Draft:2025 Canadian federal election in British Columbia
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In the 2025 Canadian federal election, there will be 43 constituency elections contested in the province of British Columbia. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party leader Elizabeth May will be contesting seats in British Columbia.
2022 electoral redistribution
[edit]The 2025 Canadian federal election will be the first election to utilize the electoral districts established following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution. The House of Commons will increase from 338 seats to 343 seats, with British Columbia gaining one seat in an increase from 42 to 43. This ensures that the the average population per constituency in British Columbia is 116,300 (according to the 2021 Canadian census), which is 8,452 more people per electoral district than the national average.[2]
Summary of results
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
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Liberal | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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Conservative | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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New Democratic | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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Green | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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People's | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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Independent | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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Other | pp | 0 / 43 (0%)
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Comparison with national results
[edit]NOTE: The following information is based on the 2021 Canadian federal election for illustrative purposes. Before moving to the article mainspace, these numbers should be corrected to the results of the 2025 election. |
Party | Popular vote % | Seats in caucus | |||
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BC | Natl. avg. | +/- | |||
Liberal | 27.0 | 32.6 | 5.6 | 15 / 160 (9%)
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Conservative | 33.2 | 33.7 | 0.5 | 13 / 119 (11%)
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New Democratic | 29.2 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 13 / 25 (52%)
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Green | 5.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1 / 2 (50%)
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People's | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | unrepresented party |
Analysis
[edit]See also
[edit]- Canadian federal election results in the British Columbia Interior
- Canadian federal election results in the Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland
- Canadian federal election results on Vancouver Island
- Canadian federal election results in Greater Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast
References
[edit]- ^ On March 20, 2024, the government introduced the Electoral Participation Act, which included an amendment to the Canada Elections Act that would change the fixed election date to October 27, 2025, to avoid conflicting with the Hindu festival of Diwali, as well as municipal elections in Alberta.[1]
- ^ Burnaby South was dissolved in the 2022 electoral redistribution. Singh has not yet announced where he will be running.
- ^ Will likely be running in Portage–Lisgar.
- ^ "Canada Elections Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. March 20, 2024. p. 21765.
- ^ "New House of Commons Seat Allocation" (Press release). Gatineau: Elections Canada. July 8, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.