197
Kamloops		NDP		Lib	12,258	60.21%	7,666	37.66%	68.72%	12,258	4,592	2,180	430	707	–	193	–	20,360
Kamloops-North Thompson		Lib		Lib	12,676	58.04%	8,495	38.90%	72.65%	12,676	4,181	3,122	836	1,025	–	–	–	21,840
Kelowna-Lake Country		Lib		Lib	14,093	63.19%	10,991	49.28%	66.91%	14,093	3,102	2,606	1,496	734	–	–	272	22,303
Kelowna-Mission		Lib		Lib	15,351	64.60%	12,285	51.70%	67.56%	15,351	3,066	2,588	1,674	787	–	–	296	23,762
Langley		Lib		Lib	14,564	64.85%	11,717	52.17%	71.97%	14,564	2,720	2,847	1,605	723	–	–	–	22,459
Malahat-Juan de Fuca		NDP		Lib	9,676	42.26%	4,512	19.70%	73.57%	9,676	3,687	3,275	323	547	–	5,164	222	22,894
Maple Ridge-Mission		NDP		Lib	12,920	56.67%	8,210	36.01%	70.87%	12,920	4,710	2,910	1,037	908	–	315	–	22,800
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows		NDP		Lib	12,235	52.96%	6,471	28.01%	72.90%	12,235	5,764	3,069	1,220	716	–	–	97	23,101
Nanaimo		NDP		Lib	9,748	44.64%	3,146	14.41%	69.87%	9,748	6,602	3,810	588	889	–	199	–	21,836
Nanaimo-Parksville	New			Lib	17,356	62.60%	11,504	41.49%	74.94%	17,356	5,852	3,192	693	634	–	–	–	21,836
Nelson-Creston		NDP		Lib	8,558	39.00%	1,577	7.18%	75.32%	8,558	6,981	4,723	1,108	570	–	–	–	21,940
New Westminster		NDP		Lib	11,059	49.20%	4,088	18.18%	71.07%	11,059	6,971	2,982	604	859	–	–	–	22,475
North Coast		NDP		Lib	4,915	45.25%	831	7.64%	66.27%	4,915	4,084	560	152	623	–	–	526	10,860
North Island		NDP		Lib	13,781	57.12%	7,406	30.70%	73.69%	13,781	6,375	2,871	–	1,099	–	–	–	24,126
North Vancouver-Lonsdale		Lib		Lib	11,362	59.84%	7,539	39.70%	68.16%	11,362	3,016	3,823	–	612	–	–	173	18,986
North Vancouver-Seymour		Lib		Lib	15,568	65.12%	11,441	47.86%	73.72%	15,568	2,751	4,127	–	568	683	209	–	23,906
Oak Bay-Gordon Head		Lib		Lib	14,588	57.31%	8,799	34.57%	75.54%	14,588	5,789	4,666	–	411	–	–	–	25,454
Okanagan-Vernon		Lib		Lib	13,868	56.51%	10,339	42.13%	69.06%	13,868	3,529	2,214	3,213	917	–	562	239	24,542
Okanagan-Westside	New			Lib	14,181	68.08%	11,005	52.83%	69.91%	14,181	3,176	–	1,364	1,188	–	–	921	20,830
Peace River North		Ref		Lib	6,629	73.22%	5,582	61.66%	55.12%	6,629	1,047	–	568	810	–	–	–	9,054
Peace River South		Ref		Lib	6,393	64.20%	4,667	46.87%	62.37%	6,393	767	407	225	444	–	–	1,726	9,962
Penticton-Okanagan Valley		Lib		Lib	15,609	62.73%	11,722	47.11%	68.15%	15,609	3,887	3,524	553	786	–	–	522	24,881
Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain	New			Lib	9,963	45.19%	2,765	12.54%	74.66%	9,963	7,198	1,841	2,297	446	150	151	–	22,046
Port Moody-Westwood	New			Lib	16,500	74.64%	12,322	55.74%	71.80%	16,500	4,178	–	–	1,428	–	–	–	22,106
Powell River-Sunshine Coast		PD		Lib	9,904	42.36%	3,555	15.21%	76.33%	9,904	6,349	6,316	–	812	–	–	–	23,381
Prince George-Mount Robson		NDP		Lib	8,033	55.72%	5,378	37.30%	68.80%	8,033	2,655	1,429	1,110	744	445	–	–	14,416
Prince George North		NDP		Lib	9,215	61.02%	7,067	46.80%	71.77%	9,215	2,148	1,137	838	588	–	554	621	15,101
Prince George-Omineca		Lib		Lib	10,469	61.65%	7,313	43.07%	73.70%	10,469	3,156	1,026	1,685	646	–	–	–	16,982
Richmond Centre		Lib		Lib	12,061	71.86%	9,855	58.72%	69.10%	12,061	2,206	1,615	381	357	–	–	165	16,785
