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1996 British Columbia general election

{{Short description|Canadian provincial election}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1996 British Columbia general election

| country = British Columbia

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = no

| party_name = no

| previous_election = 1991 British Columbia general election

| previous_year = 1991

| next_election = 2001 British Columbia general election

| next_year = 2001

| seats_for_election = 75 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
38 seats were needed for a majority

| election_date = May 28, 1996

| outgoing_members = 35th Parliament of British Columbia

| elected_members = 36th Parliament of British Columbia

| turnout = 59.11%{{cite web |title=B.C. Voter Participation: 1983 to 2013 |url=http://142.34.128.33/docs/stats/bc-voter-participation-1983-2013.pdf |publisher=Elections BC |access-date=May 11, 2017 |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328040547/https://142.34.128.33/docs/stats/bc-voter-participation-1983-2013.pdf |url-status=dead }} {{decrease}} 4.92 pp

| image1 = 150x150px

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|nohash}}

| leader1 = Glen Clark

| leader_since1 = 1996

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|name}}

| leaders_seat1 = {{nowrap|Vancouver Kingsway}}

| last_election1 = 51 seats

| seats_before1 =

| seats1 = 39

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}12

| popular_vote1 = 624,395

| percentage1 = 39.45%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}1.26

| image2 = 150x150px

| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|nohash}}

| leader2 = Gordon Campbell

| leader_since2 = 1993

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|name}}

| leaders_seat2 = Vancouver-Point Grey

| last_election2 = 17 seats

| seats_before2 =

| seats2 = 33

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}16

| popular_vote2 = 661,929

| percentage2 = 41.82%

| swing2 = {{increase}}8.58

| image4 =

Ref

| colour4 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|nohash}}

| leader4 = {{nowrap|Jack Weisgerber}}

| leader_since4 = 1995

| party4 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|name}}

| leaders_seat4 = {{nowrap|Peace River South}}

| last_election4 = 0 seats

| seats4 = 2

| seat_change4 = {{increase}}2

| popular_vote4 = 146,734

| percentage4 = 9.27%

| swing4 = {{increase}}9.09

| image5 =

PDA

| colour5 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|nohash}}

| leader5 = Gordon Wilson

| leader_since5 = 1993

| party5 = {{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|name}}

| leaders_seat5 = Powell River-Sunshine Coast

| last_election5 = pre-creation

| seats5 = 1

| seat_change5 = {{increase}}1

| popular_vote5 = 90,797

| percentage5 = 5.74%

| swing5 = {{increase}}5.74

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Premier

| before_election = Glen Clark

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|name}}

| posttitle = Premier after election

| after_election = Glen Clark

| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|name}}

}}

The 1996 British Columbia general election was the 36th 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 30, 1996,{{cite news |last=Haysom |first=Ian |work=Calgary Herald |title=B.C. calls vote after budget |date=May 1, 1996 |page=A3}} and held on May 28, 1996. Voter turnout was 59.1 per cent of all eligible voters.

New Democratic Party leader and provincial premier Mike Harcourt had resigned as the result of a fundraising scandal involving one of the members of his caucus. Glen Clark was chosen by the party to replace Harcourt. While polling prior to Harcourt's resignation had shown the NDP to be on-track for a landslide defeat, Clark was able to turn their fortunes around and led the party to a second majority government, defeating the Liberal Party of Gordon Campbell, who had become leader of the Liberal Party after Gordon Wilson had been forced out of the position because of his relationship with another Liberal member of the legislature, Judi Tyabji.

After Wilson was defeated by Campbell in the convention to choose a new leader, he and Tyabji left the Liberal Party to establish the Progressive Democratic Alliance. Wilson was able to win re-election, but Tyabji was not, who went down to defeat with all of the other candidates fielded by the new party.

The once-dominant Social Credit Party collapsed. It elected Grace McCarthy as its leader in 1993, but she was unable to make a bid to get into the legislature until 1994, when she lost a by-election in the longtime Socred stronghold of Matsqui. Soon afterward, four of its remaining six members defected to Reform BC, leaving Social Credit without official status in the legislature. One more seat was lost in a by-election, reducing the party's representation to one MLA, Cliff Serwa. Serwa retired before the election, however, leaving the party with no incumbents. Party leader Larry Gillanders withdrew from the race while the campaign was in progress, saying that all right-wing parties should unite to topple the ruling NDP. The Socreds won only 0.4% of the vote and were completely shut out of the legislature. While the party still nominally existed until 2023 (with a hiatus from 2013 to 2016), it never elected another MLA.

Reform BC held on to two of its four seats.

Although the Liberals won the largest share of the popular vote, most of their votes were wasted in the outer regions of the province, and it won only 8 seats in the Vancouver area. Additionally, they suffered from vote-splitting with Reform, the Progressive Democrats, and what little remained of the Socreds. These factors allowed the NDP to win 6 more seats than the opposition Liberals, eking out a majority government. This was the last election to return an NDP majority until 2020, 24 years later.

