The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian

Libertarianism

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 political party in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 1986

The British Columbia general election of 1986 was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 24, 1986...

. It has never won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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In the 1996 general election British Columbia general election, 1996

British Columbia general election, 1996

The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...

, with party leader Ken Wiebe of Saanich British Columbia Saanich South

Saanich South

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, the party had its best-ever results, nominating 17 candidates and winning 2,041 votes (0.13% of the popular vote).

In the 2001 general election, the party nominated no candidates and party president (Paul Geddes) ran as a candidate for the British Columbia Marijuana Party.

In the 2005 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 2005

The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

, it nominated 6 candidates, who won a total of 1,003 votes (0.06% of the provincial total).

John Clarke had the best result of any of the party's candidates, winning 361 votes (1.36% of the total) in Vancouver-Burrard riding.

Election results

Election	# of candidates	Elected	Popular vote
			#	%	Change
1986 British Columbia general election, 1986 The British Columbia general election of 1986 was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 24, 1986...	3	-	341	0.02%	*
1991 British Columbia general election, 1991 The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...	11	-	860	0.06%	+0.04%
1996 British Columbia general election, 1996 The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...	17	-	2,041	0.13%	+0.07%
2001 British Columbia general election, 2001 The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001...	No candidates nominated
2005 British Columbia general election, 2005 The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...	6	-	1,361	0.08%	*
2009 British Columbia general election, 2009 The 39th 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 BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...	6	-	1,468	0.09%	+0.01%

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

See also

• Libertarian Party of Canada
  Libertarian Party of Canada
  The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
  
  
• Ontario Libertarian Party
  Ontario Libertarian Party
  The Ontario Libertarian Party is a political party in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy, Vince Miller, and others, inspired by the formation three years earlier of the US Libertarian Party. The Party is guided by adherence to the philosophical ideas of Austrian Economics and...
  
  
• Libertarian Party of Manitoba
• List of British Columbia political parties

External links

• British Columbia Libertarian Party official site
• Vancouver Island Libertarian Association official VILA site