Richmond East		Lib		Lib	12,498	69.18%	9,948	55.07%	70.59%	12,498	2,550	1,802	599	445	–	173	–	18,067
Richmond-Steveston		Lib		Lib	14,508	69.23%	11,944	56.99%	73.27%	14,508	2,564	2,257	381	561	145	358	181	20,955
Saanich North and the Islands		Lib		Lib	15,406	54.29%	8,195	28.88%	75.94%	15,406	5,011	7,211	–	491	–	257	–	28,376
Saanich South		NDP		Lib	12,699	52.17%	5,861	24.08%	76.00%	12,699	6,838	3,823	–	462	–	172	349	24,343
Shuswap		Lib		Lib	12,950	56.27%	9,162	39.81%	72.01%	12,950	3,788	2,423	2,857	835	–	–	160	23,013
Skeena		NDP		Lib	8,653	65.15%	6,009	45.24%	72.13%	8,653	2,644	695	–	810	–	–	479	13,281
Surrey-Cloverdale		Lib		Lib	13,739	63.72%	11,406	52.90%	75.45%	13,739	2,333	2,227	1,112	481	–	1,669	–	21,561
Surrey-Green Timbers		NDP		Lib	7,539	48.95%	1,947	12.64%	66.77%	7,539	5,592	–	1,067	561	538	–	103	15,400
Surrey-Newton		NDP		Lib	6,750	49.45%	2,801	20.52%	65.51%	6,750	3,949	1,673	498	348	431	–	–	13,649
Surrey-Panorama Ridge	New			Lib	9,590	58.94%	6,350	39.03%	69.04%	9,590^[59]	3,240	1,437	1,123	424	408	–	50	16,272
Surrey-Tynehead	New			Lib	12,252	60.95%	9,093	45.23%	72.25%	12,252	3,159	1,876	1,234	385	265	930	–	20,101
Surrey-Whalley		NDP		Lib	6,693	45.73%	2,157	14.74%	66.79%	6,693	4,536	1,652	838	544	374	–	–	14,637
Surrey-White Rock		Lib		Lib	18,678	68.70%	15,101	55.54%	77.64%	18,678	3,415	3,577	983	536	–	–	–	27,189
Vancouver-Burrard		NDP		Lib	11,396	48.11%	4,037	17.04%	63.67%	11,396	7,359	3,826	906		–	136	65	23,688
Vancouver-Fairview		Lib		Lib	12,864	54.94%	7,813	33.37%	64.20%	12,864	4,772	5,051	–	651	–	–	76	23,414
Vancouver-Fraserview		NDP		Lib	10,361	56.84%	4,546	24.93%	71.61%	10,361	5,815	1,417	369	267	–	–	–	18,229
Vancouver-Hastings		NDP		NDP	8,009	41.64%	409	2.13%	68.11%	7,600	8,009	2,874	–	409	–	–	341	19,233
Vancouver-Kensington		NDP		Lib	9,162	47.56%	1,684	8.74%	73.09%	9,162	7,478	1,795	314	516	–	–	–	19,265
Vancouver-Kingsway		NDP		Lib	8,264	49.89%	2,835	17.11%	67.14%	8,264	5,429	1,725	541	364	–	–	240	16,563
Vancouver-Langara		Lib		Lib	11,800	66.90%	8,801	49.90%	67.38%	11,800	2,999	2,009	–	673	–	–	156	17,637
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant		NDP		NDP	7,163	44.48%	1,820	11.30%	59.36%	5,343	7,163	2,612	166	489	–	–	332	16,105
Vancouver-Point Grey		Lib		Lib	13,430	56.14%	8,336	34.85%	65.80%	13,430	4,441	5,094	257	659	–	–	43	23,924
Vancouver-Quilchena		Lib		Lib	16,829	73.86%	13,552	59.48%	73.44%	16,829	2,168	3,277	–	351	–	160	–	22,785
Victoria-Beacon Hill		NDP		Lib	9,297	37.04%	35	0.14%	68.63%	9,297	9,262	5,453	290	532	–	205	64	25,103
Victoria-Hillside		NDP		Lib	7,878	37.71%	82	0.40%	68.73%	7,878	7,796	4,142	293	663	–	–	121	20,893
West Kootenay-Boundary	New			Lib	10,784	49.74%	3,869	17.85%	74.42%	10,784	6,915	2,004	1,139	840	–	–	–	21,682
West Vancouver-Capilano		Lib		Lib	15,556	72.69%	12,624	58.99%	72.67%	15,556	1,284	2,932	–	274	–	1,355	–	21,401
West Vancouver-Garibaldi		Lib		Lib	14,542	68.18%	10,851	50.88%	68.19%	14,542	2,330	3,691	–	767	–	–	–	21,330
Yale-Lillooet		NDP		Lib	9,845	60.07%	7,028	42.88%	68.99%	9,845	2,817	1,657	–	807	–	–	1,262	16,388

