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 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| First contested | 2001 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 55,040 | ||
| Area (km²) | 172 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 320 | ||
| Census division(s) | Regional District of Central Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kelowna | ||
Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
[edit]| Population, 2001 | 55,040 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 4.9% |
| Area (km2) | 172 |
| Population density (people per km2) | 321 |
Geography
[edit]As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna-Mission comprises the southeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the southern area of the city of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.[1]
History
[edit]1999 redistribution
[edit]The district's name was changed from Okanagan West to Kelowna-Mission.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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History
[edit]| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan West Riding created from Okanagan South |
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| 35th | 1991–1996 | Cliff Serwa | Social Credit | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal | |
| Kelowna-Mission | ||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Steve Thomson | ||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Renee Merrifield | ||
| 2023–2024 | United | |||
| 43rd | 2024–present | Gavin Dew | Conservative | |
Kelowna-Mission's MLA is Gavin Dew. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2024 provincial election. He is a member of the BC Conservatives.
Prior to Gavin Dew, the MLA were Renee Merrifield and Hon. Steve Thomson respectively, the latter was the former executive director of the B.C. Agriculture Council. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2009 provincial election, and was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Thomson was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Lands on June 10, 2009. He was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna-Mission on May 12, 2009.
Election results
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harpreet Badohal | |||||||
| Conservative | Gavin Dew | |||||||
| Unaffiliated | Ashley Ramsay | |||||||
| Green | Billy Young | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 51.8 | ||
| New Democratic | 31.2 | ||
| Green | 17.0 | ||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Renee Merrifield | 13,483 | 50.76 | −6.88 | $35,080.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 8,605 | 32.39 | +11.36 | $2,956.31 | |||
| Green | Amanda Poon | 4,476 | 16.85 | +2.75 | $9,613.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,564 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 15,041 | 57.18 | +0.32 | $53,316 | |||
| New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 5,720 | 21.24 | −4.6 | $13,757 | |||
| Green | Rainer Wilkins | 3,836 | 14.24 | – | $18 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,976 | 7.34 | −5.33 | $8,095 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,933 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.42 | −0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,045 | 57.67 | +4.09 | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,898 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 13,687 | 56.86 | +2.96 | $78,163 | |||
| New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 6,221 | 25.84 | −0.23 | $28,693 | |||
| Conservative | Mike McLoughlin | 3,051 | 12.67 | +0.81 | $30,353 | |||
| No Affiliation | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 1,113 | 4.62 | – | $12,350 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,072 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 161 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,233 | 53.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 11,506 | 53.90 | $74,868 | ||
| NDP | Tisha Kalmanovich | 5,566 | 26.07 | $21,149 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Thompson | 2,531 | 11.86 | $9,931 | ||
| Green | Crystal Wariach | 1,563 | 7.32 | – | $5,137 | |
| Independent | Silverado Socrates | 130 | 0.61 | $250 | ||
| Refederation | Daniel Thorburn | 51 | 0.24 | – | $360 | |
| Total valid votes | 21,347 | 100 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.54 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,462 | 50.68 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 13,827 | 53.72% | $ 51,979 | ||
| NDP | Nicki Hokazono | 8,189 | 31.82% | $33,490 | ||
| Green | Paddy Weston | 3,308 | 12.85% | – | $ 2,700 | |
| Marijuana | Shilo Lavallee | 320 | 1.24% | $0 | ||
| Communist | Steve Roebuck | 94 | 0.37% | N/A | $2,957 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,738 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.84% | ||||
| Turnout | 25,955 | 57.00% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 15,351 | 64.60% | $35,275 | ||
| NDP | Assunta Rosal | 3,066 | 12.90% | $9,609 | ||
| Green | Angela Reid | 2,588 | 10.89% | – | $514 | |
| Unity | Paul Vogan | 1,674 | 7.05% | $2,835 | ||
| Marijuana | Kelly Nichol | 787 | 3.31% | $4,065 | ||
| Action | Grant Baudais | 296 | 1.25% | $225 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,762 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.43% | ||||
| Turnout | 23,864 | 67.56% | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kelowna-Mission Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Fraser-Nicola". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
External links
[edit]- BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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