Oak Bay-Gordon Head
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Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
| British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Location in Greater Victoria | |
| Provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| MLA | New Democratic |
| District created | 1979 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 2024 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 47,814 |
| Area (km2) | 30 |
| Pop. density (per km2) | 1,593.8 |
| Census division(s) | Greater Victoria |
| Census subdivision(s) | Oak Bay, Saanich, and Victoria |
Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
[edit ] Population, 2001
47,814
Population Change, 1996–2001
0.2%
Area (km2)
30
Pop. Density (people per km2)
1,598
Geography
[edit ]After restructuring prior to the 2017 election, Oak Bay-Gordon Head consists of the entirety of Oak Bay, as well as portions of Saanich and Victoria. The Saanich portions of the electoral district include Gordon Head, Cadboro Bay, and the Panhandle east of Shelbourne Street. The Victoria portions are made up of the Jubilee and Gonzales neighbourhoods east of Richmond Road.[1] [2] The University of Victoria, Camosun College Lansdowne campus and the Jubliee Hospital are located within Oak Bay-Gordon Head.
History
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Voters have chosen people across the political spectrum with NDP, Liberal and Green holding the seat in order from 1989.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit ]The district has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Brian Smith | Social Credit | |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | |||
| 34th | 1986–1989 | |||
| 1989–1991 | Elizabeth Cull | New Democratic | ||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | |||
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Ida Chong | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Andrew Weaver | Green | |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 2020–2020 | Independent | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Murray Rankin | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2024-present | Diana Gibson | ||
Election results
[edit ]| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Diana Gibson | 13,726 | 48.87 | -2.25 | ||||
| Conservative | Stephen Andrew | 8,162 | 29.06 | +29.0 | ||||
| Green | Lisa Gunderson | 6,197 | 22.07 | -3.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,085 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC [3] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Murray Rankin | 14,748 | 51.12 | +27.50 | 54,662ドル.71 | |||
| Green | Nicole Duncan | 7,362 | 25.52 | −26.68 | 10,054ドル.16 | |||
| Liberal | Roxanne Helme | 6,597 | 22.87 | −0.88 | 56,823ドル.54 | |||
| Communist | Florian Castle | 142 | 0.49 | – | 123ドル.40 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,849 | 99.55 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 129 | 0.45 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,978 | 67.79 | -4.20 | |||||
| Registered voters | 42,749 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Green | Swing | +27.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC [4] [5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Andrew Weaver | 15,405 | 52.20 | +11.77 | 50,974ドル | |||
| Liberal | Alex Dutton | 7,008 | 23.74 | −5.55 | 62,220ドル | |||
| New Democratic | Bryce Casavant | 6,972 | 23.63 | −4.79 | 42,402ドル | |||
| Vancouver Island Party | Jin Dong Yang-Riley | 66 | 0.23 | – | 100ドル | |||
| 4BC | Xaanja Ganja Free | 59 | 0.20 | – | 115ドル | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,510 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.30 | −0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,599 | 71.99 | +2.43 | |||||
| Registered voters | 42,117 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC [6] [7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Andrew Weaver | 10,722 | 40.43 | +31.52 | 111,365ドル | |||
| Liberal | Ida Chong | 7,767 | 29.29 | −17.35 | 128,726ドル | |||
| New Democratic | Jessica Van der Veen | 7,536 | 28.42 | −16.03 | 105,108ドル | |||
| Conservative | Greg Kazakoff | 492 | 1.86 | – | 3,550ドル | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,517 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.38 | −0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,619 | 69.56 | +2.70 | |||||