This was also the first provincial election held in BC since the voting age was lowered from 19 to 18 in 1992.{{Cite web |date=2008-05-09 |title=Electoral History of B.C. |url=https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/outreach-and-education/electoral-history-of-bc/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Elections BC}}

Opinion polls

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:14px;" align="center"

|+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

rowspan="2" | Polling firm

! rowspan="2" |Last day
of survey

! rowspan="2" | Source

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCNDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCLP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| RPBC

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PDA

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCSC

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Other

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|ME|Margin of Error}}

! rowspan="2" | Sample

style="line-height:5px;"

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Social Credit}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"|

style="background:#ffd;" |Election 1996

| style="background:#ffd;" |May 28, 1996

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |39.45

| style="background:#ffd;" |41.82

| style="background:#ffd;" |9.27

| style="background:#ffd;" |5.74

| style="background:#ffd;" |0.40

| style="background:#ffd;" |3.32

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |

McIntyre & Mustel

|May 23, 1996

|{{cite news |last=McInnes |first=Craig |title=B.C. vote too close to call, poll finds: Key to outcome may lie in how many Reformers opt for Liberals to block a win by NDP |date=May 25, 1996 |page=A13 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|43.3

|40.9

|9.9

|{{N/A}}

|0

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.4}}

|{{formatnum:630}}

Angus Reid

|May 14, 1996

|

|40

|style="background:#A51B12"|41

|12

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:3.5}}

|{{formatnum:800}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|May 11, 1996

|{{cite news |last=McInnes |first=Craig |title=NDP pads lead in B.C. campaign poll: Liberal Leader still slips as voters' pick for premier despite publicity efforts last week B.C. Poll |date=May 13, 1996 |page=A4 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|45

|35.4

|14.7

|1.7

|0.5

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.8}}

|{{formatnum:516}}

Angus Reid

|May 2, 1996{{cite news |title=B.C. NDP, Liberals in dead heat poll shows |date=May 16, 1996 |page=A9 |work=The Gazette}}

|{{cite news |last=Haysom |first=Ian |title=No one is ready to dismiss third-place Reform party |date=May 6, 1996 |page=A6 |work=The Ottawa Citizen}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|45

|33

|17

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|May 1, 1996

|{{cite news |last=McInnes |first=Craig |title=NDP climbs into lead in B.C. poll Support for opposition drops as new Premier pulls party past early-favourite Liberals

|date=May 3, 1996 |page=A8 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|44

|36

|16

|1.6

|1.4

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.2}}

|{{formatnum:544}}

colspan="11"|Election called (April 30, 1996)

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:14px;" align="center"

|+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

rowspan="2" | Polling firm

! rowspan="2" |Last day
of survey

! rowspan="2" | Source

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCNDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCLP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| RPBC

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PDA

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| BCSC

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Other

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|ME|Margin of Error}}

! rowspan="2" | Sample

style="line-height:5px;"

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Social Credit}};" data-sort-type="number"|

! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"|

Marktrend

|April 14, 1996

|{{cite news |last=Hauka |first=Don |title=Poll surge heartens NDP: Premier urged to drop writ as voters sour on Liberals

|date=April 18, 1996 |page=A5 |work=The Province}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|38

|32

|21

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.4}}

|{{formatnum:503}}

Angus Reid

|March 12, 1996

|{{cite news |last=Rowlands |first=Bob |title=NDP, Grits in dead heat |date=May 16, 1996 |page=1 |work=The Times Colonist}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|40

|38

|16

|3

|1

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.0}}

|{{formatnum:600}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|March 1996

|{{cite news |last=McInnes |first=Craig |title=NDP climbs into lead in B.C. poll: Support for opposition drops as new Premier pulls party past early-favourite Liberals |date=May 3, 1996 |page=A8 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|38

|style="background:#A51B12"|38

|20

|{{N/A}}

|1

|3

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:295}}

MarkTrend

|February 23, 1996

|{{cite news |title=Poll shows NDP stalled |date=March 2, 1996 |page=A18 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|29

|style="background:#A51B12"|38

|27

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.4}}

|{{formatnum:502}}

Viewpoints

|January 17, 1996

|{{cite news |title=New poll shows NDP closing gap on Grits |date=January 24, 1996 |work=The Times Colonist |page=A4, 1}}

|34.9

|style="background:#A51B12"|40.6

|20

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:2.5}}

|{{formatnum:1600}}

MarkTrend

|January 1996

|

|28

|style="background:#A51B12"|37

|27

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

colspan="11" | Glen Clark becomes leader of the NDP and Premier (February 22, 1996)
Angus Reid

|December 12, 1995

|{{cite news |last=Fong |first=Petti |title=New Democrats surge ahead in latest B.C. poll |date=December 18, 1995 |page=A1 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|35

