by romarco1 | Apr 19, 1979 | Timeline:1970s
The message in 1979 was “Compare the records. You’re better off with the NDP”. Once again, the party fought on its 1972-75 successful reforms and this time the vote was the highest ever: 46%, a major breakthrough in levels of support. But it wasn’t quite enough to...
by romarco1 | Apr 19, 1976 | Timeline:1970s
While Barrett lost his seat in 1975, Bob Williams – one of two NDP MLAs for Vancouver East – offered to resign, allowing the former premier to win a by-election. In the late 70s, the party rebuilt and was ready to fight for a return to government in the...
by romarco1 | Apr 30, 1975 | Timeline:1970s
Why did the NDP seat count drop so precipitously when the share of the popular vote remained virtually unchanged between 1972 and 1975? The answer lies in how other parties split the non-NDP vote. In 1972, Social Credit won 31% of the vote, while the Liberal Party won...
by romarco1 | Apr 19, 1975 | Timeline:1970s
In spite of the controversies around some of the NDP reforms, both internally and from the NDP’s opponents, Premier Barrett was convinced he could persuade voters to re-elect the NDP. Social Credit had reorganized and had a bland new leader, Bill Bennett, the son of...
by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1974 | Timeline:1970s
The pace of reform was head-spinning in the next three years (see our Achievements page). The Barrett government embarked on an endless stream of reforms, saving agricultural land, introducing publicly-owned low-cost car insurance, creating a province-wide ambulance...
by romarco1 | Apr 18, 1972 | Timeline:1970s
The 1972 NDP campaign was about making life better for people – a new deal for people – not about the great job the NDP would do in government. On the campaign trail no one was allowed to introduce Barrett as the next premier. The campaign was for a stronger...