| Registered voters | 38,267 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC [8] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ida Chong | 11,877 | 46.64% | -1.16% | |
| New Democratic | Jessica Van der Veen | 11,316 | 44.45% | +2.14% | |
| Green | Steven Johns | 2,330 | 8.91% | +0.65% | |
| Total valid votes | |||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Ida Chong | 12,911 | 47.80 | |||||
| New Democratic | Charley Beresford | 11,430 | 42.31 | |||||
| Green | Stephen Hender | 2,232 | 8.26 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Lyne England | 268 | 0.99 | |||||
| Independent | Lindsay Budge | 171 | 0.63 | |||||
| Total | 27,012 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ida Chong | 14,588 | 57.31% | 40,994ドル | ||
| NDP | Charley Beresford | 5,789 | 22.74% | 30,917ドル | ||
| Green | Christin Geall | 4,666 | 18.33% | – | 4,291ドル | |
| Marijuana | Michael "Mik" Mann | 411 | 1.62% | 583ドル | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 25,454 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 93 | 0.37% | ||||
| Turnout | 25,547 | 75.54% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ida Chong | 12,340 | 46.59% | 52,261ドル | ||
| NDP | Elizabeth Cull | 11,700 | 44.17% | 45,690ドル | ||
| Progressive Democrat | Gordon Henderson | 937 | 3.54% | – | 305ドル | |
| Reform | Paul Yewchuk | 675 | 2.55% | 11,324ドル | ||
| Green | Lenora Burke | 566 | 2.14% | – | 1,903ドル | |
| Family Coalition | Alan Idler | 56 | 0.21% | – | 225ドル | |
| Social Credit | John van Dyk | 48 | 0.18% | – | 3,796ドル | |
| Independent | John Ernest Currie | 48 | 0.18% | 244ドル | ||
| Natural Law | Gary Zak | 47 | 0.18% | 165ドル | ||
| Independent | Casey Edge | 35 | 0.13% | 604ドル | ||
| No Affiliation | Nicholas Varzeliotis | 35 | 0.13% | 1,645ドル | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 26,487 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 123 | 0.46% | ||||
| Turnout | 26,610 | 79.49% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Elizabeth Cull | 10,522 | 39.61% | 42,729ドル | ||
| Liberal | Paul McKivett | 9,685 | 36.46% | 11,068ドル | ||
| Social Credit | Susan Brice | 5,556 | 20.91% | – | 43,573ドル | |
| Reform | Terry Milne | 604 | 2.27% | 7,043ドル | ||
| Family Coalition | Kathleen Toth | 157 | 0.59% | – | 539ドル | |
| Human Race | John Currie | 42 | 0.16% | 8ドル | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 26,566 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 422 | 1.56% | ||||
| Turnout | 26,988 | 83.16% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Elizabeth Cull | 10,807 | 45.26% | |||
| Social Credit | Susan Brice | 10,430 | 43.68% | – | ||
| Liberal | Paul McKivett | 2,174 | 9.11% | |||
| Green | Garth Lenz | 328 | 1.37% | – | ||
| Human Race Party | Louis Lesosky | 20 | 0.08% | |||
| Independent | Roland Isaacs | 117 | 0.49% | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 23,876 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 242 | 1.56% | ||||
| Eligible Voters | 32,351 | |||||
| Turnout | 73.80% | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Credit | Brian Smith | 14,008 | 52.50% | |||
| NDP | Muriel Agnes Overgaard | 9,580 | 35.91% | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Irvin Kimball Burbank | 1,678 | 6.29% | |||
| Liberal | Matthew Julian | 635 | 2.38% | |||
| Western Canada Concept | Tom Pappajohn | 515 | 1.93% | |||
| Independent | Ernest A. LeCours | 201 | 0.75% | |||
| Independent | Russel Ellsworth Downe | 63 | 0.24% | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 26,680 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 237 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,988 | 83.16% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Credit | Brian Smith | 12,730 | 49.43% | – | ||
| NDP | Muriel Agnes Overgaard | 6,741 | 26.17% | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Victor Albert Stephens | 6,284 | 24.40% | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 24,755 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 497 | |||||
| Turnout | ||||||
External links
[edit ]- BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 83.16(pdf)
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures (pdf)
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
References
[edit ]- ^ a b McElroy, Justin (April 20, 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidates and riding profile". Times Colonist. April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779057/bc-election-2024-results-oak-bay-gordon-head/
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.