|style="background:#A51B12"|40

|22

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.1}}

|{{formatnum:605}}

colspan="11" | Mike Harcourt announces resignation as Premier and leader of the NDP (November 15, 1995)|{{cite news |title=B.C. premier quits after poll results |last1=Schreiner |first1=John |last2=Damsell |first2=Keith |date=November 16, 1995 |page=5 |work=Financial Post}}
Angus Reid

|November 8, 1995

|{{cite news |title=Grits likely next B.C. government |date=November 12, 1995 |page=1 |work=Times Colonist}}

|24

|style="background:#A51B12"|49

|22

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:805}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|March 1995

|{{cite news |title=Poll rains on hopes of NDP in B.C. Liberals get twice the backing no matter who takes over

|date=November 21, 1995 |page=N4 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|28

|style="background:#A51B12"|47

|21

|{{N/A}}

|2

|3

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:284}}

colspan="11" | Jack Weisgerber becomes leader of the BC Reform Party (January 15, 1995){{cite news |last=Leyne |first=Les |title=Weisberger elected leader on first ballot |date=January 15, 1995 |page=1 |work=Times Colonist}}
MarkTrend

|December 1994

|{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Justine |title=Voters say they still prefer Liberals |date=December 15, 1994 |page=B8 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|25

|style="background:#A51B12"|41

|28

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.4}}

|{{formatnum:500}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|December 1994

|{{cite news |last=McLintock |first=Barbara |title=NDP on rise, says survey |date=December 14, 1996 |page=A12 |work=The Province}}

|31

|style="background:#A51B12"|42

|20

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Viewpoints

|November 1994

|{{cite news |last=Baldrey |first=Keith |title=NDP's own poll puts Liberals in lead |date=November 25, 1994 |page=B4 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|30

|style="background:#A51B12"|42

|22

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:2000}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|September 1994

|

|25

|style="background:#A51B12"|41

|26

|{{N/A}}

|5

|3

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:304}}

Angus Reid

|September 1994

|{{cite news |last=Kieran|first=Brian |title=NDP facing an uphill election battle |date=January 15, 1995 |page=A6 |work=The Province}}

|30

|style="background:#A51B12"|44

|19

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|7

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|June 5, 1994

|{{cite news |last1=Austin |first1=Ian |last2=Hauka |first2=Don |title=Support grows for B.C. Reform: Gain from Grits: Poll |date=June 10, 1994 |page=A12 |work=The Province}}

|21

|style="background:#A51B12"|39

|28

|{{N/A}}

|7

|5

|{{formatnum:4.5}}

|{{formatnum:505}}

Viewpoints

|June 1994

|{{cite news |title=Two polls put B.C. Liberals on top

|date=June 4, 1994 |page=1 |work=Times Colonist}}

|30

|style="background:#A51B12"|39

|24

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|3

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Marktrend

|June 1994

|

|23

|style="background:#A51B12"|38

|34

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|3

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Angus Reid

|March 1994

|{{cite news |last=Smyth |first=Michael |title=Poll: Grits leave NDP in distance|date=March 19, 1994 |page=1 |work=Times Colonist}}

|25

|style="background:#A51B12"|53

|7

|0.4{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Justine |title=Harcourt's popularity on rise, poll says: Liberals still first with voters, Reform party shows gains

|date=March 19, 1994 |page=A3 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|10

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4}}

|{{formatnum:600}}

|March 1994

|{{cite news |last=Cernetig |first=Miro |title=Socreds' collapse creates a political vacuum

|date=March 10, 1994 |page=A4 |work=The Globe and Mail}}

|25

|style="background:#A51B12"|38

|21

|{{N/A}}

|10

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Angus Reid

|December 1993

|{{cite news |last=Leyne |first=Les |title=B.C. Liberals keep big lead in Reid poll

|date=January 6, 1994 |page=1 |work=Times Colonist}}

|21

|style="background:#A51B12"|47

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|14

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:603}}

McIntyre & Mustel

|December 1993

|{{cite news |last1=McLintock |first1=Barbara |last2=Colebourn |first2=John |title=Campbell's Grits No. 1: NDP, Socreds eat Liberals' dust

|date=December 15, 1993 |page=A6 |work=The Province}}

|20

|style="background:#A51B12"|49

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|18

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4.5}}

|{{formatnum:502}}

colspan="11" | PDA founded (December 5, 1993)
Angus Reid

|September 1993

|{{cite news |last=Hunter|first=Justine|title=Socred support plummets to only 14%, Reid poll shows

|date=October 30, 1993 |page=A6 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|26

|style="background:#A51B12"|48

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|14

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4}}

|{{formatnum:600}}

colspan="11" | Gordon Campbell becomes leader of the BC Liberals (September 11, 1993)
McIntyre & Mustel

|September 1993

|{{cite news |last=McLintock |first=Barbara |title=We like Gordon Campbell best, for now: Poll

