BC Election fast facts

METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – People have been turning out in droves over the last few days to cast their ballot in the 41st General Election in BC. But, do you know everything the election? Take a look below.

FAST FACTS

• Over 614,000 voters turned out to vote in the advanced polls in the weeks leading up to the election, up from 380,000 in 2013 when 20 per cent of voters cast their ballots in advanced polls.
• Elections BC’s server became bogged down today with people looking for voting information. Staff used 2013 traffic as a template for how much bandwidth they needed this year. Extra capacity was added this morning.

 

Candidates who are not seeking re-election

BC Liberals
Bill Bennett, Kootenay East
Gordon Hogg, Surrey-White Rock
Terry Lake, Kamloops-North Thompson
Don McRae, Comox Valley
Moira Stilwell, Vancouver-Langara

BC NDP
Robin Austin, Skeena
Kathy Corrigan, Burnaby-Deer Lake
Sue Hammell, Surrey-Green Timbers
Maurine Karagianis, Esquimalt-Royal Roads
Norm Macdonald, Columbia River-Revelstoke
Bill Routley, Cowichan Valley
Jane Shin, Burnaby-Lougheed

Independent
Pat Pimm, Peace River North
Vicki Huntington, Delta South
(only two Independents in the Legislature at dissolution)

• The writ dropped at the Legislature on April 11th
• At dissolution, the Liberals held 47 seats, the NDP 35, and the Green Party one, plus two independents
• There are 87 seats up for grabs
• The last time there was a minority government in BC it was 1952
• BC Liberals were elected to a majority in 2013 with 57.1 per cent voter turnout