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British Columbia Electoral Redistribution, 2015
An electoral redistribution in British Columbia was undertaken by the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission beginning in 2014 and was formalized by the passage of Bill 42, the ''2015 Electoral Districts Act'', during the 40th British Columbia Parliament. The act came into effect on November 17, 2015. The redistribution added two seats to the previous total, increasing the number of MLAs in the province from 85 to 87. The electoral boundaries came into effect for the 2017 election. The next redistribution is required to occur following the 2020 British Columbia general election. Changes No change (36) *Burnaby-Deer Lake *Burnaby-Edmonds *Cowichan Valley *Delta North *Delta South *Kamloops-North Thompson * Kelowna-Lake Country * Kelowna-Mission *Kootenay West *Maple Ridge-Mission *Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows *Nechako Lakes *Nelson-Creston *North Coast *North Island *Peace River North *Peace River South *Penticton *Port Coquitlam * Powell River-Sunshine Coast * Saanich North and the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission. Demographics Geography 1999 redistribution Changes from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows include: *Removal of the majority of land in the District of Maple Ridge *Removal of Douglas Island History The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Dewdney (electoral district), Dewdney riding. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results *Pratas campaigned with the BC Conservative Party but was listed as "No affiliation" on the ballot. References External links BC Stats - 2001 (pdf) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stikine (provincial Electoral District)
Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election, and most recently in the 2020 provincial election. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Stikine comprises the entire Stikine Region, the northern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and a small area of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako containing the communities of Smithers and Telkwa. Located in northwestern British Columbia the electoral district is bordered by the Yukon to the north and Alaska, United States to the west. Other communities in the electoral district consist of New Hazelton New Hazelton is a district municipality on Highway 16 in northwest British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northeast of Terrace and northwest of Smithers and in 2016 had a population of 580 pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuswap (provincial Electoral District)
Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops (provincial electoral district), Kamloops (electoral district) and Okanagan (electoral districts). All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original Yale provincial riding. Demographics Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Shuswap comprises the western portion of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District and the northwestern portion of the Regional District of North Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Salmon Arm, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Enderby, and Sicamous. History 1999 Redistribution Members of Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeena (provincial Electoral District)
Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area. Demographics Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Skeena comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, with the exception of the southern tip of the region which is part of the North Coast electoral district. It is located in western British Columbia, with the northwest bordering Alaska, United States. Communities in the electoral district consist of Terrace and Kitimat. History This electoral district has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Member of Legislative Assembly Its MLA is Ellis Ross, the former Chief Councillor for the Haisla Nation. He was first elected in 2017. He represents the British Columbia Libera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saanich North And The Islands
Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands. Saanich North and the Islands was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election. In 2017 Adam Olsen was elected MLA for the Green Party of BC and in 2020 Olsen defeated NDP Zeb King. Demographics Geography Saanich North and the Islands consists of the Southern Gulf Islands as well as the municipalities of North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sidney on Vancouver Island. History Members of Legislative Assembly Over the district's existence, it elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Election results , - , - , NDP , Nicholas Simons , align="right", 11,099 , align="right", 43.45 , align="right", , align="right", $108,403 , - , - , - , NDP , Gordon Wilson , align="right", 6,349 , align="right", 27.15% , align="right", , align="right", $50,409 , - , NDP , Bill Forst , align="right", 6,088 , align="right", 27.57% , align="right", , align="right", $30,942 , - , Common Sense , Roslyn Griston , align="right", 57 , align="right", 0.26% , align="right", , align="right", $272 , - , NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ... , Howard Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Coquitlam (provincial Electoral District)
Port Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, consisting of the entire city of Port Coquitlam. First established following the 1988 redistribution, it was contested in the 1991 and 1996 elections before being superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. The district was reestablished by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was again contested in the 2009 election in which New Democrat, Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British C ... was elected its MLA. History Election results , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 20,326 !align="right", 100% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 106 !align="right", 0.52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penticton (provincial Electoral District)
Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001. It was contested for the first time in its current for in the 2009 general election. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Penticton comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the southwestern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Penticton, Summerland, and Peachland. History Okanagan-Penticton was created for the 1991 election from parts of the dual member ridings of Boundary-Similkameen and Okanagan South. 1999 Redistribution From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley Members of the Legislative Assembly Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace River South
Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the ''Constitution Amendment Act, 1955'', which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River South comprises the southern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in eastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east. Communities in the electoral district consist of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge and Pouce Coupe. Member of Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: History Its most recent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Mike Bernier. He was first elected in 2013 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace River North
Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the ''Constitution Amendment Act, 1955'', which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991. Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia Political parties over the years. The riding has consistently elected political parties that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party. Currently, the riding is represented by the centre-right BC Liberal Party. The left of centre New Democratic party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River North comprises the entire area of the Norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Island (provincial Electoral District)
North Island is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Its Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA is Michele Babchuk. She was first elected in 2020 British Columbia general election, 2020 and represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Election results References External links BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