|date=September 10, 1993 |page=A5 |work=The Province}}

|27

|style="background:#A51B12"|50

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|19

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:5}}

|{{N/A}}

Angus Reid

|June 1993

|

|27

|style="background:#A51B12"|42

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|22

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Angus Reid

|March 10, 1993

|{{cite news |last=Baldrey |first=Keith |title=B.C. Liberals dive in poll: Leader thought taking party down with him

|date=March 18, 1993 |page=A1 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|style="background:#F4A460"|42

|32

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|17

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:4}}

|{{formatnum:600}}

Angus Reid

|November 1992

|

|31

|style="background:#A51B12"|47

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Angus Reid-Southam News

|August 31, 1992

|{{cite news |last=O'Neil|first=Peter |title=Honeymoon over – or blip in poll

|date=September 4, 1992 |page=A4 |work=The Vancouver Sun}}

|33

|style="background:#A51B12"|46

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|16

|{{N/A}}

|{{formatnum:8}}

|{{formatnum:176}}

Angus Reid-Southam News

|July 1992

|

|style="background:#F4A460"|48

|32

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|11

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

style="background:#ffd;" |Election 1991

| style="background:#ffd;" |October 17, 1991

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |40.71

| style="background:#ffd;" |33.25

| style="background:#ffd;" |0.18

| style="background:#ffd;"

style="background:#ffd;" |24.27

| style="background:#ffd;" |1.59

| style="background:#ffd;" |

| style="background:#ffd;" |

Results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:85%"

|+Elections to the 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1996){{sfn|Elections BC|2002|p=21}}

rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="width:15%"|Party

! rowspan="2"|Leader

! rowspan="2"|Candidates

! colspan="6"|Votes

! colspan="3"|Seats

#

! ±

! %

! colspan="3" | Change (pp)

! 1991

! 1996

! ±

{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Glen Clark

|75 ||624,395 ||29,004{{increase}} ||39.45

| {{bartable| -1.26||−2|1em|background:red}}

|51

|{{Composition bar|39|75|{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP}}}}

|12{{decrease}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Campbell

|75 ||661,929 ||175,721{{increase}} ||41.82

| {{bartable| 8.58||−2|1em|background:green}}

|17

|{{Composition bar|33|75|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal}}}}

|16{{increase}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Jack Weisgerber

|75 ||146,734 ||143,701{{increase}} ||9.27

| {{bartable| 9.09||−2|1em|background:green}}

| –

|{{Composition bar|2|75|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform}}}}

|2{{increase}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Wilson

|66 ||90,797 ||90,797{{increase}} ||5.74

| {{bartable| 5.74||−2|1em|background:green}}

| –

|{{Composition bar|1|75|{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA}}}}

|1{{increase}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Social Credit|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Larry Gillanders

|38 ||6,276 ||345,384{{decrease}} ||0.40

| {{bartable| -23.65||−2|1em|background:red}}

|7

|{{Composition bar|0|75|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Social Credit}}}}

|7{{decrease}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Stuart Parker

|71 ||31,511 ||18,861{{increase}} ||1.99

| {{bartable| 1.13||−2|1em|background:green}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |

|23 ||10,067 ||214{{decrease}} ||0.64

| −0.07

{{Canadian party colour|BC|FCP|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |

|14 ||4,150 ||2,840{{increase}} ||0.26

| 0.17

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Natural Law|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |

|38 ||2,919 ||2,919{{increase}} ||0.18

|New

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Libertarian|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |

|17 ||2,041 ||1,181{{increase}} ||0.13

| 0.07

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Peter B. Macdonald

|8 ||1,002 ||576{{increase}} ||0.06

| 0.03

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Western Canada Concept|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Doug Christie

|5 ||374 ||277{{decrease}} ||0.02

| −0.02

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Common Sense, Community, Family|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Ross Ellis

|5 ||291 ||291{{increase}} ||0.02

|New

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Communist|row-name}}

|style="text-align:left;" |

|3 ||218 ||126{{decrease}} ||0.01

| 0.01

colspan="3" style="text-align: left;" |Total513

! colspan="2"|1,582,704

! colspan="2"| 100.00%

colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballots

| 9,951

20,782{{decrease}}
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Turnout

|1,592,655

99,455{{increase}}

|71.50%

3.57{{decrease}}
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Registered voters

|2,227,424

238,370{{increase}}

{{reflist|group=a}}

MLAs elected

{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Abbotsford: John van Dongen}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Alberni: Gerard A. Janssen}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Bulkley Valley-Stikine: Bill Goodacre}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Burnaby-Edmonds: Fred G. Randall}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Burnaby North: Pietro Calendino}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Burnaby-Willingdon: Joan Sawicki}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Cariboo North: John Wilson}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Cariboo South: David Zirnhelt}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Chilliwack: Barry Penner}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Columbia River-Revelstoke: Jim Doyle}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Comox Valley: Evelyn Gillespie}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Coquitlam-Maillardville: John Cashore}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Cowichan-Ladysmith: Jan Pullinger}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Delta North: Reni Masi}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Delta South: Fred Gingell}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Esquimalt-Metchosin: Moe Sihota}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Fort Langley-Aldergrove: Rich Coleman}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Kamloops: Cathy McGregor}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Kamloops-North Thompson: Kevin Krueger}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Kootenay: Erda Walsh}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Langley: Lynn Stephens}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Malahat-Juan de Fuca: Rick Kasper}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows: Bill Hartley}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Matsqui: Mike de Jong}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Mission-Kent: Dennis Streifel}}

