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- The 2009 British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James was the Official Opposition. The election was the first contested on a new electoral map completed in 2008, with the total number of constituencies increased from 79 in the previous legislature to 85. Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates which are the second Tuesday in May every four years. A second referendum on electoral reform was held in conjunction with the election. The election did not produce a significant change in the province's political landscape. The BC Liberals, who had been in power since the 2001 provincial election, were returned to power, constituting the first time in 23 years a party has won three elections in a row. As a result of the seat redistribution, both the Liberals and the New Democrats gained seats, and both parties increased their popular vote by less than one per cent over 2005. Each party lost two incumbent MLAs: the BC NDP's Jenn McGinn and Charlie Wyse, and the Liberals' John Nuraney and Wally Oppal were defeated. All other seat changes in the election resulted from the new seats or from retiring incumbents. Voter turnout was 50.99% of eligible voters (1,651,567 registered voters). (en)
- La 39e élection générale britanno-colombienne a eu lieu le 12 mai 2009, afin d'élire les 85 députés de la 39e législative de l'Assemblée législative de la province canadienne de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Parti libéral de la Colombie-Britannique a formé le gouvernement de la province durant cette élection générale sous la direction du premier ministre Gordon Campbell. Le Nouveau Parti démocratique sous la direction de Carole James est l'Opposition officielle. Le taux de participation était de 55,14 % des électeurs inscrits (1 651 567 votes exprimés sur 2 995 465 électeurs inscrits), et Election BC indique que 50,99 % des électeurs éligibles (incluant ceux qui n'étaient pas inscrits sur les listes électorales au moment du scrutin) ont voté. (fr)
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