Courtenay-Comox is a

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for the Legislative Assembly of

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that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of

Comox Valley The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, British Columbia, Courtenay, the town of Comox, British Columbia, Comox, the village of Cumberland, British Columb ...

. It was contested for the first time in the 2017 election. On election night, the seat was declared as won by

Ronna-Rae Leonard Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social-democratic provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2017, it governs the province. It is the British Columbia provincial arm of the federal New Democrati ...

, by a margin of just nine votes over Jim Benninger of the

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. A recount, as well as the counting of absentee ballots, pushed Leonard's lead to 189 votes over Benninger when final results were announced fifteen days after the election on May 24, 2017.

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island Courtenay, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub