An electoral redistribution was undertaken in 2008 in

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in a process that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'' on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province and increased the number of MLAs from 79 to 85. The electoral boundaries created by the redistribution were first used in the 2009 provincial election. The provincial government mandated the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission to recommend new maps (for both BC-STV and the traditional " single-member plurality" SMP systems) prior to the second electoral reform referendum. The commission's preliminary report, delivered in August 2007, was received with concern by both the New Democratic Party opposition and the governing Liberal party. In addition to concerns about boundaries and size of individual ridings, the commission was criticized for shifting seats to the Lower Mainland (which was growing in population) and away from larger but less-populated areas (BC has traditionally given some electoral weight to vast but relatively underpopulated regions without large urban centres, particularly in the north). The commission held subsequent hearings and, in February 2008, submitted 50 amendments to its preliminary report. Province-wide, the amendments would result in a net increase of four electoral districts, for a total of 83 single member plurality electoral districts. The number of proposed BC-STV electoral districts remained at 20. Because of the concern of both parties about the loss of seats in the North and Cariboo, the Commission also reported on the 85-seat map it would have designed if the legislature had passed an amendment requiring this. The legislature then approved the alternative boundaries for 85 ridings. The 2008 provincial election in neighbouring

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served as a reminder to BC of the "unfinished business" looming ahead.

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's Conservative party won a sizable majority government (73 out of 83 seats) on the strength of a bare majority of votes cast. In response, the ''

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'' described BC's indecision over boundaries as "a significant hitch (that) has developed in the electoral boundary reform process that was to have illustrated how an STV system would carve up the province...Unless members of the legislature are able to forge a compromise that will rescue the politically unpalatable recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, voters will face another vote on whether to change the system while still uncertain as to how it will look in their home communities."

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Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History MLAs Election results , - , - , - , NDP , Pietro Calendino , align="right", 5,992 , align="right", 29. ...

Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia. It is bordered by Boundary Road to the east, Imperial and ...

Cariboo North Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo, which came into effect for the 1991 BC election ...

Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Columbia River-Revelstoke comprises the eastern portion of the Columbia-Sh ...

Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the City of Coquitlam except ...

* Fort Langley-Aldergrove *

Kamloops-North Thompson Kamloops-North Thompson is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was formerly considered a political bellwether for the next provincial government, having swung to the governing party ever ...

* Kelowna-Lake Country * Kelowna-Mission *

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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial 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 portio ...

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Nelson-Creston Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding. ...

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North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) ...

North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) Ge ...

* Oak Bay-Gordon Head *

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 Ri ...

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 R ...

* Powell River-Sunshine Coast * Richmond Centre * Richmond East *

Richmond-Steveston Richmond-Steveston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Elect ...

* Saanich South * Shuswap * Skeena *

Surrey-Cloverdale Surrey-Cloverdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include *removal of northwesternmost half to Surrey- ...

* Surrey-Green Timbers *

Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding was first created out of the two-member Surrey district in 1986, which had been in existence since 1966. Surrey had always b ...

Surrey-Tynehead Surrey-Tynehead was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The electoral district, firstly represented by Dave Hayer (2001–2013), then Amrik Virk (2013–2017).After the British Columbia ele ...

Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Whalley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries. The newly created ri ...

* Surrey-White Rock *

Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Fairview is made up of two rectangles: one bounded by Granville Street to the east, 16th Avenue to the south, Arbutus Street to th ...

Vancouver-Fraserview Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography Following the redistricting in 2015 based on the previous census, Vancouver-Fraserview sits in the southeastern po ...

Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Member of Legislative A ...

Vancouver-Kensington Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada. Member of Legislative Assembly Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She ...

* Vancouver-Kingsway *

Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: 1999 Redistribution Changes to the ...

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the e ...

Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the general election of 1933. It was created out of parts of Richmond-Point Grey, South Vancouver and ...

Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 Census, this riding is the second-wealthiest in British Columbia with an average family income of $91,822, b ...

Victoria-Beacon Hill Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coa ...

West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding is the wealthiest constituency in British Columbia, with a median household income of $93,569 according to the 200 ...

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(was "''East Kootenay''") *

Vernon-Monashee Vernon-Monashee (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography As of the 2020 prov ...

(was "''Okanagan-Vernon''") * West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (was "''West Vancouver-Garibaldi''")

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(primary successor riding is shown) * Abbotsford-Clayburn → Abbotsford-Mission *

Abbotsford-Mount Lehman Abbotsford- Mount Lehman was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Changes from Matsqui to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman includ ...

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Abbotsford West Abbotsford West is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia general election. History Member of ...

