Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election

May 17, 2005

At 8 p.m. local time today (04:00 UTC 18 May), the polls closed in the British Columbia general election, 2005. Results are still coming in, and no party has won an overall majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia yet. At 9:05 p.m. PST (5:05 a.m. UTC 18 May) the CBC called the election for the BC Liberals.

Electoral reform
Held in conjunction with the general election was the British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005, where voters were asked to decide whether to switch from the First Past the Post electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

A 60% Yes vote as well as a simple majority in 48 of the 79 ridings are needed for the measure to pass.

STV referendum results
"Should British Columbia change to the BC-STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform?"