Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada.
Demographics [ edit ]
Population, 2001
47,814
Population Change, 1996–2001
0.2%
Area (km²)
30
Pop. Density (people per km²)
1,598
Geography [ edit ]
After restructuring prior to the 2017 election, Oak Bay-Gordon Head consists of the entirety of Oak Bay , as well as portions of Saanich and Victoria . The Saanich portions of the electoral district include Gordon Head , Cadboro Bay , and the Panhandle east of Shelbourne Street. The Victoria portions are made up of the Jubilee and Gonzales neighbourhoods east of Richmond Road.[1] [2] The University of Victoria is located within Oak Bay-Gordon Head.
History [ edit ]
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Unlike most of Greater Victoria, Oak Bay-Gordon Head has a history of typically voting for Centre-Right or Centrist candidates.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly [ edit ]
The district has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:
Election results [ edit ]
B.C. General Election 2001 : Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Ida Chong
14,588
57.31%
$40,994
NDP
Charley Beresford
5,789
22.74%
$30,917
Green
Christin Geall
4,666
18.33%
–
$4,291
Marijuana
Michael "Mik" Mann
411
1.62%
$583
Total Valid Votes
25,454
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
93
0.37%
Turnout
25,547
75.54%
B.C. General Election 1996 : Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Ida Chong
12,340
46.59%
$52,261
NDP
Elizabeth Cull
11,700
44.17%
$45,690
Progressive Democrat
Gordon Henderson
937
3.54%
–
$305
Reform
Paul Yewchuk
675
2.55%
$11,324
Green
Lenora Burke
566
2.14%
–
$1,903
Family Coalition
Alan Idler
56
0.21%
–
$225
Social Credit
John van Dyk
48
0.18%
–
$3,796
Independent
John Ernest Currie
48
0.18%
$244
Natural Law
Gary Zak
47
0.18%
$165
Independent
Casey Edge
35
0.13%
$604
No Affiliation
Nicholas Varzeliotis
35
0.13%
$1,645
Total Valid Votes
26,487
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
123
0.46%
Turnout
26,610
79.49%
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Byelection, Dec. 13 1989
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
NDP
Elizabeth Cull
10,807
45.26%
Social Credit
Susan Brice
10,430
43.68%
–
Liberal
Paul McKivett
2,174
9.11%
Green
Garth Lenz
328
1.37%
–
Human Race Party
Louis Lesosky
20
0.08%
Independent
Roland Isaacs
117
0.49%
Total Valid Votes
23,876
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
242
1.56%
Eligible Voters
32,351
Turnout
73.80%
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References [ edit ]
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
‡ – from 1986–1991, was a 2-seat constituency
† – from 1986–1991, was broken into 3 single-seat constituencies
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :