• Source: British Columbia Liberal Party leadership elections

This page lists the results of leadership conventions of the British Columbia Liberal Party, known since 2023 as British Columbia United.
Winners are listed first, in bold, and prefaced by .




1902 leadership convention


Held February 6, 1902.

Joseph Martin 47
William Wallace Burns McInnes 17
John Cunningham Brown 8
George Ritchie Maxwell 4
Scattering 14
(Source: "Canadian Annual Review 1902", p. 85)




1903 election by party caucus


Joseph Martin resigned as Liberal leader on June 2, 1903. Following his personal defeat in the 1903 general election, the first on a partisan basis, James Alexander MacDonald was elected leader by a party caucus on October 19, 1903.
First ballot:

Stuart Alexander Henderson 5
James Alexander MacDonald 5
William Wallace Burns McInnes 5
Second ballot:

William Wallace Burns McInnes 6
MacDONALD, James Alexander 5
Stuart Alexander Henderson 4
Third ballot (Runoff between McInnes and MacDonald):

James Alexander MacDonald 11
William Wallace Burns McInnes 4
Fourth ballot (McInnes eliminated):

James Alexander MacDonald 10
Stuart Alexander Henderson 4
(Source: "Canadian Annual Review 1903", pgs. 222–223)




Developments 1909–1912


John Oliver was elected leader by a meeting of the caucus and provincial executive October 10, 1909.




1912 leadership convention


Held March 1, 1912

Harlan Carey Brewster (acclaimed)




1918 election by party caucus


On March 5, 1918, John Oliver was elected leader on the fourth ballot, defeating James Horace King and John Wallace de Beque Farris. William Sloan and John Duncan MacLean were eliminated on previous ballots.

John Oliver
James Horace King
John Wallace de Begue Farris
William Sloan
John Duncan MacLean
Source: "Morning Leader", March 6, 1918




Developments 1927–1930


At a party caucus on July 18, 1927, John Oliver resigned as premier and party leader due to ill health. This was refused and John Duncan MacLean was chosen to be his successor as leader and premier and was made acting premier while Oliver remained nominal premier. Oliver died on August 17, 1927, and MacLean became premier on August 20.
Source: "Morning Leader", July 19, 1927
Following John Duncan MacLean's personal defeat in the 1928 general election Thomas Dufferin Pattullo was unanimously chosen House leader by the Liberal caucus on January 19, 1929. This was confirmed by the party executive on January 21, 1929. He was confirmed as permanent leader at a subsequent convention.
Source: "Vancouver Sun", January 21, 1929




1930 leadership convention


Held May 30, 1930

Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (acclaimed)
Source: "Montreal Gazette", May 31, 1930




1941 leadership convention


Held December 2, 1941

John Hart (acclaimed)
Source: "The Leader Post", December 3, 1941




1947 leadership convention


Held December 10, 1947

Byron Ingemar Johnson 475
Gordon Sylvester Wismer 467
Source: "Saskatoon Star-Phoenix", December 11, 1947




1953 leadership convention


Held April 8, 1953

Arthur Laing (acclaimed)
Source: "Vancouver Sun", April 9, 1953




1959 leadership convention


Held on May 16, 1959

Ray Perrault 494
George Frederick Thompson Gregory 162
Source: "Montreal Gazette", May 19, 1959




1968 leadership convention


Held on October 5, 1968

Pat McGeer 686
Garde Gardom 316
Source: The Leader-Post, October 7, 1968)




1972 leadership convention


Held on May 22, 1972

David Anderson 388
Bill Vander Zalm 177




1975 leadership convention


Held on September 28, 1975, in Burnaby, British Columbia

Gordon Gibson (acclaimed)




1979 leadership convention


Held on February 19, 1979

Jev Tothill 250
Hugh Chesley 51
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 19, 1979)




1981 leadership convention


Held on May 25, 1981

Shirley McLoughlin 195
Tom Finkelstein 146
Roland Bouwman 48
(Note: There were six spoiled ballots.)




1984 leadership convention


Held on March 31, 1984, in Richmond, British Columbia

Art Lee 319
Stan Roberts 126
William Pryhitko 43
Ron Biggs 36




1987 leadership convention


Held on October 30, 1987, in Richmond, British Columbia

Gordon Wilson (acclaimed)
One other candidate, Clive Tanner, had been in the race through the spring and summer, but withdrew in August after sustaining a leg injury which affected his ability to campaign.




1993 leadership challenge


Held on September 11, 1993.

Gordon Campbell 4141
Gordon Gibson 1600
Gordon Wilson 531
Linda Reid 166
Wilf Hurd 62
Allan Warnke 36
Charles McKinney 4




2011 leadership election



Held on February 26, 2011
The rounds were counted in terms of points, with 100 points allocated per electoral district.




2018 leadership election



Held February 3, 2018

= Eliminated from next round
= Winner




2022 leadership election



A leadership election was held on February 5, 2022 to elect a new party leader following the resignation of Andrew Wilkinson after the 2020 British Columbia general election.

= Eliminated from next round
= Winner




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