Records in this subseries relate to the BC NDP’s activities in support of the 2004 Canadian federal election.

The 38th Canadian federal election was held on June 28, 2004, following the dissolution of the previous House of Commons on May 23rd, 2004 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin. The federal New Democratic Party, now under the leadership of Jack Layton, ran a full slate of 308 candidates, and managed to secure 19 seats, up from the 14 seats held at the time of dissolution, with 5 of these seats secured in British Columbia. The next federal election was not held until 2006.

Records in this subseries have been made by two different individual creators. Files 424-10 to 424-21 have been created by David Bieber, Director of Communications. Files 425-01 to 425-05 have been created by Russ Neely, Director of Organization.

Files include correspondence, polls, reports, strategy and messaging documents, reports, notes, meeting minutes and agendas, public communications, and other related materials.

File contains primarily copies of forms and handouts used by the resolutions committee for the 2001 convention.

Records in this subseries relate to BC NDP activity surrounding the 37th provincial general election in BC, held on May 16, 2001. Though the Party ran a full slate of 79 candidates in the 2001 election, the BC NDP’s public perception was still suffering as a result of the media-dubbed “Bingogate scandal” which had led to Glen Clark’s resignation as Premier in August of 1999. Under the leadership of Ujjal Dosanjh, the former Attorney General of BC who had successfully won the NDP leadership race in February of 2000, the New Democratic Party succeeded in retaining only 2 of their previous 39 seats in the provincial legislature, those of incumbents Joy McPhail (Vancouver-Hastings) and Jenny Kwan (Vancouver-Mount Pleasant). The BC Liberals, under the leadership of former Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell, won the remaining 77 seats. The next provincial election was not held until 2005.

The records in this series were received by RBSC in one box; though their contents suggest multiple individual creators, it is difficult to determine at a file-by-file level which files were created by whom. Based on an examination of the contents of the files and notes supplied by the appraising archivist, the likely creators of these files are Ed Lavalle, Provincial Secretary and Acting Campaign Manager for the 2001 election, and either the Director of Communications or David Bieber, Communications Officer for the BC NDP.

Materials in this subseries include correspondence, polls, candidate nomination materials, public communications, campaign literature, media clippings, notes, meeting agendas and minutes, candidate biographies and photographs, financial documents, and other related materials. Certain items not directly related to the election were intermingled with loose materials discovered in the box; they have been left in their received order and can be found in file 415-01.

The items in this file, orignally contained in a binder, have the following labelled section dividers:

• Pre-election bulletins
• Campaign bulletins
• Pre-election news releases
• Campaign news releases
• Platform
• Central materials

Records in this series relate to the British Columbia NDP's activities in support of the 2000 federal election.

Held on November 27, 2000, the 37th general election was called early by Liberal Party Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The federal NDP, under the leadership of Alexa McDonough, succeeded in securing 13 seats in Parliament, a loss of 8 seats from the previous election in 1997. The BC NDP also did not fare well in the federal election, possibly due to the resignation of Premier Glen Clark in August of 1999 surrounding allegations that he had accepted favours in return for approving a casino application. The next federal election was not held until 2004.

Records in this series have been made by multiple creators. Files 412-01 to 412-04 were created by Ed Lavalle, Provincial Secretary. The creator of files 412-05 to 412-15 is uncertain, but appear to be the Director of Communications. Similarly, the creator of files 412-16 to 412-21 is uncertain, but appears to be Ron Stipp, Director of Organization.

Files include correspondence, memos, public communications, polls, candidate biographies, clippings, draft advertisements and promotional materials, agendas and minutes, and other related materials.

File consists primarily of appeals and emergency resolutions received by the committee, and other related materials.

Contains primarily templates of forms and handouts used at convention, as well as some emergency resolutions, committee meeting times, and related materials.

File consists primarily of copies of convention bulletins sent out to party members leading up to the 1999 NDP convention, a 1999 convention budget, minutes from a 1999 convention staff debriefing meeting, CAC meeting minutes, and other related materials.

Records in this series relate to provincial NDP activities in support of the 1997 Federal Election, called on April 26, 1997, and held on June 2, 1997. The federal NDP, under the leadership of Alexa McDonough, managed to regain official party status (lost after securing only 9 seats in the 1993 federal election) by winning 21 seats. The next federal election was not held until 2000.

In British Columbia, former Provincial Secretary Gerry Scott was engaged as the BC Campaign Manager, and current Provincial Secretary Brian Gardiner joined the Communications Working Group of the Elections Planning Committee (EPC). These records appear to have been created by Brian Gardiner, Provincial Secretary, and include public communications, memoranda, messaging documents, newsletters, candidate biographies, correspondence, reports, polls, and other related materials.