* Alberni-Qualicum → Alberni-Pacific Rim *

Bulkley Valley-Stikine Bulkley Valley-Stikine was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It was succeeded by the electoral district of Stikine. Demographics Geography History MLAs *Fran ...

→ Stikine *

Burnaby-Willingdon Burnaby-Willingdon was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1966 to 2009. Demographics Election results , - , - External links BC Stats Burnaby-Deer Lake Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the ...

* Burquitlam → Burnaby-Lougheed *

Cariboo South Cariboo South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Its last MLA was Charlie Wyse, a former city councillor for William ...

→ Cariboo-Chilcotin *

Chilliwack-Kent Chilliwack-Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that first existed from 2001 to 2009, when it was replaced by the Chilliwack-Hope riding. In the 2015 redistribution, the eastern por ...

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Chilliwack-Hope Chilliwack-Hope was a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia General Election. The riding was formed from an amalgama ...

* Chilliwack-Sumas →

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Cowichan-Ladysmith Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in ...

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Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first existed from 1991 to 2009, when it was succeeded by the electoral district of Esquimalt-Royal Roads. The riding was reco ...

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Esquimalt-Royal Roads Esquimalt-Royal Roads is a former provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008, ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia ...

Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...

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Kamloops-South Thompson Kamloops-South Thompson is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, ...

Malahat-Juan de Fuca Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Demographics Geography History Member of Legislative Assembly Its MLA is John Horgan. He was ...

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Nanaimo-Parksville Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography History 1999 redistribution Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo a ...

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Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum is the name of a provincial electoral district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. It was first contested in the 1991 British Columbia general election, 1991 election. Following ...

Okanagan-Westside Okanagan-Westside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. It included the small cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extended from the city limit of ...

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Westside-Kelowna Kelowna West, formerly Westside-Kelowna, is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of p ...

Penticton-Okanagan Valley 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 20 ...

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Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration The ce ...

Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Changes from Port Coquitlam to Port Coquitlam-Burke M ...

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Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...

Port Moody-Westwood Port Moody-Westwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Election results , - , - , NDP , Karen Rockwell , a ...

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Prince George North Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009. Demographics Geography History *John Heinrich, Social Credit (1979–1986) * Lois Boone, NDP (1986� ...

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Prince George-Mackenzie Prince George-Mackenzie 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 i ...

Prince George-Mount Robson Prince George-Mount Robson was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. Geography History The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of Prince George South. ...

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Prince George-Valemount Prince George-Valemount is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008'' out of most of Prince George-Mount Robson and small parts of Prince George North, Prince George-Omineca ...

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Nechako Lakes The Nechako Lakes is an informal term for group of lakes in Northern British Columbia, Canada on the Nechako Plateau. Major lakes in the group are Babine Lake, Francois Lake, Ootsa Lake, Trembleur Lake, Takla Lake and Stuart Lake. "Nechako Lak ...

Surrey-Panorama Ridge Surrey-Panorama Ridge was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribut ...

→ Surrey-Panorama *

Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election and included the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Fairview. This ver ...

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Vancouver-West End Vancouver-West End is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was contested for the first time in the 2009 election. Prior to 2009, the riding was part of Vancouver- ...

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Victoria-Swan Lake Victoria-Swan Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 election, in which New Democrat, Rob Fleming was elected its first MLA. ...

West Kootenay-Boundary West Kootenay-Boundary was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. The seat combined the Rossland/Trail/Castlegar area (the putative ''West Kootenay'' component) that had prev ...

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Kootenay West Kootenay West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding. It was abolished in 1987 when ...

Yale-Lillooet Yale-Lillooet was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the 1966 General Election, when it superseded the older Lillooet riding, which was one of the province's original ...

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Fraser-Nicola Fraser-Nicola is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Fraser-Nicol ...

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* Abbotsford South *

Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial riding formed in 2008. It includes the populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet. The riding's name corresponds to that of a former riding in the same area, with sim ...

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Coquitlam-Burke Mountain is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'', created out of parts of Port Moody-Westwood, Coquitlam-Maillardville and Port Coquitlam-Burke ...

Nanaimo-North Cowichan Nanaimo-North Cowichan is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It is represented by Doug Routley (British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party ...

* Surrey-Fleetwood *

Vancouver-False Creek Vancouver-False Creek is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. The current MLA is Brenda Bailey of the BC NDP. Established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'', Vancouver-False Creek was first contested in the 2009 B ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008 Electoral redistributions in Canada Electoral redistribution, 2008

British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008 An electoral redistribution was undertaken in 2008 in British Columbia in a process that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'' on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral bou ...

Electoral redistribution Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...