British Columbia general election, 1975

The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st 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 November 3 1975, and held on December 11 1975. The new legislature met for the first time on March 17 1976.

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British Columbia - Canada - Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - November 3 - 1975 - December 11 - March 17 - 1976

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The governining New Democratic Party of David Barrett was defeated after three years in government. Bill Bennett, son of long-time Social Credit Party leader and BC premier, W.A.C. Bennett, led the conservative party back to power, winning close to half of the popular vote, and a solid majority in the legislature.

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New Democratic Party - David Barrett - Bill Bennett - Social Credit Party - W.A.C. Bennett - Majority

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Voters abandoned the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties as the centre and right-wing vote coalesced around Social Credit to defeat the social democratic NDP.

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Liberal - Progressive Conservative - Social democratic

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