This page covers the results of leadership elections in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation before 1961).
Early developments
On July 5, 1936, CCF parliamentary leader Robert Connell survived a leadership challenge, 138 votes to 76. It was also determined, at this meeting, that the party's future leadership would be decided by delegated conventions.
Leadership convention, 1939
(Held June 26, 1939)
- Harold Winch elected 56-11
Leadership convention, 1953
(Held April 10, 1953)
- Arnold Alexander Webster acclaimed
Leadership convention, 1956
(Held April 6, 1956)
- Robert Strachan 72
- Leo Thomas Nimsick 35
- Arthur James Turner 19
Leadership convention, 1961
(Held October 28, 1961)
- Robert Strachan acclaimed
Leadership challenge, 1967
(Held on June 4, 1967, in Burnaby, British Columbia.)
- Robert Strachan 278
- Thomas R. Berger 177
Leadership convention, 1969
(Held on April 12, 1969.)
First ballot:
- Thomas R. Berger 364
- Dave Barrett 249
- Bob Williams 130
- John Conway 44
Second ballot:
- Thomas R. Berger 411
- Dave Barrett 375
Berger stepped down as party leader after the NDP lost the provincial election of 1969. Barrett was subsequently chosen as interim party leader.
Leadership convention, 1970
(Held June 6, 1970)
- Dave Barrett acclaimed
Leadership convention, 1984
(Held on May 20, 1984.)
First ballot:
- David Vickers 269
- William Stewart King 240
- Robert Skelly 171
- Margaret Birrell 141
- David Stupich 132
- Graham Lea 101
Lea was eliminated, and endorsed Stupich.
Second ballot:
- David Vickers 308
- William Stewart King 263
- Robert Skelly 218
- David Stupich 147
- Margaret Birrell 134
Birrell was eliminated. She initially declined to endorse another candidate, but later supported Robert Skelly.
Third ballot:
- David Vickers 339
- Robert Skelly 313
- William Stewart King 292
- David Stupich 114
Stupich was eliminated. He declined to endorse another candidate.
Fourth ballot:
- David Vickers 383
- Robert Skelly 349
- William Stewart King 333
King was eliminated, and endorsed Skelly.
Fifth ballot:
- Robert Skelly 606
- David Vickers 452
Leadership convention, 1987
(Held on April 12, 1987.)
- Michael Harcourt acclaimed
Leadership convention, 1996
(Held on February 18, 1996.)
- Glen Clark 802
- Corky Evans 234
- Joan Smallwood 67
- Donovan Kuehn 23
- Jack McDonald 6
Leadership convention, 2000
(Held on February 20, 2000.)
- Ujjal Dosanjh 769
- Corky Evans 549
(Gordon Wilson had been a candidate but withdrew an hour before voting began and endorsed Corky Evans.[1] Labour activist Len Werden had withdrawn the day before the convention. Joy MacPhail had also been a candidate but she dropped out on January 8, 2000 and threw her support to Ujjal Dosanjh.[2] MacPhail became interim leader after Dosanjh lost his seat in the 2001 provincial election and resigned. On June 4, 2003 she announced her intention to resign as interim leader.)
Leadership convention, 2003
(Held on November 23, 2003.)
First ballot:
- Carole James 325
- Nils Jensen 169
- Leonard Krog 150
- Steve Orcherton 87
- Mehdi Najari 32
- Peter Dimitrov 12
Second ballot:
- Carole James 395
- Leonard Krog 219
- Nils Jensen 162
Leadership convention, 2011
See 2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
(Held on April 17, 2011.)
| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
| Adrian Dix | 7,638 | 38.2% | 7,748 | 39.3% | 9,772 | 51.8% | |
| Mike Farnworth | 6,979 | 34.9% | 6,951 | 35.2% | 9,095 | 48.2% | |
| John Horgan | 4,844 | 24.2% | 5,034 | 25.5% | |||
| Dana Larsen | 531 | 2.7% | |||||
Leadership convention, 2014
See 2014 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
(Originally to be held September 28, 2014.)
John Horgan acclaimed leader on May 1, 2014, when the nomination deadline passes with no other candidate registering. He officially took over as party leader May 4, 2014.[3]
References
- ^ http://vancouver.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/02/20/bc_wilsonout000220 Archived 2004-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "John Horgan acclaimed new leader of B.C. NDP". CBC News. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.