The leadership of the NDP was now taken up by John Horgan, the MLA from the suburban Victoria constituency of Juan de Fuca. Horgan was acclaimed leader in 2014. His folksy manner and focus on kitchen-table issues like child care costs and bridge tolls proved to be just what the NDP needed. In the 2017 provincial election the BC Liberals dropped four percent while the NDP held steady – both parties won 40% of the popular vote, while the Green Party increased their share to 17%. The NDP’s 41 seats, together with the three Green MLAs, was one more seat that the 43 seats won by the Liberals. Christy Clark tried to form a government, but failed. The NDP negotiated an agreement with the Green Party. The Liberals were out, and John Horgan became the NDP’s sixth BC Premier.
BC’s sixth NDP premier
