British Columbia’s 34th General Election took place on October 22nd, 1986. Prior to the election, the BC New Democratic Party held 22 seats in the Legislature; under the leadership of Bob Skelly, the Party fielded a full 69 candidates for the 1986 general election, emerging yet again with 22 seats, and approximately 42.6% of the popular vote. The incumbent Social Credit party, now under the leadership of Bill Vander Zalm, took the remaining 47 seats and returned to power. The next general election in British Columbia was not held until 1991.

Records in this subseries include candidate biographical statements and photographs, campaign literature and public communications, correspondence, drafts, memos, media and campaign strategy documents, committee reports and minutes, and other related materials. These records appear to have been predominantly created by Gerry Scott, Provincial secretary, or in some cases, Soren Bech, Director of Communications.

Includes a document entitled "Minutes of the 1987 Convention of the BC New Democratic Party" which indicates that Mike Harcourt was elected party leader in 1987. Includes as well Mike Harcourt's convention delegate registration badge, 1988. Other materials related to the 1988 NDP convention are also included.

These records relate to Provincial NDP activities in support of the November 21, 1988 Federal Election. During this election, the Federal NDP party secured 43 seats, 19 of which were in British Columbia. Records in this subseries appear to have been created by the Provincial Secretary, Hans Brown, and were kept at the central office of the NDP.

Records in this subseries include party strategic documents such as the Spring Campaign and Fall Campaigns for membership, fundraising, and political support; committee minutes and communications such as the Revenue Sharing Task Force and the Revenue Generating Task Force; correspondence and public communications; surveys; notes and drafts; and other related materials.

British Columbia's 35th General Election was held on October 17th, 1991. Prior to the election the NDP held 22 seats in the legislature, and they emerged from the 1991 election with 51, taking power with Mike Harcourt as the newly elected Premier of British Columbia. Though the Social Credit party had previously been in power since 1975, a series of scandals and shifts in social policy negatively affected the party's public standing, culminating in the conflict of interest scandal surrounding Premier Bill Vander Zalm's sale of his Fantasy Gardens flower garden and theme park, which led to his resignation as premier. These events opened a window of opportunity for the BC ND, who campaigned strongly on the theme of "It's time for a change." The next general election was not held in British Columbia until 1996.

Records in this series have been created by two distinct creators:

• Files 400-02 to 404-11 created by Hans Brown, Provincial Secretary
• Files 404-12 to 407-03 created by Ron Johnson, Director of Communications
  Records include correspondence, drafts, notes, campaign literature and public communications, media clippings, budgetary documents, candidate biographies, strategy documents, minutes and agendas, polls, and other related materials.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 (duplicating some of the information found in file 346-6), with various related memoranda and correspondence from government staff interleaved throughout.

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