British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership conventions

This page covers the results of leadership elections in the British Columbia New Democratic Party (known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation before 1961).

On July 5, 1936, CCF parliamentary leader Robert Connell survived a leadership challenge, 138 votes to 76. It was also determined, at this meeting, that the party's future leadership would be decided by delegated conventions.

(Held June 26, 1939)

(Held April 10, 1953)

(Held April 6, 1956)

(Held October 28, 1961)

(Held on June 4, 1967, in Burnaby, British Columbia.)

(Held on April 12, 1969.)

First ballot:

Second ballot:

Berger stepped down as party leader after the NDP lost the provincial election of 1969. Barrett was subsequently chosen as interim party leader.

(Held June 6, 1970)

(Held on May 20, 1984.)

First ballot:

Lea was eliminated, and endorsed Stupich.

Second ballot:

Birrell was eliminated. She initially declined to endorse another candidate, but later supported Robert Skelly.

Third ballot:

Stupich was eliminated. He declined to endorse another candidate.

Fourth ballot:

King was eliminated, and endorsed Skelly.

Fifth ballot:

(Held on April 12, 1987.)

(Held on February 18, 1996.)

(Held on February 20, 2000.)

(Gordon Wilson had been a candidate but withdrew an hour before voting began and endorsed Corky Evans. Labour activist Len Werden had withdrawn the day before the convention. Joy MacPhail had also been a candidate but she dropped out on January 8, 2000 and threw her support to Ujjal Dosanjh. MacPhail became interim leader after Dosanjh lost his seat in the 2001 provincial election and resigned. On June 4, 2003 she announced her intention to resign as interim leader.)

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