Powell River-Sunshine Coast
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Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 45,406 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 1.1% |
| Area (km2) | 39,009 |
| Population density (people per km2) | 1.16 |
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35th
|
1991–1993 | Gordon Wilson | Liberal
| |
| 1993–1996 | Progressive Democratic Alliance | |||
36th
|
1996–1999 | |||
| 1999–2001 | New Democratic | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Harold Long | Liberal
| |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Nicholas Simons | New Democratic | |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | |||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nicholas Simons | 12,701 | 50.88 | +0.18 | $36,504.80 | |||
| Green | Kim Darwin | 8,104 | 32.47 | +8.30 | $18,011.22 | |||
Liberal |
Sandra Stoddart-Hansen | 4,156 | 16.65 | −7.88 | $15,266.38 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,961 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nicholas Simons | 13,646 | 50.70 | −4.50 | $42,438 | |||
Liberal |
Mathew Wilson | 6,602 | 24.53 | −8.25 | $65,433 | |||
| Green | Kim Darwin | 6,505 | 24.17 | +12.15 | $20,298 | |||
Cascadia |
Reuben Richards | 160 | 0.60 | – | $125 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,913 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 78 | 0.29 | −0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,991 | 69.60 | +6.36 | |||||
| Registered voters | 38,778 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nicholas Simons | 13,120 | 55.20 | -3.08 | $66,335 | |||
Liberal |
Patrick Muncaster | 7,792 | 32.78 | -1.54 | $41,207 | |||
| Green | Richard Carl Till | 2,856 | 12.02 | +5.72 | $4,537 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,768 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 92 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,860 | 63.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Nicholas Simons | 13,276 | 58.28 | $66,566 | ||
Liberal |
Dawn Miller | 7,818 | 34.32 | $102,008 | ||
| Green | Jeff Chilton | 1,436 | 6.30 | – | $350 | |
| Refederation | Allen McIntyre | 249 | 1.10 | – | $1,110 | |
| Total valid votes | 22,779 | 100 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.45 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,881 | 63.02 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP
|
Nicholas Simons | 11,099 | 43.45 | $108,403 | ||
Liberal |
Maureen Clayton | 7,702 | 30.15 | $93,404 | ||
| Green | Adriane Carr | 6,585 | 25.78 | – | $61,125 | |
| Refederation | Allen McIntyre | 156 | 0.62 | – | $100 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,542 | 100 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.43 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,651 | 72.43 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal |
Harold Long | 9,904 | 42.36% | $63,954 | ||
NDP
|
Gordon Wilson | 6,349 | 27.15% | $50,409 | ||
| Green | Adriane Carr | 6,316 | 27.01% | – | $24,821 | |
| Marijuana | Dana Albert Larsen | 812 | 3.48% | $4,499 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,381 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.42% | ||||
| Turnout | 23,480 | 76.33% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Democrat | Gordon Wilson | 10,833 | 49.05% | – | $18,579 | |
NDP
|
Bill Forst | 6,088 | 27.57% | $30,942 | ||
Liberal |
Cameron Reid | 3,911 | 17.71% | $31,957 | ||
| Reform | Don Atkinson | 677 | 3.07% | $10,560 | ||
| Green | D. Wendy Young | 518 | 2.35% | – | $834 | |
| Common Sense | Roslyn Griston | 57 | 0.26% | $272 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,084 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 66 | 0.30% | ||||
| Turnout | 22,150 | 75.37% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal |
Gordon Wilson | 11,486 | 54.69% | $42,914 | ||
NDP
|
Howard White | 7,117 | 33.88% | $56,523 | ||
| Social Credit | Harold Long | 2,174 | 10.35% | – | $26,527 | |
| Green | Janet E. Calder | 161 | 0.77% | – | $439 | |
| Independent | Lynwood A. Jacob | 66 | 0.31% | $200 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,004 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 300 | 1.41% | ||||
| Turnout | 21,304 | 82.61% | ||||
References
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Sources:
1. Elections BC
2. SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.
External links
- BC Stats Profile - 2001
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
