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Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
47,814 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
0.2% |
| Area (km2) |
30 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) |
1,598 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. Ida Chong, a former municipal councillor for the District of Saanich. She was first elected in 1996 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Chong was appointed Minister of Advanced Education on December 15, 2004. She has previously served as Minister of State for Women's and Seniors' Services. After re-election in 2005, she was appointed Minister of Community Services, and Minister Responsible for Women's and Senior's Services.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 1996: Oak Bay-Gordon Head |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Ida Chong |
12,340 |
46.59% |
|
$52,261 |
| |
NDP |
Elizabeth Cull |
11,700 |
44.17% |
|
$45,690 |
| |
PDA |
Gordon Henderson |
937 |
3.54% |
|
$305 |
| |
BC Reform |
Paul Yewchuk |
675 |
2.55% |
|
$11,324 |
| |
Green |
Lenora Burke |
566 |
2.14% |
|
$1,903 |
| |
Family Coalition |
Alan Idler |
56 |
0.21% |
|
$225 |
| |
Social Credit |
John van Dyk |
48 |
0.18% |
|
$3,796 |
| |
Independent |
John Ernest Currie |
48 |
0.18% |
|
$244 |
| |
Natural Law |
Gary Zak |
47 |
0.18% |
|
$165 |
| |
Independent |
Casey Edge |
35 |
0.13% |
|
$604 |
| |
No Affiliation |
Nicholas Varzeliotis |
35 |
0.13% |
|
$1,645 |
| Total Valid Votes |
26,487 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
123 |
0.46% |
|
|
| Turnout |
26,610 |
79.49% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Oak Bay-Gordon Head |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Elizabeth Cull |
10,522 |
39.61% |
|
$42,729 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Paul McKivett |
9,685 |
36.46% |
|
$11,068 |
| |
Social Credit |
Susan Brice |
5,556 |
20.91% |
|
$43,573 |
| |
BC Reform |
Terry Milne |
604 |
2.27% |
|
$7,043 |
| |
Family Coalition |
Kathleen Toth |
157 |
0.59% |
|
$539 |
| |
Human Race |
John Currie |
42 |
0.16% |
|
$8 |
| Total Valid Votes |
26,566 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
422 |
1.56% |
|
|
| Turnout |
26,988 |
83.16% |
|
|
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head Byelection, Dec. 13 1989 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Elizabeth Cull |
10,807 |
45.26% |
|
|
| |
BC Liberal |
Paul McKivett |
10,430 |
9.11% |
|
|
| |
Social Credit |
Susan Brice |
10,430 |
43.68% |
|
|
| |
Green |
Garth Lenz |
328 |
1.37% |
|
|
| |
Human Race Party |
Louis Lesosky |
20 |
0.08% |
|
|
| |
Independent |
Roland Isaacs |
117 |
0.49% |
|
|
| Total Valid Votes |
23,876 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
242 |
1.56% |
|
|
| Eligible Voters |
32,351 |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
|
73.80% |
|
|
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