# 2021 Canadian federal election in British Columbia

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, 42 members of parliament were elected to the House of Commons from the province of British Columbia (12.4% of all members). British Columbia had a voter turnout of 61.4% with 2,279,961 ballots cast, making up 13.2% of the total national voter turnout.

## Results
### Summary

The Liberal Party managed to win the most seats, taking 15 ridings, a gain of 4 seats from the last election. Despite this they came in third place in the popular vote, with 26.2%. The Conservative Party won the popular vote, with 33.1%, a slight reduction compared to 2019. They won 13 seats, a loss of 4 from the last election. The NDP increased their votes and seat count. Coming in second with the popular vote, with 29.3%, and winning 13 seats, a tie with the Conservatives and a gain of 2 from 2019.
The Green party lost half their seats, being reduced to one. Their popular vote fell to 5.4%. The People's Party still won no seats, but grew their support to 4.9% of the vote.
Independent Jody Wilson Raybold did not run for re-election and her seat was won by the Liberals.
The Animal Protection Party, Canada's Fourth Front, the Christian Heritage Party, the Communist Party, the Libertarian Party, the Marxist-Leninist Party, the Maverick Party and the Rhino Party, all ran at least one candidate in British Columbia in this election.
| Party | Party | Votes | Vote % | Vote +/- | Seats | Seat +/- |
| | Liberal | 608,588 | 26.9% | 0.7pp | 15 / 42 (36%) | 4 |
| | Conservative | 750,394 | 33.1% | 0.9pp | 13 / 42 (31%) | 4 |
| | New Democratic | 664,054 | 29.3% | 4.9pp | 13 / 42 (31%) | 2 |
| | Green | 121,919 | 5.4% | 7.1pp | 1 / 42 (2%) | 1 |
| | People's | 110,523 | 4.9% | 3.2pp | 0 / 42 (0%) | 0 |
| | Other | 6,668 | 0.3% | 0.0pp | 0 / 42 (0%) | 0 |
| | Independent | 2,439 | 0.1% | 0.8pp | 0 / 42 (0%) | 1 |
| Total | Total | 2,264,585 | 100% | – | 42 / 42 (100%) | – |
| Seat apportionment diagram: |

### Comparison with national results

Turnout and participation :
| Statistic | BC | Natl. | % |
| Population | 4,648,055 | 35,151,728 | 13.22 |
| Electors | 3,713,048 | 27,509,496 | 13.50 |
| Valid ballots | 2,264,585 | 17,034,243 | 13.29 |
| Rejected ballots | 15,376 | 175,568 | 8.76 |
| Total ballots | 2,279,961 | 17,209,811 | 13.23 |
| Statistic | BC | Natl. avg. | diff. |
| Valid ballot % | 99.3 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Rejected ballot % | 0.7 | 1.0 | −0.3 |
| Voter turnout % | 61.4 | 62.6 | −1.2 |
Results by party :
| Party | Party | Popular vote % | Popular vote % | Popular vote % | Seats in caucus |
| Party | Party | BC | Natl. avg. | diff. | Seats in caucus |
| | Liberal | 26.87 | 32.62 | −5.75 | 15 / 160 (9%) |
| | Conservative | 33.14 | 33.74 | −0.60 | 13 / 119 (11%) |
| | New Democratic | 29.32 | 17.82 | +11.50 | 13 / 25 (52%) |
| | Green | 5.38 | 2.33 | +3.05 | 1 / 2 (50%) |
| | People's | 4.88 | 4.94 | −0.06 | no caucus |
| | Independent | 0.11 | 0.19 | −0.08 | no caucus |

