Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district)

Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 out of parts of Cowichan-Ladysmith and Malahat-Juan de Fuca. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.

Cowichan Valley

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Sonia Furstenau Green
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Population (2006)	55,040
Area (km²)	1,681.67
Pop. density (per km²)	32.7
Census divisions	Cowichan Valley Regional District
Census subdivisions	Duncan, North Cowichan, Lake Cowichan

Geography

Cowichan Valley is located on southern Vancouver Island, in the region surrounding the Cowichan River. Communities in the electoral district consist of Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Maple Bay, and the southern portion of North Cowichan.[1]

History

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
39th	2009–2013		Bill Routley	New Democratic
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–present		Sonia Furstenau	Green

Election results

2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Sonia Furstenau	11,475	37.45
	New Democratic	Lori Lynn Iannidinardo	9,603	31.34
	Liberal	Steve Housser	8,400	27.41
	Independent	Ian Morrison	502	1.64
	Libertarian	James Robert Anderson	393	1.28
	Independent	Samuel Lockhart	145	0.47
	Independent	Eden Haythornthwaite	124	0.40
Total valid votes			30,642	100.00
Source: Elections BC[2]

2013 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Bill Routley	10,696	40.14
	Liberal	Steve Housser	9,299	34.90
	Green	Kerry Davis	5,102	19.15
	Conservative	Damir Wallener	1,223	4.59
	Independent	Heather Alanna Campbell	326	1.22
Total valid votes			26,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86	0.32
Turnout			26,732	61.90
Source: Elections BC[3]

2009 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Bill Routley	12,548	48.40	$83,418
	Liberal	Cathy Basskin	9,258	35.71	$55,515
	Green	Simon Lindley	3,058	11.79	$8,900
	Conservative	Jason Murray	924	3.56	$1,594
	Refederation	Michial Rupert Moore	139	0.54	$343
Total Valid Votes			25,927	100
Total Rejected Ballots			97	0.37
Turnout			26,024	62.54

References

1. McElroy, Justin (11 April 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Cowichan Valley riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
2. "2017 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
3. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.