Westside-Kelowna
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 British Columbia electoral district |
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Location of Westside-Kelowna
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal |
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| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 51,958 | ||
| Electors (2013) | 44,830 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,139.78 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 45.6 | ||
| Census divisions | Regional District of Central Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivisions | Central Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna | ||
Westside-Kelowna is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the ensuing election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission.
Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
- Ben Stewart, Liberal (2009–2013)[1]
- Christy Clark, Liberal (2013–present)
Electoral history[edit]
| British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Christy Clark | 10,666 | 62.70 | +4.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole Gordon | 5,045 | 29.66 | -0.87 | ||||
| Conservative | Sean Upshaw | 989 | 5.81 | -5.27 | ||||
| Independent | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 129 | 0.76 | |||||
| Independent | John Marks | 71 | 0.42 | |||||
| Vision | JB Bhandari | 43 | 0.25 | |||||
| Independent | Silverado Brooks Socrates | 43 | 0.25 | |||||
| Independent | Korry Zepik | 26 | 0.15 | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 17,012 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.59 | ||||||
| B.C. General Election 2013: Westside-Kelowna | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 12,987 | 58.39 | +5.06 | |
| New Democratic | Carole Gordon | 6,790 | 30.53 | +1.34 | |
| Conservative | Brian Guillou | 2,466 | 11.09 | +1.94 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 22,243 | 100.00 | |||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 215 | 0.97 | |||
| Electors on the list | 44,830 [2] | ||||
| Turnout | 22,458 | 50.10 | +2.75 | ||
| Liberal | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.39 | ||
| B.C. General Election 2009 Westside-Kelowna | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 10,334 | 53.34 | +1.0 | $95,251 | |
| NDP | Tish Lakes | 5,656 | 29.19 | -1.4 | $26,122 | |
| Conservative | Peter Neville | 1,772 | 9.14 | $9,705 | ||
| Green | Robin McKim | 1,617 | 8.34 | -3.4 | $1,075 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 19,379 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 107 | 0.55 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,486 | 47.35 | ||||
| Liberal | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
^ Change based on redistributed results
References[edit]
- "Westside-Kelowna Statement of Votes: 39th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
