Vancouver-Langara

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

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 53,465
Population Change, 1996-2001 3.1%
Area (km²) 14.73
Pop. Density (people per km²) 3,630

[edit] Geography

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[edit] History

[edit] 1999 Redistribution

Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:

  • Addition of the area bounded by 33rd and 41st Avenues, and Main and Granville Streets
  • Removal of the area bounded by Granville Street, 41st Avenue, 57th Avenue, and the Arbutus rail line

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Carole Taylor, former chair of the CBC and former Vancouver city councillor. She was first elected in 2005 and appointed the Minister of Finance. She represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Carole Taylor 11,181 56.55%
     NDP Anita Romaniuk 6,456 32.65%
     Green Doug Warkentin 1,584 8.01%
     Marijuana Mark Gueffroy 214 1.08%
     Libertarian Christopher De Wilde 185 0.94%
     Work Less Charlie Latimer 152 0.77%
Total Valid Votes 19,772 100.00%
Popular vote by voting area
Popular vote by voting area
B.C. General Election 2001: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Val J. Anderson 11,800 66.90% $29,498
     NDP Peter G. Prontzos 2,999 17.00% $2,596
     Green Doug Warkentin 2,009 11.39% $2,347
     Marijuana Anthony Campbell 673 3.82% $394
     Independent Joe Young 105 0.60% $362
     People's Front Michael Hill 51 0.29% $57
Total Valid Votes 17,637 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 203 1.15%
Turnout 17,840 67.38%
B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Val J. Anderson 11,038 60.20% $25,864
     NDP Ragini Rankin 5,515 30.08% $29,984
     PDA Philip Read 839 4.58% $488
     Reform Christie Jung 519 2.83% $7,749
     Green Michael Airton 337 1.84% $100
     Natural Law Jerry Zen-Jih Chang 89 0.49% $118
Total Valid Votes 18,337 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 177 0.96%
Turnout 18,514 68.66%
B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Val J. Anderson 7,241 36.95% $13,737
     NDP Peter M. Kendall 6,774 34.57% $25,805
     Social Credit Russell G. Fraser 5,374 27.42% $50,387
     Green Kamala J. Todd 134 0.68% $32
     Conservative Malcolm A. Weatherston 75 0.38%
Total Valid Votes 19,598 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 373 1.87%
Turnout 19,971 72.64%

[edit] External links

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts
North / Central
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