West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial

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for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding is the wealthiest constituency in

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, with a median household income of $93,569 according to the 2006 Census. In every election from 1991 to 2017, the

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won this riding with at least 65% of the popular vote, making it one of the safest seats in the province for the party. That number dipped to 57% in the 2017 election. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see

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Demographics

Geography

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is

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. She was first elected in 2020. He represents the

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Election results

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, Matt Lovick , align="right", 1,284 , align="right", 6.00% , align="right", , align="right", $1,714 , - , - ,

, Daniel Reeve , align="right", 3,486 , align="right", 14.90% , align="right", , align="right", $5,688 ,

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, Carolyn Grayson , align="right", 47 , align="right", 0.20% , align="right", , align="right", $110 , - ,

, Helen Chaplin , align="right", 4,506 , align="right", 23.52% , align="right", , align="right", $13,905 , -

References

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 Expenditures

Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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