Saturday July 6, 2024 | Island Social Trends [Updated July 8, 2024]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
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BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION RESOURCES
This page will be updated through to the October 19, 2024 BC provincial election.
Elections BC website: How to register to vote | ways to vote | voting dates
- WRIT DAY (election is called). September 21, 2024. Campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
- WEST SHORE RIDINGS: Learn about the new riding boundaries for Esquimalt-Colwood, Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Langford-Highlands. | There are 93 ridings across BC, with 15 of those on Vancouver Island.
- CANDIDATES by PARTY: BC NDP – Leader David Eby (51 candidates at July 8 – although the ‘team’ page shows only 36 / full slate of 93 is anticipated) | BC UNITED – Leader Kevin Falcon (53 candidates at July 6) | BC GREENS – Leader Sonia Furstenau (18 candidates at July 6) | BC CONSERVATIVES – Leader John Rustad (70 candidates at July 6)
- FUNDRAISING BY PARTY: BC NDP | BC UNITED | BC GREEN | BC CONSERVATIVES (links to come)
- ADVANCE VOTING DATES. October 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
- ELECTION / VOTING DAY. October 19, 2024. BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION: Elections BC website: How to register to vote | ways to vote | voting dates
BACKGROUND ANALYSIS by Island Social Trends:
BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION NEWS ARCHIVE:
July 2024:
- BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau to address Victoria Chamber of Commerce (July 6, 2024)
- Short but sweet at Sooke Flats on Canada Day (July 1, 2024)
June 2024:
- Juan de Fuca-Malahat race heating up in Sooke (June 29, 2024)
- BC United picks Herb Haldane for Juan de Fuca-Malahat race (June 28, 2024)
- BC Green powerhouse Adam Olsen shifts to building the party (June 25, 2024)
- Government’s job to keep running the province (June 18, 2024)
- BC United jumps on free shingles vaccine recommendation (June 10, 2024)
- “British Columbians are mainstream not extreme,” says BC United Leader Kevin Falcon (June 6, 2024)
January to May 2024:
- BC Conservatives tilting at every day’s issue, still short on policy announcements (May 31, 2024)
- BC NDP pushing to end BC United stronghold in Vancouver-Langara (May 25, 2024)
- BC United name change could be its failing (May 21, 2024)
- Premier Eby heats up anti-Conservative election theme (May 14, 2024)
- Two Esquimalt-Colwood candidates show up at May Day for Mother’s Day (May 12, 2024)
- Sooke businessman David Evans now BC Green candidate for Juan de Fuca – Malahat (May 11, 2024)
- Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon running again in Delta North (May 4, 2024)
- Elizabeth May will be helping BC Green candidates in Fall 2024 election (April 24, 2024)
- BC NDP election campaign to show “where we’re going to head” says Eby (March 18, 2024)
- Three new West Shore riding ridings – Langford-Highlands, Esquimalt-Colwood, Juan de Fuca-Malahat (February 12, 2024)
2023:
- Elections BC page on BC Provincial Election October 19, 2024 | Dean & Lore shuffled in Child and Family roles (January 15, 2023)
2022:
- New BC Cabinet announced by David Eby on December 7, 2022 (analysis – December 7, 2022)
- Premier David Eby says he’s sticking to the scheduled 2024 BC provincial election date (article November 18, 2022).