= Open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= winning candidate was in previous Legislature

= Incumbent had switched allegiance

= Previously incumbent in another riding

= Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

= Incumbency arose from by-election gain

= other incumbents renominated

= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

= Multiple candidates

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties

Further reading

• Book: . 1988. Electoral History of British Columbia: Supplement, 19872001. Elections BC. 0-7726-4789-5. .
• Book: Mutimer . David . Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 2001 . 2007 . University of Toronto Press . Toronto . 978-1-4426-8412-6 . registration.

External links

• Elections BC 2001 Election

Notes and References

1. Web site: B.C. Voter Participation: 1983 to 2013 . . May 11, 2017 . March 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328040547/https://142.34.128.33/docs/stats/bc-voter-participation-1983-2013.pdf . dead.
2. News: B.C. NDP no longer official party after recounts . CBC News. October 31, 2012. May 31, 2001.
3. Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000. S.B.C.. 2000. 14. https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/1448194478.
4. With part of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
5. With part of Okanagan-Boundary
6. Parts also went to Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Vancouver-Langara
7. From parts of Okanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon and Okanagan-Penticton
8. From parts of Surrey-Newton and Surrey-Cloverdale
9. From parts of Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Whalley and Surrey-Green Timbers
10. News: Last-minute NDP ads target surging Green Party: A first for B.C.: vote-splitting on left . Bailey . Ian. A3 . May 14, 2001 . The National Post.
11. Web site: BC Election 2001 Party Preferences . May 9, 2001 . Ipsos.
12. News: Dosanjh admits defeat as Greens pull ahead . Hauka . Don . May 9, 2001 . The Calgary Herald . A8.
13. News: Poll sees rosy outlook for B.C. Liberals . Seal . Melanie . May 3, 2001 . The Globe and Mail.
14. Web site: BC Election 2001 Party Preferences . April 25, 2001 . Ipsos.
15. News: Poll suggests B.C. Grits could wipe out NDP . Hauka . Don . A5 . April 22, 2001 . The Calgary Herald.
16. News: The 'wipeout' scenario just won't go away . Palmer . Vaughan . April 4, 2001 . The Vancouver Sun.
17. News: NDP sinks lower in latest poll: Numbers show tactic of delaying vote could backfire for premier . Danard . Susan . April 4, 2001 . The Times Colonist . A1.
18. News: If an NDP tree falls in a B.C. forest . Simpson . Jeffrey . April 14, 2001 . The Globe and Mail . A19.
19. Web site: BC Political Scene . March 22, 2001 . Ipsos.
20. News: Liberals in front . February 21, 2001 . A3 . The Province.
21. News: Dosanjh's NDP faces B.C. wipeout, poll finds: National Post/Compas Poll: Governing party has 18% support, rival Liberals 59%, with election imminent . Hume . Mark . February 10, 2001 . The National Post.
22. News: NDP sees gains in latest B.C. poll: But 10-point rise viewed with caution . McInnes . Craig . January 19, 2001 . A4 . The Vancouver Sun.
23. Web site: BC Political Scene December 2000 . December 20, 2000 . Ipsos.
24. News: The Liberal case for open government . Palmer . Vaughn . November 21, 2000 . The Vancouver Sun.
25. News: B.C. Liberals take 50-point lead over NDP: poll . McInnes. Craig . A1 . November 7, 2000 . The Vancouver Sun.
26. News: Latest poll shows the leaders' perception problems: For Ujjal Dosanjh, the verdict seems to be `Right guy, wrong party.' Gordon Campbell's strong point is dislike of the NDP. . Palmer . Vaughn . October 4, 2000 . The Vancouver Sun.
27. Web site: BC Political Scene September 2000 . September 20, 2000 . Ipsos.
28. Web site: BC Liberals Hold Commanding Lead in Polls. June 20, 2001 . Ipsos.
