Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Victoria-Beacon Hill British Columbia electoral district |
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Provincial electoral district |
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Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
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MLA | Grace Lore New Democratic |
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First contested | 1991 |
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Last contested | 2020 |
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Demographics |
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Population (2001) | 49,427 |
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Area (km²) | 12.39 |
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Pop. density (per km²) | 3,989.3 |
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Census division(s) | Capital |
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Census subdivision(s) | Victoria |
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Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
Population | 49,427 |
Population Change, 1996-2001 | -0.1% |
Area (km2) | 12.39 |
Pop. Density | 3,989 |
Geography
The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coastline to the south and west including the downtown core; by the Municipality of Oak Bay to the east, by Bay Street and Haultain Street to the north.
History
Victoria-Beacon Hill was created in 1989, in time for the 1991 British Columbia general election, after the abolition of the two-member district of Victoria along with all other such dual ridings. In the 2008 boundary redistribution, Victoria-Beacon Hill kept 89 per cent of its area and added nine per cent of Victoria-Hillside.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Graph of the election results in Victoria-Beacon Hill (minor parties are combined into "Others")
1996 British Columbia general election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| New Democratic | Gretchen Brewin | 11,960 | 52.51 | $39,468 |
| Liberal | Howard Markson | 7,636 | 33.52 | $25,991 |
| Progressive Democrat | Richard Fahl | 1,093 | 4.80 | $1,555 |
| Green | Stephen DeMeulenaere | 1,008 | 4.43 | $1,750 |
| Reform | Ken Conrad | 654 | 2.87 | $6,135 |
| Social Credit | Lance van Dyk | 96 | 0.42 | $3,796 |
| Libertarian | Jill Kolbinson | 92 | 0.40 | $130 |
| Independent | Sequoia Nathan Maxwell | 73 | 0.32 | $124 |
| Natural Law | Cal Danyluk | 64 | 0.28 | $118 |
| Western Canada Concept | Bob Ward | 59 | 0.26 | $227 |
| Common Sense | Johnny Douglas | 43 | 0.19 | $100 |
Total valid votes | 22,778 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.84 |
Turnout | 22,972 | 68.17 |
References
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election — Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
External links
- BC Stats Profile - 2001
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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North/Central | |
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Southern Interior | |
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Fraser Valley / South LM | |
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Vancouver / North LM | |
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Vancouver Island | |
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See also | |
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