{{col-break}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Nanaimo: Dale Lovick}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Nelson-Creston: Corky Evans}}

{{legend|#F4A460|New Westminster: Graeme Bowbrick}}

{{legend|#F4A460|North Coast: Dan Miller}}

{{legend|#F4A460|North Island: Glenn Robertson}}

{{legend|#A51B12|North Vancouver-Lonsdale: Katherine Whittred}}

{{legend|#A51B12|North Vancouver-Seymour: Daniel Jarvis}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Oak Bay-Gordon Head: Ida Chong}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Okanagan-Boundary: Bill Barisoff}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Okanagan East: John Weisbeck}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Okanagan-Penticton: Rick Thorpe}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Okanagan-Vernon: April Sanders}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Okanagan West: Sindi Hawkins}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Parksville-Qualicum: Paul Reitsma}}

{{legend|#00BFFF|Peace River North: Richard Neufeld}}

{{legend|#00BFFF|Peace River South: Jack Weisgerber}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Port Coquitlam: Mike Farnworth}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain: Christy Clark}}

{{legend|#AA99CC|Powell River-Sunshine Coast: Gordon Wilson}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Prince George-Mount Robson: Lois Boone}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Prince George North: Paul Ramsey}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Prince George-Omineca: Paul Nettleton}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Richmond Centre: Doug Symons}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Richmond East: Linda Reid}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Richmond-Steveston: Geoff Plant}}

{{col-break}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Rossland-Trail: Ed Conroy}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Saanich North and the Islands: Murray Coell}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Saanich South: Andrew Petter}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Shuswap: George Abbott}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Skeena: Helmut Giesbrecht}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Surrey-Cloverdale: Bonnie McKinnon}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Surrey-Green Timbers: Sue Hammell}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Surrey-Newton: Penny Priddy}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Surrey-Whalley: Joan Smallwood}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Surrey-White Rock: Wilf Hurd}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Burrard: Tim Stevenson}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Fraserview: Ian Waddell}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Hastings: Joy MacPhail}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Kensington: Ujjal Dosanjh}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Kingsway: Glen Clark}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Vancouver-Langara: Val Anderson}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Vancouver-Little Mountain: Gary Farrell-Collins}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: Jenny Kwan}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Vancouver-Point Grey: Gordon Campbell}}

{{legend|#A51B12|Vancouver-Quilchena: Colin Hansen}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Victoria-Beacon Hill: Gretchen Brewin}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Victoria-Hillside: Steve Orcherton}}

{{legend|#A51B12|West Vancouver-Capilano: Jeremy Dalton}}

{{legend|#A51B12|West Vancouver-Garibaldi: Ted Nebbeling}}

{{legend|#F4A460|Yale-Lillooet: Harry Lali}}

{{col-end}}

=Synopsis of results=

{{main|Results of the 1996 British Columbia general election by riding}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right; font-size:85%"

|+ Results by riding – 1996 British Columbia general election{{sfn|Elections BC|2002|pp=21–34}}

scope="col" | Riding

! scope="col" colspan="8" | Winning party

! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Turnout
including spoilt ballots

! scope="col" colspan="11" | Votesparties receiving more than 1% of the popular vote, or fielding candidates in at least half of the constituencies, are listed separately. Family Coalition is also shown separately, as it received more votes than Natural Law while fielding fewer candidates.

rowspan="2" scope="col" |Name

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1991

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" |Party

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Votes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Share

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin
#

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Margin
%

! scope="col" | NDP

! scope="col" | Lib

! scope="col" | Ref

! scope="col" | {{abbr|PD|Progressive Democrat}}

! scope="col" | Grn

! scope="col" | {{abbr|SC|Social Credit}}

! scope="col" | {{abbr|FCP|Family Coalition Party}}

! scope="col" | {{abbr|NLP|Natural Law Party}}

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ind|Independent or no affiliation}}

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Oth|Other minor parties}}

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Total

scope="col" style="background-color:#F4A460;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#A51B12;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#00BFFF;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#AA99CC;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#99C955;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#ADD8E6;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#CC6699;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#E6E6FA;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|

! scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|

 colspan="2"|colspan="2"|
style="text-align:left"| Abbotsford

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,998

50.24%5,59325.55%69.25%5,405style="background-color:#87CEFA;" |10,9984,0861,126274–––––21,889
style="text-align:left"| Alberni

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,398

52.01%2,29916.16%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.32%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |7,3985,099823578195––58–7214,223
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Bulkley Valley-Stikine

