Vancouver-Quilchena

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Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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[edit] Demographics

Population 54,709
Population Change, 1996-2001 2.5%
Area (km2) 21.48
Pop. Density (people per km2) 2,547

[edit] Geography

[edit] History

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Colin Hansen. He was first elected in 1996. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Hansen is currently Minister of Economic Development, and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the 2010 Winter Olympics.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 Vancouver-Quilchena
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Colin Hansen 16,394 67.16%
     NDP Jarrah Hodge 5,131 21.02%
     Green Lorinda Earl 2,538 10.40%
     Marijuana Rhiannon Rose 175 0.72%
     Libertarian Katrina Chowne 174 0.71%
Total 24,412 100.00%
Popular vote by voting area
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Popular vote by voting area
B.C. General Election 2001: Vancouver-Quilchena
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Colin Hansen 16,829 73.86% $34,886
     Green Judy Johnstone 3,277 14.38% $360
     NDP Gareth Charles Richmond 2,168 9.52% $6,725
     Marijuana Katrina Chowne 351 1.54% $394
     Independent Mike Sharp 160 0.70%
Total Valid Votes 22,785 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 96 0.42%
Turnout 22,881 73.44%
B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Quilchena
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Colin Hansen 15,509 68.68% $36,863
     NDP Roger Boshier 4,977 22.04% $13,802
     PDA Richard Chave Sanderson 827 3.66% $300
     Green Valerie Jerome 627 2.78% $459
     BC Reform Jay Davison 495 2.19% $975
     Social Credit Lorraine Hinton 91 0.40% $2,142
     Natural Law Alan Mackenzie Brooke 57 0.25% $134
Total Valid Votes 22,583 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 109 0.48%
Turnout 22,692 75.71%
B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Quilchena
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Art Cowie 11,373 49.53% $56,984
     NDP Stuart P. Hertzog 6,172 26.88% $14,576
     Social Credit Doug Mowat 5,113 22.27% $64,574
     Green Valerie E. Parker 302 1.32% $809
Total Valid Votes 22,960 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 309 1.33%
Turnout 23,269 80.40%

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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North / Central: Bulkley Valley-Stikine | Cariboo North | Cariboo South | North Coast | Peace River North | Peace River South | Powell River-Sunshine Coast | Prince George-Mount Robson | Prince George North | Prince George-Omineca | Skeena
South East: Columbia River-Revelstoke | Kamloops | Kamloops-North Thompson | Kelowna-Lake Country | Kelowna-Mission | Nelson-Creston | Okanagan-Westside | Okanagan-Vernon | Penticton-Okanagan Valley | Shuswap | West Kootenay-Boundary
South West: Abbotsford-Clayburn | Abbotsford-Mount Lehman | Chilliwack-Kent | Chilliwack-Sumas | Delta North | Delta South | Fort Langley-Aldergrove | Langley | Maple Ridge-Mission | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Richmond Centre | Richmond East | Richmond-Steveston | Surrey-Cloverdale | Surrey-Green Timbers | Surrey-Newton | Surrey-Panorama Ridge | Surrey-Tynehead | Surrey-Whalley | Surrey-White Rock | Yale-Lillooet
Vancouver: Burnaby-Edmonds | Burnaby North | Burnaby-Willingdon | Burquitlam | Coquitlam-Maillardville | New Westminster | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | North Vancouver-Seymour | Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | Port Moody-Westwood | Vancouver-Burrard | Vancouver-Fairview | Vancouver-Fraserview | Vancouver-Hastings | Vancouver-Kensington | Vancouver-Kingsway | Vancouver-Langara | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | Vancouver-Point Grey | Vancouver-Quilchena | West Vancouver-Capilano | West Vancouver-Garibaldi
Vancouver Island: Alberni-Qualicum | Comox Valley | Cowichan-Ladysmith | Esquimalt-Metchosin | Malahat-Juan de Fuca | Nanaimo | Nanaimo-Parksville | North Island | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Saanich North and the Islands | Saanich South | Victoria-Beacon Hill | Victoria-Hillside
See also: List of British Columbia general elections | 2005 general election | Defunct districts