There was some change in this election, in that it was the first since 2008’s electoral redistribution that increased the number of seats in the legislature to 85 from 79. Other than that, it was more of the same. The 2009 provincial election was a near repeat of 2005. The BC Liberals gained three of those new seats; the New Democrats two – and both parties increased their popular vote by less than one per cent over 2005.
The 2009 election: Status quo
