1979 British Columbia general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1979_British_Columbia_general_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date May 10, 1979
gptkbp:election_held_for 39th Parliament of British Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1979 British Columbia general election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Bill_Bennett
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Gordon_Gibson
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_popular_vote 5.98%
gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon 0
gptkbp:majoritySeats 29
gptkbp:NDPSeatsWon 26
gptkbp:New_Democratic_Party_leader gptkb:Dave_Barrett
gptkbp:New_Democratic_Party_popular_vote 46.03%
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1983_British_Columbia_general_election
gptkbp:opposedBy New Democratic Party of British Columbia
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Bill_Bennett
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1975_British_Columbia_general_election
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 57
gptkbp:Social_Credit_Party_leader gptkb:Bill_Bennett
gptkbp:Social_Credit_Party_popular_vote 48.24%
gptkbp:Social_Credit_Party_seats_won 31
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:British_Columbia_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 63.94%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Social_Credit_Party_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Columbia_Social_Credit_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7