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 4,779

37.02%1,0538.16%71.05%4,7793,7263,473624151155––––12,908
style="text-align:left"| Burnaby-Edmonds

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,912

46.45%1,1425.35%70.63%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,9128,7701,0081,067387120–77––21,341
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Burnaby North

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,926

45.47%7663.90%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.70%8,9268,1601,081976395––62–3119,631
style="text-align:left"|Burnaby-Willingdon

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,501

45.54%8233.57%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |71.73%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,5019,6789991,161458––74–19023,061
style="text-align:left"| Cariboo North

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 5,533

40.87%3532.61%70.05%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |5,1805,5332,561–168––––9713,539
style="text-align:left"| Cariboo South

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 6,372

41.45%3222.09%70.88%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |6,3726,0502,684–267–––––15,373
style="text-align:left"| Chilliwack

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,273

37.90%3,28413.42%68.57%5,9899,2733,237–232–––style="background-color:#EABB94;" |5,736–24,467
style="text-align:left"| Columbia River-Revelstoke

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 6,264

42.52%1,0927.41%71.04%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |6,2645,1722,687282270––58––14,733
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Comox Valley

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,230

42.76%2,5098.11%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.86%13,23010,7213,4511,0391,296–398–style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |804–30,939
style="text-align:left"| Coquitlam-Maillardville

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,812

45.91%1,3725.83%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.33%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,8129,4401,4341,289–133–123–style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |32023,551
style="text-align:left"| Cowichan-Ladysmith

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 12,249

49.85%4,46618.18%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.97%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |12,2497,7832,4341,459645–––––24,570
style="text-align:left"| Delta North

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,305

45.50%6483.17%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |74.88%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |8,6579,3057551,385347–––––20,449
style="text-align:left"| Delta South

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,415

58.78%7,43132.56%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |74.55%5,984style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |13,4151,3711,215333200304–––22,822
style="text-align:left"| Esquimalt-Metchosin

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,833

59.54%7,06330.40%68.16%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |13,8336,7701,179921376––60583523,232
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Fort Langley-Aldergrove

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,005

47.30%4,63618.26%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |76.09%7,36912,0053,4841,737472–316–––25,383
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Kamloops

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,135

44.30%8623.77%69.56%10,1359,2731,7211,241–508––––22,878
style="text-align:left"| Kamloops-North Thompson

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 7,313

43.43%3682.19%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.65%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |6,9457,3131,710–401468––––16,837
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Kootenay

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 6,398

38.59%5113.08%68.15%6,3985,8873,718–363–––215–16,581
style="text-align:left"| Langley

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,277

46.62%3,48217.50%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.19%5,795style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,2773,2241,195262148––––19,901
style="text-align:left"| Malahat-Juan de Fuca

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,686

48.63%3,13014.24%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.91%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,6867,5561,8871,061601–––988421,973
style="text-align:left"| Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 12,946

46.07%1,9867.07%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.30%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |12,94610,9601,4702,011464––90–15828,099
style="text-align:left"| Matsqui

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,903

50.81%5,55425.88%68.41%5,349style="background-color:#87CEFA;" |10,9034,405–216–385199––21,457
style="text-align:left"|Mission-Kent

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,232

44.16%1,1206.01%70.92%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |8,2327,1121,6181,243324–––113–18,642
style="text-align:left"| Nanaimo

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,210

48.75%3,53815.39%69.79%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |11,2107,6721,8671,337486–311––11322,996
style="text-align:left"| Nelson-Creston

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,179

44.90%2,74513.43%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |75.20%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,179style="background-color:#EEBBBB;" |6,4342,114–2,282–36073––20,442
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| New Westminster

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,418

46.69%1,8278.19%70.41%10,4188,5911,4461,121488––107142–22,313
style="text-align:left"| North Coast

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,298

64.82%4,39939.07%63.33%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |7,2982,899830–232–––––11,259
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| North Island

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,385

45.80%1,6048.76%69.55%8,3856,7811,776887479–––––18,308
style="text-align:left"|North Vancouver-Lonsdale

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,325

46.37%2,17410.81%71.16%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |7,1519,3251,2411,736417––93–14920,112
style="text-align:left"| North Vancouver-Seymour

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 14,165

56.35%7,48929.79%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |76.91%6,676style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |14,1651,7371,713645105–44–5425,139
style="text-align:left"| Oak Bay-Gordon Head

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,340

46.59%6402.42%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |79.49%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |11,70012,340675937566485647style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |118–26,487
style="text-align:left"| Okanagan-Boundary

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 7,011

38.35%270.15%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |75.05%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |6,9847,0112,810775356183–163––18,282
style="text-align:left"| Okanagan East

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,382

38.37%2,95012.06%70.24%5,1769,3823,116style="background-color:#EABB94;" |6,432347–––––24,453
style="text-align:left"| Okanagan-Penticton

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,661

43.07%1,5696.34%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.41%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |9,09210,6612,9761,444464––113––24,750
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Okanagan-Vernon

