2021 Canadian federal election in British Columbia

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2021 Canadian federal election in British Columbia

| country = Canada

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| election_date = September 20, 2021

| party_colour = yes

| party_name = yes

| seats_for_election = All 42 British Columbian seats in the House of Commons

| previous_year = 2019

| next_year = 2025

| previous_mps = List of House members of the 43rd Parliament of Canada#British Columbia

| elected_mps = List of House members of the 44th Parliament of Canada#British Columbia

| registered = 3,713,048

| turnout = (61.4%)2,279,961 (61.4%)

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Justin Trudeau in 2019 at the G7 (Biarritz) (48622478973) (cropped) (cropped) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| image1_size =

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|nohash}}

| leader1 = Justin Trudeau

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|name}}

| leader_since1 = April 14, 2013

| last_election1 = 11 seats, 26.2%

| seats_before1 = 11

| seats1 = 15

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 4

| popular_vote1 = 608,588

| percentage1 = 26.9

| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.7pp

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image = ErinO'Toole (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| image2_size =

| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|nohash}}

| leader2 = Erin O'Toole

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|name}}

| leader_since2 = August 24, 2020

| last_election2 = 17 seats, 34.0%

| seats_before2 = 17

| seats2 = 13

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 4

| popular_vote2 = 750,394

| percentage2 = 33.1

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 0.9pp

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Jagmeet Singh in Brantford 2022 2 (cropped3).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

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| colour3 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|nohash}}

| leader3 = Jagmeet Singh

| party3 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|name}}

| leader_since3 = October 1, 2017

| last_election3 = 11 seats, 24.4%

| seats_before3 = 11

| seats3 = 13

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2

| popular_vote3 = 664,054

| percentage3 = 29.3

| swing3 = {{increase}} 4.9pp

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Annamie Paul in Toronto Regent Park (cropped).jpg |bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 5|oLeft = 0}}

| colour4 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|nohash}}

| leader4 = Annamie Paul

| party4 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|name}}

| leader_since4 = October 3, 2020

| last_election4 = 2 seats, 12.5%

| seats_before4 = 2

| seats4 = 1

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote4 = 121,919

| percentage4 = 5.4

| swing4 = {{decrease}} 7.1pp

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Maxime Bernier portrait by Yan Parisien 2023.png|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

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| colour5 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|nohash}}

| leader5 = Maxime Bernier

| party5 = {{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|name}}

| leader_since5 = September 14, 2018

| last_election5 = 0 seats, 1.7%

| seats_before5 = 0

| seats5 = 0

| seat_change5 = {{same}} 0

| popular_vote5 = 110,523

| percentage5 = 4.9

| swing5 = {{increase}} 3.2pp

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Justin Trudeau

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|name}}

| after_election = Justin Trudeau

| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|name}}

}}

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, 42 members of parliament were elected to the House of Commons from the province of British Columbia (12.4% of all members). British Columbia had a voter turnout of 61.4% with 2,279,961 ballots cast, making up 13.2% of the total national voter turnout.{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/table3E.html|title=Number of ballots cast and voter turnout|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 1, 2025}}

Results

=Summary=

The Liberal Party managed to win the most seats, taking 15 ridings, a gain of 4 seats from the last election. Despite this they came in third place in the popular vote, with 26.2%. The Conservative Party won the popular vote, with 33.1%, a slight reduction compared to 2019. They won 13 seats, a loss of 4 from the last election. The NDP increased their votes and seat count. Coming in second with the popular vote, with 29.3%, and winning 13 seats, a tie with the Conservatives and a gain of 2 from 2019.

The Green party lost half their seats, being reduced to one. Their popular vote fell to 5.4%. The People's Party still won no seats, but grew their support to 4.9% of the vote.

Independent Jody Wilson Raybold did not run for re-election and her seat was won by the Liberals.

