West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

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West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in relation to the other British Columbia ridings
Population, 2001 124,572
Electors, 2006 92,784
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the regional districts of Sunshine Coast and Powell River (excluding Lasqueti Island), and the municipalities of Whistler, Squamish, West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created as "West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast" in 1996 from parts of Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River ridings.

In 2003, it was re-named "West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country".

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River prior to 1996
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast
36th 1997-2000     John Reynolds Reform
2000     Canadian Alliance
37th 2000-2003
2003-2004     Conservative
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
38th 2004-2006     John Reynolds Conservative
39th 2006-     Blair Wilson Liberal

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Liberal Blair Wilson has been elected in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Wilson is a chartered accountant and a restaurant owner. He lost to former MP John Reynolds in the 2004 federal election.

[edit] Former Member of Parliament

The previous Member of Parliament was John Reynolds, a former sales and marketing consultant. He was first elected in the 1972 election. He represented the Conservative Party of Canada, and before that, the Canadian Alliance and Reform Parties. He served as a member on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Reynolds did not run in the 2006 general election.

[edit] Election results

[edit] West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Blair Wilson 23,867 37.5% +5.0 $82,303.71
     Conservative John Weston 22,881 36.0% +0.7 $86,639.10
     New Democratic Party Judith Wilson 12,766 20.1% -1.6 $50,621.00
     Green Silvaine Zimmermann 3,966 6.2% -3.5 $3,531.87
     Marxist-Leninist Anne Jamieson 155 0.2% - $0.00
Total valid votes 63,635 100.0%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 63,635 68.6%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative John Reynolds 21,372 35.29% $81,933
     Liberal Blair Wilson 19,685 32.51% $81,022
     New Democratic Party Nicholas Simons 13,156 21.72% $29,779
     Green Andrea Goldsmith 5,887 9.72% $28,167
     Canadian Action Marc Bombois 321 0.53% $117
     Marxist-Leninist Anne Jamieson 123 0.20%
Total valid votes 60,544 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 139 0.23%
Turnout 60,683 66.00%

[edit] West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance John Reynolds 25,546 47.96% $65,492
     Liberal Ian McKay 14,169 26.60% $60,517
     Progressive Conservative Kate Manvell 4,993 9.37% $5,777
     New Democratic Party Telis Savvaidis 3,351 6.29% $9,069
     Green Jane Bishop 2,605 4.89% $3,816
     Marijuana Dana Larsen 1,618 3.03%
     Canadian Action Marc Bombois 976 1.83% $3,227
Total valid votes 53,258 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 155 0.29%
Turnout 53,413 63.81%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform John Reynolds 20,092 40.05% $62,107
     Liberal Phil Boname 17,318 34.52% $62,278
     New Democratic Party Clark Banks 5,988 11.93% $9,548
     Progressive Conservative Dave Thomas 4,194 8.36% $36,317
     Green Lisa Barrett 2,318 4.62% $935
     Natural Law David Grayson 254 0.50%
Total valid votes 50,164 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 199 0.40%
Turnout 50,363 66.80%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland
Liberal

North Vancouver | Vancouver Centre | Vancouver Kingsway* | Vancouver Quadra | Vancouver South | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
New Democratic

Burnaby—Douglas | Burnaby—New Westminster | New Westminster—Coquitlam | Vancouver East
Conservative

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam | Vancouver Kingsway*

* Vancouver Kingsway MP David Emerson was reelected as a Liberal, but left the party and joined the Conservatives before Parliament resumed.
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