The 32nd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was called on April 3rd, 1979. The election was held on May 10, 1979, and the new legislature met for the first time on June 6, 1979.

The governing Social Credit Party of British Columbia of Bill Bennett was re-elected with a majority government, and won almost half of the popular vote. The electorate was polarized between the conservative Socreds and the social democratic New Democratic Party of former premier David Barrett, which won just under 46% of the popular vote and all of the remaining seats in the legislature.

Only the Progressive Conservatives won over 1% of the popular vote, but their 5% of the vote did nt enable them to hold on to their single seat in the legislature.

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n.a. - not applicable: party not recognized at the previous election