The Animal Protection Party, Canada's Fourth Front, the Christian Heritage Party, the Communist Party, the Libertarian Party, the Marxist-Leninist Party, the Maverick Party and the Rhino Party, all ran at least one candidate in British Columbia in this election.https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/table8E.html

class=wikitable style="text-align:right;"
colspan=2|Party

!Votes{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/table8E.html|title=Number of valid votes by political affiliation|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 1, 2025}}

!Vote %{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/table9E.html|title=Percentage of valid votes by political affiliation|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 1, 2025}}

!Vote {{abbr|+/-|Change from 2019 election}}

!Seats

!Seat {{abbr|+/-|Change from the dissolution of the 43rd Canadian Parliament}}

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

| 608,588

|{{percentage bar|26.9|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|width=150}}

| {{increase}} 0.7pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|15|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{increase}} 4

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

| 750,394

|{{percentage bar|33.1|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|width=150}}

| {{decrease}} 0.9pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|13|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{decrease}} 4

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

| 664,054

|{{percentage bar|29.3|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}}|width=150}}

| {{increase}} 4.9pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|13|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{increase}} 2

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

| 121,919

|{{percentage bar|5.4|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Green}}|width=150}}

| {{decrease}} 7.1pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|1|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Green}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{decrease}} 1

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|row-name}}

| 110,523

|{{percentage bar|4.9|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC}}|width=150}}

| {{increase}} 3.2pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|0|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{same}} 0

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Other|row-name}}

| 6,668

|{{percentage bar|0.3|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Other}}|width=150}}

| {{same}} 0.0pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|0|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Other}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{same}} 0

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

| 2,439

|{{percentage bar|0.1|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}|width=150}}

| {{decrease}} 0.8pp

|style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|0|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent}}|width=180|per=2}}

| {{decrease}} 1

colspan="2"|Total

! 2,264,585

!{{percentage bar|100|c={{Canadian party colour|CA|Coalition}}|width=150}}

! –

!style="text-align:center;"|{{Composition bar|42|42|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Coalition}}|width=180|per=2}}

! –

colspan=7; style=text-align:center| Seat apportionment diagram:
File:Canada federal election in British Columbia 2021.svg

=Comparison with national results=

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

|+ Turnout and participation

Statistic

! BC

! Natl.

! {{abbr|%|BC percentage of national statistic}}

Population

| 4,648,055

| 35,151,728

| 13.22

Electors

| 3,713,048

| 27,509,496

| 13.50

Valid ballots

| 2,264,585

| 17,034,243

| 13.29

Rejected ballots

| 15,376

| 175,568

| 8.76

Total ballots

| 2,279,961

| 17,209,811

| 13.23

Statistic

! BC

! Natl. avg.

! {{abbr|diff.|Difference}}

Valid ballot %

| 99.3

| 99.0

| +0.3

Rejected ballot %

| 0.7

| 1.0

| −0.3

Voter turnout %

| 61.4

| 62.6

| −1.2

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|+ Results by party

colspan=2 rowspan="2"|Party

!colspan=3|Popular vote %

!rowspan=2|Seats in caucus

BC

! Natl. avg.

! {{abbr|diff.|Difference}}

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

| 26.87

| 32.62

| −5.75

| {{Composition bar|15|160|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|width=150|per=2}}

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

| 33.14

| 33.74

| −0.60

| {{Composition bar|13|119|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|width=150|per=2}}

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

| 29.32

| 17.82

| +11.50

| {{Composition bar|13|25|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}}|width=150|per=2}}

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

| 5.38

| 2.33

| +3.05

| {{Composition bar|1|2|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Green}}|width=150|per=2}}

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|row-name}}

| 4.88

| 4.94

| −0.06

| style="text-align:center;"| no caucus

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

| 0.11

| 0.19

| −0.08

| style="text-align:center;"| no caucus{{efn|Independent MPs do not form a caucus.}}

=Synopsis by riding=

{{Further information|Results of the 2021 Canadian federal election by riding#British Columbia}}

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colspan="18" |Results by riding in British Columbia - 2021 Canadian federal election{{cite web |url= https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e|title= September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results |author= |website= elections.ca|access-date= September 28, 2021}}
rowspan="3" scope="col" | Riding

! colspan="2" rowspan="3" scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" colspan="6" | Winning party

! rowspan="3" scope="col" | Turnout
{{efn|Including spoilt ballots}}

! scope="col" colspan="8" | Votes{{efn|Minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the national popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately.}}