29. News: She'll get Gord's little dog, too . Smyth . Michael . April 21, 2000 . The Province.
30. News: Dosanjh honeymoon over, new poll says: Just two months after replacing an unpopular leader, the government finds its approval rating languishing at 16 per cent . McInnes . Craig . April 21, 2000 . The Vancouver Sun.
31. Web site: BC Political Scene March 2000 . March 21, 2000 . Ipsos.
32. News: Another poll provides some comfort for the NDP: Not everyone is clamouring for an instant election; many are ready to give Dosanjh a chance, and a lot don't like Campbell . Palmer . Vaughn . March 10, 2000 . The Vancouver Sun.
33. News: Poll shows Dosanjh, Campbell even: But voters would prefer Liberal party to run B.C . McInnes . Craig. A6 . March 8, 2000 . The National Post.
34. News: Dosanjh, Liberal Leader equally popular, poll says . Lunman . Kim . A4 . March 8, 2000 . The Globe and Mail.
35. News: Canada in Brief . February 25, 2001 . The Windsor Star.
36. Web site: NDP leadership race & BC politics. December 21, 1999 . Ipsos.
37. News: Poll holds a bit of comfort for Dosanjh faction: Latest opinion survey shows Liberals still hold majority support. But their leader only ties the undeclared NDP candidate . Palmer . Vaughn . October 28, 1999 . The Vancouver Sun . A22.
38. Web site: NDP leadership race & BC Politics September 1999 . September 22, 1999 . Ipsos.
39. Web site: BC Politics After Glen Clark Resignation . August 26, 1999 . Ipsos.
40. News: Liberals most popular among B.C. voters: poll . The Star Phoenix . September 18, 1999 . A10.
41. News: Support for the NDP now at an all-time low, poll shows: Only 16 per cent of decided voters polled this month said they would vote for the NDP if a provincial election were held now . McInnes . Craig . The Vancouver Sun . June 17, 1999 . A1.
42. News: Liberal insiders abuzz at poll giving party a 41-point lead . Smyth . Michael . A3 . April 19, 1999 . The Province.
43. Web site: BC's Political Scene . April 3, 1999 . Ipsos.
44. News: Glen Clark's NDP is heading for a breathtaking fall . Gibson . Gordon . The Globe and Mail . October 6, 1998 . A21.
45. News: NPoll shows B.C. Liberals' support slipping: A report notes the figures are significant because they break a trend . Lori . Culbert . June 19, 1998 . A8 . The Vancouver Sun.
46. News: Two surveys show Clark at low ebb with electorate . The Globe and Mail . March 20, 1998 . A9.
47. News: NDP sinking, Clark treading water . Smyth . Michael . March 19, 1998 . A6 . The Province.
48. Web site: BC Angus Reid Poll -- December 17, 1997 . December 17, 1997 . Ipsos.
49. News: Inside Politics . Brad . Evenson . Edmonton Journal . December 6, 1997 . A3.
50. News: Which way's up, Gord?: LIberal leader having trouble making sense of his poller-coaster ride . Smyth . Michael . The Province . September 19, 1997 . A6.
51. Web site: BC Angus Reid Poll: Political Scene . June 24, 1997 . Ipsos.
52. News: B.C. Reform party shows gain in poll . Barrett . Tom . The Vancouver Sun . March 18, 1997 . A8.
53. News: Clark loses shine with voters, poll finds: Budget controversy and child deaths have contributed to the Liberals' 8-point lead over the NDP, pollster says . Ward . Doug . Hunter . Justine . The Vancouver Sun . September 18, 1996 . A1.
54. News: South Island gives NDP best chance: Poll says Capital Region residents value left-wing traditions more than economy . Times Colonist . Harnett . Cindy . A3.
55. News: Poll shows Victoria offers best chance for faltering NDP . Times Colonist . Danard . Susan . A1.
56. News: Premier faces riding defeat: Province poll says Liberals to sweep Dosanjh riding . The Province . Austin . Ian . A6.
57. including spoilt ballots
58. parties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. Reform is also listed separately, as it was a major contender in 1996, to identify the districts that still nominated candidates.
59. [Gulzar Singh Cheema]