• Source: British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership elections

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.




1939 leadership convention


(Held June 26, 1939)

Harold Winch elected 56-11




1953 leadership convention


(Held April 10, 1953)

Arnold Alexander Webster acclaimed




1956 leadership convention


(Held April 6, 1956)

Robert Strachan 72
Leo Thomas Nimsick 35
Arthur James Turner 19




1961 Leadership convention


(Held October 28, 1961)

Robert Strachan acclaimed




1967 leadership challenge


(Held on June 4, 1967, in Burnaby, British Columbia.)

Robert Strachan 278
Thomas R. Berger 177




1969 leadership convention


(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.




1970 leadership convention


(Held June 6, 1970)

Dave Barrett acclaimed




1984 leadership convention


(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




1987 leadership convention


(Held on April 12, 1987.)

Michael Harcourt acclaimed




1996 leadership convention


(Held on February 18, 1996.)

Glen Clark 802
Corky Evans 234
Joan Smallwood 67
Donovan Kuehn 23
Jack McDonald 6




2000 leadership convention


(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. 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. 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.)




2003 leadership convention


(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




2011 leadership convention



(Held on April 17, 2011.)




2014 leadership convention



(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.




2022 leadership convention


(Originally to be held on December 3, 2022)
David Eby was acclaimed leader on October 21, 2022, after the only other candidate in the race was disqualified.




References






See also


List of British Columbia general elections
Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)

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