1983 British Columbia general election

The 1983 British Columbia general election was the 33rd provincial election for the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 7, 1983. The election was held on May 5, 1983. The new legislature that resulted from this election met for the first time on June 23, 1983.

1983 British Columbia general election

May 5, 1983
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 29 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	70.5%[1]
First party Second party   NDP Leader Bill Bennett Dave Barrett Party Social Credit New Democratic Leader since 1973 1969 Leader's seat Okanagan South Vancouver East Last election 31 seats, 48.23% 26 seats, 45.99% Seats won 35 22 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 820,807 741,354 Percentage 49.76% 44.94% Swing 1.53 1.05
Premier before election Bill Bennett Social Credit Premier after election Bill Bennett Social Credit

The governing Social Credit Party of British Columbia was re-elected with a majority government, defeating the opposition New Democratic Party of British Columbia. The "Socreds" increased both their share of the popular vote almost half of all votes) and their number of seats in the legislature. No other parties other than the Socreds and the NDP won seats in the legislature.