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Comox Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
55,314 |
| Population Change 1996-2001 |
0.7% |
| Area (km²) |
1,703.39 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) |
32 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. Stan Hagen, a former manager in the construction industry. He was first elected in 1986 as a Social Credit MLA to represent the riding of Comox and was re-elected in 2001 in the riding of Comox Valley representing the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Hagen was appointed Minister of Children and Family Development on September 20, 2004. He has previously served as Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Sustainable Resource Management, Minister of Advanced Education, Job Training, Science and Technology, Minister of Regional and Economic Development, Minister of Education, and as Minister of State for the Vancouver Island/Coast Region.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2001: Comox Valley |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Stan Hagen |
15,569 |
56.32% |
|
$61,366 |
| |
NDP |
Evelyn Gillespie |
5,356 |
19.37% |
|
$23,476 |
| |
Green |
Pam Munroe |
5,170 |
18.70% |
|
$9,007 |
| |
Marijuana |
Sylvain Luc Beaudoin |
873 |
3.16% |
|
$80 |
| |
Unity |
John William Robinson |
677 |
2.45% |
|
|
| Total Valid Votes |
27,645 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
57 |
0.21% |
|
|
| Turnout |
27,702 |
74.81% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Comox Valley |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Evelyn Gillespie |
13,230 |
42.76% |
|
$38,658 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Bill MacDonald |
10,721 |
34.65% |
|
$47,322 |
| |
BC Reform |
Delbert Doll |
3,451 |
11.15% |
|
$12,385 |
| |
PDA |
Joe Lawlor |
1,039 |
3.36% |
|
$100 |
| |
Green |
Meaghan Cursons |
1,296 |
4.19% |
|
$1,766 |
| |
Independent |
Alicia Burns |
598 |
1.93% |
|
$8,325 |
| |
Family Coalition |
John Krell |
398 |
1.29% |
|
$1,943 |
| |
Independent |
Angus Ramsey |
149 |
0.48% |
|
$924 |
| |
Independent |
Hillel Alan Wright |
57 |
0.18% |
|
|
| Total Valid Votes |
30,939 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
115 |
0.37% |
|
|
| Turnout |
31,054 |
72.86% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Comox Valley |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Margaret Lord |
10,355 |
39.20% |
|
$40,813 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Alicia Burns |
8,754 |
33.14% |
|
$14,805 |
| |
Social Credit |
Stan Hagen |
6,734 |
25.49% |
|
$68,780 |
| |
Green |
Richard P. R. Porter |
432 |
1.63% |
|
$1,407 |
| |
Green Go |
Hillel A. Wright |
93 |
0.35% |
|
|
| |
Independent |
Daniel J. Downer |
49 |
0.19% |
|
$363 |
| Total Valid Votes |
26,417 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
430 |
1.60% |
|
|
| Turnout |
26,847 |
78.26% |
|
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