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,776

39.06%2,2799.11%71.03%7,4979,7765,3561,839334227––––25,029
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Okanagan West

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 15,575

46.00%7,29421.54%71.02%8,28115,5754,8584,225519399––––33,857
style="text-align:left"| Parksville-Qualicum

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,459

41.19%4831.48%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |77.12%style="background-color:#DCD0FF;" |12,97613,4593,9551,669422––110–8132,672
style="text-align:left"| Peace River North

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#00BFFF;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Ref

| 5,299

48.41%2,16219.75%60.49%1,9753,137style="background-color:#EABB94;" |5,299169–240––125–10,945
style="text-align:left"| Peace River South

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#00BFFF;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Ref

| 3,901

31.89%1231.01%62.60%3,7783,774style="background-color:#EABB94;" |3,901183145452––––12,233
style="text-align:left"| Port Coquitlam

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 14,767

46.37%1,4574.58%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.48%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |14,76713,3101,3351,789417124–––10231,844
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,272

44.73%4682.04%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.40%9,80410,2721,0391,408441–––––22,964
style="text-align:left"| Powell River-Sunshine Coast

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#AA99CC;" |

style="text-align:left;" | PD

| 10,833

49.05%4,74521.49%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |75.37%6,0883,911677style="background-color:#EABB94;" |10,833518––––5722,084
style="text-align:left"| Prince George-Mount Robson

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 4,713

40.67%9498.19%63.84%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |4,7133,7642,076788247–––––11,588
style="text-align:left"| Prince George North

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 5,837

39.58%9146.20%66.75%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |5,8374,9232,430891173–––495–14,749
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Prince George-Omineca

| style="background-color:#ADD8E6;" |

style="text-align:left;" | SC

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 5,514

36.88%3082.06%67.79%5,2065,5142,9981,023209–––––14,950
style="text-align:left"| Richmond Centre

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,925

55.52%4,20223.51%68.67%5,723style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,925614996235154–386512617,876
style="text-align:left"| Richmond East

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 10,205

55.60%4,44224.20%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |71.62%5,763style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,2057921,093235139–43–8318,353
style="text-align:left"| Richmond-Steveston

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 9,643

56.65%4,60227.04%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |74.36%5,0419,64355691918888–38style="background-color:#EABB94;" |4509917,022
style="text-align:left"| Rossland-Trail

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,635

50.74%2,71215.94%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |74.99%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |8,6355,9231,366660434–––––17,018
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Saanich North and the Islands

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 13,374

47.57%2,82810.06%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |77.89%10,54613,3741,6271,533898––72–6328,113
style="text-align:left"| Saanich South

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,394

46.11%5272.13%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |77.16%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |11,39410,8676761,198343––86–style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |14424,708
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Shuswap

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 8,596

34.55%7272.92%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.79%7,8698,5965,6171,325237221––style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |1,014–24,879
style="text-align:left"| Skeena

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 5,353

40.34%6354.79%70.72%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |5,3534,7182,744–205249––––13,269
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Surrey-Cloverdale

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 14,297

48.27%5,46618.46%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |74.75%8,83114,2972,6902,417366306709–––29,616
style="text-align:left"| Surrey-Green Timbers

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,278

50.11%3,34816.32%69.40%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,2786,9301,1831,15022811425532101style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |24120,512
style="text-align:left"| Surrey-Newton

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 13,969

49.54%4,18114.83%71.33%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |13,9699,7881,2441,84134017457748–21728,198
style="text-align:left"| Surrey-Whalley

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,396

50.14%2,82019.12%65.38%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |7,3964,5761,302968243115–70–8214,752
style="text-align:left"| Surrey-White Rock

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 18,039

58.04%9,82431.61%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |75.89%8,215style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |18,0392,5191,110677226––295–31,081
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Burrard

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,646

49.70%2,67112.47%62.68%10,6467,9756711,014563––93–45821,420
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Fraserview

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 8,774

45.97%3801.99%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |71.94%style="background-color:#FFA07A;" |8,7748,394Gulzar Singh Cheema was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba643815225177–57––19,085
style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Hastings

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,894

54.01%3,54919.37%67.96%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,8946,345568824486137–64––18,318
style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Kensington

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 9,496

50.74%1,88810.09%70.25%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |9,4967,608472537349135119–––18,716
style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Kingsway

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 10,525

55.46%3,52818.59%71.07%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |10,5256,99736751826475–65699818,978
style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Langara

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 11,038

60.20%5,52330.12%68.66%5,515style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |11,038519839337––89––18,337
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Little Mountain

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,036

50.25%2,64611.05%68.32%9,390style="background-color:#FFFF00;" |12,0364891,06271485–8296–23,954
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,155

64.05%6,91239.69%60.50%11,1554,24335458475986–114–12117,416
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Point Grey

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,637

48.86%1,5636.04%71.03%11,074style="background-color:#FFFF00;" |12,637406857683–6276–7025,865
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Vancouver-Quilchena