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" | Lib

! scope="col" | Con

! scope="col" | NDP

! scope="col" | Green

! scope="col" | PPC

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ind|Independent or No Affiliation}}

! scope="col" | Other

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

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style="text-align:left;" | Abbotsfordstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con21,59747.9%10,69023.7%59.6%10,90721,5977,7291,5173,30045,050
style="text-align:left;" | Burnaby North—Seymourstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib19,44539.5%5,12710.4%62.3%19,44512,53514,3181,5161,37049,184
style="text-align:left;" | Burnaby Southstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP16,38240.3%4,0219.9%51.1%12,3619,10416,3821,1751,29029640,608
style="text-align:left;" | Cariboo—Prince Georgestyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con25,77150.8%15,44830.4%59.8%8,39725,77110,3231,8444,16021850,713
style="text-align:left;" | Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicolastyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con30,56347.6%16,75026.1%64.6%13,29130,56313,8131,7554,78864,210
style="text-align:left;" | Chilliwack—Hopestyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con23,98746.0%10,06019.3%61.4%8,85123,98713,9271,3914,00452,160
style="text-align:left;" | Cloverdale—Langley Citystyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib20,87739.2%1,6543.1%61.0%20,87719,22310,5872,56353,250
style="text-align:left;" | Coquitlam—Port Coquitlamstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib21,45438.5%4,5478.2%60.1%21,45416,90714,9822,37355,716
style="text-align:left;" | Courtenay—Albernistyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP30,61244.2%8,43112.2%65.8%9,27622,18130,6123,5903,46712469,250
style="text-align:left;" | Cowichan—Malahat—Langfordstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP26,96842.8%9,09814.4%64.4%10,32017,87026,9683,9223,95263,032
style="text-align:left;" | Deltastyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib22,10542.3%4,4108.5%67.5%22,10517,6959,5911,2441,29137952,305
style="text-align:left;" | Esquimalt—Saanich—Sookestyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP28,05642.8%13,59020.7%64.4%14,46613,88528,0565,8912,99524965,542
style="text-align:left;" | Fleetwood—Port Kellsstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib21,35045.2%6,79714.4%58.7%21,35014,5538,9608921,28414647,185
style="text-align:left;" | Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboostyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con30,28143.0%9,85014.0%66.5%12,71730,28120,4312,5764,03341070,448
style="text-align:left;" | Kelowna—Lake Countrystyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con30,40945.3%12,64218.8%63.9%17,76730,40912,2042,0744,68867,142
style="text-align:left;" | Kootenay—Columbiastyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con28,05643.2%4,0706.3%68.3%5,87928,05623,9862,5774,46764,965
style="text-align:left;" | Langley—Aldergrovestyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con28,64345.7%12,07819.3%65.0%16,56528,64312,2881,7983,34162,635
style="text-align:left;" | Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyonstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con18,90843.8%8,31019.3%61.5%10,59818,9088,7091,8873,07343,175
style="text-align:left;" | Nanaimo—Ladysmithstyle="background-color:#99C955;" |style="text-align:left;" | Grnstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP19,82628.8%1,1991.7%64.0%9,31418,62719,82617,6403,35868,765
style="text-align:left;" | New Westminster—Burnabystyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP24,05448.8%12,36925.1%57.1%11,6859,71024,0542,0351,84049,324
style="text-align:left;" | North Island—Powell Riverstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP23,83339.5%2,1633.5%65.4%7,92221,67023,8333,6562,79538760,263
style="text-align:left;" | North Okanagan—Shuswapstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con33,62646.4%19,69727.2%65.2%13,66633,62613,9293,9677,20972,397
style="text-align:left;" | North Vancouverstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib26,75645.1%10,08517.0%66.1%26,75616,67111,7502,5981,54559,320
style="text-align:left;" | Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridgestyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con19,37136.7%2,5024.8%64.4%13,17919,37116,8692,80045316152,833
style="text-align:left;" | Port Moody—Coquitlamstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP19,36737.2%2,7625.3%62.7%14,23116,60519,3671,76612252,091
style="text-align:left;" | Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockiesstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con29,88260.7%23,23547.2%62.1 %4,23629,8826,6471,6615,1381,63349,197
style="text-align:left;" | Richmond Centrestyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib13,44039.3%7722.2%46.2%13,44012,6686,1961,10974834,161
style="text-align:left;" | Saanich—Gulf Islandsstyle="background-color:#99C955;" |style="text-align:left;" | Grnstyle="background-color:#99C955;" |style="text-align:left;" | Grn24,64837.6%9,87315.1%70.4%12,05614,77511,95924,6481,94314165,522
style="text-align:left;" | Skeena—Bulkley Valleystyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP15,92142.6%2,4086.5%55.7%2,86613,51315,9211,4062,88879737,391
style="text-align:left;" | South Okanagan—West Kootenaystyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP27,59541.3%3,9205.8%65.6%8,15923,67527,5952,4854,86666,780
style="text-align:left;" | South Surrey—White Rockstyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Con24,15842.5%1,9923.5%65.0%22,16624,1588,3952,18656,905
style="text-align:left;" | Steveston—Richmond Eaststyle="background-color:#6495ED;" |style="text-align:left;" | Constyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib16,54342.5%3,4779.0%52.8%16,54313,0667,52586095538,949
style="text-align:left;" | Surrey Centrestyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib16,86243.9%6,23516.2%51.7%16,8628,09410,6278381,53942638,386
style="text-align:left;" | Surrey—Newtonstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib19,72153.9%10,18527.9%56.2%19,7215,7589,53696762836,610
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Centrestyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib20,87340.4%5,0049.7%57.0%20,87311,16215,8692,0301,68351,617
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Eaststyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP27,96956.4%18,17236.6%55.0%9,7975,39927,9693,8261,3821,21849,591
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Granvillestyle="background-color:#DCDCDC;" |style="text-align:left;" | Indstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib17,05034.4%4310.9%60.8%17,05013,28016,6191,4341,17749,560
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Kingswaystyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP20,99452.3%9,97224.9%54.1%11,0225,45620,9941,57586824340,158
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Quadrastyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib20,81443.6%7,02814.7%63.5%20,81413,7869,2202,92296347,705
style="text-align:left;" | Vancouver Southstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib19,91049.4%9,98824.8%54.8%19,9109,0609,9221,10428740,283
style="text-align:left;" | Victoriastyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDPstyle="background-color:#F4A460;" |style="text-align:left;" | NDP29,30143.9%11,10716.6%67.3%18,1949,15229,3017,4722,06556466,748
style="text-align:left;" | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Countrystyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Libstyle="background-color:#EA6D6A;" |style="text-align:left;" | Lib21,50033.9%2,4383.9%64.9%21,50019,06216,2654,1082,2991279863,459

