2005 British Columbia general election
The 2005 British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The main opposition was the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), whose electoral representation was reduced to two MLAs in the previous provincial election in 2001.
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79 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 40 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 57.80% 2.75 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Popular vote map by riding. Traditional areas of NDP support returned to the party fold after the preceding wipeout. Colourblind-friendly version | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The BC Liberals retained power, with a reduced majority of 46 out of 79 seats, down from the record 77 out of 79 in 2001. Voter turnout was 58.2 per cent.
Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates: the second Tuesday in May every four years. This was the first provincial election for which elector data in the provincial elector list was synchronised with the National Register of Electors.
Coincidental with the general election, BC voters also voted on whether or not to change the province's electoral system.