Your Candidates for the 40th Provincial General Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2013

VICTORIA – The candidate nomination period for British Columbia’s 40^th General Election closed at 1 p.m. (Pacific time) on Friday, April 26, 2013.  

There are 376 candidates representing 19 political parties, independents and individuals not affiliated with a registered party.  Voting is available at district electoral offices, by mail, at any advance voting place May 8 – 11, and at any general voting place Tuesday, May 14, 2013. 

Full Party Name	Name on Ballot (Party)	Candidates
Advocational International Democratic Party of British Columbia	Advocational Party	2
B.C. Vision	B.C. Vision	4
BC First Party	BC First	2
BC Marijuana Party	BC Marijuana Party	2
BC NDP	BC NDP	85
British Columbia Conservative Party	BC Conservative Party	56
British Columbia Excalibur Party	BC Excalibur Party	6
British Columbia Liberal Party	BC Liberal Party	85
British Columbia Libertarian Party	Libertarian	8
British Columbia Party	British Columbia Party	3
British Columbia Social Credit Party	BC Social Credit Party	1
Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia	Christian Heritage Party of B.C.	2
Communist Party of BC	Communist Party of BC	4
Green Party Political Association of British Columbia	Green Party of BC	61
Helping Hand Party	Helping Hand Party	1
Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness, The	The Platinum Party	2
Unparty: The Consensus-Building Party	Unparty: The Consensus-Building Party	2
Work Less Party of British Columbia	Work Less Party	2
Your Political Party of BC	YPP	2
Independent	Independent	35
No Affiliation		11
	Total	376

In the 2009 Provincial General Election, there were 346 candidates nominated, representing 15 political parties. 

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Contact:
Don Main
Communications Manager
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: electionsbc@elections.bc.ca 
Website: www.elections.bc.ca 

Links:

Full list of candidates (PDF)