Vancouver-Fraserview
Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Provincial electoral district | |||
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Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1991 | ||
First contested | 1991 | ||
Last contested | 2013 | ||
Demographics | |||
Census divisions | Metro Vancouver | ||
Census subdivisions | Vancouver |
Demographics
Population, 2001 | 53,062 |
Population Change, 1996–2001 | 5.5% |
Area (km²) | 12 |
Pop. Density (people per km²) | 4,317 |
Geography
Following the redistricting in 2015 based on the previous census, Vancouver-Fraserview sits in the southeastern portion of Vancouver, including the neighbourhoods of Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview, and Killarney. Its approximate borders are: East 49th Ave to the north, Fraser St to the west, Boundary Rd to the east, and the Fraser River to the south.
History
The riding was created for the 1991 election out of parts of the dual member ridings of Vancouver South and Vancouver East.
Electoral History
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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35th | 1991–1996 | Bernie Simpson | New Democratic | |
36th | 1996–2001 | Ian Waddell | ||
37th | 2001–2005 | Ken Johnston | Liberal | |
38th | 2005–2009 | Wally Oppal | ||
39th | 2009–2013 | Kash Heed | ||
40th | 2013–2017 | Suzanne Anton | ||
41st | 2017–present | George Chow | New Democratic |
Member of Legislative Assembly
The current MLA of Vancouver-Fraserview is George Chow. Recent MLAs include Kash Heed, who served as the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and Suzanne Anton and Wally Oppal, who both served as the Attorney-General. Since its inception in 1991 this district has never had an MLA that has served more than one term.
Election results
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | George Chow | 10,160 | 47.67 | |||||
Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 9,171 | 43.21 | |||||
Green | Eric Kolotyluk | 1,580 | 7.45 | |||||
Your Political Party | Harpreet S. Bajwa | 156 | 0.74 | |||||
Libertarian | Hiroshi Hyde | 155 | 0.73 | |||||
Total valid votes | 21,222 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[1] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 10,118 | 46.74% | $91,618 | ||
New Democratic | Gabriel Yiu | 9,648 | 44.56% | $107,004 | ||
Green | Stuart Mackinnon | 1,230 | 5.68% | $2,989 | ||
Conservative | Rajiv Pandey | 653 | 3.02% | – | $9,904 | |
Total Valid Votes | 21,649 | 100% | ||||
Total Rejected Ballots | 251 | 1.15 | ||||
Turnout | 21,900 | 54.96% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Liberal | Kash Heed | 9,549 | 49.29% | +1.49% | $105,420 | |
New Democratic | Gabriel Yiu | 8,801 | 45.43% | +3.00% | $97,038 | |
Green | Jodie Joanna Emery | 904 | 4.67% | -1.97% | $8,279 | |
Refederation | Andrew Stevano | 118 | 0.61% | – | $260 | |
Total Valid Votes | 19,372 | 100% | ||||
Total Rejected Ballots | 175 | 0.90% | ||||
Turnout | 19,547 | 51.09% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wally Oppal | 9,895 | 47.80% | $195,304 | ||
NDP | Ravinder Gill | 8,783 | 42.43% | $55,698 | ||
Green | Doug Perry | 1,374 | 6.64% | – | $2,223 | |
Marijuana | Shea Campbell | 650 | 3.13% | $100 | ||
Total Valid Votes | 20,702 | 100% | ||||
Total Rejected Ballots | 286 | 1.38% | ||||
Turnout | 20,988 | 57.96% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Liberal | Ken Johnston | 10,361 | 56.84% | $43,542 | ||
NDP | Ian Waddell | 5,815 | 31.91% | $28,396 | ||
Green | Merina Matthew | 1,417 | 7.77% | – | $197 | |
Unity | Paul Stilwell | 369 | 2.02% | |||
Marijuana | Paul Emerson Hughes | 267 | 1.46% | $394 | ||
Total valid votes | 18,229 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.82% | ||||
Turnout | 18,379 | 71.61% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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NDP | Ian Waddell | 8,774 | 45.97% | $41,504 | ||
Liberal | Gulzar Singh Cheema | 8,394 | 43.98% | $53,524 | ||
Progressive Democrat | Andy Wong | 815 | 4.27% | – | $2,073 | |
Green | Stephen Samuel | 225 | 1.18% | – | $307 | |
Reform | Tim Shreeve | 643 | 3.37% | $2,189 | ||
Social Credit | T. Glen Lockhart | 177 | 0.93% | – | $1,118 | |
Natural Law | Prince Pabbies | 57 | 0.30% | $139 | ||
Total valid votes | 19,085 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 143 | 0.74% | ||||
Turnout | 19,228 | 71.94% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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NDP | Bernie Simpson | 8,016 | 44.16% | $43,735 | ||
Liberal | Rod Raglin | 5,837 | 32.15% | $6,541 | ||
Social Credit | Jonathan Baker | 4,060 | 22.37% | – | $25,231 | |
Green | Stuart Parker | 141 | 0.78% | – | ||
Libertarian | John Clarke | 98 | 0.54% | |||
Total valid votes | 18,152 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 520 | 2.78% | ||||
Turnout | 18,672 | 73.08% |
References
- "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)