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The 2020 British Columbia general election resulted in an NDP majority government under John Horgan. 57 NDP MLAs were elected, a net increase of 16. 22 new NDP MLAs were elected. Nathan Cullen, former NDP MP, Stikine, 2020—present; Brittny Anderson, Nelson-Creston, 2020—present; Roly Russell, Boundary-Similkameen, 2020—present
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia [a] (BC NDP) is a social democratic [3] political party in British Columbia, Canada.The party sits on the centre-left [4] [5] of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since the 1990s, its rival was the centre-right BC United (formerly known as the BC Liberals) until the Conservative Party of British Columbia ...
Since then, it has had a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the legislative assembly. The premier is British Columbia's head of government, and the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia.
The election result made Horgan British Columbia's first two-term NDP premier. [12] During his second term, Horgan became the longest serving BC NDP premier in the province's history. [13] On June 28, 2022, Horgan announced that he would be stepping down as premier and NDP leader once a new leader had been chosen. [14]
The Liberals had recruited several prominent NDP members, most notably former British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh, to run as Liberals as part of a drive to convince NDP voters that a reunited Conservative Party could sneak up the middle in the event of a split in the centre-left vote.
Alexa McDonough – social worker, former federal NDP leader 1995–2003, former Nova Scotia NDP leader 1982–1994, former Nova Scotia NDP MLA – NDP – Halifax – MP 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, (retired 2008 NDP won Megan Leslie) Gordon Earle – retired senior public servant – NDP – Halifax West – MP 1997, 2000 (ran 2004, NDP lost)
Eby strongly considered standing in the 2014 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, but declined after learning his then-fiancée was pregnant. [20] He then served as campaign co-chair of John Horgan's successful leadership bid. [21] Later that year, Eby became critic for tourism, housing, gaming and liquor policy. [22]
A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), she was the party's leader and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from 2005 to 2011. Following her resignation as leader, she stayed in politics and served as the 14th deputy premier of British Columbia and minister of finance under John Horgan, from 2017 to 2020.