| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
NDP |
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| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 55,040 | ||
| Electors | |||
| Area (km²) | 1,681.67 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 32.7 | ||
| Census divisions | Cowichan Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Duncan, North Cowichan, Lake Cowichan | ||
Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.
| B.C. General Election 2009: Cowichan Valley | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democrat | Bill Routley | 12,548 | 48.40% | $83,418 | ||
| BC Liberal | Cathy Basskin | 9,258 | 35.71% | $55,515 | ||
| Green | Simon Lindley | 3,058 | 11.79% | $8,900 | ||
| BC Conservative | Jason Murray | 924 | 3.56% | $1,594 | ||
| BC Refederation | Michial Rupert Moore | 139 | 0.54% | $343 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 25,927 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 97 | 0.37% | ||||
| Turnout | 26,024 | 62.54% | ||||