### Synopsis by riding

Results by riding in British Columbia - 2021 Canadian federal election :
| Riding | 2019 | 2019 | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Turnout | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Riding | 2019 | 2019 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Turnout | Lib | Con | NDP | Green | PPC | Ind | Other | Total |
| Abbotsford | | Con | | Con | 21,597 | 47.9% | 10,690 | 23.7% | 59.6% | 10,907 | 21,597 | 7,729 | 1,517 | 3,300 | – | – | 45,050 |
| Burnaby North—Seymour | | Lib | | Lib | 19,445 | 39.5% | 5,127 | 10.4% | 62.3% | 19,445 | 12,535 | 14,318 | 1,516 | 1,370 | – | – | 49,184 |
| Burnaby South | | NDP | | NDP | 16,382 | 40.3% | 4,021 | 9.9% | 51.1% | 12,361 | 9,104 | 16,382 | 1,175 | 1,290 | 296 | – | 40,608 |
| Cariboo—Prince George | | Con | | Con | 25,771 | 50.8% | 15,448 | 30.4% | 59.8% | 8,397 | 25,771 | 10,323 | 1,844 | 4,160 | – | 218 | 50,713 |
| Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola | | Con | | Con | 30,563 | 47.6% | 16,750 | 26.1% | 64.6% | 13,291 | 30,563 | 13,813 | 1,755 | 4,788 | – | – | 64,210 |
| Chilliwack—Hope | | Con | | Con | 23,987 | 46.0% | 10,060 | 19.3% | 61.4% | 8,851 | 23,987 | 13,927 | 1,391 | 4,004 | – | – | 52,160 |
| Cloverdale—Langley City | | Con | | Lib | 20,877 | 39.2% | 1,654 | 3.1% | 61.0% | 20,877 | 19,223 | 10,587 | – | 2,563 | – | – | 53,250 |
| Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam | | Lib | | Lib | 21,454 | 38.5% | 4,547 | 8.2% | 60.1% | 21,454 | 16,907 | 14,982 | – | 2,373 | – | – | 55,716 |
| Courtenay—Alberni | | NDP | | NDP | 30,612 | 44.2% | 8,431 | 12.2% | 65.8% | 9,276 | 22,181 | 30,612 | 3,590 | 3,467 | – | 124 | 69,250 |
| Cowichan—Malahat—Langford | | NDP | | NDP | 26,968 | 42.8% | 9,098 | 14.4% | 64.4% | 10,320 | 17,870 | 26,968 | 3,922 | 3,952 | – | – | 63,032 |
| Delta | | Lib | | Lib | 22,105 | 42.3% | 4,410 | 8.5% | 67.5% | 22,105 | 17,695 | 9,591 | 1,244 | 1,291 | 379 | – | 52,305 |
| Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke | | NDP | | NDP | 28,056 | 42.8% | 13,590 | 20.7% | 64.4% | 14,466 | 13,885 | 28,056 | 5,891 | 2,995 | – | 249 | 65,542 |
| Fleetwood—Port Kells | | Lib | | Lib | 21,350 | 45.2% | 6,797 | 14.4% | 58.7% | 21,350 | 14,553 | 8,960 | 892 | 1,284 | 146 | – | 47,185 |
| Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | | Con | | Con | 30,281 | 43.0% | 9,850 | 14.0% | 66.5% | 12,717 | 30,281 | 20,431 | 2,576 | 4,033 | 410 | – | 70,448 |
| Kelowna—Lake Country | | Con | | Con | 30,409 | 45.3% | 12,642 | 18.8% | 63.9% | 17,767 | 30,409 | 12,204 | 2,074 | 4,688 | – | – | 67,142 |
| Kootenay—Columbia | | Con | | Con | 28,056 | 43.2% | 4,070 | 6.3% | 68.3% | 5,879 | 28,056 | 23,986 | 2,577 | 4,467 | – | – | 64,965 |
| Langley—Aldergrove | | Con | | Con | 28,643 | 45.7% | 12,078 | 19.3% | 65.0% | 16,565 | 28,643 | 12,288 | 1,798 | 3,341 | – | – | 62,635 |
| Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon | | Con | | Con | 18,908 | 43.8% | 8,310 | 19.3% | 61.5% | 10,598 | 18,908 | 8,709 | 1,887 | 3,073 | – | – | 43,175 |
| Nanaimo—Ladysmith | | Grn | | NDP | 19,826 | 28.8% | 1,199 | 1.7% | 64.0% | 9,314 | 18,627 | 19,826 | 17,640 | 3,358 | – | – | 68,765 |
| New Westminster—Burnaby | | NDP | | NDP | 24,054 | 48.8% | 12,369 | 25.1% | 57.1% | 11,685 | 9,710 | 24,054 | 2,035 | 1,840 | – | – | 49,324 |
| North Island—Powell River | | NDP | | NDP | 23,833 | 39.5% | 2,163 | 3.5% | 65.4% | 7,922 | 21,670 | 23,833 | 3,656 | 2,795 | – | 387 | 60,263 |
| North Okanagan—Shuswap | | Con | | Con | 33,626 | 46.4% | 19,697 | 27.2% | 65.2% | 13,666 | 33,626 | 13,929 | 3,967 | 7,209 | – | – | 72,397 |
| North Vancouver | | Lib | | Lib | 26,756 | 45.1% | 10,085 | 17.0% | 66.1% | 26,756 | 16,671 | 11,750 | 2,598 | 1,545 | – | – | 59,320 |
| Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge | | Con | | Con | 19,371 | 36.7% | 2,502 | 4.8% | 64.4% | 13,179 | 19,371 | 16,869 | – | 2,800 | 453 | 161 | 52,833 |
| Port Moody—Coquitlam | | Con | | NDP | 19,367 | 37.2% | 2,762 | 5.3% | 62.7% | 14,231 | 16,605 | 19,367 | – | 1,766 | – | 122 | 52,091 |
| Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies | | Con | | Con | 29,882 | 60.7% | 23,235 | 47.2% | 62.1 % | 4,236 | 29,882 | 6,647 | 1,661 | 5,138 | – | 1,633 | 49,197 |
| Richmond Centre | | Con | | Lib | 13,440 | 39.3% | 772 | 2.2% | 46.2% | 13,440 | 12,668 | 6,196 | 1,109 | 748 | – | – | 34,161 |
| Saanich—Gulf Islands | | Grn | | Grn | 24,648 | 37.6% | 9,873 | 15.1% | 70.4% | 12,056 | 14,775 | 11,959 | 24,648 | 1,943 | – | 141 | 65,522 |
| Skeena—Bulkley Valley | | NDP | | NDP | 15,921 | 42.6% | 2,408 | 6.5% | 55.7% | 2,866 | 13,513 | 15,921 | 1,406 | 2,888 | – | 797 | 37,391 |
| South Okanagan—West Kootenay | | NDP | | NDP | 27,595 | 41.3% | 3,920 | 5.8% | 65.6% | 8,159 | 23,675 | 27,595 | 2,485 | 4,866 | – | – | 66,780 |
| South Surrey—White Rock | | Con | | Con | 24,158 | 42.5% | 1,992 | 3.5% | 65.0% | 22,166 | 24,158 | 8,395 | – | 2,186 | – | – | 56,905 |
| Steveston—Richmond East | | Con | | Lib | 16,543 | 42.5% | 3,477 | 9.0% | 52.8% | 16,543 | 13,066 | 7,525 | 860 | 955 | – | – | 38,949 |
| Surrey Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 16,862 | 43.9% | 6,235 | 16.2% | 51.7% | 16,862 | 8,094 | 10,627 | 838 | 1,539 | – | 426 | 38,386 |
| Surrey—Newton | | Lib | | Lib | 19,721 | 53.9% | 10,185 | 27.9% | 56.2% | 19,721 | 5,758 | 9,536 | – | 967 | 628 | – | 36,610 |
| Vancouver Centre | | Lib | | Lib | 20,873 | 40.4% | 5,004 | 9.7% | 57.0% | 20,873 | 11,162 | 15,869 | 2,030 | 1,683 | – | – | 51,617 |
| Vancouver East | | NDP | | NDP | 27,969 | 56.4% | 18,172 | 36.6% | 55.0% | 9,797 | 5,399 | 27,969 | 3,826 | 1,382 | – | 1,218 | 49,591 |
| Vancouver Granville | | Ind | | Lib | 17,050 | 34.4% | 431 | 0.9% | 60.8% | 17,050 | 13,280 | 16,619 | 1,434 | 1,177 | – | – | 49,560 |
| Vancouver Kingsway | | NDP | | NDP | 20,994 | 52.3% | 9,972 | 24.9% | 54.1% | 11,022 | 5,456 | 20,994 | 1,575 | 868 | – | 243 | 40,158 |
| Vancouver Quadra | | Lib | | Lib | 20,814 | 43.6% | 7,028 | 14.7% | 63.5% | 20,814 | 13,786 | 9,220 | 2,922 | 963 | – | – | 47,705 |
| Vancouver South | | Lib | | Lib | 19,910 | 49.4% | 9,988 | 24.8% | 54.8% | 19,910 | 9,060 | 9,922 | – | 1,104 | – | 287 | 40,283 |
| Victoria | | NDP | | NDP | 29,301 | 43.9% | 11,107 | 16.6% | 67.3% | 18,194 | 9,152 | 29,301 | 7,472 | 2,065 | – | 564 | 66,748 |
| West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | | Lib | | Lib | 21,500 | 33.9% | 2,438 | 3.9% | 64.9% | 21,500 | 19,062 | 16,265 | 4,108 | 2,299 | 127 | 98 | 63,459 |

## Analysis and political significance

The incumbent Liberal Party won the most seats in the province, despite losing the popular vote to both the Conservatives and the New Democrats.
Despite winning the most seats in the province two years earlier, the Conservatives ultimately lost four of their seats in British Columbia to either the Liberals or New Democrats. Similar to the conservative British Columbia Liberal Party's recent losses in the 2020 British Columbia provincial election, the Conservatives lost support from urban and suburban voters in much of Greater Vancouver. It is also speculated that an increased vote share for the right-wing People's Party may have contributed to vote-splitting.
The Green Party saw a significant decrease in support in British Columbia, dropping from 12.5% in 2019 to 5.4%, and losing their Nanaimo—Ladysmith riding to the New Democrats. On Vancouver Island where the Greens are typically more competitive, they only managed to receive the most or second-most votes in one of the island's seven ridings.