| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
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| District created | 1990 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.
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| Population | 49,585 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 3.4% |
| Area (km²) | 82 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 604 |
The MLA for Saanich South is Lana Popham, a farmer, small-business person and environmentalist. She was first elected in 2009 and represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
| B.C. General Election 2009: Saanich South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democrat | Lana Popham | 11,697 | 47.14% | +1.15% | |
| BC Liberal | Robin Adair | 11,215 | 45.20% | +0.43% | |
| Green | Brian Gordon | 1,664 | 6.71% | -0.41% | |
| Western Canada Concept | Douglas Christie | 235 | 0.95% | +0.19% | |
| Total valid votes | 24,811 | 100% | |||
| B.C. General Election 2005 Initial Count: Saanich South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | David Cubberley | 12,287 | 45.99% | ||
| BC Liberal | Susan Brice | 11,959 | 44.77% | ||
| Green | Brandon McIntyre | 1,902 | 7.12% | ||
| DRBC | Brett Hinch | 211 | 0.79% | ||
| Western Canada Concept | Douglas Christie | 202 | 0.76% | ||
| Independent | Kerry Steinemann | 153 | 0.57% | ||
| Total | 26,714 | 100.00% | |||
| B.C. General Election 2001: Saanich South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| BC Liberal | Susan Brice | 12,699 | 52.17% | $40,228 | ||
| NDP | David Cubberley | 6,838 | 28.09% | $38,619 | ||
| Green | Gracie MacDonald | 3,823 | 15.70% | $3,545 | ||
| Marijuana | Tamara Tulloch | 462 | 1.90% | $394 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Scrimger | 349 | 1.43% | $1,032 | ||
| Independent | James Robert Lauder | 172 | 0.71% | $608 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 24,343 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 66 | 0.27% | ||||
| Turnout | 24,409 | 76.00% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1996: Saanich South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| NDP | Andrew Petter | 11,394 | 46.11% | $46,181 | ||
| BC Liberal | Frank Leonard | 10,867 | 43.98% | $42,352 | ||
| PDA | Cherie Dealey | 1,198 | 4.85% | $6,794 | ||
| BC Reform | Colin Knecht | 676 | 2.74% | $2,842 | ||
| Green | Jack Etkin | 343 | 1.39% | $1,081 | ||
| Natural Law | Gail Anderson | 86 | 0.35% | $100 | ||
| Western Canada Concept | Douglas Christie | 66 | 0.27% | $100 | ||
| Libertarian | Ken Wiebe | 40 | 0.16% | |||
| Common Sense | Laery Braaten | 38 | 0.15% | $100 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 24,708 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 141 | 0.57% | ||||
| Turnout | 24,849 | 77.16% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1991: Saanich South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| NDP | Andrew Petter | 10,254 | 44.63% | $42,789 | ||
| BC Liberal | Lorne Peasland | 8,309 | 36.17% | $7,035 | ||
| Social Credit | Allen L. Vandekerkhove | 4,218 | 18.36% | $92,822 | ||
| Western Canada Concept | Douglas Christie | 193 | 0.84% | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 22,974 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 300 | 1.03% | ||||
| Turnout | 23,274 | 79.87% | ||||