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The first premier was John Foster McCreight, who was inaugurated in 1871. Joseph Martin spent the shortest time in office, at 106 days. At over twenty years, W. A. C. Bennett spent the longest time in office and is the only premier to serve in more than five parliaments. The incumbent premier is David Eby, who was sworn in on November 18, 2022.
- John Foster McCreight. 1871–72.
- Amor de Cosmos. 1872–74.
- George Anthony Walkem. 1874–76.
- Andrew Charles Elliott. 1876–78.
Contemporary elections in British Columbia use a relatively unique system of handling absentee ballots. [10] While all jurisdictions in Canada allow for absentee voting through advance communication with the appropriate federal or provincial election agency, British Columbia is unique in allowing same-day absentee voting at any polling station in the province; ballots so cast are not counted ...
5. 2001. 2001 Statement of Votes – 37th Provincial General Election – May 16, 2001 (PDF) 2001 Voting Results by Voting Area (Excel) 6. 1996. 1996 Statement of Votes – 36th Provincial General Election – May 28, 1996 (PDF) 1996 Voting Results by Voting Area (Excel) You can find B.C.'s provincial election results and Statements of Votes here.
1871. British Columbia becomes a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. The first provincial general election is held from October through December 1871. It is conducted by a show of hands on nomination day and, if required, an open poll book on polling day. There are 46 candidates and no organized political parties.
In the federal election, the Liberals won a landslide majority, with 171 seats to the Conservatives' 39. The CCF won 7 seats and the Social Credit 17. King became prime minister for the third time. Mackenzie King was sworn in as prime minister of Canada again. The Liberals won the Québec provincial elections.
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Scotland won their first women's title in 2002, and the United States won their first women's title the next year. In 2005, the men's and women's championships were separated, and an agreement was made between the World Curling Federation and the Canadian Curling Association that Canada would host one of the tournaments annually each year, all of which are title sponsored by Ford of Canada.
