The 1986 British Columbia general election was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The sitting Social Credit government was re-elected. The election was called on September 24, 1986. The election was held on October 22, 1986, and the new legislature met for the first time on March 9, 1987. Only one district elected both a SC and a NDP MLA. This was Vancouver-Point Grey where two women, an NDP-er and a SC-er (Kim Campbell, later a Canadian prime minister), were elected.