Includes materials from the 1997 convention kit, convention calls and bulletins, meeting minutes and agendas, and other related materials.

Contains copies of reports, statistics, and other information presented to Caucus, September 7th, 1995, concerning projections for the 1996/97 budget (duplicating some of the information found in file 346-6), with various related memoranda and correspondence from government staff interleaved throughout.

Contains copies of reports, statistics, and other information presented to Caucus, September 7th, 1995, concerning projections for the 1996/97 budget.

Contains copies of reports, statistics, and other information presented to Caucus, September 7th, 1995, concerning projections for the 1996/97 budget; specifically background material with information and projections from 1994-1996.

Records in this subseries relate to the BC NDP's activities leading up to and following the 1996 Provincial General Election. The 36th Provincial General Election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996. The BC NDP, under the leadership of Glen Clark, ran a full 75 candidates in the election. Heading into the election the NDP held a 51 seat majority, but Mike Harcourt's resignation surrounding the "Bingogate Scandal" (see: the "Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society" subseries in the "Legal proceedings, investigations, and inquiries" series of this fonds) affected the party's public perception, at a time when the BC Liberal party was gaining popularity. Ultimately, the BC NDP secured a narrow majority government, with 39 seats, while the Liberals, previously holding only 17 seats, retained the Official Opposition with 33 seats.

Records in this subseries have been created by the following individuals:

• Files 409-06 to 410-16, the majority of the files in this subseries, have been created by Jim Kirk, Director of Communications
• File 410-17 appears to have been created by Hans Brown, former Provincial Secretary and Campaign Manager for the 1996 election
• Files 410-18 to 411-04 created by Sherry Hyde, Director of Administration
• File 411-05 appears to have been created by Brian Gardiner, Provincial Secretary

Files include polls, correspondence, memos, drafts and notes, public communications, clippings, financial documents, and other materials related to the 1996 election. File 411-04 contains correspondence around the implementation of recent changes to the Election Act, as well as challenges to the revised Election Act. File 411-05 includes court documents and legal correspondence about a judicial recount in the Okanagan-Boundary electoral district following the election.

Includes copies of policy passed at the 1995 convention; reports from the provincial secretary, women's right committee, and the Young New Democrats; Resolutions for the 1996 convention; and the 1996 Convention Souvenir Book.

Contains copies of reports, briefing notes, statistics, memoranda, and other information presented to the Minister of Finance for preparation of the 1996/97 budget, that relates to the projection of revenues for 1995/96.

File consists of copies of 1995 and 1996 monthly budgetary reports, originally submitted to Elizabeth Cull, Minister of Finance.

Contains correspondence, media clippings, and public communications relating to the 1994 Matsqui by-election; particularly, the public revelation of NDP candidate Sam Wagar's self-identification as a Witch / practitioner of Wicca, and the public controversy that followed. File created by Patrice Pratt, Provincial President.

Includes the 1994 Convention Souvenir Book, a guide to the convention registration process for delegates and alternates, a reprint of financial reports from 1992-1993 for review by delegates at the 1994 convention, a handout to All Women Delegates from the Women's Rights Committee, and a handout summarizing updates on various core party issues.

Records in this series relate to the British Columbia NDP's activities in support of the 1993 federal election.

The 35th Canadian federal general election was held on October 25, 1993. During this time, the BC NDP Central Office became an organizing hub for regional campaigns, with BC candidates running for 32 federal seats in the election. However, the Federal NDP party, under the leadership of Audrey McLaughlin, fared poorly in the 1993 election, securing only 9 seats. This was reflected in British Columbia, where all but two of the Federal NDP MP's lost their seats. The next federal election did not occur until 1997.

Records in this series have been predominantly created by Jim Kirk, Director of Communications (files 407-04 to 408-10). Files 408-11 to 409-05 were located in the Executive Secretary's office at the time of appraisal, though their creator is uncertain; file 409-05 appears to have been created by Sherry Hyde, Director of Administration.

Records include correspondence, memos, policy and strategy documents, public communications, campaign advertisements and media scripts, clippings, pamphlets, polls, minutes, meeting agendas, and other related materials.

Contains a wide range of materials related to the 1993 federal election, including memoranda, strategy and policy documents, budgetary planning documents, correspondence, sample forms, meeting minutes, and other related materials.

File contains a wide variety of materials, including memoranda, strategy documents, correspondence, polls, public communications, and other related materials.