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Home > Politics and Economy > How the West is Won: A Half-century of B.C. Elections |
 How the West is Won: A Half-century of B.C. Elections |
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British Columbia has a proud tradition of bare-knuckle, drag-'em-out election campaigns. No other province can match B.C.'s flamboyant leaders, its salacious scandals and the trench warfare between free-enterprisers and socialists. Many of the hard-fought victories ended in resignation. CBC Archives takes a look back at campaign highlights from 1952 to 2001. |
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 Why does this province have its own rough-and-tumble brand of politics? (TV; runs 6:09) |
 After a chaotic contest, the Bennett era begins. (TV; runs 3:04) |
 Dave Barrett and the NDP finally smash Social Credit's iron grip on B.C. (Radio; runs 7:23) |
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 Bill Bennett ends B.C.'s socialist experiment. (TV; runs 5:38) |
 The stumping styles of Bill Vander Zalm and Bob Skelly couldn't be more different. (TV; runs 3:57) |
 In a campaign turning point, the Liberal leader puts the NDP and Social Credit front-runners in their place. (TV; runs 3:42) |
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 The NDP loses the popular vote but beats the Liberals by six seats. (Radio; runs 2:50) |
 The only question is – will they win all the seats? (TV; runs 4:43) |
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