Esquimalt-Metchosin

Esquimalt-Metchosin was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It is succeeded by the Electoral District of Esquimalt-Royal Roads.

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Demographics

Population, 2001 47,671
Population Change, 1996–2001 1.7%
Area (km²) 96
Pop. Density (people per km²) 497

Geography

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Maurine Karagianis, a former small business owner. She was first elected in 2005. She represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Esquimalt-Metchosin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Maurine Karagianis 11,939 49.65%
     BC Liberal Tom Woods 9,226 38.37%
     Green Jane Sterk 2,489 10.35%
     DRBC Graeme Rodger 392 1.63%
Total
B.C. General Election 2001: Esquimalt-Metchosin
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Arnie Hamilton 9,544 45.79% $41,647
     NDP Maurine Karagianis 6,258 30.03% $19,636
     Green Marilyn Sundeen 3,685 17.68% $3,878
     Marijuana Christopher John Davies 534 2.56%
     Conservative Bill Clarke 322 1.55% $941
     Unity Bob Ward 268 1.29% $367
     Independent Rick Berglund 105 0.50% $117
     Independent Scott Attrill 68 0.33% $100
     Independent Gerry McVeigh 57 0.27% $116
Total Valid Votes 20,841 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 86 0.41%
Turnout 20,927 69.49%
B.C. General Election 1996: Esquimalt-Metchosin
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Moe Sihota 13,833 59.54% $48,615
     BC Liberal Heather Landon 6,770 29.14% $29,141
     BC Reform Scotty Davidson 1,179 5.07% $8,971
     PDA Ron Whims 921 3.96% $100
     Green Adam Charlesworth 376 1.62% $871
     Natural Law Sylvia Danyluk 60 0.26% $118
     Independent David M. Shebib 58 0.25%
     Communist Bob O'Neill 35 0.15% $528
Total Valid Votes 23,232 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 92 0.39%
Turnout 23,324 78.60%
B.C. General Election 1991: Esquimalt-Metchosin
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Moe Sihota 13,458 59.16% $84,498
     BC Liberal Dennis B. Jones 6,888 30.28% $2,319
     Social Credit Noel V. Pemberton-Billing 2,402 10.56% $40,550
Total Valid Votes 22,748 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 400 1.73%
Turnout 23,148 73.43%

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)
North / Central
Southern Interior
Fraser Valley / South LM
Vancouver / North LM
Vancouver Island / South Coast
See also:
1999 electoral redistribution • 2001 general election • 2005 general election • 2008 electoral redistribution • Defunct districts
British Columbia provincial electoral districts (1991–2001)
North / Central
Southern Interior
Columbia River-Revelstoke • Kamloops • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kootenay • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan-Boundary • Okanagan East • Okanagan-Penticton • Okanagan-Vernon • Okanagan West • Shuswap • Rossland-Trail • Yale-Lillooet
Fraser Valley / South LM
Vancouver / North LM
Vancouver Island / South Coast
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