Analysis and political significance

The incumbent Liberal Party won the most seats in the province, despite losing the popular vote to both the Conservatives and the New Democrats.

Despite winning the most seats in the province two years earlier, the Conservatives ultimately lost four of their seats in British Columbia to either the Liberals or New Democrats. Similar to the conservative British Columbia Liberal Party's recent losses in the 2020 British Columbia provincial election, the Conservatives lost support from urban and suburban voters in much of Greater Vancouver.{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/election-2021/election-2021-results-conservatives-disappointed-by-showing-in-b-c|author=Hoekstra, Gordon|title=Election 2021 results: Conservatives disappointed by showing in B.C.|publisher=Vancouver Sun|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=January 3, 2025}} It is also speculated that an increased vote share for the right-wing People's Party may have contributed to vote-splitting.

The Green Party saw a significant decrease in support in British Columbia, dropping from 12.5% in 2019 to 5.4%, and losing their Nanaimo—Ladysmith riding to the New Democrats. On Vancouver Island where the Greens are typically more competitive, they only managed to receive the most or second-most votes in one of the island's seven ridings.{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/election-2021/election-2021-results-disappointment-for-greens-on-vancouver-island|author=Mackie, John|title=Election 2021 results: Disappointment for Greens on Vancouver Island|publisher=Vancouver Sun|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=January 3, 2025}}

See also

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