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 15,509

68.68%10,53246.64%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |75.71%4,97715,50949582762791–57––22,583
style="text-align:left"| Victoria-Beacon Hill

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,960

52.51%4,32418.98%68.17%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |11,9607,6366541,0931,00896–6473style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |19422,778
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| Victoria-Hillside

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 11,585

53.32%4,72321.74%67.53%11,5856,8629791,227790––97–style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |18821,728
style="text-align:left"| West Vancouver-Capilano

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 16,675

71.29%13,18956.38%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |76.63%3,486style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |16,6751,3261,182461–17447–4023,391
style="background-color:#B9E5B9;"

|style="text-align:left"| West Vancouver-Garibaldi

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| style="background-color:#A51B12;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Lib

| 12,326

57.17%6,03828.00%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |73.03%6,28812,3261,43069353298–36–style="background-color:#F0E68C;" |15921,562
style="text-align:left"| Yale-Lillooet

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| style="background-color:#F4A460;" |

style="text-align:left;" | NDP

| 7,080

41.06%1,1686.77%style="background-color:#F5F5DC;" |72.21%style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |7,080style="background-color:#EEBBBB;" |5,9123,419706––124–––17,241

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:{{Color box|#B9E5B9|border=silver}} = Open seat

:{{Color box|#F5F5DC|border=silver}} = turnout is above provincial average

:{{Color box|#DCDCDC|border=silver}} = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

:{{Color box|#EABB94|border=silver}} = Incumbent had switched allegiance

:{{Color box|#FFFF00|border=silver}} = Previously incumbent in another riding

:{{Color box|#EEBBBB|border=silver}} = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

:{{Color box|#87CEFA|border=silver}} = Incumbency arose from by-election gain

:{{Color box|#DCD0FF|border=silver}} = other incumbents renominated

:{{Color box|#FFA07A|border=silver}} = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

:{{Color box|#F0E68C|border=silver}} = Multiple candidates

=Summary analysis=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Party candidates in 2nd placeSummarized from {{cite web|url= https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1996GEResults/1996-Voting-Results-by-Voting-Area.xls|title= 1996 Voting Results by Voting Area|author= |publisher= Elections BC|access-date= March 13, 2024}}

rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party in 1st placecolspan="3"|Party in 2nd placerowspan="2"|Total
NDPLibPD
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row-name}}

|

3939
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|row-name}}

|32

133
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|row-name}}

|1

12
{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|row-name}}

|1

1
colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Total

|34

40175

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party

style="text-align:left;" | Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|colour&name}}

|39

342
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|colour&name}}

|33

402
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|colour&name}}

|2

44245
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|colour&name}}

|1

124373
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|colour&name}}

|

2952
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|colour&name}}

|

14
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Social Credit|colour&name}}

|

42
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|FCP|colour&name}}

|

15
style="text-align:left;" |{{Canadian party colour|BC|Libertarian|colour&name}}

|

2

=Seats changing hands=

Of the 75 seats, 23 were open, of which 21 had members who chose not to stand for reelection, and two arose from MLAs campaigning in another riding. Voters in only 20 seats changed allegiance from the previous election in 1991:

{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}

; NDP to Liberal (12)

{{col-break}}

; Social Credit to Liberal (5)

; Social Credit to Reform (2)

; Liberal to Progressive Democrat (1)

{{col-end}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

|+ Resulting composition of the 36th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

!colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Source !!colspan="5"|Party

{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} align="center" |NDP

|style="background: #A51B12; color: white" align="center" |Lib

|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Reform|background}} align="center" |Ref

|{{Canadian party colour|BC|PDA|background}} align="center" |PD

!Total

rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Seats retainedstyle="text-align:left;"|Incumbents returned

|28

836
style="text-align:left;"|Open seats held

|11

516
style="text-align:left;"|Ouster of incumbents changing affiliation

|

33
rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|Seats changing handsstyle="text-align:left;"|Incumbents defeated

|

88
style="text-align:left;"|Open seats gained – new MLAs

|

55
style="text-align:left;"|Open seats gained – taken by MLAs previously incumbent in another riding

|

22
style="text-align:left;"|Byelection gains held

|

22
style="text-align:left;"|Incumbents changing allegiance

|

213
colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Total

|39

332175

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |author= |date= 1988|title= Electoral History of British Columbia: Supplement, 1987{{en dash}}2001|url= https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1987-2001-ElectionHistory.pdf |publisher= Elections BC|isbn=0-7726-4789-5|ref={{harvid|Elections BC|2002}} }}
  • {{cite book |editor1-last=Mutimer |editor1-first=David |title=Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996 |date=2002 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=9781442672093 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_f2e4 |url-access=registration}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040104064247/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov96/sov_toc.htm Elections BC 1996 Election]
  • [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-1637-11309/politics_economy/british_columbia_elections/clip7 Losing the vote, winning the election, CBC video]

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