Liberal Party

LIBERAL PARTY was one of the two dominant political parties, along with the CONSERVATIVE PARTY, in BC during the first half of the 20th century. It faded as a political force following the 1952 provincial election and did not regain a significant amount of electoral support until 1991. It returned to dominance in 2001 when it won a landslide election victory over the NDP.

The party emerged formally at a 1902 convention, and in an election the following year legislators in BC began identifying...

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