Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a
provincial electoral district for the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
Geography
After restructuring prior to the 2017 election, Oak Bay-Gordon Head consists of the entirety of
Oak Bay
Oak Bay is a municipality incorporated in 1906 that is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of thirteen member municipalities of the Capital Regional District, and is bordered ...
, as well as portions of
Saanich and
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. The Saanich portions of the electoral district include
Gordon Head
Gordon Head is a seaside neighbourhood in the municipality of Saanich in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Gordon Head lies north of McKenzie Avenue and east of the Blenkinsop Valley. The University of Victoria is located partly within G ...
,
Cadboro Bay Cadboro Bay is a bay near the southern tip of Vancouver Island and its adjacent neighbourhood in the municipalities of Saanich and Oak Bay in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Cadboro Bay was the site of Sungayka, a village of the Song ...
, and the Panhandle east of Shelbourne Street. The Victoria portions are made up of the Jubilee and Gonzales neighbourhoods east of Richmond Road.
The
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...
, Camosun College Lansdowne campus and the Jubliee Hospital are located within Oak Bay-Gordon Head.
History
Voters have chosen people across the political spectrum with NDP, Liberal and Green holding the seat in order from 1989.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The district has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
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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 ...
, Charley Beresford
, align="right", 5,789
, align="right", 22.74%
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, align="right", $30,917
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 25,454
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 93
!align="right", 0.37%
!align="right",
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!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 25,547
!align="right", 75.54%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
, -
,
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 ...
, Elizabeth Cull
, align="right", 11,700
, align="right", 44.17%
, align="right",
, align="right", $45,690
, Independent
, John Ernest Currie
, align="right", 48
, align="right", 0.18%
, align="right",
, align="right", $244
,
Natural Law
Natural law ( la, ius naturale, ''lex naturalis'') is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independently of positive law (the express enacte ...
, Gary Zak
, align="right", 47
, align="right", 0.18%
, align="right",
, align="right", $165
, Independent
, Casey Edge
, align="right", 35
, align="right", 0.13%
, align="right",
, align="right", $604
, No Affiliation
, Nicholas Varzeliotis
, align="right", 35
, align="right", 0.13%
, align="right",
, align="right", $1,645
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 26,487
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 123
!align="right", 0.46%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 26,610
!align="right", 79.49%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
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 ...
,
Elizabeth Cull
Elizabeth Cull (born 21 February 1952) is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia and small-business owner. She was an NDP MLA for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1989 to 1996.
Political career
Cull was first elected ...
, align="right", 10,522
, align="right", 39.61%
, align="right",
, align="right", $42,729
, -
, -
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,
Human Race
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
, John Currie
, align="right", 42
, align="right", 0.16%
, align="right",
, align="right", $8
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 26,566
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 422
!align="right", 1.56%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 26,988
!align="right", 83.16%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
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 ...
,
Elizabeth Cull
Elizabeth Cull (born 21 February 1952) is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia and small-business owner. She was an NDP MLA for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 1989 to 1996.
Political career
Cull was first elected ...
, align="right", 10,807
, align="right", 45.26%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, -
, bgcolor="red",
, Human Race Party
, Louis Lesosky
, align="right", 20
, align="right", 0.08%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, Independent
, Roland Isaacs
, align="right", 117
, align="right", 0.49%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 23,876
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 242
!align="right", 1.56%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Eligible Voters
!align="right", 32,351
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right",
!align="right", 73.80%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
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 ...
, Muriel Agnes Overgaard
, align="right", 9,580
, align="right", 35.91%
,
Progressive Conservative
, Irvin Kimball Burbank
, align="right", 1,678
, align="right", 6.29%
, Independent
, Ernest A. LeCours
, align="right", 201
, align="right", 0.75%
, Independent
, Russel Ellsworth Downe
, align="right", 63
, align="right", 0.24%
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 26,680
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 237
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 26,988
!align="right", 83.16%
, -
,
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 ...
, Muriel Agnes Overgaard
, align="right", 6,741
, align="right", 26.17%
, align="right",
, align="right",
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Victor Albert Stephens
Victor Albert Stephens (born 1931) is a Canadian former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columb ...
, align="right", 6,284
, align="right", 24.40%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes
!align="right", 24,755
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right", 497
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!align="right",
!align="right",
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!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
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External links
BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 83.16(pdf)1996 Expenditures (pdf)Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
References
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts, 1966, 2020
British Columbia provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island
Politics of Victoria, British Columbia
Saanich, British Columbia