1991 British Columbia general election
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| Turnout | 64.03% 1.77 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 British Columbia general election 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.
The New Democratic Party of Mike Harcourtdefeated the incumbent Social Credit Party of British Columbia, which had been beset by scandals during Bill Vander Zalm's only term as premier. Liberal Party leader Gordon Wilson surprised observers by leading his party to winning one-third of the votes cast and 23 percent of the seats, and forming the official opposition in the legislature after having held no seats at all since 1979. The new legislature met for the first time on March 17, 1992.
The election was held at the same time as a referendum on recall and initiative. It was also the first British Columbia general election with only single-member districts.