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1979 British Columbia Election
Overview
The 1979 British Columbia Election was held on May 10th, 1979.
Result
Social Credit won the most seats in the election
Held on May 10th, 1979
Writ day April 3rd, 1979
Number of Electoral Districts 50
Fixed Date No
References : Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Prepared by Elections British Columbia and the Legislative Library (ISBN 0-7718-8677-2).
Results Districts Charts Legislature
Result
Total Electors Valid Ballots Valid Votes Invalid Votes Turnout Rate 1,673,048 1,134,177 1,405,077 13,169 67.79%
Party Candidates Seats Won % of Seats Won % of Vote Social Credit 57 31 54.39% 48.23% New Democratic Party 57 26 45.61% 45.99% North American Labour Party 4 0 0% 0.02% Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia 37 0 0% 5.06% Western Independence Party 2 0 0% 0.04% Independent New Hope 1 0 0% 0.01% Communist Party of Canada 9 0 0% 0.10% Gay Alliance Toward Equality 1 0 0% 0.01% Independent 5 0 0% 0.08% British Columbia Liberal Party 5 0 0% 0.47%
Additional information for Social Credit
Citation : http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/social-credit/
Additional information for Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia
Note : The BC Conservative party took this name in 1951 after the collapse of the Coalition government it had formed with the Liberal Party in 1945 and 1949. The party changed its name back to the British Columbia Conservative Party in 1991.
Vote Share by Political Parties
Seats Won by Political Parties
Seats Share by Political Parties
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 13768 201 13768 201 16725
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1499 39 1499 39 2376
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 28886 324 28886 324 38429
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 24247 486 24247 486 37405
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SM
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 18946 384 18946 384 28648
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 21535 506 21535 506 34547
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 21431 315 21431 315 32714
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
No
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 17982 279 17982 279 26924
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 18441 238 18441 238 23757
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 9251 157 9251 157 11420
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 22061 315 22061 315 29989
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 20629 223 20629 223 28188
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 18698 180 18698 180 25032
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 29800 228 29800 228 41873
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 24641 467 24641 467 33935
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 24176 523 24176 523 34729
Election Result Notes
Note :
Newly constructed riding, no incumbent, although Lyle Kahl held the ancestor riding of Esquimalt.
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 29824 545 29824 545 44429
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 12492 102 12492 102 17252
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 21859 302 21859 302 32040
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 17015 265 17015 265 24331
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 21327 495 21327 495 30441
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 29000 420 29000 420 40001
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 17492 303 17492 303 23058
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 19129 292 19129 292 29588
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 16927 274 16927 274 24413
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 19619 190 19619 190 26402
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 8679 147 8679 147 12678
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 23770 455 23770 455 36420
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 22730 338 22730 338 33823
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 25755 497 25755 497 33145
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
No
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 9993 199 9993 199 14613
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 14181 402 14181 402 22739
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 16680 300 16680 300 24703
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 8300 147 8300 147 12896
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 36732 389 36732 389 53069
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 15832 186 15832 186 22402
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 32410 419 32410 419 42242
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 22219 293 22219 293 28140
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
No
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 15034 233 15034 233 22050
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 32912 324 32912 324 44946
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 8054 123 8054 123 11944
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 73992 37435 875 60124
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 119361 61890 1368 94600
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 62207 31673 1310 62920
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 66270 33938 1032 56425
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 71377 36202 1143 60999
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 79151 39787 1274 67451
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 80339 40872 1107 61200
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 24381 459 24381 459 36223
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 14043 205 14043 205 18650
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1