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Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population |
49,427 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
-0.1% |
| Area (km²) |
12.39 |
| Pop. Density |
3,989 |
[edit] Geography
The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coastline to the south and west; by the Municipality of Oak Bay to the east, by Cook Street to the northwest, and by Haultain Street, Bay Street, and Pandora Avenue to the north.
[edit] History
Victoria-Beacon Hill was created for the 1991 general election after the abolition of the two-member district of Victoria along with all other such dual ridings.
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its former MLA is Jeff Bray. He was first elected in 2001. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party.
The Current MLA is Carole James. She narrowly lost to Bray by 35 votes in 2001, but came back with an almost 2-1 margin of victory, as the BC NDP leader, in 2005.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2005 Initial Count: Victoria-Beacon Hill |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| |
NDP |
Carole James |
15,064 |
57.21% |
|
| |
BC Liberal |
Jeff Bray |
8,091 |
30.73% |
|
| |
Green |
John William Miller |
2,783 |
10.57% |
|
| |
DRBC |
David McCaig |
157 |
0.60% |
|
| |
Independent |
Benjamin McConchie |
121 |
0.46% |
|
| |
Independent |
Ingmar Lee |
116 |
0.44% |
|
| Total |
26,332 |
100.00% |
|
| B.C. General Election 2001: Victoria-Beacon Hill |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Jeff Bray |
9,297 |
37.04% |
|
$52,485 |
| |
NDP |
Carole James |
9,262 |
36.90% |
|
$44,963 |
| |
Green |
Walter Meyer zu Erpen |
5,453 |
21.72% |
|
$8,210 |
| |
Marijuana |
Troy Tompkins |
532 |
2.12% |
|
$70 |
| |
Unity |
Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell |
290 |
1.15% |
|
$3,817 |
| |
Independent |
Rob Botterell |
205 |
0.82% |
|
$911 |
| |
Communist |
Kirsten Goodacre |
64 |
0.25% |
|
$427 |
| Total Valid Votes |
25,103 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
153 |
0.53% |
|
|
| Turnout |
25,238 |
68.63% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Victoria-Beacon Hill |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Gretchen Brewin |
11,960 |
52.51% |
|
$39,468 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Howard Markson |
7,636 |
33.52% |
|
$25,991 |
| |
PDA |
Richard Fahl |
1,093 |
4.80% |
|
$1,555 |
| |
Green |
Stephen DeMeulenaere |
1,008 |
4.43% |
|
$1,750 |
| |
BC 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% |
|
|
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