Europe an ▁Games ▁compet itors ▁for ▁Belg ium ▁Category : Bad m inton ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁European ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁British ▁Columbia ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁to ▁elect ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁( BC ▁Liber als ) ▁formed ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁general ▁election ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Premier ▁Gordon ▁Campbell . ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( BC ▁N DP ) ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Car ole ▁James ▁is ▁the ▁Official ▁O pp osition . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁cont ested ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁elect oral ▁map ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁constitu encies ▁increased ▁from ▁ 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁ 8 5 . ▁Under ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁BC ▁Constitution ▁Act ▁passed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁BC ▁elections ▁are ▁now ▁held ▁on ▁fixed ▁dates ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁second ▁T ues day ▁in ▁May ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁refer endum ▁on ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁did ▁not ▁produce ▁a ▁significant ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁political ▁landscape . ▁The ▁BC ▁Liber als , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁power ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1